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will in future be granted to any member who is in arrear for two years' subscription, or the amount of five pounds for books.

In this Report are inserted the resolutions on the subject of auxiliary societies, to be formed in the different dioceses throughout the kingdom, to which we gave currency in our number for May 1810 (p. 393). We hope the plan may have been found successful.

The expenditure of the Society, from the 13th April 1809, to March 29, 1810, amounts to about 16,000. Of this sum, about 12,400l. have been paid for books, &c. including the Welsh Scriptures, the Manks Common Prayer, and some prayer books for the Danish prisoners in Great Britain. The expense of the East India mission is 1,208. and of the Scilly mission, 3871. Upwards of 7001. more are expended in different charitable purposes; and the remainder in salaries to officers, and various contingent expenses. The receipts are to a similar amount, and consist of, benefactions and legacies, 1,1774-subscriptions from members 3,0331-receipts for books, &c. 6,2301. (besides 5,000l. of arrears still due)-dividends of various funds, of which 646%. are specifically for the East India missions, about 5,100. The remainder consists of a remission of the Income tax, 3081. and the produce of an estate, 1684. The account of the society's funds is followed by a statement, which has also been separately circulated, with a view to repel a prevalent opinion that the income of the Society exceeds its annual expenditure, and is in an accumulating state, and to prevent the donations which would otherwise be made to them from being diverted into other channels. So far is this opinion from being correct, that in the year ending April 1809, it was necessary to sell 1,7651. three per cent. stock to meet the excess of their expenditure over their income; and at the last audit a sum of 3,020l. remained due to the bookseller and printer, which was over and above the amount of their receipts for the year. The Board, however, trust," that that gracious Providence, which for more than a century past has enabled them to carry on their designs for promoting Christian knowledge, and edifying the body of Christ, will still furnish the means by which these objects may be pursued with increased activity and vigour." We very sincerely hope that this may be the case, and that the Society for promoting Christian Knowledge, laying aside all prejudice and partial affection, will devote itself with energy and simplicity to the one great object of its institution,the universal dissemi

nation of the pure, unadulterated Gospel of Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

We now cone to the account of the Society's Protestant Mission in the East Indies, for the year 1809.

The Rev. Mr. Pezold having written that? the spirit of refractoriness and disorder which had appeared in the Malabar congregation at Vepery had been in part subdued by means of the Secretary's letter in the name of the Society, but that a few still continued refractory; the Society intimated to Mr. Pezold, in reply, that the ancient rules of the mission ought to be observed as strictly as possible, and that the government of the country, they trusted, would protect their mis sionaries from disturbance. This the government had shewn itself willing to do. From a subsequent account it appears that things were more quiet.

Mr. Pæzold, in January 1809, visited the Christians at Pullicat, to whom he preached several times. He administered the Lord's Supper tothirty-nine Portuguese and twentythree Malabar Christians, and baptized twenty-three children. He also visited and consoled the aged and infirm. In February he went to St. Thomas's Mount, and on his arrival found all the good people assembled to hear the Gospel preached to them in their own language. Two Roman Catholics were received into the congregation, and seven heathens were publicly examined and bap tized, who had been under instruction for some time. Before he departed, the people gave him the contents of their alms-box, about nine pagodas, for their poor fellow Christians at Pullicat; and though poor themselves, they promised, should God bless their undertakings, to continue their weekly collections for the same purpose. Mr. Pezold has sent extracts from his diary, from which it appears, that the religious duties of the mission had been regularly performed by himself, in conjunction with the catechists and schoolmasters. The number of communicants in the native congregations on Easter day, was nearly 200, who were ail quiet and peaceable Christians.

