We are at present in good health. | br. Däuble, who speaks the English lanThe Lord has blessed us above all we guage with considerable facility, although could have expected. We have made it is but a year and a half since he bepoor returns for all his unnumbered gan to converse in it. At the usual mercies. Oh for more consecration to hour for English worship I preached in his blessed cause! Pray for us that we the church, where all the residents at may be faithful, and that the word may the station were present. In the afterbe effectual in the conversion of sinners. noon we celebrated the Lord's Supper, fifteen communicants being present including several of the native brethren from Nowgong. In the evening we again assembled at the church and listened to a discourse from br. Danforth. LETTER FROM MR. BROWN. In our last (p. 191) an account was given, from Mr. Brown, of the change of views which had led Mr. G. Däuble, a Lutheran missionary in Assam, to ask for baptism. After relating his Christian experience he was baptized at Tezpoor on the morning of Feb. 24th. The Executive Committee, on the application of the Assam Mission, have received him into the service of the Union, as a missionary teacher in the Nowgong Institution. The letter below gives a narrative of the transactions subsequent to the communication published a month since. We also copy the very interesting account which Mr. Däuble gave of his personal history and Christian experience, of the grace which took his feet from the way of death, and the providence which guided him into the field of missionary labor. Mr. Dauble's baptism. An answer to Mr. Däuble's circular has been obtained from nearly all his supporters here and at Gowahatti; from which it appears that there is no longer any desire that his services in connection with their mission should be continued. The way is therefore now clear for his becoming united with our mission, an event which we trust nothing may occur to prevent; and may the same kind Providence that has brought him among us guide all his future steps, and make him the instrument of the conversion of many immortal souls. Substance of his Christian experience. Although there is no pleasure in reen-hearsing the particulars of a misspent life, much of which it would be more congenial to my feelings to pass over in silence, yet I deem it necessary in presenting myself before you for baptism, to give you some account of the wonderful grace of God displayed in the various changes I have passed through. Tezpoor, Feb. 27, 1850.-The closed papers will explain to you the views of Rev. Mr. Däuble, a German missionary, of whose application for baptism I informed you in my last. After disclosing his views before the church at Nowgong, he returned to Tezpoor, and communicated his change of sentiments and intention of becoming a Baptist, in a letter addressed to the committee of the mission with which he was connected. On Tuesday of last week we returned to this place in company with br. Stoddard, and were joined by br. Danforth from Gowahatti on the following day. Mr. Däuble was baptized on the morning of the 24th inst., in a beautiful tank in the centre of the station and near the residence of br. Bruce. A good number of witnessing spectators were present and the scene was solemn. Prayer was offered by br. Stoddard, after which an appropriate address was delivered by My home is in Würtemberg. I was born in 1822, of pious parents, and religously educated. At the age of fifteen I left home, and from that time until I was nineteen, I entirely neglected the reading of the scriptures and prayer, which I was taught by my parents to observe from an early age. Becoming acquainted with the writings of French and German infidels, I eagerly drank in their poisonous principles, until I had become a practical atheist. Fate was my only God; yet for the sake of my dear parents I did not avow my sentiments openly. My outward conduct was strictly moral; and the praise I received for this encouraged a feeling of pride and confidence in my own goodness, and it was not until I had been repeatedly overcome by temptations, and broken the rules I had prescribed for myself, that I discovered my own weakness and the corruption of human nature. The resolutions I made were so often broken that I was driven to despair; thoughts of suicide were constantly intruding themselves upon my mind; but an invisible hand and deep affection for my parents prevented the commission of such a dreadful deed. In this state of mind I sought the solitude of low valleys and deep forests, harmonious with the gloom and darkness that dwelt within. What I then suffered cannot be describ ed. One sabbath, while wandering in a thick forest and brooding over my sad state, so great was my anguish of spirit, that I fell on my knees for the first time, and cried with tears, "All is vain! all is vain! If there be really such a being as God-oh, have compassion on me!" The Lord I believe heard me. Perciving a thunder shower approaching, I hastened home, but on my way was compelled to take shelter in the house of a pious man, who, being an acquaintance of my father, manifested a deep interest in my welfare. I found him reading a book, the words of which arrested my attention; they were just suited to my condition. When I left, I asked him for the loan of the book, which he readily gave. The words I there found seemed to speak directly to me; they disclosed the awful sinfulness of my heart, and showed me in what light I was regarded by the scriptures. God, whom I was now compelled to acknowledge, appeared to me as a fearful Judge, full of anger and wrath. I laid hold of the long neg lected Bible. I saw that without holiness no man could see the Lord. My great anxiety now was, that I might make myself worthy of the acceptance of God. Salvation seemed impossible for such a wretch as I regarded myself. In this state of mind I commenced attending the meetings of