UNITED STATES OF COLUMBIA.

Mr. Ramon Monsalvatge writes from Carthagena, that he prosecutes his labors in that city without hindrance, but regrets that he has not the means, owing to the unfavorable state of the ex

with renewed courage in the work assigned me. One very important means of usefulness is the circulation of the Scriptures and other evangelical reading. Having disposed of all the books I had on hand, I wrote to the Bible and Tract Societies of New-York for a supply, and sent by the vessel recently lost, so my request will probably have to be changes, to visit as extensively places renewed. The Mexicans seem very desirous along the coast as he desires.

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of obtaining the Scriptures and other books, difficulty will be remedied. He states and if I can obtain a sufficient supply I shall that the country is now entirely tranemploy several native colporteurs, which I quil, the civil war having come to an can do at a moderate compensation. By end by the prudent and energetic efforts this means an extensive circulation may be of General Mosquera. made, which I am exceedingly anxious should

GREECE.

be done. He who is " called Faithful and True," in righteousness, will judge and make war. "Out of his mouth goeth a. sharp We have most interesting letters from sword, and with it he shall smite the nations." Dr. Kalopothakes and Mr. Constantine, You may think I digress from my subject, dated on the 23d and 31st of January. but I am so much accustomed to view this The former has resumed his post as ediwork in the light of God's Word, that I tor of "The Star in the East," which cannot write in any other way than in the he has rendered more popular than ever use of the words of encouragement derived by giving a part of it up to political intelligence, but maintaining a strictly independent position. Mr. & Mrs. Constantine have taken a small house, or

from that source.

Will you please second my applications to the Bible and Tract Societies, by your personal influence, and see that some books may be sent with all possible dispatch, on the first vessel coming to Matamoros.

part of one, where they hope to make themselves comfortable when their effects arrive, which they were daily expecting. There is a good prospect of their finding enough to do--by conversation, Bible-distribution, giving lessons

The

-My removal to Mexico has involved me in the additional expense of hiring a house; yet with the aid which you granted me before I left New-York, I have made out to get along without incurring debt. I am obliged to in English, etc., at the outset. pay $20 a month for a suitable residence, which is quite a low price in this place. acquisition of the Greek language, in its Every thing is at a very high price, provi. present form, which can be better done sions especially. Flour is now sold at $24 in Athens than any where else, will first per barrel, and other things in the same pro- require attention. To Mr. C. this will portion. My necessities will require a re-be an easy task, for he has only to re-. mittance from your Society as soon as is cover what an absence of eleven years convenient. By your advice I can draw on caused him in a measure to forget, and a house here, which has business with a to overtake the progress which the lan

house in New-York.

I feel no anxiety but God will provide for guage has made in the meanwhile. The my wants--so visibly do I behold His hand "University Greek," the Greek of the in bringing me into this extensive and important field of labor, that I doubt not His higher classes in Athens, is as much providential care. My great concern is, to prized in Greece as the "Parisian do some good to these benighted people, and French" is in France. that end is answered, I fear not but all other things necessary pill be added.

Yours, &c.,

MELINDA RANKIN.

The state of things in Greece is unparalelled, and even critical. The na

tion, by an extraordinary unanimity, youth is a Roman Catholic, but Duke voted for Prince Alfred of England Ernest is a Protestant, in excellent But their hopes have been doomed to health, and bids fair to live many years. be disappointed. England has officially And such is his character that hope is informed the Provisional Government entertained that order will be well estabthat Duke Ernest of Saxe-Coburg (a lished before his nephew, who is to suebrother of the late Prince Albert, con- ceed him on the throne, (for Duke Ernsort of Queen Victoria,) has accepted est has no children) comes into the pos the candidature for the throne of Greece, session of power. In the meanwhile the and will bring with him his nephew, a "Convention" has assembled, and the youth of 17 years, who is a son of the "Provisional Government" has surrenprincess Clementine, daughter of Louis dered its powers into the hands of that Philippe, late king of France. This body.

THE HOME FIELD.