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The Rev. Mr. Holzberg writes from Cud. dalore, that his labours in the mission have been uninterrupted. In both the English and Malabar congregations many have heard the word profitably. His school, consisting of twenty children, was under the care of a very able and worthy schoolmaster, called Pitshey-Mutton, who had been recommended by Mr. Kolhoff, of Tanjore. In 1806, he had baptized nineteen children and six adults: the communicants were eighty-two. Is

1807 he had baptized four children, and three adults: the communicants were ninetyeight. In 1808 he had baptized fourteen children and nine converts: the communicrats were 102. He had dispersed books and tracts in great numbers.

A strict order had been given, by a late ex-
cellent collector, that no Christian should be
obliged to work on Sundays; but this order,
it seems, is not enforced.

Buddaloor was the very place where the
late Mr. Swartz was robbed of his gold stock-
buckle. At that time there was not a single
Christian there, but now there is a great
number, as may be seen by the account of
this mission for 1794.

The increase of the Tanjore congregation is stated to be 35, viz. 2 Hindoos of high cast, 4 persons of the Kalla cast, 5 of the Palla cast, 15 Pariars, and 9 Papists. The com municants were 253.

The Rev. Mr. Pohle writes from Trichinapaly, expressing his great satisfaction in the appointment of Mr. Horst one of the Society's missionaries. He observes, that in consequence of the age and infirmities of the country priest, Sattianaden, and of the state of the southern congregation, ideas were entertained of ordaining, according to the rites of the Lutheran church, two or three of the fiest catechists, that they may administer to The Danish Missionaries at Tranquebar the Tanjore and southern congregations. had been put to great inconvenience by the The Rev. Messrs. Kolhoff and Horst, the interraption of their usual supplies from misionaries at Tanjore, speak of a Brahmin Copenhagen, and had applied to the goof whose conversion to Christianity they had vernment of Madras for protection and good hopes. This Brahmin was willing to support, their pecuniary difficulties having be employed in any situation in the mission, obliged them to lessen the number of their bat the income of the Tanjore mission being children and to postpone many urgent of◄ already inadequate to their most necessary jects. Their congregation, however, in the disbursements, the missionaries were under midst of these disadvantages, had enjoyed the painful necessity of directing him to the means of grace, and had had an increase look eat for assistance from the missions on of sixty-four children, born of Christian pathe const. A great part of the revenues of rents, and fourteen adults, who had quitted the country were formerly allotted, by the heathenism, and accepted the saving Gospel Hindoo kings, to the support of heathen of Christ; among these was a Mahrattian temples and Brahmins; and this appropria- Brahmin, who spoke the Telinga language, tion is continued by the British government, and who had become, not only a theoretical, When a Brahmin, therefore, resolves to em- but a real and practical Christian, in which brace Christianity, he not only draws on character he continued to persevere. Their himself the indignation of his order, and of communicants were 1048. Mr. John, the other Hindoos, but forfeits all the privi- missionary, had lost his sight so as to be leges and emoluments he formerly enjoyed. unable to read and write; as had the assisOf course he has none to look up to, for assistant, Mr Schreyfogel. In this state of afflictance in obtaining a livelihood, but to Chris- tion, the faithful senior catechist Saroiragen, and the other catechists in the Tranquebar district, had afforded them much comfort and assistance. The government of Madras had advanced, for the use of the mission, 200 pagodas a month, which was, however, much less than its necessities required.

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The native fellow-labourers had continued to assist Messrs. Kolhoff and Horst in preaching the word of God to Christians and heathens, and had visited the country congregations in a variety of places, exhorting them to live as became Christians. Sattianaden had been employed in dispensing the Sacraments in various places. They complain much of the want of more Malabar Bibles and Testaments in all the congregations; and they state that great pains had been taken to inure the children under their care to habits of profitable industry. They mention the zeal shewn by several members of the congregation at Buddaloor to act accordng to their Christian engagements. The Christians, it appears, have been often preented, by the heathen civil servants of the Company, from attending public worship on Sundays, being called to work on that day.

