Account of Moneys received by the Treasurer of the General Convention of the Baptist Denomination for Foreign Missions, from the 1st to the 23d May, 1828.

By cash from the Fem. For. Miss. Soc. of the First Bap. church in Philadelphia, per Rev. W. T. Brantly,

100,00

From the Pennsylvania Mission Society, Rev. Samuel Huggins, Treas. received per Rev. J. L. Dagg, it having been contributed as follows, viz. From Joseph Walker, annual subscription,

10,00

Male Miss. Soc. of 5th Bap. Church, Philadelphia, per J. K. Hillegas, 20,00
Sansom-Street Philadelphia Fem. Miss. Society,*

From the Oliver-Street, N. Y. Bap. For. Miss. Soc. connected with the church and congregation under the pastoral care of Rev. S. H. Cone, per Mr. C. L. Roberts,

From the Oliver-Street Bap. Fem. For. Miss. Soc. to be applied to the pur-
poses of Foreign missions exclusively, per Mrs. M. Purser, Treas.
Rev. Mr. Leonard, it having been collected at the monthly concert for pray-
er in Cazenovia village, N. Y.

From the Miss. Soc. belonging to the Beriah Baptist church and congregation, Vandam-street, N. Y. per Mr. W. Simpson, Treas.

Samuel Payne, Esq. Treas. of the Madison Society (N. Y.) Auxiliary, &c. per Rev. Dr. Kendrick,

Whitesborough Female School Society to aid in the support of schools under the care of Mrs. Wade in Burmah, by Sally Whipple, Treas. per Rev. E. Galusha,

Collections at annual meeting of the Board, New-York,
Penobscot county, (Me.) Foreign Mission Society, Auxiliary, &c.
Oxford county, (Me.) Foreign Mission Society, Auxiliary, &c.

Received by Rev. Alonzo King, per Dea. C. Stockbridge,

From a friend to Zion, per hand of Rev. Henry Grew,

800,00

200,00

8,00

100,00

90,00

To be appropriated as follows. Thirty dollars for the continued support of Eliza Green, at the Valley Towns Station, this being the annual donation for that object. The remainder for the education and support of children in Burmah, Africa, and at the Indian Stations in this country, in such proportions as the Board shall judge expedient.

1,00

From Marshall S. Durkee, for Carey Station, per Mr. E. Lincoln,
H. B. Rounds, Esq. Treas. of the Utica Bap. For. Miss. Soc. per Mr. E. Lincoln, 25,00
From an unknown friend in the country, for the Female schools in India,
per Dea. J. Loring,

10,00

Primary Society in Orland, by the Treas. of the Aux. Soc. in the county of

Hancock, (Me.)

The Sisters of the Baptist church in Augusta, Ga. by Miss Jane L. Harden,
Cor. Sec'ry, per Rev. W. T. Brantly,

14,00

40,00

Rev. J. L. Dagg, per Dr. Bolles,

The Treasurer has received $182,25, from the "New-York Society for promot

ing Female Schools in India."

*The male and female Societies in Sansom-Street church, we learn, have also previously made valuable donations to the Burman mission.

NOTICE.

The Annual Meeting of the Baptist Convention of the State of New Hampshire will be holden in the Baptist Meeting-house in Chester, on the fourth Wednesday in June inst. at 2 o'clock, P. M. Sermon by Rev. Ira Person, Newport.

We have recently furnished copious extracts from the communications of our missionary friends at Burmah. The prospects of this mission are daily becoming more gratifying, and we with pleasure present to our readers the present month the Journal of Mr. Wade, and an interesting account of the Male School established by Mr. Boardman.

