A Colony, on the river of the same name, which falls into the Essequibo, near its mouth, north of the Berbice River. Toward the building of a Mission Chapel, the Negroes have subscribed 60%. and other inhabitants 6001. Many Free Coloured People and several hundred Slaves attend worship. Many Slaves have learned to read the Bible, and take much delight therein. An Auxiliary Missionary Society has been formed. Mr. Davies is obliged to return to England, to recover his health and that of Mrs. Davies. The Clergyman of an Episcopal Chapel In this Colony, several thousand Negro at this place is a friend to the instrucSlaves (as permitted, in rotation, by their tion of the Slaves; and has Service Masters) attend on Mr. Smith, at Le Re-in the Afternoon, for the accommodation souvenir; Mr. Davies, at George Town; and Mr. Elliott, on the West Coast. LE RESOUVENIR. 1808. John Smith. Mr. Wray, now at Berbice, laboured at this Station with success, chiefly among the Negroes, for several years. Mr. Smith succeeded Mr. Wray about the middle of 1816, and success has crowned his labours also among the Ne. groes. A large Chapel is required; and toward this object the Negroes have contributed no less than 1901. Mr. Smith has baptized 150 Adults. The Negroes go on well, giving no occasion of blame to their Masters. GEORGE TOWN. 1809. John Davies. UNITED DUTCH GUIANA. Missionaries: Blitt. Buechner, Buettner, Buck, Genth, Graff, Hafa, Langballe, Lutzke, Richter, and Schwartz. of Free Coloured People and Slaves. A commodious Scotch Church is nearly finished; and a Minister is expected from Scotland. Thousands of Slaves are still crying here-Come over, and help us! WEST COAST. Richard Elliott. Mr. Elliott has had much success. More than 1000 Negroes have been baptized since he preached here; most of whom were strongly recommended for good behaviour. Many of them have walked worthy of their profession, one two, three, or four years. Two more Missionaries are to be sent to this Mission; one of whom is to be placed at Mahaica, about 20 miles to windward of George Town. BRETHREN. two last were recently established, by the Brethren Genth and Hafa, who left Hope on the River Corentyn. No intelligence has been made public, from any of these Stations, during the year. The Brethren had, at the last returns, Four Stations in this Province; viz. Missions were formerly maintained by the Paramaribo, formed in 1735 - Som-Brethren, among the Free Negroes at Bambey, in Surinam; and among the Aruwacks, on the River melsdyk, in the same year-Good IntentCorentyn, near Berbice: but various circumstances and one on the River Copename. These have led to the withdrawing of these Missions. The death of Mr. Rowe, the removal of || by Mr. Godden. Mr. Kitching arrived at Mr. Compeer, and the illness of Mr. Coul- || Jamaica on the 18th of August last. CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY. TOBAGO. A Sunday School has been established in this Island, by Lieut. Robert Lugger; who was furnished with School-Books by the Society. BARBADOES. A Correspondent of the Society: Lieutenant Robert Lugger, R. A. Lieut. Lugger has greatly exerted himself in the establishment of Schools. "National Charity School" has been opened, under the patronage of the Right Hon. Lord Combermere, for the education of the Children of Free Black and Coloured People and Slaves. It is under the direction of a respectable Committee of Twenty Free Black and Coloured People ; and under the patronage of Five Clergymen of the Island. The Society supports the Schoolmaster, and supplies School-Books. It is expected that there will soon be between 200 and 300 Children under education. Lieutenant Lugger writes J. Nicholas Gansen, J. A. Kaltofen. The Brethren's Settlement is at Sharon, near Bridgetown. From 1765 to 1817, they baptized 330 Adults and 150 Children. There have been 158 admitted to the Lord's Supper. The Congregation of Christian Negroes amounts to 214; of whom 68 are Communicants: 36 New People are under instruction. ANTIGUA. 1756. Missionaries: Cayenne Estate. About 2000 Negroes are under the Brethren's care. DANISH ISLANDS. 1732. Missionaries: Glockner, Hohe, Hoyer, Huenerbein, Jessen, Jung, Lehmann, Maehr, Petersen, Sparmeyer, Shaefer, Schaerf, Sievers, and Wied. In these Islands the Brethren have Seven Stations. In St. Thomas-New Hermhut, and Nisky. In St. Croix-Friedensberg, Friedensthal, and Friedensfield. In St. Richter, Stobwasser, Newby, Taylor, and Jan-Bethany, and Emmaus. Ellis. The Brethren Taylor and Ellis arrived, This last Station was formed, in 1817, by the wish of the Colonial Legislature, at Pigott's, in the Eastern part of the Island. The Assembly of the Island have granted the Brethren very considerable pecuniary aid. The work is advancing. There has been a greater increase in numbers, than for several years. At the close of the year, there were 2230 Members, beside New People. Proofs were not, however, want. ing of the craft of the Great Enemy, in opposing the work, and seducing men back to error and sin. John King, a useful Assistant, had died. He was a Native Congo. He viewed his departure with calm exultation-" The 'will of the Saviour shall be mine!" The Brethren, Krueger, Ramsch, and Neisser, mentioned in the last List, died in October and November, 1817. Great difficulties were felt in the supply of the Congregations. Divine consolations were afforded, in this trying emergency. In these Islands more than 12,000 Negroes are under the Brethren's care. JAMAICA. John Becker, James Light, The Brethren have two Settlements in Of the Brethren mentioned in the last List, Gruender died on the 6th of May, 1818, aged 53; and Lang on the 4th of June following-having assembled his Negroes round his bed, to take a solemn leave of them for this world. The Congregations increase. The Brethren bear an affectionate testimony to their fellow-labourers of other Denominations. WESLEYAN MISSIONS. 