Allen, T., letter from, 75; journal of,
76; cavillers, 77, 78; conversations
with visitors, 78, 79; an illustration,
79; labors in the zayat, 105; reason-
ing with a sceptic, 107; suspension
of labors, 110; reflections,
Allenstein, H., journal of,..
American and Foreign Bible Society,.
American Baptist Home Mission So-
ciety,

American Baptist Missionary Union;
annual meeting, 227,- of the Board,
193;- of the Board for 1856–57, 235;
report of the committee of reference,
195; finances, 215, 243; agencies,
217, 248; mission property, 220; pub-
lications, 223, 251; obituaries, 224,
237; life members, 248;-present at
the annual meeting, 227; report of
the Board to the, 231; officers and
managers, election of, 232, 236; forty-
second annual report, 237; mission-
ary rooms, 238; location of Mr. Vin-
ton, 239; Kemmendine property,
240; transfer and discontinuance of
missions, 241; reduction of mission
expenditures, 242; receipts and ex-
penditures, 243; comparative annual
contributions, 247; missionary ap-
pointments, 252, 445; missions of the
Union, 1855-56, 314; treasurer's re-
port, 315; preachers at triennial and
annual meetings,.

American Board of Commissioners,
140; report of the deputation, 140;
missionary schools, 141; Batticotta
seminary,

American Tract Society,..

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347

348

320

beel, 460; wayside beggar, blind, 461;
Burdwar monasteries and their supe-
rior, 461; utility of book distribution,
462; the shady side,.
Australia, Chinese in,.
Ava, embassy to, from the E. I. Co., 9;
message from the king to the mis-
sionaries, 9;-continued favor of, 178;
attached to his idolatry, 179; educa-
tional project, 374; proposed embas-
sy to the United States, 375; earth-
quake, 377; fire, 377; royal benefi-
cence,

mission, report on, 225; annual re-
port, 276; convert, 179; baptisms, 376;
Ko Shway Nee ordained,..

Basle Missionary Society, 56; origin of,

56; first efforts, 57; present state,....
Bassas mission to, report on, 213; an-
nual report,.

Bassein mission, report on, 225; annual
report, 269; quarterly report of the
churches, 7; schools, 8; theological
students, 8; Home Missionary Soci-
ety, 8; application of funds, 8; the
city Bassein, 135; fruit of Mr. Com-
stock's labors, 185; religious state of
the people, 137; encouraging visi-
tors, 137; baptisms, 137; quarterly
meeting, 138; schools, 138; annual
meeting, 370; native treasury, 370,
state of the churches, 371; spiritual-
ism, 371; native preachers, 371; fire
at,.

148

Batticotta seminary,.
Bengali literature,.

347

Aming, a convert at Ningpo, 9; at his
home, 10; baptism, 11; letter to
Akwang,.

Amoy, revival at,.

11
29

Arracan mission, report on, 225; annual
report,

277

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376

58

298

373

148

152

Assam mission, report on, 217; annual
report, 278; religious services, 346;
schools, 346; Mikirs, 346; the native
Christians, 346;-death of, 378; re-
appearance of a scholar, 391; villages
in Hubon Seri, 392; native curiosity,
392; discussions among the Miris,
393; northern Miris, 393; character-
istics, 394; Dhokua Khona and Dib-
rugor, 396; Lukimpur, 396; transmi-
gration, 397; timid disciple, 397; dis-
cerning reader, 397; obstacles to the
conversion of Hindus, 427; Hindu
Cacharis, 428; dread of brahmins,
428; the rajah's chaplain, 429; effect
of science on idolatry, 430; conver-
sion and baptism of Batiram's moth-
er, 431; native officials, 458; oppres-
sion and robbery, 458; perils from
wild beasts, 459; Karens of Assam,
460; German mission among the Ca-
charis, 460; the brahmin of Gonga-

Bengal missionaries, conference of, 50;
progress of missions in India, 50;
obstacles, 50; vernacular preaching,
50; English and vernacular educa-
tion, 51; zemindary system,.
Bixby, M. H., journal of, 36; visit to
Krungpung, 36; daily labors, 81; re-
trospect, 344; on the conversion of
Burmans,

Bixby, Mrs., death of,

Boardman, G. D., reminiscences of
his death, 67; baptistery near the
place of his death,..

Bronson, M., letter from, 346, 432; labor
under embarrassment, 432; joyful
re-union,

Buddhism described,
Burmah, first martyr in, 388; moun-
tain scenery in, 1, 359, 423; flora of,
1, 34, 68, 97, 322, 420, 424; birds of, 97,
420; fishes, 423; traditions in, 4, 132,
386; the river Salwen, 454; ancient
national standard, 421; the river Si-
tang, 421; bore on the, 421; val-
ley of, 422; Burman robbers, 422;
Shwaygyeen, 432; Toungoo city, 423;
-kingdom of, 425; races of people in,

Calcutta missionary conference, 43;