Mr. Hæberlin reports concerning

CALCUTTA, AND OTHER STATIONS-The Chapels at Potuldungah and Hatcolah have been regularly kept up during the year in the former, I delivered, on the Thursday Evenings, a Course of Lectures in English, which were well attended. As the fruit of these Lectures, I may mention an increased inquiry into the truth of Christianity by many, and the actual conversion of some well-educated young men. On the Tuesday Evenings I had a Bengalee Service in this, and on Friday Evenings in the Hatcolah Chapel: in both places, the attendance varied from 50 to 200. Several thousand Tracts and portions of the Scriptures were given away during the year, to such as attended the preaching. In some instances, very respectable householders in the neighbourhood of the Chapels either came themselves or sent to my house for the Gospels, which they have been induced to examine. Besides these regular hours, there have been many opportunities, when I either visited them myself in their houses, or when they came to me for the purpose of conversing on religious subjects.

DIGHEEPAR-My visits to this place have been regularly kept up once a quarter. In the journeys to and fro, throughout the whole district, the Gospel has been preached, and the written Word of God, or Christian Tracts, distributed.

Five Adults have been baptized, two couples married, and one person buried, during the year.

RASPUNGE-The increase here has been small; only two individuals baptized, and one couple married; but there are many hearers of the Gospel, and five Candidates for Baptism.

THAKURPUKER—A commodious Chapel has been built during the year, by private

GANNYA-During the year, a considerable number of people from this place, fourteen miles south of Calcutta, four miles westward of Thakurpuker, and the same distance north-west of Raspunge, have attended the preaching and catechetical instruction at Thakurpuker and Raspunge. The distances, however, made it impossible for the whole of the families to attend; and some of the more sincere, as I trust, from among these inquirers, united, in January last, in erecting a neat Bungalow Chapel: since that time, also, a Native Catechist has been located there; and to this, as well as to the two former places, I have paid regular weekly visits. It must be considered a most encouraging circumstance, that these people, though but ryots, yet found the means of building a House of Prayer for themselves; and I am convinced, that as soon as the Native Converts themselves shall feel a sufficiently deep interest in the salvation of their own souls as well as the souls of others, as to be induced to make sacrifices for the building not only of places of worship, but for the supporting their own ministers, men of faith, of love and humility, taken from among themselves;—so soon, and not before, may we expect a rapid increase, and a firm, steady and lasting foundation of Christianity in this country. May that time soon arrive! and may God bless our humble endeavours to sow the good seed now wherever we can, in the hope that it shall bring forth fruit abundantly!

Thirteen individuals have been baptized in this place during the year.

BARASET, BEYALAH, AND BUDGEBUDGE—

The Schools at Baraset, both English and Bengalee, Beyalah, and Budgebudge, are still kept up; but I cannot speak of their efficiency. The least pleasing, the most disagreeable part, I confess, of my Missionary duties, is the having to

superintend schools in which the Teachers are Heathen, and therefore either careless of all religion, or insincere in their professions; or, what is worse, inimical to Christianity, which they are called upon to teach; and, along with this, incompetent to undertake the important office of directing young minds, and supplying them with that necessary portion of knowledge which shall be useful to them in this world and that which is to What we urgently require in this department are, Christian Teachers; and these well-trained and disciplined, prepared and fit men. Without this, we have little hope of doing good to the rising generation.

come.

The English and Hindoostanee School on the Chapel Premises averages about eighty boys. It is with gratification that I give you a favourable account of their progress.

The Girls' School mentioned in my last report has been given up by the Society, owing to the low state of their funds.

During the past year, there have been three marriages in the Hindoostanee Chapel.

Operations of the Printing Press.

The Society's Press has been employed, in English, on the Christian Intelligencer, Select Sermons, an edition of Bickersteth's Psalmody in large type,

HINDOOSTANEE DEPARTMENT-Since the report of last year, there has been scarcely any material change in this Mission; and though about twenty have been admitted into the fold by the Sacrament of Baptism, still the congregation does not seem to have increased. This is readily explained; for many of the congregation have left Calcutta, as well to seek as to pursue their occupations in other parts of the country.