MR. WADE'S JOURNAL, ADDRESSED TO THE COrresponding SECRETARY.

pleasure in eating because food is
good?
The food is good, but some-
times the teacher has no appetite,
then he cannot eat."

this was not enough; you must have a change of heart, must be born again; if you die without this, and once get into hell, you can I wished to try the state of his never hope for deliverance aftermind still farther, and asked him wards. According to the Burman whether he did not sometimes doubt, system it is not so much matter after all, whether the Burman reli- where a person goes when he dies, for gion is not true? He replied, "No, if he is miserable, he thinks within not for a moment. I have given himself, Well, this misery is to last up my old religion altogether; truth only for a given period; when the is not to be found in the Burman term is out I shall be released, and sacred books; I think my aversion be put on probation again, and have to them is even greater than that another chance of obtaining the which the teachers feel." Why do happiness of the celestial regions; you think it is greater? "Because but it is not so according to the the teachers read them, but I feel true Scriptures; they teach us that an aversion even to looking into the misery of those who are once them; the teachers have never been cast into hell is interminable. Think deceived by them; they deceived on this, and allow your spirit no me and I hate them. While teach- rest until you become a true discier H. was in Rangoon, (before the ple of Christ. He was solemn, and war,) he desired me to find him a promised to make the concerns of specimen of white marble; and one evening I brought him a marble image from one of the Pagodas, and told him to break it and take what part he liked; but he was afraid to do it, and told me to go quietly, and put it where I found it."

12. Yesterday evening a small brig arrived which brought us American letters and publications, which we received with very great pleasure.

his soul his chief business. His wife also professes to be desirous of examining the new religion, but she was not now at home.

15, Sabbath. On account of the heavy rain this morning our assembly for Burman worship was not so large as on the two preceding Sabbaths. Last Sabbath there were 48 persons including the school, and to day 28. The plan which. we have lately adopted for our laTo-day I went out with a view bours among the natives on the of ascertaining whether something Sabbath is this. We commence might not be done in making known publick worship about 9 o'clock. the gospel to the heathen, by ad- Dr. Judson offers up a prayer, reads dressing individuals in the street, a portion of Scripture, which he or wherever I could find any that expounds, and then makes a closing would listen, but was prevented by prayer. Most of the assembly rea violent storm of wind and rain; main some time after the publick I had not time to escape by return- services are ended; the females go ing home, and took shelter under into a room with Mrs. Wade for rethe roof of a native whom we look ligious conversation; the men reupon as an inquirer. The storm main with Dr. J. for the same purlasted about three hours, which time pose; I go into the school-house to I spent in religious conversation catechise and exhort the children with this person, endeavouring of the school. Thus each has a chiefly to make him feel the im- particular department of labour, in portance of being in earnest in his which we spend the time from the inquiries into the truth of the chris-close of the publick service till 12. tian religion. He professed to be- In the afternoon we have worship lieve the Scriptures; but I told him in English: And in the evening

P. No; that was in the time of Gaudama; then the priests had the advantage of his immediate instructions; he directed them what formulas to use, but now we have not this advantage.

the disciples come again for a pray-books, formerly various persons Ver-meeting. became priests, and in seven 19. Very heavy rain every day days, by close attention to certain for the last week, so that I have formulas, they became so perfect not been able to renew my attempt that they could ascend from the at preaching in the streets until to-earth and traverse the air as they day. This morning I went out for liked. Is it possible for you to atthe purpose, but did not succeed. tain to the same state of perfection Indeed I begin to think it imprac- by the same means now? ticable to do much in this way, because the business of buying and selling in the Bazar is performed wholly by the females, while the men, particularly in this place, are employed here and there in boats lading, or unlading ships, cutting down the forest, &c. &c. so that scarce any body is to be met with in the Bazar, except women, and it would be considered by natives quite out of character for a religious teacher to stand in the street conversing with females, though upon the subject of religion. They are taught by their own religion to feel strong prejudices in this respect. It is hardly allowable for a priest to speak to a woman on any occasion. In my walk, however, I met with an aged priest, and entered into conversation with him. I asked him He said he was 70 years old. I said, you are quite old, and cannot live long; have you any dread of death? "No."

his age.

Teacher. Where do you expect to go when you die?

Priest. To the Nat country, (that is, the celestial regions.)

T. In your former states of existence have you ever lived in the Nat country?

P. I don't know, I cannot recal to mind any of my former

states.

