Having taken this rapid review of the principal parts of the world where the Society has established missions, allow me, my Christian friends, to ask what are your feelings on the survey? I am sure you will not say that enough has been done. You would not propose to withdraw your hands from the work. Seven hundred and fifty missionaries, with upwards of 1300 native assistants, are prosecuting their labors among the heathen. Now, supposing even all these missionaries belonged to our own Society, would that satisfy you? Impossible! Compared with what still remains to be done, you would feel that little, indeed, had been effected. The use I would draw from this consideration is an augmented incitement to greater exertions!

will their work be, if they proceed no far- beria, a country where the prospects of ther. Human laws may raise the negro success were from the beginning remote; erect, but cannot keep him so. He will but where, through the steady perseverance both morally and socially decline, if un- of our beloved brethren, the Scriptures are supported by Christianity. South Africa, preparing to. unfold their inspired pages, in whither I would next invite your attention, the Mongolian and Manjur languages, verwill share with the West Indies in the ben-nacular in that extensive region, and which efit of the act of the legislature to which I are known in China itself, from which aphave adverted, and in the zeal of Dr. Phil-plications for publications have even been aps we possess, under Providence, a guaran- received. ty for the fulfilment of the obligations which the Society is brought under by that great event. Serious obstacles to the spread of the gospel still exist in South Africa; all of them, however, removable, through the intervention of the British Government; but in case it should be necessary, I am sure the services of our friend, who fills the chair this day, will, in his character as a senator, be most cheerfully rendered for that purpose. From Africa, I pass to the interesting island of Madagascar, where your mission has, besides its natural difficulties, had to endure the effects of a revolution, which threatened to uproot Christianity, -and universally to re-establish the ancient superstition. Here, even, your missionaries, shielded by the hand of Providence, still disseminate the Christian religion, notwithstanding the ruling powers mistakenly I conclude by directing your attention, conceive that its propagation is adverse to in particular, to the closing sentence of the their interests; while the progress of educa- resolution, earnestly commending the aption is gradually undermining the founda-propriate and evangelical sentiment it extions of the idolatry which many of all presses, to the best feelings of your hearts, ranks still exert themselves to uphold! In viz. "that this meeting unites in fervent regard to India, where, at its various sta- supplications to the Most High for the grations, there is so much to cheer, and to an- cious influence of the Holy Spirit to rest imate to increasing efforts, I shall only no- upon the extending operations of the Societice, in particular, South Travancore, ty, in every part of the world." where one of the brightest scenes in your whole field of missions presents itself to the eye of the Christian church-where, more than in any other part of that hemisphere, "That this meeting contemplates, with exists a lively co-operation of the natives sacred encouragement and hope, the preswith the missionaries, and where the larg-ent state of the Society's missions in the est numbers of the former, including some East, the number of conversions to Christ, of superior caste and station, have renounc- and the additions to the number of able ed idolatry and embraced the Christian native preachers of the gospel, and refaith. But I pass on to the confines of the gards the means of access which Divine eastern world, to China, on whose popu-Providence appears to be opening for the lous regions the light of the Sun of Right- [communication of the gospel to China, as eousness has begun to shine, and the first- urgently requiring the most prompt and fruits of Morrison's and Milne's labors are vigorous efforts." beginning to appear. Lastly, I turn to Si

The Rev. DAVID ABEEL, American missionary to China, moved the second resolution, viz.—

