Your Committee cannot conclude their report respecting India, without observing, that in all the proceedings of the Corresponding Committee at Calcutta, the fundamental principle of the Society, to circulate the Holy Scriptures exclusively, without note or comment, has been distinctly recognized. In strict conformity to this principle, the Corresponding Committee have excluded from admission into the Bibliotheca Biblica, Bibles with comments, for sale; nor will they allow religious books or tracts of any kind to be sold, except ing the Reports of the British and Foreign Bible Society. It remains only to notice under this head, that the Hon. Sir Alexander Johnstone, Chief Justice of Ceylon, who is returning to that station, "has obligingly undertaken the charge of a large supply of English, Dutch, and Portuguese Bibles and Testaments for the use of that Island, together with a supply of paper for the purpose of printing 1000 copies of the New Testament in the Cingalese language. Your Committee will. next advert to America; and they are happy to observe, that the zeal excited in that country, for the diffusion of the Holy Scriptures, continues to operate with increasing energy and activity. Ten new Bible Societies, in addition to the six mentioned in your Committee's last Report, have been established within the United States: The specification of the whole is as follows; Philadelphia, 1; New-York, NewYork Bible Society, New York Bible and Common Prayer-Book Society, Albany Bible Society, 3; New-Hampshire, 1; Massachusetts, Boston, Salem, Merrimack. 3; Connecticut, 1; New-Jersey, 1; Baltimore, 1, South Carolina, Charleston, Beaufort, 2: Savannah, 1; Kentucky, 1; Maine, 1. All these associations may be considered as emanations from the British and Foreign Bible Society: of which the greater number have been assisted from its funds, and the remainder will receive proportionable aid, as soon as they shall have been regularly brought under the cogniz. ance of the Committee. It must be gratifying to the Members of the Institution to see such an ample recog nition of its principles on the new Continent; and to contemplate the beneficial effects which may be expected from the aggregate zeal and efforts of so many Societies directed to one object-the circulation of the Bible. To the above intelligence, it may be added, that a Bible Society having been formed, on the recommendation of your Committee, at Trum, for the eastern part of Nova Scotia, your Committee, desirous of encouraging the efforts of its Members for promoting the circulation of the Holy Scriptures, have presented them with 250 Bibles, and 1000 New Testaments. Your Committee will now proceed to report briefly, the most material occurrences of the last year, within the United Kingdom, in connexion with the British and Foreign Bible Society. The editions of the New Testament in Modern Greek, with the Ancient in parallel columns; in Irish; and in Manks; mentioned in the last Report as then in progress, have all been printed, and are now in circulation. The Right Rey. the Bishop of Sodor and Man, having recommended to his Clergy to ascertain the want of the Scriptures in their respective parishes, and returns having been made in compliance with that recom mendation, 1326 copies of the Manks Testament, together with some English Bibles and Testaments, charged at reduced prices, have been sent to the Bishop, for the accommodation of the inhabitants of the Island. A large supply of the Modern Greek Testaments has been sent to the Mediterranean, and of the Irish Testaments to Ireland The price of the latter has been fixed at a rate particularly low, with a view to encourage the greater circulation. Your Committee have the pleasure to report, that a stereotype edition of the French Bible is nearly complet ed, a similar edition of the Italian Testament is in progress; a large im pression of the Dutch Bible is also in the press; and that the printing of5000 German Testaments has advanced to the Acts of the Apostics. 1812. Report of the British and Foreign Bible Society. Your Committee, excited by a representation transmitted to them from the Edinburgh Bible Society, and encouraged by the intelligence recently detailed to them by Mr. Salte, have concluded to print an Ethiopic version of the Book of Psalms, for the use of the natives of Abyssinia; and they are endeavoring to procure a version of the Gospels in that language, with a view to the same ob. ject. As nothing can prove more decisively the interest excited in the coun. try for the diffusion of the Scriptures, and the approbation with which your Institution is regarded with a view to that object, than the increase of Auxiliary Societies, your Committee have great satisfaction in reporting the following addition to their number since the enumeration given at the last General Meeting. 1. "The Swansea Auxiliary Bible Society." The Rt. Rev. the Lord Bishop of St. David's President. 2. "The Uttoxeter Bible Society." 3. The Bible Society of Bishop 4. "The Auxiliary Bible Society 6. "The Rotherham Auxiliary Bible Society." 7. "Auxiliary Bible Society of 8 Cornwall Auxiliary Bible So- 9. "Weymouth Auxiliary Bible VOL. IV. New Series. 877 10. "The Liverpool Auxiliary Bible Society." The Rt. Hon. the Earl of Derby, President. 11. "Auxiliary Bible Society at. Huddersfield.” 