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Teloogoo Mission

SCRAP BOOK

— BY —

Thomas S. Shenston,

BRANTFORD, ONT.,

Tbfabuueb of the Baptist Fobbion Misbiohaby Society of
Oktabio add Quebec.

" And this continued by the space of two (twenty) year ;
so that they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord
Jesus. * ♦ * * Almost throughout all Asia, this Paul
(McLaunn, Timpany, Craig and Ourrie) both persuaded and
turned away much people, saying that they be no Gods, which
are made with hands." — The Bible.

Greater t/te distance the light shineth, the brighter
the light is at home.

BRANTFORD :
Pbinteo at thb Expobitob Book and Job ( ffice.

1868.

A TELOOGCO IDOL-FULL SIZE.

The writer being of the opinion that perhaps no one was
in a better position than himselt to collate the facts herein
narrated, and being convinced of their usefulness — especially
in the future — were the only motives that pronopted him to
undertake the task, which was by no means a small one. If
the interest in our Foreign Missions is intensified in the reader
by the reading as it is in the writer by the writing, the labor
bestowed on this little book will not have been in vain.

Strap !5«k)k.

TREASURER'S OFFICE.

Branlford, iSH. .

4^ A'tii'i:t'</ from

of the sum oj dollnrs,

the same beiui^ a eontnbiilioii to the K/iCl'LA R HAP TfS T
J'OR/i/f/X J//SS/OX.IR y SOCI/iTY OF ONTARfO
AM) OllililiC

Treasurer.

The followiug will correctly indicate how all such contributions have
hitherto been, and will hereaft«r be, expended. Many former contributors
have already passed away from earth, but the results of their liberality will
go on and on forever. How interesting will be the meeting in heaven be-
tween a Teloogoo convtrrt and the contributor to our Foreign Mission.

As by one man sin fnteretl into the WORLD and .so death
pa.ssed upon all men, for all have sinned * -i< ♦ Having no
hope, and without (Jod in the WORLD * * Ood sent

not his son to condemn the WORLD, but that the WOULD
through him might Ije saved ♦ ♦ ♦ For God so loved the
W(^)RLD that he gave his only l^egotten son, that whosoever
helieveth on iiim shall not perish, but have everlasting lift;. *
* This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation,

that Christ Je.sus came into the WORLD to save sinners. * *
Ye are the light of the WORLD. - * * This gospel of the
kingdom shall be preachetl in all tlie WORLD for a witness unto
all nations, and he said unto them, go into all the W'ORLD and
preach the gospel to every creature. * As thou hast

sent me into the WORLD, even so iiave I also sent them into
the W^ORLD. * * iJecause many false prophets are gone

out into the WORLD. * ♦ * He that believeth and is
iNiptized shall be saved. * We do testify that the

Father sent the Son to l>e the Savior of tlie WORLD.

For there is no difference Ijetween the Jew and tlie Greek ;
for the same Lord over ALL i.s rich unto ALL that call upon
him. For WHOSOEVER shall call upon the name of the Lord
shall be saved. HOW then shall they call on him in whom they
have not believed ? and HOW shall they Ijelieve in him of whom
they have not heard? and HOW shall they hear without a preacher?
And HOW shall they preach except they be sent ? as it is writ-
ten : How Ijeautifui are the feet of them that preach the gospel
of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things !

TELoo«ioo Mission.

Locations.

THE EARTH.— " Befon' the mountains were hrouylit forth,
or even thou had.st formed the earth and the world, even from
everlasting to everlasting, thou art God," who *• In the beginning
created the heavens and the earth." '* By the mouth of God, so
tliat things which are seen were not made of things that do
appear." "Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the
earth beneath, for the hea\ ens shall vanish away like smoke and
the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell
tlierein shall die in like manner ; but my salvation shall be for-
ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished " — Ovd's Wonl.

ASIA is bounded on the noith by the Artie Ocean, on the
west by the Red, Black and Mediterranean seas, on the South by
tlie Indian Ocean, and on the east by the Pacific Ocean, being
almost entirely within the northern division of the eastern hemis-
phere. Its length from east to west is 5,200 miles, and from
north to south 6,200 miles, and containing 1 8,000,000 square
miles, or four times as large as all Europe. Its population is
750,000,000, or one-half that of the globe. *

INDIA OR HINDOSTAN is bounded on the north by the
Himalaya mountains, on the west by the Arabian Sea, ic, on
the south by the Indian Ocean, and on the east by the Bay of
Bengal ; containing an area of 1,600,000 scjuare miles, and a
population of 260,000,000. Its form is somewhat that of an
irregular triangle, two of which lines are '^out 1,900 miles of
sea coast, and the remaining line from east to west from sea to
sea, about 1,600 miles. The whole forming the southern portion
of Asia. Its society is divided into four grand divisions called
" Castes." Brahmins or priests, so'diers, merchants, and labor-
ers. None of these can intermarry, or even eat and drink to-
gether. These grand divisions are sub-divided. Those who have
been degraded from their caste are tailed pariahs, and are out-
casts from society.

BRITISH INDIA is an extensive empire of 1 ,500,000 square
miles comprising the major part of the southern part of the
central peninsula of southern Asia, together with the island of
Ceylon <fec. There are now nine presidencies. The three chief ones
are, the Bengal, with Calcutta, a city of 700,000, as its capital,

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Bombay, witli Bombay, a city of H00,000, ati its ca{)itiil, and
Madras, with Madras, a city of 450,000, as its capital Its
population is estimated at 210,000,000, 160,000,000 of wlioni are
directly or indirectly under British rule Tlie Teloogoo country
is within the Madras Presidency.

THE TELO0(K)O COUNTRY.— This country is somewhat
of a triangular shape^ its .3 lines l>ein<; from 400 to 600 miles in
length, and lies on the southern part of India on the westt.'rn
shore of the Bay of Bengal from Chicacde to Madrn, a distance
of 600 miles. It is within the Madr'is Piesiut ■\, and conse-
<|uently under British rule. The number of Teloo;. > os variously
estimated at from 15,000,000 to 17,000,000, or th.ut three and
a-lialf times that of Oanada, and one twenti' i ; the - ntire y -j»u-
lalion of Hindostan. The greiLer portion, perhaps fo':r-fifths,
of wh*"'"' ' side within the above described limits, and the remain-
ing one-tifth are scattered throughout Hindostf- .

It is generally admitted that physically, mentally) , and mor
ally the Teloogoos are far in advance of all tho other tri'/'S
and races in India. As tradesmen, they rank fi-f-t, and their
language, Dr, Caldwell (a most competent judge) says, " in
point of euphonic sweetness justly claims the first plact." It has
always appeared to me providentially fortunate that our first
('anadian mission should be located in such a desirable field.
Read to the end of this book and I doubt not but the reader
will endorse this opinion.

MADRAS. — This is a large seaport city of some 450,000
population, lying at the mouth (if such a sea bay can have a
mouth) of the Bay of Bengal, on the western coast thereof It is
about 1.'50 miles south of Ramapatam, and some 300 miles south
west from Cocanada.

CALCUTTA is a city of 700,000. lying so far (450 miles)
north east of our Canadian field of labor tnat it is .seldom named in
connection therewith. Madras is the chief shipping port for all
European vessels which touch there before passing up the Bay
of Bengal to Calcutta &c.

BOMBAY is a city of 800,000, lying so far (500 miles) north
west of the Teloogoo country that it virtually has no connection
with our Canadian mission.

Teloocoo Mission.

RAMAPATAM is a town of 15,000 lying in the western
margin of tlie Bay of Bengal, 120 miles north of Madras.
Here is located the theological seminary in which Rev. A. V.
Timpany was, for sonie years, connected as tutor and principal.

NELLORE is a flourishing town with a population (including
some adjacent \illages. a connnon practice in India) of 40,000
It lies on the south side of the great river Pannaar, and is 90
miles north of ^ladras, and 15 miles inland from the Bay of
Bengal, 75 miles from Ongole, and 250 miles from Cocanada.
Here the first mission was estai)lished in Teloogoo land by Rev.
S. S. Day.

OXGOLE. — This is a small town of 10,000 population situat-
ed some 10 miles inland from the Bay of Bengal, 150 miles from
Madras and 30 north of Ramapatrm. One of the first missions
was established here.

AKIDU. — This is an inland village of some 2000 inhabi-
tants, lying inland from the Bay of Bengal 15 miles, and 130
miles nortli east of Ongole and 150 niiles from Madras.

COCANADA. — This is one of the busiest of the many busy
seaport towns lying along the western shore of the Bay of Bengal.
It has a population of 30,000 souls. It is nearly midway between
Madras and Calcutta, and 65 miles north east from Akidu, forty
north east from Tuni, and 9 north west from Samulcotta. The
great (iodavari river is a few miles south east therefrom.
Here is where the Canada Baptists planted their first standard,

the bearers being Rev

John McLaurin and wife.

SAMULCOTTA.— This is a town of 13,000 inhabitants some
nine miles north west from Cocanada and eight miles from the
Bay of Bengal. Here is located the seminary of the Canadian
mission, of which the Rev. John McLaurin is the principal.

TUNI. — This is a village of some 3,000 population lying
some 40 miles north-east of Cocanada, and eight raiUs from the
Bay of Bengal. This is where Bro. Ourrie was stationed.

THB E\D.— But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in a Digbt; in
the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements
shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein
shall be burned up. Seeing that all these things shall be dissolved. * * •
Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the
heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elemients shall melt with
fervent ueat.

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ELOOGOO

ISSION.

The wonl "Teloogoo" has now become a liousehold word
among the Caiiadiau Baptists and I want it to become still
more so. The sole object of this little book is to intensify still
more the great interest in the mission which I know exists
already in so many. I think I can best accomplish this purpose
by commencing with the planting of the first mission by the
American Baptist Missionary Union in 18.'i5, and tracing its
history, as brieHy as I can, from that date year by year to Jan-
uary 1888, covering a period of about 52 years. At this date
the American Union have a large number of missions and stations
in Teloogoo land, but I shall confine my compilation to such
stations only as our own missionaries were in some way coii-
nected with, namely, Nellore, Ramapatam and Onoole.

As early as l80o the general Baptists of England made a
feel)le attenipt to estnblish a n;ission among the Teloogoos by send-
ing out the Rev. Mr. Sutton, who took up ^ position in Orissa.
Apparently for the lack of success the undertaking was soon
abandoned by the withdrawal of Mr. Sutton, their only mission-
ary. It would appear that Mr. Sutton himself had never lost
confidence in the mission, inasmuch as thirty years afterwards,
when in the United States, he urged the American Baptists to
take up what the English Baptists had thrown down, and to
their honor be it said they did.

1834-5.

The 21st American Baptist General Convention was held in
the City of Richmond on April 29, ^835, At this meeting
*' Brethren Kenduck, Peck, Allen, Charles and McGinnis," were
appointed a committee " on new fields of labor." They reported;
" We would earnestly direct the attention of t'le Board and Con-
" vention to that portion of the Madras Presidency which stretcii-
**es northward from the City of Madras alorig the Bay of Bengal
••towards the City of Calcutta, for about COO miles, embracing
" the country of 'lellingana There is no Baptist Church in the
"south of India. The country is wholly unoccupied excepting
" Madras City. * * * The intere.sting character and su-
"perior intelligence of the vast native population of the Tellin-
"gana country. * * * might bring their direct labors to
'•l?ar on at least 40,000,000 of the people of India. '^ - *
•* The New Testament and a grammar of the Tellingana language
" has been published by Dr. Carey,"

Telooooo Mission.

" The Rev. Samuel S. Day and wife were designated to this
Teloogoo field 20th September of this year (1835), and on the
22nd took passage in the ship Louvre for Calcutta. The Rev.
Howard Malcolm and 10 others took passage with them. The
passage money and outfit cost $5,598.36."

1835-6.

The 22nd Annual Meeting of the American Baptist Conven-
tion was held in Hartford City, Conn., April 27, 1836.

Missionaries on the field, Rev. S. S. Day and wife. At this
meeting a committee reported. " The Board was first directed to
the people who speak the Telinga or Teloogoo tougue by the Rev.
Mr. Sutton, an English Baptist Minister. * * * He describ-
ed the country as stretching along the coasts south westerly from
Orissa 600 miles, and transversely into the interior 400 miles,
and a population of 13,000,000. * * '•• 10,000.000 are sub-
jects of the Nizam (Nabob) of Hyderbad, anciently called Tel-
ingana, from which the Telingas derive their name."

•'Mr. and Mrs. Day and Mr. Abbott, were designed for the
Telingana Mission on Sept. 20th last (1835) and on the 22nd
took- passage, with other missionaries in the ship Louvre for
Calcutta. The measures they would adopt on their arrival there
were left to tl e direction of providence. * * * No inipedi-
ment to the propagation of the gospel is apprehended in any part
of his dominions, sustained, as he is, in his authority by the forces
of the East India Company. * * As early as 1809 a

Telinga version of the New Testament had been made by
the Serampore missionaries, and though it perished in the e-
structive fire of 1812, it was prepared anew and printed in 1817.
18. The Telinga Pentateuh was also printed by the same mis-
sionaries in 1821. * What is now wanted is men. *
Let the requisite number of missionaries be furnished —
the duty specially assigned to the American Churches, and the
work is ready to their hands. They may at once enter in and
plant, and reap, and gather unto everlasting life."

18867.

The 23rd Annual Meeting of the American Baptist Board of
Foreign Missions was held in the City of Philadelphia, April
26th, 1887.

Missionaries on the field, Rev. S. S. Day and wife, and Rev.
Levi Hall and wife.

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Extracts from Reports. — " Mr. and Mrs. Day arrived at
Calcutta early in February, 1836, and proceeded thence to Viza-
gapatam, where they have since been prosecuting the study of
the language. Mr. Abbott, who, it was expected, would be asso-
ciated with them, having, in accordance with the advice of Mr.
Malcolm and others, joined the Karen Mission, Mr. and Mrs.
Hall were designated to this service, and sailed last October in
company with others."

" The post at which the mission will be ultimately stationed,
is yet undetermined. Weighty considerations are in favor of
commencing operations in the neighborhood of Madras."

1837-8.

The 24th Annual Meeting of the American Baptist Conven-
tion was held in the City of New York on April 25, 1838.

Missionaries on the field, Rev S. S. Day and wife.

Extracts from report. — "Of those who have fallen in the
mission field, it is our painful duty to record the names of * *
* Levi Hall and Catharine B. M. Hall. ***"..

" The Teloogoo Mission opens an extended and inviting field
of operation. We have but one missionary and wife laboring in
this far-reaching field. What is this among a population of from
5,000,000 to 10,000,000. * == * The funds are exhausted.
If not replenished immediately they will be constrained to counsel
not for enlargement of the mission, but for the least disastrous
method of their reduction. "

" In January, 1837, Mr. Day made an interesting tour of 20
days, northwardly, to Berhampore, distant about 120 miles, and
thence back through the interior. During this excursion he
visited about 40 villages, of which one half had probably never
before seen a missionary, or even a Christian."

In March, Mr. Day removed to Madras. One eighth of its
population are Teloogoos. " At our last date (Aug. 25,) Mr.
Day was desiring to locate himself, at a short distance from one
of the city gates, and on the principal road leading to the
Teloogoo country." "It is obvious that the Teloogoo Mission
needs to be reinforced. The Board have but one missionary
family among 5,000,000 Teloogoos, along a coast of at least 600
miles, to say nothing of the population in the interior * * *
there are probably not less than 300 towns which might be oc
cupied as mission stations."

Tkloouoo Mission*.

1838-i).

The 25th Annual meeting of the America Baptist Convention
was held in the City of Philadelphia, April 24th, \S'M).

Missionaries on the field, Rev. S. S. Day and wife.

Extracts from reports :

" The necessities of the Teloogoo Mission make yet stronger
appeals to the sympathies of the churches, and urge to whatever
sacrifices are required for its speedy relief and enlargement."

In January 1838, Mr. Day was still laboring at the Village
Wonara-petta, where there is a population of 10,000 Teloogoos.

" The board regret that they have not yet been able to rein-
force this mission, owing to various untoward circumstances, Mr
Day has been laboring alone during the whole period since the
mission was established."

Mr. Day writes : — " I have been almost two years within this
country (January 1838) and have acquired so much knowledge
of the langu&ge as to read and speak it with ease, and to know
that while it is beautiful and fiowery, it is exceedingly diffi-
cult to acquire. But I am left alone, and 1 would now implore the
Board to send, as soon as possible, six or eight missionaries. I
can refer to more than 30 places demanding each a missionary,
though more then half the country is scarcely known to me."

In September, ]\[r. Day writes to the Board. " In my late
visit to Bellary, I baptised 22 persons, in a place where never
before the ordinance of baptism had been administered, in the
presence of 3,000 of all sorts and ranks."

" What am I, that on me alone for so long a time, should
rest the responsibilities of such a mission as it is proposed to
establish among the Teloogoos 1 But let me hope still. God has
sustained me hitherto. C) may we rely in Him still. His is the
work — the cause is His — His the laborers — the money."

1839-40.

The 2Gth Annual Meeting of the American Baptist Conven-
tion met in the city of New York, April 2!Hh 1840.

INIissionaries in charge, llev. S. S. Lay and wife. On their
way to the Mission, Rev. Stephen Van Husen and wife, having
sailed for Madras, on October 22nd, 1839.

Mr. Day writes to the Board thus :— " Be not angry with me
for my heart once beat high in relation to this mission, hope in-
spired my feeling and actions. Now, my heart sinks, or swells

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with a kind of desperation, my hands grow weak, oi- are nerved
f )r a moment as by despair. Where are all the young brethren
1 left in Hamilton, pledged to the foreign Held ? ■'■' * are

there none to be found for the heathen ? Have the heathen no
claims.

1840-1.

The '27th Annual Meeting of the American Baptist Conven-
tion was held in the City of Baltimore, April 28th, 1841.

Nellore.' — Missionaries in charge, Rev. S. 8. Day and wife,
Rev. 8. Van Husen and wife.

Extract from report on the Teloogoo Mission ; — " * * *
For, what is the meaning of our holy convocation ! What are the
principles on which we meet and deliberate, and resolve and act ?
Tt is not admitted, nay, rather acknowledged, that there is a
work to be done — a work to be done for God — a work which we
may do— a work which He requires us to do 1"

IMr. and iNlrs. Van Husen arrived at Madras on March 9th
1 S 40, and on the 21st reached Nel lore, a town some 110 miles
distant from Madras, where Mr. and Mrs. l>ay had Jirrived a
few days previous, for the purpose of establishing the first mission
among the Teloogoos.

Extract fiom report : — " Nellore is in the midst of a denso
Teloogoo population, and for tlii.s and other reasons, is peculiarly
eligible for a central permanent station. The missionaries here
rented a good mission compound * * * T-i this the scrip-
tures are read and expounded in Teloogoo every morning and
a sermon preached every Sunday to about 25. On the 27th
September the first Teloogoo connected with the mission was
baptised in the Pennar river in the presence of several thousand
spectators. Two others were baptised in Madras in 18;^!)."

" Several tours have been made. In the early part of 18."?9,
M r. Day in one day distributed about 8r>00 tracts and .'>00 por-
tions of .scripture."

In May of last year jNlessrs Day and Nan Husen attended two
festivals celebrated at a few miles distanee from Nellore, at both
of which they gave about 2000 tracts and 700 portions of
scripture."

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1841-2.

The 28th Annual meeting of the American Baptist Conven-
tion was held in the City of New York. April 27th. 1842.

Nellore — Missionaries in charge Rev. S. S. Day and wife,
S. Van Husen and wife.

Extracts from reports : — " The Teloogoo need not only that
their present missionaries be supplied with moie ample means
for etticient action ; but that their strength be increased by the
accession of fellow labourers. The work is too large for the force
employed, even if in unbroken health and efficiency."

In a letter written by Mr. Van Husen in May, 1841 he says:

Would that it were in the power of the Board to send us at
least six laborers. What are two missionaries among 8,000,000
to 10,000,000.

The expense of the mission for the year was $1,514.72.

1842-3.

The 29th Annual meeting of the American Baptist Conven-
tion was held in the city of Albany, April 26th, 1843.

Nellore. — Missionaries in charge Rev. S. S. Day aud wife and
S. Van Husen and wife.

Extracts from report : — The members of the Teloogoo Mission
have been prosecuting their work amidst many embarrassments,
especially from sickness the past year, but not without encourage-
ments. * * *

The city itself, being the resort of thousands of Teloogoos
from towns and country, inland and far distant, furnishes exten-
sive facilities for the promulgation of the gospel, both by
preaching, etc."

'* At the date of our last information, December 1842, the
misf>ionaries were expecting shortly to organize a mission church.
Besides the mission circle, there were nine who cherished a hope
in Christ."

The expense of the mission for the year was $2,753.84.

1843-4.

The 30th Annual meeting of the American Baptist Conven-
tion was held in the City of Philadelphia, April 24th, 1844.

Nellore. — Missionaries in charge Rev. S. S. Day and wife
and Rev. 8. Van Husen and wife.

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Extracts from Reports: — "Your committee are deeply con-
vinced that the means, in the hands of the Board, for executing
the great task they have undertaken in Asia, are entirely in-
adeqr.ate."

" The Teloogoo Mission, though greatly in need of reinforce-
ment, is steadily advancing in efficiency and interest. The mis-
sionaries occupy distinct parts of the city, Mr. VanHusen having
removed to the south-west border in July. This arrangement
increases the influence of the mission. * Three were

baptized in August, in the Pennaar, n&ar where Van Bappa, the
first convert, was baptized in 1840. * and thousands

begin to doubt as to the divinity of their idols."

" Mr. VanHusen's health is reported bad."

The expense of the mission for the year was $3,022.69.

1844-5.

The 31st annual meeting of the American Baptist Convention
was held in the City of Providence, April 30th, 1845.

NELLORE.— Missionaries in charge, Rev. S. S. Day and
wife. Rev. S. VanHusen and wife. Nothing of importance to
record for the year beyond the organization of a mission church
of eight members in October of last year, and the returning home of
Mr. VanHusen and wife, on account of ill health. The mem-
bers comprising said church were Rev. S. S. Day and wife, Rev,
VanHusen and wife, Elizabeth Jackson, Christian Nursa, James
Oay and Elisha.

The expense of the mission for the year was $2,935.34.

1845-6.

The 32nd annual meeting of the American Baptist Conven-
tion was held in the City of Brooklyn, May 19th, 1846.

NELLORE.— Missionaries in charge, Rev. S. S. Day and
wife.

Mr. VanHusen arrived in this country on 1st October last
w:th health so much impaired as to preclude all prospects of his
return to India.

Mr. Day wps taken suddenly and 'alarmingly ill, and was
obliged to leave India hurriedly on the 8rd December, Arrived
at London April 11th, and in this country on June 2nd.

We clip the following from the " Lone Star " jubilee papers :
*« When Mr. Day reached home he found the Executive Com-
mittee discussing the propriety of abandoning the mission, * *
He entered a most emphatic and determined protest to the

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abandonment of the Teloogoo field. This led the Committee to
hesitate, and they finally decided to await the indications of
Providence, * ^ It was decided, at the annual meeting of
Union ia 1848, to return [Mr. Day, and on the 10th of October
of that year he, with Mr. and Mrs. Jewett sailed for Madras en
route for Nellore."

Extracts from Reports : "Your Committee would ask for the
sympathies and prayers of all the friends of the Board in behalf
of the Toloogoo Mission." Ac. The expense of the mission for
the year was $4,167.98.

1846-7.

The 38rd annual meeting of the American Baptist Conven-
tion was held in the City of Cincinnati, 0., May 18, 1847.

NELLORE. — Missionaries in charge, none.

Extracts from Reports : — " The Teloogoo Mission, established
ten years since, has had for the most of that period the services
of only one missionary, and is now left with native helpers only.
To be resuscitated and carried forward with any measure of effi-
ciency or prospect of permanency, three missionary families
should be associated with our missionary brother now in this
country, whenever providence shall permit him to resume his
labors. The field is large, embracing a population of 10,000,000.
Whenever reinforced, it should be with a missionary force suffi-
cientlj numerous not only to secure it from all liability to final
abandonment, bat also to insure an uninterrupted and vigorous
prosecution of the work."

The expense of the mission for the year was $1,216.50.

1847-8.

The 34th annual meeting of the American Baptist Conven-
tion was held in the City of Troy, N. Y., May 16th, 1848.

NELLORE. — The missionaries all in America.

The Wednesday meeting (May 17) " was opened with prayer
by Rev. John Bates, from Ireland." This is the father of the
wives of our two first Canadian missionaries, Timpany and
McLaurin.

Extracts from the Report on " The Expediency of reinforc-
ing the Teloogoo Mission."

"The question submitted for consideration ii, virtually,
should the Teloogoo Mission be sustained ? For more than two
years it has been left in charge of native assistants. They have
been faithful. * * If missionaries are not to be sent, it

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can hardly bo expedient to protract the existence of the mission.
The character, number and state of the Teloogoo people, giving
promise of early success proportionate to the expenditure, we
have not been disappointed in the character of the field we have
been cultivating, in its extent, its accessability, or its productive-
ness. The Teloogoos are found to be what they were said to be.
* * * The Nellore district (the seat of the Teloogoo Mission)
contains 2,000,000 people, or 113 to the square mile. They are
considered one of the noblest races of Hindostan. * * •'•
One half of the male population can read. * * The pro-
tection of life, limb and property, is entire. * There is
no hindrance to missionary labor, except from caste. * * ♦
No mission in the Union, in comparison with the work to be per-
formed, has been sustained by us so feebly as this. The history
of the mission furnishes no ground of discouragement. * * *
The scriptures have been translated into the Teloogoo tongue,
and the New Testament, with portions of the Old. printed.
There is a general preparation for the conversion of the people
from dumb idols to the living God."

"Rev. Amos Sutton, of the Orissa Mission, at whose instance
originally the mission was undertaken, speaking of theTeloogoos
in a letter near the close of 1846, says : The population is
immense, they are a noble race, the country always accessible,
the government favorable, the language beautiful, expense
moderate, intercourse with the people unrestrained, and a begin-
ning made. * * In my opinion you had better consider
well before you abandon your present ground, you will never
recover it if you do. * * * There is no station but our
own in the Nellore district, containing over 2,000,000 souls."

*' It has been laid down as a principle in missionary enter-
prises, and we hold it to be a just principle that we should work
WHERE God works, and when God works "

" Different missions have their respective favorites and sup-
porters. Multiplication of interest in this direction may be
strength ; concentration hardly pressed, may be decrease — Again,
what would be the more general subjective influence of drawing
back ? "

The long report closes thus : — " We have only to suggest in
conclusion, that, be the decision what it may, it ought to be
regarded as final. If the Teloogoo Mission cannot be sustained,
now is the most favorable time for withdrawal. Already the
missionaries are withdrawn, by the providence of God, and the
entire closing up of the mission, now in charge of the native
assistants, can be efiected at comparative little cost. If th^

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decision is to continue the mission, the missionaries ought to go
forth with a well founded assurance that, when by reason of
death they shall cease to labor, others will enter into their labors."

This most ini|)ortant and lengthy report was referred to a
committee (.-onsisting of William 11. Williams, Elisha Tucker,
Leonard Ti-acy, John Truesdale and Alanson P. Mason.

The following are brief extracts from their report : *• * *
* Keinforcement on thr> one hand, or on the other, the prompt,
peremptory and final abandonment of our mission station among
the Teloogoo people, a race of many noble natural endowments,
lai'ge in nunibers, and receiving as yet but little share in the
missionary endeavours of the age ♦ * * Our churches may
well falter hero, at the thought of closing between themselves
and this vast multitude of dying idolaters the door, and barring
and bolting the door in despair — to be to us no longer a door of
hope and access to enlighten their blindness, to be to them no
more a door of hope and escape, through which they may receive
the light of salvation and evade the second death. * * *
Whilst willing to afford them (Executive Committee) all proper aid
and counsel in such emergencies, we may also shrink, quite as
justly, from deciding the same question, when the board approaches
it with so much less fullness of knowledge, and their judgment in
the matter must be the hasty verdict passed on the briefest ex-
amination, To depart from the Teloogoo field is a step critical
and irreparable. * We look to this cluster of schools

and native assistants, and our hearts say : " Destroy it not
FOR A Blessing is in it. * * If the Board do not abandon

it. it should, in the judgment of the Committee, be after solemn
and public prayer, and with a deep sense of the vast results, inter-
minable and incalculable, to these Teloogooa and ourselves, which
such withdrawal involves. * * Blessed will the result be,

if the full augmented charities of our churclies in the coming
half year shall say to the Teloogoos, 'We, the Baptists of
America, will not desert you.' By resolution the Executive
Committee was instructed to continue the Teloogoo Mission.
The native assistants in the sole charge of the mission are reported
as * steadfast, faithful and diligent.' "

The expense of the mission for the year was $1,766.10.

1848 9.

The 35tli annual meeting of the American Baptist Missionary
Union was held in the City of Philadelphia, May 15th, 1849.

NELLORE. — Missionaries in charge, Bev. S. S. Day, and
Lyman Jewett and wife, Mrs. Day in America.

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Kev L. Jewett and wife, recently designated missionaries to
the Teloogoo field with Rev. 8. 8. Day, sailed for Madras on their
way to Nellore on October 10th, and arrived on the February
following at that city. On the voyage they were instrumental
in the conversion of some of the sailors of the ship in which they
sailed.

Under date of March 14, 1849, Rev. 8. 8. Day, writes from
Nellore to his wife in America thus : " These eyes look upon
the distant hills and fruitful vales, the rivers, the streets thronged
with a busy multitude, and the idols and idol temples of Nellore.
This heart is again affected. * ♦ I have seen our once happy
home, and walked through the empty desolate rooms, the forsaken
chapel. It WAS to us once home. * * Yes, happy and

blessed was I in it once, now hov changed. The sanctuary of
the Lord, where the name of our God and Saviour was proclaim-
ed, and where prayer was wont to be made, has for a long time
been forsaken and closed, so that the heathen passer by might
tauntingly say, ' where is now thy God V * * * Gould we
expect anything better 1 Jwas it right for the mission to be thus
neglected so long by the churches of America ? Had a man been
sent even one yeak earlier, all this evil, according to human judg-
ment, would have been prevented. I grieve over it, but do not
wonder."

On the 4th of April following, he writes : " * * * None
of thes« things move me. I am resolved by God's grace to demy
MYSELF and do His will, who has chosen me to this trial, and to
this work of the gospel ministry among the heathen. Were you
with me, we could sit down and weep^together, we could pour out
our complaints before God."

The expense for the year was $3,659.28.

1849-60.

The 36th annual meeting of the American Baptist Missionary
Union, was held in the City of Buffalo on May 14th, 1S50.

NELLORE — The missionaries in charge, Bev. 8. SL Day,
and L. Jewett and wife.

Extract from report : " Mr. Day and Mr. and Mrs. Jewett,
sailed for Madras on October 10th, 1848, and reached Nellore on
April 16th, 1849. The mission had been without American help-
ers a little more than three years. The first view of things was dis-
heartening. Influences hostile to the prosperity of the mission had
been in operation for so long a period, that a cloud hung over its
prospects. The cloud, however, soon began to be lifted up. The

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Teloogoo country is now a field of encouraqing promise. * *
'•' Tiie church was found to be scattered, but not lost."

'• Previous to June Inst th<! niissionaries had been at three
heathen festivals, at one of whicli it was supposed 80,000 or
40,000 were present. They preached to individuals and to
groups, amounting in all to sevenil thousand. * * Mr.

Jewett goes out into the highways, calling upon the people to
forsake their idols and turn to the true'God Mr. Jewett preach-
ed his tir.st regular Teloogoo sermon in the chapel on Dec. 3rd."

'• Heathenism is evidently on the decline. The priests are
unable to support it. * * On tiie last day of the great

Mohammedan feast, November "23, Messrs. Day and Jewett went
among the people, preached and talked ironx 11 a. m. to 6 p. m.,
and gave away 180 portions of scripture and 250 tracts. '■' *
Many afterwards came to the mi.ssion hou.se for books and tracts."

Extract from^ report on re-enforcement of missions: "The
Teloogoo Mission was reestablished too recently to add to, or
change, materially, the views which in 1848 led the Board to
direct it resuscitation. The re-organization of the mission has
been effected Two missionaries are in the field, lending assidu-
ously to its culture. ♦ * * We nmst aim not only to give
the mission stability and security against a second and fatal
abandonment, but effectiveness proportionate to its largeness of
assured results. For the present necessity the missionary force
should be doubled."

From Nellore, August 2lst, 1850, Mr. Day writes his wife,
who is in America : " My heart is at times troubled and cast
down because of the fewness of the missionary laborers here, and
the little success in the way of conversions attending the labors
of that few ; but my Jfaith has not fai*3d a moment since my
return here. (Jreat things will ere long appear, and many will
turn to the Lord. Among the Teloogoos ere many years pass,
nay, I even expect to live and see, and hear glorious things —
many turning from idols to serve the living God. I know your
prayers are often to this end."

A few weeks kter he again wrote his wife : *' Yesterday.
30th September, 1850, we dismissed nine school masters and 270
children, all of whom were daily occupied as chief part of their
duty of reading and committing to memory the precious wt)rd of
God in their own tongue, in reading other suitable elementary
school books prepared on Christian principle, and in committing
whole catechisms, poems, and hymns about Christ and salvation.
Thus by one sweep of the pen in the name of the Executive
Committee notifying us that in the appi'opriation for the Teloo-

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goo Mission for the year commoncing October 1st, 1850, there
was nothing allowed for the support of schools."

In a loiter writt(Mi to his witV on Doienibor 2r>th, IHAO, Mr.
Day says : " Here, how niaiiy times, just as our families have
sunk sweetly into sleep, ubout 11 o'clock all would be startled
by the sudden outbreak of drums, A-c, children half awake run-
ning crying to father and mother, and i)erliaps for hours :;he
little ones were kept waking and tin' parents utterly deprived of
sleep till five in the morning. O, how niany times I have lost
entirely n>y Saturday night's sleep by the doings ip that sink of
abomination. How many times I have gone over in the middle
of the night a .' preached to as many of those deluded beings as
could be inducer! to give any attention. Not a few times when
you even supposed me in my room I was among these poor
wretches, trying to persuade them to turn from such wickedness
and obey that gospel of salvation I declared to their dull ears.
O how many times my .soul sicken< d at the sight of that old
deceiver assuming to be God, and upon his sacred seat receiving
the worship as God, of the hundreds of deluded beings who come,
many of them 20 or 50 miles for the express puri)0.se of being
there on this night."

Expense f )r"the year was .1?1,721.25.

1850-1.

The 37th annual meeting of the American Baptist Missionary
Union was held in the City of Boston on May 13th, 1851.

NELLORE. — Missionaries in charge, Rev. 8, S. Day and
Rev. L. Jewett and wife.

Extracts from reports : " The committee on the Teloogoo
Mission are permitted to report a state of things in connection
therewith peculiarly interesting and encouraging. * *

Results connected with the re-establishment of missionary oper-
ations among the Teloogoo, have been such as to approve
most fully the wisdom and the well adjusted arrangements of
this measure. The evidence is constantly reaching us of a grow-
ing spirit of inquiry among the people in regard to the truth of
Christianity, attended by a general suspicion concerning the
soundness of their various systems of religious science."

" But while your committee see much that is encouraging in
the past history and present aspects of this mission, they are
impresed with the conviction that its interests are quite too
much involved in contingencies, arising from the uncertanity of
life and health to the present limited number of missionaries.

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They would accordingly recommend, that at the earliest possible
moment the Teloogoo Mission be strengthened by at least two
additional laborers."

Extracts from report : •« * * -1= Mr. and Mrs. Jewett
have made good progress in the acquisition of the language, and
Mr. Jewett has entered with zeal on the work of preaching the
gospel. * * * The atten'l",nce at the chapel has been from
70 to 100. There has been daily preaching in the streets, and
several tours have been made to attend native festivals, for
preaching and tract distribution. The number of people addressed
in this manner exceed 50,000. From 80 to 220 pupils have been
weekly instructed in the Sabbath School. * * Since

March, 1849,over 400,000 portions of scripture have been distribut-
ed and received with avidity."

Mr. Day writes : " The general aspect is more encouraging
than at any time since the commencement of the mission.
Idolatry is losing credit. Scarce a man of all the thousands
addressed, has attempted in good earnest to defend it by discus-
sion. * * Two persons have been hopefully converted."

Expense of the mission for the year was $1,722.82.

1851-2. -

The 38th annual meeting of the American Baptist Mission-
ary Union, was held in the City of Pittsburg, on May 18, 1852.

NELLORE. — Missionaries in charge, Rev. S. S. Day and L.
Jemett and wife.

For several months during the year, all the missionaries were
more or less laid up in consequence of ill-health, but notwith-
standing this drawback, the schools were kept up, many villages
visited, 2,494 portions of the scripture given away and thousands
of tracts distributed.

Extract from report : '• These (Teloogoo and Assan) are
peculiar, inasmuch as they are the only points in which the
American Baptists have made any attempt to assist in the
evangelization of the tribes connected by language and race with
the population of Hindostan. Though your committee, as a
genera, principle, would discourage the scattering of our evan-
gelical forces, they cannot but feel that the providential indica-
tions that led to the establisment of these missions were clear
and decided." One native colpertour gave away 13,700^|tracts,
and reports to have frequently met with natives with some
knowledge of the Christian religion and anxious to learn more.

Extracts from report : ** Were these conversions the sole
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of small account. But they are a part, and, in certain aspects,
perhaps not the chief part, of what has been done for the Teloo-
goos. A knowledge of the leadin;; trutlis, a perception of the
claims of Christianity, has been gained by large numbers of the
people. Prejudice has been mitigated. * * The native mind
is in a transitional state, revolving from the absurdities and
abominations of the current superstition, Ac"

Among the missionaries designated this year were Rev. John
L. Douglass and wife, for the Teloogoos. He had been pastor
of the Baptist Church at Fort Ann, N. Y.

Expense for the year was $2,041.47.

1852-3

The 39th annual meeting of the American Baptist Missionary
Union was held in the City of Albany on May 17th, 1853.

NELLORE. — Missionaries in charge, Rev, S S. Day, and
Rev. L. Jewett and wife.

And he said unto him. Lord, let it alone this year also, till I
shall dig about it, and dung it, and if it bear fruit, well, and if
not, then after that thou shalt cut it down. Luke, xiii. and 8.

The Lord did " let it alone this year also," and the Union did
•' dig about it " and the consequence was it did " bear fruit well."
What a critical moment this was ! How evenly poised the scale
beam! Thousands do now and perhaps millions will yet have
cause to rejoice throughout eternity that the beam was brought
down in favor of the ^' Lone Star."

1 find it necessary to give a more copious account of the pro-
ceedings of this meeting, inasmuch as the destiny of the mission
hinged just here.

The 'committee on Jthe Teloogoo and Assam Missions was :
Messrs. S. B. Swain, Mp.ssifchusetts ; E. Hutchinson, Vermont;
M. G. Clark, Pennsylvania; H. C. Fish, New Jersey; S. B.
Webster, Ohio ; G. C. Germond, New York ; L. D. Boon, Illinois.

A deputation, consisting of Messrs. Peck and Granger liad
spent twelve days at Nellore, and on their report the Executive
Board reported, of which the following are brief extracts . —
" Every facility was furnished for conducting their inquiries.
No question respecting the field, the plans, the work of the fruits
of the mission failed to receive thorough investigation. The
result was a liigh degree of satisfaction with the value of the
station, with the fidelity and ability of the missionaries, and, also,
a strong conviction that the mission should be reinforced during
the present year by, at least, two additional fp. lilies, or that it
should be speedily relinquished, and the miKr^ijtiaries now there

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be assigned to some other field. This is the only alternative
named by the deputation. * * The question, therefore, sub-
mitted by the deputation is, shall the Teloogoo Mission be rem-
forced or relinquished during the present year ? They do not
undertake to decide the question. * * The Executive Com-
mittee present in this form a concise statement of its facts and
views." * * These considerations are :

" 1. The Want of Success. — No more than three persons
have been baptized since the mission was recommenced in 1 849,
and it is not known that more than four others have been con-
verted in the same time. If the number of conversions be the
measure of success, it cannot he denied that little encouragement
is aftorded for reinforcing the Teloogoo Mission."

*' 2. The Want of Suitable Native Helpers. — No such
helpers are in training, and there is no immediate prospect of any.
The two Teloogoo brethren now employed by the mission are
worthy of confidence, but their education and rank are not such
as to give them the widest usefulness."

" 3. Other religions being in the field. * ■•" "

" 4 The Ability of the Missionaries to Enter Other
Fields. — Their knowledge of one oriental language would facili-
tate their acquisition of another, and, however deeply they may
regret to leave the Teloogoos, it is believed that they would be
willing, in the event of relinquishing the mission, to join others.
On the other side it was stated.

•* 1. The Extent of the Field. — The Nellore district alone
has a population of 1,000,000 to 2,000,000, and with the excep-
tion of the native preacher, and the day school of the Free Church
of Scotland, the district has no missionaries than our own."

" 2 The Knowledge Already Gained by the Missionaries.
— The country, the language, and tlie character of the Teloogoos
are known to them, and with many individuals they have little
less than intimate personal acquaintance."

'* 3. The Prevailing Policy of the Mission — =•= * The
chief work of our missionaries was found to be vernacular
PREACHING. To this service, the oral dispensation of the gospel,
the missionaries have trained themselves, and in the chapel, at
at stations in and around Nellore, and at the great Hindoo festi-
vals, thousands of Teloogoos have the gospel preached to them
by our brethren. Thus to preach [is the work which absorbs
them, and this fact is presented as a strong reason for the con-
tinuance of the mission." * * " In all respects it is a difficult
and a momentous question, requiring a careful balancing of the
glaims of the Teloogoo race on the one hand, and of our own

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resources, in men and means, on the other. That race is esti-
mated at 10,000,000 souls. * * The continuance of the uiis-
sion will call for the second, third and fourth reinforcements, and
for the planting of new stations, involving additional outlays
from year to year. The real question then is, can the Teloogoo
mission be adequately sustained without going beyond the
resources of the Board, or depriving other fields of the men and
means which they need ? "

Extracts from the report on the foregoing : — " '•■ * They,
therefore, proceed at once to the question which is proposed by
the Executive Committee, shall the Teloogoo Mission be rein-
forced or relin(iuished ? In the presence of this (juestion your
committee tremb'e They feel that there are fearful responsi-
bilities involved, and yet after a careful examination of the facts
they are unanimous in recommending a Buitable reinforcement of
the mission, not an abandonment. * * We do not so under-
stand the great commission. We are unable to find in it any
clause for retreating .soldiers, and venture to express the hope
that the Board will never detain itself in seeking to find it. * *
Your committee feel admonished, that if the perishing millions of
the Teloogoos were forsaken by us, on the ground of want of
succesS, that we should be greatly in danger of grieving the Holy
Spirit. ;ind of bringing down upon our more prosperous missions
death and barrenness. The door is vvide open, and we are in
the field and it is a vazt perishing field, and who will dare to
retreat ? "

Extract from report on Expenditure : — "The board have the
judgment of the deputation, that the need of reinforcement in
the Teloogoo Mission is so urgent that they advise the managers
to break up the mission itself in the event of failure to reinforce
it. No words can shew a stronger necessity than this alternative."

" The costs of sustaining the mission the last year was ^3,-
602.64,and it is not supposed that it could be It ss,the present year,
even if relinquislied. The sending of two additional families,
including outfit, passage, buildings and salaries, would probably
increase the expense of the mission to $3,600, the current year !"

In 1885 the Rev. VV. S. McKenzie, of the American baptist
Missionary Union, of Boston, U. S., published a telling " Sketch
of the Teloogoo Mission " which he called "The Lone Star"
The following is copied therefrom ;

'* At the evening session of the Union, the great (question of
relinquishing or re-enforcing the Teloogoo Mission was under
discu-ssion. Eloquent pleas were delivered by some for re-en-
forcement. One of the speakers, pointing to Nellore on the map

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The
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suspended over the platfoi'm, called it "The Loxe Star."
words fell upon the ears of one present with peculiar force
night, before sleeping, Lr. S. F. Sn»ith, the author of
Country, 'tis to Thee," and of " Yes, my Native Land I Love
Thee," put to paper the following stanzas on

" THE LONE STAR."

Shine on, " Lone Star " I Thy radiance briglit

Shall spread o'er all tlie eastern sky ;
Morn breaks apace from gloom and night :
Shine on, and bless the pilgrim's eye.

Shine on, " Lone Star " ! I would not dim
The light that gleams with dubious ray ;

The lonely star of Bethlehem,
Led on a bright and glorious day.

Sliine on, " Lone Star " ! in grief and tears,

And sad reverses oft baptized :
Shine on amid thy sister spheres :

Lone stars in heaven are not despised.

Shine on, " Lone Star" ! Who lifts his hand

To dash to earth so bright a gem,
A new "lost pleiad "' from the band jj

That sparkles in night's diadem ?

Shine on, " Lone Star " ! The days draw near
When none shall shine more fair than thou ;

Thou, born and nursed in doubt and fear

Wilt glitter on Inmianuel's brow. •

Shine on, *' Lone Star " ! till eartii redeemed,

In dust shall bid its idols fall ;
And thousands, where thy radiance beamed,

Still crown the Saviour Lord of all." ' '

The accomplishment of the prediction couclied in the above
im»romptu stanzas will soon appear in the sequel of this sketch.
Before the close of the meetings that year in Albany, the Union
passed this resolution, *' That the Teloogoo Mission be continued
and suitably reinforced, providituj that, in the judgment of the
Board of Managers, it can be done consistently witli tho claims
of Southern Burmah."

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Extract from report : — " Preaching in the streets has been
more systematically maintained than in previous years. By this
means many from tlie surrounding country and villages who
might not otherwise be reached are brought within the sound of
the gospel, and are supplied with tracts and portions of scrip-
ture. * * Faith Cometh by hearing. * It is not in India
alone that the word preached does not profit, not being mixed
with faith in tliose that lipard it. * * Two thirds of their
time is employed in preaching the gospel."

"Towards the close of the year 1853, a notableV'vent occurred
which some have regarded as the turning point in the history of
the mission. Mr. and Mrs Jewett, Chri.stians Nersu, Julia and
Ruth, made a tour to the north, reaching Ongole about the'end of
December On the 1st of January, 1864, before the sun was up,
this little band ascended the hill which overlooks Ongole to get a
view of the surrounding country. As they looked down upon
the large and populous town with its Hindu temples and Mahom-
medan moscjues, and counted some fifty villages within easy range
— knowing that all this dense population were ignorant of the
true God, like Paul on Mar's Hill, their hearts were stirred
within them. There and then they knelt down and each in turn
prayed to the God of missions to send a missionary to Ongole.
They came down from the sacred spot with lighter hearts for
they had a peculiar assurance that God heard them. The answer
was long delayed, but it came in God's own time. In 1855 the
Rev. R A. Douglass and wife joined the mission and remained
till 1865, when he returned to the United States. Mr. Jewett
remained till 1862 when his health broke down and he was obliged
to return home."

The foregoing is an extract from a " Sketch of the Teloogoo
Mission," by Rev. D. Downie, at the missionary conference held
in Nellore, India, February 5th, 1856.

The expense of the mission for the year was $2,602,84.

1858-4.

The 40th annual meeting of tlie American Baptist Missionary
Union, was held in the City of Philadelphia, May 16th, 1854.

NELLORE. — Missionaries in charge, Rev. 8. S. Day.and Rev
L. Jewett and wife.

On account of sickness, Mr. Day was obliged again to aban-
don hiii much loved field of labor. He sailed homeward from
Madras on June 21st, 1853, and arrived in America in Septem-
ber witli his health much improved by the voyage. Mr. and
Mrs, Jewett were thus left alone among 17^000,000, to point them

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" to the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world."
No wonder ho wrote home that he liad " too much to do to feel
tlic need of society for society's sake." In November lie wrote :
''I devote my time wholly to the preaching department. I am
earnestly looking for fruit. 1 feel in n)y soul that our labor will
not be in vain. Mv belief of the ultimate success of the mission
remains as firm as ever. I would rather labor here as long as I
live, than to be torn up by the roots to be transplanted-"

Extract from report : — " Relati^ e to the Teloogoo Mission,
your committee feel that the question of relinquishment is no
longer one of discussion. In the meeting of the toard and of
the Union at Albany, one year ago, this subject was faithfully
canvassed, and, we liope, settled forever. It was there resolv-
ed, in view of other circumstances, favorable and adverte, that,
trusting in God, the Teloogoo Mission Should Live. It does
live. '• ^ God has given it a man after his own heart, who,
if we will permit him, will not cease to preach to the Teloogoos
Jesus Christ. * '■' In view of what we have already done for
this mission, in view of its present promising state, and of the
millions of Teloogoos without the word of life, and most of all,
in view of the dying command of Jesus Christ to preach the
gospel to every creature, your committee would express the liope
that the Executive Committee will spare no pains in securing, at
the earliest possible period, one or two additional men to labor
among the Teloogoos."