the Pietists. One day I heard a sermon from the theme," Christ the good Shepherd." Here Christ was presented as the Saviour of the lost, the the vile and helpless. The idea was new to me. I at once saw how he could be my Saviour-the very Physician I so much needed. My load of guilt was at once removed; I felt that my sins were forgiven, and found peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. I experienced now for the first time the blessings of salvation, and could understand the difference between believers and unbelievers. I saw myself in Christ. What was mine, he had taken away; what was his, he had given to me. From that time I have experienced alternate joy and sorrow, but my trust has ever been in Christ, and I have always found a sufficiency in him. The At the meetings I was accustomed to attend, I heard, soon after my conversion, letters and reports from missionaries, which brought before me the perishing condition of the heathen, their misery and deep degradation. thought that these poor people were under the prince of darkness, led captive by him at his will, and without any knowledge of the fountain of life, affected my heart. I was led to contribute to this object, but never deemed it possible that I could become a missionary. The question of personal duty did not occur to me until I became acquainted with the missionary society at Basle. I then became impressed with a strong desire to engage in the missionary work, but the question of duty was not clear; and the very thought of the trials connected with such a step made me shrink from the undertaking. I made it a subject of daily prayer, and earnestly sought to know the path of duty. I had now arrived at the age when I was subject to enrolment in the army; I therefore prayed, that if it were the will of God that I should be a missionary, he would prevent my being obliged to enter the ranks. Out of about two hundred and forty young men, seventy were to be chosen by lot. On drawing the names, mine was nearly the last; but many having been released on various grounds. I at length fell among the number chosen to serve. On an enumeration, however, it was found that seventy-one, instead of seventy, had been obtained. Of these I was the last, and therefore discharged. I now considered the question decided by the Providence of God, and lost no time in making application to the Missionary College at Basle, into which I was received. During my five years' study there, I read the lives of Henry Martyn and David Brainerd, both of which had a very great influence upon my mind. I determined to seek the same deep toned piety and consecration to the work that I found in these holy men. I prayed and struggled night and day. My countenance assumed a gloomy aspect, and my whole deportment was forbidding. At this time a very pious young man entered the institution. He marked my sad countenance, and perceiving the great mistake under which I was laboring, kindly pointed it out to me, and said, You cannot reconcile God to you; but you must be reconciled to God through Christ. New light broke in upon my mind. I had been struggling under the law of works, but now saw and felt the full law of liberty. The whole routine of Christian duties assumed a new phase; what was before done with a gloomy seriousness was now performed with a joyous cheerfulness. I never entertained any doubts as to the correctness of the doctrines of the Lutheran church, until nearly through my course of study, when I found that our professor, who had always been very careful to give scripture proof of every doctrine inculcated, made no attempt to do this in reference to infant baptism, but frankly acknowledged that there was no express command on this subject in the scriptures. From that time inquiries were started in my mind which I have never been able to settle until quite recently. I am now satisfied that nothing but the immersion of believers is scriptural baptism; and am determined to follow my Saviour in the way of his ppointment. The change of my views on this subject may result in the dissolution of my present connection with the Tezpoor mission. I may be compelled to leave the province. I may be abandoned of man, but I believe and trust in the Lord. I have not come to my present conclusions, without the most solemn convictions of duty. I have ever before despised the Baptists, and never should I have asked for baptism at their hands, had not the truth compelled me to it. And whatever may be the result, I can never regret the act. I long for my baptism; and may a gracious God enable me ever after to walk in newness of life. FRANCE. LETTER OF DR. DEVAN. Lyons, May 29, 1850.-I have just returned from a visit to the church at St. Etienne, much gratified at the present state of its affairs, and thankful to the Lord for his encouraging benediction upon its efforts. I informed you in my last that steps had been taken to carry the gospel into a quarter of that city where no evangelical efforts had been made, and which appeared to be inhabited by the poor and despised laboring class of the community. I also informed you that these efforts had been met by so much good feeling on the part of the people there, that they had of their own accord and at their own expense hired a large room, and furnished it in an humble way for their regular meetings. The Lord has been so far pleased to bless these efforts that five souls have been brought from death unto life; and on the 20th inst. they, with one other, (in all four men and two women) were buried with Christ by baptism in the presence of about one hundred attentive and wondering spectators. An active church. As our rule is to work when and where the Lord works, the meetings have been multiplied in that section of the city, and I have sent some to a neighboring town to announce the gospel. This town, which I am told is now abandoned, at one time, not eighteen months since, evinced a great desire to hear the