A native preacher of Baraset says, that the spirit of Hindooism is dead for many miles round Calcutta. Its stronghold now is among the women. A Brahmin observed to him, "Educate our women, and we are undone." "We told you that, in a few years, this country very seldom visited; and if it new nation would be as bad as the ever has been systematically visited, it others." Again, there are found among has not been so for many years; but the professed Protestants men fond of everywhere some knowledge or other of disputation, who think more highly of Christianity has spread. Faith in their themselves than they ought to think, own system seems lost." some of whom were once employed in mission service, but, proving unworthy, have been dismissed, and who are ever ready to find fault with the missionaries, and do what they can to shake the confidence of others in them. Yet the vigorous prosecution of the work at A missionary of the Propagation. Constantinople is felt to be essential to Society, writing from Bombay, states success in other portions of the empire, that there large numbers of Hindoos and the present missionary force there, are without any confidence in the sysit is said, "is not adequate to the great tem to which they professedly belong:amount of labor to be performed." They look upon its religious rites Mr. D. H. Nutting, medical mission- as contemptible superstitions, and they ary, writes to the Turkish Missions-Aid look upon its laws of caste as a selfSociety, from Oorfa, Mesopotamia, (bet- sacrificing bondage, but they go no ter known as Ur of the Chaldees, the further yet." birth-place of Abraham,) that the con- The Rev. Mr. Shoolbred, of the gregation there, consisting, six years United Presbyterian Mission, Beawr, ago, of twenty persons, is now twelve has paid a long-promised visit to the times that number--240 or more. The Thakoor, of Reypoor. The most congregation now sustain their three remarkable incident of a missionary schools, pay the salary of their native pastor, and give to their utmost ability INDIA. แ character which occurred on the occasion was Mr. Shoolbred's delivery of a sermon in a heathen temple, to a crowd of idolators who had doubtless never before listened to the message of salvation. The conversion of a Hindro of the From various parts of India the same testimony reaches us-that a great preparatory work is in progress, which Kaysth, or writer class, is reported by may be expected to issue, ere long, in the Rev. John Gregson, of the Baptist the most important results. The Rev Mission, Agra. Some six years ago W. Sampson, of the Baptist Missionary he had a New Testament given him by Society, describes a preaching tour, in a missionary. He read, and was led to Hooghley, Bengal, in which he was ac- reflection. companied by several native evangelists. Giving the result of his general impressions, he says:— New congregations are being rapidly formed among the slaves of Travancore, the movement in connexion with whom has extended from one district throughout the entire state. "I am utterly astonished to find the extent to which Christian knowledge has spread through the district. The The Rev. H. Andrews, of the Church part through which I have been is a Mission, has, in the Pallam district, four of these slave congregations under his care. AMOY.-The converts connected with the English Presbyterian Mission, in MADURA MISSION.-The Rev. Mr. and around Amoy, have been subjected Rendell, of the mission in connection to severe persecution. They were with the Calectuls, have lately visited beaten and stoned, their crops destroyed one hundred and thirty-nine villages and their houses pillaged. Wherever they went, the people have At Khi-Boey, the persecutors avowed exhibited some previous knowledge of openly their intention by these means Christianity. In one village, after ad- to root out Christianity. But the Rev. dressing a small congregation, a man Mr. Burns applied for redress to the remarked that he had heard, a long British Consul, and through his agency from Dr. Scudder what I their property was restored, and had been telling them. This system order given by the Mandarin forbidding of visiting took place in July. In all persons from interfering hereafter August they went out again and visited with any who may enter into the holy 155 villages, and preached the Gospel religion of Jesus. time ago, to more than 10,000 souls. GREECE. AFRICA. an The Rev. Mr. Walker, of the Ga Our readers, if they will look at the boon Mission, wrote in July last that letter of Dr. Kalopothakes, will see that their quarterly communion had just octhings look more encouraging in curred, and that three were received into Greece. Dr. King has stirred up the the church. He writes, that the genwrath of the Greek Synod, but we have eral conduct of the Christians is as corgreat hopes of good being accomplished