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day. Many images have been carried past towards the ocean, some of him, and some of his mother. They are borne on men's shoulders in a sitting posture. What a picture to the contemplative mind! I have been forcibly reminded of the folly of the Israelites, when they exclaimed, 'These be thy gods, O Israel.'

"19th. The brahmin from Panwell came again on Tuesday, and has remained three days. He says, when he went home from here last, he tore up his toolusee, (a sacred tree attached to most of the native houses for worship,) and when he was asked, why he did thus, he said, it was like any other tree, why should he keep it? Early in the morning he took his stone god, about one foot in length, wrapt it in a cloth, and threw it into a brook. When his family inquired where his god was, he told them, he was gone to join his mates; that it was only a stone, and had no power to do any thing for them.

"His whole appearance is very serious and interesting, and we cannot but hope, that a good work is begun, which will result in great mercy, even salvation to himself and family, encouragement to us, and glory to God in the view of this people. He said he should remove his family to this place,

that he and they might receive instruction constantly.

"Oct. 1st.-Last evening Mr. B., who has been with us for several days, was taken severely ill, and his sickness increased until he thought surely the hour of his departure was at hand. His mind was calm and heavenly, and his views of divine things clear and joyful. He called for some of the youth in our family, and exhorted them earnestly and tenderly to secure an interest in the Saviour immediately. He seemed to feel eternity near, and its vast concerns a solemn reality. He however, obtained some rest, and is much easier this morning. Hope the Lord has designs of mercy toward this mission in his preservation.

"31st. Yesterday the meeting of the Missionary Union commenced. To-day we had the first public examination of all the female schools attached to our mission. Most of the children with their teachers were present. I think there were two hundred or more. The first classes of all the schools united in one, and read the second chapter of Matthew, and answered some questions from it. They then repeated the third chapter and a part of the catechism which is used in our schools. This they had learned through. The second

class could read with considerable fluency. They repeated the ten commandments, and had writing to exhibit. A little sewing was then brought forward as a specimen of their ingenuity in that branch of industry. It is but a short time since any of them were willing to learn to sew, considering it rather degrading. However this feeling is subsiding, and soon I hope they will become skilled in using the needle. An address was delivered in Mahratta, suited to encourage the children; the exercises closed with prayer. The children seemed animated, and I think the effect will be good. The spectators too were gratified.

"Nov. 3d.-Monthly Concert. According to appointment, the day is observed as a season of fasting and prayer. This custom is established for the first Monday in every month throughout the Union. A prayer meeting is held in the afternoon, and a missionary sermon delivered in the evening, at the close of which the Lord's supper was administered.

"8th. Several donations have already been received for the female schools, elicited by the exhibition. People here contribute by twenty, thirty, or an hundred rupees. One gentleman has given one hundred."

CHAPTER XII.

Journal continued.

"Nov. 22d, 1828.-Last evening I witnessed a most affecting sight-the funeral pile of two Hindoos burning. Passing along by the sea-side, we suddenly came to the place for burning the dead. The shore and its vicinity, was literally a Golgotha. There was one pile that was composed almost wholly of human skulls! The English burying ground is near the place, and also another Portuguese or Mussulman; so that it seemed indeed like the habitations of the dead. The still waters of the ocean spreading wide, and extending far on the one hand, and the mild rays of the moon darting through the trees on the other, seemed calculated to nourish solemn thought, and inspire the mind with a kind of awe, as if here to trifle would be profaneness!

"But in the midst of the bones of the dead, and with the funeral flames rising in full view, the thoughtless natives were wandering here and there, apparently as care

less, as if in the midst of festivity. Alas! they know not the anguish that awaits transgressors beyond the tomb! nor the terrors of the living God whom they daily offend! They generally believe in transmigration. Some, however, believe that wicked people at death become evil spirits, who wander about, and torment the inhabitants of the world.

"27th. This is an interesting day to me, for it completes a year since we landed on this island. One year, I have been living in the midst of idolaters, and been a witness of their superstitions. One year I have been employed in those labors, or in preparation for them, for which I left my native land. Certainly one year less have I to labor, one year nearer am I to the judgment seat. One year less to be separated from my dear relatives and friends, or, one year nearer an eternal separation! Although I have reason to lament the want of greater zeal and confidence in the promises of God, yet through help obtained from him, something is done. I can now read the Testament, and understand the religious services of the chapel, with tolerable facility. I can make myself understood, and usually discover the meaning of others, in the Mahratta language, for the purpose of conver

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