Mr. Abeel, on rising, said, It is expected

means is by replenishing those parts to which all foreigners have access, with missionaries; and another way of influencing China is through the medium of her commerce with other neighboring countries. I may further mention many encouraging facts. The people of China, generally, can read, and they read our books, which have enlightened them on subjects which, we believe, will produce a mighty change in the ompire. I hear this Society addressed from every quarter. The Bible Society asks, Who is to circulate the Scriptures? The Tract Society makes the same interrogatory. What is the reply? The reply is, "There are no missionaries to go forth." You are willing to double the number this year, were there men willing to go. Is this possible! I address yon, ye ministers of the gospel, ye students of theology! Is this really the case! And who can give you a dispensation to remain at home, when the Savior says, "the field is the world?" Who gave any Christian, who has receiv

that a missionary should accommodate himself to the resolution only so far as that resolution accommodated itself to him. My theme is China. China is more populous than all the kingdoms of Europe combined; it is double the population of all those kingdoms and nations; it contains within itself a greater population than all the heathen world beside. That there are obstacles to the conversion of China all admit. China may be said to be surrounded by walls; the outer wall is material, and it has been said by an ingenious calculator that it contains materials sufficient to build as many houses as are contained in England and Scotland. The next wall is political; here too I will venture to hope that there is materiel enough to fabricate all the exclusive policy in the world. The inner wall is moral, I should say immoral, and supported by prejudice and pride. We do not deny that there are obstacles; but we know not how great they are, neither do we know how small they are, for the experiment has never been sufficiently tried; but we do know that repeated the gift of life himself, the liberty to ed incursions have been made within these bulwarks and ramparts by foreign powers at different times. It has been stated on this platform, that Judaism entered China before the Christian era; Buddhuism entered it in the first century; Nestorianism in the seventh century; Mahommedanism in the eighth century; Romanism in the thir-ed, as many as can go. Should all the teenth century; and, if you will allow me so to express myself, Mercantilism has entered it in these later days. Men of all classes have been willing to hazard much in this or the other enterprise; and shall we alone, who are thought to disesteem our lives in comparison with our object; shall we missionaries and Christians be the only persons to hesitate and stand appalled at those obstacles which all others attempt to overcome? There are many encourage ments to missionary labor in China, and there are five ways by which that empire may be influenced. First, by occupying stations along the coast, and upon the neigh boring islands which have been recently ex-American. These nations seem destined, plored. Another way is by sending our ships freighted with the precious deposits of our Bible and Tract Societies, thus pouring into the channels of lawful commerce the tide of immortality and love. The third

choose his own station? We plead not now with those engaged in ministerial labor, but we believe most confidently the world is never to be converted till all classes enter into this glorious enterprise, and carry it forward with an energy never be fore witnessed. Laymen also are demand

preachers of this country and America go forth, there would be but one to 1000, and then you would leave nine-tenths of the population of the world unsupplied. It seems to be the belief of all those who have been in heathen lands, that the talent of the world's conversion is committed to Eng land and America; and I am happy to have this opportunity to say, that on the other side of the Atlantic, we wish you to help us, and unite with us, to send forth hosts, and if possible to outstrip us in this glorious race. In every part of the commercial globe which we visit, we see two flags waving in the breeze, the English and the

in the hands of God, to exert an influence for the conversion of the whole world. You have set us beyond the Atlantic a noble example, and decreed liberty to your western captives. You have filled the trump of

jubilee with a blast, which I hope to hear resounding through all the hills, and dales, and valleys, and forests of my native land, until slavery hides its accursed head, and expires with shame. But congratulate yourselves not too far; you have done but half your duty. There lies the East with its hundreds, thousands, and millions, inthralled. Now pass another resolution; pass a resolution of spiritual liberty to all these hosts, and we will hail you in Amer. ica, and call you Liberator Mundi!

EDWARD BAYNES, Esq. M. P. moved the third resolution-viz.

it in your heart to go; I adore him for giving me an Isaac to offer on his altar." I rejoice that there is a great number of young persons who are willing to devote themselves to the cause of missions. I lately preached a sermon for the Rev. Andrew Reed, and at the close he inquired whether there were not some willing to offer themselves to God. What was the result? Five young men and one young woman came forward, and had an interview with the church; the impression respecting them was very favorable. Was not this a call for gratitude? Mr. Hill made a similar appeal at the close of the Tract Meeting; and a youth ran after me, and expressed the desire of his heart to go and preach the gospel to the heathen. I lately preached a sermon for the Rev. Henry Townley, and urged upon the people the necessity of contributing at least £100 towards the ob

“That while this meeting renders its derout avknowledgments to the Supreme Governor of the world for the abolition of negro slavery, it congratulates the friends of justice, humanity, and religion, on the removal of impediments to missionary operations, and the facilities which it will secure for the extension of missionary la-ject of the Society in the West Indies. bors, and cordially approves of the measures which have been adopted by the Directors to enlarge the operations of the Society in the British colonies."

