voice of the drummer, that of the Mis- about God, and pray with them. Two sionary! or three men burst out in loud Some people came to see me, and laughter; and said, "We know nothing related some fabulous stories: at length about prayer, and how can you say they compared the conduct of Euro- you will come to pray with us: we do peans and Mahomedans, in their deal- not know how to pray." I replied, ings with them. One said, "Some "I will teach you. I will teach you White People no mind God; and also God's Book, which shews us the THEY can cheat people, all the same as way to heaven." They again said, Mandingo Man !” with loud laughter, "We know nothing about it.” Dec. 25, 1817.-I went to Lokoh; about an hour and a half's walk from Kumrobey I counted about fifteen houses. These are reasonable beings-expert in trade, and in their country fashions: but dead to whatever tends to their eternal welfare. They are very friendly and hospitable to strangers; but are ignorantly enemies to themselves. Lord! hasten the time, when this thick darkness shall be removed! At eleven o'clock in the evening, the tide was favourable; and we set off for Robullom. After a noisy passage from a drunken boat's crew, we arrived there at two in the morning. There was a very odd sort of building, in a corner. On my going toward it, an old woman, as if in great distress, came running after me, to prevent me from approaching it. She said that it was her brother's grave. He had been a great hunter--had killed fourteen Elephants, in his time-and was buried with a great Cry; and his spirit did not allow any body to come near the grave, unless they brought him a Dec. 26.-I rose at seven. The present. If I had a bottle of rum to people were preparing to go into their give to the spirit, I might be permitted fields, to thresh their rice. The children, to look at it; but, as I had none, not knowing that I had come into the I should not go. She complained of town, when they saw me were crying bad times. The old people," said and running away. The elder ones she, tr are all dying, and the young came, with fear, to shake hands with me. I felt sorry that I appeared such a frightful being, to children especially; and even to some adults. ones turning witches." From Robullom, we had to walk through very thick bushes and rice fields; and, afterward, through a An old man complained of the same thing. He entered into a conversation on two subjects. 1. That it is appointed for all men once to die, because all have sinned. 2. That there are no witches in this country; but that what marshy place; and, at last, through is called witchcraft, is encouraged by the Slave Traders; and, as the Slave Trade shall die, so witchcraft will cease also. water almost to the waist; then again, through a large grass field, till we reached a small town, called Rowan. Thence we went to Tooloong, with about fifteen houses; and, toward evening arrived at home. Returning to Kumrobey, I understood that there was a canoe going 'down the river. I engaged a passage Jan. 4, 1818.-Divine Service at Yonin her, and took leave of the King, groo-had about ten adults and some who gave me a bason-full of rice and a children present-felt the presence of fowl for my passage-said he was very the Lord when dispensing His Word. glad to see me in his place--and would In the afternoon, we had Divine Sersend some of his Children to my vice entirely in Bullom. I catechised School; but, as for my coming to speak also in Bullom, which seemed to please to them, he was afraid King George young and old. After Service, some would give him a palaver, for enticing were thanking and others praising me; his White Man away. I said that it was not for Children only that I was asking; nor did I intend to remove from Yongroo but that I would occasionally visit them, and speak to them and my sinful heart seemed to like it very well but, in a little while, a man who thinks himself of much consequence insulted me in a very great degree, for not having paid him my due compliments when I went to Kumrobey. My self-satisfaction in having performed my duties so well was thus, at once, cut down! O gracious Saviour! give me true humility-to serve thee with sincerity of heart, through evil report as well as good report! I met three or four young women playing together, and asked them why they did not come to the House of Prayer. Their reply was as much as to say, "That is not our business. We do not know how to pray." I asked, "Do not you wish to go to heaven when you die?" They answered, "No!" "Suppose you die, what place do you go to?" "We do not know." May God, in mercy, dispel this darkness ! Speak we to them of heaven, they know not about what we are talking. Tell them of the terrors of hell, they understand not what you mean. Say they must pray to God, they laugh at you. Speak to them of death, they think it a strange thing that any person should die unless from being bewitched. APPENDIX VII. (See page 110.) Mr. Robert Hughes's Account of his Proceedings at Goree, nor yet to their learning of the Lord's Prayer, which was probably the first religious instruction that they had ever received. This Prayer we much dwelt on; explaining it, as we went on; and was the only Prayer which we ventured, at that time, to use on Sundays. The Children made great progress in reading; and their morals improved: só that we very soon gained the entire confidence of the parents, and the Schools began to increase. I LEFT London, with my wife, on the made to the books put into their hands 24th of November, 1814; and finally left England, on the 23d of December, for Sierra Leone, where we arrived, in