American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-08-21
Massacre Of Missionaries,

j Last week we gave the particulars us
far as they had been received, of the
progress ofthe Mutiny in India. The
anxiety of the friends of the Mission
aries to learn the actual condition of
things, especially as involving the safe
! ty OF the Missionaries in India, has led
us to examine with care our files of for
eign papers for the most full and ac-
i curate intelligence. .e. 49,.
Thus far we have no reason to be-
lieve that any missionaries have suffer
! cd except those at Delhi, as stated in
! our last paper. srau# a..s .,,s
/ The following letter from DR.. Kay,
Principal of Bishops College, Calcut.
ia, will have painful interest for ma.
ny readcrs:- .-"
! BISHOPS College, Calcutta, lime s.:
i DEAR S1R.-My last hasty note will
fhave prepared you for my present sad
tidings. The Delhi mission has been
completely swept away. Rumors to
this effect were current from the begin.
tnng OF the outbreak, but we kept on
hoping that some of the members of
the mission might have escaped.
| 1t is not, indeed, absolutely certain
even now what has occurred. Yet
even the most sanguinc are compelled
to believe, that the Rev. Mr.. Jennings,
and his daughter, Rev. Mr.. Hubbard,
Mr.. Sandys, and Chimmum Lall were
all killed. Captain Douglas, too, a
warm supporter ofthc missions, shared
their fate. Of Ram Chunder and Lou
is Koch (the latter of whom left college
only last january nothing is said; they
may, therefore, have escaped, though
our hopes are of the faintest kind. -
I Two native Christians succeeded in cs-
. Gaping to Agra. One of them says he
saw Mr.. Hubbard fall, the other that
he saw Mr.. Sandy's dead body.
And Mr.. Jackson has been spared
Ibis life given him for q preyr-
What deep interest will now attach
itself in his mind to every incident of
his missionary life at Delhi. Surely
the place where they fell will hencefor-
ward be hallowed spot. May it prove
/ the seed. plot of a future large harvest
OF souls, to be gathered out of that ig-
norant, fanatical, population! :
! 1t must have been fearful trial to
encounter the wild, unrclenting bsot-
ry of the Mussulman crown. But our
assured hope is that our dear brethren
were supported by the power of Him
whom the first martyr ''saw standing
at the right hand ofGod." .
/ L will not say much of those whom
Coo has taken in this solemn way to
himself. You well know the unweari-
cd diligence of the eSecretary-I might
almost say founder of the mission. -
MIR. Hubbard's subdued energy, and
Mr.. Sandys eager and jealous activ-
lty, and Chimmum Lall's honest integ-
rlty were we'll known to all. ...a0
| cannot, however, withhold here
a remarkable testimony to the charac-
ter of the mission which was sent to
me by the Bishop of Calcutta only q
few days before the outbreak. Iti an
extract from the visitation report of the
bishop of Madras (who, you know, went
up to the Punjaub at the beginning of
the present year) lie says: aED #
"Of the latter fnissi5hs--viz, those
OF the Society for the propagation of
the gospel, ] have already expressed
my opinion that the one at Delhi is
among the most hopeful and promising
OF our Indian mission fields. The intel,
ligent and well.informcd converts, hol-
ding, as they do, high and Important
positions independent of the missions;
the superior nature of the school. with
its lZO boys--among the best | have
visited in India; and the first rate char,
acter Tor attainments and dcvotedness
OF the missionaries and schoolmasters
are making an impression which is mo-
wing tho whole of the city Of kings. J"
May we not say, "Before they were
removed they had this testimony, that
they pleased God?"
will not add anything at present
on the general nature of the crisis we
arc now in. Only let us feel sure that
the storm--furious and ungovernable
as 1t seems--is intended to work good
for for this long unhappy country through
His mercy,
"Who mokeih the clouds bis chariots,
And liames Of fire his ministers"
am, dear Sir, yours most sincerely,
w. X.
"A letter from Rev. r. G. Smith,
Chaplin of Meorut, India, says:---
"The Rev. Mr.. jennings, Chaplain
OF Delhi, and his grown-up daughter
IAN amiable and much respected young
LADY, were murdered in the palace,
where they were living with Captain
Douglass, (also killed. commandant of
the guards. The Delhi Bank was
plundered and burnt, as were all can
tonmcnts, together with the premises