The Rev. John L. Douglass and wife sailed for India in
December last. There were distributed in Nellore and neighbor-
hood, during the year, 2,879 portions of scripture and 4,750
tracts, and one person was baptized.

The expense of the mission for the year was $3,328.38.

1854-5.

The 41st annual meeting of the American Baptist Missionary
Union was held in the City of Chicago on May 15th, 1855.

NELLORE. — Missionaries in cliarge. Rev. L. Jewttt and
wife. Hope expressed that the Rev. F. A, Douglass and wife,
who sailed from Boston in October, had arrived safe at Nellore.

Extract from Committee's Report (of this Committee the late
Rev. R. A. Fyfe, D. D., was chairman) : — " -'^ * Bro. Jewett
ru-d wife are at present the only active laborers among the mil-
lions of Teloogoos. Bro. Douglass and wife have probably reached
Nellore before this, but it will be many months before they can
speak in tlie native language, * * , But what are two or three
missionaries among so many ? It is hoped that before long the

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missionaries will be aWe to circulate the whole Bible among the
Teloogoos. God has granted but little apparent success to the
labors of the missionaries among this people. * * The few
who have enrolled themselves openly under the banner of the
cross, show the thoroughness of their conversion by their great
liberality, '. hich has abounded even in their deep poverty. The
six members of the church in Nellore have contributed more than
enough to support a native pastor."

" Notwithstanding the feebleness of the mission at Nellore.
Mr. Jewett earnestly pleads for tlie establishment of a second
station at Ongole, some 70 miles from Nellore. Thus pleads IMr.
Jewett : " Let us have one missionary in Nellore, and one in
Ongole. * This place cannot remain long unoccupied. It

i? now oftered to your acceptance— these are the great wants of
the present day. Give us men, tlierefore, as well as money."

Extracts from annual report : — " An edition of 1,000 copies
of the ' History of Christ,' by Mr. Day, has been printed. It is
a small volume of 232 pages, wholly in the words of the four
gospels. ■•' 6,490 portions of scripture and tracts have been

distributed in all the villages within twenty miles of Nellore,
and in every village on the road to the north for 143 miles be-
tween Nellore and Cluntoor and the villages bordering on the
Bay of Bengal. * * The missionaries have been earnestly
desirous to give to the millions of Teloogoos the whole Bible in
their own tongue. * '^'- The result of the labors of the mis-
sionaries among the Teloogoos is manifest in the wide spread
conviction on the minds of the masses in favor of Christianity.
* Ongole, where Mr, Jewett so earnestly pleads for the

establishment of a new mission, lies on the main road leading
north to Calcutta and north-west to Hyderabad running some
eight niiles inland parallel with the Bay of Bengal. It was
years ago a walled city of some importance, but now has a popu-
lation of about 10,000 only. Nellore and Ongole, says Mr.
Jewett, are two of the most important places in the Nellore dis-
trict— the two great thoroughfares and centres of influence. In
the innnediate neighborhood are numerous villages containing
from 1,000 to 3,000 inhabitants. Formerly we have asked
much. Now T ask only for two stations for the Teloogoo Baptist
Mission. * * Let us have one more missionary in Nellore,
and one in Ongole, that the sympathies, prayers and efforts in
itinerating may overshadow the intervening villages with those
influences which bring salvation. * ' It is most dishearten-
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recruits to sustain them in the war. What can we do who are
but dust and ashes ? Give us men. * * "

Expense of the mission for the year was $3,172.33.

1855-0.

Tlie 42nd annual meeting of the American Baptist Missionary
Union was held in the City of Now York on May 13th, 1856.

NELLORE. — Missionaries in charge, Rev. L. Jewett and
wife, and Rev. F. A. Douglass and wife.

Mr. and Mrs. Douglass reached Nellore on April 14th, after
a voyage of 108 days. During the year nine were added to the
church by baptism. Two native preachers have been employed,
of whose labors the missionaries speak witii most decided appro-
baliion.

Extracts from report : — '* The last baptized, December 25th,
is a youth of sixteen of much promise. * About R 2

monthly are taken up after the communion service to defray the
current expenses of the church. * * The native assistants
have distributed, during the year, 2,260 portions of scripture,
and 5,050 tracts. Messrs. Jewett, Douglass and assist-

ants, in May, distributed scriptures and tracts in large quantities
to those who came to the tent for them," &c,

" The cold season as usual was occupied in tours. * In

order to reach as many as possible of both sexes. Mr. and Mrs.
Jewett, with two female christians undertook the journey, They
were received on every side with kindness, and found open houses
everywhere for religious service. At one place the female por-
tion of the company were invited to the headman's house, where
they found a large number of females assembled to receive them
and to hear from them the word of God. * * The women
expressed much joy and surprise at the pains that had been taken
to visit them with the glad tidings of the gospel."

Mrs Jewett and Nersu visited Ongole, and pitched their tent
within a few minutes walk of the centre of tlie city. ""■

During this tour the gospel was preached in sixteen different
villages. * * The Teloogoi> mission in its lonely position, at a
distance from the otlier missions of the union, feebly supported
and at times ready to be abandoned, has been subject to many
discouragements. * lo still lives, and God has not foi'gotten

to be gracious to it. * * "

Mr. Jewett writes : — " We labor under the deep impression
that we are doing a work which, in its ultimate results, wdl
affect the welfare of millions, by turning them from the worship

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of idols to the living God. Already the fallow ground seems to
be breaking up and the seed of the gospel seems to sink down
into the good soil."

Expenses for the year were $4,485.42.

' 1856-7.

The 48rd annual meeting of the American Baptist Missionary
Union was held in the City of Boston on May 19th, 1857.

NELLORE. — Missionaries in charge, Rev. L. Jewett and
wife and Rev. F. A. Douglass and wife.

The native Christian Nersu, who had been a most devoted
colporteur for some six years, died at Nellore November 12, 1856.
Among his last words were : — "The same truths which I have
preached to others are now my joy and support."

Two were baptized during the year, making the total number
of the Nellore church twelve. A third candidate for baptism
requested to be baptized in his own village. During the year
1,450 portions of scripture have been distributed and 4.000 tracts.
The report says : — " An edition of the Teloogoo New Testa-
ment, sufficiently large for the present wants of the mission has
been printed at Vizagapatam."

Expense of the mission for the year was $3,675.15.

1857-8.

The 44th annual meeting of the American Baptist Missionary
Union was held in the City of Philadelphia on May 18th, 1858.

NELLORE. — Missionaries in charge. Rev. L. Jewett and
wife, and Eev. F. A. Douglass and wife.

Extracts from report : — " The last year has been one of trial
as regards both personal and mission concerns. As early as
January, 1857, Mr. Douglas was constrained by the protracted
and alarnting illness of his wife to leave the station with his
family and remove to Madras. * * Before the health of Mrs.
Douglass had been sufficiently reestablished to justify their return
to Nellore, intelligence was received of the breaking forth of the
Bengal mutiny, and shortly afterwards they were joined by Mr.
and Mrs. Jewett, who left the station in August * Mr.

Jewett was absent at Madras about four months, returning in
November. Mrs. and Mrs. Douglass, by the advice of her physi-
cian, remained till January."

One only was added to the church during the year, making
their total membership thirteen.

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Mr. Jewett, on August 8th, writes : — *' I still cherish the
hope expressed in previous letters, that the Sepoys in the Madras
und Horiib.'iy Presidencies will prove staunch, and that conse-
i|uently the Mohammedans will fear to rise and all of us escape
unliarmed. Still, the great Mohanunedan festival of ten days,
commencing August 21st, is dreaded by every one in these parts.
Siiould a combined attack be niade, all the inland unprotected
places would lie Ukely to be destroyed, while Madras, fully awake
to the pressing danger, would be likely to be overcome. For a long
time wo resolved to stand our ground, but at last yielded the point.
Capt. leaver, who commands over 300 invalid Sepoys stationed
here, says that, in case of a rise, he can afford no protection to
us who are on this side of the town."

" Were I alone, I would not think of leaving, my hope of
general safety being pretty strong, but when one has a wife and
lielpless children, he may well fear when there is no cause to
fear, but how much more when bazaar reports make every ear to
tingle My wife has thought it best to go to Madras ever since
we received an unpleasant visit from two native gentlemen,
strangers from the north — as inquisitive spies — attended by
twenty armed men with spears and swords."

Mr. Douglass writes : — " We are looking to the meeting of the

Union this month with great solicitude.

In these contend-

ing waters we fear millions of heathens will be left to perish — per-
ish eternally. * * We begin to feel as a mission a painful need
of an increase to our number. We ought to be multiplied ten
times. * We can see no reason why the board, and the

churches through it, should not arise to the saving of 14,000,000
1'eloogoos — the most numerous and the most interesting people,
confessedly, of South India. There is not a village closed to the
gospel and everywhere the servant of Christ is treated with
respect, and his message very seldom despised."

Extract from report. — Your committee are persuaded that
the Board are brought to this alternative, either to relinquish
the Teloogoo Mission, or speedily reinforce it. In a field that
numbers its 14,000.000, disturbed more or less by the mutiny,
that has infected all parts of India, there is little to hope for at
present from a feeble force in the midst of so many millions."

One additional missionary, it was suggested, should be sent
to Nellore in October.

The expense of the mission for the year was $2,224.35.

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d be sent

The 45th annual meeting of the American Baptist Missionary
Union was held in the City of New York on May 17th, 1851)

NELLORE. — Missionaries in charge, Rev. L. Jewctt and
wife, and Rev. F. A. Douglass and wife.

Extracts from report: — "We are here (Teloogoo Mission)
however, called upon to otier devout thanksgiving to the great
Head of the church that He has visited our brethren of this
niicsicn with a gracious outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and given
them the joy second to none on earth, in welcoming converts
among the heathen into their little faniilv of the household of
faith. Your committee would recommend the vigorous prosecu-
tion of the work among the Teloogoos."

Extracts from the missionaries report: — "We have never
known a darker period than towards the close of the first half of
the mission year. We felt that we were coming to nothing.
While we were mourning our own unprotitablenegs, and our
leanness, to bring us still lower the Lord called away, suddenly,
our only catechist, Jacob, who died March 5th. * Late in

the evening of the 22nd, two came to the mission house and
requested that they might be baptized the following day. *
The ordinance of baptism was administered to them late in the
afternoon of the 23rd. * * The next day, March 24th, three
young men came to the mission house to inquire what they might
do to be saved. The church observed Monday, April 5th as a
day of fasting and prayer."

Mr. Jewett wntes : — "lam not qualified to write out on
paper, worthily, a history of this revival. I can speak of the
flesh, but what can I say about the spirit ? "

Mr. Douglass writes : — "I cannot forbear saying it is a day
of great trembling and rejoicing among us. We firmly believe
that the " Lone Star " will be the centre of a cluster of brighter
stars."

Report : — ** At the close of last mission year, the number of
church members was thirteen. The present year we have
received by baptism 13 — in all 26 members. * Our labors

have been confined almost wholly to Xellore. * * We hope
the churches will furnish the means which will enab'e the com
mittee to open the way to those who have .said ' we are ready to
go to the Teloogoos.' "

Mr. Jewett writes further : — " We are in immediate want of
another mission house in order to double the influence among the

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Teloogoo people. * We have waited till our faith has

wavered for the fulfilment of a promise for the supply of our
acknowledged want."

Expense of the mission for the year was $4,97.'i.97,

1859-60.

The 4Gth annual meeting of the American Baptist Missionary
Union was held in the City of Cincinnati on May 22nd, 1860.

NELLORE. — Missionaries in charge, Rev. L. Jewett and
wife, and Rev. F. \. Douglass and wife

Five were added by Baptism during the year. During the
month of September that fearful scourge the cholera, visited the
mission and in a few days took by death two members of their
small church and four pupils from their school.

Extract from report : — *' God is giving new encouragement to
the worn laborers of the Teloogoo Mission, who have been so long
watching for the morning."

•' The Teloogoo * Lone Star ' is fast becoming a bright and
luminous body, and the brethren there cherish the hope of seeing
it, in their own day, ' a constellation.' It is a sweet misrion,
sweet with the influences of divine love and .the odors of heavenly
grace. It deserves to be strengthened, and the committee have
thought of good relative to it. * * Much money and mf.ny
men will be needed, and the churches cannot fail to furnish bcch."

Under date of June 21, Mr. Jewett writes : — " It now appears
that the Lord has been carrying on a silent work in the souls of
many persons for several weeks past. I think for eight weeks at
least, * * 'They will soon come in crowds ' "

Expense for the year was $3,174.2 ,C.

1860-1.

The 47th annual meeting of the American Baptist Missionary
Union was held in the City of Brooklyn on May 28th, 1861.

NELLORE. — Missionaries in charge, Rev. L, Jewett and
wife, and Rev, F. A. Douglass and wife.

Extracts from report : — " Although this field exhibits a stub-
born soil, and abounds in the most formidable obstacles, it has
been occupied by men who have displayed in a high degree the
patience of faith, undaunted courage and unrelenting persever-
ance. * * The accounts from the Teloogoo Mission indicate
gradual and effective progress. No mission in Asia, of any de-
nomination, has ever been favored with more faithful laborers.
The establishni'-nt nt Nellore has long seemed like a ' Lone Star '

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dimly seen ; but now, as many have hoped, it is looming up in
radiant beauty, and shining with increased lustre. * +: Let
us remember our brethren of the Teloogoo Mission in our pray-
ers, and by our word and deed, by sympathy and support, bid
thei'i ' God speed.' "

"In the language of Mr. Ward, in a recent communication:
' My brother, the Executive Committee were right in not giving
up this mission. God, 1 believe, is with us, and I cannot but
hope tliat better things are in store for us.' "

Extract from report : — " Referring to a week of prayer, in
January 1860, one of the brethren remarked, it was generally ob-
served by all the christians of Nellore, of every name, and was
one of the most blessed and important weeks ever seen in Nellore.
* * A general impression seems to prevail among the people
that tiie religion of Jesus is g-^tting a strong hold, and that its
ultimate triumph is certain."

Mr. Douglass writes : — " In the evening we went again to
the village. After I had read a few verses from the Bible and
made a few remarks, Lydia, sitting, and before unobserved in the
crowd, numbering perhaps 100 people, began in a very simple Way
to speak of Jesus. All the head men of the village were present.
No sooner had she risen to her feet, with her staff in her hand,
then the company divided and stood for more than an hour with
eyes fixed on this aged disciple of Jesus as she poured forth in
the sweetest and most stirring language and imagery the truth
of God— such a display of the sins and folly of heathenism to
which she had been devoted for fifty years, its entire emptiness
and unsurpassed cruelty, then the glorious gospel of the son of
God, in its fulness and saving power. There was a deep feeling
and interest in the assembly, no interruption, except to say, as
many did, ' yes, mother, what you say is true.' "

Mr, Jewctt and family spent near two months in and around
Ongole. In a village two brothers were converted. Only one
baptized during the year.

Expense of the mission for the year was $3,010.37.

1861-2. .

The 48th annual meeting of the American Baptist Missionary
Union was held in the City of Providence on May 27th, 1862.

NELLORE. — Missionaries in charge. Rev. L Jewett and
wife and Rev. F. A. Douglass and wife.

Extracts from report : — "We cannot recall the history of the
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work of missions is emphatically a work of faith. The death of
Van Husen, under the influence of climate and labor, at Nellore,
spread a gloom over the early life of this mission, which years
have not been able to remove. * * The question, years ago,
was anxiously asked by the Executive Committee, and discussed
in the meetings of the Board and of ;;he Union, ' shall the Teloo-
goo be given up 1 Shall the Lone Star be blotted out ? ' After
most careful consideration, no conclusion could be reached save :
* Destroy it not, for a blessing is in it ' "

** Mr. Jewett, who has long and faithfully labored in that
field, sinks under his toils just as he is gathering in the harvest,
and, tearing himself away, turns towards America as the only
hope of regaining his health. 'The trial.' says he, *of leaving
home at first, is less than nothing conipared to that of leaving the
mission field to return.' * * Mr. Douglass is thus left to
labor alone among the Teloogoos. '•' * While our missionaries
are thus willing to hold on, and labor on against such fearful
odds, let the day never come whan the American Baptist Mission-
ary Union can say, let the mission go, the infant church be scat^
tered, and the heathen given up to perish. * Your com-

mittee recommend that the Teloogoo mission be reinforced as
speedily as possible "

On the 28th of May, Mr Jewett was taken alarmingly sick
and was hastened off to Madras with his family. After spending
a few weeks there it was decided for him and family to return
for a time to America. Leaving his family at Madras he took a
hasty trip to Nellore, Ongole, &c., and bid all good bye. Mr,
Jewett writes : — *' On seeing me Obatu embraced me in his arms.
I felt as much strengthened by seeing him as ever Paul did by
his brethren who met him in the wilderness. We ordained Kana-
kiah as pastor of the church on the last Sabbath I spent in
Nellore."

Bro. Douglass w^rites under date of March 10th : — **Bro. and
sister Jewett are sending us their last letter while in India.
Tiieir little daughter they must soon give up to Jesus whom, she
says, she loves better than anybody else."

" It was very disheartening to find on his (Mr. Jewett) arri-
val (in America), that the question of abandoning the ' Lone
Star ' Mission was again before the Board and Churches. At
the anniversary of the Society, held in Providence in 1862, a
resolution was offered and ivs passage urgently demanded that the
Teloogoo field be abandoned. Rev. Dr. Warren pleaded with
them to wait at least until Mr. Jewett, then on his voyage home,
should return. ' Let us wait,' said he, ' and hear what Brother

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Jewett has to say on this question ? ' This proposition was re-
luctantly agreed to. Mr. Jewett had no doubtful report to make
of the ' Lone Star.' When asked concerning surrendering the
mission, he replied with an emphatic ' no.' He declared before
the Hoard that if encouragement and aid were not given him by
the Union, he would return alone and unaided, except by God's
promise and spirit, and spend his remaining days among the
Teloogoo people. The Board resolved to return Mr. Jewett,
if health was restored, and a helper with him." — Rev. D. Downie,
of N« llore, at the conference held at Nellore February 5-10, 1886.
The expense of the mission for the year was $3,205.64.

1862-3.

The 49th annual meeting of the American Baptist Missionary
Union was held in the City of Cleveland on May 19th, 1863.

NELLORE.— Missionaries in charge, Hev. F. A. Douglass
and wife

Extracts from report : — •' '■' * We cannot despond for
those who have so much courage and hope for themselves Our
conviction increases at every step we take with them in the
review of their work, that such unselfish devotion, such faith and
such heroism in the cause of Christ and for the souls of men,
cannot but be acceptable to God, and that he will yet pour
honor upon them in the sight of the heathen, by causing his word
to triumph in their salvation. * * It is also a saddening con-
sideration that all the interests of this station should be suspended
upon the uncertainity of a single life. This consideration is
especially painful, when we look upon the Telooji.'^o Mission.
Take Bro. "Douglass from Nellore, and the Teloogoo iviission is
practically given up. V-'hea we look at upwards of 14.000,000
of heathens so accessible, and at their character, as among the
most intelligent and elevated of the Hindoos. * •* We are
convinced that there are no lields from which we might expect
better returns, if the station was so manned that those who man
them could labor to the best advantage. * * Our review has
brought us to accept the words of Mr. Douglass as words of sober
truth, when he says : 'Let the churches send ten missionaries
to the Teloogoo, to enter and occupy this vast unoccupied field,
instead of keeping one man suspended here by th ? brittle thread
of life. '■^'- * It has been my privilege to visit &■' ib i missions
in the Teloogoo country except two, and I jati, ^^^tnuut envy or
comparison, say that the field given us thus by (i^od in his provi-
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to th© extent I could not presume to name.' * * Your com
mittee cannot but hope, therefore, that measures will be taken
immediately to reinforce Nellore."

On December 14th, 1861, Konakiah was duly ordained pastor
of the Nellore church by the missionaries, Messrs. Jewett and
Douglass. Two were baptized by Mr. Douglass in the Pennar
river on December 5th, 1 862.

Mr. Douglass writes from Nellore : — " On reading an abstract
of the report of the discussion, at the last annual meeting, upon
the propriety of abandoning this field, I confess to mingled
surprise and indignation. A thousand precious memories rushed
into my mind of the scenes witnessed on these grounds, made
sacred by agony and tears, by triumphs of faith, by dying grace
such as was never, to my knowledge, surpassed in any land, and
I felt like sounding them with trumpet tongue into the ears of
those who seemed asleep. * * But I would ask, is the Teloogoo
mission to be forever the subject of apology by its friends in
America and India ? If so, what are the grounds of that apol-
ogy ? Apologists should know for what they apologize, or be
silent. * * Have boards and committees been ill advised in
reference to the matter ? Have they Veen misled ? * * Or
is the apology to come only from the India side of the question ?
Are the feeble agents of mission labor (four families in twenty
years for 16,000,000 heathen) to be called to give an account for
not laying in the dust massive temples of caste, the masterpiece of
Satan, that have withstood the tempest of ages ? * =i= Let the
churches send ten men to the Teloogoos to enter and occupy this
vast unoccupied field, instead of * * "

The expense of the mission for the year was $4,407.67.

1863-4.

The 50th annual meeting of the American Baptist Missionary
Union was held in the City of Philadelphia on May 24th, 1864.

NELLORE — Missionaries in charge, Rev. F. A. Douglass
and wife.

In consequence of the sickness of Mr. Douglass and wife they
were absent from Nellore from May 21st to September 21st, vis-
iting the sea side and at Madras. Soon after Mr. Douglass'
return to Nellore, he baptized four converts, to which he refers
thus : *' As I stood in the water, and these trophies of a
Saviour's love came down one after another into the waters, my
heart said, amen— the heathen shall yet come in crowds Many
barbarians were spectators. The scene will not be forgotten oi,
earth, and, I trust, will not be disowned in heaven."

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Extract from report : — •* The Teloogoo Mission is now in the
charge of Rev. L. Jewett and Rev. F. A. Douglass. * * A
mission of such promise, and on which so much has been expend-
ed, ought not to be left in a languishing state. Its fields are
white and ready for the harvest. Only the laborers are wanting.
We cherish the hope that Mr. Jewett will soon be able to return
to his post. He ought to be accompanied by two fresh and vig-
orous men. This increased foi'ce is absolutely necessary to raise
the mission to a state of real efficiency and give promise of large
success."

Extract from report : — " The Ke\ . S. S. Day, of the Teloogoo
Mission, seeing no prospect of being able to resume labor in his
forraer field has resigned."

The three last months of the year was spent by Mr. Douglass
in preaching in Ongole and the numerous villages around it.

The expense of the mission for the year was $3,512.88.

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1864-5.

The 51st annual meeting of the American Baptist Missionary
Union was held in the City of St. Louis on May 23rd, 1865.

NELLORE. — Missionaries in charge, Rev. L. Jewett, Rev.
F. A. Douglass and wife, and Rev. J. E. Clough and wife.

Extract from report : — Mr. A. V. Timpany, of Venna, Canada
west, has been appointed a iijissiot?ary of the Union.

Extracv, from report : — '• Rev. Lyman Jewett, of the Teloogoo
Mission, sictoiupanied by Rev. J. E. Clough and wife, who are
hence^c '.li v,o form " part of the mission, sailed from Boston on
the S 'ti of l'.stNov^ember, to resume the cultivation of that field,
Mrs. «/'ewtttt remains in this country, but will join her husband in
due tin? " All are hopeful and happy in the prospect

before "hem."

Extract from report : — " The committee were happy in being
able to make even this addition to the working force of the mis-
sion, and only regret their inability to make a larger one. The
field is an inviting one, and would well repay any amount of
labor bestowed on it."

7r. February, 1865, Mr. Douglass writes : — ** I have also to
tell r* ^ of another visitation of the Lord to our school. The
entit". ,v'^f;ol of nineteen pupils has been blessed with the Spirit's
influ*^u H?, Some have found peace in believing."

Again he writes : — " The native helpers have been touring
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just two mnoths, in which time they have done a highly important
work, visiting and preaching in 73 difierent villages, and in
many of them more than once."

The expense of the mission for the year was $7,554.51.

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The 52nd annual meeting of tlie American Baptist Missionary
Union was held in the City of Boston on May 23nd, 1866.

NELLORE. — Mi' i-.'onari 3 in charge, Rev. L. Jewett and
wife, and Rev. J. E. * " ''- md wife.

Messrs. Jewett anu '. n arrived at Madras about the end
of March, they remained ii lat city some three weeks and then
proceeded to Nellore, which place tliey reached on the 22nd of
April.

Mr. and Mrs. Olougli took ship for England in Septe.jiber,
from thence to Boston, where they arrived in the fore part of
February. This return to America was rendered necessary on
account of their failing health.

On the 14th of May Mr. Douglass baptized five persons into
the fellowship of the Nellore church.

November 6th Bro. Clough writes :— -" * It was n>y

happy privilege to baptize four upon a profession of their faith in
the Lord Jesus Christ. * '•' The ' Lone Star ' mission has
stood here in the mids^ of darkness deeper than night for about
twenty years, yet but few have believed our report ! * * We
feel that this cannot longer be endured— God has a people here
who must come out and unite themselves with the children of
light."

Eleven were baptized during the year. Present number
thirty eight.

The expense of the mission for Jie year was $11,568.70.

CANADA.

On the 18th of October, 186G (so says the 1st report) a few
ministers met with the Rev. D. Murdock of the American Mis-
sionary U?iion in the Beamsville parsonage house, and there vir-
tually inaugurated our own Canadian Foreign Missionary Society.
We have not been able to find out the names of the honored few.

18GG-7.

The 53rd annual meeting of the American Baptist Missionary
XJnion was held in tlie City of Chicago on May 2kt, 1867.

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NELLORE. — llev. L. Jewett and wife, missionaries in charge,
• ONGOLE — Rov. F. A. Douglass and wife.

Extracts from report : — " Since our last report a new station
lias been opened in Ongole and Mr. Olough has taken charge of
it. -^ * Arriving there on the 17th September "•= * On-
gole is 70 miles from Nellore and 10 from the sea * The
people generally are intelligent — larger in size and stronger than
those in and near Nellore."

Mr. Clough writes : — " In March in company with Mr.
Jewett I went to Ongole. While there two persons, whose
homes were forty miles west of Ongole, were baptized. * *
Besides the study of the language, I myself preached every ev ;i-
ing either in the town or the adjacent villages, and, aided by the
native preachers, conducted public worship on the Sabbatli in
Teloogoo."

" After three nights travel by bullock cai't over rough roads,
and no roads at all, sometimes through and sometimes around
cotton and rice fields, preaching by day at times in my tent and
at times in the villages, we arrived at Tula Conda Padu. Here
I pitched my tent in a fair tamarind grove, and sent word to the
villages around that I had come to see them and tell them about
Jesus. The word soon spread, and the next day between thirty
and forty men and women appeared before the tent, having
brought provisions for four oj five days and an entire change of
clothes, to put on when they should be baptized. They said
that they now came to learn move about Jesus but they
believed already and • wished to bo baptized. Then com-
menced in that tamarind grove a series of meetings which con-
tinued for five days, and which I never can forget There were in
constant attendance thirty-five and at times many more. The
meetings were for preaching, prayer, reading the scriptures and
inquiry. At the end of the fifth day, Sunday, January 20th,
twenty-eight were baptized on profession of their faith in the
Lord Jesus Christ. The meetings and baptisms almost made me
think another day of Pentecost was being given to us I have
seen many revivals at home, and witnessed many precious out-
pourings of the Holy Spirit, but I never saw such a blessed time
as this was, never saw such faith and such love for Jesus the
Saviour. * * Their faith is simple, but O how strong ! "

" Those baptized live in six villages from twenty-five to fifty-
five miles remote from Ongole. * * To witness this scene was
worth more than J can tell. I can now toil on patiently, I
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who came in the morning returned accompanied by three others.

* * He then said that four beside himself, living in his vil-
lage, were believing in Jesus, and he would go home to-morrow,
and after three weeks they would all come together. * *
Many times I have written that we must have more help — mis-
sionaries for this Ongole field and for Rampatam and AUore.
Now the need has, to my mind, ripened into a positive necessity.

* If I climb to the top of a hill within half a mile of the
spot where I now sit, I can look over a vast plain, forty miles to
the north, sixty miles to the west, forty miles to the south, and
east as far the eye can reach over the Bay of Bengal. This vast
plain contains hundreds of towns and villages, and teems with
human beings. All these and multitudes beyond can be
reached by a missionary on cart or pony. How I long to go and
tell them about Jesus ! Ongole is the central point, the base
from which I must \v ork * * If the Lord should give me
my health, I should like to travel six months in the year, and go
with tent and family, from viUage to village, preaching the
gospel. Such tours must, I think, result in untold good. We
are praying and expecting you will appoint at least two new men
for this Held before the close of the anniversary of Chicago."

Mr. Jewett writes : — " Are you not glad -we toiled so hard to
get a footing at Ongole ? * * Bro. Clough says, now is the
time to strike, the time to put new labooers into the field. We
expect to meet him and his family at Ramapatam on the 13th
inst., and spend a fortnight in united labor, prayer and counsel."

Expense of the mission for the year was $6,863.55.

THE CANADA AUXILIARY TO THE AMERICAN
BAPTIST MISSIONARY UNION.

Secretary— REV. WM. STEWART, B. A.
Treasurer— T. S. SHENSTON, Esq.

The 1st annual meeting was held in the Thames St. Baptist
Chapel, Ingersoll, on the 17th October, 1867. The annual ser-
mon was preached at 11 a. m. by Rev. I)r. Thos. F. Oaldicott, of
Toronto, from Hebrews iii, 2 : "0 Lord revive thy work."

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Extracts from report : — " Some ten years since the question
of entering more fully on the work was canvassed by the brevhren
v;ho attended a convention held in Toronto, and a brother was
appointed to prepare a paper on the following subject : — * Ought
Canadian Baptists as such, to have a Foreign Missionary Society ;
or ought they to co-operate with existing organizations.' For
some reason the paper was never presented and the question con-
sequently remained in abeyance. Now and again it formed the
theme of conversation on the part of those who had understand-
ing of the times to know what Israel ought to do, but the men
and means seemed both to be wanting. Meanwhile, that
God who has all resources at his disposal, was raising up a young
brother and summoning him to the glorious work. A son of the
soil, a member of one of our own churches, an alumnus of our
own Theological schools. He seems to be just the man we want
for this great cause. His anxiety for the work is no mere ephe-
meral outburst of enthusiasm, no passing flight of fancy or senti-
ment, for it has been tested in no ordinary degree. God has
called him and he dares not disobey."

"On the morning of the 18th October, 1866, a committee of
six ministers went in the study of the parsonage house at Beams-
ville, and held a conference with Rev. Dr. Murdock, of Boston,
one of the Secretaries of the American Baptist Missionary Union,
in regard to the best method of co-operating in the Foreign Mis-
sion enterprise. Dr. Fyfe had previously corresponded with ths
Board in Boston, and as the result of that correspondence. Dr.
Murdock was deputed to visit the province and invite co-operation.
In the frankest manner possible he offered to place at our dis-
posal the knowledge, appliances and services of the society he
represented. The offer was heartily accepted for the present,
and a Secretary and Treasurer were appointed for a year. It
was further arranged that our missionary should be examined
and accepted by the Board, and should go out under their direc-
tion, while they should act as our agents in transmitting to him
the means of support. The plan seems simple and inexpensive,
and must therefore commend itself to all as peculiarly adapted to
the present state of our young enterprise."

" A few mouths transpired, and our young brother, Americus
V. Timpany, to whom reference has already been made, having
completed his full course of literary and theological study, pro-
ceeded to Boston, and was at once «xamined and received as a
missionary by the Executive Committee of the Union. He was
appointed to labor in the Presidency of Madras, British India,

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among the Teloogoos, a people of peculiar interest and intelli-
gence, to whom many look as likely to take, at no distant day,
a large part in the evangelization of the teeming millions of
Hindostan. He carries the gospel accordingly to a people who
owe allegiance to our own belo\ ed Queen, and he will read to
them the Word of Life in a version made by Carey and his
coadjutors. When wo think of this, who can help exclaiming,
•How wondrously does God work?' Little did Carey dream,
that in this far off province of the British Empire a society would
ever be formed or a missionary designated to take up and carry
on the blessed work that was not permitted to him to finish.
May the committee meeting of six Canadian Baptist ministers,
held in the parsonage study in Beamsville, be as fruitful in results
as the parlor meeting of thirteen English Baptist ministers, lield
in Kettering three quarters of a century ago, and may the mantles
of a Carey and a Judson, too, fall on our beloved brother, who
1ms heard and is about to obey the divine call, ' Depart, for I
will send the far hence unto the Gentiles.'

' Mr. Timpany writes : — Beginning with the nuddle June, by
the 10th of July, four of the associations and several of the
churches were visited.'

' I was totally unprepared for the warm sympathy and inter-
est manifested for me and my work, and soon perceived that God
had been fitting his people for a hearty reception of their new
and additional work.'

* Since beginning in June I have travelled some 2,000 or 3,000
miles and delivered between seventy and eighty addresses in
churches and Sabbath Schools, and raised in cash and subscrip-
tions, about $1200 for the Society. I think this is fair, consider-
ing that my visiting was more for breaking up the ground than
gathering a harvest.'

' In my address I have endeavored to lay before God's people
the condition of the world, and their relations to it by virtue of
their relation to the world's possessor, the Lord Jesus Christ.
May the Holy Spirit deepen the consecration of all.'

* It will be gratifying to all to learn that this outfit has been
complete and is in all its departments of the best materials. Its
estimated cost is $700. An efficient committee of ladies in
Brantford has rendered great assistance in getting it up, and it is
only proper to state that fully one-third of the entire outfit has
come from the church in Brantford. Other churches have made
valuable donations, both in money and materials. The whole

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sum received by the Secretary for Outfit Fund to date, and ac-
knowledged in the columns of the Canadian Baptist, is $370.15."

" Our missionary and his companion leave the province a
week from to-day. Let our sympathies and prayers go with them.
May He who gathers the winds in his fist, and measures the
waters in the hollow of His hand, bring them in safety to their
desired liaven I Tliey sail from New York via the Inuian steamer
to England, and thence by an East India packet "ihip round the
Cape to Madras. Two Teloogoo woni'^n accompany them on the
voyage. From tliese persons, converts of the Mission, they will
be able to gain some little knowledge of the language during the
three or four months they will be thrown together. On arrivir.g
at Madras, our friends will at once go to Nell ore, the headcjuarters
of the Mission, where Bro. Jewett has resided and labored for
eighteen years. Their first efforts will be directed to the
thorough acquisition of the language, and when this has been
accomplished they will enter on a station of their own. There
may they be spared to labor long and well for Jesus and for souls,
and may they have many of that dark-hued, but subtle-minded
race, as their crown of joy and rejoicing on that day."

" Thus our young enterprise has been inaugurated. We are
persuaded that God is in it. It is ihe youngest child of the
denomination and one of the best-beloved It has a claim on our
sympathy, liberality and prayers. When we think of our young
brother and sister far away on ' India's coral strand,' lalDoring
down in the dark pit of heathenism, who among us will, or rather
can refuse to be liberal and systematic in our contributions that
they may be well supported, and to be earnest and persevering in
our prayers, that blessings in richest abundance may rest on the
crown of the head of those who are separate from their brethren ? "

Financial Statement.

Received from all sources .$1169 27

Paid American Baptist Miss. Union 1000 00

Paid Disbursements Ill 60

Balance on hand 57 67

S1169 27

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The following reports of the interesting meeting at which this
report was adopted will be read with interest by every contribu-
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From the Canadian Baptist.

The first annual meeting of the Canada Auxiliary to the
American Baptist Missionary Union was held m the Thames
Street Baptist Chapel (Rev. T. Baldwin's), on the evening of
Thursday, October 17th, 1867. The exercises of the meeting
were interesting in the highest degree, and the place of worship
was crowded to its utmost capacity. The chair was occupied by
T. 8. Shenston, Esq., of Brantford, Treasurer of the Society, who
called on the Rev. 0. Walker, of St. Catharines, to lead in prayer.
In his opening remarks the chairman thanked the audience * *
He declined, however, making a speech, pleading his inability to
do anything like justice to the theme. Instead of giving a speech
he would give $5 to the good cause He then called on the Rev.
Wm. Stewart, B. A., of Brantford, the mission Secretary, to
read the first annual report. This document gave an interesting
and detailed account of the inception of the enterprise, and stated
that about $2,000 had been raised for it in about five months.
* * Three-fifths of the former of these two amounts were
raised through the personal exertions of Mr. Timpany himself,
and more than one-third of the latter by members of the church
and congregation in Brantford.

Rev. Dr. Fyfe, in a brief speech, moved the adoption of the
report * * This was encouraging ; but he hoped to see bet-
ter results next year. They were now sending out their first
missionary, but he was quite sure he would not be their last.
He had pleasure in moving the adoption of the reports, which
were really one. He had listened with the deepest interest to
that of the Secretary, an admirable report on an admirable sub-
ject. Rev. H. Lloyd, M. A., in a few earnest words seconded
the adoption of the report, which was unanimously carried.

Rev. Dr. Murdock, of Boston, Mass , delivered the charge to
the missionary. He first congratulated the Baptist brethren in
Canada on the success which had attended their young Foreign
Missionary Society. The fact that $2,000 had been raised showed
that they possessed the missionary spirit. He thought that no
missionary, who went forth under the pledge of their support,
need for one moment cherish a feeling of anxiety in reference to
the result of his going forth. Then addressing Mr. Timpany he
said : It gives me great pleasure here, in the midst of your
brethren, among whom you have been trained to the great work
of preaching the gospel to the destitute, to convey to you the
instructions of the Executive Committee of the American Baptist
Missionary Union, by whose authority you have been appointed

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to the work of Foreign Missions in India. You are, henceforth,
my brother, lifted out of all local connections. You are separ-
ated from all merely provincial interests, and elevated into a
sphere of more general and unusual activity. You this night
enter into the fellowship of those noble and heroic men, who, not
counting their lives dear unto them, separated themselves from
country and kindred, and planted themselves amid the great dark-
ness of heathenism. It is my duty to remind you that you go forth
upon no holiday entertainment. Though the rigors and hardships
of missionary life have been mucli tempered of late, yet you go
forth to encounter error and crime hoary with the strength of
thousands of years. You go forth in the name of the Divine
Master to achieve the conquest of men in His name and by His
power. You are to encounter not merely diverse opinions ; you
are to encounter errors wiiich have mingled themselves with the
thoughts, the feelings, the hopes, the passions, the sinful lusts of
men through countless generations. You are to smite through
these thick incrustations of prejudices, with the hammer of truth
You will meet oppositions, but you are to encounter them, not by
your own wisdom — not by your own might — but by the wisdom
that is born from above. You are to achieve conquests by the
might of your christian meekness, by the sweetness of that spirit
which Christ breathes into his disciples. You are to preach the
gospel. * * — but the great work that you are to do aniong
the heathen is to preach the gospel of Christ and of salvation.
You are to make known to men the truth that Christ died for
sinners, and that S'nners may be pardoned through him. This
is the great truth tliat the men to whom you go need most of all
to know. You need not go with the terrors of the law, for they
have felt them ; they acknowledge them. They will pro-
claim to you their deep sense of guilt, their sense of ruin. But
you need to make them know and feel that Christ is a saviour,
that he has power on earth to forgive sins, and if you can only
impress this lesson upon them, if you can only teach them these
great, these fundatmenal facts of the gospel, you will cause light
to spring up before their darkened pathway and the very bloom
of heaven to arise in hearts that have only known sin before.
You go then to perform the most essential work, to preach the
gospel ; you will preach it as men gather about you, you will
preach it by the wayside, you will preach it in the house, in the
market, wherever you go, wherever you are brought into inter-
course with men, your one work is to preach the gospel. It is
for this that we send you forth in the name of your Divine Mas-

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ter. You are not our servant, but you are the servant of Christ.
We do not issue instructions to you because we regard you as in
any sense our eniployot^ or our agent, but you are the servant of
Clirist, and y/o are the servants of Christ, and it is a work of
inat(;rial sacrifice, and mutual cousel upon which we enter — you
are going down to tlie bottom of the pit, as Carey designated it,
and wfe holding the rope We call to you, and you speak to us ;
your want shall come to us always with an open ear and a ready
liand. We claim the privilege, und it will be our duty to counsel
you, to advise you with reference to your work. Never under-
stand an expression of that sort, my brother, as intended to be a
command, or as given with any spirit of unwortliy dictation.
Take what we say to you as the suggestions of your biethren.
If what we suggest be wise, follow it. If your clearer knowledge,
your better accjuaintance with the local circumstance of the case
compel you to take a different course from that which your
brethren at the missionary room suggest to you, act, as you must,
in the fear of the great God who is the Father and Master of all,
as you must in view of the decision of the coming judgment. In
saying this I do not by any means wish to open the door to any-
thing like insubordination. I know you will^never take advan-
tage of the magnanimity of your brethren in this respect to
pursue any course dictated by mere self-wi:l, or by mere self-
seeking. You will receive what we say as the counsel of your
brethren, your equals, your elders, your superiors in some sense.
You will have your days of darkness and of trial. These days
will come or your case will be different from that of any other
missionary that has gone out. There will be times when you will
think that your brethren do not enter into your feelings, do not
properly provide for your wants. The pressure will be close
upon your spirit, and at times the iron will enter into your very
soul. Their sympathy so warm, so generous, so constant, so
true, will be so distant from you that its sweet and grateful pres-
sure will scarcely ever reach your heart. Even in these moments
of trial, of suffering and depression, keep constantly alive in your
heart the assurance that your brethren love you, and that they will
to the extent of their abilities sustain you, that you may throw
yourself back upon them, and feel the beating of the warm and
the generous heart, even though there may seem to be — owing to
other claims equally pressing with your own — something like
indifterence, and something like coldness towards your special
wants. My brother, go forth with confidence in your brethren,
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kindness of that God who has called you to his work, and who
lias so j^raciously opened the door ici- your entering upon it.
There will be times wlien your only refuge will be in (<od ; and
when your sweetest consolation will be to repeat thos<5 words
that have been so full of comfort to the saints on earth : ' The
name of the Lord is a strong tower ; tlie righteous runneth into
it and is safe.' Let your dependence be in Him, and wiien all
the hearts that have beat kindly to you shall have ceased to beat,
when father and mother forsake you, then be sure that God will
be your portion and your strength forever. * Your tem-

poral home will be in the family of Mr. Jewett, who has been for
many years connected with the mission to which you are going.
We bid you go, not by any authority vested in us, but in the
name and by the authority of your Divine Master, your Lord
and our Lord. We bid you go in his name and in his strength.
You are henceforth associated with that great host t sanctified
and redeemed men who have given themselves, tlnsir substance
and their lives, to the work of propagating the gospel. You
enter that great and select company — the Careys, the Judsons,
the Marshmans, the Wards — into that great company of heroic
men, the divinest conquerors that have ever moved upon the face
of the earth. You enter into that great company. You march
to the music of that heavenly song, the song of honor, glory and
salvation to the Lamb, You march not under the red cross Hag
of England, nor under the meteor banner of the country across
the line ; but you march under the blood stained cross of Calvary.
You go forth in the ranks of that great host that are well entitled
to be called the world's conquerors, proclaiming that inimitable
name before which everything in heaven and in earth shall ulti-
mately bow, till you fall at your post, or till you hear that one
song which shall employ all nations and all tribes, " Worthy the
Lamb that was slain."

Rev. A. V. Timpany then replied : He remarked that little
did the boy of fifteen years ago, when he read the accounts of the
missionaries, realize the event of this present night. He thanked
God, his grace sustaining him, that he was privileged to go forth
as a laborer in the Lord's harvest. Though I may sow with a
feeble hand, he said, though my sheaves may be few, yet I will
rejoice when the sheaves of my Master are gathered in, and the
harvest home is sung — sung by the sweet choir of heaven, sung
by those who have been saved, not of the Anglo-Saxon race
alone, but of all kindreds and tribes and tongues and peoples. I
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he has widened my views and my aims for this work. When the
Lord for Christ's sake forgave me my sins, I felt it was the least
I could do to give all my time, all that I am or ever expect to be,
to the Saviour. When I looked over the world and saw millions
of my fellow men going down to death with none to tell them
of the way of life, I felt that God had work for me to do amongst
them. And yet the question would come up, " What can you
do ? " Oh ! it is little, it is nothing in comparison with the vast
amount of work to be done — a work so grand that it might well
engage the tongue of angels, far less the tongue of weak stammer-
ing Mortals. I was taught by God to do his will, to be just
what he would have me to be, and I thank God that when the
surrender was made, my joy was that which no man can take
away. Going to the heathen was not my own choosing first.
* What I passed through the Lord knows. I thank him it is
all right. Tlie lesson twat I learned when I was brought into
the ministry was not forgotten when the subject of Foreign Mis-
sions was brought before me. Brethren and friends, I can truth-
fully raise my Ebenezer, and say, " Hitherto the Lord hath
helped me." As I stand here designated as your missionary to
the heathen, I can testify to the great kindness of my heavenly
Father in all the way I have been brought till now. My breth-
ren of my beloved Alma Mater, I charge before God and in the
presence Df these witnesses, that you do not allow our Foreign
Missions to lack a man among the heathen. If I am taken away,
pray that the Lord of the harvest will tind one of your number
to till the vacant place. You owe it to your God, to your breth-
ren at honie, and to the heathen abroad. I wish you, my young
brethren, to remember these words, though God grant it may not
bo necessary to step into my place for many long years. But
you will be wanted to take advantage of the opening fields of
Jabcr. With regard to my motives for going out as a foreign
missionary, I hope they are pure. I saw the heathen world in
sin and wretchedness— thousands going down to death with no
Saviour proclaimed to them. I saw the benefit it would be to
our brethren at home The christian spirit is emphatically mis-
sionary, and the n\ore the people possess it, the more work they
will do for their Lord and Master. We are blessed Justin pro-
portion as we are t elf- forgetting. Another motive, we have had
for some time an institute for training of young men for the
ministry. Was it not the least we could do to give one man out
of our numbei', who have graduated there, to the labor of foreign
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liestowed on the inception and carrying out of that educational
effort. We owe it as a denomination to God. Look back for
ten years and see liow much we have to be thankful to God for.
Oh ! I am glad — it is such a b'essed privilege — that I am the
first fruits oflered by our Institute, and by the Canadian Baptists
to the Foreign Mission work. Brethren and sisters, I speak to
you p obably for the last time on earth. Brethren of the minis-
try, labor more earnestly for your Lord and Master. * * A
word of farewell and I am done. Brethren and sisters, liow my
heart has been drawn out towards you during the few months
that have passed and gone ! I had a dark, cold time, but the
winter is over and the golden spears of the rich ripe fruits are
being gathered in as we see from the report of our Society. I
gwe you my parting thanks for the kindness and sympathy that
has been shown to me. Not only in Canada, but across the
lines have I reeeived pledges of sympathy and support of thous-
ands. Brethren, labor more earnestly ; mothers, take your
children on your knees and tell them of the first great missionary,
the Lord Jesus Christ. Fathers, learn to give up your sons ;
motl:.ers, learn to be glad when your children are devoted to
labor entirely in the interests of our Divine Redeemer. When
time is to be no more, when we are gathered to our Father's
hearthstone at home, will we be sorry that we did what we could
in this work ? Never ! never ! How .can I say good-bye ? I
will not say it. I shall, if I am spared, hear from you ; if not
spared, remember, young brethren, you are to fill the vacancy.
May God bless you and strengthen you and interest you more in
the spread of the Redeemer's cause far and wide throughout the
world, so that the day njay be hastened when ** the kingdoms of
this world shall become the kingdoms of the Lord and His Christ."

