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has adopted the 'volunteer' move- | of her family are now in Scotland, ment, for the same purpose as that and Parliament has, pro forma, again which originated our Rifle Corps 'Defence, not defiance.' - Prussia is no nearer the solution of her difficulties. The King has snubbed, to the best of his small ability, the first historian of the country, Von Sybel, because he is a liberal, and is likely to be returned again as a deputy; but the people still show the unity of their love for freedom, and the calm decision which is always the forerunner of success. Greece did not get our prince, it seems she is to have one of our the Helena, third princesses. daughter of the Queen, is spoken of at any rate, as the likely wife of Prince George of Denmark, the King elect. The Queen and most

been prorogued. - Nottingham is not to have the honour of entertaining the Social Science Congress next year, but Bath. The meetings recently closed at Newcastle were more than usually attractive. Among other novelties, Coxwell went up in his large balloon with a newspaper reporter, which last gentleman duly recorded his experiences in the best kind of Reporter's If English.-The showery weather has come, with a strange mixture of severe cold during thunder storms. aftermath has The begun sprout, and the potatoes too, so say the gardeners. The yield of this last vegetable in Ireland is large, despite the disease.

Marriages and Deaths.

MARRIAGES.

July 15, at Union chapel, Hong Kong, by the father of the bride, R. F. Hawke, Esq., H.M.'s dockyard, to Mary Isabella, second daughter of Rev. James Legge, D.D. August 13, at Union chapel, Lynn, Mr. Joseph Kirkham, junr., of Terrington Marsh, to Esther Mercy, youngest daughter of the late John Silvester, Esq., Solicitor, Folkestone. September 1, at George-street chapel, Nottingham, Mr. H. J. Cooke, of Bradford, to Lucy Banks, eldest daughter of Mr. Barber, of Bagnall-House, Notts.

September 7, at Archdeacon-lane chapel, Leicester, by the Rev. T. Stevenson, pastor of the church, Mr. Edward Daniels, temperance missionary, to Elizabeth Ann, only daughter of Mr. Henry Woodcock, of Leicester.

DEATHS.

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August 18, at Pakefield, Suffolk, Mr. James Meggs, senior deacon and church treasurer at Commercialroad, London.

August 24, Mary Ann, the wife of Rev. Isaac Doxsey, of Lower Edmonton, aged 35.

August 26, at Liverpool, after three day's illness, Alice, the wife of Rev. Hugh Stowell Brown, aged 40.

September 6, Ellen, the beloved daughter of Mr. Joseph Harvey, Leicester, aged 16.

September 19, Ann, wife of Dr. Joseph Parker, Manchester, aged 35.

September 20, at Gateshead, from the effects of an accident, Jane, the beloved wife of Rev. Thomas Pottinger, Rawdon.

Missionary Observer.

MAJOR GEN. CAMPBELL, C.B. | rejoice to find that this has been

AND THE KHOND MISSION.

Blairquhan, Maybole,
Ayrshire,

1st September, 1863.

TO ROBERT PEGG, ESQ., DERBY.

SIR,-From long and intimate connection with the Khond tribes of the hill tracts of Orissa, I take a lively interest in the Mission, which has been established at Russell

Condah at the foot of the mountain range, inhabited by that wild people, in aid of which I beg to forward a donation of £50.

I have been in close communication both personally and by letter with the Revs. Messrs. Stubbins, Buckley, and Wilkinson, and with their amiable, zealous, and painstaking wives, and can from personal observation speak confidently as to the care with which the children, male and female, rescued from sacrifice and intrusted to them as wards of government have been reared and educated; the intention expressly having been to employ such as showed an aptitude for the work of the ministry in the propagation of the Gospel of Christ among their wild brethren, the Khonds, now happily turned from the savage custom of sacrificing human beings for the purpose of propitiating their earth goddess, to whom not one victim has been immolated since I resigned my charge in 1854, though previously upwards of four hundred were annually put to death with a barbarity revolting even to describe. When these rescued victims were placed at the expense of the State under the care of the Orissa Missionaries, these gentlemen were fully instructed that it was essential for the ulterior purpose in view that their young pupils, more than 200, should.not be allowed to forget their own language the Khond.

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attended to, and that the object I had in view in placing these children under the care of my friends of the Orissa Mission is now on the eve of accomplishment, and I fervently trust that the Mission now established at Russell Condah will meet with the support and success the great importance of its object merits. I am, Sir, Faithfully yours, J. CAMPBELL, Major General.

NOTES OF A COMMITTEE
MEETING,

HELD AT

OSMASTON ROAD CHAPEL, DERBY, SEPTEMBER 23RD, 1863.

John Heard, Esq., occupied the chair.

