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Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost?

No, brethren, the whole world lieth in wickedness, and without Christ must sink into hell. I do not say that there are no exceptions. It is the appalling truth on this subject, that renders the text appropriate.

It may be useful to state some of the grounds of this lamentation as applied to the heathen.

The ruin is unspeakably great. Estimate it by the worth of only one soul. Some of the considerations which show this are, its elevated rank in creation; capacities for enjoyment and suffering, capacity for progressive happiness and woe; endless duration; price paid for its redemption. Ask the Savior in the garden, on the cross, how much one soul is worth. Such the worth of one soul. Measure now its loss.

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But our lamentation cannot alter the destiny of those who have already entered on the retributions of eternity. No, the 20,000,000 who fled last year with never be the better for our present tears. But there are other millions who are rapidly following them. Let us hasten to their relief. Shall not the churches of this favored land now come forward to this work with new energy? Shall they not now show the heathen that they are in earnest? Men are coming forward for this service in greater numbers than ever before, and more will come if the church prays and labors. But I must not close without reducing what is proposed to distinct heads.

Resolve that you will live in reference to this

end.

Increase in holiness. Every advance you make will benefit the heathen.

Make conscience of informing yourself fully in respect to the wants of heathen.

Be willing to make sacrifices.

Do what you can to get every man, woman, and child to give something, at least once in a

year.

Pray more.

Encouragements many.-Word of God.-
Signs of the times.-Facilities. Success.
Motives. Life short.-Eternity near.
One thought-take care not to lose your own
soul.

INDIA.

But again;-this ruin, vast as it is, is extended and multiplied in regard to the heathen, almost beyond calculation. Consider their numberalmost 500,000,000. All these die in 30 years. Follow them, my brethren, and ask where do they go? But this is not all. We have spoken of one generation. Sixty generations have fled since the Savior's command was given. Oh! who can think of it without dismay! Who can compute the souls lost! The very greatness of the ruin prevents our minds from receiving distinct impressions. We must descend to particulars. Think, then, how many heathen die in one year. Were every inhabitant of the United States to be struck dead this year, it would not be as great a mortality as will take place in the heathen world this year. When you leave this house, and when you awake in the morning, when you come to the table of your Redeemer, and commemorate his dying love, what if at allcutta, recently made vacant by the lamented these seasons you had witnessed the long funeral procession 3,000, 50,000, or 1,500,000 souls, and remembered that they died without the gospel? Would you not cry out in agony, "Oh! that my head were waters and mine eyes a fountain of tears."

Another ground of lamentation is, that their ruin, great as it is, is unnecessary. Were this city to be laid in ashes in consequence of some great neglect to extinguish the flames when they were under control, how would it aggravate the calamity! Were a remedy known and provided for that raging pestilence which has swept 50,000,000 of human beings from the earth in ten years, how it would aggravate all our feelings! So of the heathen. A remedy is provided for them as well as for us. Christ has tasted death for every man. His blood cleanseth from all sin. Christ is the propitiation for our sin, and not for ours only, but for the sins of the whole world. Bread enough. Room enough.

Another ground of lamentation is, that the church has this remedy in her hand, and has the necessary means of applying it; but hitherto has neglected to do it effectually. The remedy is the gospel. To spread it over the earth, nothing is wanting but the spirit of the primitive church. Where this spirit exists, all means are forthwith provided. No lack of men nor money.

Another ground of lamentation is, that this neglect to apply the remedy is in disobedience to the command of Christ. Had the command been obeyed, what a difference in the state and prospects of millions of souls for eternity! Oh! how many had been lifting their voices before the throne of glory, who are now lifting them up in despair!

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New Bishop of Calcutta.-The Rev. Daniel Wilson, of Islington, author of Lectures on the Evidences of Christianity, and on the Christian Sabbath, has been appointed to the see of Cal

death of bishop Turner, mentioned at p. 183. The new prelate is a man of evangelical sentiments and devoted piety; catholic in his feelings towards other denominations of Christians, and an eminent friend of missions and other religious and benevolent institutions. The missionaries and churches in India may expect a bishop of a truly apostolical character; and all the friends of Christianity there will unite in praying that he may not speedily sink under his labors, as his predecessors have done.

