SLEYAN MISSIONARY NOTICES, RELATING PRINCIPALLY TO THE FOREIGN MISSIONS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE METHODIST CONFERENCE. THIRD SERIES. VOLUME II. FOR THE YEAR 1855. VOLUME XXI. FROM THE COMMENCEMENT. LONDON: SOLD AT THE WESLEYAN MISSION-HOUSE, BISHOPSGATE-STREET-WITHIN. CONTENTS OF VOL. II. BEING VOL. XXI, FROM THE COMMENCEMENT. Abbeokuta, Missionary visit to, 56- Alexander, Major-General, speech of, 122 Allen, Mrs., death of, New-Brunswick, Alton, Rev. G., letter from, Gibraltar, AMERICA, 51, 166. Canada, 60, 100, 141, 166, 197-Hudson's-Bay, 61, 143 Indian Missions, 141, 201- New-Brunswick, 62, 92, 137-New- American Methodism, remarks on, 82, Amos, Mr. R., letter from, Friendly ANNIVERSARY of the Society, an- nouncement of the Sermons and Pub- lic Meeting, 49-report of the pro- ceedings at the, 81-sermons preached Annual subscriptions, early payment of, Antigua, letter from, 58 Archives du Methodisme, notice of the Army in the East, appointment of a ARRIVALS: Rev. J. Vercoe, at Ton- gatabu, 16-Rev. R. Gilbert, at An- tigua, 16-Rev. A. Edman, at Gib- raltar, 16-Rev. R. Fletcher and E. D. Webb, at Honduras, 16-Rev. H. Pymm, at Barbadoes, 48-Rev. J. Greathead, at Demerara, 48-Rev. Messrs. Fordham and Wilson, in Fee- jee, 64, 67-Rev. A.S. White, at Gibral- tar, 164-Rev. Messrs. Hutton, Pres- ton, and Smith, in China, 164-Rev. D. Sanderson, in Madras, 180-Rev. Messrs. Cope, Lelean, and Miss Par- tridge, in New South Wales, 180- Rev. S. Hardey, at Swan-River, 180 Bangalore, letters from, 152, 179 Baptisms, notices of, on Mission-stations, 10, 20, 21, 22, 57, 90, 145, 154, 162, Baptists, in America, statistics of, 82 Barrowclough, Rev. W., departure of, Beecham, John, Dahomi, letter from, to Beecham, Rev. Dr., appointment of, to British America, 92, 115, 118, 119, 166-speeches of, at Exeter-Hall, 119, 128-departure of, for Nova-Scotia, 132 return of, 163-account of his Bible Society, extract from the publica- Binks, Rev. W. L., departure of, for Bion, Rev. R., journal of, during a journey through the east of Mymen- Bird, Rev. M. B., letter from, Hayti, 29 Botterell, Rev. E., letter from, New- Bowring, Sir J., views of, in reference to Missionary operations in China, 131 Bradburn, Rev. S., anecdote of, 99 25 British Kaffraria, letter from, 9 Brown, Rev. G. P., death of, Cape- | Church of England, statistics of, in Coast, 11, 16, 87 America, 82; at the Cape of Good Civilization, progress of, in British Clarke, Rev. W., departure of, for Aus- Class-meetings, testimony to the utility Coke, Rev. Dr., comparison of, with Dr. Newton, 93-labours of, alluded to, 116 Colombo, letter from, 179 Comben, Rev. Mr., departure of, for Congregationalists, statistics of, in Ame- Conversions, on Mission-stations, 1, 6, 7, 17, 21, 22, 24, 147, 148, 160, 162, 170, 171, 176. See Revival of reli- Cook, Rev. Dr., letters from, France, 1, Cope, Rev. J., departure of, for Hobart- Town, 64-rrival of, at Sydney, 180 Cowan, C., Esq., speech of, 96 Cox, Rev. J., letters from, China, 35, Cox, Rev. J., letters from, St. Kitt's, at Garden-River by, 61; of the Aln- wick Mission, 141-death of, 212 