health, on the 13th of February, 1815. Circumstances obliged me to leave that Colony. I cannot but think, that it was God's good providence which led us to Goree. The darkened state of the inhabitants of that island loudly called for help. There had been three attempts before, to raise English Schools, without success. Not, however, wholly discouraged by this information, I went to While we seemed thus successful the Commandant, Lieutenant-Colonel among the Children, we often discoursed Chisholm, who immediately entered on the probability of instructing the into my views, and offered every assist- Adult Slaves with success; but great ance in his power. I then made it difficulties presented themselves. The known that I intended opening a School Slaves are, for the most part, Carpenfor Boys, on the following Monday; on penters, Joiners, Ship-builders, Stonewhich day it was opened, with earnest prayer for its success. Soon after, a School was opened for Girls, by my wife, in the same way. As the Children all began with the Alphabet, no objection could be masons, Blacksmiths, Taylors, Shoemakers, Cooks, Sailors, and Labourers. Most of them talk a little English. The Children were very quick. We brought them, in less than three years, to read the Testament and other books, well; and succeeded in teaching them in lieu of these Colonies. It came, to write a legible hand, and the first however, as a death-blow [to our exerfour rules of Arithmetic. The Girls, tions. The Children felt it much. besides reading and writing, were taught Their sorrow was manifest in their to make their own clothes. countenances. The grown people were, I believe, in general pleased with the change about to take place, as they were in hopes of disposing of many of their Slaves. We now ventured to teach and explain the Ten Commandments; and, after these, the Church Catechism; and, on Sundays, did not omit to use a part of the Liturgy. A Lecture was Possession not being immediately then established on the Evenings of given to the French, many were doubtMonday and Thursday; which was ful whether the Islands would have been conducted in the way of questioning and restored to them or not. Our Schools explaining, for the purpose of bringing did not, therefore, much decrease at the down to the comprehension of the Chil- moment, though there was no addition dren those portions of the New Testa- to them. Towards the close, however, ment, which they had read since the of the year, when the transfer began preceding Lecture. The progress of to be more certain, our Schools were the Girls kept full pace with that of the reduced to nearly half the former Boys; and, having been taught to make number. their own bonnets and dresses, their appearance was so much better than before, that it began to be considered by both Parents and Children as an honour to come to school. On the 15th of February, 1817, the Island was ceded to the French; and we had the mortification to see very many of the friends of the Schools quit the place. We were not then, howThus our Schools were considerably ever, wholly discouraged, as we hoped augmented; and, in general, by an in- that we might yet effect some good; dustrious and attentive set of Children, till the Easter following, when there who loved us, and feared much to dis- arrived a Catholic Priest, who complease us, and whom we as much loved; pletely shook our fabric. At one time, having, through the blessing of God, he did not see what the Children wanted brought them from Heathen Darkness to learn English for; and, at another, to think of their Maker and Redeemer: he positively affirmed that they learnt for I have every reason to believe, that nothing, till he was silenced by one of many of them bowed before His Throne on rising and going to bed; and, as we used to take them out walking in the Evening, Jaloff Dances were entirely abandoned by them: indeed they thought it a shame to be seen there. We now mustered 119 Boys and Girls; and were turning our thoughts to the education of Adults, intending to teach them one hour in the Morning and one in the Evening, when God, whose ways are unsearchable, so permitted the affairs of this world to interfere, that we were deprived of the pleasure which we anticipated. On their Parents shewing him their work. Determined, however, to draw them away from our care, he began himself publicly to catechise them every evening, and taught them prayers. Sundays, too, a Public Service was performed by him; and, after our Service, the parents took their children to this Church. Under these circumstances, the Children continued to leave; till, at last, we had no more than twenty-eight left. As it was quite manifest that there was no likelihood of doing further good at Goree, we turned our attention toward On the 18th of July, 1816, a French home; and, the Society offering to deCorvette hove in sight; and, soon after, fray my expences to England, we ema Courier brought news from Senegal, barked, after waiting for a vessel more of the arrival of the French to take than two months, on board the brig possession of the Settlement. This, Ceres, for the Gambia River, to join though long a matter of conversation, another brig of the same name for was generally expected never to occur; as it was supposed that the English Go England. We were much affected at the grativernment would have given something tude of the people on our leaving Goree. The beach was nearly lined ing and Evening at home, and delighted with Parents and Children, a number in reading the Testament; a copy of of whom were in tears at our shaking which we gave to all who chose to come hands; and