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LETTER OF THE REV, J. R. CAMPBELL.

and miseries with you into the pulpit from Sab- Church to carry the glorious Gospel to every

Wells. 3. Elisha Swift. These bath to Sabbath, and into the family visitation kindred, and people, and nation, and tongue; are brothers. The former is about 18, the latter from house to house, and have you laboured until the knowledge and glory of the Lord shall a little over 16 years of age. Their father was faithfully to impart this impression to all who "cover the earth, as the waters fill the sea.” a Gujar Brahman, and a man of some respectalisten to your voice? Are you careful to keep Amen!

bility near Bhurtpur. But both their parents all whom you either statedly or occasionally

having died during the famine on their way to address, awake and alive, from time to time, to

Lodiana, they with three other brothers were the claims of God upon them, as workers to

left in a state of complete destitution. At length gether with him in spreading the Gospel ? Are BOARD OF FOREIGN MISSIONS. they came under the notice of a pious gentleman, your habitual preaching, your public and social

at Lodiana, who placed them under the care of prayers, and your daily example a constant

the missionaries. They were taken into the memento of their duty, and a powerful stimulus

Lodiana Mission.

school, some time after, and having given evito its performance? If the leaders and guides

dences of piety, they were baptized. They were of the people have not done this, are they free

admitted by us also as church members, and from the guilt of their people's delinquency ?

have now been for more than four years, walkO, if pastors really performed their duty with

ing worthy of the profession they have made.

Orphan Boarding School at Saharunpur. fidelity and zeal, there would be little need of

Daniel is a very decided and zealous Christian, public Agents to go from church to church to

One of the most encouraging fields of our and by his efforts to instruct and interest others remind those pastors of their duty, and in fact, to labour is the Orphan Boarding School

. It was, in the things of religion, he has done much good take it out of their hands, and do it forthem. It is you are aware, commenced in the autumn of in the Institution. Many of the other boys look because so many who bear the sacred office

1838, nearly six years ago.

At that time a up to him with much respect. Elisha is more pear to take so little interest in the missionary most grievous famine prevailed in the land, but apt in many things than either Daniel or Theocause, and either forget or neglect to bring it be particularly in the lower part of the Doab, that dore, and promises to be as useful a man as fore the minds of their people; and, when they is, the great valley between the Ganges and the either of them. He speaks and understands do attempt to speak of it, do it with so little

Jumna. And although hundreds of thousands English much better than Daniel, and is the

apparent feeling, that they permit the subject, if I of rupees were contributed by the English resi- quickest boy in apprehending the point of a submay so express it, to die away in the memories dents to alleviate the distress, (for the English. ject of any in the school. Both will

, we trust, and hearts of those committed to their charge.

in this country are in general very liberal) it is be very useful and steady men, and chosen inElders and Deacons of the Church of God! probable that more than a million of human be- struments in spreading a knowledge of Chris allow me, before I close, to address a word of er- ings died from absolute starvation. Some of tianity among their idolatrous and degraded

the hortation and entreaty to you! You are set to

poor

children left without friends, or sup-countrymen. be counsellors and helpers of your pastors in at- and those that survived were afterwards distri- strongest mind of any in the school

, and formerly port, were picked up by benevolent societies, 4. Samuel B. Wylie.—This boy has the tending to the temporal and spiritual wants

of buted among the mission schools in the country. he was at the head of his class, but he lost his the flock. Of course, if your pastors, from feeble health, or failing memories, or depressed after, in consequence of the weak state to which has several times manifested an anxiety about

A large number of those taken by us, died shortly standing by an act of wilful disobedience. He tending to the claims of the missionary cause, it they had been reduced, and some ran away, from his spiritual state, and seemed not far from the is your privilege and your duty to interpose and institution. Those that remained, together with these feelings have passed off as the morning

an unwillingness to submit to the rules of the kingdom of heaven, but, I regret to say, that to prevent its being neglected or forgotten, so

a few boys received from Lodiana, made the cloud, and that now he gives no particular evithat you may be every day saying or doing number twenty-one, at which it has remained dence of seriousness. Still, he is most respect. something to impart knowledge, or awaken zeal almost stationary. The number at present in ful and obedient to us, and very attentive to all in regard to this great cause. By doubling the Institution is twenty-two. I shall now give his studies. He is about 17 years of age. His your own exertions, and endeavouring, each one, to excite some friend and neighbour to do you, seriatim, an account of these interesting ancestors belonged to the Chumar caste, and rothe same; and by labouring,

lads, in order that their kind benefactors may | sided

Tistory, their character, 5. George W. Henry. This is a lad of about course with the

and their improvemont. The order in which 14. He is decidedly the best pensman both in gregations to and extend a missionary their names will be introduced, will represent Persian and English, of any in the Institution. spirit; by urging every one who can read, to the place which they occupy in the classes of His writing is beautiful, and has often been adtake the missionary publications of our Boards, the school.