CEYLON, 88, 165, 179. Batticaloa, 5 Chalmers, Rev. W., speech of, 103 Chapels, erection or opening of, at Spanish-Wells, Bahamas, 28-at Ade- laide, South Australia, 42, 133—at Burra-Burra, Ditto, 42-at Verulam, Natal, 55, 176 at Brighton, Victoria, Australia, 76—at Heald-Town, South Africa, 90, 205-at D'Urban, Natal, 91-at Sierra-Leone, 91-at Good- wood, Australia, 133—at Pemics, Wil- Daily Offerings, recommended, 32 lunga, and Walkerville, Ditto, 134- Daniel, Rev. G., letter from, Vavau, 177 at Akrah, Gold-Coast, 135-at Nas-Dawson, Rev. W., letter from, Whydah, sau and Green-Turtle Cay, Bahamas, 137 at Coaticoke, Canada, 148-at Manargoody, 157-at Geelong, Chil- well, Tuckfield, Ceres, and Highton, Cheesbrough, Rev. H., letter from, Baha- Chettle, Rev. H. H., letter from, to the China, letters from, 35, 53, 149-no- tices of the insurrectionary movement Dahomi, commencement of a Mission in, 92-prospects in, 168-letter from the Dean, Rev. W. H., departure of, for Death of native converts, 21, 25, 162 DEATHS: Mrs. Allen, New-Bruns- wick, 137-Rev. W. Bannister, Bar- badoes, 87-Rev. G. P. Brown, Cape- Land, 64-Rev. Dr. Beecham, for Nova-Scotia, 132-Rev. Messrs. Binks and Richards, for Australia, 164– Rev. W. A. Quick, for New South Wales, 180-Rev. Messrs. Stephen- son and Pordige, for India, 196-Rev. Messrs. Scott and Dean, for Ceylon, Donations on annuity, list of, 86 Dove, Rev. Mr., departure of, for Fraser, Rev. E., letter from, Jamaica, 27 Freeman, Rev. T. B., letters from, Gold- Coast, 11, 56, 134, 168, 170, 190 French Conference, a publication of the, Friendly Islands, letters from, 64, 72, 177, 178 Gambia, letters from, 25, 79, 167 194 Garrett, Rev. J., testimony to the ser- Garry, Rev. W., letter from, Antigua, 58 George Tubou, King of the Friendly 16 New-Gold-Coast, letters from, 11, 43, 56, 134, Edman, Rev. A., arrival of, at Gibraltar, 16-departure of, for Jamaica, 196 Edney, Rev. J., departure of, for Sierra- Education, progress of, on Mission- Elliott, Mr., Hora Apocalypticæ of, EUROPE: France, 1, 17, 92, 165- Germany, 88, 165-Gibraltar, 33, 88, | 178-Ireland, 92, 115—Italy, 165– Spain, 33, 88, 165-Switzerland, 165 Expenditure of the Society for 1854, 86 Farmer, Miss, her "Tonga and the Farmer, T., Esq., speech of, 110 Gold-Fields, Australia, state of religion at the, 6-visit of the Governor of Graham's Town, letter from, 45 Grants, colonial, to the Society, 85, 137 Green, Rev. W., departure of, for Bar- Hannah, Rev. Dr., speech of, 112 Harding, Rev. I., letter from, Aus- Hartwell, Rev. J. T., letter from, Ba- Feejee, letters from, 7, 36, 39, 64, 65, Hayti, letter from, 29 66, 68" Events in," 211 Finance of 1855, 48--close of the year's Financial Statement of the Society, 85 Fishbourne, Captain, speech of, 128 Fletcher, Rev. R., arrival of, at Hon- duras, 16-letter from, Ditto, 46 Fordham, Rev. J., arrival of, in Feejee, France, prospects of religious liberty in, Hodson, Rev. T., letters from, Banga- Holden, Rev. W. C., letter from, Albany, Holford, Rev. W., departure of, for Home proceedings: Leeds Missionary Meeting, 14-Juvenile Societies, York, finances of 1855, 48, 212-Anni- |