employed in the printing-office, three, we hope, are true disciples of Jesus. Two, who during the past year have been brought to a profession of the religion of Christ, a man and his wife, have gone to reside with our friends at the Ona. The woman parti cularly gives pleasing evidence that she has received the Gospel "not in word only." The number of scholars at present connected with this station is, 11 boys and 8 girls, the latter of whom are under the care and instruction of my daughter. UITENHAGE station, SOUTH AFRICA. A LARGE measure of the Divine blessing continues to accompany the labours of the Missionary at this station. Within a recent period 31 members have been added to the Mission church, increasing the number united in the fellowship of the Gospel to 153. The congregation is also rapidly augmenting, and the interests of education, especially in connexion with the Sabbath-schools, appear to be making a highly favourable progress. The encouraging facts, to which attention is now invited, have been communicated by Mr. Messer, in a letter dated 29th of June last : Roman Catholic Convert. I am glad to inform you that the Lord still continues to bless my feeble labours. Since January last, I have baptized twentyone adults, and fifteen children. Among these new converts there is a Frenchman, named Reinett Le Duc, formerly a most ignorant Roman Catholic; that man, poor in this world's goods, but now rich in grace, having attended my chapel, was convinced of his sins, became at last a true follower of Christ, and is now much regarded by all the church members. He is the first European who has ever joined the Christian church of the converted heathen, at any station where I have preached. He never was in school before, but now he has so advanced in our Sunday and Monday school, that he is in the reading class. Restoration of a church member. A young woman, who was a member of my church for some years, formed an attachment to a Mohammedan about her own age; every means were used to dissuade her from such a dangerous step; however, she went on in her own ways, and was married to that man by a Mohammedan priest. But what was the consequence of it? She was, of course, excluded from our church, her great danger having been first represented to her. She went away; but from that very moment she had no peace in her mind for more than two years, when, unable to bear it longer, she came back again trembling, confessed her great backsliding, weeping most bitterly, and after many months' trial, she was proposed to the church: all the members gave her the best character, and she was received again. Converts from Mohammedanism, What was the best of that case? Her husband followed her, frequented my chapel, was convinced of his errors and sins, and became a true Christian also, and now that man is really a shining light in our church. But the event was still further overruled for good. Lately I preached from John ix. 25, latter part, "One thing I know, that whereas I was blind, now I see,' A brother of the above-mentioned Mohammedan convert was in the chapel; after service the latter led him to me, and I asked him, if he wished to speak to me; he replied, "Yes, Sir; I was in your chapel, and heard you preach of a blind man, who got his sight by Christ. Oh, Sir! am like that blind man; I am born blind too; but I hope mine eyes will be opened likewise." I spoke to him emphatically, saying, "Your eyes are open, you can see me, and all around us.' ""It is true, Sir, but my spiritual eyes are blind, and I can see almost nothing." I was astonished to hear such language from a Mohammedan. His brother was sitting near him, quite pleased with what he heard. At last, I asked the young man what he was willing to do? "Mynheer," said he, "I have to serve three months longer with my master, (being an apprentice,) after that, I hope to come into town, and join my brother in business; then I trust to have a better opportunity to serve Christ, than at that wicked place where I live at present." I gave him my best advice, and he went away. I have always found, that the simplest methods must be used to bring the Mohammedans unto Christ. This is my way in speaking to them, and my feeble endea. vours have hitherto been blessed. There are yet three Mohammedan candidates for baptism, of whom I have great hopes. Progress of the Schools and Temperance My Sunday and Monday school is in a prosperous state; there are never less than one hundred and fifty or two hundred scholars in that school. The names in the book are two hundred and twenty-seven. Social improvement. To-day a child of one of my deacons was buried, and the funeral train consisted of more than one hundred persons, nearly all members of my church; the males as well as the females were clad in black; all was in such an order and style, that even the white people said, "Now there is a proof that the coloured ones begin to be civilised also, intending to do as we do." After the burial of the child, one of the members of the church came to me, and spoke about that funeral procession, saying, "Sir, this is the fruit of the Gospel. Oh, what have we been before you came ? We were stupid, ignorant, despised, and foolish creatures; and what has the grace of God