It has been said, that the real state of a congregation may be known from the number of its Communicants: the number of those who every month regularly partake of the Lord's Supper, is about twenty-all, as far as man can judge, I have every reason to believe, sincere in their love to the Saviour. It is truly a gratifying and cheering sight, to witness their decorous conduct and attention; and to listen to prayers offered up to the True Prophet, by lips which so lately invoked the false one.

It will be gratifying to know, that the

little collection made on Sacramental Sundays relieves the funds of the Society from some regular and incidental expenses, such as lighting, cleaning, &c., and tends likewise to the relief and comfort of some of their poorer brethren.

I have now twenty-four Candidates for Baptism; who are under instruction, and are making satisfactory progress. My numbers might have been more numerous, had I not advisedly followed the plan of keeping them on a long probation, to test their sincerity. On this account, some, whose motives were merely secular, have withdrawn; but by far the greater namber have continued stedfast.

Societies, and on School-books.

The Publications of the Bible and Tract Societies have kept the Press pretty well employed; and though the receipts of the last six months have been encouraging, the Superintendant states that he has not, with but one or two exceptions, received any work from those immediately connected with the Society. Books printed for the Bible Society :Copies. 5000 each of the Gospels of Mark and John, in Hindoostanee.

4000 each of Genesis, Psalms, and Isaiah, in Hinduwee.

4000 Nahum to Malachi, in Persian. 4000 Joshua to 1 Samuel, in ditto. 1000 Annual Report.

Tracts printed for the Tract Society:10,000 A Parable and Exposition. 10,000 The Life of Christ. 10,000 The Last Judgment. 10,000 Pundit and Sircar.

10,000 Christ's Sermon on the Mount. 15,000 Destroyer of Darkness.

5000 Christian Indeed.

5000 Fall and Recovery of Man. 20,000 Ten Commandments, with Commen

tary.

Burdwan District.

The Report of this District, with its various Stations, is given as follows: Burdwan and Bancoorah, by the Rev. J. J. Weitbrecht; Kishnaghur, Nuddea, and Santipore, by the Rev. W. J. Deerr; and Culna, by Mr. A. Alexander.

BURDWAN-The means of grace offered to the Native Congregation, by preaching and instruction, have been continued, as detailed in my last Report Mr. Linké and myself have performed Divine Service

on Sundays and Week-days in turn. The several members who constitute our little Native Church have evinced satisfactory conduct: some of them are eminently useful as Teachers. The features of a Church of Christ have, to my joy, become more prominent among the whole body.

I have been in the habit, on moonlight evenings, of calling on the families in their cottages, accompanied by Mrs. Weitbrecht. I look upon these as delightful opportunities for spiritual improvement. When addressing the fathers and mothers, I could bring the subject of practical religion nearer to their hearts, and stir them up to the faithful exercise of family devotion.

Three families have left our Mission Premises one has gone to Kishnaghur, and is engaged in the service of Mr. Deerr: the other two went to Calcutta, and were engaged in the Central School.

The Orphan Girls' School, under the care of Mrs. Weitbrecht, is in a pleasing state; and will, we trust, eventually prove a great blessing, not only to the girls themselves, but to the Christian Congregation at large.

Only one individual has been added to our flock by Baptism: he is a young man, Hurinam by name, of the Writer Caste. He was for nine months under preparation. He is a very amiable character, and has, both before and since his baptism, given decisive proofs of a real change of heart. He has lately been married to one of our orphan girls, and is usefully employed in our Orphan Boys' School.

Six other individuals were at different times admitted as Candidates for Baptism, and resided for a while on our Mission Premises; but were dismissed, after ascertaining that the motives for which they wished to join us were of a secular

nature.

Preaching to the Hindoos has been continued at regular hours in our Chapels in the Bazaar, at Kunchunnugger, and in the villages of our neighbourhood. In December and January I made two excursions; one along the Calcutta road, through the adjacent villages to Hooghly; and the other, along the road that leads to Bancoorah. On both these occasions, I distributed 5000 Tracts, and a number of single Gospels. Occasionally I met with individuals who felt a more than common interest in the truths of RECORD, June 1837.]