rect as they had anticipated it would by Mr. Constantine and Kalopothakes, be; still he could not say that it was for they are native Greeks, and the up to the laws of Christ's Kingdom. people will hear from them, what they Mr. and Mrs. Bushnell and Green, who would not from a foreigner. sailed from New York in April, had arrived at their field of labor. CHINA. The Rev. Mr. Chapin, a member of the third Presbytery of New York, who MADAGASCAR. The Rev. Mr. Ellis writes that there has gone to China under the care of is much more earnestness than usual the A. B. C. F. M., has reached his among the members of his church to. field of labor. He seems greatly im- spread the Gospel among the heathen pressed with the magnitude of his portion of their countrymen than ever work, and the great importance of more before. Additions, he writes, are made laborers in the field. to our churches every month. The success which has attended Dr. Lockhart, in the Protestant Hospital in the capital of China, has led to the ITALY. Everything in this land pertaining appointment of two other medical mis- to the Kingdom of Christ is on the adsionaries-Dr. Dudgeon, sent out by vance! The word of God, like good the London Missionary Society, and seed, is being sown beside all waters. Dr. John A. Stewart, by the Society for A writer observes: "We have conthe Propagation of the Gospel. versed with those whose centres of operation are Milan and Naples, and to tell each other what God has done their experience tallies with the ex- for their souls, while, in not a few perience of brethren in Tuscany. From places, ten and twenty are calling a all quarters tidings come that the Bible Gospel preacher, who at once gathers a has done its accustomed work in the congregation of from fifty to a hundred hands of the Spirit; that here and there persons." What an encouragement to souls are converted from sin and super- pray and labor for that long enslaved stition, and idolatry to a living and and priest-ridden people. Oh! had we personal Saviour. That, in twos and the means, our agents could at once threes, they are gathering together employ twenty additional laborers. MISCELLANEOUS. MISSIONARIES TO ITALY.-Rev. William Clark, wife and daughter, have gone out as Missionaries to Italy, under the auspices of our Society. His field of labor will be in Northern Italy, and the centre of his operations at Milan. They sailed from this port, for Liverpool, on Saturday, the 31st of October, in the City of New York. For the last two or three years Mr. Clark has had charge of the Female Seminary at West Brattleboro, Vt. But he is not a stranger to the missionary work, having been for seven or eight years a Missionary of the A. B. C. F. M., in Turkey. He returned to this country on account of the health of Mrs. Clark. But, her health being restored, he longed to back and labor for the regeneration of Italy. On the Thursday afternoon previous to his departure, he had a most deeply interesting meeting with the Board of Directors, at the Society's rooms. There we met that we might have a farewell interview, and to spend an hour in prayer and exhortation. It was a most delightful season of Christian communion. Our venerable President, the Rev. Dr. Dewitt, gave him, in behalf of the Society, the hand of Christian fellowship, assuring him of the interest which we felt in him and his work, and commending him to the care and protection of a covenant-keeping God. The instructions were read by the Secretary, the Rev. Dr. Campbell. Interesting addresses were then made by the Rev. Dr. Hovey, Van Norman and Smith, and Messrs. West, Young, and Chester. Mr. Clark responded, and made some very interesting statements, his views of the work, and the great importance of its being prosecuted, at the present time, with the utmost zeal and energy. That the door now was wide open; and no one could tell what the future might be. Duty, therefore, called upon the friends of Christ to scatter the seed of Divine truth broadcast over that beautiful land, that the people might read, in their owu language, the way of Salvation through the Lord Jesus Christ. We bespeak for the Missionaries an interest in the prayers and sympathies of all who love the Lord Jesus. Pray for them. "The harvest is plenteous, but the laborers are few." PAPAL INTERMEDDLERS.