wrought among us!" DESIGNATION OF THE REV. W. HOWE TO THE MISSIONARY OFFICE. ON Monday, Sept. 10, the Rev. William Grosvenor-street Chapel, Manchester, The following ministers officiated :-Rev. T. Atkins, Rev. J. Gwyther, Rev. R. Fletcher, Rev. Dr. Clunie; Rev. J. Dyson, Rev. W. Jones, and Rev. J. Langridge. the parties to whom they have been sent may be able to spare; that the Auxiliaries which, by this calamitous event, have been deprived of their quota, may be at least partially supplied. Copies of the Report even that may have been cut open and used, will be acceptable to those friends who have not yet received any account of the Society's Annual proceedings. LOSS OF THE ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE SOCIETY BY FIRE. IN consequence of a large number of the Society's Annual Reports for the present year having been destroyed by fire, in the stage wagon, on its way from London to York, in August last, the Directors will be obliged, and the Society greatly served, by the officers of auxiliaries, and other individuals, in town and country, forwarding to the Rev. John Arundel, Mission House, Blomfield-street, any copies of the Annual Report, or of the Abstract for 1838, which The number destroyed is 431 Reports, and 816 Abstracts. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, The thanks of the Directors are respectfully presented to the following:-To ladies at Broad-street Meeting, Reading, for a box of fancy articles for the South African Mission, value 55.; to Miss Adelaide Wright, Peckham, for a handsome sacramental service for the native church in Calcutta, under the care of the Rev. George Gogerly; to Mr. Bowers, Peckham Rye, for a copy of Dr. Collyer's "Services adapted to Public Worship," for the Rev. George Gogerly; to Mr. Chapman and friends, for two cases of medicine and haberdashery, for the Rev. A. W. Murray, Navigators Islands; to friends at New-court, Carey-street, for a box of useful and fancy articles for Mrs. Mather's school, Benares; to Mrs. Stuchbury and friends, at Brighton, for a box of useful articles for Mrs. Mather's school, Benares; to a lady, for a parcel of books for the Navigators Islands; to Mrs. Philip, Newington-green, for a valuable present for the Queen of Huahine; to Anonymous, for a parcel of penwipers for the South Seas; to Mrs. Casterton, Dalston, for a box of pinafores for Rev. James Read; to Mrs. Hayward, Holloway, for a valuable present for the Queen of Tahiti; to Mr. Wilkinson, Manchester, for a parcel of hardware and cutlery for the Navigators Mission, per Rev. W. Howe; to a friend to Missions at York, for 25 dozen of blacklead pencils for the Mission schools; to friends at Blackheath and Greenwich, per Mr. Wilshere, sen., South-street, for a box of shirts, frocks, &c., for Rev. R. B. Taylor's school, Demerara; to Anonymous, for a box of cottons, tapes, haberdashery, &c.; to the church under the pastorship of Rev. S. M'All, Doncaster, for a large brass chandelier, for one of the chapels in the West Indies; to the church at Driffield, Yorkshire, under the pastorship of Rev. R. Pool, for a number of lamps for the chapel at Demerara, occupied by the Rev. James Scott; to Mrs. G- Walworth, per Rev. G. Clayton; to Mr. Wallis, Islington; and to Mrs. Bunnell, for vols. and Nos. of the Evangelical and other magazines, pamphlets, &c. &c. Also, to the friends at Southampton, for a box of wearing apparel, stationery, &c. received by Mr. Barrett, of Jamaica; to Miss Tupper's school, and several other friends in Newport, Isle of Wight; to the Sunday-school children of the Independent Chapel, Gosport, for articles of clothing, cotton, tapes, &c.; to Mr. Rider, for his donation of linendrapery; and to several kind individuals of the Society of Friends, and others in London, for medicines, tools, apparel, &c. &c., furnished to Mrs. Pitman, for the Mission in Rarotonga; to friends in Manchester and other places, for the presents which have been given, and the aid afforded in various ways, to the Rev. W. Howe, (late of Hindley,) Missionary to the South Seas. LETTERS RECEIVED FROM MISSIONARIES, &c. SOUTH SEAS, 1837.-Navigators Islands, Rev. A. W. Murray, Aug. 27. ULTRA GANGES, 1838. Singapore, Rev. Messrs. A. and J. Stronach, March 9, (two letters,) and May 14. Batavia, Mr. W. Young, jun., Mar. 10, and May 12. EAST INDIES, 1838.-Calcutta, Rev. T. Boaz, April 25. Madras, Rev. W. H. Drew, May 7. Cuddapah, Rev. W. Howell, April 4, (two letters.) Belgaum, Rev. J. Taylor, May 3, (from Darwar.) Bellary, Rev. J. Reid, March 20, and April 17. Combaconum, Rev. J. E. Nimmo, March 22. Neyoor, Rev. J. Abbs, April 30. Rev. C. Miller, May 2. Quilon, Rev. Messrs. Thompson and Miller, March 15. SOUTH AFRICA, 1838.-Port Elizabeth, Rev. A. Robson, June 14. Uitenhage, Rev. J. G. Messer, June 29. Kat River, Rev. J. Read, sen., June 9. WEST INDIES, 1838.