tion announces the interesting fact, that among one thousand names who have, within less than four months, been added to their lists as subscribers, they have the happiness to number many of the Stock of Israel. -A Jewess is said to have subscribed to procure a Bible for a little boy who is her neighbour. Another of the Children of Israel voluntarily came forward to subscribe for a Bible; and being asked, whether it was with the consent of his parents, he replied, "O yes: my father gave me permission to subscribe for a Bible, whenever opportunity presented itself." In the same district, three Jewish youths voluntarily offered their services as collectors; one of whom, after having been not among the least active members of the Committee, tendered his resignation with the following observation: The Bible which I have received from the Association teaches me to honour my father and my mother; and as they have ordered me to give up collecting for the present, I must do it."

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Some persons may, perhaps, be inclined to deduce an inference from the foregoing particulars, that the conversion of the Jews will be accomplished by the general diffusion of the Christian Scriptures, without the aid of more appropriate and special means and, therefore, that the formation of this Society was not called för by the necessity of the case. Is it, then, your Committee would ask, at the moment when the fields are seen to be ripe, and ready for the harvest, that the judicious husbandman deems it consistent with a just and prúdent economy, to refuse the help of additional labourers? Is it, at that crisis of the battle when victory seems almost his own, but is not yet achieved, that the able commander rejects the aid of reinforcements? Your Committee, so far from thinking that the above encouraging facts have any tendency to show that this Institution was superfluous, are disposed to draw from them an altogether opposite deduction, and to argue that the circumstance alluded to, when connected with all the other stupendous signs of the times, decidedly prove that this is the precise period when the formation of this Society was urgently called for; because now, for the first time since the Apostolic age, there are those indications, from which we may confidently anticipate the approach of the re-union of the Children of Israel to the Church of God.

While, therefore, your Committee do most sincerely rejoice, and give thanks to God for any measure of success in converting Jews to the Christian faith, which he may vouchsafe to the efforts of Bible Societies, they still feel confident that the spiritual interests of that people, so widely scattered over the globe, and differing so much from all the nations among whom they sojourn, in habits of life, in literature, opinions, and prejudices, in the associations brought home to their minds by the splendid history of their early fortunes, and the bright anticipations of their future destinies, cannot he adequately promoted, without becoming a distinct and separate province of Christian philanthropy, under the

charge of an appropriate institution, attracting to, and concentrating in itself, as large a portion as may be, of those gifts and talents which are best adapted for the department of Jewish literature, and discussion.

Besides, though it be certainly true that some of the less bigoted Jews are willing to read the English version of the Scriptures, yet it is equally ascertained, that many of that people, and, in general all among them who are warmly attached to Judaism, will either not receive the Christian Scriptures at all in an English dress, or are, at least, likely to pay much more respect to them when translated into Hebrew.

Your Committee would here remark, in illustration of what has been said, that though the Shanscrit be no longer a living language in any part of India, yet the Baptist Missionaries in Bengal have judged it expedient to translate the Scriptures into that tongue, because the learned among the Hindoos read with avidity any thing presented to them in Shanscrit, while they would receive, with little respect, versions of the Scriptures in the popular dialects. (To be continued.)

Summary view of the London Missionary Society, in 1816.

This Society, composed of Christians of various denominations, was established in the year 1795, for the sole purpose of propagating the Gospel in Heathen, and other unenlightened countries. It was adopted, as "a Fundamental Principle of the Society, not to send Presbyterianism, Independency, Episcopacy, or any other form of Church order and government (about which there may be difference of opinion among serious persons) but the glorious Gospel of the blessed God, to the Heathen"—and on this liberal principle the Society has continued to act for twenty years. It may, therefore, hope for the support of candid Christians of every class. The Society has been so much succeeded by the blessing of God and the liberality of the public, that about seventy or eighty Missionaries, including several converted Heathens, are now employ. ed, in about forty different places, in preaching the Gospel, in translating the Scriptures into several languages, and in keeping schools for the children of the natives. The following affords a compendious view of the operations of the Society.

MISSIONARY STATIONS, &c.

