males, who had travelled two or three days over the rugged Yomada mountains to see those who seem to be the highest objects of their earthly interest. They were not a little disappointed in not meeting br. Abbott, and had many inquiries to make respecting him. They often spoke of the interest they felt in us, of remembering us in every prayer, and especially of praying for the "mamma after they heard of her illness; the desire they had to see her was greater than they could express. Some of those who came from Burmah appear to be much more devoted than any that I have seen in any other place.' Christian salutations. "Some of them have a singular form of Christian salutation. They take their teacher's hand and before speaking to him spend a few moments in silent prayer, then warmly and repeatedly press his hand, and when this is done will inquire after his health and answer his questions. "This company, together with those from the villages and vicinity, forms an attractive and highly interesting audience. It was easy and truly delightful to preach to them. Baptismal scene "for the pencil." "There were seventeen candidates for baptism from Burmah and one from the vicinity. After being formally received by the respective churches with which they wished to be connected, a good congregation assembled on the bank of the river near the chapel, to witness the profession of their faith in Christ. Immediately from the opposite bank of the river rises a hill covered with majestic trees, whose shadow, slowly retiring before the rising sun, added not a little to the pleasant solemnity of the occasion. order and quietness prevailed throughout the congregation. The candidates were gently led down to the water by one of the native preachers, and, as each rose from the baptismal grave, praises were sung to "Him who died for our sins and was raised again for our justification." The commemoration of the death of our Lord in the afternoon of the same day, was also a solemn and interesting season. In the evening, bade the dear disciples Good hardly knows what to do with my cough, debility, chills, fever, night sweats, &c., but thinks they may be symptomatic of a sub-acute inflammation of lungs, &c. I have shut myself up, and am going to keep quiet a long time." He writes again on the 18th, "I have had no fever for thirty-six hours, and trust I am improving. I suppose Sandoway is as good a place as I could be at for the improvement of health, excepting upon the sea; but I have no idea of taking a Voyage at present." We publish these particulars that our Christian friends may judge for themselves of the critical state of Mr. Abbott's health, and lest more distressing intelligence may by and by take them unawares. Our beloved brother, we greatly fear, may be taken from us and from his work before another year closes. May the churches" help together by prayer" for him, that for the gift (of life) bestowed on him by the means of many persons, thanks may be given by many on his behalf. SIAM. Death of Hongkit. Three questions." The following letter from Mr. Jones, of Feb. 12, was received the 17th ult. It indicates but too plainly the extremity of destitution and discouragement to which the Chinese department of the Mission had become reduced; while to us its sombre character is partially relieved, from knowing that on the day of its reception a missionary (Mr. Ashmore) was being set apart to this special service, to join the mission, with leave of Providence, before the close of the year. Mr. Jones, addressing the Foreign Secretary, writes: "Those were melancholy tidings in your letter, which told us that no men could be found who would come and help us here. Is not God aware of this posture of affairs-and interposing to meet the exi gency? No one will come to guide, train, ASSAM. Excursions for preaching-German missiona ries. Mr. Brown writes from Nowgong, Feb. 13, '50. During the latter part of December I had the pleasure of taking a trip for preaching through the Jorhat district in company with Mr. Hesselmeyer, the German missionary at Dibrugor, and our native brethren Nidhi Levi and Biposu. We found multitudes of people willing to listen to the truth, and I trust a good impression was made on many minds. This occasional preaching however is not what the people require. They need a missionary who should spend his whole time among them. We cannot expect that a visit once a year will be attended by any permanent results. "Mr. Hesselmeyer I found to be an excellent and evangelical brother, who seems to possess the true missionary spirit. Having been in the province less than a year, he has not, of course, that command of the language which is desirable, and which can only be acquired by long study and use. Our native brother Nidhi Levi is an energetic and excellent preacher, and well qualified to meet the arguments by which the brahmins endeavor to defend their system. "After returning from Jorhat, I concluded to improve the remainder of the cold season by making a trip as far as Tezpur and Nowgong, in which Mrs. Brown accompanied me. We found our dear friends, the Bruces, at Tezpur in a very afflicted state--both of them having been confined to their beds for several weeks. Scriptures, having as yet examined no work of controversy on the subject. He informs us that his doubts respecting infant baptism were excited while at college in Basel; but knowing that the Baptists were universally regarded as a very corrupt and pernicious sect, he felt no anxiety to examine, much less to embrace, their sentiments. On becoming acquainted with the missionaries in Assam, he perceived that they were an entirely different people from what they had been represented; and hearing also of the renunciation of Pedo-baptism by the Rev. B. W. Noel, (whom he had seen at Basel,) he determined to give the subject a thorough examination. "This has resulted in the full conviction that he has never been baptized. He has accordingly related his experience and views before the church in this place, and has been received as a candidate for membership; but it was thought by br. Stoddard and myself that it would be best to have the baptism administered at