The Rev. RICHARD KNILL, in seconding the resolution, said-When I was in the west of England a missionary anniversary was held at Bridport, at which Dr. Waugh preached, and at the close of the sermon he inquired, with peculiar solemnity, whether there was not one young disciple present who bad love enongh in his heart to the Redeemer to say, "Lord, here am I; send

me."

When the words were uttered, I felt them thrill through my soul, and I silently said to the Searcher of hearts, "Yes, I will go for Thee when thou preparest the way." I had a tender mother, who spent days in prayer to God that he might not permit me to leave her; but one morning I met her with unusual tranquillity in her countenance, and she said, "Go, I bless God for putting

When I descended from the pulpit, Mr. Townley remarked that it was utterly impossible to raise that amount; to which I replied that I had nothing to do with impossibilities; their Master had all power in heaven and earth. The next morning I received a sovereign, and the writer remarked that the other £99 were coming. Three young men, connected with the congregation, had gone round to make a collection for the cause, and had raised the amount. A gentleman, hearing of the circumstance, added £5, to make it guineas. I trust that there are many parents present who will be enabled to cast, not only their money, but also their children, into the treasury of the Lord. By means of the general diffusion of this spirit of self-denial and devotedness, God would be glorified, the heathen converted, Satan cast down, and the earth filled with the glory of the Lord.

BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES OF GREAT BRITAIN.

In the Missionary Register (of London) we have an account of the Anniversary Meetings of the principal benevolent Societies of Great Britain, and the Resolutions which they passed at those Meetings; with a statement of their receipts and

payments during the last year; from which we make the following extracts. We omit fractions, and epitomize some long paragraphs.

British and Foreign Sailors' Society.-Resolv ed, That this Meeting hails with sincere satisfac

tion a Society, whose object is the spiritual and temporal welfare of Foreign and British Sailors; and that, while it is more than ever impressed with the conviction of its necessity and utility, it devoutly implores the gracious influence of the Holy Spirit to render every means employed effectual to the promotion of its benevolent purposes. -That this Meeting, deeply sensible of the obligations under which it is laid to Almighty God for the prosperity hitherto granted to this Society, while it cherishes gratitude and renders praise for past, desires humbly to exercise confidence for the continuance of the same Divine Help which it has hitherto enjoyed.

The receipts are 6321.; payments 9381.

Sunday School Society.-Resolved, That, while the aspect of the times demands prayerful attention, and presents powerful motives for activity in every department of Christian Benevolence, this Meeting especially regards it as requiring extended efforts for the Instruction of the Rising Population in the Principles of Scriptural Truth.

Receipts 7231.; payments 7241.

-That, as all the essential doctrines of the Church of Rome are unchanged and unchangeable, and no less fatal to the souls of men in the Nineteenth Century than they were when Protestant Confessors and Martyrs bore their testimony against them in the dungeon and in the flames, the Church of Christ is under a solemn obligation to employ every method fitted to convince Roman Catholics of their sin and Protestants of their danger; and that this twofold obligation cannot be more effectually discharged in this country, than by a prudent and vigorous exertion of the means which it is the object of the Reformation Society to pro

mote.

That, considering the engrossing excitement which has occupied and agitated every depart. the past year, our deep gratitude is due to Almighment of our Civil and Religious Interests during ty God, that the Agents of this Society have been and maintain an increasing interest in the princienabled so powerfully and frequently to awaken ples of the Glorious Reformation.