gospel, and some souls were converted, although the evangelization continued only three or four weeks. The man I have sent there is to receive no pay except a commission on such bibles as he This people have altogether three public places of worship, the rent and current expenses of which are paid by themselves. This seems to be very fair, and I do not think it well to press them to shoulder any more of their expenses at present. I believe I am considered somewhat severe already, in that I insist upon the people helping themselves to this extent. The truth is, French Chris tians have been and are still spoiled by having so many of their pecuniary means of evangelization from foreign sources; or rather, I should say, from the fact that the converts are not early taught the necessity of doing something for themselves. This poor little church at St. Etienne has had more troubles than usually fall to a church ten times as numerous, but thus far it has been preserved through the mercy of Him who dwelt in the burning bush. I do not speak of troubles from without,-they are comparatively nothing. The fact that the house in which they hold worship, occasionally echoes with the noise of a stone thrown against it by the ill disposed (as last Thursday evening,) or the expectation at every moment of the soldiery and police breaking in upon and imprisoning them, does not trouble them so much as undisciplined or weak minded sheep of the flock. However, I trust that by the plan of filling every man's hand with employment, and getting each one to feel himself personally interested in the work of evangelization in some way or other, there will remain no time or inclination to be troublesome. now, Lyons. I have no room to say anything, just of the particular locality in which I dwell. Suffice it to say, for the present, that I am by turns abused, encouraged, misrepresented, elated or disheartened; but on the whole it seems to me that the Spirit is brooding over this chaos, and I trust he will bring light and beauty out of confusion. I need the special prayers of my Christian friends, that I may not be left by the Master to act imprudently. May the Lord keep me from speaking or acting otherwise than with wisdom and forbearance. GERMANY. LETTER OF MR. LEHMANN. Visit to Templin. Berlin, March 21.-I have just returned from another tour to Templin where I have enjoyed much blessing. Br. Kemnitz, the pastor of that church, filled my place on the Sabbath here in Berlin while I was there. The brethren have recently purchased a house and arranged it for their meetings. It may contain from one hundred to one hundred and fifty persons, and is very nicely arranged for that town. Surrounding the frieze are Scripture passages,-opposite the pulpit 1 Tim. 1: 15; over it Mark 16: 16, &c. We had very well attended meetings, and that in the afternoon was quite crowded. Much grace was manifested. The publisher of the periodical here, son-in-law of the burgomaster, was present and constantly put down notes, probably to give an account of the meeting. The meetings of the Baptists here are much better attended than those in the town church, as I was told. What a change in a few years! Before this, I think I related to you my experience here at that time,-how stealthily I must come and go, and how the mob stoned them in the meetings, and magistrates summoned before them all who came. The superintendent of the state church is a very malignant man, and hoped to destroy the Baptist interest at once when he came, as he had done in his former residence; but he must now exclaim, "O Nazarene, thou hast overcome!" The church here numbers fifty-four members, but there were presented and named to me eleven converts who anxiously desired baptism and fain would even now be baptized by me. But I referred them to the pastor, as the regular administrator of the ordinances here. I believe that about eight of these will be baptized as soon as br. Kemnitz re turns. Hammelspring. We had a social meeting in the house of a Christian friend, where many breth ren and sisters were together and the time was very agreeably spent. On Monday forenoon I visited almost all the members and found them in good disposition and hope. Afterwards I went with Mrs. Kemnitz and a number of the brethren to one of the stations named Hammelspring, distant two hours' walk. The weather had become very unfavorable, so that it was with great difficulty we could proceed. But we were most cordially received, and after some refreshment many flocked together from this and neighboring villages, not daunted by the weather. The room,—rather a large one,- -was so much crowded that I scarcely had place to stand. It was asserted that but for the weather so many would have come that windows and doors should have been opened. I felt much invigorated and could preach with fervor the unsearchable riches of Christ. Very much affection was shown to me, and they said I should at any rate stay and preach in another village. But my engagements at home called me back and I could not comply. I must now, even in the night, return to Templin, where I had to guide again Mrs. Kemnitz, and several brethren accompanied. The storm had increased and almost threw us down, and snow and sand were blown into our eyes and mouths, so that with great exertion we arrived at midnight. The next morning I returned to Berlin, but from recent efforts and cold I had become so hoarse that I could not at all improve the opportunity with my fellow travellers, and even now can speak with difficulty, which I felt yesterday when I had to preach twice to large assemblies. Zackerick-Heresies-Spandau. Just now br. Köppen, pastor of the church at Zackerick has left me, after spending a few days with me. It reminds me of a visit I paid to him. He is a farmer, of wealth and high reputation in his village, indeed a man of much intellect. I visited there chiefly through fear lest one of our adversaries, a man of |