Tezpur, the place of his residence. We have written to br. Danforth, and expect him to be present on the occasion." Miss. Soc., J. Sawyer tr., 3 months' collection, (of which 5 is from the Infant class for Mrs. Benjamin,) 31.36; Tremont St. Sab. sch. W. A. Holland Supt., 5; South Boston, Mary Elizabeth Safford, "her mission fund left at her death," 70 cts. Rhode Island. Rhode Island Baptist State Conv., V. J. Bates tr., viz., Providence, 1 ch. mon. con. 5.10; Pine St. ch. to cons. Mrs. James Brown L. M. 114 Connecticut. Hadlyme, ch. mon. con. 6; Colchester, H. Abel 1 New York. Fairfield, Miss Louisa H. Briggs 5; Mrs. Prof. Briggs 2; Schoharie, George W. Briggs 2; Jamestown, ch. 10; LeRoy, ch. mon. con. 1; Brooklyn, Pierrepont St. ch. Fem. For. M. Soc. Mrs. Jane Tiebout Sec. 50; Hector, ch. 5.25 New York City, Amity St. ch. D. Haynes tr. New Jersey. Elizabethtown, ch. Columbus, ch. 12.37; Jacobstown, ch. 13; Rahway, ch. 9 Penn's Neck, ch. 31.07; Samptown, ch. 30, from Rev. J. M. Haswell, agent, 97.06 296.92 119.10 7.00 75.25 344.26 419.51 10.00 95.44 105.44 5.00 Maryland. The Board of Managers of the American Baptist Missionary Union held its thirty-sixth annual meeting with the Washington Street Baptist Church, Buffalo, N. Y., commencing on Tuesday, May 14, 1850. Hon. James H. Duncan, Chairman of the Board, being absent, Rev. Elisha Tucker, D. D., of Ill., was appointed Chairman, pro tem. After a season spent in devotional exercises the roll of the Board was called, and twenty-six ministers and ten laymen appeared to be present. The Annual Reports of the Treasurer, the Auditing Committee, and the Executive Committee, were read and referred to the following committees: On Obituaries.-H. J. Ripley, L. Raymond, J. B. Olcott. On Finances.-D. R. Barton, D. M. Wilson, J. Borden, L. D. Boone, B. Greenough. On Burmese Missions.-E. G. Robinson, N. G. Lovell, H. Davis, T. Wattson, S. N. Kendrick. On Karen Missions.-S. F. Smith, E. E. Cummings, J. G. Collom, R. R. Raymond, M. Allen. Siam and Chinese Missions.-O. C. Comstock, W. Clarke, S. J. Drake, J. C. Foster, T. D. Chollar. Assam and Teloogoo Missions.-D. Ives, J. Smitzer, H. I. Parker, J. Jennings, S. Haskell. Bassa Mission.—R. Babcock, D. C. Eddy, S. B. Page, N. Hooper, S. D. Phelps. German Mission.-L. Tucker, B. T. Welch, I Wescott, W. Douglass, T. O. Lincoln. French and Greek Missions.-L. F. Beecher, I. Harris, H. Seaver, G. W. Harris, J. Hall, J. Reed. Indian Missions.-J. N. Granger, N. Colver, A. Bennett, A. D. Gillette, S. W. Adams, J. N. Wilder, Jesse Elliott, E. E. Cummings, T. O. Lincoln. *We present an abstract of the proceedings of the Board and Union. The full report will be published in a separate form. A report from the Executive Committee on the Comparative Claims of Missions to Reinforcement was read, and referred to Rev. Messrs. J. Stevens, L. Tucker, D. D., A. Wheelock, L. Stone and A. P. Mason. REPORT ON CLAIMS OF MAULMAIN MISSIONS. The Committee appointed last year, on the Claims of the Maulmain Missions, presented the following report which was adopted. The committee appointed at the last meeting of your body, with instructions to inquire into the relative claims to reinforcement and support of the Maulmain Burman and Karen Missions, and to offer such suggestions to the Executive Committee, relating to these missions, as the facts in the case might seem to require, respectfully present the following report: Your committee have attended to the duty assigned them: several meetings have been held, and a sub-committee have visited the Missionary Rooms, in Boston, where every facility was afforded them for obtaining a full understanding of the whole subject. They have also been favored with a personal interview with both the Corresponding Secretaries, and with Rev. Messrs. Vinton, Osgood and Haswell, returned missionaries. They also addressed a fraternal letter to the Executive Committee, whose reply, your committee are happy to state, shows that that body entertain similar views to those to which your committee have been led. Your committee believe that the Executive body are prepared to sustain both these important missions, to the fullest extent allowed by the contributors to the Union. Your committee do not find that any further action of the Board, upon the subject assigned to them, is required. All which is respectfully submitted. S. H. CONE, Chairman. A paper from the Executive Committee, on the Resuscitation of the Ava Mission, was read and referred to Rev. Messrs. W. R. Williams, D. D., P. Church, D. D., J. L. Burrows, A. M. Beebee, Esq., and Rev. H. T. Love. A paper, also from the Executive Committee, on the Reinforcements and Appropriations for 1850-1, was referred to Rev. Messrs. J. G. Warren, M. Stone, D. B. Cheeney, Mr. N. Crosby and Rev. J. F. Wilcox. A committee consisting of Rev. Messrs. S. S. Cutting, S. B. Webster, P. Work, G. W. Bosworth, L. H. Moore, Z. Freeman, A. D. Gillette, J. Schofield, Mr. J. Conant, and Rev. S. J. Drake, was appointed to inquire into the expediency of changing the time of holding the Annual Meeting of the Missionary Union, from the month of May to the month of September or October. On Tuesday and Wednesday evenings public missionary meetings were held, for addresses and prayer, when large audiences were addressed by Rev. Messrs. J. M. Haswell, of the Burman Mission; M. Bronson, of the Assam Mission; E. Kincaid, reäppointed missionary to Ava; J. W. Parker, of Mass.; and Amos Sutton, of the English Baptist Mission to Orissa. Wednesday was chiefly occupied in hearing reports from the several committees. These reports we present in full, with other papers read to the Board. They elicited much animated and interesting discussion on the important topics embraced in them. RESUSCITATION OF THE AVA MISSION. Soon after the reäppointment of the Rev. E. Kincaid, as a missionary to Ava or some other place in the northern part of Burmah, the Executive Committee were requested to send a missionary-physician to the same field and at the same time. The brother who applied for the appointment, besides the qualifications which might ordinarily be looked for in a candidate for such service, had the advantage of an |