T. What evidence have you that when you die you will be born in the Nat country?

P. I find in the sacred books that such and such meritorious deeds produce such and such rewards; by this only I know that when I die I shall be born in the Nat country.

T. But according to the sacred

T. Why not? you have the pa◄ godas, images, &c. which Gaudama taught you to look upon as his substitutes after his annihilation; that by worshipping and making offerings to them you would obtain the same advantages as if you did it to himself in person. Go therefore to the images which, you worship and inquire.

P. True they are Gaudama's substitutes, but they cannot see or hear or speak. How then shall we learn of them?

T. But the particular formulas which formerly produced such wonderful effects are recorded; try those same formulas.

P. We do, but cannot obtain what was formerly obtained by them.

T. If then the observance of the same rules now produces no effect, the power of your formulas seems to be lost; what evidence have you then that the observance of them will ever procure you the blessings of annihilation, or any other reward?

P. When I get to the Nat country I shall know more.

T. What advantage can you expect there? According to your sacred books there are priests, no opportunities of obtaining merit; it is only in the state of man that you can make any advances in the road to annihilation; therefore, after you have enjoyed the pleasures of Nat country, and become a man again, having expended your former

stock of merit in the pleasures of Nat country, how will you be any better off than you are now? and in this way how will you ever obtain the blessings of annihilation?

P. What you say, teacher, is true, all true. What law shall I observe, and thereby obtain annihilation?

T. You cannot obtain this by the observance of any law; but if you will obey the law of Christ, you will obtain that which is much || more desirable.

I then gave him Dr. Judson's tract, which he promised to read and consider carefully.

25. It still rains almost incessantly. I spend my time in reading Burman with my teacher, and in making improvements in my Burman concordance; but I am not satisfied. I wish to be more immediately employed among the natives. It seems however impracticable without we had a zayat for publick preaching, which we have not at present; and the uncertainty of remaining here is considered too great to justify the expense of building

one.

Aug. 3. The prospects of Amherst as a missionary station seem more and more dark, so that we have nearly come to the conclusion that it is necessary to remove to some other place, either Maulaming, Tavoy, or Mergui. Sir Archibald is about to examine the channels of the river more thoroughly than has been done hitherto in the hope of finding good anchorage ground for ships, somewhere about 15 miles below Maulaming. If he succeeds in this, Amherst will no doubt be wholly deserted in a very short time.

7. We are at length convinced that we ought not to continue on the very borders of an inviting field of labour, such as Maulaming is, without entering into it merely to save the expense of new buildings; we are sorry indeed that the mission should sustain the loss of the houses

already built; but what is it when compared with the loss of labour among the heathen month after month which is sustained by continuing here? When the buildings were erected there was every probability that the population of the place would increase. But instead of that, one event after another has occasioned a continual decrease. These events could not be foreseen.. And ought we now to be the last to leave the place, and deprive a numerous population at Maulaming of our missionary labours for the purpose of saving four or five hundred rupees? [about $230] We think it wrong; and are the more convinced of this by repeated assurances from brother Boardman that his house is daily thronged with Burmans, who ask for information respecting the christian religion. Dr. Judson is to go up the first opportunity, and commence his labours among the people, and at the same time be collecting materials for a new building, as there are no houses to be hired, that as soon as the rains subside a little we may put up a house, and remove the mission establishment.

10. Dr. Judson left us for Maulaming.

12, Lord's-day. Dr. J.. being gone, it became my duty to conduct the usual services in Burman. It is the first time I have attempted in this || language any thing like a sermon. Some of the difficulties which I experienced in attempting to put my ideas into the form of a connected discourse arose probably from a kind of diffidence which always attends a first attempt at any publick performance, so that I feel encouraged to go on until that embarrassment is overcome, when I shall be better able to judge whether my knowledge of the language is sufficient to enable me to communicate religious truth in the way of sermonizing so as to be tolerably well understood by the Burmans; for until I can do this I should dishonor