sation and in giving some instruction. But I wish to know more-much more I have need to learn. May I obtain grace, whether years, or months, or days shall be added to my life, to devote my strength and influence to the glory of God. At present, appearances are very encouraging with regard to one of the females in our family. I hope and trust she is under the influence of that Spirit, which leadeth into all truth, and that some rays of light have beamed upon her mind, as the earnest of a brighter day.*

"Dec. 7th.-My parents will, perhaps, recollect this day, as the anniversary of their daughter's birth. I hope, not with pensive sadness, but with gratitude, that they have been permitted to devote her to the work of instructing the heathen. Nor will they cease, I trust, to invoke for her that divine wisdom and grace, so requisite in a situation of such responsibility."

21st. In alluding to the case of a female who was sick, and who appeared favorable to religion, Mrs. A. remarks, "I fear she, and two or three other women in the same school, are like stony ground' hearers,

*The person here referred to, became some months subsequent to this, a member of the Mission Church in Bombay.

They seem to have no just views of sin, though they are ready to acknowledge they are sinful; they appear to want those deeply humbling views of it, that are connected with godly sorrow. This is a general truth, I believe, with regard to this people. It is difficult to make them feel the evil of sin, as involving great personal guilt. So dreadfully dark and blind are their minds!

"23d. The mother of the female teacher who died about a year since, is very sick; and being quite old, we fear will not recover. She has attentively received instruction for a long time, and when at the native service at the chapel, has often been remarked for her earnest attention. She says she trusts in Christ, that she worships only the living God, and prays to him.

"25th. Last night the person mentioned above, died. Her daughter who was with her constantly, said she continued to the last to manifest by signs, that her trust was in Christ, and to look up to God to take her to the good place.

"Miss B. respecting whom our hopes have been excited, has continued to give increasing evidence of a saving change being indeed wrought in her heart. My Christian friends will rejoice with us, that in the midst of so much darkness, and so

little piety, such a favor has been vouchsafed us, and that we are permitted to hope we have not labored wholly in vain.

"31st.-Arrived at the close of another year. We feel that we have abundant cause for gratitude in reviewing the past year. God has visited our little church with some tokens of mercy. One of the Catholic religion has publicly renounced his errors, embraced the Saviour, and devoted himself and children to the Lord in baptism, and cheers our hearts by his consistent Christian walk. Another has been added to us, and we trust salvation has come to yet another.

"Jan. 10th, 1829.-Contrary to all expectations, Anna Graves is apparently recovering. She is a dear child to me. Having lived so long in the same house, and seeing few other children, except the little tawny, dirty natives, it is not strange if I feel a strong attachment to her. In writing thus of the native children I would not intimate that I feel indifferent to them. Some of them are pretty, interesting girls; but their habits are disgusting. Could I take one and manage her as I please, I think she would soon appear as well as English children."

While at Calcutta, Mr. and Mrs. A. formed an acquaintance with a Mr. Marley, who was pursuing studies, preparatory to missionary labor. Subsequently he embarked on board the Topaz for America.

Under

date of January 18th, Mrs. A. writes, “Mr. Anderson remarks that suspicions were entertained, that the Topaz had been burnt by pirates."

"22d.-By the Bombay papers of to-day, our fears for the fate of the Topaz, are painfully confirmed. It is stated from a Calcutta paper, that a number of pirates have been taken, put in custody, and confessed many flagrant enormities, among which, is the taking of an American vessel, off Ascension Island, murdering all on board, and afterwards burning the ship. Mysterious indeed are the ways of Providence-but justice and judgment are still the habitation of his throne. Who shall say, 'what doest thou ?'

"Our minds have been much impressed, and shocked in view of this catastrophe, and various have been my emotions in reflecting on it. While the thought of so many immortal beings hurried into eternity in so sudden and awful a manner is truly

appalling; while the feeling heart must throb with compassion in view of their defenceless state, and the probably unexpected manner of their attack, perhaps, hailed as friends unapprised of their danger, till finding themselves surrounded with brutal savages, ready to butcher them with unrelenting cruelty; we, who have so recently crossed the same great waters, and passed near the same place, where so many enormities were soon after perpetrated, feel, that we have a fresh call for gratitude, to Him who was our preserver, and caused us to glide along so safely and swiftly to our destined port. We would regard it as a token that something remains for us to accomplish in the vineyard of our Lord, that neither the waves of the sea, the monsters of the deep, or those more hideous monsters in human form, who hesitate not to imbrue their hands in the blood of their defenceless fellow beings, were permitted to arm themselves for our destruction or injury. We would hail it as a token that something remains for us to perform for this people, that we were permitted to land on these shores, and fix our station here under such favora

ble circumstances. O that divine grace would preserve us from being unfaithful stewards, or slothful servants.