I am more and more con- for it, the day we left. We sincerely vinced, that we might have been ex- hope, that the instructions which they ceedingly useful, if it had not been for have received, may be as bread cast upon the powerful effects of Romish prin- the waters, which shall be found after many ciples on the mind. On our arrival at the Gambia, the principal Merchants there, who had lived before in Goree, sent us an address, expressing their gratitude for our exertions on that Island. We left Gambia on the 30th of March, and landed safely at Portsmouth on the 5th of June. days. The gregrees and other charms that were worne by the children on our arrival, had entirely vanished. They said they were sure that these things could not do them good; and that if God pleased to make them sick, nothing could prevent Him. One of our Scho lars observed, that God would not let What good we may have done to the us stop at Sierra Leone, because He Children, it is not possible to say. This knew there were plenty of poor people much we can testify, that there was a in Goree that wanted teaching. Should great change in their outward conduct. sentiments such as these, some of From lying, trick, and all kind of dupli- which we occasionally heard drop from city, idling about the streets, attending their youthful lips, remain with them, native dances, &c. they became correct I doubt not but the Society, as well as and regular in their manners. Many of myself, will yet have greater cause for them, as we trust from conscientious adoration and praise than the present feelings, offered up their prayers Morn- gloomy appearances seem to afford. APPENDIX VIII. (See page 116.) Extract of a Letter from the Rev. William Jowett to the Rev. James Connor, dated Malta, Nov. 30, 1818. YOUR station and objects are, as you they will. Do not send your informawill easily believe, constantly before tion in a mass of results, or in the shape me. The result of my thoughts, I will of general opinion; but as detached endeavour to give you in as few words facts. as possible. Next to the Greeks, we shall be most interested, I conceive, by the Armenians. Considering the Christian Name as a good ground of co-operation, I hope you will soon make friends with all who The Roman Catholics, I fear, go bear that name at Constantinople. The abroad to prosecute a particular interest. constitution, present state, and proceed- Little as they would confess it, how ings of the Greek Church, minutely de- truly do they, under the specious name tail to us. You will daily be making of Catholic, promote only Schism among discoveries: these, after a few days, Foreign Churches, by proposing a will to you be new no longer; but to us ground of union which Christ never appointed; and which the Eastern Churches never did, and never will go nerally admit! There are other bodies of Christians, which will not escape your attention. They are specified in my Instructions, which apply equally to you. The Children of this world are, in this respect, wise in their generation. We shall naturally be glad to hear how the Franks live in Constantinople. I have put in this remark, chiefly for the sake of completing the outline of my Sketch of Society at your Station; but the very affecting account which I had the opportunity of drawing up, relative to an Englishman's turning Turk, will shew you that even this department is not without its interest in a Missionary's Journal. The Jews rank next, I think, in interest. They are spread all around you, particularly the Karaites, the Protestant Jews, if I may so call them, who seem to have nested themselves in the Crimea; which place the later communications of the Scottish Missionaries re- It is well, in all our observations of present as a very important sphere. life, to keep some very leading truths But the most interesting circum- in view: they serve as beacons, by the stance in your station, is the opportu- help of which the philosophic mind nity which it will give you of learning shapes its course. With regard to the the nature of Mahomedanism. From Turks let it be this:--though they acyour Journal, faithfully kept for a few years, incidents and opinions, characteristic of that religion, may be drawn, by means of which useful Tracts may be composed. Religious Tracts are too generally dull, because they deal more in abstract truth, than in living pic tures. knowledge man to have many sins, and God to be all merciful; yet THEIR sense of the malignity of sin and of the richness of divine grace, is not heightened as OURS is, by a belief of the great Mystery of Godliness; an incarnate God suffering for our sins, and displaying his Father's wonderful love to man. APPENDIX IX. (See page 131.) Extract of the Rev. Thomas Robertson's Report to the Calcutta Corresponding Committee, on the State of the Schools, under Lieutenant Stewart, at Burdwan. number are from two to three miles off. HAVING proceeded to Burdwan according to our arrangement, I have now the pleasure of reporting to you, for the information of the Committee, the state of our Schools in that city To one who can feel an interest in and its neighbourhood. They are situ- the happiness of his fellow-men, and ated in the following places :-Burd- can contemplate the communication of wan, Ryan, Konshunnugur, Komilpore, beneficial knowledge with delight, these Goitunpore, Lakoody, Poura, Gaonpore, Schools must form a subject of the Mirzapore, and Coilgong. The most distant of these villages is about six miles from Burdwan, but the greatest highest gratification. Nearly 1000 children are here trained up in the elements of useful knowledge, and, at |