Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-05-27

OF the Arab tongue. The latter is nicely
in all its parts, like the frame of buildIsg every
mortice is fitted to every tenon; and our language
as compared with the Arab, is little better than 4
PatOis. II is, besides, the language of the Turk OF
the Malay, OF the Tartar, the East Indian, the Chi
nese.
Again, the Arabs are not at all disposed to inf
deity When Mr.. White went to Armenia con
vinced him that the Armenians were not Inidels
Their neighbours, the Greeks, grow up and go over
to nfdelity; but the Armenians do not. And YOU
cannot insult an Arab more than by calling him an
nfdel. In their religious state they are supposed
to be all Mahommedans, and believers of Maho-
met. But the Bedouins very ignorant in
religion; the BedOuin scarce knows any thing of his
religion and though there is penalty for those
who do not say prayers five times a day, scarcely
one in a hundred knows enough to say his prayers
In MesapOtamia, there arc nearly 100000, who are
called MahOmmedans but who are regarded alb
rosated; and the majority are still nominal Christ
ians.
Such are the leading features Of this most inter.
esting race. And tke great question is, in what
place they are most easily accessible think, under
Mehemet Ali and the Egg p ian Government. We
have two missions in Egypt, aud the English hav c
one; and so far they have been successful. In an
instance in particular they were The Pacha
was pressing all the youth Of the country into his
army; our missionaries asked him TO give pass Of
safety to the youth in our schools He said he could
not formally do it. Our teachers took the hint, gave
each boy apass, and none were molested
Besides. the Egyptian government is powerful
and widely extended one from Africa to the Persian
Gulf | should be glad to speak. with hope Of sue
ceeding by the aid Of the French in Algers aud its
vicinity; but cannot But the Southe IN shores
of Arab u, between the Arab and Persian Gulf and
in Africa, south OF the Equator, for hundre of
miles, we have the territory ofthe Sultan of Muscar,
who has always been very friendly to missionaries.
He is wise, brave, powerful. and inteligen native
Arab Prince; and at Zanzibar, where he resides
more than half his time missionaries have re-
ceived three times much honor and attention as
ever was paid to the cOmnodores of the navy; and
he has always extended us his protection through.
out the whole extent Of his dominion, which have
just stated, but also over tcrritcLy Of forty days
Journey In Africa. But, after all, the great point
dappui is Syria missionary raised up there,
where Paul WAS raised up, would travel further than
ever Paul travelled, and still speak every man in
his own tongue. The great question, then, will be,
what are the Turks doing there, what are we
doing among them. We have had a miss ion TIA re
fifteen years left four brothers in the Lord la
boring there, and the English have two. And this
would make us ask, are the Churches in earnest in
this work, to send few, and do so tle that those
that labor soon wear themselves ont and sicken
and die for lack of belp2
In closing, must paw tribute to one of nv own
mission who has died there She invited there
By a sister in Christ. and the next ship that sailed
thher, bore her to the field of those lahors where
his sister endured great hardships; she shared and
she sunk under them, and has gone her rest. Still
we do not CON plain. But let us ask is there piety
enough TO carry the of missionsl There are
such loud calls for aelp and yet you are pinch
ing our means so that cannot go and live. |
wish not to sound discordant nate; but pray them
to labor more than they have done and to give
than they have done, and under god; success will
crewn all their rtiens.
The Rev. Me. MEIGs missionary from Ceyon)
then (He is tall, thin bony man, with thin,
sharp, intellectual features, benevolent express
sion, zine eyes, high forehead, and light hair He is
withal an amiable and interesting man, and speaks
by short, fitful sentences; his health having been
impaired by clImate)
He said, have been constantly teaching the
gospel for % years to the heather. / saw my dear
native land for the frs, time, only two days ago for
% years; and had ! consulted my own feelings,
should not have saida word. But as | am and have
been the messenger of God, l will speak, that you
may hear the Macedonian cry, and give us the ne
cessary help.
Judge of my feelings, m ay dear friends when
irving at my dear native land aiterso long absence,
and meeting with the associates OF my childhood,
and the friends Of my early youth. And coming
in the steamboat from Philadelphia, the only soul
knew one old gentleman, who came up to me
and said, 'Sir, you scarcely remember me; %
years have made great change in both Of us; but
/ went down on board the Driad, % years ago, and
Joined with old DIR. Spring and the rest in singing
the Old Hundred, when you went To Ceylon, and
in recommending you and your cause TO God"
feel for all missions but particularly in relation
TO those facts that are connected with my own
mission. But these will apply to all missions. We
have native churches in parishes, with 300 ma
tive Christian members. We have 40 native assis-
tants, who have to be trained like those in your
theological seminaries, and ought we not to have at
least many professors as you have at homel AT
the Infast Seminary at JafTna, in Ccylon, we have
III young natives training for all branches OF use
funcss.
Our labours have been too great. Brother IIorsh-
hinton has been broken down, and went to Calcutta
for his health; and there was only one man left To
teach all In six months more, all would be broken
down. Could one perform the labor OF scvcnl Is
his lever larger, his purchase shorter or his power
greatcr1 We have also a female central boarding
school, where native young women are kept, at the
expense Of the missions and Christian churches; and
| they bear the names Of Harriet Newell, and Ann
Judson, and other pious sisters. The Rev. Mr..
Davids said, truly must convert the females II
| we wish to convert the men Convert one woman,
and there is four times good done than in con-
verting one The influence Of females for good
| or for evil is immense.
Importance bat the health Of printers is broken
down. We have two sets Of work men, in al about
10, and presses there; they work 10 hours day
Formerly for 10 years, we had only the Ola leaves,
but there has been great change in Southern India
within the last 10 years. There Is population OF
n inc millions, who speak the Tamul language. 10
supply all this population, the American mission
presses at JaiFna and Madras are the only presses
That az JafTna has about seventy workmcn, and
such is the demand for these tracts that the printer
has sets Of pressmen 10 keep the presses going,
and prints twenty thousand copies at an edition
hut here are a world of souls. Passing through
city OF fifty or sixty thousand inhabitants, gave
away book and the people pressed around me, and
got away all had, that IN few days the supply
! had taken for my journey was all exhausted The
same thing is going at Madras DR.. Scudder
makes il his business 20 load his cart, and go about
preaching the word, in which he is aided by native
assistants. He told me 60 here and tell
American Christians they must assist him. Here
are nine millions of souls starving for the bread Of