During the delivery of this address the audience was much
affected, many being moved to tears, and many a silent prayer
went up to the throne of grace for blessings on the heads of those
two young servants of God who are to go forth t^ labor in the
far off land of India. '

The chairman then gave out the hymn, beginning :

"Go spread the Saviour's name,
Go tell his matchless grace."

Rev. Dr. Davidson, Secretary of the Home Mission Society,
was chosen to give the missionary and his partner the pledge of
support of the denomination. * ''• Ho said : It gives me
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of fellowsliip and pledge of support. Go to your distant field of
labor, and remember that you leave behind you thousands of
brethren and sisters, who in their closets, on their knees before
God, by the family altar and in the house of (jrod, will remember
you and pray for you, and out of th^ abundance of their liberality
will ever be ready to extend to you that material aid that you
will need in that distant land You need not fear that our
hearts will be cold towards you, though you shall be lost tos' ' ,
you shall be dear to our memories and dear to our hearts i e
will watch you as you fight the battles of the Lord. Rely upon
it, that God will bless you in 1 he work. Let me renjind you of the
support of the great God of missions. Brother, may God be with
you ; may God bless you, and oh ! may it be the joy of your
heart to know that underneath you is the valiant arm of Jehoval ,
and round about you is the host of holy angels that encampeth
around them that fear God. When you are tossing to and fro
upon the raging ocean, remember that you are going upon the
errand of Him who holds the winds in his fist and the waters in
the hollow of his hands. Remember that God has promised to
be with his servants. As Addison beautifully expressed it :

" How are thy servants blest^ O.Lord ?

How sure is their defence.
Eternal wisdom is their guide ;

Their help Omnipotence."

With such help and such succor you shall be sustained.
Even though you should die at your post, your reward will be
sure, and God, in that day when the angel reapers shall descend,
and heaven cry " Harvest Home," sh^l give you that joy and
that crown of rejoicing that the faithful laborer in God's work
shall have I extend to you, my brother, this hand of fellowship
and in the union of these warm hands let our brethren here see
the union of our home and foreign work. As the representative
of our mission work at home, I give you this hand of fellowship.
This is a high work. Use the powers that God has given you
that you may honor his blessed name. Attempt great things in
the name of yonr Master, and God will bless you : go to your
field of labor, then, and may Heaven's smile rest upon you, and
may you return in the evening bringing your sheaves with you.
After a few affectionate words of parting to the missionary's
young partner in life, the Kev. gentleman concluded his address.

The Chairman. Mr. Shenston, being obliged to leave, Rev.
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of the evening. A liberal collection was then taken up. The
Secretary announced that a little over $50 was wanting to com-
plete the missionary outfit, and he hoped that tlie amount would
be made up before they separated. Voluntary contributions at
once began to pour in faster than the Secretary could make a note
of them. Contributions of $25 .$10, |5 and $1 were handed up
to the platform, or will be sent to the Treasurer in a few days.
Delegates gave for their respective churches ; husbands for their
wives, and parents for their children and grand-children, until in
a short time neaily $1,000 were raised. The work of giving was
interrupted for a few minutes dv"Mig which Dr. Murdock, of Bos-
ton, by request, gave a sketch of the people and the missionary's
field of labor. The people, he said, are known as the Teloogoos.
Their language is a dialect of the old Sanscrit ; it sustains about
the same relatioi to the Sanscrit, as the Italian does to the Latin
language. Indeed, the language of the Teloogocs is, as has Vieen
sometimes called, the Italian of the Indies. The people are
large, stalwart, noble specimens of men. Their language is cap-
able of tlie tenderest expressions as well as tlie abstrusest ab-
stractions of metaphysics. The people are remarkable, not mere-
ly ;^or their physical qualities but for their understanding. It
is estimated that there are from twelve to sixteen millions of
these people speaking this language. The mission among these
people was commenced about 80 years ago by Mr. Day, a jjative
of this province, various fortunes attended it. The great Mr.
Jewett went there 19 years ago and preached to the people. They
Hocked to hear him from all the regions round about. When he
read to them the gospel of Christ they stood around him with the
tears running down their faces, and many of them were savingly
conversed to God.

Rev. John Bates, of Woodstock, father-in-law to the mission-
ary, offered np the designation prayer. As he solemnly com-
mended the young couple to the watchful care and blessing of the
God of missions, many were moved to tears. It is next to an
impossibility to describe the scenes which followed. Spontane-
ously the people began again to give. Such holy enthusiasm, and
earnest liberality, was never witnessed before, even by the oldest
ministers present. Not till after midnight did the meeting break
up, for the people would not go away till they had given of their
substance to the Lord's cause. An opportunity was ^iven at the
close of the meeting to all who desired it to shake hands with
Mr. Timpany and partner and bid them farewell — an opportunity
which was apparently embraced by every one present.

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The following are extracts from the Globe's report of the
meeting:

'* On the evening of Thursday, 20th inst., a highly interesting
and enthusiastic public meeting was held in the Baptist Church.
Ingersoll, in connection with Foreign Missions. Mr. T. S. Shen-
ston, of Brantford, in the chair. Scripture read by Rev. A.
Gillis, of Quebec, and prayer by the Kev. John Bates, B. A., of
Woodstock. The Secretary, Eev, Wni, Stewart, B. A , of Tor-
onto, read an admirable report. During the year the Telcogoo
Mission to wliich the Baptist Churches in Ontario have sent two
missionaries, with their wives, durnig tlie last three years, had
from being one of the most unpromising, became one of the most
inviting missions on heathen soil. The new converts are num-
bered by hundreds, and hundreds more have applied for baptism.
In December last 324 were baptized. Suitable mission premises
at Eamapatam have been purchased, where Rev. Mr. Timpany
is now laboring with most encouraging success. The movement
among the Teloogoos is really most wonderful, and so urgent is
the need of laborers that the Parent Society (American Mission-
ary Union of Boston, XJ. S.) have recently made arrangements
for the erection of a theological school at Ramapatam. * '■•
Speeches were delivered by Rev. J. Hurd, of Brantford, Rev.
Dr. Murdock, of Boston, U. S. ; Rev. Wm Pixley, of New York,
and Rev. H. Llyod, M. A., of Toronto, The addresses were of
a high order, and the large audience listened with unabated
interest to the close."

At the close of the public meeting a draft of a constitution
prepared by Rev. Jolni Bates was submitted and adopted.

The first six parties wlio paid towards the support of the new
Foreign Mission enterprise were :

Rev. Dr. R. A. Fyfe, $8 ; Rev. John Bates, $6 ; Rev. W.
Forsyth, $5 ; Rev. Dr. Warren, $8 ; Rev. A.. E. Kitchen, ^5 ;
Rev. T. Booker, $5.

The Rev. R. A. Fyfe, D. D., who moved tlie adoption of the
report — a very correct likeness of whom is herewith given — was
not only its President, but was virtimlly the originator of our
Foreign Mission Society and gave the first contribution to its
funds. Assuming that these facts will awaken in the reader's
mind an interest in this gentlenian, I give a brief outline of his
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ROBERT ALEXA.NDER FYFE.

Robert Alexander Fyfe was born near the Oity of Montreal
on October 20th, 1816, and spent his boyhood days amidst a
French population. In his 20th year lie left the store in which
he had been employed for some years, in order to take a full
course of studies at Madison University, N. Y. On account of
his failing health he was unable to take a " full course " as he
desired. Of hie peculiar state of mind, shortly after leaving
Madison, Mrs. Fyfe, his wife, writes ; " He had in his wretched
state of health been beset with doubts of a serious nature. On his
partial recovery he one day wandered off to the woods (I think),
time passing unnoted till a fellow student discovered him sitting
by a hollow stump and roused him. From circumstance, he
found he had probably been there about thirty-six hours. I am
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went through a process of reasoning at that time, which he
regretted he had i.v»c then written down. It seemed always to
him to have been unlike what he found in books. But never
again did he doubt God or the truths of the Bible. No ancient
or modern sceptic, or imaginative speculator, shook him in his
convictions for one minute from that time."

On his complete restoration to health, he resumed his literary
pursuits, preferring, however, to attend the Academy at Worces-
ter, Mass., instead of returning to Madison.

His theological studies were pursued at Newton Seminary,
from which he graduated in the year 1842, and was ordained in
Brookline, Mass , August 25th, of the same year. His first
pastoral charge was in the village of Forth, County Lanark, Onfc.,
in which he remained for eighteen months. For a brief period,
during the latter part of 1843, he is found in charge of the
Montreal Baptist College. In the following year he assumed the
pastorate of the March St. Church, Toron':o, and it was during
this pastorate that the Bond St. Church was erected and occupied.
From here he went back to his former church in Perth, and
remained there up to 18G0, when he became Principal of the
Canadian Literary Institute at Woodstock. He lield pastorates
in Rhode Island, Milwaukee and Toronto. He died at his own
house in Woodstock, Ont. September, 4th, 1878, at 11 o'clock'a. m.,
aged 61 years, 10 months and 15 days. On the following Friday
he was buried in the city of Toronto. •

■ ~ 1867-8. ,:

The 64th annual meeting of the American Baptist Missionary
Union was held in the City of New York on May 21, 1808.

Missionaries in charge ;

NELLORE.— Rev. L. Jewett and wife.

ONGOLE.— Rev. J. E. Clough and wife, and Rev. A. V.
Tirapany and wife.

Extracts from Report : — " Your committee have read with
care and much interest the facts and details narrated in the
(Teloogoo) report, and fully endorse the sentiment of the same,
that this mission is one of the most inviting and important fields
cultivated by the Union, and that the limits to good to that
intelligent, wealthy, interesting and needy people, can only be
Hxed by the amount of effort and interest put forth on their
behalf to lead them to Christ. The ' Lone Star 'of 15 years
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people liid frotii the Baptist Churches of America for many
years."

*' As your pioneer missionary, Bro. Day, a man of much labor
and faith, and beloved by many Teloogoos, both living and dead,
was a native of Canada, so your last oflering to the field, Bro.
Tinipany, is a gift of the Baptists of Canada, or of the Dominion.
We have only to regret that three mission families had not been
sent out with Bro, Timpany to the held, that imperative needs of
which call loudly for ten families to occupy as many large cities
and centres of wide influence. Ongole, seventy miles north of
Nellore, is to the Union a child of providence, and has ever been
one of hope."

"The native church of over seventy members, the nine efficient
native preachers and teachers, the new chapel dedicated to God,
costing over $1,000, only $150 of which was given from your
treasury, the hundreds of villages reached during the year, the
important opening at Ramapatam, these all and many more unite
to create an interest in the general work of your brethren there,
which only a participant in the work and actual observation of
the field can fully enter into."

Extract from report : — " The total amount received from the
central district, including Canada, is $49,010.20. The increase
of donations is nearly $5,000, more than one-half of which is
credited to Canada."

Extract from report : — " Mr. and Mrs. Timpany, present with
us at our last annual meeting, set out for their field of labor the
latterjpart of October, taking steamer for England, thence they
proceeded to Madras, hoping to reach their destination in March.
His labors among the churches of the Dominion during the
summer and early autumn, were characterized by a remarkable
degree of earnestness, and called forth a very hearty and gener-
ous response. His entrance upon the foreign field makes a new
era with our brethren across the line, and it is hoped he will soon
be followed by others, who shall receive like assurance of sym-
pathy and support."

" At 9 o'clock on the first Sabbath in November a good
congregation had assembled. * * In the evening Carakiah,
the native ordained preacher, administered the communion after
preaching a good sermon and giving the right hand of fellowship
to ten young converts. At the close the remark went round,
'This is the greatest day we ever witnessed in Nellore.* The chapel
was well filled with believers, numbers of whom were rejoicing
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miles to celebrate together the dying love of Christ. In Decem-
ber anot her addition of eight was made to the church by baptism."

*• Through the various agencies, 2,616 copies of scripture por-
tions, and 1,784 tracts were given away and sold."

Mr. Clough writes of the native preachers: — "I cannot
describe in detail the labor of these men. * * They have
also preached daily in the bazaar and other places in .the town.
The villages near Ongole have been visited scores of times, and
the people in more than right hundred villages, within a cir-
cuit of forty miles around Ongole have heard the gospel through
them "

Nellore. — Baptized, thirty-three ; members, sixty-four.

Ongole. — Baptized, sixty-eight ; members, seventy five.

Expense for the year was $13,900.17. i

CANADA.

The 2ud annual meeting of the Canada Auxiliary to the
American Haptist Missionary Union was held in the Alexander
Street Toronto Baptist Cliapel on the 22nd of October, 1868.

Secretary— REV. WM. STEWART, B. A., Brantford.
Treasurer— T. S SHENSTON, Esq., Brantford. -

After an unusually protracted passage our young missionary
arrived safe in Madras and found there a cluster of friends to
give them a welcome. Then .^gain at Nellore they received a
most hearty welcome from that truly " grand old man " and his
wife, Mr. and Mrs Jewett.

E^rtracts from the second annual report : — ' The set time of
favor to the Teloogoos seems indeed to have come, and the field
of labor in the judgment of the Committee in Boston is fast
becoming one of the most inviting and important cultivated by
the' American Baptist Missionary Union. May we not mark it
as'^' special token for good that Canadian Baptists are honored
of 'Odd in sending a representative to such a hopeful and inviting
field."

" On his arrival and settlement at Nellore, Bro, Timpany at
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which indeed he became somewhat acquainted on his voyage
by the aid of the two Teloogoo women who accompanied him,
and who have since been baptized. From his known aptitude for
the ac(iuisition of language, we have little doubt that ere many
months have elapsed he will be preaching to the people, in their
own tongue, the wonderful works of God."

"Surely there is no church worthy of the name, that in these
days of missionary activity, is willing to be longer under the
imputation of doing nothing to send the gospel of the grace of
God to the regions beyond."

•' Your committee cannot close their report without referring
to the presence at this annual meeting of Rev. Dr. Murdock,
one of the Secretaries of the Parent Society, whose visits we hail
with delight, and of Kev. Francis A. Douglass, who was for over
ten years a faithful and zealous laborer among the Teloogoos.
He comes to visit our churches for a few weeks, under the direc-
tion of your committee, and seeks to disseminate information in
regard to the character and wants of tlie people among whom he
labored, and thus to foster a missionary spirit. For his own
sake,|and for the sake of the Master whom he loves and serves, a
brotherly love and a hospitable reception are earnestly bespoken
on his behalf. Those churches that fail to secure a visit from
Bro. Douglass will miss a rich treat."'

" Before another annual meeting is held, Bro Timpany will
probably I ave entered on a station of his own. In order to do
this, a largely increased appropriation will be recjuired. Four-
teen millions of Teloogoos, as interesting, and enterprising, and
ready a people as are to be found among the teeming millions of
HindO'jtan, require the gospel. A Canadian was the pioneer
Baptist missionary among them, Bro. Day, who now resides in
the States. Another Canadian has taken his place on the field,
one whom we know and love. He is our own missionary. Let
us follow him with our prayers."

Bro Timpany writea : — "I have seen the heathen, and
heathenism is all, and more than all I liad conceived it to be.
It is emphatically the service of Satan. But what a change the
gospel makes on the Teloo;;oos ? I wish you could hear and see
some of the native Christians. They are indeed trophies of
divine grace, when ennobled by Christ within, they are men and
women every inch. If those christians who are cold in their zeal
for missions were put here for only a week, they would be cured
forever. "

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Financial Statement.

To total amount received $2056 93

By paid American Missionary Union i$1650 00

" Balance on outtit 56 00

" Disbursements 54 13

" Balance on hand 296 80

.$2056 93

1868-9.

The 55th annual meeting of the American Baptist Missionary
Union was held in the City of Boston on May 18th, 1869.

NELLORE. — Missionaries in charge, Rev. L. Jewett and
wife, and Rev. A. V. Timpany and wife.

ONGOLE —Rev John E. Clough and wife

Rev. Wm. Stewart, of Brantford, it appears, was present and
took part in this meeting.

Extract from report : — "The Province of Ontario has hereto-
fore been nominally included in the Central District Nothing,
however, had ever been done there in the way of systematic
efforts to raise money for Foreign Missions till the autunm of

1866, when the Home Secretary, responding to_ the invitation of
leadi g brethren in the province, attended the convention which
met that year at Beamsville. The result of this conference with
the brethren of the convention was the appointment of a Provin-
cial Committee, a Secretary and Treasurer, who were charged
with the business of raising funds for Foreign Missions. It was
understood at the time that a young man, then a student in the
Canadian Institute at Woodstock, would soon make application
for appointment as a missionary of the Union. In the spring of

1 867, Mr. A. V. Timpany, the young man referred to, appeared
before the Executive Committee and received a unanimous ap-
pointment being designated to the Teloogoo Mission. No pledges
were exacted of our Canadian brethren as a condition of his
appointment, but it was understood that they should render such
aid as they might be able towards the outfit and support of the new
missionary. Mr. Timpany spent much of the time between his
appointment and departure for his distant field of labor, visiting
the churches of Ontario and Quebec, under the direction of the
Rev. Wm. Stewart and T. S. Shenston, Esq., of Brantford,
Secretary and Treasurer of the Provincial Board. The people
everywhere responded to the appeal made to them with liberal
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brethren in reference to tlie support of Mr. Timpany have been
more than realized, for instead of paying a part of the necessary
amount, they have supplied the means for hia entire outfit, pas-
sage, and salary up to this time. During the year ending March
31st, 1867, the amount contributed from Canada for missions to
the heathen was |84.26. The next year, besides providing an
ample outfit for Mr. Timpany, they paid into our Treasury
$2,496.28, and during tho year just closed they have sent us
$3,047.74 "

" It will be seen from another part of this report that our
brethren are still ready to give to the cause what is more
precious than gold, and that another of their sons has been
accepted as a missionary of the Union, and designated to the
Teloogoos."

Allusion is here made to Rev. John McLaurin, then pastor
of the Baptist Church, Stratford, Ontario.

Extract from report : — *' Mr. Timpany and his family reached
Madras, after a long passage, on the 16th of April, 1868 On
the 4th of May they set out for Nellore, and on the 9th were
welcomed to the mission house by Mr. and Mrs. Jewett. * *
All knelt and gave thanks to the God of Missions."

" Mr. and Mrs Timpany visited the Ongole Mission and had
the privilege of witnessing the work of grace going forward in
that place * * He hopes soon to take up the work with
vigor, and if deemed best open a new and independent station
at Allore or Ramapatam."

" The ordinance of baptism was administered to three in
February, one in each of the months of March, April, May,
October, November and three in Decemljer. On the last occasion
eleven, in all twenty-six were baptized."

Mr. Jewett writes : — '• '■"'■ * A. new era in the history of
this mission begins with the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Timpany.
We feel the warm hearts of Baptists iix the Dominion of Canada
beating in unison with our own. We thank God and take
courage."

Nellore. — Baptized, seventy ; members, 172.

Ongole. — Baptized, twenty-six ; mendiers, eighty -one.

The expenses for the year was .87, 8.51, .32.

CANADA.

The 3rd annual meeting of the Canada Auxiliary to the Anieri
can Baptist Missionary Union was held in the town of Wood-
stock, October 21st 1869.

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Seckktahy— REV. WM STEWART, B. A.

Executive Committee— REV. JOHN B\TES, REV. H.
LLOYD, A. M., H. E. BUG HAN, Esq , M. D.

Extracts from .3rd annual report: — "The influence of our
last annual meeting led Bro. John McLaurin to carry out at
once the long slumbering desire of his heart, and to say to the
Board of the Society : ' Here am T, send me.' He has been
gladly accepted as a Missionary and has been designated to labor
among the Teloogoos, side by side with our other Mi-ssionary —
his former friend and college companion, and now his brother-in-
law — Rev. A, V. Timpany."

*' The field of labor among the Teloogoos is still full of prom-
ise. During the past year there has been a remarkable work of
grace, especially in connection with tlie Ongole station. Brother
Timpany lias made such encouraging progress in the study of the
language, that he is now able to speak to the Teloogoos in their
own tongue, the wonderful works of God. By this time he has
probably entered on his new station of Ramapatam, where satis-
factory arrangements have at last been made for securing suit-
able mission premises. He is .still fired with burning zeal for the
work, and is looking forward with bright anticipations to rich
harvests soon to be gathered in from the over-whitening fields.
Bro. Jewett, who has given twenty of the best years of his life
to the great cause, writes thus : ' A new era in the history of
this mission begins with the arrival of Brother and Sister Tim-
pany. We feel the warm hearts of the Baptists in the Dominion
of Canada beating in unison with our own. We thank God and
take courage.' Surely it is an honor for us to be permitted to
strengthen the hands and encourage the hearts of those whom
God has honored, and to enter on this work at a period so bright
with promise."

'* It was then unanimously resolved that Revs. Dr. Fyfe an^
Wm. Stewart be requested to proceed to Boston at the approacl
ing anniversaries, and confer with the Executive Committee oi
the Parent Society on the question at issue. These brethren
accordingly proceeded to Boston, and had an interview with the
Secretaries of the society, and then with the Executive Com-
mittee. They found that the following were the difficulties in
the way of Canadian Baptists holding real estate for mission pur-
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1. That the American Baptist Missionary Union, holding its
property in India only by the courtesy of the British Oommis-
sioners, could give no title that would be valid in law.

2. That the Canadian Baptist Foreign Missionary Society,
having no act of incorporation, could legally hold no real estate.

3. That the Union, having experienced much trouble from
divided proprietary interests in the past, was unwilling to allow
of these in future, even if the foregoing difficulties had not
existed.

Brethren Fyfe and Stewart then made an offer that tl>e
money recently raised for mission premises by Canadian Bap-
tists, should be received by the Union for the purchase of real
estate for the use of the Teloogoo Mission, on the single condi-
tion that the Union should refund the money thus received,
whenever the Canadian Baptists are ready to conduct missions
to the heathen on their own responsibility."

•* We are sure that when, in a few weeks, they leave their
home and friends and native land, to go far hence unto the
heathen, they will be followed with many and fervent prayers,
that He who rules amid the raging of the sea, may keep them in
the hoUow of His hand, and guide them in safety to their desired
haven ! "

«' Brother McLaurin has spent the greater portion of his time
since the month of April, in visiting among the churches. He
has everywhere been well received, and has done good work in
awakening a missionary spirit ; the only regrets being that the
limited time at his disposal, compels him to leave many fields
unvisited "

Extract from Mr. McLaurin's report : — ** Since April I have
travelled 4,000 miles, attended eight associations, visited forty-
five churches and sixteen Sunday schools, besides addre.ssing
prayer-meetings and visiting. I have delivered over ninety ad-
dresses and sermons. Financially the result may have been less
^han anticipated, but we must remember the heavy and special
calls for other denominational objects."

'* Brethren, I am satisfied with my tour. I know missions
lie near many hearts. I love you better, I love my native land
better tha?' before, but I love the poor Teloogoos none the less
for that, i have more confidence in you, and, knowing you
better, I fear not for my support, for I am in the hands of Hini
' who doeth all things well.' "

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•' During the year several questions have arisen, which led
the Executive officers to feel more than once that they needed
the counsel of their brethren. They would respectfully suggest
that an Executive Committee of three be appointed at the annual
meeting, whose duty it shall be to meet and consult with the
Treasurer and Secretary as occasion may require. They are
persuaded that, by this appointment, they may not only be
greatly aided in their work, but also that the wants of our own
missionaries, in regard to native assistants, books, schools. &x.,
would be more promptly met."

" The brethren in the Lower Provinces liave more than once
expressed a desire to co operate with us in the Foreign Mission-
ary enterprise. A Foreign MissionJii-y Society for the Dominion
of Canada would be hailed with interest and delight. * *
May we hope, however, that a closer acquaintance and more fre-
quent intercourse, may open the way, in the not distant future,
for a joint occupancy of some missionary field ? "

Financial Statement.

DR.

Received from all sources $3180 4(> Paid Balance due Treasurer $ 215 97

Balance due Treasurer 147 U6

|8328 32

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Paid American Bap. Miss. Union 1953 59
Outfit and Disbuisemeuts 1159 46

$3328 ;'2

1869-70.

The 5Gth annual meeting of the American Baptist Missionary
Union was held in the City of Philadelphia on May 24th, 1870,

Missionaries in charge :

NELLORE. — Rev. L. Jewett and wife and Rev. John Mc-
Laurin and wife.

ONGOLE —Rev. John E. Clou^'h and wife.

RAMAPATAM.— Rev. A. V. Timpany and wife.

At this meeting the Rev. Dr. J. H Castle was present.

Extract from report ; — " In Ontario there is no stated agency,
except that of the efficient Secretary of the Canadian Baptist
Foreign Missionary Society, Rev. Wm. Stewart, B. A., Toronto,
who, as the pastor of a large church, is able to give but little
attention to the work of collection. Owing to the presence of
Rev. Jolin McLaurin in the province during the greater portion
of the year, it has not been necessary for our agent to extend
his personal labors so far. * * The brethren of the Province
of Ontario have not only remitted through their Treasurer,
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sent two more choice spirits to the heathen — The Rev. John
McLaurin and wife. Our Treasurer has receipted to Mr.
Shenston for $1,806 20, ia addition to which the churches of
Ontario contributed from $700 to $1,000 for the outBt of Mr.
and Mrs. McLaurin."

Extract from report : " Mr. and Mrs. McLaurin sailed from
New York last December, expecting to reach Madras at the end
of February. They would repair to Nello''8 and make a tem-
porary residence in the Mission House with Mr. Jewett. Since
the last report land and buildings suitable for a Mission station
have been bought at Ramapatam, and Mr Timpany has been
designated to occupy them. * * Mr. Timpany has also made
several tours for missions west to Ongole, to Ramapatam, to Al-
lore, and to the region west to Nellore, keeping in mind all the
time the importance of acquiring facility for the use of the lang-
uage. * * In all those labors his wife has been an help-
meet." ■, ■ ,

Mr. Clough writes : " When T look back over the year 1869
the blessings received appear so many and so marked, and we
were so happy in our work, that it sometimes seems like a dream,
too good to he true. Many times, especially during the month
of December, when far away among the jungle villages, did those
words come to me ; ' be still, and know that I am God [ will be
exalted among the heathen, and will be exalted on the earth ' !"

Nellore. — Baptized, Hfty-five ; members, one hundred and
twenty- six.

On:;cle. — Baptized, five hundred and seventy-three ; members,
seven hundred and nine.

Ramapatam. — Baptized, six hundred and twenty-eight ; mem-
bers, eight hundred and thirty-five.

Expense for the year was $14,142 40.

The 4th annual meeting of the Canada Auxiliary to the
America Baptist Union was held in the Queen Street Baptist
Chapel, St. Catharines, on the 20th October, 1870, T S. Shens-
ton, Esq., in the chair. Meeting addressed by Dr. G. C. Hurd
and others.

Pkesident— REV. JOHN BATES
Vice-Presidents— H. E. PARSONS ahd W. CRAIG.
Secretary— REV. WM. STEWART, B, A.
Treasurer- T. S SUENSTON, Emi.

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At this meeting a constitution for the government of the
Society was adopted.

Extracts from the fourth annual report : — " A delay of a few
weeks elapsed after our last annual meeting, ere our dear Brother
McLaurin and his companion were enabled to leave the shores
of the new world. That delay, however, was overruled for good.
It was finally decided that they should go to India by the over-
land route, and accordingly they set sail from New York, in the
steiniship Colorado, on the 22nd December, 1869. After spend-
ing a few days in Old England, they again sailed from South-
ampton in the Nyanza, on the 18th of January of the present
year, and after a speedy and prosperous voyage, they arrived at
Madras, one day sooner than the vessel was due. * * Since
Brother McLaurin's arrival, he has been very busily employed in
the study of the Teloogoo language, in which, according to the
best nocount'?, he is making rapid and successful progress."

'• During the year the spirit has been copiously poured out on
the Teloogoo Mission, and converts have been multiplied. From
being one of the most unpromising, it has beconie one of the most
inviting missions on heathen soil. Indeed, it is not too much to
say that the scenes of Pentecost have, in a measure, been recently
renewed among the Teloogoos. The new converts are numbered
by hundreds, and hundreds more have applied for baptism. In
December last 324 were baptized. In this interesting and
promising; period of the history of the mission, our own laborer.
Brother Tirapany, fully equipped for the work, is now permitted
to engage in it * * Brother Tiinpany has been greatly
blessed in winning souls on several mission tours made by him
during the year. Indeed, so wonderful has been the movement
among the Teloogoos, and so urgent is the need of laborers, that
tlie Committee of the Parent Society have recently made arrange-
ments for the erection of a Theological School at Ramapatara.
* Indeed, it is now confidently asserted that no other field,

at home or abroad, has such claims upon the Baptists of this
continent as the mission to the Teloogoos."

"Your Committee would close by expressing their strong
and growing conviction, that the cause of Foreign Missions
is invested with as great a moral grandeur as any ever contemp-
lated by the nnnd of man. They are thankful that representa-
tives of Canadian Baptists are permitted to labor in a field that
U being v sited with such remarkable and refreshing visitations
gi divine gr..ce."

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Financial Statement.

DB.
Keceived from all sources.

.$2853 35

CR.

Balance due Treasurer 147 85

Paid American Bap. Miss. Union 1892 oy

Disbursements C93 :M)

Balance on hand 120 10

$2853 35

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$2353 35

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The 67th annual nieeting of the American Baptise Missionary
Union was held in the City of Chicago on May 21st, 1871.

Missionaries in charge :

NELLOSE. — Rev, L. Jewett and wife, and Rev. E. BuUard,

ONGOLE — Rev. John E. Clough and wife.

RAMAFATAM.-Rev. A. V. Timpany and wife, and Rev
John McLaurin and wife.

The meeting was opened by prayer by Rev. R. A. Fyfe, D. D,

A committee report most encouragingly of the
Mission.

Extract from report : — " The Western District
two Canadian Provinces of Ontario and Quebec,
amount collected in those provinces was $2847.62."

Extract from report : — '* Mr. Jewett and his assistants visited
about 800 villages during the year, some of them as many as six
times, preaching and distributinoj bibles and tracts. * * Of
the fifty-six converts received this year, nineteen were able to
read."

From Raraapatam, June 22nd, 1871, Mr. McLaurin, writes:
*' About a month ago a man came to Ong.)le from his home 120
miles distant. He travelled all the way on foot. la his village
he had heard of the ' Religion of Jesus ' as the good news spread
from village to village in the vast region between that and
Ongole. He wanted to hear more of Jesus and if worthy, to be
baptized. He also wanted a teacher for the surrounding villages,
affirming that if a teacher wont all would believe."

*' This is the way God works — from village to village the
news is carried by neighbor or relation, and in little groups under
the shade trees, the people hear for the first time a very imperfect
sketch of the ' Old, old Story.' "

Mr. Jewett writes : — " Early in the year we were called to
part with Mi', and Mrs. Timpany, with v/hom we have lived and
labored most happily for nearly two years. We could not retain
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Raniapatam. * * Mrs. Jewett, myself and native helpers
were touring most of the time from 1st January to 31st March.
We spent ten days in Raniapatam, with the other members of
the mission in laying out work and prayer."

While Mr. Clough and Mr. McLaurin were touring, the
former was taken dangerously ill with the measles. On his par-
tial recovery he went to reside for a time at the sea side.

Mr. Clough writes : — "I hope for good things, but I must
remember the christians now live in 160 different villages, widely
separated ; that new villages are being added monthly, and that
teachers are qualified slowly."

Mr. Timpany writes : — " As the recently purchased premises
at Raniapatam were not expected to be vacated till April, we
planned a long trip to the southwest of Nellore. We had been
out ten days, when a letter came asking us to take the Ramapa-
tarn house at once We repaired without delay to Nellore, made
ready, bade good-bye to our friends, and on the 5th of February
took possession of our new station in the name of the Lord of
missions. * * We had been in Raniapatam only eight days,
when word came that the McLaurins were at Madras. '•■ *
The latter part of March all our missionaries and their families
met with us for a week. * * In October we again went out
for a tour. In one village I baptized all the head men, so that
it may now be called a christian village."

" Mrs Timpany has applied herself pretty closely the whole
year, and is now quite at home in the language. Besides other
reading I have read the entire Teloogoo bible through during
the year, I gain much in preaching power by doing so. Our
aim is to become as good Te'oogoo scholars as well educated
Teloogoos, and by God's blessing we will do it for it will pay and
pay well."

Nellore. — Baptized, fifty -six ; members 174.
Ongole. — Baptized, 448 ; members, 1103.
Raniapatam. — Baptized, seventy; members, 107.
Expense of the mission for the year was $17,806.84.

The fifth annual meeting of the Baptist Foreign Missionary
Society of Canada was held in the John St. Wesleyan Chapel,
Hamilton — in consequence of the Park St. Baptist Chapel
being enlarged — on October 19th, 1871, Rev. John bates in the
chair. The meeting was addressed by Rev. Dr. Cooper, Rev. C.
Perren, Rev. W. K. Anderson, Rev. J. W. Manning, Rev. J. B.
Pixley, and Wm. Craig, Esq , of Port Hope.

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President— REV. JOHN BATES,
Vice-Presidents— WM. CRAIG and 0. A. MORSE.
Secretary— REV. WM. STEWART, B. A.
Treasurer— T. S. SHENSTON, Esq.

Extracts from fifth annual report : — *'* * The mission to
the Teloogoos continues to enjoy the favor of God in a marked
degree. At Nellore, the oldest station, about seventy have, dur-
ing the past year, been added to the church by baptism. At
Ongole the number of members has increased from 709 to 12i?2 ;
while at Ramapatam, where Brother Timpany labors, the church
which was organized on the 26th of March, 1870, with a mem-
bership of thirty-five, had at last accounts increased to 115. It
is believed that there is now a grand total of over IGOO bap-
tized believers and nominal christians, an increase of twenty-
fold in less than five years. An association has also been formed
and a Theological Seminary planned. What hath God wrought !
We may well look back with lively gratitude, and forward with
invigorating hope."

'* On Brother Timpany's field, consisting of Ramapatam and
three other principal stations, the year has been one of great
blessing. All the expectations of your missionary have not been
realized, but much good has been accomplisl ed. In several
places the christians have endured trials and persecutions of no
ordinary kind, but they have remained firm in the faith. *
The native church at Ramapatam has been trained to adopt the
monthly offering system, and during the first year of its existence
we raised nearly Rs. 300 (about $150), for work on the chapel
and for the support of native preachers. Brother Timpany has
been abundant in labors, having travelled on the nii?sion work
1400 miles, and visited and preached the gospel in 150 different
villages and hamlets. In due season God will give the increase."

•' Brother McLaurin, your othi r missionary has found the
year to be one of continued goodness from the Father of Mercies.
Ho has prosecuted the study of the language with such success
that in about fifteen or sixteen months after his arrival, he
preached his first sermon in Teloogoo. He accompanied Brother
Clough on a tour of five or six we^ks through the jungle, bap-
tizing considerably over a hundred, .\nd gaining experience and
information on his trip which cannot be over-estimated. *
The important station at Ongole will be left urder Brother Mc-
Laurin s care."

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Financial Statement.

DR.

Balance on hand $120 10

Uoceived iio^i all sourcea 3994 09

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Paid American Bap. Hiss. Uhion$3564 27

DisburHements 55 73

Cash in band 494 19

$4114 19

1871-2.

$4114 19

The 58th annual meeting of the American Baptist Missionary
Union was held in the City of New York on May 21, 1872.

Missionaries in charge :

NELLORE.— Rev. L. Jewett and Rev. E Bullard.

ONGOLE.— Rev. J. E. Clough and wife, and Rev. John
McLaurin and wife.

RAMAPATAM.— Rev. A. V. Tirapany and wife.

Extract from report : — •* The Rev. Samuel S. Day, the
founder of the Teloogoo Mission, and who spent over seventeen
years among that people, retiring only when broken health com-
pelled him to do so, has entered into rest. He lived to see the
seed he sowed in prayer and faith bear much fruit, though others
entered into his labors ere he passed to his reward. * * His
name will long be fragrant, not only among the redeemed Teloo-
goos, but among the churches of the western world."

We may add here that Mr. Day was born in Ontario, Canada,
in 1808, received his education at Hamilton Literary Theological
Institution, N. Y. He was appointed a missionary to the Teloo-
goos in 1835 and arrived at Calcutta February 5th, 1886. In
1840 he established the Nellore mission. He visited America in
1845, and on his return was accompanied by Mr. and Mrs.
Jewett. In 1853 he was again obliged to visit America, but was
never able to return. He died Sabbath, September 17th, 1871,
at Homer, N. Y. Mrs. Day (Miss Roenna Clark), was born at
Stoddard, N. H., October l2th, 1809. She died at Homer, N.
Y., May 19th, 1880.

Extract from report: — " The history of this mission (Teloo-
goo) during the past year has been a repetition of the history of
previous years. The laborers have been few and the harvest has
been great. Cjnverts continue to be multiplied, but there is a
lack of men to gather them in and organize them into churches."

•' During that month seventeen were baptized and many who
had become cold were quickened Mr. Jewett administered com-
munion there (AUore) to fifty believers, who though not formally
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church, with a native preacher acting as their pastor. This is
one of our hopeful mission centres. It only needs a mission
family to bring it very speedily into rank with Nellore, Rama-
patam and Ongole."

*' Ramapatam — During the year, Mr. Timpany made several
tours, the last of which was made in December, on which occasion
he was accompanied by Mrs. Timpany. * ■•' With scarcely an
exception, in every place visited, crowds have collected and
quietly listened to the story of Christ's love. * '•' In Decem-
ber last the Christians of this place (Cumbaldenny), and Palty-
pallum organized themselves into a church of thirty-wght
members."

Mr. Timpany writes ; — " We met in their new chapel, and
had a precious time for several days. * * We hope to ordain
Pediah in a few months as pastor of this young church. * *
None have fallen away, but on the contrary nearly all converts
who were not members a year ago, have been baptized during the
year. Mr. Timpany was there four days the last of the year.
He says : ' It did our hearts good to see their clean hout <,,
neatly whitewashed.' "

*' The school at Ramapatam has been continued during the
whole year, with an average attendance of forty to sixty
scholars," < • . .

*• Mr. McLaurin removed with the family to Ongole on
November Ist, 1871, with a view of assuming the charge of the
station after the retirement of Mr. Clough."

*• Mr. McLaurin made a nineteen days tour in September and
one of sixteen days in November and December, and a third one
of seventeen days in December. These tours covered a vast ex-
tent of territory, and included many villages, in a large number
ox which converts were found and baptized. * * Hundreds
of viJi^fres were visited in all of which the gospel was preached,
and over 280 were baptized."

Nellore. — Baptized, ninety-three ; members, 248.
Ongole. — Baptized, 609 ; members, 1658.
Ramapatam. — Baptized, 171 ; members, 267.
Expense for the year was $24 799.03.

The sixth annual meeting of the Canada Auxiliary to the
American Baptist Union was held in the Aylnier church on
October 17th, 1872.

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PRB8IDBNT— REV. JOHN BATES.
Vice-Presidents— WM. ORAIG and H. E. PARSONS.
Secretary— REV. J. L. CAMPBELL, OiiATflAM.
Treasurer -T. S SHENSTON, Esq., Bhantford.

Extracts from sixth annual report : — *' * * Mr. Clough,
whose labors in Ongole have been attended with such abundant
blessing, and whom we are glad to welcome at our anniversaries,
has been so much impaired that he has been compelled to return
to his native land. StiJ the missionaries report that the work
has not in any degree flagged but is rather more interesting than
ever. Some 912 believers have been baptized on a profession of
faith in Christ. * * In Nellore there is now a church mem-
bership of 248, with thirteen preachers and catechists, and four-
teen female assistants. In Ramapatam 171 were baptized during
the year, and there is now a total membership of 267 ; while from
Ongole the following summary is presented : Number of villages
visited by Mr. Clough or assistants, about 1200; tracts distrib-
uted, 26U0 ; scripture portions, 1500. * * Number of church
members, per last report, 1102; baptized in 1871, 609. * *
Total number, Ongole Baptist Church, December- 31, 1871, 1658.
Number of villages in which members live, 191. * * Brother
Timpany has still charge of the station at Ramapatam. During
the year he has made several tours, on one occasion being
accompanied by Mrs. Timpany, * * Mr. Timpany expresses
the hope that during the year he will be able to do much more
consecutive, effective work in the neighboring villages than here-
tofore. His native staff will be larger and better qualified ; and
the hope is entertained that the students in the Seminary, which
was to have been formally opened on the 1st of April last, will
also render service in this department. The Seminary building
is completed, though no Principal has yet been secured."

"Mr. McLaurin removed with his family to Ongole on
November 1st, 1871, with a view of assuming the charge of the
station after the retirement of Mr Clough. With the same end
in view, and to tit himself more fully for the task, Mr. McLaurin
arranged three extensive mission tours with Mr. Clough. The
first was made in September, through the south eastern portion
of the Ongole field, occupied nineteen days, and was blessed in
the gathering of fruit. The second was made in November,
through the north eastern portion of the field, and occupied from
November 17th, till December 2nd. The third trip was com-

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menced on the 11th of the same month, and occupied till the
28th, The missionaries went as far west as Cumbum, and north
as far as Markapoor. The tour covered a vast extent of Terri-
tory, and included many villages, in a large number of which
converts were found and baptized. Indeed, this last result
marked each of the trips referred to. Hundreds of villages were
visited, in all of which the gospel was preached, and more than
150 converts were baptized, * * These tours occupied fifty-
two days, and were performed without serious accident, or the
interruptif^n of the usual health of the missionaries. * * Mr.
McLauriu has now mastered the language, and is able to preach
to the people in their own tongue."

FiNAyciAL Statement.

DR.

Balance on hand $ 494 19

Received du' ing the year 2130 08

Balance due Treasurer 28 33

$2658 69

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Paid Parent Society $2C20 00

Translation Teloogoo Scriptures. 10 00
Disbursements 28 00

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1872-3.

The 59th annual meeting of the American Baptist Missionary
Union was held in the City of xVlbany on May 20th, 1873.

Missionaries in charge :

RAMAPATAM.— Rev. A. V. Timpany and wife, and Miss
Liveria Peabody.

ONGOLE. — Rev. John McLaurin and wife.

Mr. Pixley writes : — " I think our visit to Canada hag paid
the Union well. It is quite evident that the missionary spirit is
increasing among the churches throughout the Dominion. In-
cluding the legacy from the estate of Deacon Boom, we have
received from Canada $5,259.85."

Extract from report : — " God continues to smile on the
mission of the Teloogoos as in former years. Converts continue
to multiply, and the number of baptisms has been limited, not by
the withdrawal of converting grace, but by the inability of the
missionaries to visit the villages and examine and baptize the
candidates. * * The Theological Seminary at Ramapatam
opened in April last under charge of Mr. Timpany. Of course,
it is impossible for him, in addition to his labors in the field, to
do all that the case required, but he has done his utmost to make
it a blessing to the young men and the people."

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*' In the rej^ion around Ramapatam the work seems to have
made a decided advance. Mr. Timpany has endeavored to supply
his own lack of service in the field, in consequence of his confine-
ment in the Seminary, by sending forth the students, on the
Sabbath and during the vacation. * '■^- In another place ten
miles due west from Ramapatam a very interesting work has
commenced. Four men, all head men, have recently been
baptized.

The report goes on to say : " Mr. McLaurin travelled tour-
ing during the year over 1,000 miles in the jungles, having made
five trips of over twenty days each. A large part of the time
was f-pent in the villages, where the widely scattered members of
the Ongole Church reside, helping the weak, &c."

Mr. McLaurin reports that there are now in the field over
200 converts awaiting baptism whom he has been unable to reach
during the year, and who have been unable to come into the
station.

Ramapatam. — Baptized, 178 ; members, 429.

Ongole. — Baptized, 477 ; members, 2,092.

Expense for the year was $16,126.99.
The 7th annual meeting of the Canada Auxiliary to the
American Baptist Union was held in the First Baptist Ohapel,
Brantford, on Thursday evening October 16th, 1873, T. S. Shen-
ston, Esq., in the chair. Prayer by Rev. T. Dyall. Addresses
were delivered by Rev. Thfo, H. Porter and Rev. M. Saunders,
delegates from the Maritime Provinces, and by Rev. G. H.
Brigham, District Secretary of the American Baptist Missionary
Union. , .

President— REV. JOHN BATES.

Vice Presidents— H. E. PARSONS ahd W. CRAIG.

Secretary— REV. J. L. CAMPBELL, Chatham.

Theasuuer— T. S. SHENSTON, Esq.

The absence of Bro. Clough in America, and the continued
feebleness of Bro. Bullard's health — now being restored — also,
the fact that the time of Bro. Jewett, of Nellore, has been large-
ly occupied in the revision of the Telgoooo Scriptures, placed
the burden of the Teloogoo Mission almost exclusively on the
shoulders of our own two Canadian brethren, Timpany and Mc-
Laurin — each of them being compelled to do the work which
properly belongs to several men; and nobly have they labored
and lichly have they been blessed.

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Eaniapatam, lying to the north of Nellore, is the field in
which Bro. Timpany labors, and has become a point of peculiar
interest. On the 6th of February, 1870, your missionary took
possession of the station, and for the first time planted there the
standard of the cross. During the past year a happy change has
been in progress ; prejudice is rapidly melting away.

During one of his preaching tours, Bro. Timpany had to pass
through a district smitten with that fell foe — the Asiatic cholera ;
but, even although it was within his own camp, He who has
counted the very hairs of our heads cast His protecting shield
about him and he came forth unharmed. Two hundred and ten
precious souls were baptized by him during the past year ; and here
wliere less than four years ago your missionary preached the first
Sabbath in Jiis own sitting-room to a congregation composed only
of the servants and others who came with them from Neliore,
there are now nearly 600 communicants.

But Ramapatam has witnessed other changes. The Theologi-
cal Seminary founded for the purpose of educating natives for the
work of the Christian Ministry has been built here. Besidos
the charge of the church, Bro. Timpany has also been Principal
of this Institution. * This Theological Seminary whs open-

ed in February, 1872, and closed its first year auspiciously in
December last, having made a noble beginning with fifteen stu-
dents in attendance. After two months' vacation the fifteen,
with four additional students, returned to begin the new year in
February last.

On the 14th, 15th, and 16th of March last the Teloogoo Asso-
ciational meetings were held at Ramapatam. All the niissionar-
ies on the field were present and about 600 native Christians.
A season of great interest and profit was enjoyed, and at the
close fifteen persons publicly professed Christ by baptism — one
of the number having come fifty miles for this purpose.

With four months spent at different times in travelling and
preaching in the villages — with the pastoral care of the church
— its stations and its workers — with the whole charge of the col-
lege at Ramapatam, we can realize faintly the Overwhelming
trials of this noble missionary, Bro. Timpany.

Northward still is the large field occupied by Bro. J. Mc-
Laurin, which has Ongole as its central station — a field which
has been the scene of toils no less arduous and even richer re-
sults. It covers an area of 7,000 square miles, contains 1,300
villages with a population of about one million people. Scatter-
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christians belonging to the Ongole church. This largo field your
missionary divided into eight parts and over each part he has
placed a native preacher with an assistant, who go from village
to village proclaiming to their benighted countrymen " the old
old story of Jesus and his love."

" The vast amount of work on the field for the most part ren-
dered the presence of your missionary imperative at Ongole. He,
however, managed during the year to make six tours into the
jungles, which occupied considerably over 100 days, These were
days of the right hand of the Most Hi^h ; and richly rewarded
Bro. McLaurin for all his toils. At the annual meeting in Bam-
apatam he had already baptized into the fellowship of the On-
gole church 690 rejoicing converts. In a tour during the month
of July last, he baptized 112 persons additional, making a total
of 802 baptized by him since our last report. There are also yet
over 20ij converts on the field awaiting the ordinance — persons
whom he has been unable to reach and who, like many others,
have been unable to coaae to the station. We may well exclaim
• What hath God wrought? ' The Lord has done great things for
our missionaries whereof we are glad."

Financial Statement.

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To amount received from all

sources $334110

$3341 10

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Halance due Treasurer $ 38 33

Paid America BaiHist Mission

Union 3100 00

Disbursementii. 106 03

Balance on tiaud 96 74

$3341 10

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The 60th annual meeting of the America Baptist Missionary
XInion was held in the Hall of Representatives at Washington
City. D.C, May 24, 1874. Missionaries m charge — several with
their wives. The only Canadian, Rev. A. V. Timpany, and wife
who w?re at Ramapatam.