The Secretaries. The following resolution was passed in reference to the division of labour between them,

"Resolved that the Deputation work, and Correspondence relating thereto, be considered as belonging to Mr. Wilkinson's department, and that the remainder of the work of the Secretariat devolve on Mr. Pike as heretofore." It will be seen from this arrangement that Mr. Wilkinson will act as the Deputation and Travelling Secretary of the Mission, and that letters in reference to the holding of Missionary Services should be addressed to him; while Mr. Pike will act as the Financial and General Secretary. It was understood further, that the two brethren while each responsible for his own department, will be cheerfully willing to render such help the one to the other as may be mutually convenient and desirable for the interests of the Society.

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Rev. G. Taylor's arrival in England.
Resolved unanimously that whilst

deploring that the state of the Society's funds, together with the feeble health of Mrs. Taylor, has rendered Mr. Taylor's return to this country a painful necessity, we beg to assure him of our unabated confidence in his Christian character, and our high appreciation of the faithful and laborious services he has rendered to the Society in India for nearly eight years; we cordially commend him to the sympathies of all our churches, and express our earnest hope that he will soon find a suitable sphere of labour in his native land."

Vote of thanks to Major General Campbell, C.B. "Resolved that this Committee beg to express their sincere gratitude to Major General Campbell, C.B., for the deep interest that he takes in the Khond Mission, and for his kind donation in furtherance of the object.

LOYAL MEETING AT CUTTACK.

Cuttack, July 27, 1863.

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A meeting of European and native gentlemen was held on Friday morning, the 17th instant, at the office of the Commissioner, R. N. Shore, Esq., to express our loyalty on the happy occasion of the Marriage of the Prince of Wales and the Princess Alexandra. It must be admitted that we have been rather tardy in expressing our hearty sympathy with the universal satisfaction and joy that this auspicious event has called forth; but the old adage"Better late than never is applicable in such cases. The meeting was not so numerously attended as was expected; but it was decided to co-operate with the committee in Calcutta, and to send an address to the Prince and Princess both in English and Oriya. A Committee was chosen, on which Mr. Stubbins's name was placed, and a subscription was commenced, to which some of the native gentlemen have very liberally contributed. One native gentlemen has given 500 rupees

(£50). Orissa has nobly maintained its character for loyalty, and in this we cannot but rejoice.

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I was honoured by the Commissioner with an invitation to attend, but was unavoidably prevented. I regretted this, however, the less, as both my brethren were able to go, and I thought it proper to write a letter apologizing for non-attendance, and expressing my warm approval of the object. This letter was read to the meeting, and as the information it contained was, I have been assured, as new as it was interesting " to the gentlemen present; I propose to give it with some additions for the information of your readers. I stated that over and above the many weighty reasons which we all had in the reign of the best of Queens (God bless and preserve her!) to express our loyalty to the throne on this interesting occasion, it appeared to me that there were special reasons why Protestant Missionaries, and still more Baptist Missionaries, should unite in the expression of this feeling.

Seventy years ago, Carey, the first Protestant Missionary to Bengal, came to India in a Danish vessel. I am ashamed to write it, nevertheless it is true, that at that time there was no English captain that dared to bring him in his ship. His passage was taken in an English ship, the "Oxford" Indiaman, and the passage money was paid for him and Thomas, not only so, but they went on board; but as soon as it was known at the India House, it created such a hubbub that the captain insisted on their leaving the ship at once. Fuller and the noble band associated with him were in a state of great anxiety and alarm, and many fears were expressed by one and another that all was lost; but God over-ruled it for good as every reader of the history of the Baptist Mission well knows. Denmark had the honour of bringing to the shores of India the man of God who was to do so much for the benefit of her deluded millions. The

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"The continuance of my love and friendship for them, shall as long as God pleases to permit me to hold the helm of this government, be permanent." This promise was fulfilled. His kindness towards them continued till his death.

We sometimes glory in our national flag, and after all that can be said, it is a noble old flag

"The flag that's braved a thousand years The battle and the breeze;"

but the friends and supporters of Missions can never forget that it gave no protection to the servants of Christ who first came to these shores with the priceless treasure of the gospel. The honour of receiving and welcoming these messengers of mercy belongs to the country which has recently given us the interesting Princess. Honour then, I say, to Denmark. I think it very desirable that the younger members of our churches should be