From the letters of Messrs. Kolhoff and Horst is given a long extract, in which these gentlemen comment with much feeling on certain passages in the fifteenth number of the transactions of the London Missionary Society, which they understand to reflect ou their conduct and that of their predecessors in the mission, more particularly as having made an unwarrantable compromise of principle, in the iudulgence shewn to their con verts on the subject of Cast. Messrs. Cran and Desgranges, in their Journal of the 5th of March 1805, soon after they had arrived in India, observe, Our two lads" (Chris

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will in future be granted to any member who is in arrear for two years' subscription, or the amount of five pounds for books.

In this Report are inserted the resolutions on the subject of auxiliary societies, to be formed in the different dioceses throughout the kingdom, to which we gave currency in our number for May 1810 (p. 393). We hope the plan may have been found successful.

The expenditure of the Society, from the 13th April 1809, to March 29, 1810, amounts to about 16,000. Of this sum, about 12,400l. have been paid for books, &c. including the Welsh Scriptures, the Manks Common Prayer, and some prayer books for the Danish prisoners in Great Britain. The expense of the East India mission is 1,208. and of the Scilly mission, 3871. Upwards of 7001. more are expended in different charitable purposes; and the remainder in salaries to officers, and various contingent expenses. The receipts are to a similar amount, and consist of, benefactions and legacies, 1,1771.—subscriptions from members 3,0334-receipts for books, &c. 6,2301. (besides 5,000l. of arrears still due)-dividends of various funds, of which 6461. are specifically for the East India missions, about 5,100. The remainder consists of a remission of the Income tax, 3081. and the produce of an estate, 168. The account of the society's funds is followed by a statement, which has also been separately circulated, with a view to repel a prevalent opinion that the income of the Society exceeds its annual expenditure, and is in an accumulating state, and to prevent the donations which would otherwise be made to them from being diverted into other channels. So far is this opinion from being correct, that in the year ending April 1809, it was necessary to sell 1,7651. three per cent, stock to meet the excess of their expenditure over their income; and at the last audit a sum of 3,020. remained due to the bookseller and printer, which was over and above the amount of their receipts for the year. The Board, however, trust," that that gracious Providence, which for more than a century past has enabled them to carry on their designs for promoting Christian knowledge, and edifying the body of Christ, will still furnish the means by which these objects may be pursued with increased activity and vigour." We very sincerely hope that this may be the case, and that the Society for promoting Christian Knowledge, laying aside all prejudice and partial affection, will devote itself with energy and simplicity to the one great object of its institution, the universal dissemi

nation of the pure, unadulterated Gospel of Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

We now come to the account of the So-a ciety's Protestant Mission in the East Indies, for the year 1809.

The Rev. Mr. Pæzold having written that the spirit of refractoriness and disorder which had appeared in the Malabar congregation a at Vepery had been in part subdued by means of the Secretary's letter in the name of the Society,' but that a few still continued refractory; the Society intimated to Mr. Pezold, in reply, that the ancient rules of the mission ought to be observed as strictly as possible, and that the government of the country, they trusted, would protect their mis sionaries from disturbance. This the govern ment had shewn itself willing to do. Fram a subsequent account it appears that things were more quiet.

Mr. Pezold, in January 1809, visited the Christians at Pullicat, to whom he preached several times. He administered the Lord's Supper tothirty-nine Portuguese and twentythree Malabar Christians, and baptized twenty-three children. He also visited and consoled the aged and infirm. In February he went to St. Thomas's Mount, and on his arrival found all the good people assembled to hear the Gospel preached to them in their own language. Two Roman Catholics were received into the congregation, and seven heathens were publicly examined and baptized, who had been under instruction for some time. Before he departed, the people gave him the contents of their alms-box, about nine pagodas, for their poor fellow Christians at Pullicat; and though poor themselves, they promised, should God bless their undertakings, to continue their weekly collections for the same purpose. Mr. Pæzold has sent extracts from his diary, from which it appears, that the religious duties of the mission had been regularly performed by himself, in conjunction with the catechists and schoolmasters. The number of communicants in the native congregations on Easter day, was nearly 200, who were all quiet and peaceable Christians.