Christianity; and I was assured, by several, that nothing but the fear of their parents, or relations, restrained them from coming boldly forward and confessing Jesus as their Saviour. This I found to be the case particularly with young Hindoos who received instruction in the schools of Missionaries.

Our English School in the town of Burdwan has of late risen to a more promising state than ever. Between forty

and fifty lads have been in daily attendance. Mr. D'Rozario, the master of it, is faithful and diligent in his work. Some boys of the First Class receive from him private instruction in the Evidences of Christianity. I have lately commenced giving Lessons three times a week to the two first classes; explaining the Epistle to the Romans. The contents of each chapter are written out and committed to memory by the lads.

Two of them appear to labour under strong religious conviction. One of them has since joined, as Day Scholar, the Head Seminary at Calcutta.

Only six of the Bengalee Day Schools have been continued; which could be partly supplied with Christian Teachers, and are, from their situation, more easily accessible to constant inspection. 450 boys have been under regular instruction; which is almost entirely Scriptural.

BANCOORAH-At this Station there are three Bengalee Day Schools, and one English School, supported by the liberality of a few friends. 450 young Hindoos, including a few Mussulman Lads, are daily instructed; and, considering that I can see after them only three or four times a year, the progress made in these schools is truly satisfactory.

I ought also to mention, that we have met with the most liberal support from a small number of kind friends, who have assisted us in our work. The contributions on behalf of our Orphan Institutions and Church amounted, during the last year, to not less than 1400 rupees; and the subscriptions for the Schools at Bancoorah to about 900 rupees.

[Rev. J. J. Weitbrecht.

I am afraid that the statement of our Mission, as it is at present, is like measuring tide at low water. The English School-house was burned; and its operations are at present nearly suspended, from the want of a proper Teacher: however, the Rev. T

In this part of our labour, we have to acknowledge the valuable assistance of Native Agency; that of Callee Koomar, Paul, and Ramdhun: the last two are Catechists, and Callee Koomar is Teacher of the English School, who, besides his duties in the school, has assisted daily in preaching to the adults. These young men, besides the advantage which they have of speaking in their mother tongue, prove to be a testimony against their countrymen. The Heathens feel this; and therefore they usually give vent to their rage upon the Native Christians, while they praise the Missionary for being zealous for the religion of his forefathers; consequently, the Native Christian Brethren have to share the bitterest and greatest part of the reproaches, for having forsaken that of their ancestors. This way of reasoning is, in fact, the only argument which Hindoos can reasonably use, in support of their follies.

When

that argument has failed, they usually say to the Native Christians-"If the religion you embrace be so divine, why, then, have you not got four arms? alluding to four arms and hands like the Hindoo gods. However, in speaking of their conduct, we ought to imitate the example of our Divine Master, who, in His infinite goodness, pleaded, They know not what they do so, we may say of these poor people, They know not what they mean or say. The Mission here being in its infancy, is another excuse for them.

The numbers at Doorga Poojah, and the Callee Poojah, were so few, that I fear to mention the report of the scanty number. Whether this arose from a better knowledge, or from poverty, I do not pretend to say: the people

are, at least, not poorer than two years ago. The fact was striking; so much so, that, to remedy this, a high Native ordered a considerable number of images of Jugut Dhatry (Nurse of the World) to be made, and sent, by night, before the people's houses. Many were worshipped in this way; for, if it had only been for the sake of courtesy, they could not throw away the goddess: however, a sircar of ours gave, to the servants who brought it, two rupees, to carry the idol to another house. A blacksmith, to whom the goddess was sent, left her just as she was brought. I went myself to see the truth of the report: when I came into the house of the artisan, I found the intruding lady, made of mud, standing in the blacksmith's workshop. There is little doubt that such worship will produce a feeling in favour of the religion of Him whose service is perfect freedom.