12. "The Montrose Bible Socie 13. "Dumfries-shire Bible Soci 15. "Knutsford Auxiliary Bible 16. "Bury Auxiliary Bible Soci- 17. "Warrington Auxiliary Bible It now becomes the pleasing duty The 14th, 15th, 16th, and 17th, as Branch Societies, transmit their ford Auxiliary Society. funds through the Manchester and Sal 48 versary of the Manchester and Salford Auxiliary Bible Society; and special public meetings of the friends and supporters of the Parent Institution, both at Birming ham and Sheffield. How highly their services were appreciated in each of these places, your Committee have been enabled to judge, as well from details officially transmit ted, as from Reports in the provincial papers to which they have been referred; and your Committee are only restrained by a feeling of delicacy towards officers so nearly identified with themselves, from expressing the sense they entertain of the value of these services to the local and general interests of the Society, with more explicitness and detail. It should not be passed over in silence, that the treatment experienced by the Secretaries on visiting the places above enumerated, corresponded with the respectful terms in which their attendance had been invited, and with the character of that body which they had the honor to represent. It would also be injustice to the Auxiliary Societies formerly reported, and to the cause in which they are united and identified with the Parent Institution, not to mention, with the commendations which it deserves, the activity of operation by which they have been generally characterized, and by which some among them have been peculiarly distinguished in the course of the present year. As the particulars of each case will appear in the Appendix, extracted from their several Annual Reports, as presented to your Committee, it may be suffi. cient in this place to observe, that in raising funds, organizing Branch Societies, and distributing to the ignorant and necessitous the words of eternal life, while Bristol and Manchester have been distinguished by extraordinary exertions, the dif ferent Auxiliary Societies have, in their several degrees, and in proportion to their respective means and circumstances, established new claims to gratitude and affection from every individual member of the Aggregate Association. Your Committee, on this division of their Report, have only further to remark, that, finding it requi site to establish some general principles, for supplying Auxiliary Societies with Bibles and Testaments, and being desirous of holding out to such Societies the greatest possible encouragement to ascertain the want of the Holy Scriptures in their respective districts, and to supply it at their discretion, have accordingly arranged a plan for these purposes, the particulars of which will be inserted in the Appendix. Your Committee. have the satisfac tion to state, that the Regulations contained in that plan have been al ready approved and adopted by many Auxiliary Bible Societies; and they take this public opportunity of earn. estly recommending them to the attention of such other Auxiliary Bi ble Societies throughout the country as have not yet become acquainted with them. (To be continued.) MISSION AMONG THE NAMAQUAS. (Continued from p. 236) that a place called the Warm Bath Mr. Christian Albrecht, finding ted residence, determined to abide was best situated to become his sta. there, intending, when the number of the Missionaries should be in creased, to make, from that centre, preaching excursions to the surrounding tribes. This method, on many accounts eligible, was particularly desirable, in order to prevent the jealousy of the natives, who think it a privilege to be near the residence, or enjoy the labors of the Missionaries. The brethren had the pleasure of baptizing nine of the Namaquas, and dinance of the Lord's Supper to afterwards of administering the or them, and to others who had been baptized before. Thus a foundation has been laid, in this remote wilderness, of a Christian Church "After the ordinance (say the Missionaries) we invited them to dine with us, and we shed tears of joy and thankfulness for the great blessings we have received from the Lord, in making us, his poor and unworthy servants, use. ful to the heathen. To one man named John, we lent some clothes, such as he had never before worn; and while we were dressing him, he burst into tears, and joyfully cried, 'O what great things has God done for me, who am a poor sinner! O God, strengthen me, that I may always remain faithful to thee, to the last moment of my life!' There is a pleasing prospect of being able greatly to extend the Namaqua Mission, if a sufficient number of laborers can be procured. A chief, named Kagap, accompanied by his sons and others, expressed a wish that the Missionaries would go with them to instruct their people; they also assured them that another nation, called Field shoe wearers, and another, residing at Karaghill wished to hear the Gospel. Mr. Albrecht informs us, that up. wards of 1200 persons, including men, women, and children, are under Missionary instruction, of whom 300 reside at Warm Bath, the rest live at the distance of from half a day to three days journey; about two hundred attend the service every Lord's day. The Missionaries have made a trial to grow cotton, and they find it answers very well, produces a fine sort; and promises to be of great advantage to the settlement. The brethren are anxious to obtain