The report rejoices at the Baptism of 1026 Teloogoos during
the year and then adds : *' The favor of God has continued to
rest on the Mission to the Teloogoos. It has suffered the loss of
two efficient workers by the resignation of Rev, John McLaurin,
who with his estimable wife, have gone to Oocanada, in the
Province of Circars to establish a new mission under the auspices
pf our Canadian brethren."

Bro. McLaurin and wife left Ongole for their new home at
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Ongole he thus writes : — " The year began with » burst of bless-
ing in the north which nearly surprised us, used as we now are
to great things from the Lord. During the first tour, in less
than a month, 277 were baptized. * * The christians are
growing stronger in the christian faith and beginning to under-
stand better the principles of the gospel. * * I feel that
churches ought to be established right away, though this would
entail a great deal of extra labor and care on your niissionaries.
* * People of all castes have repeatedly told me and the
preachers, ' your religion is the only true one. We know it must
prevail.' * * I have known high native officials to use it as
an argument with village officials why they should not molest
the christians, saying, ' we, too, must become christians soon.' " •
From Ramapatam Bro. Timpany writes: — •'! made a long
trip through the northern parts of the mission. Sickness and
death were all around us. The terrible cholera was around. By
the time we reached home the benefit of our rest was knocked out
of nie, and we were nearly sick with anxiety and care. * *
In every village where the gospel is preached, souls come to the
Saviour, * * 1 spent about three months travelling on the
field, and baptized 150 while doing so."

"In October of this year the most disastrous flood ever

known in that part of the country visited Nellore, and the poor

missionaries suffered intensely in many respects. For some days

the mission compound was covered with water, most of the native

houses were washed away and the chapel's foundation greatly

damaged. - '

NeHore. — Baptized, 57; members, 836. ■.'■<'

Ongole — Baptized, 708; members, 2,761. • ' "

Ramapatam. — Baptized 247 ; members, 675. * '^^*

Expense of the mission for the year was $30,882.07. ''" ' "-

The eighth annual meeting of the Auxiliary to the America
Baptist Mission Union was held in the York St. Baptist Chapel,
London on the 22nd October 1874. The President the Rev.
John Bates in the chair. Addresses were delivered by Rev. D.
Baldwin, Rev. Lyman Jewett, a Teloogoo missionary. Dr. R.
A. Fyfe, Dr. Davidson, and A. A. Ayer of Montreal. Mrs.
Jewett sang several Teloogoo hymns. ' '

President— REV. JOHN BATES.

Vice-Pkesident— WM. CRAIG and A. A. AYER.
Secretary— REV. J. L. CAMPBELL.
Treasurer— T. S. SHENSTON, Esq.

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Extracts from the eighth annual report •.**«« With a
deep sense of increased responsibility, and yet with hearts lifted
up in gratitude to Almighty God, we announce in the very cen-
tre of the country of the Teloogoos, under circumstances of a
peculiar pleasing character, the founding of an independent Can-
adian Baptist Foreign Mission in Cocanada."

About the time of that ever memorable meeting in Ingersoll,
where Bro. Tinipany was designated a missionary to the Teloo-
goos, God converted to hiniself a well educated native in that far
distant land. He was baptized by the Rev. Mr, Doll, Strict
Baptist Minister in Madras. Thomas Gabriel's heart yearned
for the salvation of his benighted countrymen. He could not
rest. Abandoning his worldly employment, he hasted northward
two hundred miles beyond Ongole. Went where no missionary
had gone before, to the great heathen city of Cocanada, on the
Gaudavery, and there alone he unfurled the blood stained ban-
ner of the cross Cod was with him in his lonely toil. Five
years rolled by. A. church of about 150 members was formed,
several native preachers raised up, and a few native schools es-
tablished. But Bro. Gabriel had gone to his utmost limit. He
had no moans ; no support, and was becoming considerably in-
volved in debt. His mission at this interesting stage had either
to be taken up by some European society, or must be wholly
abandoned. In his extremity Bro. Gabriel sent an appeal through
Mr. Doll to the English Baptists, but they were unable to render
him any aid. The American Baptists closed their year burden-
ed with a heavy debt, and were discus.sing retrenchment. The
Baptists of the Maritime Provinces had already taken up a mis-
sion of their own in Siam. Their hands were more than full. It
was under these circumstances, when the existence even of the
mission was trembling in tlse balance, that Gabriel, through Bro.
McLaurin, sent a soul-stirring appeal to us. Our contributions
already largely exceeded the amount of our direct responsibility
to the Board in Boston. The estimated cost of the mission was
easily within the limits of our ability if we would do anything
like our duty. Bro. McLaurin, who had temporarily occupied
Bro. dough's field during the latter's visit to America, would
soon be relieved, and he intimated his readiness to go to Cocan-
ada and take charge of the new mission. Our American breth-
ren, while regretting the loss of such a valuable laborer as Bro.
McLaurin, not only heartily concurred, but gave us the official as-
surance that their • Committee regarded with much favor the
opening of a new mission at Cocanada by our Canadian brethren.*

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It was then, after anxious prayerful consideration 'looking to
the Lord for help and guidance,' that your Board unanimous-
ly decided to take up this field. The announcement has been
hailed with joy by our churches, and the decision enthusiastically
endorsed at our various denominational gatherings. It became
necessary to telegraph Bro. McLaurin the decision of the Board.
The despatch, sent by the Rev. Dr. Fyfe, left Boston, United
States, on Tuesday, the 28th October^ 1873, at foiu* o'clock p.m.,
and reached Madras in nine hours and a quarter, thence by mail
to Ongole, where it was received by Bro. McLaurin on the 3rd
November at 6 o'clock p ni., and set our hearts fearing, hoping,
trembling and rejoicing.' This memorable message was as fol-
lows : — * Go to Cocanada on basis of your letter. Send resigna-
tion.' A flash of light speeding half around the globe. Glad tid-
ings of great joy to that ancient and heathen city — and the work
was done ; the first Baptist Foreign Mission of Ontario and Que-
bec was established at Cocanada."

Just as the foregoing extract from the annual report was
printed we came into possession of the account of the Board meet-
ing at which it was decided to organize an independent Mission
at Cocanada. We think such an important Board meeting ought
not to be overlooked notwithstanding to some extent it may be
a repetition of what is mentioned in the annual report.

Pursuant to adjournment the Board of Directors met at the
residence of Mr. T. S. Shenston immediately at the close of the
above platform meeting (I0:30p. .) The meeting was organized
by Wm. Craig, Esq., Vice-Pre .ideiit, taking the chair. Prayer by
Rev. John Dempsey. Piohv a.< — Rev. R. A. Fyfe, D.D., Rev. J.
Cooper, Rev. James Coutus, T. S. Shenston, J. E. Wells, A. R.
Pratt, Rev. J. L Campbell ; also as visitors. Rev. Theo. Porter,
and Rev. Mr. Saunders from the Maritime Provinces.

Letters from Rev. John McLaurin of Ongole dated respect-
ively March 14th, August 11th and August 19th 1873 were read,
also one from Rev. A. V. Timpanv, of Ramapatam, dated Aug-
ust 12th 1873.

These letters all related to the formation of a new and inde-
pe)ident mission at Cocanada. Among the reasons assigned for
this movement were ; 1 . That it is a very busy and growing
town. 2 It being nearly 200 miles distant from the nearest
American Mission. 3. The town being in the very heart of the
Teloogoo country. 4. A nucleus of a Mission had been tliere
formed by one Thomas Gabriel, a converted native. 5 Mr. Gab-
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|he Maritime Provinces, but failed to obtain it. 6. The desir-
apleness of having an independent Mission of our own, etc. Bro.
McLaurin estimated the expense for the yep-i' to be $5270.00.
4fter long and careful deliberation it was decided to take up this
mission, and Dr Fyfe was delegated to visit Boston City to se-
cure a full and fraternal understanding with the brethren of the
American Baptist Missionary Union, with regard to our aims
and plans with respect to our contemplated new and independent
Mission.

On the 28th October Dr. Fyfe had a most satisfactory in-
terview -w^ih the Boston brethren and reported to the Board on
the 15th November the following resolution: —

'• The Committee regard with much favor the opening of a
new Mission at Cocanada by our Canadian brethren and to facil-
itate the plan they will release Mr. McLaurin to take charge of
it, whenever he shall express a desire to that effect."

In the event of his mission being successful, Dr. Fyfe, was
authorized to telegraph from Boston to Bro. McLaurin as fol-
low3 : —

"Go to Cocanada on basis of your letter. Send resignation.
—Fyfe.

Thus was inaugurated the first Foreign Missionary Society of
Ontario and Quebec.

Report continued : — " This city is the largest seaport town be-
tween Calcutta and Madras. It has a population of about 20,-
000 inhabitants, and is growing rapidly. The Godavery is the
natural key and outlet to one of the largest, richest, most popul-
ous and promising districts of country in all India On the 12th
of March last Bro. McLaurin took full possession of this field as
your missionary. His time has been considerably occupied in ar-
ranging matters in connection with Bro. Gabriel's previous work,
and laying the foundation for future operations. He has with
him a number of native preachers and teachers, and already the
smile of heaven is resting on this new field. From March until
the end of August last 57 saved out of heathenism had already
been baptized on profession of their faith in the Lord Jesus ;
and more were coming. Your missionary adds : ' You see we
have not entered upon a barren field. With the divine blessing
we want but your prayers and your money to make it blossom as
the rose. ' "

"At the founding of a new mission there necessarily is a large
amount of extra expense. Mission grounds require to be pur-
chased ; * * shall we, the Baptists of Canada, prove un-

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worthy of our trust and of that religious body which was the first
to enter the Foreign Field ? Never."

" Our esteemed and honored brother Timpany has been lab-
oring with his characteristic zeal and energy on his old field at
Ramapatam. We continue still to sustain him under the Ameri-
can Board just as before. We love him too dearly ever to think
of giving him up. In the overwhelming labors which he had
as Principal of the Theological Seminary and missionary of a
large and growing station, he has been partiaUy relieved. The
Rev. R. R. Williams, a new missionary, recently sent out by the
Union, has assumed the charge of the Seminary as Principal.

* * There have been baptized during the past year in both
churches oa this field 247, present number, 675."

"It is with peculiar pleasure we hail among us to-night at
our annual gathering our beloved and venerable brother the Rev.
Lyman Jewett, T>. D., of Nellore — the companion of Bro. S. S.
L.'w, '1 their united lonely labors before the brighter times of
th'^ ii";-!sion — the brother now engaged in the work of the Teloo-
goo scripture revision — in whose house Bro. Timpany and his
wife acquired the language — who has ever been spoken of by our
missionaries in terms of unqualified love. * A blessing on his
kindly heart and on his silver hair.' May God long spare him
and his consecrated companion (whom we also welcome with joy)
to that glorious work in which He has so signally honored him."

" This report cannot better be drawn to a close than in the
burning words of a letter received last week from Bro. McLauria.
He says : ' I fear that you will think we write hard sometimes,
but you cannot imagine how we feel face to face with the Devil,

* * I have trembled with eagerness, and melted into tears in
quick alternation as I have thought of it. I have sat on the
prow of my boat and scanned vast stretches of country with &
populous village every two or three miles containing hundreds of
thousands of immortal beings who never heard inrtelligibly th^,
way of life, and I have gazed with a yearning heart upon the
poor wretches as I saw them pass along the canal bank, and know,
that they must burn in hell forever because there was no one to
tell them of Jesus. Yet, I have sat on a cot in a house that in
many places in Canada would be called a poor pigsty, and allow-
ed the tears to stream down my face unrestrained as I look upon
those redeemed ones and heard them sing of a • Father in Heav-
en,' • A Blessed Elder Brother,' ' A Home beyond the Clouds.'
Ah ? at such moments I felt Heaven very near. Then my faith
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strengthened. Then I did not wonder much at Paul's almost in-
sane glorying in it. No wonder Festus thought him mad. It
was a kind of mania. Tlie world thinks us mad and so we want
to be beside ourselves for the overthrow of Satan's kingdom.
— beside ourselves to bring glory and honor to Jesus Christ."

At a special meeting of the Executive Committee 1 eld in the
Woodstock Institute May 2nd, 1874, it was resolved '• That we
regard ourselves as having taken charge of theCocanada Mission
from the 1st January, 1^74.

Financial Statement.

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Cashonhand 90 74|Pa1d Rev. J. McLiauria in all 1882 74

Beceived from all sources $4580 88 Paid American Bap. Miss. Union 500 00

Disbursements 102 05

Balance on hand 2192 83

$4077 (12

$4677 62

1874-5.

The Gist annual meeting of the American Baptist Missionary
Union, was held in the City of Philadelphia on the 25th day of
May, 1876.

The Union have now five stations and a goodly number of
missionaries supplying them, Ramapatam is reported as under
the charge of Rev. A V. Timpany and wife, Rev. D. H. Drake,
and Miss L. Peabody and sixteen native preachers.

Extract from report : — " The progress of the wonderful work
among the Teloogoos has not been as marked and visible during
the year 1874 as in some of the previous years ; but it has still
been gratifying beyond the ordinary fruits of missionary labor."

Mr. Timpany writes: — " '■■ * Owing to the want of funds
for travelling we were very much straightenetl in this respect.
The field suffered in every way by my not being on it. Instead
of being out four or five months as usual, I was only out half that
time. '•' * A wide and effectual door is opened, but it must be
entered to receive the benefit. It is only an aggravation to have
to stand before it and not be able to enter it on account of the
want of means to move. We made a long tour of thirty-five
days. During the time, by working day and night, we saw the
christians in about bixty villages at times ranging from a few
minutes up to days. We came home worn out in body and mind,
but we had a grand good time. TNIany times we were astonished
at the change that has come over the people. Four or five years
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caste people avoided us all they could. This last trip they came
in crowds in every place to listen to the story of Jesus and his
love. Their faith in idols is well nigh gone, they believe even
now that Jesus is a Saviour, that all who believe in hini will be
saved. I hardly dare express what I feel sometimeSj and yet
why should we not look for it ? — the time is coming when they
shall ". lok towards the loving Lord God in multitudes, when they
shall move like a flood sweeping all before them. One thing is
certain, the time is coming, must come, when they all will leave
their idols, and at least be nominal christians, and many more
than that — trne disciples of the Lord Jesus."

Brief illusion was made last year to the sufferings of the mis-
sionaries and natives in Nellore in consequence of the disastrous
flood. Still greater sulFering and anxiety were in store for them
this year. The dreadful cholera broke out and for some months
the mortality was truly dreadful. For two months about 150
died weekly in Nellore alone.

At this date it is estimated that there are over 30,000 Teloogoo
Christians. All the missionaries from Bro. Day down appears to
hai'e had a kind of presentment as to the conversion of thousands
of the Teloogoos. They all prophesied this even when all the
surroundings were most unpromising.

Nellore. — Baptized, 12 ; members, 190.

Ongcle — Baptized, 110 ; members, 2,642.

Ramapatam— Baptized, sixty ; members, 727.

Expense for the mission for the year, $27,534.02.

The 9th annual meeting of the Baptist Foreign Missionary
Society of Ontario and Quebec, was held in Ihe Baptist Ohapel
Guelph, Thursday evening October 21st 1875. Rov. Dr. Fyfe,
in the chair. Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Travers of Oswego, N.Y.,
a delegate from the New York convention. Addresses were de
livered by Rev. D. A. Steele of Amherst, N.S., a delegate from
the Maritime Provinces, Dr. Davidson and Rev. G. F. Currie.

Bro. Currie became a member of the Guelpii Church and was
designated at this annual meeting. The charge was given by the
Chairman, Designation prayer. Rev. J Dempsey, of Inger.soll,
and Right hand of fellowship by Rev. Wm. Stewart of Hamilton.

At a special meeting of the Executive Committee held in the
Woodstock Institute, January 28th of this year it was resolved
" That we instruct Bro. McLaurin to proceed with procuring the
land and the erection of Mission premises as speedily and as econ-
omically as he can."

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Executive Committee met at Paris June 5th of this year at
which Rev. G. F. Currie was appointed one of our missionaries,
and Dr. Fyfe and Dr. Davidson were appointed delegates to at-
tend the convention of the Maritime Provinces.

Executive Committee met in the Woodstock Institute July
26th of this year at which the plans submitted for buildings at
Cocanada were adopted, the cost not to exceed $8,500.
The following officers were appointed at the annual meeting: —

President— 0. RAYMOND.

Vice-Presidents— WM. CRAIG and A. A. AYER.

Secretary— REV. J. L. CAMPBELL.

Treasurer— T. S. SHENSTON.

Extracts from the 9th annual report:— "It pleased God in
His infinite wisdom to remove from our midst, on Saturday, the
8th of May last, in the seventy -first year of his age, the vener-
able and only President we have ever had over the Foreign Mis-
sionary Society of these Provinces— the father of Mrs. Timpany
and Mrs. McLaurin — that true and tried friend of our Mission,
the Rev. John Bates. Only those who knew aim best can real-
ize the lc»ss we have sustained. ' Next to our" Bibles,' writes
one of your Missionaries, ' his letters were^ most prized by us'
His last generous gift of $500 to our Teloogoo Mission was worthy
of him, who had so cheerfully consecrated his family and his best
energies to this noble enterprize. His last sermon was preached
to the people of his charge in St. George, on Sabbath the 2nd of
May. ' Like a soldier he died at hispost.' "

" Bro. Timpany has labored with his characteristic zeal and
energy on his old field at Ramapatam. * * This last trip they
came in crowds in every place to listen to the story of Jesus and
His Love. Their faith in idols is well nigh gone."

"At the meeting of the Association which was held in Nel-
lore, on the 12th of March, in addition to his other duties, Bro.
Timpany was appointed as associate of the Rev. Dr. Jewett, in
the revision of the Teloogoo New Testament Scriptures He is
also engaged in preparing a compendium of Theology for the ben-
efit of the native Christians."

" What changes have been witnessed in Ramapatam during
the past five years ! This field was first taken possession of as a
Mission Station by Bro. Timpany, on the 5th February 1870, a
little over five and a half years ago. So hostile were the natives
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come to hear him. * * Now in that same field your mission-
ary has under his charge two flourishing churches with an aggreg-
ate of 730 members, 60 of whom were baptized by hira during the
past year."

«» On the 12th of March, 1874, Brother McLaurin, under the
direction of your Board, arrived at Cocanada and took possession
of this field as the direct Missionary of the Baptists of these
Provinces. The year was one of peculiar toils and trials., Much
patient labor was required in arranging matters in connection
with brother T Gabriel's previous work, and in settling the af-
fairs of the Mission. Your missionary, however, proved fully
adequate to the important task which was imposed upon him and
in the most thorough and efficient manner discharged the duties
of his new position. God's Spirit was richly poured out upon his,
and by the 1st of January last he had already baptized into the
fellowship of the Church in Cocanada, 133 precious souls.

" The Rev. Thos, Gabriel, of Cocanada, on the first of January
last departed this life in pear-p. With his one hand in that of his
weeping wife and the other in that of your weeping Missionary,
he passed to heaven, the dying words * Jesus is precious ' linger-
ing on his expiring lips."

"In August of 1873 the Baptists of the Maritime Provinces
sent out seven Missionaries to labor among the Karens of Siam.
One already in Burmah was writing to join them, and another
was sent out in August of 1874. making nine Missionaries in all,
viz : Four men and their wives with one unmarried lady. After
exploring the country it was found that the number of Karens
in Siam was far fewer than expected (not more than 10,000 of
Pwos and Sgaus) and these so distant and scattered among the
mountains as to be practically inacces-iible. The condition of the
field the Missionaries in a joint letter (dated Rahang, Siam, Feb-
ruary the 13th, 1875,) laid fully before the Board of the Mari-
time Provinces and asked for further instructions as to the field
in which they should labor in future."

" The Board called a special meeting of the Baptist Conven-
tion of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island,
in the town of Amherst, N.S., on the 12th to 14th May last, to
determine what field they should occupy. A letter previously
received from the Secretary of the Board of the Maritime Prov-
inces (dated St. John, N.B., 26th April, 1875, and received 1st
May last,) enquired whether we in these Provinces were willing
that they should unite with us in the Teloogoo field, and upon
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ford on the 4th of May last, the following statement regarding
the area and boundaries of our Missionary field among the Teloo-
goos, and the following resolutions as a basis of Union were un-
animously adopted ."

Let it suffice to add :

At a Board meeting held at the house of T. S. Hhenston, May
4th 1878 Bro. J. L. Campbell was deputed to represent us at the
forthcoming convention in Amherst, N.S , will repeat to the Mis-
sionaries of both societies occupying the Teloogoo field. At a
Board meeting held at Paris on the 5th day of June Bro. Camp-
bell reported having visited the Amherst Convention on the
12th, 13th and 14th of May and found the brethren there anxious
for their missionaries to occupy the Teloogoo field at an early date.

Extract from report : —

'• The Missionaries of the Maritime Provinces at once prompt-
ly and cheerfully acted upon the instructions of their Convention.
Some of their number safely arrived at Cocanada during the
month of July, and before the present date they will all, except-
ing Miss M. Armstrong, be there. There will, therefore, be at
Cocanada, at the present time, the following Missionaries, viz: —

Rev. J. McLaurin and wife. Rev. W. B. Boggs and wife,
Rev. R. Sanford and wife. Rev. G. Churchill and wife, Rev. W.
F. Armstrong and wife."

*' Thus led by the clearest indications of Divine Providence,
the 55,000 Baptists of the Dominion are united in this glorious
undertaking of publishing the glad tidings of Salvation to the
benighted Teloogoos. These Missionaries are side by side, " joy-
fully working " together on the banks of the far distant Godavery
for the purpose of winning jewels for Emmanuel's crown from
India's dusky sons. May God smile upon their efforts and bless
them a thousand fold ! "

'' Our latest tidings from the field are full of encouragements.
Baptisms are being administered by Bro, McLaurin. Others,
not yet baptized, are awaiting the ordinance. Your Missionary
expects to secure, compound and complete the erection of mission
premises at Cocanada during the approaching cool season, and
the outlook is full of promise."

We have also here with us to-night our excellent Brother,
Rev. George F. Currie, B.A., of New Brunswick, who is now
iinder appointment as our Missionary, and who will to-night be
publicly designated to this great work to which he feels God has
called him. He expects, as soon after the meeting of this Con-
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arrive about the new year. He is the third male Missionary
sent out by this Board.

Thus the Independent Foreign Mission, inaugurated by us
two years ago, has already been carried forward to a great result.
We bless the God of Missions for the clear pathway in which he
has led us, and the marked tokens by which every step has been
indicated. May the Baptists of this Dominion prove worthy of
the great trust committed to their charge, and the honor to which
God has called them. May this, the highest and holiest of all
our enterprises, occupy an increased interest in the affections,
prayers and liberality of our churches and members ; and, may
" the lone star " mission now bursting forth into a constellation
of such unsurpassing brilliancy fill that dark land with the '* light
of the glorious Gospel of Christ."

On the 5th day of June at a Board meeting held at Paris Rev.
G. F. Currie was appointed one of our Foreign Missionaries.

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Balance on hand $2192 83

Received from all sources 6012 00

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Disbursements £40 00

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The Rev. John Bates, of whom the above is a striking like-
ness, was born in Bugbrook, Northampton, Enghmd, on January
26th, 1805, and died at 8t. George. Brant County, Ontario, on
May 8th, 1875. He was the father of Mrs. Timpany and Mrs.
McLaurin, the wives of the first missionaries sent to India by the
Baptists of Ontario and Quebec.

In 1827, when 22 years of age, he went to tiie City of London
to seek there his fortune, and the one he found after a diligent
search of several weeks, was a situation as porter to a dry goods
tirra in Cheapside at a salary of I' 1 5 per annum. While thus
employed in delivering large packages in the various parts of
that great city, he niiglit often be seen, while taking short rests
on th^ way, reading '■ Watts Logic," or some other similar useful
work, taken from his pocket.

He was baptized on Chi'istmas day, 1829, at the Eagle St.
Chapel, by Mr. WooUacott, the pastor, Mr. Ivimey, being too
unwell at the time to do so. His Hrst sermon was preached in
May, 1831, in the ciiapel of the church of which he was a mem-
ber, from 'John iii. 3, and his second in the same place on the
second Sabbath of July following, from John VII. 37.

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For somo tinift ho was much inclined to offer himself as a
missionary to lalmr among the negroes in tin; island of Jamaica,
but eventually ollered himself as a missionary to Ireland, and was
duly designated foi- this s(M-vi(.-e in the Keppel Street Chapel, of
which ]\Ir. Priti-hard was pastor, February 7th, IHli'.i.

On January 'JO, IH.'Wj, he was married to Miss Sarah Stuart,
daughter of Mr. Stuart, of Dromahair, Ireland, who on th(!
followii)g May was hipti/.e 1 by her husbmd in a lake near the
residence of her father. In 1 S:JU they l)pth visited England.
February 20th, 1S50, he and family h;ft Ireland for Liverpool,
and from tliat city saihd for New York March 4tli, which was
reached on the 8th day of April.

Mr. Bates then moved cut "far west " and remained there
some four years Whih; there his son Sanmel was out with " the
Boys in Blue." In a charge made upon tlie enemy's works at
Vicksburg, JNlay 22, 18(]3, liis conspany participated. His zeal
and courage carried him into tiie hottest of the fire, and being
struck in the thigh with a niinie bill fell on the field. The
Union forces drew back, and as Sanmel had fallen on a spot
that was nearest the enemy's picket line, he was taken prisoner
and conveyed to the hospital at Vicksburg, where he died on the
14th of June, of whom the captain wrote : " He died a happy
christian, maintaining his principles to the last."

In June, 1858, jNIr. Bates accepted a call to the Park Street
Church, Hamilton, Ontario. In March, 1851), he returned to the
United States (lona). Late in 1864 he became pastor of the
Dundas Church. In April, 18G7, removed from Dundas to
Woodstock. In May, 187G, he is found attending the annual
meeling of the American Baptist Missionary Union in Chicago,
in the double capacity of christian minister, and parent aiding in
the designation of his son-in-law, Uev. A. V. Timpany. to the
Teloogoo field of foreign missions. In April, 1867, Mr. Bates
resigned the Duudas Church and became pastor of the Woodstock
Church. From there he removed to St. George, April 16th,
1870, where he died May 8th, 1875. Professor Jas. J. Bates, B.
A., of the Woodstock Institute, and llev. S. S. Bates, B. A.,
pastor of the College Street P.aptist Church, Toronto, are sons.

We copy the following from his published memoir :

"On July 6, 1840, little Jane was born. In recording this
happy event three days later. Mr. Bate.^ says, 'Last night I
read the first chapter of Samuel, after which I held my little baby
in my arras, and presented it by faith in prayer to God. I look
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up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. It is lent to the
Lord as long as it liveth, it shall be lent to the Lord. As I have
a prevailing desire, if it be the will of God, so may little Jane be
the wife of a missionary, and be useful in her day and generation.
Nevertheless, not my will, but the will of the Lord be dona'
How literally and fully this earnest wish has been fulfilled, read-
ers of these pages may know. ' Little Jane ' is now the wife of
Rev. A. V. Timpar.y, for several years already a useful mission-
ary in India, and though at this present date for a time engaged
i>i the home service. His daughter Mary, born in Banbridge,
Ireland, November 10, 1846, is now the wife of Rev. John Mc-
Laurin, like Mr Timpany, a missionary to the Teloojjoos."

An extr.act from a letter written by Mr. Bates from Wood-
stock. January 23, 1868, to Mr. and Mrs. Timpany:

'* I have often travelled twenty miles and preached to less
(' a few '), and if you are spared I expect that you will do the
fame among the Teloogoos. I am thankful that the Lorci fills
our houses, but I could not refuse to speak to any number God
sends to me. * * Yes in tramping about Ireland, among the
poor Catholics, I have been very frequently encouraged by the
• twos ' and ' threes.' "

" O vo be faithful my son and daughter to the twos and
threes ! Then God will give us nines and tens and then the
hundreds."

To the same parties and from the same place, March 15, 1870.

" Now, if I were a missionary in the east, I should pray that
I might find sermons in rice and curry, in flowers and trees, in
every object around me with which the people — yes that is the
word — the people would be familiar. * * And whether we
arri in Woodstock amidst snow and ice, or in Nellore, amidst hot
winds and under the burning sun, if ' the common people ' do not
hear us ' gladly ' we lack one great thing to make us useful."

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MRS. BATES.

We have always felt that the mothers and wives of our mis-
sionaries have never received the one tithe the sympathy and
commendation they are justly entitled to. How is this ! If the
widow who »• cast in three mites " was commended by our Lord ;
how much more worthy of commendation is the mother who gives
up her son or daughter, or the wife who gives up home comforts
for foreign hardships 1 We are familiar with the heroic deeds of
many a (male) missionary but of very few of their wives. How
is this ? Is it right ! Is it because their self denials were not as
great and their labors not as abundant ? Not a bit of it Were
we only qualified to grapple with this subject in a suitable man-
ner it would form one of the most useful and important chapters
in the book in our estimation.

1875-6.

The 62nd annual meeting of the American Ba^itist Missionary
tTnion was held in the City of Buffalo on the 23rd of May, 1876.

Besides Nellore, Ongole and Ramapatam there are four other
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some a goodly number of native preachers and helpers, liev. A.
V. Tinipany still at Raniapatam.

Reported present at the meeting from Ontario, Rev. Dr. J. H.
Castle, Rev. Mr. Stewart, B. A., Hamilton ; Rev. J. L. Campbell
Dundas ; Rf^v. C Perrin, St. Catharines ; Rev. J. E. Vining,
Boston ; Rev. E. Chesney, Fort Perry ; Rev. S. iJoyle, Toronto.

Extract from report : " The * Lone Star ' Mission that in
1845 was without a missionary, and. whose abandonment was
seriously considered in subsequent years at several meetings of
the Union, and in 1865, when the now veteran Jewett wa« re-
turning to the field, and Bro Olough as a new recruit was ac-
companying him, had but 38 living members, has become one of
the brightest among the constellation of American Baptist Mis-
sions. It has now six stations and twenty missionaries, and near
4,000 members. There is now hope to-day, bright ajid promis-
ing, that the 18,000,000 of Teloo^oos will not long hence be
numbered among the christian peoples of the earth. "

In one of the reports it is stated that, " The Rev A. V.
Timp.^ny of the Teloagoo Mission of Ramapatam is on his way to
Canada." and in a report of the following year (1877) it is stated,
•' The Rev A. V. Tinipany, who returned to this country in
October last, resigned with a view of joining the Canadian
Cocanada Mission." This closes our connection with the Ameri-
can Union.

Nellore — Baptized, 16 ; members, 188.

Ramapatam — Baptized, 48 ; members, 764.

Ongole — Baptized, 181 ; members, 2,825.

Expenses of the mission for the year, $33,430.30.

The 10th annual meeting of the Baptist Foreign Missionary
Society of Ontario and Quebec was held in the Jarvis St. Toron-
to Baptist Church, Thursday, October 19th 1876.

The President RvW, Dr Fyfe, in the chair. Prayer by Rev.
E. Edwards, of Parr/ Sound, late Missionary in Bombay under
the Hritish F. M. Society. Addresses were delivered by Bro.
John Craig, Missionary under appointment of the Board, Rev.
A. A. Cameron, of Ottawa, Rev. J. Gordon, of Montreal, Rev.
Dr. W. S. McKenzie of Boston, Mass., and Rev A. V. Timpany,
recently returned from Ramapatam, India.

President— REV. R. A, FYFE, D. D.

Vice Presidents— WM. CRAIG and A. A. AYER.

Becretary— REV. J. L. CAMPBELL.

Treasurer— T. S. SHEN8T0N, Esq.

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On the 22nd of January, 1876, at 4 o'clock p. m , the deed of
the Cocanada compound was duly signed, sealed and delivered,
and registered in the proper court in that town. The whole cost
was 10,000 rupees, or about $5,000.

Bro. McLaurin and family left their rented premises and
moved into the " Cocanada Baptist Mission House " on Wednes-
day, February 9th. 1876.

On Saturday, February li*th, 1876, Bro. and Sister Currie
arrived from Burmah at Cocanada and made their home with
iiro. McLaurin at the Mission House.

Under date 2nd October, 1870, Rev. John Craig offered him-
self as a missionary to the Teloogoo'. At a Board meeting held
in the Jarvis Street Church, Toronto, on Thursday, October 19,
1876, such offer was unanimously accepted. Bro. Craig was
present at this meeting and stated that '' He dare not disobey
what he felt confident was God's call to him."

Extracts from the 10th annual report : —

*' We have two families, or four Missionaries at Cocanada
while two of our Missionaries are for a short time recruiting
their strength at home. Then, in 1868, there were less than
100 native converts, in connection with our churches, in
that land ; now, there are between four and five thousand.
Should the Missions continue to be adequately reinforced and
sustained, and the ratio of increase during the next ten years in
any way approximate that of the past, the membership of these
native Churches, among the Teloogoos, will, at our next Foreign
Missionary decade, be greater than that of all our Churches in
Ontario and Quebec, even if our members in the meantime are
multiplied by two. * "^^ It is with peculiar gratitude and joy
we hail among us, tonight, our own pioneer Missionaries to the
Teloogoos — our beloved and honored Brother and Sister Timpany.
On the 24th October, 1867, bidding farewell to country and to
kindred, and followed by the denomination's prayers, they left
our shores for distant India. After an unusually protracted and
dangerous voyage, they reached Madras on the 16th of April, and
Nellore on the morning of the 9th of May, 1868. On the 20th
of the same month they began the study of the language under a
native Pundit, and, in about a year after, Bro. Timpany conduct-
ed his first service in the Teloogoo language, in the Chapel at
Nellore.

On the 5th February, 1870, they moved to Ramapatam and
took possession of this new field, where they eontinued to labor up
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there was neither Ohurch nor Missionary before them, and hea-
thenism held full sway. When they returned from Ramapatani,
last spring, they left behind them two Churches with between 700
and 800 members, scattered among about eighty villages ; also,
four ordained native Preachers, with a full staff of Teachers and
Colporteurs ; " with an excellent Compound and Mission premises
at the Station ; besides ten Chapels and School Houses completed,
and about as many more in progress of erection on the field, Bro.
Timpany also superintended the er ction of the Theological Sem-
inary, at Ramapatam, opened the School on the 6th of April,
1872, and in addition to his pastoral charge, carried on the Sem-
inary, as its first Principal, for two years, until relieved by Bro.
Williams. A year ago, last March, he was appointed a member
of " Teloogoo Bible Revision Committee." He also wrote
" Teloogoo Compendium of Theology," a book of about 300
pages, which was going through the press in its first edition when
he left India."

" Worn down and wearied, not of the work but in it, with his
devoted companion and his family, he has sought his native land,
for a brief respite from Missionary toils and a much needed rest.
We welcome them back to-night." * * ♦

Baptized during the year 69, membership 287.

" On the 2nd of the present month Bro. Timpany resigned his
connection with the American Baptist Missionary Union ; and
has now, in the full, direct sense, entered the permanent services
of your Board. The Executive of the Union parted with him
with much regret, and invoked the Divine blessing on his future
career. When he returns to India, he will go to Cocanada, and
join Bro. McLaurin and Bro. Currie, in our own Canadian field, on
the banks of the Godavery."

" The work at Cocanada, during the past year, has been re-
plete with interest. With the energy which is his characteristic,
Bro. McLaurin has been laying the foundations of a great work
for Christ, in that dusky-peopled and most promising field. The
difhculties arising out of the late lamented Bro. Gabriel's finan-
cial embarassment required mudh wise and patient unravelling."

" The gospel has been preached in scores of native villages.
Regular services have been maintained at Cocanada, in Teloogoo,
with one service each Lord's day in English. Josiah, an able
native preacher, has been ordained as an evangelist, and has ren-
dered valuable help in touring and preaching the Word."

After much anxriety in endeavoring to secure land, on which
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sionary was enabled to purchase land and house complete at
Oocanada. The place contains a little over twelve acres, sur-
rounded by a hedge, and is described as " one of the best loca-
tions in the town.' On the 22nd of January last the formal
purchase was completed, and on Wednesday the 9th February,
your Missionary and his family left their rented premises, where
they had lived nearly two years, and moved into our own ' Cana-
dian Baptist Mission House.' The cost of this property, purchased
more cheaply than it could be built, was 9,000 rupees, or nearly
$4,500 ; of this amount $2,500 have already been paid, and the
bilance will he wiped out as soon as the state of our treasury
will permit. * * Through this purchase the Society is saved
a heavy rental ; a home is provided in the meantime for Brother
and Sister Currie, free."

" Bro. McLaurinhas also, during the past year, written a work
presenting our views on the subject of Christian Baptism — the
tirst publication of the kind made in Teloogoo. It became neces-
sary for him to do this in simple defence from the attacks which
have been made upon us by the Missionaries of other societies.
The work, which will undoubtedly be a valuable addition to the
Christian literature of that language, is now going through the
press. * * We hope in a year from now our Bro. John Craig
will go hence to proclaim the unsearchable riches of Christ
among the Teloogoos. May God grant him the desire of his
heart, and a life of abundant usefulness and blessing."

"The excellent brother, designated for the foreign field at
our last Convention, left Brantford on the 26th October, sailed
from Halifax, on the Allan steamer * Nova Scotian,' on the 2nd
and arrived at Liverpool on the 14th November. Thence he
sailed in the steamship ' City of Cambridge,' of the City Line of
Steamers, on the 30th November, and landed safely at Calcutta
on the 14th of January last. After remaining there three days
he took passage on the steamer ' Ava,' of the British India Line,
and reached Rangoon on the 2l8t of the same month. Here, on
the Ist of February, he was united in marriage, by the Rev. W.
H. Sloan, of the A. B. M. Union, to Miss Maria Armstrong,
from Henthada, one of the Missionaries under the Board of the
Lower Provinces ; embarked on the next steamer — the ♦ Asia,' of
the B. I Line — on the 6th, and arrived safely at their journey's
end, at Cocanada, at noon on Saturday the 12th of February.
Here they were welcomed by Bro. and Sister McLaurin, and have
ever since occupied a portion of the same Mission house. They
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with such success that we find Bro. Gurrie, in four months and a
half, able to read his Teloogoo Testament with very little diffi-
culty, able to understand considerable of what he hears in Teloo-
goo preaching and conversation and venturing to talk a little in
the vernacular. Brother McLaurin speaks of his proficiency in
the language, during the short timo he has been engaged in its
study, as ' simply extraordinary,' and adds, ' He ' (Bro. Currie)
' can make himself understood by pure Teloogoo speaking natives
with a facility which I do not think I have seen equalled in
India for the time.' "

" Already, Bro. Currie writes, the barrier of our ignorance of
the language is beginning to melt away, and we are hoping for a
good time bye-and-bye, when, with tongue and ear trained to the
use of the vernacular, we shall be able to tell ' the old, old story '
to the multitudes of human beings all about us who are still in
darkness."

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Cosh on hand $1194 GS

Received from aU sources 4914 85

Balance due Treasurer 333 78

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Paid Rev. J. Hctiaurin in all 4(U0 00

Disbursements...... 635 92

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Just here perhaps is the most suitable place to bid good-
bye to Mr. and Mrs. Jewett, from whom all our missionaries
have received so many acts of cliristian kindness. We are glad
to be able to give so good a likeness as the above, taken from
a photograph in the writer's possession. We have no material
by us from which we can furnish any account of his life and
labors. On the grave stone of Sir Christopher Wren, in the
grave yard of St. Paul's Church, London, England, are engraved
these words, "If you wish to see my Monument, look around."
thereby it is expected that the readers will look upon and
admire St Paul's Cathedral, of which he was the designer and
builder. In like manner we say, ♦• If you desire to know about
Mr. and Mrs. Jewett, look through the preceding pages of thia
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The above cut is a good copy of the photograph from which
the same was taken, but it is only due to Mrs. Jewett to state
that both do her an injustice The photograph used was the
only one within our reach, and we would have considered our
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Up to this date our Canadian Missionary Society has been
simply an Auxiliary to the American Baptist Missionary Union,
consequently our missioDaries were properly their servants, and
solely under their control Happily nothing occurred during the
ten years close connection to mar for a moment the harmonious
working of the twaini and all will, I think, readily admit that
the connection for the time named has been mutually advan-
tageous. They parted with the best of good wishes for each
other. Why should it be otherwise ? Each preach the self-same
gospel for the same purpose, to the same people and expecting
and receiving the same results — the conversion of the poor
Telugus (hereafter we propose to spell this word thus).

As we before stated, the sole object of the writer in getting
up this SoBAP Book was simply to preserve from oblivion many
useful facts and statistics relating to our own Foreign Mission
before they became lost past recovery. In order to accomplisli
this purpose it was a somewhat perplexing question to select the
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the 12tJi (lay of March, 1874, when our Missionat;; xvicLaurin
first took formal possession of the Cocanada Mission. To coin-
nience here, however, would not be satisfactory, inasuuich as it is
well known that fotisiderahli! sums of nio::ey were contributed
for Foreign Missions several years previous to that date Then
again, if we take our starting point Irom February, 1868, the
day our Missionary Tiinpany arrived at Nellore, in India, in
connection with tin; American Missionary Union, it would
naturally excite curiosity concerning the Union to whicli he was
connected and the history of the j>eople among whoni he was
lahorintr Under tiiese circumstances we thought it would be
tiie most satisfactory to comineiice where the American Union
began missionary operations an\ong the Telugus in India in
1835, and then give a brief outline of the rise and progress of
that mission down to the tinie when our own missionaries became
disconnected with the Union, and fairly established within
Cocanada. This nari'utive is a most interesting one, and well
worth the reading. iUit inasmuch as our Missionaries 'limpany
and McLaurin gjivo several years of faithful labor in Nellore,
Ongole and Kamapatam, whereby these missions have become
household words with many a Canadian, we have thought it
best to continue giving the religious and iinani'ial statistics of
these three places to the clo.se of this book — 1888.

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The Telugu people now iiumber 18,000,000 souls, but] inas-
much as they form only the 41st part of the vast i)opuIation of
Asia, and the 14th part of Ihat of India, and are located a'onj?
the border of what is termed a " Bay," they appear to be rpf,'aided
by some as too insignificant a people to have so much mon(>y and
attention bestowed on them , by various relij^iousj societies.
Thinking it desirable just liere to dispel such erroneous estima-
tion as to their numbers,!^I._have prrpared the abov(^ diagram as
the readiest method of doing so. By the last census (1881) tlie
population of Ontario was 1,923,223. Notwithstanding since
then many thousand have moved to the United States, I will
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population of Ontario to be 2,200,000. Each block in the above
diagram represents 100,000 population. This shows at a glance
the relative numbers of Ontarions and Telugus, the former
being represented by 22 light colored squares, an4 Ph& l^t^tPr by
180 black ones. It is thus seen that our missionaries have their
hands full.

The 11th annual meeting of the Baptist Foreign Missionary
Society of Ontario and Quebec was held in the Jaryis jStreeti
Baptist Church, Toronto, Thursday October 15th, i877, flev. Dr.
Fyfe, President, in the chair. Prayer by the Rev. Q. M. W.
Oarey, M. A., of St. Johns, New Brunswick. Addresses were
delivered by Rev. A. H. Munro, of Montreal, i^nd flev. J. W. A.
Stewart, B. A., of St. Catharines.

At this meeting the ^ev. John Craig, B. A., missionary elect
to the Telugus was set apart for the foreign work as follows : —

Welcome to the work, by Rev. A. V. Timpany,

Designation Prayer, by Rev. Geo. Richardson.

Hand of fellowship, by Rev. Dr. T. L, Davidson.

Charge to the Missionary, by Rev. Dr. Wm. Stewart.

Farewell on behalf of Jarvis St. Church, of which Bro. Craig
is a member, by Dr. John H. Oastle.

•' With you Always," a valedictory hymn was sung, composed
for the occasion by Mrs, J. C. Yule.

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Key. B. A. Ftvi, D. D.

Wh. Cbaio and A. A. Atkb.

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Bey. J. L. Cahfbxll (Foreign), Bsv. Jahhb CouTTS (Home).

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The 1st annual meeting of the Canadian Telugu Conference
was held at Bimlipatam on the 22nd of January 1877, at which
Mr. and Mrs. McLaurin and Mr. and Mrs. Currie were reported
as being present. The only one of our Mission at which any
were baptized was Oocanada. The report from which was : —
Baptized, 107 ; membership, 438.

At a Board meeting held in Woodstock, April 18th Bro.
Campbell resigned the Secretaryship and Rev. James Qoutts was
appointed in his stead.

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*' The following are the statistics of the Mission : — Baptized,
79 ; present membership, 325.

Extracts from report : — " Since that date Bro McLaurin
has made two additional tours, and up to the 15th of July last
baptized 65 more, 11 of whom are in Cocanada. * * It is
with special gratitude that your board records the payment of
the entire indebtedness ($2,000), which rested on the Mission
premises at Cocanada. This beautiful and valuable property,
free from any claim of man, now belongs to the Baptists of On-
tario and Quebec."

'* Bro. Carrie has secured a valuable portion of land in Tuni
and is now engaged in erecting temporary premises, in which
they shall reside. He hopes to be able to occupy the building and
enter upon his permanent work there about the beginning of the
new year. Long may he be spared, and richly may he be blessed
in his work in this important field."

" It is with devout gratitude to God — and with a solemn
consciousness of our increased responsibility — that we to-night set
apart our beloved young brother, John Craig, B. A., to the great
work to which God has called him. The son of one of our hon-
ored and esteemed Baptist families— called to go among the gen-
tiles by a voice which he dared not refuse — having fully com-
pleted his literary and theological courses of study, we joyfully
receive l.im as God's gift to !our Telugu Mission. Bidding fare-
well to country and kindred with his consecrated companion, he
is going far hence into heathen lands to dwell. They will leave
New York on Wednesday next, (24th inst.) by the Cunard
Steamer Abyssinia for England, from which place they will take
steamer direct to Madras. With the Divine blessing they antici-
pate arriving at Cocanada about the slot'^ of the present year. '

Under date September 28th Bro. Timpany writes :—*' Dur-
ing the past year, I have, sick or well, worked steadily in the in-
terest of the Foreign Mission Society. Had tl e financial condit-
ion of the country been difierent, a much larger amount with far
less labor would have been realized. * * The primary object
of my visit home is to recruit a wasted constitution, preparatory
to my spending another term in our Telugu Mission ; and, while
I found it hard sometimes to summon energy for the wprk, yet
it has been to me a period of rich blessing, the kindness that I
have experienced in their houses day after day I have enjoyed
more than I can tell."

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Financial Statement.

DR.

Beceived from all aources $792! 67

Balance due Treasurer 254 79

$8176 36

CR.
nalance due Treasurer.

paid Missionaries

Disbursements

.$ 333 73
. 7645 62
. 297 U

$817C 30

The 1st annual report of the Women's Baptist Foreign Mis-
sionary Society for Ontario was held in Toronto, Oct. 18th, 1877.

)|}rc9t0(nt.

Mbp. 'Wv. McMabted.

rirt=i:rfsili r.t..

Mrs. J. H. Cabtlk, Mrs. C. A. Mobse, and Mibb Bella Liobtbodt.

&ttxciaxit9.
Mrs. H. H.Humphbet, Corresponding; Miss Morbe, Recording.

(TTraBurir.
Mibb Ebbkine Bochan.

The report says that " the Society has reason to thank God
and take courage. There have been 30 circles formed and a
growing interest is manifested in the work."

Financial Statement.

Db.
Received from all sources $ 690 44

$590 44

CR.

Disbursements ' $ 26 39

Cash on nand 564 06

$690 44

. " The 1st annual meeting of the Women's Baptist Foreign
Missionary Society, East, was held in the parlor of St. Cathar-
ines Street Church, Montreal, on Thursday, September 6th 1877.
The President, Mrs. T. J. Glaxton, in the chair.

l^rfBtDcnt.

Mbb. T. J. Claxton.

Ftcc^i^rtsiOtntB.

Mas. A. H. MuNBO, Mas. J. Gobcom, Mbb. J. L. Cahpbill.

ii^ttTttaTttB.

Mai. W. M. Allowat, GorreBponding ; Mas. W. S. Pobtioub, Recording.

