Storrow baptized them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Rev. Dr. Boaz then addressed the congregation, pointing out the severe trial to which the young men had been exposed, commending them and their relatives, and the young men who had gone to their parents, to the prayers of the congregation. The benediction having been pronounced, this most interesting ceremony was brought to a close. May the good Lord follow it with his effectual blessing to all concerned!" BELGAUM. In the dispensations of His grace, God is no respecter of persons. For the high and the low, the rich and the poor, the young and the old-for men of every clime and every colour, the gospel-feast has been prepared; and whosoever will, may slake his thirst at the living waters of salvation. But in the extent to which the gospel has been promulgated in India, the experience of the Missionaries has been the same as that of God's ser. vants in the apostolic age-that "not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called; but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty." Instances, however, are happily not wanting to prove that even among the Hindoos, neither station nor property, nor the adamantine chain of caste, form insuperable barriers to the reception of the truth; and in the following communication we are presented with the impressive cases of three individuals, holding a respectable position in native society, all of whom have been led to surrender their dearest attachments, and their most deeply-rooted prejudices, for the sake of Christ. Under date Belgaum, Dec. 28th, ult., the Rev. Messrs. Taylor and Beynon write: "It is our happiness to inform you, that we had the pleasure of baptizing four natives on the first Sabbath of this month; and it would rejoice our hearts were we privileged to tell you that the Lord was working mightily, by his Holy Spirit, in the minds of the benighted population of this land. Nevertheless, we are thankful for the day of small things, and the measure of encouragement we receive, and hope that what we witness is but the firstfruits of a more abundant harvest, an earnest of that large ingathering to the Church, when a nation shall be born in a day. "THE HINDOO SCHOLAR TAUGHT IN THE SCHOOL OF CHRIST. "The first case we shall mention is that of Moottoo Coomar Modeliar, a name already familiar to you on account of the peculiarly interesting circumstances connected with the baptism of his son-in-law, and daughter, last year. Marvellous have been the Lord's dealings with He FOR JULY, 1851. He was induced to read and examine the Word of God for himself, and to seek for aid and explanation where he had doubts and perplexities. And, as far as we can judge, we have every reason to believe that his investigations have resulted, not only in his conviction of the truth of Christianity, but in the saving conversion of the soul. time he has relinquished all heathen worship For a long and ceremonies, and has disallowed and prohibited them as far as possible in his house, acept that he applied the ashes of cow-dung to his forehead. This he did from Labit, and thinking it was a thing indiferent in itself; but when Mr. Taylor pointed it out to him, as still holding some hope to his caste-people. as a distinctive badge of the worshippers of Sheva, he discontinued it. From the members of his caste he has met with great opposition, all of which he has endured with the cus sistency and in the spirit of the provenal he makes. Some members of his own fanly are much opposed to him and the few cama before his baptism were 14 Lin 6.3 ɗf pest liar trial and anxiety. On the tự ý is baptism the coDE TAX pas i is house, that he was light at le early in the stertve SeaLTS in the open air, mi ve une in with God. His baptaa ni ate para a te Lord's Supper hare mandat 448 Bonajega sect, well and extensively connected: he is about twenty-seven years of age-a married man-has one child, and a little independent property. From the account be gives of himself, he has well studed the Linguat religion, both in its more popular and panosophic forms. Many of the most popular works he has nearly committed to memory. and has apparently led a good part of Liefe superstitiously devoted to the Gourool. The austerities which he practiced sex to Love very materially recenes, if not injured. his constitution. But it all be and be fand neither peace nor satisfaction. He frat begat to think favourably of Curistilliy ab ut two Tears ago, when he heard a portion of the Gopels read and explaines, aut by the reading of tracte expecally one couet il vin Lrie stoe grasua y we trust? 2 docism, and, we wife, and seven BELE are not, howeve. T them will feel aan Ze cast in their li followers of the Li "Moottoo Co man, one of re independent p gives him grace our Saviour, may prove of the Redee "A son offe age, was baptize and inte forward se "THE MEL :1 Storrow baptized them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Rev. Dr. Boaz then addressed the congregation, pointing out the severe trial to which the young men had been exposed, commending them and their relatives, and the young men who had gone to their parents, to the prayers of the congregation. The benediction having been pronounced, this most interesting ceremony was brought to a close. May the good Lord follow it with his effectual blessing to all concerned!" BELGAUM. In the dispensations of His grace, God is no respecter of persons. For the high and the low, the rich and the poor, the young and the old-for men of every clime and every colour, the gospel-feast has been prepared; and whosoever will, may slake his thirst at the living waters of salvation. But in the extent to which the gospel has been promulgated in India, the experience of the Missionaries has been the same as that of God's servants in the apostolic age-that "not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called; but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty." Instances, however, are happily not wanting to prove that even among the Hindoos, neither station nor property, nor the adamantine chain of caste, form insuperable barriers to the reception of the truth; and in the following communication we are presented with the impressive cases of three individuals, holding a respectable position in native society, all of whom have been led to surrender their dearest attachments, and their most deeply rooted prejudices, for the sake of Christ. Under date Belgaum, Dec. 28th, ult., the Rev. Messrs. Taylor and Beynon write: "It is our happiness to inform you, that we had the pleasure of baptizing four natives on the first Sabbath of this month; and it would rejoice our hearts were we privileged to tell you that the Lord was working mightily, by his Holy Spirit, in the minds of the benighted population of this land. Nevertheless, we are thankful for the day of small things, and the measure of encouragement we receive, and hope that what we witness is but the firstfruits of a more abundant harvest, an earnest of that large