more laborers, for, say they, "it is impossible for us to attend so large a congregation, compelled as they are to lead a wandering kind of life. Besides Warm Bath, there are other stations, in each of which two Missionaries might be fully employed." They also mention Mollerbrunnen as a fourth place, into which the Gospel may probably be introduced, as they have received pressing invitations from the chiefs. The Directors, attentive to these pressing calls of their Missionary brethren, and considering them as also indicating the call of God, have engaged five German brethren, who were for several years under the tu ition of their valuable friend, the Rev. Mr. Jænicke, of Berlin, who have been several months in London, have received ordination according to the forms of the Lutheran church, and who have also been instructed in va rious useful arts, which may effectually conduce to the improvement of the natives. To those brethren they have added a young man, a negro, of the name of Corner, who was born at Demarara, and being sent to Scotland, was, by the generosity of a pious lady, put to school; and discovering a desire for instruction, and a serious regard to religion, was placed under the care of the Perth Missionary Society. The addition of six Missionaries to those already employed in Africa, will, the Directors trust, greatly strengthen and extend the work in that country. It afforded the Directors great satisfaction to learn that Miss Burgman, who was mentioned in the last report as on her way to this station, arrived safely at the Cape, and was married to Mr. Christian Albrecht, to whom she had been engaged for several years. On the 16th of the same month they left the Cape, and proceeded on their long journey to Namaqua land. MISSION IN BENGAL. The following anecdote from a late number of the accounts of the Bap tist Mission in India cannot fail to interest our readers. "SITTING at my studies, one Saturday afternoon, in a small room adjoining the school rooms, which are by the road on the banks of the river, I heard a plaintive voice without (it was in June or July, the rainy season) conversing with one or two of our boatmen, who by their tone of voice, seemed more inclined to deride than to pity distress. Going out, I found a poor young woman apparently about 25, who after going many hundred miles on a pilgrimage to Juggernaut in Orissa, was returning to her own country, but exhausted with fatigue and want, and an incipient fever, had sat down under a small shed (left open for such purpos es, in the outside of the premises) to shelter herself from the rain. Moved with her distress, I called one of our servants, (whom she could better understand, and whom she would be more likely to credit than an European stranger) to desire her to remain at the house of one of our native sisters for a few days, at least till she could recover her strength, and to assure her, that not the least violence should be done to her cast. She should eat what she chose. The poor creature accepted the offer with thankfulness; and I desired our native friend to take the utmost care of her at our expense. In a few days the woman grew quite well, and ate with her kind hostess, as a matter of choice, listening also with much attention to what she heard about the Savior! Some time after, she came to Mrs. Marshman, requesting em. ployment, saying that she was now healthy and strong, and did not wish to live without working. Not hav ing domestic employment in the house, (which a Hindoo woman could feel happy in doing) we gave her papers to stitch, at our friend's house. Some time after, a friend in Calcutta employed her, as a kind of confidential servant to oversee her small family and purchase things in the market, who gives her the most pleasing character for diligence, good conduct, and integrity. For these eight or nine months, i. e. from about a month after her coming among us, she has evinced a most earnest concern about the salvation of her soul; and all our Christian friends, among whom she has been conversant, bear testimony to the reality of her faith in Christ and her love to him, his people, and his word. She is found at all the means of grace in the Bengalee language, and all her deportment bespeaks a serious yet cheerful mind." CORBAN SOCIETY. A SOCIETY with the above designation has been formed by a respectable number of ladies in Boston, for the purpose of affording pecuniary assistance to pious young men, in indigent circumstances, who are desir REVIVAL OF RELIGION IN MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE. IT must be grateful to the readers of the Panoplist to be informed, that in the Literary Institution at Middlebury (Vt.) the great truths of the Gospel, are, in a remarkable manner, arresting the attention and impressing the consciences of the students. A letter from one of them, dated Nov. 14, says, "It is a time of uncommon atten. tion to religion in the College. In the course of three weeks past, four teen of the students have been hope. fully converted. They profess a strong attachment to the doctrine of the Divine sovereignty. Though we apprehend the work is declining, yet some are under serious impressions. The professors of religion, added to the new converts, compose more than half the number of students. Opposi tion is strong and determined."" "When it is remembered, that there are in the College 135 students, |