The Rev. Mr. Holzberg writes from Cuddalore, that his labours in the mission have been uninterrupted. In both the English and Malabar congregations many have heard the word profitably. His school, consisting of twenty children, was under the care of a very able and worthy schoolmaster, called Pitshey-Mutton, who had been recommended by Mr. Kolhoff, of Tanjore. In 1806, he had baptized nineteen children and six adults: the communicants were eighty-two. In

1807 he bad baptized four children, and three adults: the communicants were ninetyeight. In 1808 he had baptized fourteen children and nine converts: the communicants were 102. He had dispersed books and tracts in great numbers.

The Rev. Mr. Pohle writes from Trichinapoly, expressing his great satisfaction in the appointment of Mr. Horst one of the Society's missionaries. He observes, that in consequence of the age and infirmities of the country priest, Sattianaden, and of the state of the southern congregation, ideas were entertained of ordaining, according to the rites of the Lutheran church, two or three of the fittest catechists, that they may administer to the Tanjore and southern congregations. The Rev. Messrs. Kolhoff and Horst, the misionaries at Tanjore, speak of a Brahmin of whose conversion to Christianity they had good hopes. This Brahmin was willing to be employed in any situation in the mission, but the income of the Tanjore mission being already inadequate to their most necessary disbursements, the missionaries were under the painful necessity of directing him to look ent for assistance from the missions on the coast. A great part of the revenues of the country were formerly allotted, by the Hindoo kings, to the support of heathen temples and Brahmins; and this appropriatum is continued by the British government, When a Brahmin, therefore, resolves to embrace Christianity, he not only draws on himself the indignation of his order, and of all other Hindoos, but forfeits all the privileges and emoluments he formerly enjoyed. Of course he has none to look up to, for assistuace in obtaining a livelihood, but to Chris

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A strict order had been given, by a late ex-
cellent collector, that no Christian should be
obliged to work on Sundays; but this order,
it seems, is not enforced.

Buddaloor was the very place where the
late Mr. Swartz was robbed of his gold stuck-
buckle. At that time there was not a single
Christian there, but now there is a great
number, as may be seen by the account of
this mission for 1794.

The increase of the Tanjore congregation
is stated to be 35, viz. 2 Hindoos of high cast,
4 persons of the Kalla cast, 5 of the Palla
cast, 15 Pariars, and 9 Papists. The com
municants were 253.

The Danish Missionaries at Tranquebar
had been put to great inconvenience by the
interruption of their usual supplies from
Copenhagen, and had applied to the gn-
vernment of Madras for protection and
support, their pecuniary difficulties having
obliged them to lessen the number of their
children and to postpone many urgent ob
jects. Their congregation, however, in the
midst of these disadvantages, had enjoyed
the means of grace, and had had an increase
of sixty-four children, born of Christian pa-
rents, and fourteen adults, who had quitted
heathenism, and accepted the saving Gospel
of Christ; among these was a Mahrattian
Brahmin, who spoke the Telinga language,
and who had become, not only a theoretical,
but a real and practical Christian, in which
character he continued to persevere. Their
communicants were 1048. Mr. John, the
missionary, had lost his sight so as to be
unable to read and write; as had the assis-
tant, Mr Schreyfogel. In this state of afflic-
tion, the faithful senior catechist Saroiragen,
and the other catechists in the Tranquebar
district, had afforded them much comfort
and assistance. The government of Madras
had advanced, for the use of the mission, 200
pagodas a month, which was, however, much
less than its necessities required.

The native fellow-labourers had continued to assist Messrs. Kolhoff and Horst in preaching the word of God to Christians and heathens, and bad visited the country congregatims in a variety of places, exhorting them to live as became Christians. Sattianaden had been employed in dispensing the Sacraments in various places. They complain much of the want of more Malabar Bibles and Testaments in all the congregations; and they state that great pains had been taken to inure the children under their care to babits of profitable industry. They mentia the zeal shewn by several members of the congregation at Buddaloor to act accordng to their Christian engagements. The Christians, it appears, have been often prevented, by the heathen civil servants of the Company, from attending public worship on Sundays, being called to work on that day.