1788. Samuel P. Woolley. Restrictions are here laid, under unfounded apprehensions of danger, on the labours of the Missionary. Members-Whites, 7: Blacks, 241. TOBAGO. Jonathan Raynar. The Chapel is generally filled. The instruction of the Slaves is freely admitted on some Estates. Members (in 1817), Whites, 10: Blacks, 140. GRENADA. 1788. William Shrewsbury, William Goy. Unity and love prevail among the Members. They are growing in grace. Six Estates are under the care of the Missionaries, besides the Society in town. The Negroes being very ignorant, the most serious of them are formed into classes of Catechumens, 60 in number. There are upward of 100 Children under instruction. Members-Whites, 1: Blacks, 195, ST. VINCENT's. 1817. John Mortier, Samuel Brown, William Ames. One Gentleman having requested that the Negro Children on bis Estate, 60 in number, might be instructed, his example has been followed by others. The Missionaries regard this as an important opening to the future prosity of the Mission. Members-Whites, 10: Blacks, 2585. BARBADOES. Moses Raynar. A new Chapel is about to be erected in Bridgetown, to which several Gentlemen and Ladies have very liberally contributed. There had been no Missionary here for three years. A Sunday School of 100 Children is established. Members-Whites, 10: Blacks, 12. DOMINICA. 1788. David Jones. Members-Whites, 4: Blacks, 633. ANTIGUA. 1786. William White, Joseph Maddock. Appointed to this Station: Thomas Pennock. The Congregations are generally large and attentive. In St. John's Sunday School there are about 300 Children. The Negroes, often at a loss for words which was under the authority of the late President Petion, who afforded the most ample protection and favour to the Missionaries, and which his successor, President Boyer, continues. Many persons from the country visit the Missionaries, and ask their opinion of their rosaries and crucifixes. This has opened the way to the Mountains; where the Missionaries have preached, in various places. The labours of the Missionaries are increasing, and their prospects brightening. Cape Henry. W. W. Harvey, another Missionary, is about to sail for this Station, which is under the authority of King Henry. JAMAICA. 1789. Stations and Missionaries: Appointed for this Mission: Obadiah Adams, and Joseph Hartley. Every Station is prospering. There is #prospect of rendering the means of Instruction and Salvation more adequate to the wants of the numerous Negroes of this important Island. Some of the Negroes are so earnest in attending on the Worship of God, that they come from ten to sixteen miles, early Stations and Missionaries: Eleuthera-John Turtle. Appointed to Abaco-John Davies. Of the Missionaries mentioned in the last List, two have died. Mr. Turton departed, in a good old age, on the 10th of May of last year: "I am ready," he said, "when the Master calleth." Mr. Head also died in the Lord, on the 18th of November following. Notwithstanding these deaths, and the restraints to which the Missionaries have been exposed, the Mission has suffered very little loss. The Converts have given satisfactory evidence of stedfastness and piety. Members-Whites, 539: Blacks, 517. BERMUDA. 1788. William Sutcliffe. There is an appearance of persecution here. As it is unprovoked, the Missionaries take it as a good omen. Members-Whites, 26: Blacks, 63. Dorth-American Indians. and this at a time, when there was lit tle of that public feeling, and few of those fervent prayers, which may now serve at once so forcibly to stímulate and so greatly to encourage the faithful Missionary. These Tribes, the original posses- of which most of our own Missiosors of the whole Continent, havenaries have much less experience; been gradually intermingled with the descendents of the Europeans who have been long settled on their shores; or have been driven back, further and further, from the coasts of the ocean which they once occupied. Among these Tribes, now greatly reduced and widely scattered, Eliot and Brainerd and Sergeant, and other eminent men, laboured, under numberless privations and difficulties, AMERICAN BAPTIST In the Western Territory-at the junction of the 3 Stadium Pook, James E. Welch. Jan, 1819. The care of these scattered Tribes seems naturally to fall on the Christians of America; and we rejoice to see that they are awakening to a full sense of this duty. Board of MISSIONS. A School was opened in the beginning of 1818, which was likely to be large. Rent, living, and wood, are high. Mr. Welch writes Under a full conviction that I am in the path of duty, I am determined to live and die in the cause of God and Missions. H |