Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-08
Eastern Missions.

Association, and long time missionary in
the Burman Empire, has addressed large
numbers of people in this region, during
the past fortnight. His last seven years
sojourn in Burmah has made apparently
no change in his personal appearance, and
his own health is good. He contemplates
returning to his distant field Of labor next
month, but will leave with US his family,
for the benefit of their health, and to i'm
prove the education of the younger men,
bers.
Mr. kincaid has labored for some years
past in Ava, the capital Of the Burman
Empirc-a city containing with its envi
rous perhaps million souls, and commu
nica'ing by way Of large trading caravans
with the ten millions of Shaus on the east,
with the southwestern portion of China
ON the northeast, the Karens on the north,
and other large tribes on the west. FROM
lis position, Mr.. X. considers this the most
Practicable poiut from which TO reach the
Chinese, as well as other large uatlous, by
means OF their merchants constantly pass
ing to aud fro. The emperor of Durmah
Is uomIually despotic monarch, but as he
has no large standing army, public opinion
is sometimes stronger than the despot.
MIR. Kincaid never asked permission Of the
Emperor, or of any other man, to preach
the Gospel of Christ he had been con-
stantly employed, with Dr. Dawson, in
teaching, preaching, and distributing tracts
and portions of the Word of God, without
interruption and on coming to this coun-
try, he bore from the Emperor to our Pres,
ident, proposals for opening or regulating
trade between Burmah and America.
The Karen people are among the most
interesting of those generally dcuominated
"heathen." They number perhaps eight
or ten millions, and when first known to
the whites were rot idolaters; they had,
among their traditions, many of the lead
ing facts recorded in the Old Testament,
slightly varied and were waiting for
new religion. They had no written Ian.
guage; the Missionaries have reduced their
language to writing, printed them books,
and during the last six years have baptized
at least one thousand per year on profession
of their faith in Christ A moral and in
dustrious but poor people, they have re.
ceived the Gospel into honest hearts, aud
have built scores of houses of worship, and
support many native preachers, without
aid from America. Children in Biblical
knowledge, they need much assistance in
preparing their teachers for their great
work but, thus aided, the Karen is evi.
IDENTIFY the most promising field for Mission
ary effort the world affords
Mr.. kincaid stated that "the five great
principles of the Budhists, are "Thou
shalt not kill J.; Thou shalt not steal; Thou
shalt not bear false witness Thou shalt
not commit adultery Thou shalt not drink
Intoxicating spirits" All very good, and
the first four evidently portion of the Ten
Commandments given to Moses but the
last is human addition while the other
commands against idolary, covetousness,
swearing, Sabbath breaking, and dishonor
Of parents, are all forgotten, and they sin
their blindness bow down to wood and !
stone"
New YORK, May 5-Judge Peabody's
injunction against the Police Commission.
ers has also been dissolved This was the
last remaining injunction against the
Board, and the Commissioners have pro-
ceeded to business. Ex-Judge James r. /
Whiting has been appointed Superinten-
dent of the Police, under the new regula-
tions.
QuINDARO, X. T. via Bonneville, May
Robinson proceeded to Lecomp-
ton to-day, TO await trial The ten thou
sand dollars entered for his appearance,
expired on the first Monday in April, at
which time the Court was not in session.
HARRISBURG, May 5.-The bill pass
ed by both Houses for the release ot ten.
Small, was signed by the Governor at
noon, and the Sheriff of PHILADELPHIA has
been telegraped TO for the purpose of hav-
ing him released at once
The Commissioners of Juniata county
have raised the County tax from /! to 3
mills on the dollar This has been DEEM
ed necessary on account of the indebted.
ness of the county and the building Of
new Bridges.
The Store room of John D. Howell.
Esq, at Pleasant View, Juniata county,
was totally destroyed by fire on Saturday
the 25th ult. The fire is SUD.
posed by some to have originated from the
'sove, and by others from the spark of
'andle, and was not discovered until 3
clock in the morning. The loss is hea-
".
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