Williams says, their Religious reputation w sick endure an extreme demonstration; and is also feared one their determine forever could well be missing
135 1854.] CEYLON. 135 for the laboring for sufficient reason for them. T the guy typical labors of one’s missionaries inside the preaching this new gospel in the places of worship, this new bungalows, and off house-to-house, have been proceeded. Therefore the catechists or other local helpers keep its jobs, appear to trying to find proof that gospel is actually progressing one of several some one ; that there’s an ever-increasing belief of one’s details out-of Christianity, and you can an ever growing faith that it will sooner or later prevail regarding the belongings. Mr. Hastings, shortly after being missing from the field 2 yrs, typed below: 1 think I will pick particular advances since i have leftover. There’s nothing in the form of preaching the latest gospel, far and wide, from the province ; and also in many urban centers truth be told there appear to be particular encouragements so you’re able to prosecute the job. S C H O o L S P Roentgen For the T Into the Grams M Age D IC A great L-d Elizabeth P A roentgen T Yards Elizabeth Letter T. You can find advertised, throughout, 83 vernacular and English schools, which have 4,028 pupils, out-of whom 2,825 try males, and 1,203 people. In February past, Mr. Hastings advertised 93 youngsters regarding Batticotta seminary. Only fifteen was members of this new church, a smaller amount than got advertised for decades. Religious classes is provided with day-after-day to every class; and more than of your own youngsters seem to have brilliant consider s from Christianity. T h ey are usually studious and you will regular within deportment; most are prepared to accept new claims of your own gospel abreast of all of them personally; and also partners manifest people open opposition toward facts. Bui hopeful conversions is couples. Half dozen indigenous educators are utilized. These are all people in the brand new church ; consequently they are in a lot of areas well qualified for their station, and offer important assistance towards missionary. In the feminine boarding school during the Oodooville you can find 85 youngsters. What amount of users released by the goal force during the Manepy in the 1853 was only 1,595,eight hundred, less than for the earlier season. The initial really works granted was indeed, Bunyan s Pilgrim*s Improvements, translated by the Mr. Spaulding, 1,five-hundred duplicates, and you may a work towards Structure and you will Anatomy, interpreted of the Dr. Greene, 1,000 duplicates. Multiple spiritual tracts out-of from a couple of so you can fifty-several pages was basically printed in versions out-of out-of 3,000 to help you almost 7,000 duplicates. Over fifteen,000 amounts have been sure. An average annual amount of print, in the two decades that the press has been in operation, features exceeded 8,000,000 out-of pages, (the whole number are 167,978,598,) nearly that-3rd of which were profiles of your own word of God. The conventional printing of Day Star today furnishes significant work. Thirty-seven persons work in experience of brand new push and you may bindery, away from whom seventeen are mem-
Nine people in the latest chapel at that route, half a dozen off which was students of your own mission seminaries, had dropped subjects towards the situation ahead of March step 1, as well as a number of the heathen
137 1854.] CANTON. 137 bers of the chapel. The brand new each day religious conference within account could have been proceeded; or other jobs because of their spiritual a good aren’t ignored. During the dispensary, beneath the proper care of Dr. Greene, 1,173 people acquired attention in half a year conclude October step 1, The institution are presented almost entirely of the J. H. Evarts, helped of the three senior scientific youngsters. This new junior category of four got also been prosecuting its knowledge according to the proper care of Evarts, Dr. Greene s very own big date being definitely filled in the thinking out-of a small medical work, and also in planning to clients abroad. During the early part of 1854, the latest cholera are prevailing with higher seriousness on Manepy. The new colleges was in fact separated; plus the teachers were going to from house to house, providing treatments, and you may administering comfort. Asia. CANTON Mission. C a letter t o n. Daniel Vrooman, Missionary; Samuel W. Bonney, Signed up Preacher; S. Wells Williams, LL. D., Printer; Mrs. Sarah W. Williams, Mrs. Mary G. Brewster. In this country. Dyer Ball, M. D., Missionary; Mrs. Isabella Ball. step one route. 2 missionaries that a physician. 2 men and 3 female secretary missionaries. To the seventeenth of Summer, Mrs. Vrooman finalized their own earthly labors, peaceful about believe you to Jesus was able to save your self all of them into utmost that come unto Jesus of the him. Mr. Bridgman, with commenced an alternative purpose at Shanghai, no longer is said in connection with this purpose. Dr. Baseball has been required by condition out of his fitness so you’re able to reach the united states. The guy sailed from Canton having Mrs. Basketball later when you look at the March, and you can arrive at Ny into the 9th out-of Summer past. The local secretary, Laisun, possess kept the service of your goal, looking to a position away from large pecuniary cash, and you will registered a mercantile home in the Shanghai as clerk, where, Mr. One other secretary, T ien Tsai, try eliminated because of the demise into the press the link right now September from