ingathering to the Church, when a nation shall be born in a day. "THE HINDOO SCHOLAR TAUGHT IN THE SCHOOL OF CHRIST. "The first case we shall mention is that of Moottoo Coomar Modeliar, a name already familiar to you on account of the peculiarly interesting circumstances connected with the baptism of his son-in-law, and daughter, last year. Marvellous have been the Lord's dealings with He He was induced to read and examine the Word of God for himself, and to seek for aid and explanation where he had doubts and perplexities. And, as far as we can judge, we have every reason to believe that his investigations have resulted, not only in his convicion of the truth of Christianity, but in the saving conversion of the soul. For a long time he has relinquished all heathen worship and ceremonies, and has disallowed and prohibited them as far as possible in his house, except that he applied the ashes of cow-dung to his forehead. This he did from habit, and thinking it was a thing indifferent in itself; but when Mr. Taylor pointed it out to him, as still holding some hope to his caste-people, as a distinctive badge of the worshippers of Sheva, he discontinued it. From the members of his caste he has met with great opposition, all of which he has endured with the consistency and in the spirit of the profession he makes. Some members of his own family are much opposed to him, and the few days before his baptism were to him days of peculiar trial and anxiety. On the day of his baptism the commotion was so great in his house, that he was obliged to leave his family early in the afternoon. He sought an asylum in the open air, and we hope in communion with God. His baptism and participation in the Lord's Supper have separated him from Hindooism, and, we are sorry to say, from his wife, and several members of his family. We are not, however, without hopes that some of them will feel constrained to join him, and cast in their lot with him as the despised followers of the Lord Jesus. "Moottoo Coomar is altogether a superior man, one of great energy of character and independent power of mind, and if the Lord gives him grace to adorn the gospel of God our Saviour, by his conduct and exertions, he may prove an eminent blessing to the cause of the Redeemer. "A son of Mootoo, about eleven years of age, was baptized with him. He is a promising and intelligent lad, and, for his age, very forward in his education. "THE MERCHANTMAN FINDING THE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE. "The two other converts are Lingawunts from Shapore. One of them, named Shevalingappa, is a respectable merchant, of the Bonajega sect, well and extensively connected: he is about twenty-seven years of age-a married man-has one child, and a little independent property. From the account he gives of himself, he has well studied the Linguait religion, both in its more popular and philosophic forms. Many of the most popular works he has nearly committed to memory, and has apparently led a good part of his life superstitiously devoted to the Gooroos. The austerities which he practised seem to have very materially weakened, if not injured, his constitution. But in all he did he found neither peace nor satisfaction. He first began to think favourably of Christianity about two years ago, when he heard a portion of the Gospels read and explained, and by the reading of tracts, especially one called 'In whom shall we trust?' Light shone gradually upon his mind, and it was not long ere he acquired a clear and correct knowledge of the leading doctrines of Christianity. The first time that we have reason to suppose & work of grace was commenced in his heart, was in March last, when he and several others requested us to meet them, for private instruction, twice a week, in our own house. We found, from what they said, that they had renounced idolatry, though they carried the Ling with them, and besmeared themselves with the ashes of cow-dung. They were also in the habit of meeting privately, to ex- been heaped upon him, he has patiently en- 66 THE JUNGUM PRIEST RENOUNCING IDOLATRY. "Goorooshidappa was a Jungum priest. When a child, in consequence of a vow made by his parents, he was devoted to the service of the temple. He lived as most of the Jungums do-by begging, and administering the rites of his religion to his followers. He has been under regular religious instruction for six or eight months. He came to a determination to renounce caste with Shevalingappa, and both are now under Mr. Beynon's protection. His time of probation has not been very long; but as we know of no sinister motive which could have induced him to act as he has, we saw no obstacle to his baptism and admission to the church Our prayer is, that the Lord, by his grace, will enable them to keep stedfast, and hod fast their profession to the end." POLYNESIA. TUTUILA-SAMOAN GROUP. THIS Island first became the residence of the Christian Missionary in the latter part of 1836. Denied even the advantage of the preparatory instruction of those useful pioneers-the Native Evangelists, the inhabi tants of Tutuila were up to that time the victims of unmitigated barbarism. But through the preaching of the Word, the divinely appointed means for the healing of the nations, heathenism, with all its polluting rites, has been abandoned; a goodly number of the islanders have become genuine converts to the faith of Christ, and are now adorning their profession by the consistency and devotedness of their lives. Christian Churches, and Schools for the education of the young, are in efficient operation; and, in regard to many who have been removed by death, a cheering hope may be entertained that, having become partakers of the grace of God, they have passed from the communion of the faithful on earth to join the spirits of just men made perfect in heaven. In reference to the loss the Mission has sustained by the death of several of its most valued and influential converts, the Rev. A. W. Murray, writing under date June 24th ult., adduces the following instructive details: : "Among those removed by death, during this and preceding years, were some who had long exerted a decidedly beneficial influence, and whose removal has been attended with serious consequences to the interests of the island. "Of this number the case of Apolo deserves prominent notice. He was a native of Annuu, a small island about a mile from the mainland. In his heathen days he had been a daringly wicked man, and continued unaffected, or but slightly so, by the truth, till the times of refreshing' with which we were favoured in 1839 and following years. When the gospel reached his heart, he underwent a very marked change. He had previously been a conspicuous and energetic character, and now the same decision and firmness marked his course; but he had transferred his allegiance to another master; his views and feelings had undergone a radical change, and he came boldly out on the Lord's side. He was earnestly desirous of devoting the remnant of his days to the service of Him to |