NEW HISTORY OF MISSIONS.

THE first number of a work entitled The Origin and History of Missions has recently issued from the press. A history of missions by the Rev. Thomas Smith, of London, published eight or ten years ago, is made the basis of the work. This has been corrected and enlarged, and the accounts of the several missions continued to the present time by the Rev. John O. Choules, of Newport, R. I. The articles relating to the several missions conducted by the American churches are to be wholly written anew.

The work is to be published in twelve or fourteen numbers, at one dollar each, constituting, in the whole, two quarto volumes. Not less than thirty engravings and maps will embellish the work.

American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.

ANNIVERSARIES OF AUXILIARIES.

MASSACHUSETTS. The third annual meeting of The Auxiliary of Plymouth County was held at Kingston, April 24th. Besides the transaction of the usual business, addresses were delivered by the Rev. H. Bardwell, General Agent of the Board for New England, and Mr. Samuel Munson, an appointed missionary, who attended as a deputation from the Board.

George Russell, Kingston, Secretary; William Nelson, Plymouth, Treasurer.

The Old Colony Auxiliary held its seventh annual meeting at New Bedford, (Head of the River,) April 25th. The usual reports were read, and the meting was addressed by the Rev. Mr. Nott, member of the auxiliary, and by the Rev. Mr. Bardwell and Mr. Munson, who attended as a deputation from the Board.

Rev. Samual Nott, Jr. Wareham, Secretary; Haydon Coggeshall, New Bedford, Treasurer.

The Northern Auxiliary in Essex County held its sixth annual meeting, (the first since the division of the auxiliary embracing the whole county,) at East Bradford, May 2d. The usual business was transacted, and the meeting was addressed by Rev. Mr Phelps, of Haverhill.

Rev. L. F. Dimmick, Newburyport, Secretary.

FORMATION OF ASSOCIATIONS.

NEW JERSEY. Essez co. Orange, 2d Pres. chh. Gent. Asso. Rev. George Pierson, Pres. Moses Harrison, Sec. Amos N. Condit, Treas.-Lad. Asso. Mrs. Harriet Pierson, Pres. Eliza Pierson, Sec. Mary Dadd, Treas. Nov. 8.

South Orange. Gent. and Lad. Asso. John Ball, Pres. Peter Peck, V. Pres. Daniel Beach, Sec. James W. Hughes, Treas. Nov. 15.

PENNSYLVANIA. Washington co. Canonsburg. Lad. Asso. Mrs. Riddle, Pres. Mrs. Canon, V. Pres. Mrs. Bunyan, Treas. Mrs. Brown, Sec. 4 coll.

VERMONT. Essex co. Lad. Asso. Mrs. Mary Cutler, Pres. Mrs. Betsey Howe, V. Pres. Miss Rebecca Paine, Sec. Mrs. Betsey Cutler, Treas. 4 coll. April 1.

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44; (of which to constitute
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37,34;

Mason, Gent.

Mont Vernon, Gent. 23,95; la.
14.56; mon. con. 12,96;

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Anderson Dist. S. C. Rev. D. Humphrey, Andover, W. par. Ms. Gent. and la. 60,71; mon. con. 5; Auburn, N. Y., I. Darrow, Bainbridge, N. Y. Mon. con. Baltimore Presbytery, Md. Av. of la. sew. so. of Ist presb. chh. Baltimore, 330; mon. con. in do. 150; Taneytown, la. sewing so. 20; av. of work by sab. sch. teachers in Frederic co. 40; for support of Rev. Richard Armstrong, missionary,

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mon. con. in Dr. Palmer's chh. 23,62;
Mrs. McElhenny, 10;
Charlton, N. Y.