An excellent Bible Woman in one of | week to live, we were extremely anxious for the largest cities in the West, in her last monthly report, expresses her great thankfulness for the restoration and con

firmation of her health. She visits 100 families, nearly all Romanists and in humble circumstances. We give a considerable extract from her report:

MANY of the mothers of little ones are much interested in our work and schools, (as some of them have seen better days,) and they come to us expressing great gratitude for our interest in their dear ones; and ask us for work for themselves, that they may earn the necessaries of life for their families, and thus be kept from begging. Those who have been taught the use of the needle we cheerfully recommend, and thus far have been enabled to obtain it. All the poor women now are obliged to make extra exertions for a living, as many of their husbands and sons are in the war, or gone away to seek employment. I have seen less drinking and misery this winter than formerly; it seems that their unusual industry keeps their minds employed. We feel grateful for this semblance of good, and that we could give them some temporal relief in clothing from

our own room.

Have visited the Jail once and the City Hospital several times. When at the Jail we conversed with two men who were to be hung for murder; and as they had but one

them. They manifested but little concern for their souls, but were willing to converse and seemed grateful for our religious reading. One was respited for a short time, but the other suffered, and was attended by a

priest on the scaffold. There are many interesting cases in the Hospital among the soldiers. In psssing through one ward, we heard a feeble voice behind us: we turned, and asked if they addressed us. “Yes, if you are the_lady." "What do you wish ?”*` "Have you got a Testament? My brother is here, and he will read to me." His eyes were nearly blind for him to read. We passed him one, and observed, "We are very happy to supply you, and hope you love its contents, and the blessed Saviour whom it represents." Oh, yes, madam, I love this book, and Jesus also, but I am a Catholic." We answered, "Never mind the name; if your sins are washed away in Jesus' blood, and He is your resting place as you lay on this couch, afflicted, you are safe, and all right." He answered, "he did." Oh, with what a happy feeling we gave him suitable tracts and papers, and our hearts swelled with happy and grateful emotions as his thin fingers folded them. Surely the religion of Jesus Christ is precious every where, under all circumstances, and we realized how necessary it is for all to possess and enjoy it. As we pass from room to room, words are almost inadequate to express the looks of gratitude

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for our coming to them with reading, and terials Is almost exhausted, you many very interesting scenes and sayings we me as well as the teachers very much if you could enumerate, but time and space will not would provide us, once more, with needles, admit it. We had a pass from the Provost pins, hooks and eyes, thread, tape, calicoes, Marshall to take religious reading to the cotton, and such things as we need to keep prisoners. They seemed very grateful, and our scholars at work. The Industrial school hoped we would come again. They are all has now been in existence almost a year, and very sick, and many die. They said they the teachers desire very much to celebrate, were sick of the war, and wished they could in the course of the next month, a kind of take the oath and go to their homes. A few anniversary. They are willing to give their could not read. We can see so much to be scholars, on the last Friday of February, a done that we would love to do, that we treat, consisting of tea and cakes, etc., maksometimes wish for double strength; but we ing to each girl at the same time presents of will endeavor to spend what we have in clothing. As this will be the first anniverGod's service, for His honor and glory, and sary, the teachers would be very glad if you leave the event with Him. We feel that we should be inclined, to support them in any have nothing to live for in ourselves, only to in their endeavors to make this young way do some little good in the name of the holy institution prosper, by making its first anniversary as pleasant as possible.

child Jesus.