STreasurtr.
Mibb Obeen.

!fihctract from report : — " Mrs. Timpany, being present was
requested to address the meeting, and in responding said it glad-
ened her heart to know that there were so many gathered to-
gether, pledged to help in the work of carrying the gospel into
the homes of India. It was of necessity women's work, men
were not allowed to visit the women in their homes." It was re-
ported that f 434.87 had been received during the year.

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From the 63rd annual report of the American Baptist Union
(1677) we learn that the Union have now 6 separate stations
among the Telugus and have baptized of them during the year
724 and expended $80,683.37, The following are the number
of baptisms in connection with the three stations with which our
Canadian Missionaries were formerly connected.

Nellore — Baptized, twenty two; members, 312.

Ongole — Baptized, 656; members, 3407.
Ramapatam — Baptized, twelve; members, 1,401.

One Lord One Faith, One Baptism.

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1878.
THE ISth annual MEETING

OF THE

BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY

.ONTARIO AND QUEBEC

Was held in the First Baptist Church, Brantford. on Thurs-
day tlie 17th day of October, 1878. Rev. Dr. Wm. Stewart, of
Hamilton, in the chair. Prayer by Rev. Professor John Tor-
rence, after which the meeting was addressed by Rev. J. L.
Campbell, Rev. A. A. Cameron, of Ottawa, Rev. J. D. King, of
Yorkville, Rev. T. L. Davidson, of Guelph, made a spirited
appeal for $2,100, to liquidate the debt of that amount and
succeedec in securing $1,300. Cloi-ing prayer by Rev. E. J.
Stobo of Collingwood.

)3rtBtt)cnt.

T. S. Shension, Esq.

lTicc=}3nsi6cnt.'.

Wm. Craio and A. A. Ay£B,

Smclnri a. • .

Bey. J. L. Campbell and Key. James Coutts. I
3rrc88urrt.
T. Dixon Cbaio.

The 2nd annual meeting of the Canadian Telugu Mission
was held at Cocanada on the 17th January, 1878, at which Mr.
and Mrs. McLaurin, Mr. and Mrs. Currie and Mr. and Mrs.
Craig were reported as being in attendance. Baptized during the
year, 3 ; members, 433.

January 4th, 1878, Mr. and Mrs. McLaurin arrived safe at
Cocauada.

January 20th, 1878, Mr. and Mrs Currie occupied Tuni as
an independent Missionary Station.

Extract from a letter written by Bro. Timpany : — '• There is a
canal now open all the way from Madras to Cocanada. The
southern portion of the canal has been mostly dug in '• famine
times." * We do not take time to stop at any of the rest

houses on the way, as it will be all we can do to reach Cocanada
by January. Tiro third day on the canal, towards evening, I

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asked Mrs Timpany if she had been once straightened out during
the day. The answer was * No.' * Why,' said she, * that is
just the reason 1 feel so tired.' "

"That night we were roused by our boatmen answering the
questions of the boatmen passing us going towards Madras. It
turned out that they had Miss Day on board There, in the
centre of one of the salt water lakes through which the canal
finds its way, we made the acquaintance of Mary Day, born in
Nellore, and the daughter of the first Baptist Telugu Missionary.
We had a pleasant visit of half an hour."

April 22nd Bro. Timpany writes from Oocanada thus : — *' The
chapel walls are now eleven feet above the groiind floor. * *
Every minute I get I am devoting to the revision of the Telugu
Gospe's, so as to be ready for the meeting of the delegates at
Bangalore in .June."

At a Board meeting held October 16th on motion of Rev. Dr.
Stewart, seconded by Wm. Craig and Resolved "That our Mis-
sionaries make no compromise in translating the words of the
New Testament referring to the ordinance of Baptism."

Rev. Mr. Olough writing from Ongole June 24th says : — " I
and my native assistants baptized 328 converts. At a later date
writes : — " Since then we have baptized in June 75, 75, 140, 150,
188, 212. In July, 199, 614, 2,222, 781, 216. 279, being a total
of 5,429 between the 16th of June and 7th of July." Mr. Clough
adds : — ♦* Perhaps, not one hundred of the whole number ever re-
ceived from me directly or indirectly a • pice ' (one quarter of a
cent) of the famine fund, and never expect to receive any finan-
cial aid from me." * *

In August Bro. Timpany writes from Raniapatam : — *' If I
am not mistaken. God, by His spirit, is moving on the hearts of
thousands and thousands of these Telugu people. He has shown
them by the fearful famine that vain in the help of idols."

In September was issued the first number of the Missionary
Link, \i hich has done and is doing so much good for the cause of
missions in Ontario and Quebec.

December 14th, Mr. Jewett writes from India: — "I last
wrote you November 30. On the Sabbath, December 1, T gave
notice that Mr. Timpany would preach the following Sabbath,
and that the formation of a church would follow the sermon.
December 3, at 4 p. m., the steamer • Nepaul ' arrived in the
Madras Roads. The surf was so high that the passengers could
not land till Thursday a. m. Then at some risk they came
ashore. First came our children, Mr. and Mrs. Nichols, and

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afterwards Mr. and Mrs. Timpany, child and a Telugu girl,
Amelia Keller. It was a time of excitement and joy. It wouM
take many sheets like this to express all we felt and said. Well,
you may imagine it,"

The report makes affectionate allusion to the death of Rev.
Dr. Fyfe, at one time a President of this Society. (See page 57).

Extracts from the annual report : — "The past year has wit-
nessed in the Telugu country, chiefly on the old fields formerly
occupied by our brethren Timpany and McLaurin, the most
glorious religous awakening which has ever been experienced in
the whole history of modern missions. In gathering thousands of
this most interesting peple, who are forsaking their idols and turn-
ing to worship the one living and true God. it would appear almost
that the question of ancient prophecy are to have a literal affir-
mative fulfilment : * Shall the earth be made to bring forth in
one day ? or shall a nation be born at once ? ' "

*' It was in compliance with the written solicitation that the
Secretary of the American Baptist Missionary Union first visited
this province and organized here an auxiliary of that Society in
1866. When in 1873, we became an independent society, we
went to Boston and negotiated the terms by which the arrange-
ment was amicably entered into. On the death of our first
president, Hev. John Bates was elected to that position, and
filled it with his usual ability until his Master said : ' It is
enough ! and he entered upon his blessed reward.' * On

Monday, 30th September last, accompanied by Mrs. Timpany,
their youngest daughter, and Miss Amelia Keller, a native
Telugu, our dear brother left Canada for India. They sailed
from New York on the the 2nd of October on the steamship
Australia, of the Anchor Line, for London. Thence they
expect to take passage by the P and O Line direct for Madras,
where they hope to arrive about the 1st of December. * *
Bro. Timpany proposes going to Cocanada, when he will take
charge of that station, while our weary and toil worn missionary,
Bro. McLaurin, will return to this country for a much needed
rest " * *

" A cloud of glory has burst during the past few months over
the South Telugu country. On the Ongole field, where Brother
McLaurin labored up till the time he came to Cocanada, and
where he was richly blessed, and faithfully sowed the incorruptible
ceed of the kingdom, a glorious harvest is now being reaped. Dur-
ing the six weeks, from June 16th to July 81st last, 8,691 pre-
cious souls were ba;ytized on a profession of their faith in the

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Lord Jesus Ohrist on that field alone. Thus, where only a few
short years ago the darkness of unbroken heathenism reigned
supreme, when twelve years ago a feeble church of eight mem-
bers was organized now there is a church of over 12,000
members ! " * *

"After the designation services of our last annual meeting our
Bro. Craig and his devoted companion immediately left our
shores for the far distant field to which God has called them.
Early in January last they arrived at their destination. Here
they were cordially welcomed by Brother and Sister McLaurin,
and have since resided with them in the mission home at Co-
canada " * #

" By indication of providence, clear as though directed visibly
by the pillar of cloud and fire we have been led to occupy this
wonderful land. God has called us to and honored us with this
glorious trust Our hand has been put to the mission plow and
we dare not look back. That denomination which will be most
richly blessed in all the various departments of its home work —
which will develop the largest benevolence and the most conse-
crated piety — to which God will give power over the nations —
will be the denomination which will be most thoroughly embued
with the foreign mission spirit."

Financial Statement.

DB.

Received from aU sources $6699 65

Balance due Treasurer 242 5?

$6942 18

OR.

Paid balance due Ireasurer $ ?54 79

Paid Missionaries 60,39 88

Disbursements 547 51

$6942 18

The 2nd annual meeting of the Women's Baptist Foreign
Missionary Society west, was held in Emmanuel Congregational
Church, Brantford, October 16th, 1878. The President, Mrs.
McMaster, in the chair.

^rtnttient.
Mas. M. Fbbeland.

Mrs. J. H. Goutts and Mas. H. J. Boss.

Sccretar;;.

Mas. H. H. HuHPHBET, Corresponding; Miss Morse, Recording.

CtfBBurjr.
Mms Erskinx Buchanan.

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■.

Extract from report : — "At a meeting held on October 18th,
1877, Dp, Fyfe and Rev. J. L. Campbell appeared in order to
learn what the Society thought about paying all the money
collected by the different circles to the General Board— the
Society, however, to have the power of choice, and as far as
possible their choice would be respected. The request which Mr.
Campbell made is embodied in the following resolution passed by
the General Board at its last annual meeting : ' That we re-
spectfully request all Auxiliary Societies not to make any direct
appointment of missionaries, nor any direct appropriation to
missionaries, but to submit their recommendations to the General
Board, and as far as possible their wishes should be carried out*
A special meeting was appointed in order to discuss this matter
thoroughly. Letters received in the meantime from Circles
throughout the province, showed such conflicting opinions that it
was thought best to give it up for a time. But an article in the
Baptist, written by Rev. Mr, Coutts, Home Secretary of the
General Society, severely criticizing the constitution of this
Society, and also a suggestion from Rev, Mr. Campbell that our
Central Board might make concessions, and thus remove the
misunderstanding existent between it and the General Board,
led to the submission of certain amendments to the Constitution.
Mr. Coutts, in a letter to the Recording Secretary, said that these
proposed amendments gave entire satisfaction, and that a vote of
thanks had been passed to the ladies for what they had done.
Letteis were also received from different members of the Board
expressing theii approval.

FiNAKCiAL Statement.

DR.

Total received 3898 78

Balance ou hand C47 65

$154C 03

OB.

Paid Foreign Mission $924 98

Disbursements 4191

Balance on hand S60 04

$1646 03

The 2nd annual meeting of the Women's Baptist Foreign
Missionary Society East, was held in the parlor of the St. Catha-
rine Street Church, Montreal, on Friday September 27th, 1878,
the President, Mrs. T. J. Clax^on, ii» the chair*

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{IrtsiQ-nt.
Mrs. T. J. Claxton.

Mrs. a. H. Munro, and Mrs. J. Gordon.

5.T.ftrii-s.

Mrs. M. W. AlIowat, Corresponding ; Mrs. W. S. Pokteous, Recording.

JTrcaau rr.
Miss Green.

The report states :—" There were frequent discussions on
various subjects, but the love of Christ in the heart manifested
itself in the spirit with which these discussions were carried on."

Mrs. Timpany was present and addressed the meeting On
the evening of the same day a public meeting was held, with A.
A. Ayer in the chair. Addresses were delivered by Kev. J. L.
Campbell, Rev. A. H. Munro, Rev. J. Gordon, and Rev. \. V.
Timpany. Mr. and Mrs. Timpany and Amelia Keller (a Ttlu-
gu), sang some hymns in Telugu.

Financial Statement.

DR.

Kecoived from all sources .

.$ 598 44
$ 598 44

CR.

Paid Foreign Missions 8 501 40

Kalauce on hand 77 04

$ 598 44

From the 64th annual report of the American Baptist Mis-
sionary Union (lti78), we learn that the Union have now five
separate missions among the Telugus and have baptized of them
during the year 298, and expended $26,064. The following are
the number of baptisms in connection with the three stations
with which our Canadian missionaries were connected :

Nellore — Baptized, 26 ; membership, 302.

Ongole — Baptized, 110; membership, 3,269.

Ramapatam — Baptized, 77 ; membership, 701.

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This boat was built the latter part of the year 1879. The
original cost, not including some things from the old boat
Minnie Wilson, was Rs. 1273 5 9. Since then, some things have
been added, so that the boat as seen now in the picture has coRt
about Its. 1400. Ihe keel is 40 feet long. From the prow over
which you see the anchor chain drawn, to the stern, is 44 feet.
The width inside, anudships, is 'J feet 4 inches.

Beginning at the prow, there is a deck 8 feet long. From this
you enter the saloon cabin by two steps down. Tins cabin is 13
feet long, with tivc Venetian windows on each side ; there is a
wide bench on each side upon wliich beds for 4 can be spread if
necessary.

The man standing near the foremast is the Captain to whom
is paid a salary of $3.50 a month. Mr. Timpany and his little
girl Mary are standing on the foot-board of the boat.

Christ DID bless, but did not Baptize.

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Teluoii Mission.

1879.
THE 13rii ANNUAL MEETING

or THE

BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY

ONTARIO AND QUEBEC

Was held in the Queen St Church St. Catharines on Thursday,
October 16th, 1879. The President T. S Shenstou in the chair.
Prayer by the llev. VV. cJtewart of Hamilton. Addresses were
delivered by Rev. W. H. Porter, of Brantford, Rev. A. P.
McDiarrnid of Strathroy, Rev. E. J. Stobo of Collingwood, and
Rev. John McLaurin, one of our Missionaries, who, with his
wife, sung a Telugu hymn.

IJrcsiDfnt

T. S. Shenston.

Tit ^JrcsiS.ntJ.

Wm. Craio and A. A. Ater.

*ccttiar fg.

Rev. James Coutis.

Crfneur r.

T. Dixon Cbaio.

January 13th, 1879, the 3rd annual nneting of the Canadian
Telugu Conference was held at Chicacole, India. Among those
in attendance weie Bro. A. V. Tinipany, I ro. McLaurin and
Mr. and Mrs Craig. At this meeting no statistics were given.

January 7th 1879, from Cocanada Mrs. Currie writes: —
"Mr. end Mrs. Timpany's arrival has quite enlivened us. They
seem to have brought a good gust of home air and enthusiasm to
this wai ni cHme. The sight of faces from home is in itself cheer-
ing when they bring the good news of how near the interests of
the Foreign Mission lie to the hearts of many in Canada, we can-
not but feel encouraged, and ready to strive more earnestly to

do good to 1 he Telugus.

Mr. Currie was ill with fever.

Mr. McLaurin had just come to see us bringing medicine for him,
and we were in the midst of preparations ior the journey to Co-
canada, in search of medical aid, when the cyclone burst upon
us. Had he not been with us I do not know what we should
have done. He was like an angel of mercy to us. We wtre

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safely removed to the Traveller's Bungalow where we roniained
some days. After the violence of the storm had subsided, and as
soon as the road had become passable, Mr. Currie took a palan-
quin and came to Oocanada. Mr. McLaurin kindly remained and
superintended the storage of the furniture in one of the liajah's
rooms. We suffered loss of property of course, but our casM was
so much better than that of some of our neighbors, (Telugus) who
lost life or friends by the falling of their frail nmd huts, that
it was with grateful hearts for God's wonderful merjy to us that
we came to Cocanada. The change, and proper medical help has
benefitted Mr. Currie's health so that now he is well enough to
return to Tuni and to work, we hope."

February 22, 1879, at Bombay died Mary McLaurin, the
third t.'ughter of our Missionaries Mr. and Mrs. ISIcLaurin.
Little Mary was born in Cocanada, India, December 17th, 1875.
On the cars between Madras and Bombay, while, her parents were
on their way to Canada, she was taken with a malignant type of
diphtheria, of which, in spite of parental care and medical skill
she died and in that far off land were laid her precious remains.

February 24th, 1879, from Oocanada Mrs. Timpany writes : —
** Mr. Timpany is already making good use of the instruments
the Toronto ladies gave him He has two parties wb.o come to
him every day to be treated. Mr. and Mrs. McLaurin,

with their little ones left more than a week ago for Madras. Mr.
and Mrs. Oraig are busy with the language and we expect will
soon be able to use it pretty well."

February 13th, 1879, Mr. and Mrs. McLaurin left Cocanada
for Ontario.

March 2nd, 1879, a small church of G members was formed
in Tuni, and in the evening the ordinance of Baptism was ad-
ministered for the first time in that place.

In June 1879, Mr. Craig writes : — " One of the most peculiar
and annoying customs here in the matter of cows is that of keep-
ing the calf with its mother nil the time she is in milk, if the
cow does not 1 ave her calf beside her, she will not yield her milk,
so the native* say. Consequont'y, the process of milking is as
follows : The cow is tied to a post, and the calf is brought and
allowed to suck a little ; then it is pu'led away and tied near its
mother's head, so that she can see it. After the cow has been
milked, the calf is allowed to take what is left."

•' But suppose your calf dies, what then ? Why, then conies
the tug of war. Ten to one your cow will dry up in a short time,
because tliat is the proper thing for the cow to do. If you were

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in the habit of milking her yourself it is not likely she would dry
up ; but if the one who milks her thinks she ought to dry up, dry
up she will. '

"In July last, we bought a cow with a very young calf, and I
think she yielded about two quarts a day. But the rains were
almost incessant, and in September the calf sickened and died.
Then, to induce the cow to continue her yield of milk, the calf
was stuffed, or rather the calf was skinned and the skin was stuf-
fed. It was perfectly ridiculous to see how that cow would go
on when she saw the boy bringing the stuffed calf to her at
milkinw-time. However the stuffed calf trick got played out on
that cow in about a month and a half, and so she dried up."

To the Rev. W. H. Porter, Bro. Ourrie writes : — " We are
surrounded by the densest heathen darkness. Not another
English speaking family resides in the place ; and beyond the
range of our few servants and native evangelists, not another
Christian household within many miles. But I do not wish to
say much about the disadvantages, many though there be, of liv-
ing at a country station like this — they are of little account. If
our Master honor us with a good measure of success in the work
we have undertaken, we shall rejoice to be here, -notwithstanding
the few privations which we may find it necessary to undergo.
As to success, it is scarcely time to expect much as yet, in a
place where regular work was commenced only about ten months
ago. In heathen communities generally a considerable amount
of ploughing and sowing is necessary before much reaping can
be done."

June 24, 1879. From Bangalore Bro Timpany writes: —
" The Link is a delight to us in India, and is liked by all who
see it. It is pleasing to know that it is being more and more
appreciated at home. * * Only yesterday I s^iw the notice of
the first Parsee woman that has been baptized in India. Now,
one has come, is this not a pledge that the gospel is able to bring
more— briuii all? Is it any wonder that Dr. Thomas, of Stram-
pore, went crazy with joy when Krishna Paul, the first Hindu
convert in Bv ngal, was going to be Imptized ? Why, he saw in
it the pledge of all India for Christ. And to one who loves
Christ is not the joy unutterable 1 "

June 27th, 1879, Bro. Currie rejoiced greatly at having re-
ceived the deed for the Tuni compound of 2^ acres which he says
is " a most eligible piece of land." The price paid was $160.

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July 26th, 1879, The Rajah of Saniulcotta gave as a gift the
premises worth $3,000, for the Setitinary "so long as they shall
be used for the Mission or educational purposes."

August, Link, 1879, " I cannot " says Mr. Clough, "enter
further into details, but the progress and present aspect of the
work will be suffiiciently understood by the following record : —
Baptized in June, 1268 ; July. 7513 ; August, ^?6 ; November,
59 ; December, 400— total, 9,606. - * 2,'222 were baptized
in one day last July accupying nine hours. There were six ad-
ministrators but only two at a time baptized."

September 19th, 1879, the keel of the new Mission boat was
laid.

September, 1879, Link. With deep regret we learn that
Rev. John and Mrs Craig, of Cocanada, have been called to en-
dure a sore b-reavement in the death on Sunday tiie 13th of
July, of their little daughter Ida, who had just completed her
first year. May God, the Holy Spirit, comfort them.

Bro. Craig's " first tour." " After a full year's sojourn in Co-
canada I felt that I was ready to make my first tour. I hoped
that Bro. Timpany would visit the field soon after his arrival,
aud that I might have the pleasure of accompanying him. How-
ever extensive building operations have kept him busy in Cocan-
ada, so that as I was determined to see some of our Christian
villages, I was compelled to go alone. And yet I was only alone
in tne sense th&t I had no Eng ish-speaking companion. [ liad a
good guide and helper in our ordained preacher Josiah, and he
was accompanied by one of the school boys. We left Cocanada
on the evening of Tuesday the 1 1th of March. I will quote froui
letters wiitten from time to time during my trip." * *

" The diameter of this house is about 10 feet. A post in the
centre supports tlu* apex of the roof. The walls are about 4^
feet high, thick near the ground, but sloping towards the top
both outside and in. A hole in the wall constitutes the door, and
as the ends of the bamboo come down in front of it, one has to
stoop very low to get in or out Those bamboos reached from
the top of the post to the wall all around, and J hatch is laid
over them. This kind of roof keeps out both wet, cold and heat,
Tery well. Certainly not much cool breeze gets in. I would pre-
fer to stay under the trees if it were not for the hot sun." * *
•' This morning the moonsiff of the village came to see me
Samuel introduced him as the " Rajah," which means '* king,"
but in this case only " chief man " of the village. Ho asked me
how much salary I received from the G'/ ernment. I told hiij

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my salary was paid by Christians in Canada. How hard it seems
to make these men understand that we are not connected with
the Government ! Josiah says that it is commonly believed that
the Government gives 100 rupees for every Brahmin that is bap-
tized ; 75 rupees for evnry one belonging to the Rajah caste ; 50
rupees for every Sudra ; and so on, ihe rate descending with the
caste of the converts." " *

" Four men and four women were examined by Josiah previous
to baptism. Those present were asked if they knew anything
about the candidates, and made various replies, saying that they
ouglit to be biptized. Then we all walked down to a fine large
tank which was quite near ; a hymn was sung, and then Josiah
read the closing verses of Acts ii. After this Josiah took one of
the men and walked slowly out to where there was sufficient
water, while the Christians present sang part of a hymn. Here
is a translation of what Josiah said to each candidate before ad-
ministering the ordinance. — " Thou hast received the Lord Jesus
Christ as thine own Saviour, therefore I am giving the immersion
in the nanie of the Father, and of the Holy Ghost." As socn
as each one was baptized the Christians sang a verse or two, just
as we do in Canada on such occasions. Josiah himself led into
the water the first one to be baptized, and the second one walked
in alone. But after that an elderly Christian man led in one to
meet Josiah as he was leading out the one whom he had just Imp-
tized, and so they met half way and exchanged the candidates
they were leading. I never saw the ordinance conducted with
greater propriety than on this occasion. After the baptism we
gathered together again, and Josiah addressed a few wordi of ex-
hortation to those who had just put on Christ " *

" On Monday evening the 21:th I left in a bandy for Akeed,
which was reached on Tuesday, about 10 p.m. I was glad to be
on the boat once more. On Wednesday morning we started for
home. Thursday night we reached the Godavery river, but
could not cross, so we anchored there. A^e had a f»ood wind on
Friday, and made about three miles an hour ; reached home at
9.30 p m., and found all well. Josiah did not return with me;
hv> remained on the field."

*' October 16th, 1879, Board met in the town of St. Catharines.
At this nieeting it was moved by Dr. Wm, Stewart and seconded
by Wm. Craig, Esq., of Port Hope and carried unanimously
•' That having read a letter from Rev. A. V. Timpany respecting
the difficulties he is meeting with in co-operating with Pedo-Bap-
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Board instructs its Missionaries to make no compromise in trans-
lating the words of the New Testament rfferrinpj to the ordinance
of Baptism, but to render them by their exact Telugu equiv-
alent, and further, in case the Missionaries cannot carry out this
principle the do withdraw from they Union Revision Committee
of Madras, this Board pledges itself to give its best help to pub-
lish a faithful revision."

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And all were baptized in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. Mark.
i. 5, And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from IVazireth of
Oalilee, and was baptized of John in Joudan, and Jesus when he was baptized
went ap straightway out of the wateh, Mark, i. 9.

I indeed baptize you with water; but he shall baptize you with the Holy

Ghost, Mark, i. 8. And suddenly there came a sound from Heaven as of

a rushing mighty wind, and it pilled all tub house whkre they were bit-

liMO. Acts, a. 2.

John was also baptizing in Enon, near to 3alim, because there was much

WATER THERE. ActH, iii, 23.

Know ye not, that ab many of is as were baptized into Christ, were bap-
tized into his death ? Therefore, we are huuied with him by baptism into
HI8 death, Jiom , vi. 3. Tliey went down both into the water, both Philip
and the eunuch ; and he baptized him, and when they were come up out op
the water, etc. Acls viii, 38.

He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that lovetb
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There shall be for every male child baptized two Godfathers and one Ood-
mother . . . must be ready at the Font. And the priest comiag up to the
Font shall take the child into bis hands .... and then naming; it after
them, he SHALL dip it in tub water discreetly and warily Hut if they cbb-
Tii'T tliat the child is weak, it shall suffice to pour water upon it.

(Of Adults.) Standing at the Font . . . then shall the Priest take each
person to be baptized by the right hand, and placing him conveniently by the
Font, shall then dip him in the water, or pour water upon him. — l&xtracta
from hook of Common Prayer.

No parent shall be urged to be present, nor be admitted to answer as God-
father for his own child. — Chur h of England Canon, No. 29.

The Holy Fcriptures speak only of Baptism by immersion. The dogma of
the church is to sprinkle, and we should in this, as in everything else, follow
the {jhxuoh.—Jioman Catholic Catechism,

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Extracts from the 13th annual report: — "'It is with un-
mingled joy that we welcome back to our midst at this conven-
tion the second of our missionary families sent by the Baptists of
these Provinces to labor among the Telugus — Mr. and Mrs. Mc-
Laurin. Bro. McLaurin was designated at Woodstock at the
convention of 1869. On the 12th of March 1874 he took pos-
session of the Cocanada Mission in the name of your Society, and
continued to labor there until the 14th of February last, when,
with his family he set sail for Canada, arriving in Montreal on
the 26th of May. It was during their return journey (February 22)
that they lost their youngest child."

*' The Rev. O. F. Currie commenced the Tuni Mission on the
26th January, 1878. * * A n»ission compound of 2^ acres
have been secured and a substantial brick niisson house 54 feet
by 22 feet with stone foundation has been erected upon it."

" In a paper read by Dr. Murdock at the n)eeting of the Am-
erica Mission Union last May, he stated that • at the close of 1877
Britisl^ India, including Burmah and Ceylon, contained 500,001)
Christians, natives, with a nominal christian population of at
least 1,000,000 more. And at the same ratio of increase which
prevailed during the past 20 years, 50 years more would make
that whole vast region as really Christian as Qpeat Britain is to-
day.' No time for inaction this. Every Christian should be a
hero."

Financial Statement.

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DK.

Received from all sources $9145 £1

Balance due Treasurer. 113 09

$9528 SO

Balance duo Treasurer $ 242 53

Paid For. - isaiouaries 8502 50

Disbursements 454 27

$9258 30

The 3rd annual meeting of the Women's Baptist Missionary
Society, West, was held in the School room hall of the Jarvis St
Church, Toronto, on Friday the 10th day of October 1879. The
The Pirsident, Mrs. Freeland, delivered a very interesting open-
ing addre^ib.

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Mbb. M. Fbeelakd.

Mrs. J. H. Castle and Mbs. II. J* Bobe.

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Mus. H. H. Humphrey, Corresponding; Miss Mobbe, Beoording.

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At the meeting a constitution was adopted. The following
ladies bec".aie lif*^ members during the year : — Mrs C Haymond,
Guelph ; Mrs. Cooper, London ; Mrs. S. Gill, Guelph ; Mrs.
Oastle, Toronto ; Mrs. Donovan, Toronto ; Mrs. Porter, Brant-
ford ; Mrs. Geo. Hill, Brantford ; Mrs. Grant, Paris ; and Mrs.
Coutts, Guelph.

Financial Statement.

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Balance on hand ,

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$2004 38

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Paid For. Mission purposes $1530 00

Disbursements 23 33

Balance on band 451 C5

$2004 38

The 8rd annual meeting of the Woman's Baptist Missionary
Society east, was held in the parlor of the First Baptist Church,
Montreal, on Friday October 20th, 1879.

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Mbs, a. H. Munbo, and Mbs. Bently.

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MiBB MutB, CorreBponding ; Mbs. W. S. Pobtkous, Recording.

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Mrs. Gordon in the chair.

A constitution adopted. The report says : — '♦ The reports from
the Circles are encouraging, and the amounts received in almost
every case are larger than last year. * * And now that we
have succeeded beyond our expectation having $G00 towards the
$1,000 promised for the chapel, and every prospect of easily rais-
ing the other $400, shall we rest content and think we are doing
all that can be expected of us ? Most certainly not ! We are
but beginning to realize our power and ability to have some of
the responsibility towards furnishing the means to evangelize the
Telugus."

Financial Statement.

DR.

Beceived from all sources $ 88 37

Balance on baud 97 44

9078 81

CR.

Paid Foreign Mis. Society 9 815 00

Disbursements 20 00

Balance on bond 143 81

$978 81

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From the 6dth anual report of the American Baptist Union
(1879) we learn that the Union have now 6 separate Stations
among the Telugus and have baptized of them during the year
10,537 and expended $33, 721.57. The following are the num-
ber of baptisms in connection with the three stations with which
our Canadian Missionaries were formerly connected.

Nellore. — Baptized, fifty-five ; membership, 344.

Ongole. — Baptized, 9,6U9 ; membership, 12,804.

Ramapatam — Baptized, 340 ; membership, 1,858.

And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water : and the
eunuch snid, See. here is water ; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

And Philip said, If thou belie vest wilh all t&ine heart, thou mayest. And
he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

And he commanded the chariot to stand still : and they went down
both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch ; and he bsiptized him.

And when they were come up out of the water. Aces viii. 86-39.

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REV.'JOHNSMcLAUflIN,

The (Rev.) John McLaurin was born in Osffoode, Carleton Co.
Oatario, on the 9th of August (Dr. Judson's birthday) 1839.
He was baptized on the 20th of March, 1854. Entered Wood-
stock Institute, Nov. 5th, 1861, and took therein a full literary
and theological course and graduated therefrom 2nd of April,
1868, and became pastor of the Stratford Church, January 1868,
having been ordained 24th of July of the same year. Offered
himself as a Missionary at a Board meeting of the Auxiliary Bap-
tist Foreign Missionary Society of Ontario, held in the Pond St.
Baptist Chapel, Toronto, 1868, and was accepted in March fol-
lowing. He was offered to and accepted by the American Bap-
tist Missionary Union, designated in October 1869, and by the
the Union sent to labour among the Telugus. Was married to
Miss Mary Bates on the 12th October, 1869, and sailed for India
from New York on the 22nd December of the same year. Reach-
ed Madras 11th February, and Ramapatam on the 2nd March,
1870.

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Mrs. Rev. John McLaurin (Mary Bates), the second daughter
of the Rev. John Bates, was born in Banbridge, Ireland, on the
16th of November. 1846. Emigrated with the family and settled
in Iowa, U. S., in 1850. She was educated at the Rockford
Seminary, Illinois, U. S., and the Woodstock College, Ontario,
was married to the Rev. John McLaurin on October 12, 1869,
and very shortly afterwards started with her husband for India
in order to share with him all the trials, hardships and anxieties
of a missionary's life. She thoroughly mastered the Telugu
language and vernacular, and used this knowledge to the best
advantage ay. a Zenana worker and teacher, both in Cocanada
and Samulcotta. Besides discharging the duties of a regular
teacher in the Seminary, it often fell tober lot for weeks together, in
her husband's absence, to take the oversight of the whole mission.
At present she, with her husband, are residing at Woodstock,
Ontario, taking a much needed rest.

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Was held in the Jaivis Stroot Toronto Baptist Church, on
Friday, 22nd October, 1880. T. S. Sheiiston, President, in the
chair. Addresses were delivered by Rev. ,J. U. Castle, 1). D.,
of Toronto ; Rev. J. E. Hooper, St. John, N. B. ; Re\ . John
McLaurin, missionary ; Rev. J. L. Campbell, and Rev. A. M.
Douglass, of New York.

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Rev. James Coutts.
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* . T. Dixon Cuaig.

January 1st, 1880. — The western portion of the Cocanada
field was set apart for the new field of Akidu, and placed under
the charge of Mr. and Mrs. Craig, who took up their abode there.

January 2nd, 1880. — The 4th annual meeting of tlie Cana-
dian Telugu Conference was held at Cocanada, India. Among
those reported thereat were Mr. and jMrs. Timpany, Mr. and
Mrs. Currie, and Mr. and Mrs, Craig.

Statistics. — Cocanada, baptized, 119 ; members, 402. Tuni,
baptized, 2 ; members, 8.

March 20, 1880, Cocanada, Bro. Craig writes :

•' I am sure the readers of the Link will be glad to hear that
163 have been baptized during the past three months on my field.
Of these, all but six are on the southern half of the field, where
we have now 290 church members. Of these 290, the greater
number belong to the Gunnanipudi church. In Gunnanapudi it-
self there are now 77 church members. It was in this village
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years ago this month. Our preacher, Peter, was one of them,
and his brother Samuel, who is munsiff or head magistrate of a
neighboring village, was also of the number. * * I noticed in
the Baptist of February 6th, an appeal from Mrs. Humphrey in
regard to the new boat. Shall I tell you how far we have to
travel on the boat to reach the villages about which I have been
writing ? From here to the river Godavery is over thirty-one
miles, the river is four miles wide ; then from the other side to
the place where we enter the lake is about forty miles, and from
there to Gunnanapudi about fifteen miles. The total distance
would be ninety miles, and that is the way we went in December
last. After the water gets low in the lake, we go to Ellore, and
travel from there by land. Ellore is about forty-five or forty-six
miles from the other side of the river, so when we go that way
the boat takes us eighty miles, and we have to go fourteen miles
more by palanquin. We have kept the boat pretty busy since it
was finished. Our sisters must not hesitate to invest in such a
paying thing."

»* I have told of God's doings during the past three months :
the reader's faith must picture the near future."

March 1880, Link. •' During the month of December, Mr. and
Mrs. Timpany, with Mr. and Mrs. Oraig, made-their first tour in
the new mission boat ; visiting many of the vil'ages of the Oocan-
ada field. Mr. Craig writes : — "Friday, the 19th, was spent in
Goonnanapoody. Many of the women came to see the ladies.
They had never seen an Englishwoman before. On Saturday we
all went to Comalamoody, where Peter's brother Samuel lives.
He is munsiff or headman as government officer. In the evening
Bro. Timpany and I visited Chintalapoody. Two young men
from there have just professed their faith in Christ. They are
the first from that village. On !Siniuay we had a meeting in
Goonanapoody, the Christians and cai .didates all gathering there
from the other villages. After a Ji >vt sermon by Bro Timpany
the candidates were examined, arid most of them gave satisfac-
tory evidence of faith in Christ. Then a church was organized
and called the Goonanapoody Church. Three deacons and a
clerk were chosen. Then the approved candidates were received,
after which we all adjourned to the tank, where Bro. Timpany
baptized fifty-two."

Arrangements were also made for the re-organization of the
church at Akidu, which, since Nathan Gabriel's defection in
1878, had been regarded as disbanded. Of the outlook here
Mr. Oraig says : — " I expect to work among all the villages on

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the islands in Colair, after I get settled at Akidu. This is a
promising field. I should not be surprised if we have a thousand
members in connection with the Akidu station before five years
are past, in fact it may be sooner."

'* Besides the fifty-two Telugus at Goonanapoody, Mr. Tim-
pany baptized several others during the tour."

Mr. Timpany writes under date April 1st: — "I completed
the chapel a few days ago. I waited until the rainy season was
over to put on the final coat of plaster on the terraced roof out-
side. I built a brick baptistry outside, between the chapel and
the road I expect it will be used ere long. Pray for us. Ask
your Circles and Board to pray for us. There are great things
before us. The next quarter of a century — who can declare it 1
Heaven high will ring with the shouts of victory and the songs
of the redeemed nations, who will then be in the high noon of
His glory, where now they behold only the glowing of the hori-
zon, as the Sun ox Righteousness comes up. 0, Jesus, King of
Saints! Reign!"

June 4th, 1880, Bro. Timpany writes from Cocanada : — *' As
to our Mission here in Cocanada. I am fully persuaded that God
will give us the people just as fast as we are able to take care of
them and train them in the truth as it is in Jesus Last
month I made a short trip away to the northwest of this two
day's journey. After I passed Samulcotta, which is about seven
miles from here where there are some Christians, all beyond is a
heathen waste. My soul was pained and my heart made sad as I
passed through and near to many large tov/ns and villages, and
realized that no servants of the Living God were there. The
people heard the gospel message in almost every case with intense
interest. Idols are not believed in as formerly. All that is
wanted now is the faithful preaching of the Word of God, and
multitudes of the people will sooner or later believe."

" Why is it that some of our ladies who are in independent
circumstances do not come out on their own charges ? It has
got to come to this. Already some from Great Britain are doing
this. As I feel now, and have always felt about this work of
Missions, had I a million pounds sterling I would still be a mis-
sionary."

" We long to be able to put all our time into this blessed
work of preaching. Buildings, <fec., have taken much of my time.
This year the preparation of a Telugu Testament in conjunction
with Dr. Jewett presses heavily upon me. Soon we must start
a sshool for training a ministry. Where and how it is to be

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brought about remains to be known. If any reader of this has
about $5,000 for land and buildings, — send it along Before the
money does its work I doubt not more souls will be gathered to
Christ through it than there are dollars,"

Under date, Tuni, September 29th, 1880. Mr. Currie writes:
— " I heard that a Christian family was living in a certain vil-
lage in that region ; and one object of our visit was to seek out
this family .'ind aiibrd them whatever encouragement and spirit-
ual benetit we might be able to impart. We found the family
above mentioned, and were not a little pleased to discover a
Christian Jiome in the midst of heathen darkness prevailing all
around. The liusbjind was absent, but the wife and little son
were at liome and seemed to appreciate our visit very highly.
The house was given up to me. * * The one room was scup-
ulously clean ; and in this respect appeared in striking contrast
with the ordinary dwellings of their class. * * The wife's
brother-in-law and sister, liaving been taught by her, profess to
be believers in Christ and were coming to Tuni to be baptized."

September, 1880, Mr. Timpany writes. — "The recent terrible
famine that carried oft' between four and live millions of people,
was in the Telugu and Canrnese country mostly, and has left its
mark. For one thing it has given idolatry a shaking that it will
never reco\(!r. Some will ridicule this last remark, but they be-
long to the class who ridicule the Christian religion, and are no
more impartial witnesses on one side tl;an I am on the other."

There is the very highest encouragement to work for the sal-
vation and regeneration of the Telugu race. They are not going
to give place to a superior race, for there is none superior to them
in India or the East.

"It is a little over twelve years since I came to India. As
to the change that has come over the attitude or the people in
large sections of the country during the intervening time I can
personally bear witness.''

" Tiie r)iiptist Missions have grown from two stations to seven
times that nutiiber. Where there were only seventy communi-
cants tliere are now as many Telugu church m mbers as there
wer(i in Ontario and Quebec at the time I left for India. Our
church members in Ontario and Quebec have about doubled, but
here they are more than two hundred times as many. I was re-
minded the other day in conversation with one of my old Rama-
pntam preachers of what Di-. Warren, the beloved Ex-Secretary
of tlie ' Missionary Union,' uttered years ago, 'The time is com-
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what to do with them.' Said the preacher — * opposition is dead
— the tide has turned, and now the question is whom shall we
take, for many are saying 'I will come, take me, I will come,
take me * The whole country is being shaken."

May we not hope that by the time we have preached the Gos-
pel as widely and persistently, and repeatedly, as lias been the
case in the regions south, we sha^l witness like scenes on the Co-
canada field. Nothing can stand against the pure Gospel of the
Son of God. To preach it is in tlje estimation of men foolishness,
but it is the power of God nevertheless."

October 29th, 1880, Mrs. M. A. Currie writes from Tuni:—
•* I want to give a picture of a Sunday at Tuni, that station in
the jungle of which you know so little." * * "At three
o'clock we gather for a prayer meeting, but before the close an-
other crowd of passing men are attracted. This opportunity
must^not be missed, so without allowing them a chance to weary,
the ordinary routine is suspended and a special address is given
them, in which the way of salvation through a crucified Saviour
is clearly set forth. But they do hot tire. So interested are they
that most of them sit, while the hand of fellowship is given to
two candidates who were baptized last Sabbath, and after meet-
ing remain, desiring to hear the 'kinnera.'"

Dinner over, the Missionary and native brethren go to the
bazar as usual, to preach until dark. This is the hour when the
Christian women and girls gather to sing the English * airs ' with
their Telugu translations. Too weary for that this evening."

October 30th, 1880, native pastor Josiah writes Br;?. McLaurin
from Oocanada thus: — "The desire towards God which the
people of that vilUige sho'.vd at the tl^ie of our visit has not
been abated. Mr. Timpany has been to .ee them and I think
they will be gradually brought to Christ, '•• * Judging by the
words of many, they seem to have given their hearts to the Lord.
The Lord's sheep will not cease to listen to his voice, nor cease to
follow Him. * We are waiting to praise the Lord as &oon

as we hear by the arrival of a letter that you are to start on a
certain day. It is as if the harvest time was near. The Gospel
word is now working in many hearts, come and reap the grain."

October, 1880, a church was organized at Cocanada composed
mostly of English people residing there.

Cocanada, November, 17th, 1880, Bro Timpany writes : —
" I went down to the canal where v" j are finishing our new
Mission Boat. They told me that i \v^,,.id cost only $250, but
I find that it is going to cost fully doi'Ms that amount. '•' *

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Last evening Josiah baptized six in the baptistry adjoining the
chapel, between it and the road. A good many of the passing
people stopped to hear the remarks of the preacher and to wit-
ness the administration of the rite."

Extracts from the 14th annual report : — " Bro. McLaurin was
allowed to accept a position as Professor in the Theo'ogical De-
partment (Woodstock Institute) until its removal to Toronto, or
his return to India, with the understanding that all the time he
felt able to give to denominational work during the vacations, be
at the disposal of your Board ; he to receive therefore a balance
salary of $300. Contrary to the fears of some earnest brethren
the result of this arrangement has proved favorable to the inter-
ests of the Foreign Mission Society During the time at his dis
posal, our brother has been both abundant and successful in his
labors. In the interests of this society he has visited 10 Asso-
ciations, delivered 35 addresses, travelled over 3,000 miles, raised
in cash and pledges the sum of $2,000. This is a most gratifying
result. But the still grander I'esult of needed information
imparted and holy inspiration given by addresses and con-
tact with the people, thi^, • great day ' alone will fully reveal."
* * " Your Board would also put on record their apprecia-
tion of the part taken by Dr Castle in secGring $500 fo** the
Akidu field, from the Livingstone Estate of which he had been
appointed a trustee."

Extracts from the 14th annual report : —

•' Since then ten others have been baptized and others are
coming. In addition to these, fifteen have been baptized from
Samulcottaj a large town some seven miles from Cocanada.
Here the head man and all his family are believing, and your
missionary expects soon to baptize the entire household on pro-
fession of their faith in Christ Many more in the place profess
to have f ursaken their idols and to have turned to the living
God. V/e wonder not when our brother says of the movement,
' It has been a most blessed work.' " * *

Bro. Timpany says : — " I would ask the prayers of all God's
people, that the Lord of the harvest would raise up laborers for
his harvest in Cocanada. The harvest is ripe, but the reapers
are not to be found." * *

" I would call special attention to one resolution passed by
the Cocanada Conference, at its meeting last January. It is the
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native ministry. Our success or failure as a mission in its largest
sense, I am sai^isfied is bound up with this question and our solu-
tion of it."

" This new and promising field Akidu is under the care of
our energetic young brother, Bev. John Craig, B. A. Regarding
this important station your missionary reports as follows : * In
presenting my second annual report, I am glad to have the privi-
lege of telling about some active work in this great harvest tield.
In December Bro. Timpany with his family, and Mrs. Craig and
myself made a tour in the Colair region, and visited some of the
principal villages." * * .

" When we were out in December, we visited Akidu twice
to see about securing land. Our efforts at that time did not
avail us ihuch. * * Delays took place in securing land for a
compound till Bro. Timpany and I visited the Zemindar, who
owns the village, and obtained from him a gift of between four
and five acres adjoining the bank of the canal. As this gift was
secured only a few days before the end of June, there is no
further progress to report." *

"We planned to go out again January, but Bro Timpany
got an attack of fever, so I had to go alone. However, as I had
Josiah and Peter with me, I was not left entirely to my own
resources. I *vas out about five weeks and visited eighteen vil-
lages, seeing the homes of nearly all our christians During this
tour eighty were baptized. In March, I made a short tour, vis-
iting o' 'y a few villages, but enjoying the privilege of baptizing
twenty seven candidates. Sixty-eight of those baptized during
the two tours were from villages that had given no converts
Lriore December last. The closure of the canals for some six or
seven weeks, and the danger of travelling during the very hot
weather, prevent much touring being done, between the middle
of March and the end of June. ' * *

" Two churches have been organized on this field, besides the
one at Gunnanapudy. When we get settled at Akidu we hope
to organize another there, taking in the Christians of the sur-
rounding villages. Though this report is for the past year, the
statistics below are for the past six months only, as this field was
not separated from the Cocanada field before January 1st, 1880."

Baptized, 327 ; membership, 481.

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Financial Statement.

DE.

Iteceived from all sources.

.S8948 51

$8948 51

CR.

Paid balance due Treasurer $ 113 09

Paid Missionaries 8765 30

Disbursements 38 77

Balance on hand ?1 35

$8948 61

The 4th annual meeting of the Women's Baptist Foreign Mis-
sionary Society, West, was held in the Alexander St. Toronto
Baptist Church, October 22nd 1880.

llrrailient.
Mbs. Fbeeland.

irice=i|teBil)fnt8.

Mrs. J. H* Castle and Mrs J. H. Bose.

SemtartcB.

Mrs. H. H. Huhphbby, Corresponding ; Miss Dbxteb, Beoordiug.

CTuaBUttt.
Miss Lloyd.

Extracts from the 4th annual report . — Mr. Timpany writes :
— " The Telugus are not going to give way to a superior people,
for there are none superior to them in India or.the east ; and that
as Christians, they will be a lovely and loveable people. All
the repressive and inhuman teaching of their religion during all
the time past, has failed to dry up the deep well of parental af-
fection, even for the daughters of the house," and he adds, may
we not hope, that by the time we have preached the Gospel as
widely and persistently as has been done in the Southern part of
the Telugu country, we shall witness like scenes on the Cocanada
field,' when 2,222 were baptized in a single day, and 9,606 in the
short space of 7 months."

" And now, in conclusio:"", we would say, let none of us relax
our efforts. The time is fast approaching for each of us, when
the opportunity for service will have passed away forever. It
may be that while we loiter in the work, precious souls, which
we might have been instrumental in saving, are passing away un-
prepared to stand before their God. May he give us all grace to
be more faithful."

Financial Statement.

DB.

Received from all sources $i535 95

Balance on band 461 OS

$1087 00

CR.

paid for For. Mission purposes. ..$1300 00

Disbu-semeuta 59 24

Balance on band 627 7g

$1987 00

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' The 4th annual meeting or the Women's Baptist Foreign
Missionary Society, east, was held in the Parlor of the First Bap-
tist Church in the city of Montreal, Thursday, October 7th 1880.
Mrs. O 0. Edwards occupied the chair ; Rev. John McLaurin
addressed the meeting.

)9rc0itt(nt.
Mbb. Ayeb.

Mrs. Munro and Mbb. Wiitham.

Sccrttaiies.

Mbs. Behtlt, Recordiofr; Miss Muib, CorrespondiDg.

STrtasunr.
MisB Green.

The 4th annual report says : — *' The Education of the Telugu
Women, the bringing of the gospel into the Zenanas is what we
long for and pray to see accomplished. We want to help in this
way."

Financial Statement.

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Total received $590 67

Balance ou hand 157 38

$ 747 95

OR.

