The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-10-19
His mother was present.
LETTER FROM BIRMAr1.

| hope that the earnest call Tor more m's
sionaries may find response in the heart
of, at least, one young man, a"0HS '"o
churches of the writer's native vermont
that The churches themselves, may look
on this field, so desolate, and yet so ripe
for the reaper. and search out, and send
forth laborers to gather The harvest of
souls.
Where, where are they that should have wept
In agony for mortal woe!
Deem they the last command has slept,
Spoke eighteen hundred years ago!
Deem they it were enough to keep
Eternity, themselves, in view,
And suffer million minds 10 sleep
The same dark journey thought
Sibsagar, March 5, l843.
MY dear Brother:
wrote you think in &C.
tober last, urging you TO come out II pos
sible as a. missionary to Asam. L hope
YOU received the letter and that you have
concluded to fall in with my proposal
lrus! that if so, you will never have rea-
son to regret it. But if You have not con-
cIuded to come, must urge it upon you
to oct some one, or two others to come
out in your room. This mission has been
most sadly overlooked, or rather, the
Board have not been able TO occupy 1t for
want of funds to enable them 10 send out
more laborers. Throughout the whole Of
Asam, have been the only one, able to
preach till within about year since. broth
er Bronson has commenced in Asamese--
and you know my time has been almost
entirely occupied IN translating and pre-
pairing books.
Aaam is the most interesting missiona-
nv field that know of--and how has it been
supplied? Only three missionaries and
one printer for country, between 3 and
400 miles in extent! The population
around US is very dense--in this place il
self (Sibsa gar) are 5000 inhabitants, and
within six miles ofthe station are upwards
of 100 vilLages while the whole country
between this aud Jorhat (another large
town Of 8 or 5000 Inhabitants is full of
villages; some of them very large. In
the whole district Of Jorhat (Which is
about two thirds the size of the State OF
ConnecticuD there is population Of 200,
600, according TO the estimate Of the of2a
Ger in charge but this is, no doub!, far
below the truth. In order to give you a
better idea oflhe country, send you this
map, which is however very imperfect
Very few Of the towns and villages above
Tezpur (Tezpoo) are inserted, as but a
small portion of the country had been sur
veyed VIXEN the map was made,
Besides the Asamese, there are numer-
Gus other tribes in our vicinity--Ihe Shy.
ans,an extensive and civilized race, among
whom we had intended to commence
mission, but have hitherto been unable
the Singphos, wild but numerous peo-
pie, who are averse 10 having the Eaglish
government extended over them, but who
are gradually becoming subjected; and the
Nagas, people scattered all over the hills
10 the east of as. They bear strong re-
semblance to the Karens in almost every
respect, and are considered by many as
the same people; but without more IN
innate knowledge of them, it is impossible
10 say with certainty, Brother Bronson
commenced mission among them, but
was obliged to give it up, for wan: of as
sis,ant laborers, and on account OF his la
bors being so much needed among the AS
amese. Thus has the field in Asam been
left desolate.
1t nus been truly distressing 10 me thai
while Birmab, or rather that small por-
ton oft which is accessible, has been lit
orally crowded with missionaries,and while
even such an unhealthy country as Ara
kan, has been supplied, this interesting
field has been left almos: totally unoccu-
pied. Every thing here is favorable
the government is lavorable-the natives
are as much so as could be expected, and
when missionary goes among them they
listen with eagerness, and are much less