NUDDEA -the seat of Hindoo learning; but also the hot-bed of superstition and idol worship. Here we have also four schools; and a small building, which serves for a Chapel, and a residence for us, when we come hither. It is situated in the heart of Nuddea, and on the high road, where we have the best opportunity to invite the passengers, and to dispense the Word of Truth at any time, from morning till late at night. We have reason to be thankful for the beginning made at this interesting place. Many, chiefly artisans, listen with great attention, and seem to be well disposed; but their fear of the Brahmins is great.

SANTIPORE—is well known for its great population. Here a friendly connexion has been effected with the leading men of the town. It is true, that it was here that an attack was made upon me in the middle of the night, they broke open the door of the compound, and cast in bricks; but it must be recollected, that there are ill-inclined people everywhere; and besides, these oppositions are no bad signs.

There are three young Brahmins, of whom there is reason to believe that they are in search of truth earnestly: and that others wish for improvement, seems to be likely from this, that money -which tells the hearts of men-has been offered for the support of an English School. [Rev. W. J. Deerr.

CULNA-The Native Christians have. attended, at the usual times, for instruc

tion and prayer; and, I trust, are gradually improving. The Native Catechist and have regularly, unless when prevented by sickness, visited the surrounding population, and the Schools, distibuting the Word of Life, with Tracts, and explaining the Way of Salvation by a Crucified Saviour; and I have had great cause for thankfulness, having been, for the most part, heard patiently, unless among those who are actuated by sinister motives to speak evil of the way of peace and salvation by Jesus Christ. My hopes of the English School are great: one of the Youths has decidedly left idolatry, and is favourable to Christianity;

and there are two others, of whom it is said, that they will not bow down to an idol. Their desire of intimacy with me is truly pleasing, and, at times, I am ready to conclude that our affection is reciprocal their thirst for knowledge is on the increase; and I believe many of them are gradually emerging from midnight darkness to the dawn of day. The Female School is attended regularly. [Mr. A. Alexander.

Benares.

Concerning this Station, no Report is given, excepting the following Extract from a Letter of one of the Missionaries, stating an instance of Christian liberality evinced toward the Mission by a British Officer.

I received yesterday a Letter from Capt. with a draft for 300 rupees; of which 200 are to be appropriated to the erection of a Chapel in the village, and 100 to our Seminary. His Letter contains his warm and sincere wishes and prayers for the prosperity of the Benares Mission. This friend, when on his way to his station, stayed a day or two under our roof, and kindly left me 200 rupees for another Chapel at Benares. May the Lord bless him abundantly out of the riches of his grace! and may many other Christians, who have it in their power, follow his example, and endeavour, by prayers and contributions, to enlarge Christ's kingdom!

In the afternoon, I crossed over to a village, with Swargdham and several of our boys. The moment a few Brahmins, who were sitting under a tree, saw us, they rose and pretended that they had some business at the river side; but, on

being entreated, they remained to hear

a Tract read. After this, we walked round the village; but met with no other opportunity to address the people.

I deputed Matthew Runjeet and Swargdham to certain villages remote from Chunar. To-day, they went three miles, to the village Bakerjabad, where there is a temple of Mahadeo, and a large well by it, as is common: at this well they sat, where the Devotees of the temple and others collected. Matthew opened the conversation with them, while they were in the act of performing Poojah:-"Whose image is this?" The Devotee replied, "Pray from what country do you come, that you put such a ques"The people tion?" Matthew replied: call it the image of Hunooman; and it is written in the Ramayan, that he was a great Devotee; but why has he these jewels on?" Devotee: "People have put these jewels on it." To which Matthew replied: "Men have also formed this image you should then consider how depraved has become the heart of man, since, having forsaken his Creator, he now goes about to make Him, and now worships stone and water: thus his heart has become a stone, sins have increased in the world, God has also given up mankind to their hearts' lusts; and thus they are ruined, and commit all manner of iniquity; and, having forsaken the worship of the True God, have rendered divine honour to senseless stocks. God created man to praise and glorify Him; and God made all things for man's sake.' The Devotee, in answer, said: "I have seen my Father God and His image, and do what He did. I am not like you, who have left your Father, and call another your Father.' Matthew: "I beg you all to investigate this impartially:" he then repeated a verse,