From the letters of Messrs. Kolhoff and Horst is given a long extract, in which these gentlemen comment with much feeling on certain passages in the fifteenth number of the transactions of the London Missionary Society, which they understand to reflect on their conduct and that of their predecessors in the mission, more particularly as having made an unwarrantable compromise of principle, in the indulgence shewn to their con verts on the subject of Cast. Messrs. Cran and Desgranges, in their Journal of the 5th of March 1805, soon after they had arrived in India, observe, "Our two lads" (Christian lads, we presume)" are sick, but they

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will eat nothing which our cook dresses, as he is of the Pariar cast. Is it not the duty of Missionaries to adopt some plan for abolishing the cast among their converts? If we were to tolerate it, we should soon have wonderful accounts to transmit to our friends in Europe of our success: but the Scriptures must be our guide." The defence of Messrs. Kolhoff and Horst, to the charge which they conceive to be insinuated in this passage, is as follows.

"From the commencement of the mission on this coast, it has been the uniform practice of all the Missionaries to instruct the converts from heathenism in the truths of Christianity, to insist upon their leading an holy life, and shewing that they are Christians, by loving God above all things, by considering all men of whatever denomina tion, religion, or cast, as their neighbours; to entertain a hearty good will towards them, and to do them all the good in their power; but, never did they insist on any person who wished to embrace Christianity, to renounce

his cast.

"To desire a man to renounce his cast signifies, to require (for example) a man of the high Seyva, or Wellaler cast, who is accustomed from his infancy to live only upon vegetables, to eat meat, to enter into a close connection, or to level himself, with the lower classes, and to intermarry with one another (e. g.) with the Pariars, a cast, who, from time immemorial, have made themselves disgustful to all other classes of the natives, by their inattention to, and disregard of cleanliness, and particularly by feeding upon carrion. And although our Protestant Pariars are not allowed to use such detestable food; yet as their heathen and Romish relations are not debarred the use of it in like manner, the aversion of well-bred persons to enter into the closest connections with such a class of people, (at least until every vestige of such filthy propensities shall have been effaced) is founded upon reason and decency; and we do not feel ourselves warranted to require of the higher ranks such an

unscriptural surrender of their birthright, to which no nobleman or gentleman in our own country, would ever submit.

"As we presume that the equity of such a demand cannot be proved by any precept in the sacred oracles, nor from the practice of the apostles and primitive Christians, and as besides such a demand might be productive of fatal consequences, we have taken care to follow the same mode of acting as our predecessors have done, with regard to this Brahmin. We were, however, much pleased in learning that he had made no objections against vegetable food, prepared at his request by a Wellaler, who, though of a high cast, are inferior to that of the Bramins."

Messrs. Kolhoff and Horst likewise advert to two other passages in the same number of the Missionary Transactions, which they con sider as levelled both at them and at the chaplains of the East India Company. "We have reason to believe," say Messrs. Cran and Desgranges, "that there are many friends in this place who will gladly assist and protect missionaries who are truly devot ed to the work." May God incline the heart of one of our directors," they say in another place, "or of some experienced minister" (we copy their Italics) " to come and preach in English, and erect the Gospel standard here."

Now we think that the first and the last of these remarks (we see nothing objectionable in the second) are very silly, and, perhaps, a little "conceited;" but they might have passed in a private communication. We think it much more inexcusable in the Directors of the Missionary Society to have published them to the world. At the same time we think that no one who reads them will think that they deserved a grave and serious refutation from Messrs. Kolhoff and Horst, or that it was consistent with the accustomed reserve and dignity of the Society for promoting Christian Knowledge to make themselves a party in the dis pute.

VIEW OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

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