PaidForeign Mission $C20 Oo

Disbursements 29 41

Balance on hand 98 54

$ 747 95

From the 66th annual report of the America Baptist Mission-
ary Union (If 80) we learn the Union have now 7 separate sta-
tions among the Telugus, and have baptized of them during the
y»'ar 1,547, and expended $29,279.36. The following are the
baptisms in connection with the three stations with which our
Canadian Missionaries were connected : —

Nellore — Baptized, fifty-four ; members, 366.

Ongole. — Baptized, 465 ; members, 13,106.

Ramapatam. — Baptized, 866; members, 1,853.

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This boat was purchased April, 1874, and cost with the re-
pairs about $100, and was paid for by the Olivet Baptist ^Church
Sunday School, Montreal City. It was named after a young
lady of that school who had been most active in securing the
money. In 1879 it was broken up and a part of it used in the
building of the "Canadian." Error, only called "Canada "on
page 118.

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1881.
THE 15th annual MEETING

OF THE

BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY

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ONTARIO AND QUEBEC

Was held in the Olivet Baptist Church, Montreal City, on
Friday, the 28th day October, 1 88 1. The President, T. S. Shen-
ston, Esq.. in the chair. Prayer by the Rev. A. H. Munro.
Addresses were made by Rev. Wui. Stewart, D. D., Rev. W. N.
Clark, D. D., Rev, John McLaurin, and the Rev. W. S. McKen-
zie of Boston, U. S.

ilrtBilient.

. "■ T. S. Shension, Esq.

Vitt-'JI^ttsititnti.
f Wm. Cbaio and A. A. Ayer.

£>cmtartes.

Rev. Jameb Coutts.

STreaaurtt.

T. Dixon Craio.

January 1 88 1 — The 5th annual meetinj? of the Cana-

dian Baptist Telugu Conference was held at Binilipatam, India.
Among those in attendace thereat were Mr. Timpany, Mr. Currie,
and Mr. Craig, who re:)orted as follows : Cocanada, baptized 41,
members 86 ; Tuni, baptized 3, members 10 ; Akidu, baptized 150,
members 470.

January 26th, 1881. — At a Board meeting held this day the
Rev. W. Pickard offered to the Society $500, on the payment to
him of the interest thereon during his life, which liberal offer
the Board was most thankful to accept.

In the Link for February, 1881, appears a letter from Mr.
Craig which closes thus, in alluding to the contemplated 1 heo-
ological School : — " Men sometimes get their true call while
studying in such a school. I know that my call came to me
while [ was studying at Rochester School. Apart from bein^ a
call to preach the gospel in a foreign land, it was such a ca'l to
preach as I had never had before. It seem to produce as
great a change in me as my conversion produced. So when our

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Telugu Theological School is opened I expect vf3 shall receive
many into it without looking for very high aspirations in them,
but firmly believing that they will not leave the school without
receiving a baptism from on high."

Under date Feb'y 25th, 18«1, Bro Timpany writes : •« * ♦

Sabbath was nearly all taken up in village preaching in two large

villages. About ten. Sabbath evening, we started for the village

of Mirnapand, where we first broke ground last October. It was

our intention to spend two days here and then conie home. Such

a change as has come over this village during the past few

months. All have turned to the living God. A good many

were awaiting baptism. The caste village of Yalukatodu, a little

less than a mile distant, gave Josiah and his party a better

reception if possible than they had met in any other village. ♦ I

hope some of them love Christ. Two or three of them told me

last October that they believed in Jesus as their Saviour. I

went into the christian village and looked about for a site to

build the school-house, and then examined the school. The

teacher, Buchiah, formerly a Sudra, now a christian, is doing

excellent work. While I was thus engaged, I was startled by

the appearance of two men from Cocanada. I knew something

was wrong. The message was brief : • Mrs. Craig is very sick,

come at once.' We made immediate arrangements to do so. The

people were very much disappointed. A party of women, some

ten or twelve in number, followed along the canal for a mile

talking. Some of them said, ' we hope to be baptized.' I told

them that if all went well, in ten days I should come back and

bring Mrs, Timpany. So we hope to do."

"We reached Cocanada at two o'clock on Tuesday morning,
and, thank God, found Mrs. Oraig a little better. The girls had
rested themselves by changing their work, had a good time, and
came back well pleased with what they had seen and heard. They
were well reminded of what Christianity had done for them, by
seeing the difference between themselves and the heathen girls.
They were led to desire more culture, that they might be better
able to tell others about Christ. If our mission boat never did
anything else than enable us to make this one trip, it would have
been money well spent."

Cocanada, March 29th, 1881, Bro. Timpany thus writes: —
•• Were I a single missionary, I would receive from the Society
only two-thirds ($800) of what I now receive ($1,200). The
other third of my support, $400, is given because of the wife.
Andwhile nominally Mrs. linipany gets no salary, really, through

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me, she does get $400 a year, and she earns it. As a rule our
wives do as much work along with the husband as any single
woman would. Before the women at home began to work direct-
ly in Foreign Missions, the wives of Missionaries were not able
for lack of means, to do for their Christian women and for heath-
en women what they are able to do now, and are doing ; neither
were the Missionaries able to do for women what they are able to do
now. Your Board this year gives $500 towards Mrs. Tirapany's
and my support. To the question that some will ask, ' Does this
go to enlighten the women of Heathendom ? I would answer
'Yes, every cent of it, and more.' But again it may be said,
' You and Mrs Timpany would have been supported if the women
had not organized and had not contributed as they do now.'
Yes, that is true— and it is just as true that our hands would
have been ti* d and our work hampered without the help you
have given, whereas now, we are able to make the most of our-
selves. The $500 that you gave to the General Society enables
me, and I might add, Mrs. Timpany also, to travel more, and
evangelize more. The trip of three weeks, just closed, will well
illustrate my point. Twenty-three were baptized. Some of
them were females. Some of them will come to the girls' school,
and others will send their girls to the village schools that we are
establishing."

" When Bowe of our sisters read my letter, and that I made a
trip, and twenty-three persons were baptized, they will rejoice ;
but it may be that it will not occur to them that fully one-half of
the blessing represented by twenty-three added to ~
His people, comes under the head ' Work for
* Light for our Heathen sisters ' You should

'.\ Lord and

the Women.'

see how those

mothers look when we tell them that we will take the girls and
educate them They know what this means, for they all know
about the ' Girls' Boarding School.' "

From the same and about the same date : — " During all my
time in Kamapatam only two Sudra people were baptized. It is
a hard thing for these Hindoos to break caste. * Twice

before this he had tried to carry out his purpose to become a
Christian. * * He was knocked down in the street and car-
ried like one dead to his father's yard. To which he replied
' you may kill me, but what you ask I will not do, or promise to
do." They tried to get him to eat food, but this he would not
do for fear that it was poisoned. He did not eat until he got
food from friends. They kept him shut up for three weeks and
guarded him. Thiuking him cured they relaxed their watchful-
ness, he came away by steamer to Madras and was there baptized,"

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March 18th, 1881, Board meeting held at No. 187 Yonge St.
Tordnto. The Secretary was instructed to write to all the mis-
sionaries to ascertaio their views with respect to the best place to
locate the Theological Seminary in India.

Under date, March 28th, 1881 Bro. Tinipuny writes :- "Yes-
terday we had a most painful scene at a baptism . It is only two
weeks since that two Sudras were baptized. * * The morning
service was ail over and a large company was gathered around
the baptistry to witness the baptism of Nareah one of our teach-
ers. They had sang a hymn when we saw some one coming with
a great cry. In a monient Nareah's wife burst like a mad one
into the company and threw her arms around her husband He
tried to break away, but she held him fast. A number of Christ-
ian women crowded around and endeavored to break her grasp,
but she threw them away like children and this most painful
scene went on. At last I told them to sing a hymn. While this
was being done the baptism of the other candidates began and I
unlocked the woman's grasp, she sank to the ground rolled and
beat herself with her hands. The husband was baptized and
went to change his clothes. His wife was crying ' you shall not
baptize my husband.' After a while they took her to Mrs. Tim-
pany, who talked to her, but apparently to little or no purpose.
* * I could not but pity the woman, for if she came with her
husband she would lose her relations, and if she kept with her
relations, she would lose her husband This is the attitude of
Hinduism towards Christianity at present. A Hindu may live
as licentious a life as it is possible for a man to live ; he may lie,
steal, commit murder, go to jail ; in fact do anything but get bap-
tized, and it is the duty of the wife to cling to him. But as soon
as a man becomes a professed Christian by baptism, his wife will
be incited to leave him and disown him as if dead. Caste is a
devilish system, and from what 1 saw of its workings yesterday
I hate it, if possible more, than ever."

The Link for May, 1881, gave to its readers the following sad
news : — " Our beloved young brother, Rev. J. Craig, has, in the
inscrutable providence of God, been called upon to part from the
wife of his youth. On Thursday the 7th of April, his father,
William Craig, Esq., of Port Hope, received a cablegram con-
veying the sad intelligence that Mrs J. Craig, had died at Akidu
on the Saturday preceding. No particulars have yet been receiv-
ed. An infant daughter, born at Cocanada, was just six weeks
old at that date."

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MBS. CBAIO.

Mrs. Craig was the eldest daughter of Horace Perry, Esq.,
born at Port Hope, Ontario, February 13th, 1853. When about
14 years old was converted and joined the church of that town,
while under the care of Rev. John Dempsey, (now of Ailsa Craig)
When 16 years of age she removed to the City of Rochester, U.
S , and there continued to reside until her marriage ^ • *j e Rev.
John Craig, on the 20th September, 1877. On the 24cr» of Octo-
ber m the same year she and her husband sailed from New York
for Telugu land, India, and arrived safe in India, January 1st
1878. After a residence of a year or two in Cocanada they re-
moved to Akidu, the station assigned Mr. Craig, November 6th,
1880, and there Mrs. Craig died the following April 2nd, leaving
a little daughter, (Mary Alice) only seven weeks old. Her body
lies at rest in the cemetery at Narapur, some 30 miles east of
Akidu and close to the celebrated Godavery river.

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" The bereaved husband is, we know, fervently remembered
at the Throne of Grace by thousands of symathizing friends
whose hearts overflow with love and sorrow for him and his
motherless little one, in this his hour of deep distress. May Qo('
the Holy Spirit — the Comforter — sustain and strengthen hit
With the departed one, all is well. " Blessed are the dead which
die in the Lord."

The following truly touching account we copy from the Link
for June. 1881:—
{Oathered from a letter to W. Craig, Esq., of Port Hope.)

Mrs. Oraig remained at Cocanada about five weeks after the
baby was born. She left there with her husband by boat on the
evening of Friday, March 25th, for A.kidu. They rested on Sun-
day, and reached their home on Monday, when she felt pretty
well, v/ith the exception of a headache. On Tuesday, about half-
past five, she complain<>d of a numb feeling in her forehead, but
it passed away. On Wednesday morning, after her breakfast,
she felt sick ; she ate a little curry at dinuer, but held the spoon
with difficulty. She then took a little walk with her husband,
but before tea wished to go to bed.

That night she was feverish, and wished her husband to str ^,
with her ; and on Thursday morning she wasyery ill, and he got
the overseer's wife, a Eurasian, to stay with her, and sent a mes-
senger to Mr. Bowden (one of George MuUer's missionaries at
Mirsapore), asking him to send a doctor and come himself. He
also sent for Mr. Timpany. During that night no one was with
him but the Ayah and sweeper. On Friday rooming he had
given up all hope, and had no one with him but the overseer's
wife for part of the time, and Peter, the preacher. No one came
till Saturday morning at nine o'clock, when the doctor, or dresser,
arrived, and inmiediately after, Mr. and Mrs. Bowden. Efforts
were made to relieve her, but without effect ; and she died on
Saturday evening, about five o'clock. Mrs. Bowden performed
the last sad offices for her, .and on Sunday afternoon a service in
Telugu was conducted by Peter. As there is no cemetery at
Akidu, the burial took place at Mirsapore, where there is a ceme-
tery, walled in, near the river. This place is the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. Bowden. They left Akidu at three o'clock on
Sunday afternoon, and stopped for refreshments at half-past ten ;
then went on, and at five a.m. on Monday they passed Palkole,
where Mr. Mcarae, a missionary who resides there, mot them on
the road with coffee and bread. Mr. Bowdeu's house was reach-
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held. The servicou were conducted by Mr. Heelis, a missionary.
At the house they were partly in English and partly in Telugu,
and at the grave all in Tclugu.

[In consequence of the canal being closed for repairs, and
the palki the only mean-s of conveyance, Mr. Timpany could not
get to Akidu in time to be of any service ; and when the tidings
of Mrs. Craig's death reached Mrs. Timpany, at Cocanada, the
burial had already taken place. — Ed.]

At the monthly meeting of the Executive of the Foreign
Mission Society, held on the 10th of May, the following resolu-
tion was unanimously carried : —

Moved by Rev. J. L. Campbell, seconded by Robert Lawson,
Esq., and resolved —

[hat whereas it has pleased Ood to remove by death our be-
loved sister Craig, wife of our esteemed missionary, Rev. John
Craig, B. A., of Akidu, —

I'hirefore resolved, that we hereby put on record our high es-
steem of her devotion to the ciuse of Foreign Missions — to which
cause she cheerfully sacrificed the comforts of her native land, the
blessings of a Christian country, the pleasant society of friends
and relations, and finally her own life. And further, that we
deeply sympathize with our beloved brother in this the time of
his deep grief and sad bereavement, and pray that the mighty
" God of Jacob " may give comfort and consolation in this the
hour of trouble and sorrow.

Resolved — That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Bro.
Craig by our Secretary, and also to the Canadian Baptist and
Missionary Link for publication."

T. S. Shenston,

James Coutts,

President.

Secretary.

A letter from Bro. Craig, dated, Akidu, June 9th, 1881, just
two months after the death of his wife : — '* Many deeply sympa-
thetic letters have come to cheer me in my great sorrow. When
Bro. Timpany was here with me for a few days I spoke to him
about the telegram and said I was thankful that we had the
privilege of speaking to our friends at home in that way. I also
assured him that I should not be unbearably lonely after he was
was gone, because I knew that thousands were praying for me
at home. Christ's grace was sufficient for me, so that 1 remain-
ed at my post to the wonder of both Christians and unbelievers.
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and then through fear that I would be compelled to leave my
station. They were both surprised and encouraged when they
heard that I intended to stay here as long as God saw fit to keep

was great

sor-

me in health and strength. Peter told me there
row among the women at Gunnanapuddy and the neighboring
villages. They had all seen Mrs. Craig as lately as last Novem-
ber, and some of them had talked with her."

" There is no doubt but that this sad event has had a softening
eficct on some of our people who had grown careless and lost their
love to the Savioui to a great extent. Beside this, not only in
Akidu, but for nianj miles around the people know about my loss
and in a sort of a way many sympathize with me, I believe. If
God will but bless this affliction to the good of hundreds and
thousands we may well praise Him for His infinite wisdom."

In the top drawer of a little bureau Mrs. Craig had with her
in Cocanada I found three little books, and their titles are, "My
Times in God's Hand" ; " The Imitation of Christ" ; and Miss
Havergal'i work, " Kept for the Master s Use." How I wish
that every woman in our church would read the last of these.
Not but what it would bless the men too. It has blessed me.
But the book was written by a woman, and many of the exhor-
tations in it are addressed more particularly to women. If I
wanted a Mission Circle started in any church I think I would
send a copy of this work to open the eyes and the hearts of the
women there as my first step.

The school at Cocanada has been closed for the annual vaca-
tion. Two of the girls from this region came back married
women. One of them, whose name is Shantamma, belongs to
Chinnamilly, a village about six miles from here Her husband's
name is Joseph. They will probably live at Chinnamilly, so that
Shantamma may teach school there, while her husband will teach
in another village, Gummuluru. The other bride, Mary, is a
sister of the young preacher who is stationed here. Her husband's
name is David. They will live at Asaram, a village twelve miles
to the S. W. of Akidu. A widow, called Annamma, will teach
in her own village, Artamurn, four miles to the N. E. from here.
Please remember these new workers in your prayers. Need I
ask that I myself be not forgotten "

From the same about the same date : — " The early part of the
past year was a time of darkness to me, my wife being ill at Co-
canada for about six weeks in February and March. As the
canals were to be closed soon it was thought best for us to return
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considerably better. A few days after our arrival at Akidu she
was smitten down by apoplexy and died on Saturday the 2nd of
April, at 5 p m.

Mr. and Mrs. Bowden, of Narsapur, came to my help, and
were with me when Mrs. Craig died. Afterwards they very
kind y took charge of my little baby for a few months until Mr.
and Mrs. Timpany, of Cocanada, gave her a permanent home in
their family."

Aboard the Mission Boat " Canadian," June 1st 1881, Bro.
Timpany writes : — " One woman, a sister of one of the men about
to be baptized, said to me, ' I have believed, and because I would
go to the meeting with the Christians, my husband has taken the
two elder children and left me with this little one at my breast
to live as best I may.' Of the four females baptized, one is a
young woman who will go to the girls' school at Cocanada after
vacation."

"This morning, 17th, I walked a couple of miles, and held a
meeting in a village where heretofore there were no Christians.
A man and his wife were received, and I baptized them in a
channel close at hand, and then came back, reaching the boat at
one o'clock, tired, hungry, and hot. These two converts ' ^ ap-
parently very nice people ; the woman's face fairly glowed as she
spoke of her conversion. Six months ago she went to visit her
mother in Nuramanda, and was there converted. There are
.about 300 people in their hamlet, and I doubt not their coming
is the death of Satan's rule in it, — others will be converted. One
of the heathen men said * It is now only a question of time for
all to come.' All will not come at once, but they will come, a
few or many, until all are Christians. Last October, the village
of Nirnapand was visited by me, and the first converts there
baptized. It is now a Christian village. The head men are all
Christians. This is the first Christian village on the Cocanada
field. Eight days since I baptized nine people there."

From the same, September 5th, 1881. — "My dear brother
McLaurin : Yesterday was our first monthly meeting. A good
many were in from the fieVl, It was a full day for me with
Telugu and English work. Josiah broke bread for the Telugu
church at 4.30 p. m. We had a good time. A marriage was to
come off to-day at 11 a. m. Jo^^iah was to officiate. Till 10.30
he was with me and the preachers, and some of the heads of the
villages. I went to breakfast ; Josiah came to me and asked
about the marriage. I told him to go on and I would come
Qver. I did so. He had a fine selection of scripture pckcion^

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which he read. After singing a hymn, he made some remarks,
and then prayed. He then placed the parties and commenced to
marry them. I noticed that he was mixing things considerably.
He closed, however, and prayed again. After it he seemed to
have lost himself. I tried to have him write up the entry in the
marriage book, but seeing he could not do it, 1 did some and got
Murramunda Peter to write the rest. When all was ready for
Josiah's signature, I asked him to sign. He said : ' Are we not
to talk more about the scriptures ! Are we not t .ay more ? *
I said : ' All is over, we only want you to sign herb.' I put the
pen in his hand. He said, * I am to write Jesus ?' I said, ' No,
you are to write Josiah ' He wrote, and wrote in English, but
it was more like Jesus than Josiah. I said * Write Burder ; ' he
wrote as he had written at first, I put the pen through his hand
and wrote ' Burder.' I than came home and he started and
walked home. On the way Samuel asked him : * Sir, why did
you talk so to-day at the marriage ? ' He replied, ' I am going
on a journey.' He went home and lay down upon the bed. I
thought it was only a sharp attack of bile, and went over and
gave him some pills. At four o'clock I was called by some of
them, saying Josiah was in convulsions. I ran over and saw him,
and then knew what was the matter — apoplexy. I sent at once
for the dresser, Dr. Paul, and myself attended to reducing the
convulsions. Why should I write more? At ten o'clock p. m.
Josiah died, or rather left for home. You should see his face —
so restful — so glad, I should say ; I can hardly believe he is dead.
You wrote to me once, ' My heart is sore to-day,' Gabriel was
dead. I can say as you did. It is now between, one and two
o clock in the morning- I cannot sleep. Josiah las gone with-
o'ut a pain ; really it is more like a translation than anything
else. List evening he preached on death. This morning in the
chapel, he spoke of the glories of heaven and the redeemed.
Now, so soon, he has proved it all. My helper, faithful and
true, his gone to his reward "

September 13th, 1881. — The action of Bro. Timpany in secur-
ino; suitable premises for the school at Sanmlcotta was approved
of and he thanked. At the same meeting Bro. Mcf^aurin was
appointed to take charge of the Theological School, and Bro.
Timpany to take charge of the Cocanada field.

From the same, September 27, 1881. — "The reader of the
Link will have learned before this of the death of Rev. Josiah
Burder, our only ordained native preacher. They will remember
what Bro. McLaurin wrote about hiiu some time ago in the Link.

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Josiah was the father-in-law of Auielia Keller, whom so many of
you saw in Canada. The loss of this native minister is a severe
blow to our missions, more so than I can tell. But it does no
good to sit down and grieve. We have to gather up the things
that remain and go on with our work. God fills the places of
these He calls away, and continually adds to the number of His
faithful ones in the earth. Last Sabbath we had a baptism.*'

October 19, 1881. — "At a Board meeting at Hamilton held
this day the Hon. Wm McMaster read a letter to the Board to
the effect that he had donated to the Foreign Missionary Society
of Ontario and Quebec the interest of $15,000 of the stock in
Standard Publii^'iing Company. For this a suitable acknowledge-
ment was made at a subsequent meeting of the Board."

The 15th annual report alludes feelingly to Mrs. Craig's
death That Bro. McLaurin was appointed to take charge of the
Theological Seminary and Bro. Tinipany the Cocanada field.
The Missionaries had done during the year considerable touring.
The long cherished desire of Mr. Currie had been gratified by the
appointment of a Bible woman in the person of Hannamah.

Extracts from report : — " Bro. Craig says : "I was compelled
to be absent from Akidu during six weeks in February and
March My return with Mrs. Craig at the end of March proved
more unfortunate than my absence. Humanly speaking we may
say that had it not been for the pressure of this building work,
my wife and I would have remained in Cocanada for a few weeks
longer, and after events might have been very different from
what they were. But it is not in man that walketli to direct his
steps ! In all things I desire God's guidance and I believe he
led me."

" Last year Bro. Timpany in his report referred to the fact that
the great want of India was * an earnest, devoted, divinely-called
ministry,' and urged the necessity of a school for the training of
such. Today we have the satisfaction of reporting premises secured,
and all necessary arrangements made for the prosecution of this as
soon as Jji'o. McLaurin returns to India. What possibilities are
before us ! Under God's blessing what magnitude this work
may assume during the next fifty years."

Cocanada. — Baptized, forty-two ; members, 111.

Tuni. — Baptized, five ; members, e even.

Akidu. — eighty-one ; members, 516.

About this time we think that it was that Bro. Craig made
an appeal through the Baptist for a few hundred dollars for the
purchase of Telugu New Testaments to circulate among the

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natives who could read. In answer to this appeal $400 was im-
mediately sent him, one party giving $250, and another $150.

Financial Statement.

CR.

Balance on band $ 31 35

Received from all sources 7687 63

$7718 88

DR.

paid for For. Mission purposes. ..$7068 00

Disbursements 660 88

Balance on hand lOO 00

$7718 88

The 5th annual meeting of the Women's Baptist foreign Mis-
sionary Society was held (date or place of meeting could not
learn) supposed date October 1881.

JPteailient. , .

Mas. M. Fbiselano. ,

Mas. J. H. Castle and Mbb. H. J. Boas. ^

Mas. H. H. HUMPHBBT, Corresponding; Miss E. Dexteb , Beoording.

QTrrasurrr.
MiSB Lloyd.

The following new life members reported : — Mrs. Ashley,
Woodstock ; Mrs. Tuttle of Brantford, Mrs. Grant of London,
Mrs. B. J. Timpany, Oalton ; Miss Dyke, Miss Smith and Misa
Lloyd of Toronto.

The report says : — " The ladies who conduct the Link in such
an efficient manner deserve the hearty thanks of the Society.
* * We were all saddened when, in the early part of the
year, the news reached us that the wifeof one of our Missionaries
had been called to her eternal home. Mrs. John Craig, a lady
very much beloved by all who had the pleasure of knowing her,
died on the 2nd of April last. Truly the Lord's ways are not our
ways.'

Financial Statement.

DR.

Balance on hand

Received from all aouroes.

1626 10

CR.

Paid For. Mission purposes $ 000 00

Disbursements 23 OC

Balance on hand 1324 70

$2248 ?a

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The Sth annual meeting of the Women's Baptist Forefj^ ]^9> j
sionary Society, East, was held in the Ist Ohurch, Montreal Citf , <
on the 27th October. 1881. , ' » .'

Mbs. Aybb. ■, „, !

Mas. D. K. McLaubbn.

AfcrtlarifB. ••' / '

Mas. Bejitlt, Recording; Miss Muib. Corresponding.
QTrtasurer.
Mbs. Fbank Smith.

The report says : — "Besides the help which our Society has
been able to give to the funds of the Telugu Mission, our Circles
have been the means of developing the latent powers and abili-
ties of a large number of the ladies of our churches."

Financial Statement.

DR.

Balance on hand $ 98 54

Received from all sources 826 30

$923 84

CR.

Paid Foreign Mis. Society $ 500 00

Disbursements 13

Balance on hand 417 71

$933 84

From the 67th annual report of the American Baptist Union
(1881) we learn that the Union have now 7 separate stations
among the Telugus and have baptized of them during the year
3,029 and expended $43,431.32. The following are the numljer
of baptisms in connection with the three stations with which our
Canadian Missionaries were formerly connected.

Nellore. — Baptized, fifty ; membership, 414.

Ongole. — Baptized, 2,757 ; membership, 15,692.

Bamapatam. — Baptized, 145 : membership, 515.

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THE COCANADA MISSION CHAPEL.

" The chapel inside is 60 feet long by 22 feet wide, and is 17
feet from floor to ceiling. The verandah is 9 feet wide. It is
seen that a part of the verandah is taken in by a wall. This is a
room for stores connected with the school work, etc. There is
another room like it on the opposite corner. The wall which you
see, past the corner of the chapel, is the southern wall of the
compound. Along here runs the great road by which the great-
er portion of the foot and passenger traffic of Cocanada passes.
To the left of the picture, in the shadow of the trees, is the Bap-
tistry. The foundations are deep and wide. Of lime there was
used 3,375 bushels, and nearly twice that of sand. The wood-
v/ork not counting in the shingles of the verandah, took 1 1 tons
of teak (50 cubic feet to a ton). A good many may be interested
in these few items, hence I mention them.

Almost north, about 16 rods, and facing the group of school-
girls, is the Mission House. North-west about as far are the
girl's quarters. Fronting the Chapel, at an angle to it, and about
two rods distant, is the road running through the Compound up
to the Mission House. We have many times during the year
seen the Chapel very well filled with hearers."

SAMULCOTTA SEMINARY BUILDING.
This building, from end to end including verandahs, is ninety-
five feet long. It is forty-five feet wide, including verandahs. It
is divided into two main portions, the school division to the right,
and the dwelling house to the left. That dark space Vieyond the
steps, on which the boys are sitting at the right, is the door of
India Philips, the Christian teacher's class room. Just to the
left of that and hidden by the projecting octagonal room, are two
doors leading into my study and class-room. In this room we
have our school prayers and all night meetings. It is 25x20
feet. Immediately to the left of this, the door of which can be
seen black through the octagonal room, is our dining-room. The
octagonal room in front was built last season. In it we hold our
Sunday morning preaching. The room below is our living-room.
The leafy covering in front, supported by slender poles, is called
a pandal, is about twelve feet wide, and is used for keeping away
the sun and intolerable glare of the hot season. The tree in
front is an ordinary country one, and the foliage on the pandal
is a Rangoon creeper which has made its way up there. The
roof is tiled. The white stripes are made of mortar and serve to
keep the tiles in place. The house faces east, and the view is
taken from the north-east.

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. 1882.
THE 16th annual MEETING

Of THB

BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY

ONTARIO AND QUEBEC

Was held in the James St, Baptist Church, Hamilton, on
Thursday the 19th day of October, 1882. T. S. Shenston, the
President, ia the chair. Addresses were delivered by Rev. D.
Hutchinson, of St. Thomas, Rev. W. W. Dawley, of Guelph, Rev.
Mr. Douglass, a returned Telugu Missionary and Rev. Dr. B. D.
Thomas, of Toronto.

iPKBiDent.

T. S. Shenston.

Fice=^«silJtnts.

, ' . Wm. Craig and A, A. Atgb.

xTcretatD.

Eev. James Coutts.

ffrrnautcr. ' .

T. Dixon Craig.

January, 1882, the 6th annual meeting of the Canadian Telugu
Conference was held in Akidu Among those reported present
were Mr. A. V. Timpany, Mr. G. F. Currie, and Mr. John Craig,
who reported as follows : —

Cocanada. — Baptized, fifty-six ; members, 140.

Tuni. — Baptized, six ; members, eighteen.

Akidu — Baptized, 158 ; members, 640.

In January, 1882, five churches were organized into the God-
avari Association. Since then it has met at Akidu, Cocanada,
Gunnanapudi, Samulcotta and a second time at Akidu.

June 4th, 1882, the Akidu chapel wasdedicated.

At a Board meeting held March 14th, 1882, a communication
was received from the Women's Foreign Missionary Society re-
commending Miss M. J. Frith as a most suitable sister for Zen-
an»N work in India, with respect to which the following resolution
was passed "That in accordance with the wish and resolutions
of the Women's Missionary Societies, West and East, we do now
appoint Miss Frith a Missionary of this Board to the work indi-

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cated in her own application and the resolution of the Ladies
Boards."

Miss Frith sailed from New York 2nd September, 1882, for
India.

February 22nd, 1882, Mr. Oraig writes from India : — •' Some
months ago I announced my intention of giving a copy of the
New Testament to every one who would learn by heart and recite
the Sermon on the Mount. You will be glad to hear that a large
number of Testaments are likely to be won in this way, and that
most of them will go to scholars in our village schools. I have
already given thirty-four books, and others ha.ve been won. The
Gospel of Matthew is being used as a reading book in many of the
schools. The pupils all learn to sing a few nice hymns. Per-
haps I should add that many of the scholars are children of
heathen people,

" The pupils are very youna; as a rule, but there are a few
young men among them. I was particularyly pleased a few days
ago, when I visited Tarakaturu, one of our villages, to find three
or four young men learning to read. These are all christian
young men, hence they may become teachers in their own and
other villages. By their zeal they show that they have good
stuff in them."

March 23, 1882, Mr. Timpany writes:—" JLetters and news
papers do not live, breathe, laugh, cry, sing or pray. The com-
ing of new missionaries is like pouring warm water into
the bath which has been getting too cold for health or comfort.
It is like a religious and social tonic. Next to going home our-
selves, let us see someone from home. Then what interest
gathers about the unpacking of boxes. Our pleasure is not all
like that which comes from viewing the beautiful flowers, etc., of
a neighbor's garden."

In Link of March, 1882, Mr. Currie writes : — " In this field
the present year has been the most satisfactory, as to results, of
any since the station was opened. The number baptized has not
been large, but enough to afford us considerable encouragement.
A beginning has been made in several villages ; and now that the
ice is brokea, we hope for a more rapid increase in future years.
We have had some trying experiences arising from the miscon-
duct and necessary exclusion of some of our native assistant:^.
But their places are now filled by others, who are doing more
faithful and efficient work. Our present outlook is hopeful, though
we mty not have very large ingatherings for years to come "

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field
of

In the same Link Mr. Craij? writes : — •' Altogether there
were 101 persons baptized on my field while I was out in
November and part of December. It is a grand work." '."""."Tty,

In tho same Link Mr. Timpany writes : — " I think we are
quite as strong again in this Oocanada mission as we were a year
ago. The same I believe is true of Turn and Akidu. Some
more of the girls have been received for baptism, and, all being
well, will be baptized in two weeks. We are baptizing very
often now in Oocanadi. Among those recently baptized are
Baby Oraig's nurse and her husband, the mission peon (?). Ap-
pana and the cook, who have been in the employ of the Mc-
Laurins and ourselves some eight years. Just a few minutes ago
one of our fchool girls, the Colporteur's daughter, Lydia, a girl
about eight years old not more, she may be only seven, came to
me and got a present of a new Telugu Testament. She had just
recited, word for word, from the beginning to the end, the .26th
chapter of Matthew. On Sabbath ten of the girls took books
the same way. A number have since done the same."

From Akidu, May 10, Bro. Criag writes : — '• The third night
we moved to Peyyairu, where fifty-three were baptized in
November, 1881. On that occasion, the village headman, who is
a Shudra, told one of my preachers he would give him quite a .
quantity of rice, if at the end of a year there was one Christian
left among the fifty-three baptized He said they would all be
drinking and gambling again before a year was past. The preach-
er went to him on the occasion of our visit last month, and re-
minded him of his promise, but he only smiled. The Mala ham-
let there has become a Christian hamlet." * * « I visited
about sixteen other villages and returned to Akidu on the 19th
April, at 11 p.m.

Two OP three weeks ago my students came from Samuhotta
for the vacation, and are now at work upon various parts of the
field. Last Sunday we had a good many people at our monthly
meeting. Eight were received for baptism, and on Monday mor-
ning I baptized them in a tank a short distance from the Mission
compound. Peter and I have baptized one hundred and ten
since the beginning of this year. I trust we may have the priv-
ilege of baptizing many more before the end of June."

In May Link Bro. McLaurin writes : — ' ' But, like most
things in this country, though slowly the end will come.
The house will be finished, the students will come, and the
schools begin. Things move so slowly that we are often impatient
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done at the wrong time and must be done over again — no fore-
sight and no plan — all haphazard and guess work. The Mission-
ary must be carpenter, mason, blacksmith, and architect all in
one — else there will be much loss. Still, maybe the work is as
good as the pay. My head carpenter gets $5.00 a month ; the
head mason $4.86 ; and the head boss of all gets about $4.00.
Masons and carpenters get 15c. per day each ; while able bodied
Coolies (men), get 7^c. while women and boys get just the half
of the latter. Are you amazed that they can exist on that 1 Let
us see — a hardworking man eats one seer of rice a day, it costs
two cents. Add one cent for some kind of relish, and you have
three cents for one man's food per day. Suppose a family to
consist of five persons, father, mother, and three children, two
boys and a youns;er sister, between the ages of twelve and six
years respectively. The father will earn 7i cents, and the
mother and son the same, while the second son may get one cent
per day running errands, etc, Their total income will be sixteen
cents per day if they have work all the time, which is seldom the
case, or if they are inclined to work steadily, which is more sel-
dom the case. Now for expenditure. The family will eat, in
flush times, four seers of rice a day, costing two cents a seer —
eight cents — add three cents for condiments, and we have for
food eleven cents, put down 1| cents for tobacco and cuUu (whis-
key) for the family, and we have a total of 12^ cents for food,
etc. This would leave 3| cents for clothing and house repairs,
which would be ample, especially as the two younger ones would
wear no clothing, and the elder next to nothing. This estimate
refers to the common Coolie, and, of course, the higher class fare
better in proportion to their better pay. The poor Hindoo, like
the Digger Indian of the West, fares sumptuously while food is
to be had, and draws up his waist'belt and lies down to sleep
when food is scarce and dear. They have wonderful powers of
adaptation."

From Cocanada under date August 13th, 1882, Br
writes : — ** ^hen the claims of the perishing mult,
heathen are presented, and the last great order c
urged ; you say and think it settles the question, " Oii
much to do at home, charity you know begins at home, you un
each one to her own house, and the women of heathendom may
go on in their misery, for aught you will do. You then wonder
that your children and neighbors do not have more faith in your
sincerity and in the religion you profess. One Sabbath when I was
home I preached in a certain wealthy church and presented as

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well as I could the claims of the heathen. A collection was taken
up at the close of the service by the deacons, one of whom, a
wealthy man, put in one cent. I will never forget the shock it
ff&ve me when the pastor's daughter mentioned it after we got to
the parsonage. How much good do you think that man's prayers
or exhortation would do any of the young people of that place ?
We must deny ourselves and take up our cross if we would fol-
low Jesus and be His Disciples. I would not have you do less work
at home, a great deal more ought to be done. But while you do
the work at home see to it that the conmiand to send or take the
gospel to the ends of the earth is not neglected and make sacri-
fices to carry out this command. Doing this your own homes
will be made glad by the presence and blessing of the Saviour
who came to seek and save the lost."

Parting words from Miss Frith : — •* My dear sisters, the time
has arrived for me to say farewell to my dear mother, sisters and
brothers, to many dear relatives and friends, and to you, my
sisters, who have helped so nobly by your means, that you may
give the light to those of our sex who still sit in the darkness of
heathenism.

My long-cherished desire that I might go with God's message
of love to the perishing suuls of India, has been granted, so that
now, instead of mourning, I have come to rejoice that God has
caiiv d me to this work. So I gladly go, with the assurance in
my heart that when I have taken a last look of the dear ones left
behind, of home and of country, that the promise Jesus made,
* Lo, I am with you alway,' will be abundantly fulfilled. I ex-
pect to have trials and discouragements there as I have experi-
enced in Home Mission work, only of a different character ; but
God's grace. He has promised, will be sufficient. I know you
will remember me in prayer, that I may be as marvellously help-
ed by our blessed Lord to acquire the language, to endure the
heat, and to accomplish the work you are sending n»e to do, as I
have been in everything since 1 placed myself in the hands of the
Board last autumn. 1 have needed nothing but what has been
provided ; ray purse has been like the widow's barrel of meal
and cruise of oil."

Morrisburg, August 16th, 1882.

En Route — A postal card from Miss Frith, dated September
15, says: "We left New York on the 2nd inst., arrived in
Glasgow on the 13th, and came to Liverpool yesterday. We had
a very pleasant and prosperous voyage across the Atlantic, as
many of you had asked of our heavenly Father. Messrs. Ryle

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and Chute, missionaries going to the Telugus, have made arrange-
ments for us to sail from London to Madras on the 4th of Oc-
tober." — ^J. J. Frith, in Link for October.

October 2nd, 1882. — The Theological Seminary at Samulcottf.
was opened with 1 7 male and two female students.

From Cocanada, under date of November 30, 1882, Miss
Frith writes: — "We left London October 4th, and arrived at
Madras November 9th, our voyage covering a little more than
five weeks. I spent a day and a night with Mr. and Mrs.
Waterbui'v, American missionaries at Madras, in company with
the other missionaries who left the Elhouado when I did. We
met Dr. and Mrs. Jewett and Miss Menkie, a Zenana Missionary.
On Friday, the 10th, [ had my luggage transferred, to the
Assyria from the Eldchao, and again was away for two or three
more days' sailing on the Bay of Bengal. Saturday we had a
heavy fog and siorm, and almost at the end of ray journey, I was
obliged to succumb to a little fit of seasickness, which was very
humbling after having been such a good sailor. The vessel was
due at Cocanada on Sunday morning, but we were detained a day
by the storm, so instead of spending the Lord's day in Cocanada.

* * Cocanada, although not quite so pretty, is very nice, and
I am contented and happy here, surrounded with many kind
friends. Sometimes I am tempted to ask myself, is it all a
dream ? No, it is the realization of one long dream of years,
made up of hopes and fears, broken now and then with fits of
indifference. Yes, I am here, my sisters, ready, when the lan-
guage is acquired, to begin the work we together have under-
taken for the Lord. My Munshi comes every morning and gives
me a lesson. Although I have not yet had much experience I
think 1 shall enjoy the study of the language."

*' I long for the time to come when I shall be able to talk a
little to the girls who so frequently come in to see me; and
I believe there are plenty of homes I might visit at once if I were
ready. But let us work work and wait u.^til the Master says

• Go,' after having been fully prepared to present the glorious
light to our heathen sisters sitting in darkness."

Extracts from repcrt : — " Bro. Craig reports the completion
of the Mission House, the total cost being $2,900 ; also the
erection of a chapel at a cost of $300. * * Building has been
found very expensive in Akidu, as bricks, lime and sand had to
be carried a distance of forty mles, involving an outlay of $500 to
boatmen alone. * ''• Mush inconvenience has been felt at
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Akidu fields. Bro. Craig writps, * I have much pleasure in tel-
ling you that a boat for Akidu has been built at Cocanada. The
new boat is about the same size as the Canadian, and will look
very much like it. Its cost was $700 and is named after our
President, T. S. Shenston.' "

"Your Board," the report goes on to say, "does not know
who furnished the money for building the mission boat T. S.
Shenston, but is satisfied that it is one whose alms are had in
remembrance in the sight of God "

The writer desires to state that he furnished no part of the funds
to build the boat, nor did he know who did till a few days since.
A more much appropriate name would have been " Cbaig."

Report continued : — " Bro. McLaurin under date of July 1st
writes : We arrived at Cocanada on the 17th of March. The
following day Bros. Timpany, Craig and myself, visited Samul-
cotta and saw the house. I must confess I was diappointed, not
with the situation — that is good — neither with Samulcotta— that
is all right ; but with the house and the state of dilapidation in
which are found it."

The report closes thus ; "In reviewing the result of the
year's labor, your Board s es much for which to thank the God
of Missions, and much reason for encouragement as to future ef-
forts. Never in the history of Missions hus the finger of (Jod
more clearly pointed out to the seventy the duty of going forward.
Never before had our Foreign Mission so deep a hold on the Bap-
tists of Canada as at this hour."

Financial Statement.

DR.

Balance on hand $ 10() 00

Received from all sources lOSOO 75

Balance due Treasurer k9H 41

$ii,()'jr) 1(1

CR.

paid Missionaries $10D85 00

Disbursements 710 16

$11095 16

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The 6th annual meeting of the Womens Baptist Foreign Mis-
sionary Society, West, was held (?) on the 13th of October, 1882.

yicsiticnt.

Mrs. Fueeland.

ritc-U]rtBillfiitg.

Mb8. ,T. H. Castli: and Miia H/J, Ko3E.

$rfrctnrits.

Mrs. J. E Wells, Corresponding ; Miss Dexter, Recording.

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Miss Lloyd.

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The seven following new Circles are reported for the year : —
St. George, Hamilton, St Thomas, Ailsa Craig, Beverly St.
Church, Toronto, Delhi and Belfoun'ain.

Extract from the 6th annual repoit : — ' We all felt that we
must send a Zenana worker to India. At the January meeting
the application of Miss Frith, of Montreal, was considered and
your Board after a long and earnest discussion, unanimously de-
cided to recommend her to the General Board for appointment.
What we have for some time desired is now an accom
plished fact ; we have now a lady Missionary o.ppointed to work
among the Zenanas."

Financial Statement.

Balance ou hand .
Total received . .

DR.

. $1324 70
. 2223 92

$3548 62

CR.

Paid Foreign Mission $2087 21

Disbursements 44 39

Balance on hand 1417 02

$3548 02

The 6th annual meeting of the Womens Paptist Foreign Mis
sionary Society, East, was held in the Olivet Baptist Church in
the City of Montreal on the 12th day of October, 1S82.

JPrcBiBtnt.
Mas. !}labk.

Mna. Patne, and Mbs. D. K. McLaren,

Stcretarite. •

Mbb. Bently, Becording; Mias Muib, Corresponding.
3rrea8ur;r.
Mrs. Frank Smith,

3 new Circles (Cumberland, Beebe, and Koxboro) reported
during the year, making the total number 22, and have 35 life
luenibers.

The report closes thus : — "Looking back upon the year just
closed, we must all realize that the work in which we are engaged
claims our earnest and most zealous efforts. In sending outoursister
Miss Frith, we have added another link to the chain which binds
our hearts to the noble band of Missionaries in our Canadian Tel-
ugu Mission; and let us hope that in the coming year, while they are
laboring in far-off India, amid so many discouragements, it may
be said of the Canadian women of Canada ' They liave done what
they could.'"

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1883.
THE 17th annual MEETIG

OP THE

BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY

ONTARIO AND QUEBFX

Was held in the Talbot Street Church, London, Thursday,
October 18th, 1883. Chas. P. iiaymond, Esq., in the chair.
Addresses were delivered by Rev. J. L, Campbell, of Chelten-
ham, Rev. Dr. B. D. Thomas of Toronto ; Rev. Dr. W. N. Clark
of Toronto and Rev. J. W. A. Stewart of Hamilton.

i^Tcailitnt.
Cn.\8. IUymond.

Wm. Cbaio and A. A. Ayer.

Stcrtlatp.
Bev. J. W. A. Stxwabt, B.A.

QTtraBUTtT.

, T. S. Shension, Esq.

At a Board meeting held this day Treasurer Rev. E. W. Dad-
son and Secretary Rev. J. L Campbell resigned their respective
offices and T. S. Shenston, Esq., was appointed to fill the former
and Rev. J. W. A. Stewart, the latter.

The 7th annual meeting of the Canadian Telugu Conference
was held at Bobbili, India, on the 1 3th day of January, 1 888.
Among those reported present were Rev. John McLaurin, Rev.
John Craig, Mrs. A. V. Tinipany, and Miss Frith. Statistics : •

Cocanada. — Baptized, forty three ; members, 167.

Tuni.— Baptized, seventeen; members, 35.

Akidu. — Baptized. 220 ; members, 820.

January, 1888. — Five of the Telugu churches were organized
into an Association — 2 from Chicacole, 2 from Bimlipatam, and
1 from Bobbili.

Under date, India, January, 9th, 1883 Mr. Craig writes with
respect to the Calcutta Conference : — ' I am sure that all lovers
of the Lord will rejoice to hear that there seemed to be a spirit

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of true consecration in all that was said and done. There seem-
ed to be a general feeling that we needed more of the Spirit's
power in our work, and hence earnest prayers went up for this
blessing.' * * " Mrs. Tucker, wife of Major Tucker, of the
Salvation Army, was one of the speakers. Her remarks contain-
ed much good sense, I thought. I heard her on Sunday, the 31st
Dec, also, and was much struck with what she said. I was
moved to tears as I heard her speak of the struggles she had
gone through in giving up all for Christ's sake. She said it was
not pleasant to see former friends curl their lips in scorn. It was
not pleasant to be ridiculed, but what she had done, she had
done because she felt the Lord called her to do it for the sake of
His work. She spoke very strongly on the subject of women
preaching in public, and cited the history of Deborah and others
in proof of what God can do through weak women."

On board the Mission boat " T. S. Shenston," under date
February 27th, Bro. Craig writes : — ' In the evening I visited the
village, which is two or three miles from the canal As I went
on foot, I had plenty of exercise before I arrived at the boat
a»ain, about 10 o'clock. I preached in the moonlight to quite a
crowd of Malas. On Thursday morning I visited another village
nearer the canal ; I had never visited it before. I preached first
in the Malapilly and then in the Shudra village. Returning to
the boat I baptized three men from Ardhavaram. In the even-
inw we visited two villages further south, one on the west side of ,
the canal and the other on the east side, but both far enough
away Having visited one, I returned to the boat about half-
past seven ; had a cup of tea and then went to the other.' "

" On Monday I preached and a man was baptized in the can-
al. I forgot to say that four women were baptized in the canal
at Linganipadu on Saturday before I attended to the police
business."

'* The work is full of promise in every department. Peter has
baptized sixty two and I have baptized ten since the new year
began, making a total of seventy-two."

From Cocanada, under date, April 20th, 18S3, Bro. Timpany
writes ; — "To me the work seems glorious, not only in what is
done, but particularly in what we know is coming. The stone
cut out of the mountain without hands, is filling the whole earth.
It is tilling India, and the Telugu country will not be passed over.
Never, at any time of my life, was life dearer to me for my work's
sake than now, for the harvest time is come. Satan and all wick-
ed angels and men cannot keep back the car of salvation." * *

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* Hold the ropes ! We are getting hold of the jewels in the
mine ! ! '"

"I have very little anxiety about the women's part of the work :
you have organization But I am anxious, very anxious, about
the general society. We cannot hold up here now, it would be
ruin. After some years, when the work in some places has be-
come self sustaining, it would not be so bad. But for the present
the war supplies must come from home. May God open the
hearts of our people at home to supply our wants. We are only
playing at Missions yet — only think, S0,000 Baptists give $10,
000 : 83| cts each for spreading the gospel among the heathen !
Oh, it makes my soul sad when I think of it. How very few
there are who know why Christ their Saviour keeps them in the
world, — still, the dawn of a better day comes on apace."