-The article entitled "Papal Intermeddling" is taken from the Quarterly Church Review, published in this city. We had been, for some time, collecting materials for an article of a similar character; but when this article appeared in the Review, it so accorded with our views, that we instantly addressed a note to the Editor, requesting the privilege of publishing it in our Magazine. The request was most cordially granted. It is rather a longer article than we are accustomed to publish in a single number of the Magazine; but this number completes the volume, and were the article divided many subscribers would receive but a part; we therefore deemed it best to give the article entire in the present number. The article will well repay the reader for a careful perusal; and it would seem as though it were a duty, devolving upon every patriot and Christian, to keep their eyes and ears open to the scenes that are being enacted around them. We have learned to place little reliance upon the professions of any man who is under the influence of that semi-religious, political hierarchy, the Roman Catholic Church. And though some of her Priest's may be, or profess to be, thoroughly loyal to the Government of the country, still we have little confidence in them; and I do not doubt but they would follow the leadership of Archbishop Hughes, who said in his Dublin speech: "If that party (i. e. the Rebel party,) triumph, I will transfer my allegiance to that party, not as party, but as the legitimate Government of the United States." We are not alarmists, nor do we intend to make it any part of our business to denounce Roman Catholics. They are here under our laws, having the same privileges as any other class of citizens; and we freely accord to them the same rghts and the same privileges that we claim for ourselves-no less, and no more! But we do enter our most solemn protest against Papal intermeddling—against any interference from Foreign Powers in the affairs of our Government. PROGRESS OF LIBERAL VIEWS AMONG ROMANISTS.-While the intolerance of the Papacy remains as obstinately as ever, the outworks of Romanism in this matter are yielding. At the recent great convocation, in Belgium, of Catholic clergy and laity for free discussion, Count Montalembert, the great French defender of Romanism, declared, in the strongest terms, his utter abhorrence of every thing approaching persecution for religious opinion. This is the more encouraging, because it seems a change in the sentiments of that eminent Romanist. ALARM OF CATHOLICS at the Progress of Protestantism at Rome.—Any individual who has read the letters of the Rev. Mr. Hall, of Florence, will have seen that great numbers have embraced the Protestant faith, and have left the Church of Rome. The correspondent at Rome of the New-York Christian Times writes: "I have before me 'A Catechism Concerning Protestantism, for the Use of the Peo ple.' It is a recent work of a favorite of the Pope, and has passed rapidly through many editions. The reason given for its issue is, the alarming increase of Protestantism: openly in the kingdom of Italy, and secretly in the Papal States. The preface states 'that many permit themselves to be seduced by the pleasing prospect which is placed before them; many permit themselves to be entangled in the arguments, or rather sophisms, which impious men use to make proselytes. They know not the real hideousness of Protestantism, and the utter ruin into which Italy would fall if it were deprived of its great est blessing, the Catholic religion." BOOK NOTICES. "THE JEWISH TABERNACLE AND ITS FURNI- can over-estimate the importance of improvTURE, IN THEIR TYPICAL TEACHINGS,"-by ing it aright; of living in such a manner as to Rev. Richard Newton, Rector of the Church secure the favor and the blessing of God? of the Epiphany, Philadelphia. Robert THE TWO BROTHERS, AND THE TWO PARTS," Carter and Brothers, 530 Broadway, New by the Rev. Phillip Bennet Power, M. A.; York. 12 mo. pp. 393. Author of "The Last Shilling," &c.; by Robert Carter & Brothers, New York. In this volume Dr. Newton discusses the nature and design of the Tabernacle, the Brazen Altar, the Laver, the Candlestick, the Table of Shew Bread, the Altar of Incense, the Ark, the Cherubim, the Mercy Seat. The sermons on all these subjects are explanatory and highly practical. The whole bearing and design of the sermons is to show that the Tabernacle and all its Furniture pointed to Christ. The writer shows great vigor of thought; and the book will amply pay a perusal. "AN ESSAY ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF TIME," by John Foster; Author of "Essay on Decision of Character." Edited by J. E. Ryland, M. A., with a preface by John Sheppard: New York: Carter & Brothers. 12 mo. pp. 264. In many respects this is an admirable book. The subject of which it treats, indicates its importance. Time is the seed-time of Eternity; the brief period which God has given us to prepare for our endless state. Who, then, This is one of the volumes of Mr. Carter's Fireside Library. The author is a popular writer, and is well known in this country and Great Britain. It is an 18 mo., containing 220 pages. An excellent book for the family, and for the Sabbath-school. "LITTLE ANNIE'S FIRST BIBLE LESSONS," by pp. 56. Both of these little volumes are interesting and instructive. 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