Our Sunday Missi n-school is very well OUR ITALIAN MISSIONARY IN NEWattended by a large number of Italians,girls YORK reports that he made more visits and boys, who form several classes, and are than usual the last month, and had been taught by several teachers. My Sunday almost every where well received. He meetings, in Grand-st. Presbyterian Church, thinks that the number of Italians in are attended as usual by a limited number the city who take an interest in hearing of Italians.

evangelical truths is increasing. He OUR GERMAN MISSIONARY in one found much suffering, and gratefully of the largest cities in New Jersey mentions the fact that he received aid writes:

for five poor families from the "NewYork Association for improving the condition of the Poor;" he hopes to find relief for some others that greatly need it. He begs us to ask the Public thro' our columns not to confound his 'Italian Mission' with the 'Italian School' at the Five Points, which he finds is often done. -His work is Missionary, as are his Schools, Day, Industrial, and Sundayall are, properly speaking, Missionary, and his great object is to inculcate the Gospel. We give a few extracts from his report:

AFTER the long closing of our church, we have again commenced our usual services. On the first night we had all the room occupied, and it was truly a cheering sight to behold the many people who had come from far and near, to unite again with us in worshiping our God and Redeemer. The Lord has blessed us with several interesting conversions, and for more we hope and pray.— asked our prayers in behalf of her husband, One woman, who lately found the Saviour, who is given to drinking, and never wants to enter a church. At last she succeeded in bringing him along, and the earnestness with which he left the church, and the expressed My day school is going on very well; the desire for a few tracts, make me hope for number of scholars is pretty large who come him. We have many Romanists in this regularly for instruction in reading and wri- neighborhood, who likewise now (that is, a ting, as well as in religious knowledge. The great number of them) express a desire for Industrial school for Italian girls is also very the Word of God.

well attended, and encourages the best hopes It is generally considered a very ungratefor the future. As our stock of sewing ma- ful work to labor among the Germans, and

work begins to tell. Would it not be well for the American Churches and Ministers to reflect a moment, what effect a thorough infidel, scoffing press would have on their own minds and neighborhood? And if they see, as they cannot fail of doing, the terrible mischief it must produce, would they not for the sake of Him who died for us on the cross, and bore our sins, aid you in carrying on this enterprise-endeavor to undo the effects of a satanic press--give the Germans what they need, a good Christian paper,and thus help to prepare the way for the willing reception of the Gospel message?

spend time and money for them. A good minister in New-York told me so the other day. Now, if all those who indulge in this opinion, would look to the records of the American & Foreign Christian Union, they would soon find their mistake. There is one church in this city, commenced by the Union, which numbers alone over 1000 attendants now-hundreds of Germans'in other parts of the State bear likewise witness to the love of the Lamb of God, who have been brought to Christ through your instrumentality. The reason of the failure of attempts in other cities (especially perhaps in New-York) has been, not because the Germans were unwill- I advert to this, because I have seen the ing to receive the truth, but because the immediate effects, and watched them; and efforts have not been properly directed and because there can be no righteousness and seconded. One necessity do the churches favor with God, except all our doings and entirely overlook. It is the need of a good dealings, in as well as out of the church, are Christian press. The German press in this permeated by and based upon the Word of country is with almost no exceptions in the the living God.

hands of scoffers and infidels. The seed sown These remarks are of the utmost imon a Sabbath is quickly carried away again portance, and we hope they will comby the devil during the six following days.mand the attention which they deserve. You perceived this difficulty, and kindly con- The writer is editor of a new German sented to give a man not only to preach and weekly Journal, of a decidedly evanvisit, but also to write; and from all parts gelical character, whose circulation is of this country comes the testimony from increasing rapidly, and whose influence ministers and other good people, that the is most happy.

MISSIONARY INTELLIGENCE.

We give, as usual, as large an amount of Missionary Intelligence for the month as our space will allow :

JAPAN.

The Missionaries of the several Societies that are laboring, or rather preparing to labor, in this important Group of Islands, are diligently engaged in their work. Dr. Hepburn refers in his letters to the cruel assassination of a Mr. Richardson, an Englishman, and expresses the opinion that there are many signs of an approaching revolution, or disruption of society. The Tycoon is fast losing the power and influence which he and his predecessors in office, during 262 years, have exercised. The Rev. Mr Ballagh, (of the Ref. Dutch Church Mission) gives some striking delineations of the nature and extent of idolatry among the Japanese. Mr. Brown, of the same Mission,

gives, in the February number of the Mission ary Recorder, very valuable facts bearing on the probable future of these Islands. All the Missionaries agree in the opinion, that the way of the Lord is preparing among the millions of the Japanese.