reader would be surprised, if I told | vessels are made, but little dust that him that the name of this Danish gold cometh from. vessel was The Princess, though we say coming events cast their shadow before." It was not exactly so, though very like it. "It was the Princess Maria, and all my readers know that Maria is one of the names of the interesting young Princess who has been so warmly welcomed to a place in all our English hearts. During those many years that the Indian government was so bitterly hostile to the propagation of the gospel, the Missionaries pursued their work of preaching, and printing the scriptures, protected by the government of Denmark. The first Bengali Bible was printed the first christian tracts were published - the first christian converts were gathered the first native preachers were sent forth the first vigorous educational efforts were put forth the first native newspaper was published and the first efforts for the abolition of the suttee were made under the protection of the Danish flag; nor let us forget that the first Oriya Bible and the first christian tracts in Oriya were printed, and the first attempts at an Oriya grammar and dictionary were made under that protection. A passing tribute of respect may properly be paid to Colonel Bie, the Danish Governor of Serampore, who warmly welcomed and cordially supported the first Missionaries in their work. His letter to Mr. Fuller respecting the Missionaries will bear quoting: "Permit me to assure you, that I do not consider the friendship and few civilities I have had it in my power to show your brethren here, otherwise than as fully due to them. I have received them as righteous men, in the name of righteous men ; and I shall never withhold good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of my hand to do it.

"I am happy in possessing them, and will be more so in seeing their numbers increase; as this world gives much mould whereof earthen

familiar with the difficulties of those days so widely different from our own; for it is one of the most deeply humiliating chapters in our national history. The hateful jealousy, the marvellous stupidity, and the intolerable bigotry that prevailed at that time in the Court, at the Board, in the Parliament, aye, and on the Throne too, in relation to Missions can never be too severely reprehended.* I believe there are many

Abundant evidence of this is found in

the debates on Mr. Wilberforce's resolutions Charter. See Life of Wilberforce, Vol. 2, in 1793, on the renewal of the Company's p. 24, 28, and 392.

Also Marshman's Life and Times of Carey, Marshman and Ward. Vol. 1, chap. 1, a very carefully written and exceedingly valuable chapter. Lord Cornadmitted that he had no faith in such wallis the then Governor General, honestly schemes." George the 3rd professed himself friendly to the religious instruction of the Hindoos, but it was the time of the French Hindooism was established and

Revolution.

it was not safe to attack an established religion. See also Marshman's work, Vol. 1, p. 277. Missionary toleration owed nothing to the King. I notice on p. 278 a reference

in our day not a whit better disposed, | Madras Times congratulates all his but public opinion keeps them in check. Bats and owls have never been in love with the light, and never will be.

To all this I may add, that Denmark had the further honour of sending the first Protestant Missionaries to India. This was in 1706, when Bartholomew Ziegonbalg and Henry Pitscho, who had been sent forth by Frederick the Fourth, commenced the Mission at Tranquebar. Four years later the Mission to Greenland was established by Denmark.

I have written much more than I intended, but I must not omit to add, that about eighteen years ago Serampore became, by purchase, a British settlement. How wonderfully God accomplishes His purposes! It was then no longer required as "a little sanctuary" for God's faithful ones, and therefore passed from the Crown of Denmark to that of Great Britain.

J. B.

LETTER FROM THE REV. W. BAILEY.

Berhampore, June 12, 1862.

If,

COULD you see a file of Indian newspapers for the past month you would perhaps be somewhat surprised that such frequent reference was made to the state of the weather. however, you could spend the month of May in this country, your surprise, would I suspect, very soon cease. The editor of the Friend says, "The thermometer in our office is 960." Rather trying work I should think being compelled to write editorials in such an atmosphere. The writer of the weekly summary in the

to Fuller's printed statement at a critical period in the history of the Mission (1806) prepared for circulation among the higher classes. It was sent to certain female branches of the royal family." This is suggestive. Nothing was to be hoped for from the royal family on that question except through female influence.

readers who have survived the fiery heat of that week (one of the later weeks in May), as "if they have done that," he says, "there will not be much fear for the future." A few miles distance from this the thermometer during the last few days in May was 1080 in the day, and a 1000 at night.

There is little rest either for body or mind when the temperature is so high. In the interior you are almost burned up, and when the heat is so intense punkahs are of no use. Night comes on but there is no relief, and the beds are so hot that you can scarcely lay yourself down to rest. If you live under the influence of the sea breeze you perspire so freely that to be comfortable you require to change your apparel half a dozen times a day. I think I never felt the heat more oppressive than during the last few days in May. In such a burning clime you can see a beauty and force in that promise which cannot be appreciated in colder climes. "Neither shall the sun light on them nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters."

July 2nd. Thus far I wrote twenty days ago, and was unavoidably compelled to postpone my letter till the present mail.

Though I have nothing of a startling character to relate, there are several matters which may, perhaps, interest our friends at

home.

On the last Sabbath in May we had a baptism of two young persons, both of them gave pleasing evidence of a change of heart, and were very cordially received by the church. One of them was a rescued Meriah, and has been in the school for some years. In giving an account of her conversion, she referred to the sorrow she had experienced in consequence of her forgetfulness of the mercy of God. She had been rescued, she said, from a horrible death, had found a happy and peaceful home, had been privileged to

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