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Cincinnati and vic. O. Sundries, fr. asso. viz. Oxford, 1,50; Dayton, 13,34; Springfield, 3,50; Redoak, 91,81; Ripley, 46,66, Washington, 5,12; Zanesville, 22,01; New Jersey, 8,25; Leoanon, 10; Greenfield, 7,87; Indian Creek, 4,19; Ross co. 23, Rocky Spring, 13, 34; fem. asso in Putnam, 67,02; fr. C. Johnson, of Franklin, two barrels flour and dried apples, for Chickasaw miss.; a box, fr. Ja. in Granville, 53,41. Hanover, N. H., A box, fr. B. Woodward, for Rev. II. Woodward, CeylonNorth Wilbraham, Ms. A bundle, fr. fem. asso.

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The following articles are respectfully solicited from Manufacturers and others.

Printing paper, to be used in publishing portions of the Scriptures, school books, tracts, &c. at Bombay, and at the Sandwich Islands.

Writing paper, writing books, blank books, quills, slates, &c. for all the missions and mission schools: especially for the Sandwich Islands.

hoes of a good quality, of all sizes, for persons of both sexes; principally for the Indian missions. Blankets, coverlets, sheets, &c.

Fulled cloth, and domestic cottons of all kinds.

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China.

EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNAL OF MR. BRIDGMAN.

[Continued from p. 139.]

THE last published extracts from the journal of Mr. Bridgman were written about the time of his arrival at Macao from Canton in June of last year.

Journal at Macao.

July 25, 1831. Gambling among the Chinese is a favorite amusement, and in its effects is most destructive to the wellbeing of society. When once commenced, it eats as doth a canker. Though perhaps the most common among the lower orders of society, yet there is reason enough to believe it prevails, and to no small extent, through all the grades, from the imperial palaces to the meanest hovels. They have à considerable variety of games in which cards are commonly used. There are few, if any, times or places, when or in which the Chinese will not gamble.

The more serious-minded Chinese whom I have conversed with on the subject have many very correct ideas of the evils of this practice, so far as they affect temporal interests. Moralists and teachers of youth will sometimes use words to dissuade from the practice. But even in these cases, few as they are, the conduct does not agree with the counsels.

27. This afternoon followed to the grave the remains of Robert Williams a sailor belonging to the American ship Panther. Death came upon this man like a thief in the night. He fell from aloft on the deck, and expired in a few hours. Watch and pray, therefore, for ye know not the hour when the Son of Man cometh.

Aug. 1. Last evening received letters, pamphlets, and papers, giving detailed accounts of the effusion of the Holy Spirit on the churches of Christ in the United States. VOL. XXVIII.

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In this land of darkness it is inspiriting to hear of such a wonderful and gracious visitation from on high. So it shall be here for the Lord has promised it. But now, oh how different! It makes the heart ache even to contemplate the scene. Superadded to paganism, are seen and felt the withering effects of a Christianity which is not Christianity. But still it is a system which great efforts are made to extend. The number of Romanists in these regions has been much increased of late. Six Catholic priests from France, young and zealous, and eight Chinese youth, educated, I believe, in Italy, have within a few days arrived here to propagate the faith.

We observed the monthly concert for prayer this evening. Three persons only, besides Dr. Morrison and family, in whose house we met, attended. We have great

need of faith, and great need of the constant and fervent intercessions of all our Christian friends. Three or four native Christians in China, Mr. Gutzlaff on the coast bound in the spirit to Pekin, six or eight missionaries at the Straits and at Bankok, and ourselves here, constitute but a feeble band, ridiculous in the world's eye, going to convert China.

Sept. 5. Commenced the Scripture

references; copying from Bagster's Polyglott Bible, rendering the references into Chinese, by the help of my boys, and for the help of Chinese disciples in years and ages to come.

Return to Canton.

Sept. 20. All the circumstances of a residence in China are well calculated to make one feel that he is a pilgrim and stranger here, having no continuing city. My little stock of furniture is packed this morning, expecting in the evening to set off in a chop boat for Canton. A chop boat is one which has a "chop" or permit from government, and makes it unlawful for the pirates to seize and rob or murder you. Besides it gives a specified number of per26*

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