-That this Meeting raise their anxious and heartfelt Prayer to Almighty God that His Spirit may guide and His Blessing be on the labors and cares of the Committee, during the ensuing year. Receipts 20251.; payments 18541.

Wesleyan Missionary Society.-Resolved, That this Meeting devoutly adores the gracious interposition of Divine Providence in the settlement, during the last Session of Parliament, of several questions, in which the Interests of Christianity and the Cause of Missions were deeply involved, both in the Eastern and in the Western Depend

Lord's Day Observance Society.-Resolved, That this Society desires again to record its firm belief of the DIVINE AUTHORITY and PERFEtual obLIGATION OF THE CHRISTIAN SABBATH; and of the blessings, temporal, spiritual, and eternal, which God has been pleased in His mercy to connect with its religious observance-together with its thankfulness for the appointment of an Ordinance so essential to the best welfare of Individuals and Nations; and its sense of the duty incumbent, both on Private Christians and Christian Rulers, to ex-encies of the British Empire-that it hails with ert their influence to promote its due observance. -That this Society, humbly desiring to promote the glory of God and the welfare of man, and convinced that National Prosperity depends on the extent to which the Law of God is honored in the land, commends the Protection of the Sabbath from Profanation to the wisdom of the Legislature, with an earnest hope that the question will be considered with the seriousness which it dcserves, and with the attention which is due to the public sentiment, as expressed in the Petitions which have been presented.

peculiar thankfulness the approaching Abolition of Slavery, the prohibition of Sunday Markets, and of compulsory labor on the Sabbath; and the legal establishment of Religious Liberty in our West India Colonies-that it has learned, with unfeigned satisfaction, the improving and hopeful state of our Missions among the Negroes-and that it feels itself under an obligation, now more than ever imperative, to concur in those more general and strenuous efforts which present circumstances demand, for the Religious Instruction of that interesting race, and for the Scriptural EduThat the Society would express its fervent cation of their children, as the only means of car. gratitude to Almighty God, for the greatly in-rying out the measure of Emancipation to its best creased exertions which have been made during and highest results. the past year. in various parts of the kingdom, in furtherance of its designs; and would earnestly urge its Auxiliaries and Friends to keep prominently in view, not merely the Legislative Protection of the Lord's Day, but still more its Spiritual Observance in their own circles and neighbor-Zealand, in the Friendly Islands, and in Western

-That the Society desires to acknowledge, with humble gratitude to Almighty God, the encouraging measure of spiritual prosperity with which many of its Missionary Stations have been favored during the past year; especially those in New

and Southern Africa-that it solemnly recognizes afresh the Christian Duty of prosecuting, with unwearied zeal and perseverance, the great work in which it is engaged-and that it earnestly implores the continued and increased pecuniary sup. port of its Members and Friends, and of the Religious and benevolent Public in general, for the purpose of enabling it to extend its labors, both by reinforcing its existing Missions, and by embrac ing the new openings for usefulnefs which now

present themselves in various parts of the world. -That this Society rejoices in the opportunity of publicly expressing its cordial good will toward all other Kindred Institutions, by whomsoever conducted, its unfeigned gratitude for their successes, and its earnest prayers for their increasing prosperity.

Receipts 54,7671.; payments 52,9177.

Church Missionary Society.-Resolved, That this Meeting, viewing the rapid increase of knowledge in British India, together with the prospect of enlarged intercourse between this Country and her Eastern Possessions, and even with remoter Nations, deeply feels the duty of prosecuting, with augmented activity, the plans long established and acted upon by the Society, for making known throughout that vast population the unsearchable riches of Christ.

