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JOHN STANNAGE, missionahy of Y-i>m\\ fill tliB f rapagotinu nf tin #nsf H IN FOREIGN PARTS, AT ST. MARGARET'S BAY, NOVA SCOTIA, TO HIS jFri^te nui ^irppnrters in %txm, ani iteialiiem BATH: PRINTED BY BINNS AND GOODWIN. «Jl — II IW | < ' A \i 1^2 7^ UV.3 c o i ,5- G ^ V BATH : PRINTED BY BINNS AND GOODWIN. •^-iTiii^ilff III 1-^ I '< 4 THE ANNUAL ADDRESS OF THE KEV. JOHN STANNAGE. St. Aubin's, Jersey, Jan. 12th, 1863. My dear Christian Friends, It has pleased a mysterious, though gracious. Provi- dence, to permit that I should continue in such a weak state of health as to render an absence from my mission necessary. I left my parish at the end of last September, in the charge of the Rev. W. R. Cochran, who was ordained by the Bishop as my substitute, his father, an old Mission- ary, promising to visit my people every month to adminis- ter the Lord's Supper. The Rev. T. D. Ruddle, who had engaged to assist me for one year, and who was paid in part by your contributions, was to leave at the end of the year. It was not, therefore, with the only object of re- cruiting my health that I obtained leave of absence, but it was also with the prospect of making room for a stronger and more efficient Missionary, which I hope Mr. Cochran will prove to be. Indeed, I regret very much that it was not in my power to leave two missionaries, instead of one, to iabour in the four Churches and three other Stations which I have left behind me, and the wants of which rather increaL^e than diminish. Several applications to this effect were made by me to the " Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts," but their funds would not allow them to con^nly with my request. I have, therefore, determined, with so affecting an , f Iw^T hone I may be forgiven if I dcsrribe it to you !r 1 ^f the r?i of^'avouring too nnicU of egotism It +Lir aliilities in the improvements which they, like m> sen, £of Sh ", I found that their tears and sobbn.gs were days oj |l''""'» '^ jjI I could proceed no further. r^refe,^^ i h^'eaffi^^^^ ^^-' 1 4""^ T^'rCfZ enough to preach a Farewell Sermon '"/='* «f*/fX rhurches and to administer once iiiore to them the Holy Communion. It pleased God to onaWe me to do so ho^^h Suht r'mSl^^a™:ra S^o^b^^^^^^^^^ bid me aaieu at the chancel rainn^^^ ^^^^^ ^.^^ ir lar,anerray wbt a _„„^pif ..nd this was the most » W " An o^ - .an present had to go behind the school- r ;„„ for t wMe .0 give vent to his tears. On the day we lei TalUhose who c^'dd procure carnages accompanied us twe Leniiles through the woods, and here, in sad silence all ' loo M to speak much, could only form good fishes for o>- .^anottier's fSture meeting in a better worla, which were onl:- i seen in our mutual tears and hearty embracing ^ eaci I other thus being powerfully reminded of St. Pauls part. LTgw^h his friend's at Ephesus. " .^^^ ?**Sn? pleat K°„ to see those who had long been cold and distant, an'-- fevln offended with me for trying to do them good, » EM 8 comiiig forward to regret my departure, ^-^^^^^.^V^^^^^^;' in a Hood of tears. iMy heart and my eyes fill while wnte. How painful the thought that no provision is r nd. for the increa.ii.g wants of such a Mission - J^l^^^' ' His dear Son's sake, carry on the work m hat oay v. lub His unworthy servant has begun ! May n.t one o^ my dear people perish for want of the means ot grace anc. is . vatio ; May godly and self-denying missionaries be se f Imong'them aid may they find more V^^^^;^^'!}^ Bculs to Christ than in looking after worldly ease Hid .v - fore And, oh ! may many a heart among tne wealth) . d Iff uentin this land^of plenty, in '.hisbeautiful cUma ; 3 s^^rred up to make the life of the missionary as comior > 3 as i^ssible, that he may have as many ^nducemeiits a .an L to remain in such a place This is a ^^'^ of ^ai^- , faith, then, let us work, and let us rest satisfied that ui labour shall not be in vain m the Lord , ,^, Vi^ , Hoping you will excuse ine appeal of an humble aionary, I remain, my dear Christian Friends, Your devoted servant in Christ .s- I :i \l ; I; JOHN STANN. < 4, NB— The missionary cases will have to be mac 3 early in March, so as to b^ forwarded free of char Messrs. Robins's vessels. > u r bath: printed by binns and goodwin. V*-- «;' ' "-.t 1 , I I ^J£^