The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-08-26
Presre.- OF sut..sen..

Piopdpiy somewhat subsidized but the re-
son OF bis return was, that from change
10 the Government, his prosecutors had been
superseded by those friendly to DR.. X, and
had gone out Of the country, having receiv-
ed appointments to some office. The editor
OF "Ihe Age, too, another of his persecu-
tors, having published an abusive article
against one Of the Professors OF the College
at Athens, had so excited the indignation Of
the students. that they had publicly logged
him.
Thus, Providence seems to have prepar.
ed the way for the peaceful return Of this
Missionary to city where year ago his
life was in imminent peril. He hopes that
the time has come when the preaching OF
The Gospel will make deeper impression
upon the hearts Of the Athenians than il
has hitherto done.
The remarkable escape from FIRE of the
Mission Chapel at Pera, was also noticed.
IL seems that while fires are promptly ex-
tinguished in Constantinople, a CITY Of
mosques, and directly under the eye of the
Sultan, at Pera, not more than a quarter of
annie distant, across the "Golden Horn"
hremen will work only for pay; and at the
late IRE they had suffered more than thou
sand houses to burn, with but very little ef
fort to prevent the destruction, when the
Sultan having signifed his displeasure that
such dreadful ravages were permitted, the
hremen applied themselves in earnest to ex.
tingulsh the flames, Just in time to save the
chapel.
From DIR. Bridgeman, of Canton, let
ter was read, dated April 18th, urgently ap-
Peallng for more missionaries to be sent TO
China. DR.. B. had been to Shanghai. to
assist the missionaries of different denomi-
nations in preparing a translation Of the
Scriptures, and had been deeply impressed
by the immense population Of the country,
and with the importance of greatly increas-
ed missionary effort.
The population Of China, he says, may
be safely estimated al four hundred and fifty
millions-at least equal to all the rest Of the
heather world; and the fact that the same
language is read by this whole multitude, he
thinks is very strong argument for in
cTeasing missionary operations. In view Of
these considerations, added to the fact that
so little has yet been done. there having
been sent from America only twenty-seven
missionaries, Of all denominations, he asks,
will not some Of those who meet in Boston
at the next annual meeting Tin Septe mber)
take up the subject and plead for China.
Rev. MIR. Meigs, Of India, mentions, as
among the encouraging signs Of the times,
that the supporters Of heathenism themselves
are apprehensive that it is about to pass
away. This frur has led to public lectures
in defence Of Hindoo idols, or Of the prin-
cipal deity, in many Of the temples. The
people are ready to acknowledge the folly,
and to some extent the sin, of idolary: but
they are not ready to relinquish it. They
are, he says, the slaves Of Satan, and his
letters Of iron and brass are not easily bro
ken.
A letter was also read from DR.. Scudder,
Of Maduan. giving an account Of mission
airy tour in the country Of Tondiman Raiah,
and Of several interviews with the King Of
Tondiman, who initiates the English in
dress, manners and equipage. Among other
languages, he speaks the English quite flu
emily, though not eighteen years old. He
has very good English library for English
visitors, and a bungalow, provided with am
pie accommodations. for their temporary
residence. The King received him very
graciously at his palace, seated DR.. Scud-
der's daughter at his left hand on the throne,
adorned them with flowers, and sprinkled
their handkerchiefs with perfumed water.
He. the same day, called on the DR.. and III
vited Mrs. Scudder and her daughters to a
ride with him in an English carriage, while
DR.. S. rode with the Kings brother. The
DR.. urged the King to read the English New
Testament in his library, but he said he
could not, his Lord Bishop, who has entire
control Of his religious sentiments, would
not permit him. When they were about
to leave, the King wrote letter to Mr..
Scudder. urging them to remain several
days longer. DR.. S. thinks that place,
Poothacotta. favorable for mission station.
During this tour, DIR. S. preached several
times day usually, distributed tracts and
books, and performed several surgical ope
ratlons. . ..t.
Rev. Mr.. Hume, OF the Bombay Mis-.
sion, gives an account of tour made BY
himself and MIR. Fairbank, Of the Ahmed.
nuggur Mission, into the Southern Concan;
visiting most of the important places on the
coast for two hundred miles, to near the
foot OF the Great Mountains. They were
uniformly received with the utmost kind
ness by the people. They found everywhere
an eager desire for books In no part Of
India, says the writer, is the proportion o.
Brahmins so great and with few exceptions
they are more OF less educated. They were
generally respectful and attentive hearers,
wherever congregations were addressed
The villages are represented to be quite su
perior to other portions Of the Mahratts
country. In the larger villages schools are
supported by Government, giving lnstruc
lion in geography, grammar, arithmetic
history, geometry, &c, which must do much
to destroy confidence in Hindooism. In
deed, MIR. Hume says, we often heard com
plants that religion was ON the decline
MANY of the temples were in a ruinous con
} dition. Some spoke Of the neg elected idol
, with pity, others with the greatest contempt
Il Rev. Mr.. Benjamin, Of the Smyrna Mis-
sion, has recently made a tour Of severa
, days Journey into the interior OF Asia Nj
nor, during which he visited Ak Hissar. tn
II IL.