mired by those who have visited and examined you may accomplish an amount of aid to the

1. Theodorus W. J. Wylie. His heathen the school. He is remarkable for doing every cause which you cannot now anticipate.

name was Sahaju. His father was a small far- thing very neatly. His voice is sweet, and his Finally, let us all endeavour to rouse our-mer who resided a few miles from Agra, but enunciation of the Hindustani excellent. He selves to deeper sensibility, and more active zeal who was reduced first to beggary, and then to maintains his place in the class, and studies well. on this great subject. Let the language of the starvation during the famine. After his death, He was formerly in a very serious state of mind, evangelical prophet be sounding in our ears this lad was picked up by the Relief Society of on the subject of religion, but he is now cold and wherever we go, and whatever we undertake, Agra, and sent in company with a number of careless. Still, he is young, and it is our hope Awake, awake, put on strength, O Zion!* others to Saharunpur. He is now 17 years of and prayer that he may yet, through grace, be, that it might please the Lord to raise up another age; he was baptized two years and a half ago, brought to yield himself entirely to the Saviour. Isaiah; another like him in spirit and in elo on a profession of his faith, and has since given 6. John Alexander.-He is about 17 years of quence, to go forth through the length and us much satisfaction as a member of the mission age, and possessed of many interesting traits of breadth of the land, proclaiming in the name of church. His disposition is mild and kind, so character. He is a favourite with all his class. the Lord, Awake, awake, put on strength, that he is much beloved by all his fellows. His mates, and he seems to be much attached to us. Zion! Or rather, O that it might please talents are superior, and his application to study He is very diligent in all his studies, but his Isaiah's God to pour out upon all our churches, is unremitting. Like all the rest of the pupils, memory not being so retentive as some others, and upon all our ministers and elders, a spirit of he knew not a letter when received under the it requires more labour on his part to keep up awakening, and of active zeal for the salvation care of the mission; now he reads, writes and with his class. It is seldom, however, that he of souls! What object in the universe, let me translates Hindustani, Persian, Hindi and Eng- falls behind any in performance. For nearly ask, can more emphatically or more worthily lish freely. He begins also to converse in the three years past, he has been a constant inquirer call on us to put forth all our strength, than that English, and can understand the greater part of on the subject of religion; and as he gives some, of extending the Redeemer's empire, and pro- a discourse in this language. In the English strong evidences of piety, and has been most moting the everlasting benefit of millions of im- school, he, together with eight others forming anxious to receive baptism, and join the church, mortal spirits ? and for this purpose sending the first class, are now studying Mrs. B.'s Nat- it is likely he would have been received long ago, them that glorious Gospel, which is the power ural Philosophy, Æsops' Fables, Definitions, were it not that we disapprove of hasty admisof God unto salvation to every one that believeth. Arithmetic in the Rule of Three, the Bible in sions among the heathen, and are not so easily Surely here is an object worthy of every effort, Genesis, &c. They have gone twice through satisfied as to the Christian experience of candiand of every sacrifice that can be made by in- Smith's Grammar and Olney's Geography, with dates as some others. We would rather see & telligent and accountable creatures.-Agam, the use of the maps and globes. And I have Christian Church on heathen ground, small, then, I say, in the language of the Prophet, to seen few boys at their age more perfect masters and its members steadfast and consistent and every minister, every member, and every well- of English grammar, or with a more general ac- exemplary, than to see great numbers professing, wisher of our Zion, Awake! Awake! Pray quaintance with geography. They have also but with little more than the name of Christian. and labour without ceasing, until there shall be learned to write handsomely, and have been so

7. Gilbert McMaster.-He is now 16 years of a general and united movement of our whole thoroughly drilled in all the primary studies, of age. In childhood he was stolen from his or you! 0304? W od

that we may expect their future course of study parents who resided in Gwalior, and sold as a Isaiah Ki. 1. Eya?? gtparin! will be rapid and satisfactory.