From Samulcotta, under date. May 2nd 1883, Bro. McLaurin
writes : — " Friday, the 20th April, Mrs. McLaurin and I went
down to Cocanada to the opening of the home boxes. It was the
first week of our vacation, and our minds were at ease, so we en-
joyed the occasion thoroughly. I need not particularize. Many
old, trusted and loved names appeared. They recalled many
scenes, both pleasing and sad."

From Akidu, under date May 10, 1883, Bro. Craig writes:
" Last year I sent an account of my April tour ; then I visited
the villages north of Akidu. This year I visited the villages to
the south-west. I travelled with my tent The first night we
stopped at a village six miles west of Akidu, and on the edge of
Colair Lake. A great many heard the truth ; I counted about
twenty five women among those who were listening at one time.
Wo have only two or three members there, but many more must
come out soon The second night we were at a village about
eight miles further south. The third night v- ^ moved on to
Peyyairu, where fifty-three were baptized in November, 1881.
On that occasion lie village headman, wlio is a Shudra, told one
of my preachers he would give him quite a quantity of rice, if at
the end of a year there was one christian left among the fifty-
three baptized. He said they would all be drinking and gamb-
ling again before a year was past. The preacher went to him on
the occasion of our visit last month, and reminded him of his
promise, but he onlj' smiled, The Mala hamlet here has become
a Christian hamlet."

*' I visited about aixtenteen other villages and returned to

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" Twc or three weeks ago ray students came from Samulcotta
for the vacation, and are now at work upon various parts of the
field. Last Sunday we had a good many people at our monthly
meeting. Eight were received for baptism, and on Monday
morning I baptized them in a tank a short distance from the
mission compound. Peter and I have baptized one hundred and
ten since the beginning of this year. I trust we may have the
privilege of baptizing many more before the end of June."

In "Mission Boat," under date October 11, 1833, Bro. Craig
writes with respect to the " Memobial House, Akidu."— " In
my report to the Board I gave some particulars about the new
house at Akidu for a girl's boarding school. The building was
finished in July, but a suitable time for dedication services was
not found till Sunday last, October 7th. On that day we met at
2 30 p. m., in the Memorial House instead of the chapel, and I
preached to the christians assembled, taking us my subject the
last chapter of Proverbs. I spoke of her to whose memory the
house had been eroDted, reminding the women and girls present
of the example she had set them by her brief but consecrated life
in India. In regard to the house. I said we had met to thank
God for it and ask His blessing on it, that very many many girls
might find a home in it, and while there might learn not only
such things as reading and writing, but also their duties as
Christian women ; that after a few years of study at Akidu, they
might go back to their various villages to train the children they
might find there ; that so the inflence of this Memorial House
might be felt for years in numbers of villages on the Akidu field.
I am sure that all our sisters at home will join us in these desires."

" Our people do not have many feasts, so it is wise to arrange
one for them occasionally. On Monday, the 8th, I provided a
feast to which about seventy sat down. It was the feast of dedi-
cation, so it was partaken of in the new house. Cooking the
food furnished as much pleasure as eating it. After the meal
was over we sung a number of hymns and the people dispersed."

November 2, 1883, Mr. Timpany writes : — *' We travelled the
most of two nights to reach the place. The second night a wide
treacherous river took us two hours to cross. It was
half-past four Sabbath morning before I got the tent pitched
and,' tired out, threw myself on my cot for an hour. On Monday
evening, 29th October, I baptized just at dark in Lingampurty,
eighteen men and women. I have never had anything like this
on my I Oocanada'jfield before. The head man of the village of
of nearly two hundred houses, his wife, son, daughter and sister

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were among the number. There were others to come and they
wanted me to stay another day. I could not do so, and the same
night we turned homeward."

At a meeting of the Board November 12th 1883, at the Stan-
dard Publishing House, Toronto, was read a letter from Bro.
Currie, in which on account of the health of himself and family
he asked permission to visit Canada, January 1st, 1884.

January 14th, 1884, at a Board meeting a letter was read
from Missionary Currie in which he stated that inasmuch as it is
deemed necessary for Missionary Craig to return home this year
he deemed it best that he and his family siiould postpone their le-
turn for another year. This It-tter bridged over a great difficulty
in which the Board found themselves placed and the Secretary
wag instructed to express to Bro. Currie the feelings of the Board
with respect to his generous offer.

Extracts from report : — Samulcotta Theological Seminary. —
Regarding the work, aim, and success of this School of the Proph-
ets, the esteemed and devoted Principal, Bro. '..cLaurin, sends
the following cheering report ; —

" We have much pleasure in submitting this, our first report
of the Samulcotta Theological Seminary, to the prayerful atten-
tion of the Board. 1 need say nothing to you about the import-
ance of this school to our Mission, and the necessity of maintain*
ing it in a state of efficiency. To this I believe you to be fully
alive.

Our object. — Our first great object is to train men, who have
given evidence of a call of God to preach the Gospel, to be more
efficient in their work. * * The whole expense of food and
clothing, for a single student, for the school terms, is about $17.
* * Our students are required to be n>embers of the Churches,
to be at least 14 year.'' of age, and persons with a desire to be
useful. Men and boys are not allowed to wear any jewelry.
Women are not allowed nose jewels or toe rings. Both men and
women are required to wear the national dress. Neither drink-
ing nor smoking is permitted Wo also require one hour of man-
ual labor during the day. This they have done during the past
year with alacrity. * * Though the Missionary's wife is not
reckoned a Missionary, yet her work is often, in many respects,
no less important than his.

Mrs. McLaurin teaches five English classes. This is volun-
tary work on tke part of teacher and taught, being aside from
our regular course of studies."

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Cocanada Station — Of the work and prospects on this im-
portant field, our brother Timpanythus writes: — "It is cause
for profound gratitude to God that all the mission band who
were-herea year ago are, after another year, alive and in usual
health * * There are now on the Cocanada field nearly 200
church members, scattered in places far apart. In one direction
I must go by boat some 00 mi'es to visit some of them, though
the direct route is nearer. In another diiection I must go
straight-way 40 miles, by cart, to reach others. So. you see, the
good seed of the Kingdom is widely planted. With care, its
fruit will cover all the region. Cocanada has been much stirred
by the baptism of some caste men. I was told, years ago,
that I should never baptize in Cocanada, a Brahmin of the place.
That, if I did so, my place would be torn down. I did it, and
there came near b« ing a great row. It was averted by the quick-
ness and sense of Iha English police officer. The young Brahmin
was under 18 years of age, so his relatives took him away by
legal means. He says he will never be anything but a Christian."

Bro. Craig sends the following report of the Tuni field : —
" During the past year, by the blessing of God, considerable pro-
gress has been made on the Akidu field. I must still devote a
paragraph of my report to the subject of -

Building. — Although the building of the Mission Boat was
mentioned in the Secretary's report, last October, the boat was
riot finished till the end of September. I was detained in Co-
canada nearly the whole of that month, waiting for the boat, as
I wished to return to Akidu on it, so that I might proceed to
tour at once. The boat has proved a great blessing already. 1
have visited many villages that I could not have visited had I
not had a boat to myself.

I take pleasure in reporting, also, the erection of a house, to
be used as a dormitory or dwelling house for the girls' boarding-
school, instead of erecting a number of small houses or rooms
in a row, I have built one large house, with verandah all around,
the back verandah and part of the end verandah being wal'ed in
to serve as store-room, cooking- room, bath-room and sick-room.
The main room is 27 feet long and 18 feet wide. I suppose that
about 75 girls could be accommodated if necessary. The verandah
could be arranged so that some might s^eep on it. The house is
substantially built, and has co»t about $530, which has been con-
tributed by relatives and friends, in loving rememberance of my
late wife. Hence the building will be known as the Memorial
House."

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" The Seminary at Samulcotta was opened on the 3rd of Oct-
tober, much to the joy of us all. Mr. and Mrs. McLaurin moved
to Samulcotta on the 29th of September, and < n the same day
I started for Akidu on the new boat — its first trip. Mr. Mc-
Laurin's furniture was on the ' Canadian.' Mr. and Mrs. Mc-
Laurin were with me on the * T. S. Shenston.' We considered
it a high day, and joined in praising God for both tlie now niis-
sion house and the new boat. During the year, three single and
two married students from the Akidu field have attended the
Sv^minary."

** Until April, we had only one man from the Madjas among
all our Christians. In that month, eight were baptized at a
village about twenty-four miles south of Akidu." * '•'

'• I take pleasure in reporting tiie baptism of a number of
young people, most of whom were children of christians. Converts
have been received from quite a number of new villages. In all,
233 have been baptized, and the niembership at the end of June
numbered 926."

Financial Statement.

DR.
Received from all sources .

.$9090 94

$9090 94

CH.

Paid Missionarioa $ 898 41

DisburHeinents 8487 70

Balance on hand ;tU4 8:3

$'j(:uo 94

The 7th annual meeting of the Women's Baptist Foreign Mis-'
sionary Society was held on the r2th day of October, 1883 in

iPr'siUcnt.
Mu9 Frbeland.
-"■■"•■» ricc=53rca Ucnta.

Mrs. J. H. Cabtlb and Mbs. Thompson.

S.-tretarica.

Mrs. Joshua. DsifoVAS, Recording ; Mrs. H. J. Rose, Corresponding.

ffrcaauttr. , ■

Mrs. W. H Elliott.

The report says " it would be difficult indeed to estinmte the
good that has been accomplished and the impetus that has been
given through the instrumentality of the Missionary Link. Its
columns always contain the latest intelligence from our Mission-
aries, as well as much that is of general interest."

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Financial Statement.

DR.

nalanco on hand $1417 58

Received from all i>ource>> 2078 90

$409« 57

CR.

paid for For. Mission purposes. ..$24(50 00

Disbursoineuts 5() 01

Balance on band 1570 OG

*■ $4090 57

The 7th annu.al nireting of the Women's Baptist Foreign Mis-
sionary Society, East, was held on the 11th day of October, 1883,
at the City of Ottawa.

iPteailwnt.
Mns. T. J. CiiAXTON.

Mbb. Pain and Mbb. Ayeb.

Seentarjj. '

' Mas. Centlt, Uecordinsr; Mess MuiR, Correspondiag.

BTrtaButcr.
Mbs. Frank Smith.

The report .says : — " Our sister, Miss Frith, wlio went to labor
as a Zenana worker in September last, we are happy to say, is
progressing remarkably well. Several communications from her
have been received, proving her fitness for the work."

" We desire to record our grateful thanks to our aged sister,
Mrs. McPhail for her generous donation of $150 to the funds of
the Society."

Financial Statement. . r

DR.

Balance on hand $ 294 12

Received from all sources 1018 91

$1313 03

CR.

Paid Foreign Mis. Society f 850 00

Diabaraemeuts 32 30

Balance on baud 430 73

$I3IS 03

From the 69th annual report of the America Baptist Mission-
ary Union (1883) we learn that the Union have 7 separate sta-
tions among the Telugus. and have baptized of them during^ the
year 2067 and expended $64,391.67. The following are the num-
ber of baptisms in connection with the three stations with which
our Canadian Missionaries were formerly connected :

Nellore — Baptized, fifty-four ; members, 563. i ' .

Ongole. — Baptized, 1,972 ; members, 20,865. ■' '.■ I •

Ramapatani — Baptized, twenty-three; members, 531. ' . ■•■.:

We have great pleasure presenting to our readers a
picture of the first graduating class of the Samulcotta Seminary.
Who can estimate the power for good that these four men, care-
fully taained and consecrated to Christ's service, represent 'I We
hope to hear of these men from time to time as leaders in Clirist-
ian work, and we trust that year by year gradually increasing
classes will go forth into the great harvest held. We are doing
no more important work in India than that of training native
preachers and teachers. Through these chieHy must India be
evangelized.

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THE IStii annual MEETING

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BAPTIST FOKEIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY

ONTARIO AND QUEBEC

Was held in the Baptist Church in the town of St. Thomas,
on Thursday, October 16, 1884. Mr. C. Raymond in the chair.
Prayer by Kev. Dr. Castle. Addresses were made by Rev. Mr,
McDiannid, of Ottawa; Rev. John Craig, Rev, Mr. Hallam and
Mrs. Churchill, the three last returned missiohaHcs from India.

iprrstlicnt.

Chab. Raymond.

F.Kt=JprtBjlicnt».

Wh. Cbaio and A. A. Ayeu.

Stcrctarp. "

Rev. J. W. A. Stiiwart, B.A.

STrrnsurrr.

T. S, Sh»:.hbion, Esq. '■

January 12th, 1884 — The 8th annual meeting of the Cana-
dian Telugu Conference was held in the Mission House, Cocanada.
Atiioi'g those present wete, Mr and Mrs. McLaurin, Mr. and
Mrs. Timpany, Mr. and Mrs. Currie, Mr. Craig and Miss Frith.
Statistics ;

Cocanada, baptized, 123 ; members, 263

Tuni, baptized, 18; members, 50.

Akidu, baptized, 178; members, 975.

Link for June 1884 : — Dear Friends, — By God's mercy my
little girl and I have reached Canada in safety. We arrived at
New York on Sunday, the 18th of May, at Rochester the next
day, and at Port Hope on the 22nd. Although feeling rather
weary. I hope to be present at some of the associations to tell of
what God is doing through us among the Telugus. May He en-
able us to be faithful. Hoping to meet many of you soon and
speak face to face, I am your fellow-servant,

John Craig.

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Link for July, 18^4 : — Rev. G. L and Mrs. Currie, of the
Tuni Station, with their children, reached home on the 9th of
June, in fairly good health. They are now at Wolfville, Nova
Scotia, where the family will temporarily reside. Mr. Currie
went to India as a Missionary of the Ontario and Quebec Society,
about nine years ago — Mrs. Currie, formerly Miss Armstrong,
was sent out previously by the W. M. A. Societies, of the Mari-
time Provinces, and was married to Mr. Currie soon after his ar-
rival in India They have both done good, steady, earnest pion-
eer work at Tuni, and will be warmly welcomed by their many
frit-nds in the several provinces of our Dominion

July 5th, 1884, Mr. Currie writes from Wolfville : — " He in
whose hands are the winds and waves, permitted no harm to befal
any of us in the conveyances in which we travelled, the long road,
and brought us in safety to our destination. Mrs Currie has had
the great pleasure, after nearly eleven years absence, of meeting
again in the llesh her dear aged mother."

Extract from report : — " Sutiice it to say, that late in the eve-
ning of Oct. IGth, 1878, at; the house of T. S. Shenston, Esq,
Brantford, there were laid before the Board of this Society, letters
from the Rev. John McLaurin, then at Ongole, and the Rev. A.
V. Timpany, then at Ramapatam, setting forth the needs and the
advantages as a mission field of the Telugu country surrounding
Cocanada on either side of the great Godavery river,. These
brethren earnestly recommended us to undertake this field as a
mission of our own, and to accept heartily a work which seemed
almost thrust into our hands by the Lord of the harvest. Before
the Board adjourned that night it was unanimously resolved to
obey the le idings of Providence, and to enter upon this independ-
ent work."

" Of the honored brethren who then constituted this Board
and assumed this responsibility, the Revs. John Bates, R. A.
Fyfe, James Cooper, T. L. Davidson, and Mr. A. R McMaster
have since gone to their reward."

" Ten years work. — What then have these ten years accom-
plished on this Canadian Baptist Foreign Mission field ? As to
the workers — Mr. and Mrs. McLaurin arrived at Cocanada in
March, 1874, and in February. 1876, were joined by Mr. and
Mis. Currie. In January, 1878, Mr. and Mrs. Craig were add<d
to their number, and in December of the same year Mr. and Mrs.
Timpany, and finally Miss Frith joined them in November,
1882. To these who have gone forth from our own Christian
land we rejoice to add the following, won from heathenism, viz ;

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seventeen Native Preachers, of whom three are ordained, three
Colporteurs, six Bible-women, and twenty-three Teachers in the
day schools. Taken altogether, surely a band of workers whoni
we may deem it a privilege to sustain "

As to the kinds of work, let us remember that the Telugu
people in all number about 17,000,000 and that of these lat least
1.500,000 are entirely dependent on this society for their evan-
gelization, and for all the blessings of the gospel."

Passing on now from the spiritual and mental and coming to
the material, we find that this Society has become the possessor
of property in that far-off land to tlie value of about $17,500.
TJiis property consists of station chapels, homes for the mission-
aries, dormitories for the station schools, village school-houses,
the Seminary building, boats, tents, et3., and the ground by
which all these are occupied.

Our brother, the Rev. G. F. Currie, with his family, from
Tuni, also safely reached liis home in Wolfville, Nova S(;otia, in
the month of June. It is exactly nine years since we bade Bro.
Currie Godspeed on his setting out for India.

Mr. Timpany has travelled over a large part of his wide field
during the year, and as a rule, his preaching has received good
attention. He reports 121 baptisms amongst the Telugus.
Those include all classes, from the Brahmin down to the Pariah.

Mr. Craig says : — " We have continued to preach the gospel
to the people of Akidu, but have not seen much fruit as yet. In
some of the neighboring villages, however, there has been quite an
ingathering, so that our hearts are cheered."

Touiing — '• In September and October I was out for three
weeks, and visited fourteen villages, where we liave members,
and three where we have none. In November I was out
ten days and visited fourteen villages. On November 27th I- set
put for Colair Lake and visited on and near it twenty villages,
I'eturning to Akidu on December 20th. After our Conference
and Association, in January, I was out for about two weeks,
and returned to Akidu on February 13th, just a week before my
departure for Canada.''

In closing, Mr Craig says ; — " I left Cocanada with my little
girl on the 4th of March. On the 14th we sailed from Madras.
We reached New York on the 18th of May. I would record my
gratitude to God for His preserving care over us during the long
journey."

General Outlook. — With all the ob.stac1es and discourage-
nients, incident eveiy where to foreign mission enterprise, we can-

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address before the Baptist Union at Brantford, in May last, the
President, Dr. Clarke, said that he did not know where else on
earth so small a body of Christians were cultivating so fruitful a
field. This field with its million and a-half of human beings J •
getting dotted all over with men and women who love Jesus
Christ."

During the year 117 were bapi^ed, and the present member-
ship is 1,024.

Financial Statement.

DR.

Balance on baud ••? 10 Wi

Total rocoived 12,057 £9

$12,008 15

CR.

Paid Foreign Mission $12,18.) 00

Disbursements .'tlO 00

lialauce on band 17:t 15

$12,008 15

The 8th annual meeting of the Women's Baptist Foreign MiS'
sionary Society of Ontario was held in the City of London on the
9th of October, 1884.

i^rcsibent.

Mk8. Fbeeland.

lTicc=10tfBiDcnt8.

Mrs. J. H. Castle and Mbs. Thompson.

,$ctrc(aric3.

Mbs H. J lOae, Corresponding; Mrs. V. Elliott, Recording.

(Trcasurrc.
Mrs. W. H, Elliott.

The following addition to the list of life members for the year :
Mrs. Thomson, Gnelpli ; Mrs. Ettio Cohoon, Timpany Grove;
Mrs. J. G. Goble, Gobies Cornei-s ; Grandma Burtcli, Woodstock ;
Miss Flora Pegg, Simcoe ; Mrs. L. C. Barber, and Miss Harriet
Haviland, Boston, Ont.

The report closes : — " The Treasurer'.s report is encouraging,
we have good reason to congratulate each other on theye.-ir's work
but there is always some room for improvement. Let us remem-
ber in all we do and ask others to do w(^ are working, not for our-
selves, not for the Missionaries, not for the heathen, but for
Christ, and in Him for all. This thought will overcome many of
our difliculties. We may give, even out of our sin and want, an
acceptable gift to him who gave Himself in all His fulness."

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Financial Statement.

DK. I CR.

Balanoo on hr.nd $1570 Od Paid for Mission purposos.

Iteccivcd from all soureos iiB'JT ly,l>isburscnient.s

iSaluuuu on huud...

$4408 11

, . $2028 00
. . . 84 48
, . . 1755 lilJ

$4408 11

The 8tli annual meeting of the Women's Baptist Fi reigii Mis-
sionary Society was held in the First Uaptist Church in the City
of Montreal, October the 2nd, 1884.

}3rcsilinu.

Mbb. ^laxton.

Vkt-'&xtsiXitnts.

Mks. Payne, and Mits. Upiiam.

SccrclarifS.

Mrs. Benxly, Kecording; Mijia Mum, Correspoadiug.

CTrtnsHt v.

Mbs. Frank Smith.

The Report states that one new Circle—^ .Vest Wincliestcr had
been organized during the year, and that "The reports from In-
dia are most encouraging."

Financial Statement.

DR. I cu.

Balance on hand 9 430 73 Pnid "'issionan'os $1CI'2 01

Beceived from all eourues 1138 '^'^ DisburKcmcMits y-2 to

ualuuce on hand . 41)4 Cj

$1CC8 sw

$1508 SJ&

From the 70th annual report of the American Baptist Mi«!-
sionary Union for 1884, we learn that the Union have now 11
separate stations among the Telugus, anil have haptized of them
during the yeor 2,723, and expended §(39,180.76. The following
are the number of baptisms in connection with the three stations
with which our Canadian Missionaries were formerly connected ;

Nellore. — Baptized tliirty-two ; members, .'")U;5.

Ongole. —Baptized, 1,658 ; member.s, 14, -'388.

Ramapatam, baptized, 50 ; members, 628.

COCAXADA MISSION HOUSE See subseauent page).

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REV. JOHN CRAIG, B. A.

John Oraig was born in Toronto, Canada, June 4th 1852. He
was converted and baptized into the Bond Street Baptist Church
Toronto, by Dr. Caldecott. His education was obtained in the
High School, Port Hope, Upper Canada College and Toronto
University, Toronto, where he graduated silver medalist and in
the Theological Seminary, Rochester, N. Y.

He spent some time in Enghiud and the Continent and one
year as pastor of a Baptist Church in Canada. He was appoint-
ed to Mission work in October, 1877, and sailed the following
week for India, reaching Cocanada early in January 1878. He
entered at once into tlie study of the language, and while doing
so took charge of the English work in Cocanada. In 1881 he
took charge of the Akidu Station, comprising the larger number
of Christians and where during the previous year Mission prem-
ises had been built. In April of that year his wife Martha Perry
Craig died at Akidu

Over a year of 1884-5 was spent in Canada recruiting his
health and doing much valuable work for the Mission. While at
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with Mr. and Mrs. Stillwill they sail* d for India, landing in Co-
ranada Oct. 1st, 1885. Since that time he has resided at Cocan-
ada and carried on Mission work there as also on the Akidu Held.

Bro. Craig is a painstaking, persevering and conscientious
Missionary. lie lends all the energies of mind and heart to the
conversion and elevation of the Telugus and especially in the mat-
ter of self-support has been eminently successful.,

lie takes an intelligent interest in all that pertains to the
good of the country as a whole, and er-joys to a large extent the
confidence and respect of both natives and Eurasians.

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Bro Craig has been twice married His first wife was Martha
Perry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Perry, formerly of Port Hope
and afterwards i>f Rochester, N. Y. She was a (luiet. unostenta-
tious sweet dispositioned Christian woman, who did what she
could in the sphere to which (3od called her. She died almost
alone in Akidu in April. 1881. Her sweet face and atlectionate
heart endeared f.er to all who knew her. She left behind heT a
precious memory and a dear little girl who now lives with her
uncle in Port Hope.

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AcU A. Sinnner, Bro. Craig's present wife is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Sumner of lieamsville of Ontario She was
born April 1 1th, 1856. and bom again and baptized by Rev. R.
H. Montgomery in 18G9. She was educated in tlie Higii School
of her native village and the Art School, Toronto.

She taught school for s-everal years with much success. In
this way she deve'oped a character and gained an experience
which admirably Htted her for her aftf^r life work. All this time
she had a desire to devote herse f to Fo-eign Mi><sion work.

She married Bro Craig in July 1885 and sailed with him for
India, Aug. 1st of that year.

Mrs. Craig is a lirm, conscientious, evenly balanced christian
woman, whose influence for good is over increasing, and whom
may (jod spare many yeira to be a comfort and help to her hus-
band and a blessing to the Telugus.

REV. J. R. STILLWELL, B. A.

This brother was born in Walpole, Ontario, Oanad i. Jan-
uary 15th, 185,"), was converted and baptized by his grandfather
llev. T. Stillwell in 1874. He was educated in Hamilton Col-
legiate Institute, Toronto University (B A.) and Rochestev

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Theological Seminary. He taught school several years and
preached durinsj his College vacation. In ]S^^y he responded to
the appeal of tlie Board for one to lill the place of liro Timpany,
was accepted, ordaiiuid and designated at Brantford in July and
witli his wife s aled in company with Bro. and Sister Craig Aug.
1st and landed in India, October of the saine y(!ar.

He at once ent(M"ed upon the study of the language and with
Suchsuccess that he conducted a fu 1 service inTelugu before he had
been nine months in the country and was prepared for his 2nd
year's examinaion before the end of the tirst year. On account
of the failure of Bro McL-uirin's health in 18S7 he was appoint-
ed by his Bretln-en Principal of tiie Seminary.

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Rebecca Delahey was born near Pembroke, Ontario. H...
father is of Hugenot blood and she possesses to a large extent tlie
excellent cliarficteri tirs of that fan)0us race. She is full of warmth
and zeal and ever ready to learn or do to the extent of her ability
and to second her husband in evury good word and work. May
her days be long and her life full of blessing.

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1885.
THE 19TII ANNUAL MEETING

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BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY

ONTARIO AND QUEBEC

Wiis held in the Giielph Baptist Church on Thursday, October
22nd, 1885. The President, Chas Raymond, Esq., in the chair.
Meetinj»* addressed by Mr. Smith, of Tiverton ; Rev. J. VV. A.
Stewart, Secretary ; Rev. G. M. W. Carey, M. A , of Brantford,
and Rev. F. W. Auvache, the new Missionary.

Chas. Raymond.

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Wh. Cuaio and A. A. Aybr.

Sfcrrtarp.
Rev. J. VV. A. Stewart, B.A.

(Krtieuxtr.

T. S. Shenbton, Esq.

January 19th, 1S85. — The 9th annual m»eting of the Cana-
dian Telugu Conference was held at liimlipatani, India. Among
those reported present were, Mr. and Mrs. McLaurin, Mr. and
Mrs. Timpany, and Mis* M. J. Frith. The statistics furnished :

Cocanada, baptized, 104 ; members, 377.

Tuni, baptized, 3 ; members, 53.

Akidu, baptized, 125 ; members, HIS.

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Miss Alexander's connection with our Foreign Mission work
seems like a beautiful dream. 8he is the eldest daughter of the
Re\^ John Alexander of Toronto. Her whole life has been one
of Christian activity and specially helpful to her father in his
pastoral work in Montreal, Brockville, Brantford, Toronto and
other places. To know her was to love and esteem her highly
for her work's sake. She was appointed in June, 1887, and sail-
ed from Boston on the 6th of October of the same year and reach-
ed Madras in December. Tuesday the 6th September a large
meeting was^held in the Jar vis Street Baptist Church, Toronto,
to bid her farewell. On tlie voyage she became acquainted
with Rev. D. H. Drake of the Missionary Union — shortly after
landing they became engaged and werej married in the Mission
House in Cocanada on the 17th January, 1888. Believing that
He doeth all things well, we would not have it otherwise if we
could. Her work is ours, as our work is hers, because the whole
is our connnon Lord's. She meant to engage in Zenana work
in Cocanada. She may engage in the same or other work in a
larger sphere. May all possible blessing attend her way.

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MRS. TIMPANY.
Mrs. Jane Timpany (now^Irs. Bookeiy is the oldest daughter
of the late Eev. John Fates of whom a notice is given on page
90, and a sister of ^Irs. (Rev.) John ^McLauiin our first Mission-
ary to Cocanada. She was born in r)allinii. Ireland, on the Gtli
July 1840, and imniigrated with lier father's faniilv to America,
landing in New York on the 8th day of April. 1850 For some
time her father was the pastor of the Buptist Church in Cascade,
Iowa, U. S. Mrs. Timpany became a member of that church in
1855 being baptiz. d l)y her father while he was pastor thereof.
Was married to Mr. Timpany on the loth of October, 18G7, and
in the following n;onth sailed from New York City for London,
and from thence to India, arriving at Madras on the 18th of April
of the following year, and at Nellore — her Hrst Missionary home
— twenty-one days afterwards. The whole journey occupying
over six months I This was before the 8uez Canal was opened,
She ha^ travelled tin's 11,000 miles journey four tnnes one of
which was as a widow and now writes the author " I am really
at a loss what to say as there are very few events in my life
worth recording. Siie is a sister toJProfessor J. T. Bates, B.A.,
of the Woodstock College and Eev. S. S. Bates, B. A., pastor of
the College Street Baptist Church, Toronto. The name of Tim-
pany will always be associated with the Ontario and Quebec For-
eign Missionary Society as is the name of Judson with that of the
American Baptist Missionary Sooiety.

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KEY. A. V. TIM P ANY.
FALLEN ON THE FIELD.

Link for March, 1885 :—

Startling and sad Was the message flashed from India to
Canada on Friday, the 20tli of February : " Tiiiipany died yes-
terday," and repeated by tlio Secretary of the Foreign Mission
Board till many hearts that day were; bowed beneath the bitter
stroke of sudden bereavement. To the children patiently longing
and waiting for the return of their loved parents, after one more
year of absence — to the aged parents — to the many relatives the
blow must have been severe indeed. May God, who is a very
present help in time of trouble, strengthen these loving hearts to
bear their heavy sorrow.

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To his call to the work and persistent determination to
preach the gospel in the regions beyond to those who otherwise
would never have heard of a Saviour's love, the Foreign Mission-
ary Society of Ontario and Quebec owes its existence. And
when, after nine years of service in India, he returned, feeble,
faded and worn to regain health and strength, the women of our
Dhurches will long remenilier with what indomitable perseverance
he planned, worked for and urged the organization of the
Women's Foreign Missionary Societies, and the establishment of
this little monthly paper.

No particulars of his call to depart and lie with Christ can
reach Canada for many weeks, but we cannot Jielp fearing that
the burden find strain of double work proved too much for his
enfeebled body, so that the Master, who doeth all things well,
in loving kindness called His tired servant home to rest from his
labors and enter into the joy of his Lord. BreatI ing more of
the spirit of the Apostle Paul than any man we ever met, it may
truly be said of hini, *' He hatli fought the good fight, he hath
kept the faith ; henceforth there is laid up for him a crown of
righteousness which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give him
at tliat d;-,y."

From many a christian home, from many a praying circle,
from many a pulpit in our land has the cry gone up to our
Father in Heaven to sustain and comfort the widow in her deso-
lation, to fold her close to His loving bosom, to place underneath
and round about her the Everlasting Arms. The children also
are commended to the care of the Father of the fatherless.

*' The memory of the just is blessed " Many, both in India
and Canada will ever thank God that A. V. Timpany lived and
worked and taught others to work for Jesus.

A standard liearer has fallen I The banner of the Lord must
not be left to trail in the dust. Who will take the vacant place 1

M. Fbeeland.
The Link for June :—

Americus Ve^spucius Timpany \va.s born in the township of
Bayliam Elgin County, Ontario, on the 21st of December, 1840.
Although surrounded by religious influences he was not converted
till he was nineteen, when tiie Rev. J P. Hall was holdnig
special services in the Malaiiide and Bayham church.

In lb 00 he entered the College at Woodstock, where he com-
pleted the liter.iry and theological courses. He was absent from
CO lego two years, during which he taught school at Florence for

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graduated from Woodstock College in the spring of 1867, and
spent the summer in visiting the churches of Ontario and Quebec
to stir up an interest in Foreign Mission work. Mr. Timpany
had received his c>ill to this work some years previously, and after
prayerful consideration had otfered himself to the Missionary
Union of Boston, U. S., for service in the foreign field. He was
accepted and and appointed to the Telugu Mission. Through his
efforts an Auxiliary Society was organized in Ontario and Quebec.

On the 15th October, 1867, Mr. Timpany was married to
Miss Jane Bates, daughter of the late Bev. John Bates. A few
days later designation and farewell services were lield in connec-
tion with the meetings of the Convention at^IngersoU, when the
power of the Holy Hpirit was felt in a remarkable degree. On
the 24th October, Mr. and Mrs. Timpany left Canada for India.
From England they went to India on a sailing ship by the Cape
of Good Hope, and were sevoriil months on the voyage. After
a short stay in Madras they proceeded to Nellore, where they
arrived in May, 1808. Mr. Tinipany was soon able to help Dr.
Jewett in mis.sionary work. Early in 1870 he removed with hia
family to Ramapatain about forty miles north of Nellore, and
occupied the place as a station of the Mission. Here he labored
for six years, .and had the joy of .seeing the Lord's work pros-
pering in his hands. When he began the work there were thirty
or forty members in the district ; wljen he left in March, 1876,
there was a membership of six or seven hundred. The Theologi-
cal Seminary at Ramapatam was begun by him and remained
under his care for a year.

Mr. Timpany returned to Canada with his family in July,
1876, and in the following October he resigned his connection
with the Missionary Union and worked henceforth as a mission-
ary of the Baptist Foreign Missionary Society of Ontario and
Quebec. During the two years of his stay in Canada he visited
most of our churches ; aroused our sisters to take a definite part
in the work by organizing Circles with Central Boards, and
started the publication of the Missionary LiXK. Mr, Timpany
had a natural gift for the practice of medicine. While at Rama-
patam he was able to relieve much physical suflering, but he felt
the need of instruction, especially in surgery, and hence attended
lectures at the Toronto School of Medicine in 1877-78.

Leaving Canada in September, 1878, with his wife and
youngest child, he returned to India, and arrived at Cocanada on
the 26th December. There he labored inces.santly till bis death

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from cholcr.i on the lOtli February, 1885. The Telugu chape',
the Gill's J)ormitorio.s, and the mission boat Canadian, are
menierials of his faithfulness in providinsf for the material wants
of the mission. I might add the English Chapel at Cocanada,
which was bought and renovated under his directions, also the
Akidu mission boat, which was built under his superintendence.
Wh'-n part of the Cocan )da field was made a separate cJiarge
with Akidu for its station, the district that remained to tlie Co-
canada missionary cont.'iinod only 50 converts. Phis was at the
beginning of 1880 Under Mr. Timpany's care this number in-
creased to 400 in five years. Mr. Timpany was the author of a
Compendium of Theology in Telugu, and was known as one of the
bnst Telugu scliolars among the Missionaries laboring in that
language. * '"• He has left a loving wife and three children to
mourn iiia loss and cherish his memory. The picture is from a
photograph taken just before he returned to India in 1878.

SUDDEN CHANGE.

Since the last number of the Link reached its readers
God has pernatted death to remove from those very Ufnr
and dear to the editor, a sweet young wife and tender loving
mother, rendering her presence iu that bereaved Manitoba home
an imperative necessity.

At the Board meeting held on the 17th of April a very judic-
ious committee was appointed to secure another editor for this
little paper. We have reason to believe that they will be emin-
ently successful and that the Link will in future become a great-
er power for good than ever before.

The number for June will be issued under the new manage-
ment, when notice will be given of any change of address for
communications and remittances; in the meantime they can be
sent as usual.

In laying down the work we have loved so well, and in bid-
ding farewell to all the dear friends with whom, for nearly seven
years, we have been in constant communication, we thank them
most fervently for their kind consideration, efficient help, and in-
valuable co-operation. We also bespeak a continuance of the
same cordial sympathy for those upon whom the future conduct
of the Link will devolve.

M. Fheeland.

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Link, July, 1885 :—" From a letter to Mr. VVm. Elliott, Jan-
uary 26th, 1885, by Mr. Timpany. The day of salvation of this
people draws near at length. Where. 5 years ago, there were about
300 Christians, now there are 1 500, and I fully expect to see in
another five years this 1,500 reach as many thousands. The liv-
ing God is on our side."

MR. TIMPANY'S DEATH AND BURIAL.

I enclose a copy of a letter received this wi>ek from Cocanada.
The writer is clerk of our English Baptist church at that p'aco.
Tlie details given in the letter will be read with fcori'owful inter-
est by thousands in this country.

All our conj(^ctures were vain, for it seems tliat our
brother was taken away very suddenly by cholt;ra. Poi-iiaps a
few explanations may be in place : Coringa will l)e found on
one of my maps a few miles south of Cocanada. Dr. Beech, the
Government Surgeon at Cocanada, was a personal friend of Mr.
Timpany. The Rev. Mr. English is the (jiovernment Chaplain,
and a clergynian of the Church of England. The bridge mention-
ed joins the two parts of Cocanada otherwise separated by a wide
creek with connects the canals with the sea. Cocanada proper is
north of the creek ; the Mission premises are in the northern
part of Cocanada. South of the creek is Juggaudhapuram, w hich
contains the meeting house of our English church, and also the
cemetery wliere Mr. Timpany was buried. Gabriel Jo.siah, my
baby that died in 1879, and many others of our people there
await the resurrection of the just. I might add that Jug^^anad-
hapuram is now regarded as part of Cocanada. The cemetery is
about a mile and a half from the mission premises. The carriage
that bore Mr. Timpany's body to the grave was used to carry our
baby's body six years ago.

John Craig.
April, 2nd, 1885.

Cocanada, 20th February, 1885. — My dear Brother Craig, —
It is my painful duty to inform you of the death of our dear Bro.
Timpany. He died yesterday of a sharp attack of cholera at
about 2,80 p. m , and was buried at 9.30 p. in. On Wednesday
the 18th, he conducted the prayer-meeting, and spoke so
earnestly and lovingly of heaven There was a look of weariness
in his face, and the mere recounting of the joys of heaven seemed
to refresh him. It is not known how he contracted the dist^ase.

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but Mrs. Timpany thinks it was on this wise : On Tuesday, the
17th, he went to Coringa on business, and while there one of his
Christians brought him a small pot of milk. He did not par-
ticularly want to drink, but to please the man and show his
appreciation of his kindness, he drank it against his better judg-
ment Although he made no complaint of any specific illness
till next morning, it is believed that with the milk he imbibed
the germs of the disease. This belief is confirmed to a certain
extent by the fact that certain cases of cholera liave occurred in
Coringa, and that the epidemic is raging in Masulipatam and
northwards to such an extent that the canal between that place
and Bezwada has bepn put under (juarantinn.

The attack was a sharp one ; symptoms exhibited themselves
at 8 a.m., and by 2.30 p m he was gone. It was so sudden and un-
expected that none of us knew it till our poor pastor was gone. My
wife and I were the first to get th^re, but we were an hour too late.
Brother McLaurin is most unfortunately away at Rangoon,
which port he reached yesterday. He had gone to try and shake
off the fever, which has attacked him with unusual rigor lately.
This morning Mrs. McLaurin received a telegram from him, and
wired him a reply, informing hina of thg sad news. I forgot to
mention that poor Mr. Timpany's death was so unexpected that
Mary was in school, and when sent for came home too late to see
her father alive. Owing to the nature of the disease, Dr. Beech,
who undertook the funeral arrangements, hurried on, and we
buried him at 9.30 p. m. At a little past 8 p. m. we put him in
the coffin, and he was borne to the chapel in the mission com-
pound. There Jonathan had a short service, as Dr. Beech was
averse to exposing the body long. Thence the body was borne
away in his own carriage, drawn by his christians. At ten
minutes to nine we were crossing the bridge, and at half-past
nine last night we had put out of sight to await the final resur-
rection, the poor, tired, weary and worn out body of our beloved
pastor. As the night was dark we had eight torches to illumine
the long procession which followed him to the grave. You can
imagine what a weirdly solemn sight it was. There in the silent
grave yard, with the darkness and stillness of nature around,
were gathered the people of Cocanada ; his school girls, native
christians, and members of the English church, sobbing and cry-
ing as if their hearts were breaking.

The Church of England burial service was read over him by
the Kev. Mr. English, and we put him away. It was an impres-
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for many years was to us a kind and loving father, who identi-
fied hi:nself with ua thoroughly. Our sorrows were his sorrows,
our joys his joys ; the smallest affairs of each one of us interested
him as if they were his own. We, the members of the English
Church, are overwhelmed with our great loss. We have lost a
loving, large hearted, humble pastor, and we feel that we shall
never look upon his like again.

On Saturday, the Hth inst., he married the Rev. J. Williams,
of Vizianagram, to Miss Gordon, and in a speech he gave on that
occasion, he dilated largely on death, in connection with birth and
marriage, the other two great events of life. On Sunday the
15th, he preached one of the most eloquent sermons I have ever
heard him deliver. His theme was ** JesuR," and oh ! how lov
ingly he spoke ! What glorious pictures he drew of the bliss of
heaven ! During the sermon, in a state of rapture he exclaimed,
" Sun of my Soul ! " We little thought that before five days had
gone by he would be basking in the light and warmth of that
"Sun."

I believe he hardly spoke during his illness. In the morning
he went to his work as usual, but remarked to Mrs. Timpany
that he was very ill. During his illness I believe he only said,
" This is cholera. The will of the Lord be done, I would like
to live for the work." I believe God took him t'> give him rest,
for if ever a man looked worn out and weary, and thoroughly in
need of rest, our poor brother did. I think his frame was so ex-
hausted as to be able to offer no resistance to the inroads of any
serious disease, much less such a malignant and deadly one as
cholera. What is our sorrow and los.<» to that of Mrs. Timpany
and his little ones, here and in Canada ! Our hearts are pained
at her grief and bereavement, but we trust in the Lord to •' tem-
per the wind to the shorn lamb."

This morning a telegram was sent to the Rev. J. W. Stewart,
Hamilton, ** Timpany died yesterday." I can imagine the wail
there will be through Canada when the news spreads. Oh ! if he
had been relieved for a little while to recruit himself, things
might have turned out otherwise ; but regrets are vain. He is
now at rest. We hope that the death of our dear pastor will be
an eloquent appeal to the sons of Canada, and that there will be
no difficulty in getting more to come and gather in the abundant
harvest. Our school will miss him very much, I really do not
know what we will do without him, It is getting on so nicely,
and only lately he had a long chat with us about the boarding

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school he intended building. The first donations towards it have
been put in the bank, and he talked of raising subscriptions when
he went home. 1 hope you will reniemVjer this scheme in your
appeals for help A boarding school is much needed, and if wo
only had the accommodation, we would get many more scholars.
With Christian love, believe me,

Yours very truly.

Geo H. White.

In Link for November, 1885, Miss Frith writes : — '* We can-
not look back and renew the work of the pest year without first
mentioning tlie great loss we have sustained in the death of our
dear Bro. Timpany, who was so deeply inteiested in our work
among the women. We miss his earnest prayers, his words of
encouragement, his sympaUiy, his unwavering hope and faith in
the living God. * * I shall always feel that it was a great
privilege to have spent my first two years in India with Mr. and
Mrs. Timpany, and if success follows my labors, as I hope there
will be, I shall feel that it is owing in a great measure through
the blessing and wisdom of God, to the inestimable help and ad-
vice received from them."

April, 15th, 1885, at a Board meeting held in Woodstock a
resolution was passed relating to the loss sustained by the Mis-
sion in the death of Kev. A. V. Timpany, and a copy ordered to
be sent to his widow.

At this same meeting Bro. John R, Stillwell presented him-
self to the Board as a candidate for Missionary labor in the For-
eign field. After having answered the various questions put
to him in a most satisfactory manner, he was unanimously ap-
pointed as one of our Missionaries.

July Link, 1885, Mr Craig writes : — -'And now that the time
has come when I must leave Canada with its spiritual light and
warmth, and go back to the darkness and chilliness of heathen
India, I ask for myself personally, and to those who go to that
land for the first time, a special interest in your prayers. Dr.
Carey did well when he compared missionaries to miners. I have
been down a mine, and know the darknes and gloom that reigns
there. I have been in India and know something of the gross
spiritual darkness found there."

'♦ Mr. Stillwell and I expect to sail from Quebec on the 1st Aug-
ust, and to be at Cocanada about the 1st October. I am happy
to say that we each hope to have the companionship of a wife. I
state these facts so that our friends may pray for every member
of our little party while we are on the way and after our arrival

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in India. Before my visit to Canada 1 wrote many a letter to
the Link If the Lord will, I shall write many more after my re-
turn to India. To all who read these lines 1 now say — Farewell ! "

In the Link for the sane month : — " In a letter from Mrs.
Manning, of Halifax, written a short time after Mr. Currie's de-
parture, she says : ' We have had your missionaries, Mr. and
Mrs. Currie, with us for a few days. 1 invited her down to
Halifax to see him ott". We held a farewell service on
Friday evening, and on Saturday at two o'clock the steamer
left. Poor Mrs. Ourrie, it was with a sad, heavy heart she turn-
ed away and took the train for Wolfville. Three little children
are a great care and responsibility for one so frail as she. Her
strength returns slowly. I hope the warm M'eather will bring
new life ; but she will miss her husband so very much. These
separations are very trying, and involve great sacrifice for the
cause. I felt in looking at her that I had really made no sacrifice
to give the gospel to the heathen."

July, 21st. 1885, Mr. J. R. Still ^rell became a member of the
First Baptist Church, Brantford, and was ordained therein.

July, 11th 1885, Tuni, Bro. Currie writes : — •' I am glad to
be able to report my safe arrival in this country, after a journey
of a little more than two months from Canada. For travelling
mercies granted me all the way I feel deeply grateful. Leaving
Wolfville, N. S., on the 24th April, I reached England on the
4th May, Madras on the 21st June, and Cocanada on the 1st
July. Was cordially welcomed at Cocanada by the occupants of
the Mission House, and was pleasantly surprised to find that the
members of the English Baptist Church had arranged for a wel-
come meeting, to be held in their chapel on the evening of the
following day. At this meeting which came off at the time ap-
pointed, among other exercises of a devotional and social charac-
ter, an address of welcome was read and responded to, making
altogether a quite enjoyable occasion. But, alas ! how clearly
one sees out here the tremendous gap that has been made in our
working force. Ah, that new-made grave in Jugganadhapuram !
We can only fall back upon the assurance that others will be rais-
ed up and the work will go on "

"After remaining about a week in Cocanada, I came to Tuni,
arriving here two days ago It was pleasant to see the familiar
place again, and to exchange greetings with the Christians who
live at the station. But here, too, pleasure is mingled with pain,
A new made grave in our little cemetery contains all that ia mor-
tal of K. Jane, the wife of Charles. She was the most intelli-

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gent, the best educated, ar. 1 the best qualified for usefulness of
all our Christian women Her loss is keenly felt, and her pres-
ence grently missed ht->rc. Not a few familiar faces have appear-
ed at the door of the mission house during these two days, and it
is encouraging to be assured both by words and looks that many,
besides our native Christians, are pleased to sec the house again
Occupied."

Some weeks after the news of Bro. Timpany's death was tele-
grapiied to Ontario, Mrs. Freeland received a letter of which the
following is an extract : —

•' Here is a letter for the Link. Brother McLaurin is here
He is not well, sick with fever and planning to go away for a sea
voyage. It makes me feel lonesome. I do hope Mr. Craig will
be back by the 1st October, and that a new missionary may come.
Pray God to put it into the heart of a good man to come to this
work. There is a great deal of interest in all parts of our mis-
sion field. I verily believe a thousand would bo baptized this
year could we do the work. Oh it is glorious, but where are the
reapers ? The girls are doing nicely. I am trying to get a suit-
able matron. There are 49 girls in the boarding school. Mrs.
Timpany has not been well, but is better now. Mary is well. T
am well, save when I overwork and give .the slumbering favor a
chance."

A. V. Timpany.

September, 14th, 1885, Bro. Craig writes, dated Red Sea: —
•' It has occurred to me that a table of distances from Canada to
India might be found both interesting and useful. Hence I send
you the following : —

Toronto to Quebec (about) 479

Quebec to Liverpool 2650

Liverpool to London 220

London to Gibraltar 1299

Gibraltar to Malta 981

Malta to Port Said 935

Port Said to Suez 87

Suez to Aden 1.^08

Aden to Colombo 2093

Colombo to Madras 610

Madras to Cocanada 350

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"The total distance by the route we have taken is just about
11,000 miles. If we travelled witii the mails via Brindisi in
Ita'y, and then via Bombay to Madras, the distance would be
less by one thousand miles. I hope the readers of the Link will
not forget us because we are so far away. Think of us and pray
for us and our work."

September, 2 1st, 1885, at a Board meeting held this day Miss
S. I. Hatch, of Woodstock, Ont., was, on the recommendation of
the Women's Foreign Missionary Society, appointed one of our
Missionaries for the Telugus.