CHINA.

We have nothing special to report of the Missions at Canton, Hong-Kong, Ningpo, Shanghai, and Tientsin. At Tungchow, on the Bay of Petchele, one of the most northern Missions in China, Mr. Nevius, of the Assembly's Board, reports" that five or six hopeful inquirers have applied for baptism, and as many more show more or less interest in their attention to Christian instruction,"

The Rev. Mr. Rapalje, of the Ref. Dutch | States. Agreeably to instruction from the Church Mission at Amoy, reports that the General Synod, the Classis received the Rev. Foreign population of that place have gen- John Scudder, M.D.,from the Classis of New erously undertaken to sustain the Chinese York, and after a proper and entirely satisHospital, in which all the Missionaries have factory examination, the Classis proceeded taken an interest-Mr. Peddie, the British to ordain him to the work of the Gospel Consul, taking the lead in the movement. ministry. In this service the Rev. Henry M. The aid required will be $700 per annum. Most of the patients are sufferers from the smoking of opium. Mr. R. gives an account of another visit which he and the Rev. Mr. Swanson recently made to Chiang-chiu, in the interior. They found eight or ten persons who desired to be received into the native church, four of whom, two women and two men, they deemed worthy candidates for baptism. The church consists of sixteen members, one of whom is under censure.

SIAM.

Scudder, D.D., so well known to the churches of America, preached the Sermon, the Rev. and now aged Dr., Winslow, of Madrass, (who had rendered the same service at the ordination of the father of Mr. Scudder fortytwo years ago), delivered the Charge to the candidate. The Rev. Dr. Sayers, Episcopal Chaplain at Vellore, took part in the services. A large and attentive congregation of Europeans and natives, of Christians and heathen, was present. Of the members of the Classis present no less than six (twothirds of the whole number of ministers,) bore the honored and greatly beloved name of SCUDDER. Would that there were more such families in our American Zion?

The separation of the Syrian Christians in Travancore and Cochin from the Roman Catholic Archbishop, and their adhesion to their own Bishop, becomes more and more complete.

The Missionaries of the Assembly's Board and the American Missionary Association are not laboring without hope. Mr. Mc Gilvary reports a very striking case of in. quiry--that of a member of the Laos, a tribe of people mainly on the northern confines of the kingdom, resembling in some respects the Karens of Burmah, among whom no Christian Mission has yet been established. The Rev. Mr. Walsh says that Dr. MulThis man had come to the knowledge of lens, of Calcutta, estimates the increase of Christianity by reading the New Testament the Christian population of India, during and other Christian publications.

INDIA.

The Rev. B. Thomas of Henzada, gives in the News of the Churches for February last, a most interesting review of the American Baptist Mission in Burmah--in all its ramifications among the Burmese, the Karens, the Shans, and other tribes. During the last year a large number of converts were

the last ten years, at fifty thousand, and makes the whole number to be about one hundred and fifty thousand. This estimate, ed the native population of the country.— we presume, only includes what may be callThe increase in the Punjab has been greatest. The mutiny has not been without its results.

MADAGASCAR.

Mr. Ellis and his coadjutors are getting added to the churches. The Theological on well in Madagascar. Mr. E. says, in his School at Rangoon was never more prosper-letters, that the wide diffusion of Christianous, having about seventy pupils. The ill-ity through the island, which has a populaness of Mrs. Dr. Binney, and the imperfect tion of four millions of souls, is wonderful. health of Dr. Binney himself, has been a He is continually hearing of there being great loss to the institution. We hope that it is but temporary.

hundreds in distant localities, whither the truth had been carried by Christians, who ARCOT MISSION.---In the Missionary Re- had been exiled from the Capital by the late corder for March we have a most interesting persecuting Queen. But it is not likely the account of a recent meeting of the Classis of work of the Lord will go on long without Arcot, connected with the General Synod of encountering opposition. It is even already the Reformed Dutch Church in the United announced by the Jesuits that the wife of