BRITISH INDIA.

Vizagapatam, commenced in 1805. John Gordon, Edward Pritchett, and James Dawson, Missionaries. Here Messrs. Cran and Des Granges, Missionaries, began the translation of the Scriptures into the Telinga; three Gospels are already printed and now circulating by Ananderayer, a converted Bramin; and other parts of the Bible are in progress. Schools are also established here,

with the prospect of great good being done to many native and half cast children.

Ganjam on the Orissa Coast, commenced 1813. Wm. Lee, Missionary. A church has been built for him; and he also superintends a school.

Madras, commenced in 1805. W. C. Loveless and Richard Knill, Missionaries. Mr. Loveless for some years iustructed the youths in the Male Asylum: he now teaches in the Missionary Native Free School, and preaches in his newly erected chapel in the Black Town. R. Knill is on his voyage to India.

Bellary, in the Mysore, commenced 1810. John Hands, J. Taylor and Wm. Reeve, Missionaries. Mr. Hands is translating the Scriptures into the Canaara language; he has also established several schools, in which he is assisted by Mr. Joseph Taylor, a native of the country and his first convert. Mr. Reeve is on his voyage to India.

Tinevelley Country, near Cape Comorin, commenced in 1805. W. J. Ringletaube, Charles Mead and Samuel Render, Missionaries. Mr. Ringletaube preaches in six or seven churches lately erected by him, and superintends several schools taught by native Catechists, who receive support from the Society.

Chinsurah, near Calcutta, commenced in 1813. Robert May, Missionary. He has established twenty schools in Chinsurah, Chandernagore, Calcutta, and other places in the neighbourhood. There are 1651 children in these schools, among whom are 258 sons of Bramins. Mr Pearson will soon proceed to India, to assist in the superintendence of the schools, the benefits of which are likely to be widely extended, and on an improved plan, highly commended by the gentlemen of the country.

Calcutta, about to be commenced by H. Townly and J. Keath, Missionaries.

Surat, commenced 1815. James Skinner and Wm. Fyvie, Missionaries.

Ceylon, Columbo, commenced in 1805. J. D. Palm, Missionary. J. D. Palm sent out as a Missionary is now minister of the Dutch church in Columbo. Mr. Erhardt and Mr. Read superintend schools in Matura and Amlamgooddy.

CHINA.

Canton, commenced in 1807. Robert Morrison, Missionary. Mr. Morrison has effected the highly important object of the translation and printing of the New Testament in the Chinese language. Thus, through the medium of the Holy Scriptures, a way is opened for the introduction of the saving knowledge of life and immortality, into an empire calculated to possess the immense population of hundreds of millions. He has also translated the Book of Genesis and the Psalms. He has likewise composed a Chinese grammar, printed in Bengal, and a large Chinese Dictionary, which is now printing at Macao.

Java, Batavia, commenced in 1814. John C. Supper, Missionary, officiates in the Dutch Church; is Secretary of the Auxiliary Bible Society in Batavia, and circulates the Chinese and other Scriptures.

Samarang, commenced in 1814. Gottob Bruckner, Missionary. Amboyna, commenced in 1814. Joseph Kam, Missionary. Malacca, commenced in 1815. W. Milne and C. H Thomson, Missionaries. Mr. Milne is engaged in translating and dispersing the Chinese Scriptures and Tracts, and publishes a religious Magazine monthly. Mr. Thomson is learning the Malay language. Isle of France, commenced in 1814. J. Le Brun, Missionary.

SOUTH AFRICA.

Stellenbosch, 26 miles from the Cape, commenced 1802. J. Bakker, Missionary.

Tulbagh Drosdy, 40 miles from the Cape, commenced 1804. Ariel Vos. Bosjesveld. Cornelius Kramer, Missionary.

Caledon, formerly called Zurebrack, near Zwellendam, about 150 miles from the Cape, commenced in 1811. John Seidenfaden and Michael Wimmer, Missionaries.

Hooge (or High) Kraal, about 300 miles from the Cape, commenced 1813. Charles Pacalt, Missionary.