-That, while this Meeting contemplates with unfeigned gratitude to Almighty God the noble act of the British Legislature for the extinction of Slavery, it feels that the duty of this Society is more imperative than ever, promptly to employ its agency to impart to the emancipated population of our Colonies the richer blessings of the Gospel. —That, while this Meeting learns with lively satisfaction the favorable state of the Society's Institution at Islington and the cheering progress of the Society's Missions, it remarks, with much concern, the small number of the Students under preparation in the Institution; and earnestly calls on the members of the Society to make it a subject of Special Prayer that He, with whom is the residue of the Spirit, would prepare and send forth Laborers, in largely increased numbers, to bear the Name of Christ before the Heathen throughout the Society's different Missions.

Receipts 52,9221.; payments 51,122.

lated to make solemn impressions on the mind, es. pecially in the removal of the oldest and most val ucd and distinguished friends of the Society, it al so sees abundant cause for thanksgiving to the Almighty, in others being raised up to take their places in the unanimity with which the proceedings of the Society have been conducted in the continued openings for the diffusion of the Scriptures-in the renewed exertions which have been made to revive the Society's interests where they had languished, and to extend them into new districts-and in the spirit of liberality by which so many Auxiliary and Branch Societies and Associ ations, as well as individual friends to the Cause, have been animated.

Receipts 83,8971.; payments 70,4041.

Prayer Book and Homily Society.-Resolved, That this Meeting has heard with much pleasure of the continued success which has attended the Society's Agency among Seamen and others employed in Navigation; and that, after ascribing praise to Almighty God, they cordially thank those who have labored and are laboring in this work.

-That, while this Meeting desires to be thankful for what the Society has effected in Towns and Parishes in England, and in Ireland and abroad, they earnestly desire and recommend the extension, as much as may be, of efforts in each of those spheres.

Receipts 2,2321.; payments 2,6821.

Sunday School Union.-Resolved, That the extension of Sunday Schools, from this country to the British Colonies and the United States of Amer ica, affords great pleasure to this Meeting; and that the increased openings for these Institutions in the West Indies demand the most prompt and liberal support of British Christians generally, and especially of the Friends of Sunday Schools.

That the efforts of the Sunday School Mission, to raise up Local Means for the extension of Sunday Schools and to render the existing Agency more efficient, demand the increased support of the Christian Public.

Christian Instruction Society.-Resolved, That while we have heard of the growing usefulness of the Agents of the Christian Instruction Society in the Metropolis and other parts of the Empire with satisfaction and thankfulness, we would record our hearty approbation of the newly-appointed department of its labors; on behalf of those untaught That it is very desirable to increase the num Foreigners who dwell in this City, and pray to ber of buildings suitable for Sunday Schools; and that Holy Being, who is eminently the Friend of that this object presents a powerful appeal to PubStrangers, to grant His benediction on those an- lic Benevolence, especially as the Parliamentary ticipated efforts for their moral and religious im- Grant is confined to Daily Schools, and that the provement. plan of raising a small sum annually from each Teacher and Scholar be affectionately recom mended for general adoption.

-That, deeply impressed with a conviction of the awful state of indifference to Religion and Eternity in which a large majority of the inhabitants of this City continually live, we cannot fail to renew onr solemn appeal to every Congregation of Evangelical Christians in this great Metropolis to consider the responsibility of their position; and to attempt, by some means, to co-operate in these efforts of pious aggression, which seem adapted, by the blessing of God, to revive Religion among themselves, and to excite the attention of their ignorant neighbors to its momentous realities.

Receipts 12297.; payments 11851.

British and Foreign Bible Society.-Resolved, That while this Meeting, in the records of the past year, cannot but perceive much that is calcu

Receipts 7,6631.; payments 7,4881.

Jews' Society.-Resolved, That this Meeting views with great interest the new sphere of labor which has been opened to the Missionaries of the Society among the Jews on the North Coast of Africa; especially at Tunis, where a most earnest desire for the Word of God has been manifested, and discussion on the great subject of Christianity has not only been promoted by your Missionary, but eagerly sought after by the Jews.

-That this Meeting cannot but look with unfeigned gratitude to the leadings of Divine Provi dence in the East, where, since the late important changes, His Holy Word has had more free