-Berbice, Rev. S. Haywood, July 4. Rev. D. Kenyon, Aug. 8. Rev. J. Edwards, Aug. 14, (two letters.) Rev. S. S. Murkland, Aug. 15. Rev. H. S. Seaborn, Aug. 15. Jamaica, Rev. W. G. Barrett, July 10 and 15. Rev. W. Alloway, July 13, and Aug. 7. Mr. W. Hillyer, July 18. Rev. John Vine, Aug. 6. Rev. B. Franklin, Aug. 7 and 22. Mr. James Howell, Aug. 9. WESLEYAN MISSIONARY NOTICES, &c. NOVEMBER, 1838. SOUTH-SEA MISSIONS. THE FEJEE ISLANDS. ،، THE deep and powerful interest excited throughout this country, and even in some distant lands, by the stirring Appeal to the sympathy of the Christian Public on behalf of the Cannibal Fejeeans," published in our Number for February, 1838, pp. 26-28, is highly honourable to the religious and benevolent feelings of the friends of Missions; and many of them have practically responded to that "Appeal" by an increase of their pecuniary liberality. Thus encouraged by the universal voice of their generous supporters, and by the extended contributions of a considerable number, the Committee have ventured, as we have before announced, notwithstanding their financial difficulties, to augment the number of their Fejeean Missionaries from Two to Seven. This new Mission was begun in October, 1835, as stated in a brief Letter from Mr. Cargill, dated on the 20th of October in that year, and inserted in our Number for March, 1837. Some further accounts, contained in Letters from Mr. Cross and Mr Cargill, dated September 14th and 15th, 1836, appeared in the Number for March, 1838. From these it appeared that a lengthened "Report" of the commencement and early progress of the Mission had been forwarded for England in the ship Active, which was unfortunately wrecked. We have now, however, the satisfaction of publishing some subsequent communications from Mr. Cargill, written in October, 1836, and in May and August, 1837, which, in a considerable degree, supply the loss occasioned by the shipwreck, and also bring down the account of the state and prospects of the Mission to a later period than the one included in the documents which never reached us. As we consider this Mission to be at once one of the most noble and yet arduous and perilous enterprizes of our Society, or of our times, we judge that every particular connected with its history will be more than ordinarily acceptable to our numerous Readers; and therefore hasten to place them on permanent record in our pages. We are sure that they will be perused with deep, though various emotions ; with gratitude to God that so great and so necessary a work has been commenced, and that, notwithstanding many difficulties and obstructions, the prospect of eventual success is highly encouraging;—with tender sympathy in the privations and trials of the Brethren engaged in it, and earnest wishes, expressed in fervent supplications to God, for their preservation and support;-and with renewed and heightened feelings of commiseration for the cannibal Fejees," and of desire for their rescue from the blind and cruel superstitions which enslave and destroy both their bodies and their souls. We invite particular attention to the valuable Document which follows the VOL. IX. NOVEMBER, 1838. 66 Letters, "descriptive of the character and condition of the vast population of these islands," and which will be found fully to confirm the awful statements of the "Appeal" formerly published; and we respectfully recommend that extracts from all these communications should be read in the next Monthly Missionary PrayerMeetings, accompanied by earnest exhortations to prayer and to correspondent effort. FEJEE ISLANDS.-Extract of a Letter from the Rev. David Cargill, M. A., dated Lakemba, October 18th, 1836. On the 17th ultimo, I forwarded to you a letter by the Eliza, an American vessel, bound for Manilla; but as that contained merely a statement of the wreck of the Active, and of the loss of our letters, &c., I resume my pen to address you. My letters to you by the Active, were more copious than those which I am in the habit of writing; but having kept no duplicates of them, I cannot recapitulate all the remarks contained in them. An abridgment of them, how. ever, may not be unacceptable. On the morning of the 12th October, 1835, the fifth day after our departure from Vavou, we came in sight of Lakemba. As the Captain had no chart of the coast or harbour, and had never before seen the island, he was unwilling to come to anchor, until the size of the harbour and the disposition of the people should be ascertained. It was, therefore, determined, that Mr. Cross and I should go ashore in the boat, and visit the King of the island. We ap As we approached the beach, we saw many of the natives running hither and thither on the sand; and as we drew near to the landing-place, nearly two hundred men, some armed with muskets, others with bayonets fastened to long sticks, some with clubs and spears, others with bow and arrows, having their faces painted, some jet black, others red, some after one fashion, some another, and all nearly naked, were standing about one hundred feet distant from the place at which we stepped on shore. proached those who were next us, and addressed them with "Sa loloma kiveike mundou," (My respects to you.) They receded from us. We approached others, but received no answer to our salutation; they were astonished, and seemed not to know what to think of us. We were informed that the King was waiting in a house near the beach, and that he wished to know who we were and what we wanted. Being informed that we wished to have an interview with him, he went to his own house, a very large building within a fortified place nearly one |