Bethelsdorp, about 500 miles from the Cape, commenced in 1803. J. Read, J. G. Messer, Hooper (pro tem.) By the blessing of God on the Ministry of Van der Kemp, Read, Ulbricht, and others, hundreds of Hottentots and other Africans have been converted. Their improvement in civilization is great, and they practise no less than sixteen trades. The settlement consists of about 1200 persons. Four hundred and forty-two adults, besides children, have been baptized. They are now building a school-house and printing-office, and the Society is about to send a Printer.

Theopolis, about 600 miles from the Cape, commenced in 1814. J. G. Ülbricht, and D. Verhoogd, native assistant, Missionaries. Caffraria, 700 miles N. E. from the Cape, commencing 1816. T. Williams and Tzatzoo, a son of a Caffre Chief, Missionaries.

Thornberg, or Vanderwalt's Fountain, in the Bushmens' Country, about 500 miles from the Cape, commenced in 1814. Erasmus Smith, and J. Goeyman, a native, Missionaries.

Griqua Town, formerly called Klaar Water, near the Orange River, about 700 miles north of the Cape, commenced in 1802. Wm. Anderson and H. Helen, Missionaries. B. Berend, J. Hendrick, P. David, and A. Watertoon, native assistants. At this settlement many have been converted, and have evinced their improvement in civilization by the cultivation of very considerable tracts of land.

Bethesda, formerly Oorlam's Krall, on the Great River, about 700 miles from the Cape, commenced 1808. C. Sass, Missionary. Pella, in South Namaqua Land, about 500 miles north of the

Cape, commenced in 1811. J. Bartlett, J. Marquard, Missionaries. Albrecht and his companions having been driven by a lawless plunderer, from Warm Bath, in the country of the Great Namaquas, where much good had been done, established themselves at Pella, not far distant from their former situation, and where they have been followed by five hundred of the Namaquas.

Klip Fountain, Great Namaqua Country, north of the Great River, 550 miles from the Cape, commenced 1815. H. Schmelen, Mis sionary.

Africaner's Krall, near the Great River, about 550 miles from the Cape, commenced 1815. E. Ebner, Missionary. There are upwards of twelve native preachers at different stations, who materially assist in diffusing the knowledge of the Gospel.

Latakkoo, Makoon's Krall, and Malapeetzee, about 1000 miles from the Cape. Missions to these places are about to be commenced by Messrs. Evans, Hamilton, and Barker, with the native teachers, Cupido Kakalak and Kruişman Heikam.

The Gospel is preached occasionally at several other Kralls, są that the number of places occupied by the Missionaries in South Africa may be reckoned 20 at least.

Mr. Kicherer, who was some time a useful Missionary at Zak River, has been for several years past Minister of the Dutch Church at Graff Reinett.

At Cape Town Mr. George Thom has resided several years, and has been remarkably useful, both to Europeans and slaves.

MEDITERRANEAN.

Malta, commenced in 1811. The late Bezaleel Bloomfield laboured here, and was preparing to visit the Greek Islands. Since his decease the Directors have appointed Isaac Lowndes to succeed him in that station. He expects to sail shortly.

BRITISH NORTH AMERICA.

The Society sent Missionaries to afford temporary aid, in the support of infant Congregations, rather than to establish Missionary settlements.

Canada, Elizabeth-Town, 1813. Wm. Smart, Missionary.
Augusta-Town, 1813. John Cox, Missionary.

Quebec, 1812, George Spratt, Miss. (pro tempore. Prince Edward Island, Edward Pidgeon, Missionary. Newfoundland, St. John's, William Hyde, Missionary.

WEST INDIES.-DEMERARY.

Le Resouvenir, commenced in 1808. Here Mr. Wray labour ed for several years with much success; upwards of 900 negroes attended preaching, and were much attached to the Missionary. Since his removal, other Missionaries have laboured here, and a stated preacher will be sent as soon as possible.

George Town, commenced in 1809. John Davies and Richard Elliott, Missionaries. A considerable number of negroes repai to George-Town, to hear Mr. John Davies, some from the distance