October 22nd, 1885, at a Board meeting held in Guelph, Mr.
A. W. Auvache presented himself as a candidate for the Foreign
Mission field, who, after answering in a satisfactory manner num-
erous que.stiotis was duly appointed as one of our missionaries.

October 2nd, 1885, Oocanada, Bro, Craig writes: — " We left
Suez on Friday, the 11th September. The voyage to Colombo
was very pleasant on the whole. We arrived there on the 22nd
and left again on the 24tli for Madras, which place was reached
on the 26th. * * We landed at Madras exactly a month from
the day we embarked. Having found a stopping place, we learn-
ed that Mr. and Mrs. McLaurin had been there three days before,
on their way home to Cocanada from Bangalore. Mr. Stillwell
and I spent the afternoon calling on Dr. Jewett and Mr. Water-
bury, both of the American Baptist Missionary Union."

'* On Monday after attending to various matters Mrs. Craig
and I took the steamer for this place, where we arrived yesterday
morning, on the day so often mentioned by our late brother in
his urgent requests for an early return, on my part. Bro.
McLaurin was waiting at the landing, and gave us a warm wel-
come. Mrs. McLaurin, Miss Frith, Miss Folson, and Mr. Currie
were at the mission house to give their welcome. We liave had a
happy meeting, and are all deeply thankful to God for His pre-
serving care. Mr. and Mrs. Stillwell remained at Madras to
purchase furniture. Bro. McLaurin expects to open the seminary
next Thursday. I need scarcely say that I miss the face and
voice of our dear departed brother."

October 8, 1885, Samulcotta ; Bro. McLaurin writes : — " We
are back again in our old home, and at our loved work. We
opened to-day with over fifty students. * * A week ago to-
day we welcomed Bro. and Sister Craig back to India. How
glad we were to see them ! To-morrow we go into Cocanada, to
receive Bro. and Sister Stillwell. May their days be many and
very useful and very happy in India."

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October 9, 1885, Cocanada ; Bro. Oraig writes: — "By the
Massing of (»oil Mrs Oaig and I arrived here safely on the 1st of
this month, and Mr. and Mrs Stillwell arrived to-day, after a
week or ten days in Madras At present this house contains
our whole force of missionaries, Mr. Currio having been hero for
some time, and Mr. and Mrs. McLaurin having come from
►Sanmlcotta this morning to see the new arrivals and attend a
welcome meeting to be held in the evening."

" Tiiose to whom everything here is new have one advantage.
They do not feel the shadow that falls on us who look in vain for
oar beloved fellow-worker of former days. Perhaps by and-bye
I shall become used to his absence. * * I n)ight write much
more, but I forbear. I hope to go to Akidu next week and spend
a few weeks on that field. We desire a continual interest in
your prayers. I forgot to say that the seminary reopened
yesterday."

Akidu, November 20th, 1885, Bro. Craig writes: — " * =•=
Before I left Akidu on my way to Canada, I asked God to per-
mit me to see the mission house once more ; in other words to
bring nje back safely in due time. On the 17th of October I
had the pleasure of entering the house, and thanking my heavenly
Father for his answer to my prayers. I was welcomed cordially
enough by all, but there was a certain amount of sorrow mingled
with the joy. Peter came from Gunnanapudi to see me. He
wept as he took my hand, for part of his sorrow was very fresh.
Isaac, who had been his companion for many years, had been
called away on the first of the month, and Peter's heart was very
sore. 'Th'shas been a year of sorrow.' he said. 'First came
the sad tidings of Mr. Timpany'_ death, and before we had
recovered from the shock caused by that, cholera visited Gunana-
pudi, and carried oft" fifteen of our members. Then my little girl
fell sick and died ; she was nearly four years old. And last of
all, Isaac became ill, and died on the first of the month." ""^^ *

November 20th, 1885, Cocanada ; Bro. Stillwell writes : —
" Long before this reaches you, you will have received Brother
McL'iurin's notice of our arrival here ! yes, we are here, at
Cocanada — we arrived at Madras on the 2Gth September, and
there said good-bye to our steamer, Coromad«l, which seemed to
have grown into something very much like a friend, for we had
slept in its cabins and walked its decks and mingled with its
people a whole month. At Madras also we parted with the
Craigs, who went on in an earlier steamer than we could get
ready for. We followed them in the next steamer, leaving

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ing. * And then we looked at the boats coming' oil' to us
and studied their occupants, Init none struck us as at all familiar.
We had not mot I3ro. Currio before, and so did not know him
until ho came up the ship's laddt^r and introdiiced himself. He
had come oft' very early to meet us, and accordingly we had the
pleasure of hi< welcome before quitting the ship. We liad
received two letters at Madras welcoming us to India, one from
Bro. McLaurin, and the other from l^.Iiss Fritli Vnt! Brother
Currie brought another from Bro. Oraig, so that w. werg not left
in any doubt as to the welcome awaiting us,"

" Under Bro. Currie's escort we icft the ceamcr in r little
steim launch and steamed first to the mouth of the < an'xi, then up
the canal In about half an hour we arrived at the I'nal landing
place, ana as we came neai" siiw Bro. Criiig -.vuh cirriage and
; 'Tsh and — umbrella. B^o. Craig looked to our b.igiage, and we
took possession of the carriage and made our way to the .Mi.ssion
House. * '•■ " We passed the bridge tiiat spans thc^ canal, tin;
clock tower at the Oocanada extremity, se\ era! tanks or f.onds,
and tinally passed through a gateway bearing the inscription •
"Canadian Baptist Telugu mission" in English and 'I'elugu char-
acters. Through tlie gateway we passed into the Mi-J.sii)i) com-
pound. Then came the Telugu chapel, which looked (|uite natur-
al and the Mission House exactly as the photograph has it, ex-
cept a few changes made of late in the front yard. Here we
found Mrs. Craig and Miss Frith, and had barely got insiJe when
brother and sister McLaurin put in an appearance, having come
from Samulcotta tliat morning."

Extracts from the 19th annual report : — •' At the time of Mr.
Timpany's death the Rev. Mr Currie was at his home in Wolf-
ville, Nova Scotia, enjoying a much needed and well-earned rest.
As soon as it became known what a loss the Mission had su.stain-
ed at Cocannda. a'ld how imperatively help was needed there,
Brother Currie did not wait to be called out, but .at once volun-
teered his service, and declared himself ready to sail on any day
the Committee might name. This action on his part was the Hr.st
relief which came to the Executiv- Committee in the ori.sis
brought on by Mr. Timpany's deatli ; and when it is further n;-
membared that Mr, Currie's departure for India involved his sep-
aration from wife and children, your Board feels that is due to
hiui to declare here our appreciation of his truly magnanimous
conduct. The Executive Committee, in consideration of the hot

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season in India, deemed it inexpedient for Mr. Currie to sail
sooner than the latter part of April, and also invited him to a
farewell meeting at (Juelph on the evening of March 26th. This
ineeting was largely attended, and was most inspiring, and will
doubtless often be looked back to by your earnest, self-denying
Missionary, as he toils amongst the Telugus. Mr. Curria sailed
at the time appointed, and on July 1st landed at Cocanada, where
he was met on the wharf by the Rev. John McLaurin." * *

•'As the outcome of all this correspondence, Mr. J. R. Still-
well, B. A., appeared before your Board at its semi-annual meet-
ing, and formally and most heartily offered himself as a mission-
ary to the Telugus. Before the meeting, and at the time of it,
every means was used to acquaint the Board with the physical
constitution, mental abilities and training, and spiritual character
and experience of Mr. Stillwell, with the result that his ofler was
as heartily accepted as it was made. He was accordingly unani-
mously appointed to go forth under 'the auspices of your Society
His ordination took place in the First Baptist Ohurch, Brantford,
on July 21st. It is not unfitting to say here that his examination
before the Council was at once a surprise and a delight, revealing
a grasp of Christian truth and a power of personal conviction and
religious earnestness which promise well for his career as a a mis-
sionary. Indeed, those who know him best believe that in Bro.
Stillwell we have a strong man, for whom we are thankful to
God, and whose life, if spared, will count for something in the
Canadian Baptist Telugu Mission." * *

" Having bid farewell to us all, Brethren Oraig and Stillwell
and their wives sailed from Quebec on Saturday, the 1st of Aug-
ust. After a short stay in London, they proceeded on their jour-
ney to India. They were favored with a prosperous voyage, and
reached Cocanada probably about the first of the present month
(October), and, doubtless, by this time are settled at their work
in that land."

Financial Statement.

Total received from the Churches $5,822 38

Total received from Women's Baptist F. M. Society

(West) 2,969 34

Total received from Women's Baptist F. M. Society

(East) 1,055 00

Total received from Judson Missionary Society, Wood-
stock 65 25

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Winnipeg 63 80

Total received from the Sunday Schools and Mission-
ary Boxes 1,880 38

Total, Miscellaneous 949 08

Total received from Individuals 755 20

Total received from Legacies 191 47

Total received from Collections 88 88

Total Receipts for the year $13,820 18

Balance on hand at last audit 173 16

Total from all sources for the year $13,998 42

HoAv Paid Out.

Paid the Missionaries $13,125 64

Paid for Printing 139 00

Paid for Interest 67 00

Paid for Postage, Stationery 101 11

Balance on hand 560 64

$ 18,993 42

The 9th annual meeting of the Women's Baptist Foreign
Mission Society of Ontario was held in the town of St. Catharines
on the 8th day of October, 1885.

J9rcBiBent.
MbS. J. H. CikSTLE.

Mrs. Thompbon. and Mrs. J. C. Ycli.

StcretaritB.

MiBS V. Elliott, Recording ; Mrs. H. J. Bobb, Corresponding.

Mrs. W. H, Elliott.

16 new circles reported for the year and tlie following nine
ladies been made life members during the year : — Mrs. D. B. Wal-
lace, Simcoe ; Mrs. J. Hull, Princeton ; Mrs. G. L, Oliver, Hart-

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ford ; Mrs. Lorenzo Beal, Boston ; Miss Martha Nelles, Wilson-
vflle ; Mrs. HoUins, St. Thomas ; Mrs. T. D. Crawford, Brant-
ford ; Mrs. W. Pegg, Hartford ; Mrs. T. Oartwright, Calton.

The report closes thus : — "We have lost some on whom we
leaned, but it is that others may have an opportunity to work.
We must not fail to do our share ; let each resolve to do every-
thing in her power, that this great work may prosper, and that
all in our own land, and they that sit in darkness, may see the
•Light of the World.'"

Financial Statement.

DR.

Balance on band $1755 Ki

Keceived from all sources 3415 7H

$5171 41

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Paid for V ission purposes $2879 :W)

Disbursements .59 87

Balance on hand 22^2 24

$5171 41

The 9th annual meeting of the Women's Baptist Missionary
Society, East, was held in the First Baptist Church, Montreal,
on the 8th day of October, 1885.

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Mbs. Payne, and Mrs. Uphah.

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Mbs. Bently, Becording ; Mias Mum, Corresponding.

STrraeurrr.

Mbb. Fbank Smith.

Mrs. P. A. McEwen and Mrs. A. D. McCallum were added
to the list of life members during the year, making the total num-
ber 40.

Financial Statement.

DR.

Rtdance on hand $ 494 OC

Total received 1009 30

11663 39

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Disbursements 15 21

Balance on hand 403 18

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From the 71st annual report (1885) of the American Baptist
Missionary Union we learn that the Union now have 12 separate
stations among the Telugus, and have baptized of them during
the year 1,556, and expended $96,860.70. The following are the
number of baptisms in connection with the three stations with
which our own Canadian Missionaries were formerly connected.

Nellore. — Baptized, 53 ; members, 479.

Ongole. — Baptized, 304 ; members, 14,632, '

Ramapatam. — Baptized, 12; members, 631.

But I have a baptism to be baptized with ; and how am I
straitened till it be accomplished !

And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly : and his
sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the
ground.

And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying.
r.LOi, Eloi, lama sabachthani ? which is, being interpreted, My
God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me ?

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised
for our iniquities ; the chastisement of our peace was upon him ;
and with his stripes we are healed — God's Word.

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GIRL'S BOARDING SCHOOL OOOANADA.

The photograph of this school was taken in January, 1884'
It shows a row of houses, in which the boarding school girls live
while attending school A palm tree stands in front of the houses,
near the center, and there are some small cocoanut trees also in
the yard. To the right is a stone well. Many of the girls are
standing in front of the houses. These buildings wore paid for
by the Women's Foreign Mission Society of Eastern Ontario 'and
Quebec The clupel and boat were paid for by the Women's
Foreign Missionary Society of Ontario.

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The cut on page 177 represents the Mission House, Cocanada.
The house is over 60 feet wide exclusive of verandahs. It is about
44 ft. deep, excepting in the front centre, where a bow of 8 feet
makes it 52 feet.

There are six large rooms, with four dressing and bath rooms
attached The door directly in front, leads into a room 52 feet
long and 22 feet wide.

Verandahs 10 feet wide extend all around the house, and at
the sides they are enclosed to form bath rooms and dressing-
rooms.

It is reached by a flight of steps from the back. The shrub-
bery in front is part of the garden. That circular piece of mas-
onry in front is the curb of a disused old well.

The rooms to the left were occupied by Brother and Sister
Currie, till they removed to Tuni, and then by Brother and Sister
Craig till they went to Akidu. Thf^ rooms to the right were oc-
cupied by the McLaurins from 1876 till 1879. It was in this
house tha^ Brethren Timpany and Currie died. The house
with 12 t^i X of ground, cook house, stables, wells, roads, etc,,
were bougi. n December, 1875, for R's. f ,900 ($4,260). The
building itst i cost when new R's. 15,000.

Telugu Mission.

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MISS HATCH.

Miss S. Isabel Hatch is the oldest daughter of John Hatch,
Esq., of ** Woodside," near Woodstock, the county town of the
County of Oxford, Ontario. Her grandfather, the late John
Hatch, Esq., was one of the earliest settlers in that county. A
large portion of the present Town of Woodstock is on the farm
purchased by him when in a state of nature in 1820. Our hero*
ine missionary graduated from the Woodstock College, and after-
wards for four years became a teacher therein. She was baptized
in that same town in 1873, by the late Rev. John Bates, of
whom reference is made on page 90. All tliose best acquainted with
her in Ontario speak in the highest terms as to ler qualifications
for the important position she has voluntarily undertaken. Her
own letters and the letters of others from India, all tend to in-
tensify our interest in the brave girl, who leaves the home of her
childhood to teach the heathen 11,000 miles away, the way of
salvation. The author, from long acquaintance with her parents
and grandparents feels a cl^sp interest in her welfare.

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REV. H. F. LAFLAMMB:

Bro. Laflamme was born in West Winchester, Ontario, Can
ada, January 25th, 1865. When 15 years of age he was sent to
Woodstock College to study for the law. Here in the fall of
1880, the Lord found him and turned his heart to the ministry
of His word. In 1 886 he went to Toronto for his Arts course.
Here he met Mr. Forraan, who visited the Colleges and Institu-
tions of the United States and Canada, calling for volunteers for
the foreign field. Bro. Laflamme at once volunteered — oflfered
himself to our Board, was appointed, ordained and designated to
the work, in company with Bro. Davis. Together they visited
many of the churches of Ontario and Quebec with much profit to
the Society. In company with Mr. and Mrs. Davis, he sailed
for India, landing in Cocanada November 12th, 1887. While
studying the language of his future charge he keeps his mind and
heart engaged in English work in Cocanada. Our brother is a
young man full of faith, and zeal, and devotion for the Master,
and we pray that the Lord whom he loves will greatly use him
for Hiii own glory in the salvation of many Telugus.

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MRS. F. W. AVAUCHE.

Mrs. F. W. Avauche (Elizabeth Owen), is the 3rd daughter
of Lewis Owen, a member of the Welsh Baptist Chapel, Everton
village, Liverpool. Mrs. Auvache was born in Liverpool in the
year 1853 ; was educated in Liverpool and graduated in War-
rington College, England. She was baptized in the City of
Chester, and was for some years previous to her marriage engaged
in a christian philanthrophic woi-k in Liverpool.

Married to Rev. F. W. Auvache on Dec. 8th, 1885, and soon
after left for India. In consequence of ill health, returned with
her husband in November, 1887, and at present is compelled
to reside in London, England, for medical treatment.

Just before embarking for India Mrs. Avauche's church
niembership was transferred by letter to the Baptist Church in
Stratford, Ontario. Mr. and Mrs. Avauche are now both mem-
bers of that church.

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Rev. Fredrick William Auvache was bom in London, Eng.,
on August 15th. 1856. Converted in Hampton, England, in
August, 1871. Baptized in Woodstock in the fall of 1878, by
the late Prof. Torrance. Emigrated to Canada in April 1872.
Educated at the Gait High School, Woodstock College, and the
Pastor's College, London, England. Sailed from Quebec for
India on November 20th. 1 885. Married to Elizabeth Owen in
Liverpool, England, on December 8th, 1885. Arrived in India
March 2nd, 1886. Compelled through ill health to leave India
on November 20th, 1887, and arrived in Canada May 3rd, 1888.

By a Council held at the call of the Stratford Ohurch,
November 10th, 1885. Mr. Auvache was ordained by a unanimous
vote of the Council, after a very satisfactory examination.

While quite youn£» he was placed in Miss McPherson's
" Home," in London, England. The Christian influences there
surrounding him led to his converdion when he was fourteen
years of age. At the prayer-meeting in the " Home " was
developed the desire to, in a quiet way, make known the gospel.
It was not, however, until 1875, through a conversation had
with a student of Woodstock College, that he realized that some
day he might preach the truth, and, may be, become a foreign
missionary.

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MBS. J. B. DAVIS.

Laura Lockhart was born in Durham Co Ont., Nov. 5th,
1856. In 1878 she was convetted and joined the Presbyterian
Church of which her paients were members. Even then she
wished to be immersed. She was an active worker in Sabbath
School and Mission Circle for years. She had also often expres-
sed a desire to go to teach the heathen the way of life. Some
time before her marriage of her own accord she went to Port
Hope— was immersed and joined the Baptist Church there. Her
Lord has heard her heart's cry and she is now preparing to tell
the story of life to the heathen Telugus.

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REV. J- E. DAVIS, B. A.

Bro. Davis was born at Wicklow, Ontario, Canada, February
l7th, 1858. He was converted and baptized at Haldimand by
Rev. J. B. Moore. Up to his 23rd year his educational advant-
ages were of the scantiest. In 1880 he went with his brother
G. B Davis, B. A., to the North West to establish Prairie Col-
lege. He studied in that institution and subsequently in Rapid
City Academy for about four years, and matriculated into Mani-
toba University with first class honors. He graduated H. A. in
1887, and came east the same year, with the intention of study-
ing theology in McMaster Hall, Toronto, but the call for men to
fill the vacant posts in the Telugu field was too urgent, and he
sent in his name. He was ordained and designated to the work
in Bloor St. Baptist Church, Toronto, on 5th July. 1887.

Himself, wife and Mr. Laflainme reached India November
12, of the same year. Bro. Davis' difficulties in early life will
admirably fit him to endure hardship as a cood soldier of Jesus
Christ. He is richly endowed for work, and may God use him
mightily for His glory.

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Mrs. Garside is the daughter of Rev. Joshua Denovan of
Alexander St. Baptist Church, Toro. to. Margaret Denovan was
bom in Glasgow, Scotland, was baptized by her father in Mon
treal and her education in the different places where her father
had pastorates. She is young and her Christian experience is
mostly to be made and her life work lies mostly in the future.
She brings with her to her work a sunny disposition and a ten-
dency to lind the humorous side of life These tendencies will
stand her in good stead during many a gloomy day in India. May
her life be a very long one, a very sunny one and withal a very
blessed one.

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KEV. EOBERT'llGARSIDE.

Emigrated from Leeds, Yorkshire, England, with his father's
family in 18(»8. Was baptized by Rev. Robert Cameron and be-
came a member of the Biantford Tabernacle Church a few years
ago. •* The evening meeting of the Fyfe Missionary Society, on
December 2nd, 18ti7, took the form of a farewell service to our
esteemed fellow-student, Robert Gai'side. who sails on Saturday
next for India, as the special representative of our young men.
All the city churches were represented in the gathering * *
The Rev. Dr. Castle, as President of the Faculty, addressed his
farewell words to the missionary elect, He was convinced that
the foreign ticid required our very best men. Robert Garside
was one of the noblest and best gifts wliich the College could
bestow upon India As a student ne has shown himself to
be of solid manhood and the brilliant talent of honest hard work.
He went forth upon a sacred and glorious mission, carrying with
him the esteem and love of the Faculty and students. The Doc-
tor expressed his gratitude that the reproach of former days was
blotted out, when the appeal, "A man for India," was iterated
and reiterated . without response.

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MRS. CURRlfi.
Mrs. Currie (Maria E. Armstrong), was born at Wolfville, N.
S., and was educated at the Ladies Seminary in that place. Was
converted and baptized in 1861 by Rev. Mr. De B!ois and united
with the Wolfville Church. In 1872 offered for Foreign services
and was accepted by the Foreign Missionary Board of the Mari-
time Provinces. Was designated in August 1873 at Windsor,
N. S., in company with six others for tho Karens of Siam, sailed
from St. John and reached Rangoon, Burmah, January 12th,
1874. She spent two years in Burmah during which time she
studied the Karen language and did Mission work at iSavoy,
Maulmein, and Henthada She was married to Rev. G. F. Cur-
rie of the Ontario board in Bangoon February 1st, 1876, and
shortly after sailed for Cocanada and in 1878, took up her resi-
dence with her husband among the wilds of Tuni. Here for six
years she knew the toils, the cares, and the privations of Mi>sion-
ary life as few know them. Her Missionary spirit whs deep and
original and she was strong both to bear and to do because slie
loved her Lord and loved the Telugus. Sadly needing a rest she
returned with her wearied husband to Canada in 1881. Cheer-
fully she made the sacrifice when she sent him to fill the vacant
place in 1875. In one short year the great sorrow of her life be-
fel her — she was a widow and her children fatherless

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THE 20th annual MEETING

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Was held in the Baptist Church, Town of Paris on Thursday
the 21st day of October, 1886.

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Wm. Cbaio and A. A. Ayer.

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T. S. Shension, Esq.

January 20th, 1886. — The 10th annual meeting of the Cana-
dian Telugu Conference was held in the Cocanada Mission House
Among those reported present were Mr. and Mrs. McLaurin, Mr
and Mrs. Craig, Miss Frith and Mr. StillwcU. Statistics : —

Cocanada, — Baptized, forty-three ; members, 40-^.

Tuni. — Haptized, eight ; members, fifty-two.

Akidu. — Baptized, 202 ; members, 1,248.

February Link, Bro. McLaurin writes; : — " We are also re-
joicing in a very fine Doilond's telescope. This is the joint gift
of Bro. Claxton, of Montreal, and the trustees of Wookstock
College. Bro Claxton gave it to the College years ago, and now
with his concuirence it has been presented to Samulcotta Semin-
ary. A few days ago it was unpacked, and our boys had their
first view of the heavens through a telescope. It is really a very
superior instrument, and we are all very much indebted to the
donors.

The above we use to get better acquainted with God's mighty
worlds rolling in space. We have another instrument which as-
sists us to become conversant with God's minutest wonders be-
neath our feet — a microscope. For this we are indebted to Bro.
Shenston, our treasurer."

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REV. G. F. CURRIE, M. A.

The^following letter will contain all the information about
this Brother that will be expected in a "Scrap Book." The de-
parted Brother spent a week or two with the writer- just previous
to his departure for India. He was the youngest son of Zebula
and Lovinia Currie. He was a printer by trade, and in that
capacity worked in the city of Philadelphia and in the Harper's
establishment in the city of New York. It was in this way he
procured the means for his five years [in the Wolfville Institute
from which he graduated in 1874.

•• He was born in Fredericton, N. B., in 1844. He was con"
verted when a lad of some eleven years, and at that time public
ly expressed his desire to be a foreign missionary. When eight.

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een years of age he united with the Fredericton church. About
this time he attended the Provincial Training or Normal School
at St. John, and subsequently taught the public school for eight-
teen months at Keswick Ridge. Here he first began evangelistic
and temperance work. He afterwards spent five years at the in-
stitution at Wolfville, graduating at Acadia College as one of the
class of '74. His college course was marked by unusual ability
in study, all subjects of the curriculum being grappled with in a
searching and masterful way ; while his life was characterized by
a simple, earnest, and firm religious faith. Friends in Cardigan,
Newcastle and Andover — all in N, B., — will remember his faith-
ful labors as a home missionary during his college vacations. He
was ordained to the work of the ministry at Andover, in July,
1874, immediately after his college graduation, and forthwith
offered his services as a foreign missionary to the Board of the
Maritime Provinces. The Board was unable to give him the ex-
pected encouragement in pursuance of his plans. Shortly after
this the Board of Ontario and Quebec sought him out and offer-
ed to send him at once to India. He joyfully accepted the ser-
vice, and after visiting a number of the churches in Ontario, was
publicly designated at Guelph to the Cocanada mission field. Em-
barking at Halifax November, 1875, he reached Rangoon, Janu-
ary, lb76. On the first of February he was married to Maria
E. Armstrong, of Wolfville, N. S. — she, it will be remembered,
being one of the band of Missionaries who left the Maritime
Provinces in 1873. Mr. and Mrs. Currie embarked at once for
Oocanada, where they resided for nearly two years. While en-
gaged in the study of the Velugu language Mr. Currie took an
equal share with Mr. McLaurin in the charge of the English Bap-
tist Church. He also organized in connection with the congreg-
ation a temperance society which has grown in numbers and in-
fluence; and superintended the Sabbath School. As his ability
to speak to the natives increased, he seized every opportunity of
preaching to them either in bazaar, village, or on missiciiary
tours ; on a number of which he accompanied Mr. McLaurin.

Leaving Cocanada he opened in January, 1878, a station in
an entirely new field at Tuni. Then commenced a heroic conflict
with superstition, ignorance, and Brahmin prejudice. He fought
single handed, or even worse, for the two men who went with
him as preachers proved unworthy of confidence, and were event-
ually dismissed. For a time it seemed almost as if the battle was
going against him, but gathering a feeble band of recruits he
held the ground with reverent determination to plant there the

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standard of the cross. And this he did, the Lord granting him
somewhat at least of his soul's desire. He wasted no time in argu-
ment with those who came only to oppose, he preached "the truth
as it is in Jesus,' beginning first in the town of Tuni, and extend-
ing his sphere of labor gradually, until every part of the field had
been travelled over. The upper classes would not heed his mes-
sage, and with strong desire he turned to the lower castes and
outcasts. At the end of jix years a church of about fifty or sixty
members had been gathered from thirteen vi]'ages — the fruit of
unremitting toil. He felt it very hard to leave the work in the
spring of 1884, for there were enquirers in several sections of the
field.

After his return, he writes in November, 1885 : " Other
candidates are desiring baptism in different places, but how soon
I shall be able to meet them I do not know." The previous
month he writes : •* Prayer is a great source of comfort and en-
couragement to me now in my isolation. I realize [the fulfilment
of the promise, • Lo, I am with you alway.* I have been won-
derfully sustained and have great reason to be thankful. Yet
I do so long to see the people submitting to Christ, and this long-
ing is so far from being satisfied." His desire was at least part-
ially granted, for he baptized about 24 -persons after his return.
A few of these were from the Cocanada field, the northern part
of which he had charge of. He had, indeed, general supervision
of all the fields from the time of his arrival until Mr. Craig re-
turned to India, In addition to direct missionary work among
the heathen, he superintended the building of a house which served
as a residence for his family, a school house which served
the double purpose of school house and chapel, and a mission
house which he was engaged in finishing when the call came to
him to rest from his labors.

A few sentences must close this sketch. Mr. Currie endeav-
ored always to preach somewhere each day. He was a father to
his Christians. He made their troubles his own, and they were
sure of his practical help. He never spoke complainingly of his
privations. The first years at Tuni were attended with many
hardships. When depressed by severe and continued illness, and
discouraged by the state of the work, " once only," says Mrs. Cur-
rie, ' ' I heard him exclaim * all these things are against us.' "
Those who have gone into heathenism as dark and imbruted as
that at the new station at Tuni can understand his travail of
spirit. Those who were privileged to know Mr. Currie will agree
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ever zealous, watchful, exact, wise, helpful. Perhaps his most
distinguishing trait was humility,

the root
From which all heavenly virtues shoot."

He seemed to have the gift of self-effacement. He never forgot
that " the servant is not above his Lord," and with much sweet-
ness and gentleness of spirit strove to obey the injunction, " By
love serve one another." 1 trust our young men at Acadia, at
Woodstock, at Mc Master Hall may catch the spirit which impel-
led this noble life.

Mrs. Ourrie, whom I was privileged to count a member of
my Sabbath School class in my college days, and her three little
children will receive the prayerful sympathy of all readers of the
Link.
Woodstock, Ont., Sept., 1886. Theodore H. Rand.

Bro. McLaurin writes, August 3rd : — '* Long before you see
this you will know that as a mission we are again bereaved.
Our faithful devoted brother Ourrie has been called to his rest
and reward. He had been sick for a long time, but we thought
he was improving till Saturday, 81st July, when he suddenly
sank away. We had not anticipated this. It seemed to us as if
in our wr^kness he could not be spared, so we looked to the
Lord with much confidence for his recovery. But his work was
done. What patient, close, hard work, it has been, few know.
After yeai'S of lonely trial at Tuni, those desert places were be-
ginning to be glad for him, and the solitary places to blossom.
Much new ground had been taken in the Master's name, and fruit
began to cheer his heart. When now we have to lay the hero of
those quiet toils away to rent, we feel that we have lost much,
and we are grieved for poor Tuni. May the Lord quickly send
one to its rescue. The poor wife will be almost crushed. I wish
you had known her, a gentle refined spirit ; only God can soothe
such grief. She will think it would not have been so hard had
she been with him, but she cheerfully bore the harder part in
sending him back so soon and so promptly when she was compel-
led to remain behind. I hope you will still have her come up to
your annual meeting some time when she can bear it.

Bro. Oraig writes : — " Our house has been somewhat like a
hospital for weeks past. About the middle of June I went out
for a short trip, and Mrs. Auvache came down from Samulcotta.
When I returned I found Mr. Auvache here also, they had moved
in the meantime But Mrs. Auvauche was quite poorly, and for

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weeks she was a prisoner in her room. Our dear brother Currie
came on the 6th July, stayed for a few days and then went to
Samulcotta. On the 15th Mrs. Craig and I set out for a tour.
The next day Mr. Currie came here expecting to be comfortable
in our bedroom, but our baby came that day and upset all our
plans. Mr. Currie had to be content with a bed in this room —
the study. In the next room Mrs. Craig was in bed, and on the
other side of the bouse Mrs. Auvache was still ill."

" We were so thankful that Mrs. Craig regained her strength
rapidly. Meanwhile Mrs. Auvache began to appear at the table,
but Mr. Currie became worse and was removed to Miss Frith's
room on Saturday the 24th. After our brother's departure on the
31st, we all seemed to be well for a few days, but it was not long
before the care and excitement undergone by Miss Frith began to
tell on her, and she took to her bed. A week ago last Saturday
she left for Bimlipatam, but she has been poorly there too. I
trust we shall have better news soon."

*' Mr. McLaurin also has had one of his sick spells lately, and
it begins to seem almost certain that he should go home in the
spring. I trust the friends at home will bear us up in the arms
of faith at all times, they never know what troubles we may be
passing through. When it comes to death, a message is sent, but
not otherwise."

Bro. Auvache writes : — " Arrived July 6. Here the disease
was so far checked as to allow of a short visit to Samulcotta.
On returning to Cocanada, however, his illness became more seri-
ous. Everything was done for him that the physician's skill, and
careful nursing, night and day could do. Two or three times it
seemed as if health was returning, and not until July 30. * On
Saturday, July 31, he sank rapidly. ' The most earnest eflforts to
prolong his fleeting life were made. * At about 8.15 p. m., he
partly raised himself in bed, and stretching his arms upwards, he
seemed eager to take hold on some one unseen to us, while his
face seemed to lose the weary look of pain, and in its place came
a look of joy and peace. Then he sank down and at 8.25 o'clock
he was with the Master he so dearly loved and whom he so faith-

fully served. Miss Frith, Mr. and Mrs. Craig, Mrs. Au-
vache, and myself were with him when he passed away. We had
sent word to Bro. McLaurin, but before he or Bro Stillwell cou'd
get here, our dear brother was in glory. The doctor says the
cause of death was failure of the heart's action brought about by
the debility of the whole system. Speaking to him a few days
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that work together for good.' He replied, *Ye8, God knows
best ; I am quite content.' "

•' Our brother was buried on Sunday, August 1. We had a
short service in our English chapel, conducted by Bro. McLaurin,
the service in the cemetery being conducted by Bro. Craig. Our
dear brother's body lies near to Brother Timpany's, there to
await the Lord's coming."

August 10, 1886, Samulcotta; Bro. McLaurin writes: — '•* *
How unnatural it feels to put that name at the head of an obit-
uary notice. Brother Currie, who only a few weeks ago was with
us in this same room, whose features and form stand clearly
before me as T write, whose quiet, gentle, soothing, musical voice
I can now hear. Brother Currie, my first helper on the Cana-
dian field, and the man who last year so heroically sprang into
the breach made by Bro. Timpany's death, and who so soon fell
at his po3t. Yes Bro. Currie's body has been laid in the ceme-
tery, where our treasures are accumulating, and his soul has
gone to join the great cloud of witnesses. We do not profess to
understand our Father's dealings with us in this matter. We
would rather not lift the veil. We know that He doeth all
things well ; and Bro. Currie's work was done. And there was
nothing else to do but take him to glory. We are not cast down.
We loved our brother dearly." * *

" He came to us on the 12th February, 1876. He entered
into our life like a gentle breeze, to soothe and refresh us."

"Everybody who has come in contact with our brother knows
that he was a quiet man. He was a gentle man, a meek man,
a man full of self repression. Yielding in matters of policy, etc.,
though firm enough in matters of principle and conscience.
These are qua'ities not generally popular, though they are a
blessing in our loud-voiced work-a day world, and much set by in
the good book. He learned the language early and well. * *
In 1868, with his wife, he removed to Tuni. Tuni was and is a
peculiarly hard field. The people are very poor and very ignor-
ant and debased. He suffered much from fever, and they were
constantly exposed to wild beasts and venomous reptiles. The
house was more than once visited by Dacoits or thieves.
Hard work was done and fruit was the result. When Brother
Currie returned to his native land, with his family, in 1884,
there was a church of fifty members and several preachers and
teachers gathered from this virgin soil."

" He came here two weeks before his death. I saw the case
was serious, and besought him to go to Coganada, where he

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oould have treatment. He went. AH was done for him that
was possible. But he had finished his course and the Lord
took him,"

" This will throw additional labor upon those left, especi
ally on Bro. Craig. He will need your prayers and sympathy.
I am only good for so much. There are no reserves of strength
in me any more."

" Who is to have the privilege of taking up the fallen mantle 1
A good man, a gentle, patient toiler, a man full of the Holy
Ghost and of faith, has left a vacant place. Who will come and
fill it?"

Bro. J. R. Stillwell, October 12th, 1866, writes :—•• I had
not seen Mr. Ourrie as yet, and knew him by nauje only. But
Mrs Ourrie sent us a warm, hearty, genuine missionary letter
just before setting sail, and we felt we had something special to
say to Mr. Ourrie when we should meet him. The meeting took
place on the morning that we lay off the Cocanada coast, waiting
for some one to come off and meet us. and trying to realize our
voyage had come to an end. We had not waited long when a
gentleman came up the ship's ladder and asked for us. The gen-
tleman was Mr. Ourrie, and we saw him for the first time. In
his own quiet way he took charge of us; and together he went on
shore. Siiice that time we met him often and soon became ac-
quainted. Quiet, unassuming, and rather retiring, you might not
notice him particularly at first ; but on further acquaintance his
smooth, even way, his well trained mind, his s .ncerity,[thorough
honesty in everything, the definiteness of his knowledge, his prac-
tical good sense, his faithful performance of his work, his court-
eous bearing and kindness of heart, all soon won him respect
and love. We cannot wonder, then, at our missing him and find
ing it hard to grasp it all as reality. He departed so unexpect-
edly and quietly, gliding away, as it were, that we cannot help
feeling how uncertain our hold is of our friends. Another has
gone. Another place is vacant, Its meaning is clear to us.
Has it any voice for you, enjoying gospel light ? "

February 12, 1886, Nellore ; Bro. Oraig writes: — "Four
years ago we began to talk of a jubilee celebration, and now it is
a thing of the past. After our conference at Oocanada we left
on the 25th January for Nellore. Our party consisted of Mr.
and Mrs. McLaurin, Mr. and Mrs Archibald, Mr. and Mrs. Oraig,
Miss Gray, Miss Frith, and Mr. Ourrie. The ladies occupied the
Oanadian, and the gentlemen the T. 8. 8henston. At meal
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3rd February, at 3 p. ni., and were soon travelling over a smooth
road to Nellore, where we were welcomed by Mr. and Mrs,
Downie and Miss Wayte."

" The jubilee meetings began on Friday the 5th inst., at
7.80 a. m., and were very interesting throughout. The first half
hour of each day was devoted to a prayer meeting. * * There
were present in all thirty-three missionaries, including wives.
Every one missed Dr. and Mrs. Jewett, who were compelled to
leave India two months ago on account of Mrs. Jewett's illness.
Greetings were sent to them by a telegram to Malta. Dr. Jewett
had been appointed chairman for the first day. The chair was
left empty, but ornamented with garlands of flowers."

September 14th, 1886. — *' Board met in the Standard office
No. 117, Yonge Street, Toronto The Rev. Dr. L. Jewett was
introduced to the Board by T. S. Shenston.

September, 1886, Link, appears the following two items: —
** Miss Hatch, formerly of Woodstock College, has been <vppointed
by the Women's Societies to labor in iTidia. All who know Miss
Hatch will recognize that one with her devotion and ability will
do good service in the department to which she is called. "

July 16th, near Samulcotta, India, on the Canadian Baptist
Mission Boat "T. S. Shenston," the wife of John Craig, of a son.

October 1886, Link. — From a letter from one of our mission-
aries we learn that Mr. Still well has already made so much pro-
gress in Telugu that he is able to conduit services with a fluency
that is most gritifyin;;, and that augurs well for his future use-
fu'ness. He takes charge at once of the Samulcotta Seminary,
and wc trust that a long career of usefulness awaits him in that
position.

Link — Miss Hatch did not get her appointment in time to
sail with the Canadian Missionaries. She will, however, meet
the Sanford's and Churchill's in London, and have their company
for the rest of the journey. She takes the Cunarder Catalonia,
which sails from Boston on October 14th. Many prayers and
good wishes will follow our sister, and all will give her a hearty
Godspeed to her work.

Extracts from Report : — " 274 converts have been biptized
during the year, making the membership in our Telugu churches
on .Tune 30th, 1886, 1,872. Two new churches have been organ-
ized." * *

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" This year we are again called upon to mourn, for our be-
loved brother, the Rev. G. F. Currie, has been taken. Last year
your Board had to report his self-denying action in cutting
short his time of rest and starting at once for. India to help fill
the gap made by Mr. Timpany's death, little did we think
wl en we bade him such a hearty God-speed that we ' should see
his face no more,' and that one short year wou'd end his work.
He died at the early age of forty-two, and in the eleventh year
of his service as a Missionary of this Society. * * Bro. Cur-
rie sacrificed himself to the call of the hour last year. He had
not recruited The care, the loneliness, the hard work, the inces-
sant travelling, the poor food and want of medical assistance,
did their work. A good man, a gent'e, patient toiler, a man full
of the Holy Ghost and of faith has left a vacant place."

" At the first meeting of your Board for this year, Mr. F.
W. Auvache, of Stratford, appeared before it as a candidate for
work on the Foreign Field. The acceptance of him by the Board
was unanimous and most hearty. His ordination took place at
Stratford on Nov. 10, 1885. He sailed from Quebec on Novem-
ber 21st. After spending a little time with his friends in Eng-
land, where, also, his marriage took placje, he, with Mrs. Auvache
reached Cocanada in March of the present year."

" For some time Miss Isabella Hatch, of Woodstock, has con-
sidered it her duty to devote her life to Missionary work. Dur-
ing a large part of the year the member's of the Womens Societ-
ies have had it in their minds to send her forth. In response to
an earnest appeal by the Missionaries now in India for her to be
sent at once, action was finally taken by the Board of the Wom-
en's Society of Ontario, early in September, appointing Miss
Hatch to go. At a special meeting of your Board convened on
September 21st, this action of the Women's Society was heartily
sanctioned. Accordingly Miss Hatch sailed from Boston on the
14th of this month (October.) She will proceed to Oocanada for
the study of the language, and the future will determine the ex-
act sphere of her work. In consideration of her high Christian
character, her mental training, and her experience in teaching, it
may be confidently predicted that if God preserves her in life and
in health a career of great usefulness is before her in our Telugu
Mission.

Mr. Currie reached Oocanada from Canada July 1st, 1885.
Here he remained in charge till the arrival of Mr. Craig, Oct. 1st.
He then proceeded alone to Tuni, where, in spite of separation
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tongue, he toiled on, "in weariness and painfulness," till the be-
ginning of July, when sickness compelled hini to leave for Oo-
canada.

From Sir Rivers Thompson, Lieut.-Governor of Bengal, there
comes this testimony : —

*' In my judgment Christian Missionaries have done more real
and lasting good to the people of India than all other agencies
combined. By their pure, unselfish lives, by their fearless, brave
exposure of all wrong and injustice, by theii' self-sacrificing sym-
pathy with distress and sorrow, by their living with the people
and for the people, they have exercised a power and produced re-
sults that words cannot fully set forth ; they have been the salt of
the country and the true saviours of the Empire."

" Even such an authority as the Blue Book of the British In-
dian Government says, in a recent issue of it :- —

** The Government of India cannot but acknowledge the great
obligation under which it is laid by the benevolent exertions
made by the six hundred Missionaries, whose blameless example
and 5elf-denying labors are infusing new vigor into the life of the
great population placed under English rule."

Financial Statement.

DB.

Balance on bond $ r>CO C4

Beceived from all souices I4U53 GS

$15214 29

CR.

Paid Miflsionaries $14248 60

Disbiirsoments COO 91

Balance on band 304 74

$16214 29

The 10th annual meeting of the Women's Baptist Foreign
Missionary Society, West, was held in Hamilton on the 1 5th Oc-
tober. 1886.

Mbs. J. H. Gabtle.

Tict'Tl^tteiXttritt.

Mrs. Thompson, and Mrs. J. C. Yule.

Sstnttmte.

MiBS V. Elliott, Recording ; Miss Bochan, Correflponding.

ExtMurtx.
Mrs. W. H, Elliott.

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Extracts from report : —

*' The next appropriation was. that as ' a elight acknowledge-
ment of the debt of gratitude we owe to the late Mr. Timpany
and to Mrs. Timpany, that $100 be remitted annually to Mrs.
Timpany for four years."

"The list of Life-members made this year, is as follows:^ —
Mrs. W. Pegg, East Ward, Brantford ; Mrs. Wm. Hollins, St.
Thomas; Mrs. Crawford, Brantford, 1st Church; Mrs Wm
Pickard, Guelph ; Mrs. A. V. Timpany, Woodstock ; Mrs. Ryder,
Goble's Corners ; Mrs. S. Dadson, Pans ; Mrs. Davis, 2nd, Lobo ;
Mrs. John Bates, Mrs. McLaurin, India ; Mrs. T. S. Shenston,
lirantford, 1st Church ; Mrs. Carey, Hrantford, 1st Church ;
Mrs. Ira Barber, ^illa Nova ; Mrs, John Haviland, Boston ;
Mrs. John Nelles, Boston ; Miss Clara Lugsdin, Jarvis St.
Church, Toronto."

Financial Statement.

DR. I CR.

Balance on bnnd $2232 24 Paid for M insion purposes $4S5I 84

Received from all sources 4104 49l DiBbursements Ili7 40

Balance on hand 1587 43

$0336 7S

$<3336 73

The 10th annual meeting of the Women's Baptist Missionary
Society, East, was held in the Olivet Baptist Church, Montreal
City the 7th day of October, 1886.

?i>vf«(i«nt.
Mhm. T. J,|(Ilaxton.

Mbb. Painband Mbb. Uphau.
atctdariefj.
Mas. Bentlt, Becordins; Miss Muib, Corresponding.
STnasuTtr.
Mrc. Frank Smith.

New circles have been fonned during the year in the following
places : — Buckingham. Kenmore, Maxville and North Nation
Mills, making in all 35 circles.

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Extracts from tho report ; —

" At the request of Mrs. Castle, President of the Western So-
ciety, an extra effort was made to raise $200, to assist in the
erection of the new Zenana house. An appeal was made to our
circles, which was heartily responded to, and soon the required
amount was raised, and sent on to the treasurer of the General
Society." ♦ ''

'• In the year to come may the sisters in all our churches en-
gage heartily and lovingly in this work, that more laborers may
be sent forth, and soon may we hear of large numbers of the Tel-
ugus accepting Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour."

Financial Statement.

$0336 73

DR.

Balance ou hand $ 493 18

Total received 1163 05

$1040 23

OR.

Paid Foreign MisflJon $ 1238 85

Diabursementfl 10 29

Balance on hand 397 OU

$ 1646 23

From the 72nd annual report of the American Baptist Union
(1886) we learn that the Union have now 12 separate stations
among the Telugus and have baptized of them during the year
1,220 and expended $63,020.27. The following are tho numbers
of baptisms in connection with the three stations with which our
Canadian Missionaries were fornierly connected.

Nellore, — Baptized, twenty-one ; members, 496

Ongole. — Baptized, 356; members, 14,890.

Ramapatam. — Baptized, twenty ; members, 601.

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1887.
THE 21th annual MEETING

OF THE

BAPTIST FOEEIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY

ONTARIO AND QUEBEC

Was held inthe Jarvis Street Baptist Church, Toronto, on the
17th day of October, 1887. Dr. Thomas in the chair. Addresses
were delivered by Dr. W. S. McKenzie, of Boston, U. S. ; Rev.
John McLaurin, and Robert Garside.

V/lLLIAM CbAIO.

Chas. T?ayhond and A. A. Ayeb.

Setretttrg.

Kev. Jameb Grant

Creaaunr.

T. S. Shenston.

The 11th annual meeting of the Canadian Telugu Conference
was held at Bimlipatam on Monday, January 10th, 1887.
Amonsj those reported present were Mr. and Mrs McLaurin, Mr.
and Mrs. Oraig, Mr. and Mrs, Stillwell, Miss Hatch and Mr.
Auvache. Statistics :

Cocanada, baptized, 72 ; members, 490.

Tuni. — Baptized, eleven ; members, 53.

Akidu. — Baptized, 172 ; members, 1,829.

At the 12th annual conference held at Cocanada January 17th
1888, 1.966 members are reported.

Bro. Craig writes from India. February 10th, 1887 : — On the
afternoon of Thursday, the 19th January a council met at Co-
canada for the purpose of examining three candidates for ordina-
tion. Bro. McLaurin was moderator and Jonathan Burder,
clerk."

Missionaries Appointed. — At a meeting of the Foreign Mis-
sion Board, of Ontario and Quebec, held on March 18th, two of
the students of McMaster Hall were appointed to the Foreign

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Field. Mr. J. E. Davis, B. A., had been for some weeks before
f he Board, and had already been accepted by the Executive Com-
mittee. Mr. H. F. Laflamme appeared before the Board for the
first time and manifested such zeal and enthusiasm that he was
appointed at once Mr. Davis is a graduate of the Manitoba
University, Winnipeg, and has spent several years in the North-
west. He has had considerable experience in Mission work on
the prairies, and this will doubtless be of use to him in India.
He has had only one year of his theological course, but it was
felt that the emergency is such at present as to justify the ap-
pointment of an under-graduate. Mr. Laflamme is still in the
third year of his University course, and is only twenty two years
of age.

About this date Rev. James Grant of Paris was appointed
Secretary in room of the Rev. J. W. A. Stewart, B. A. who had
accepted the pastorate of the First Baptist Church in the city
of Rochester, New York.

March 1S87, Link. — *• In a letter from Miss Frith dated Ban-
galore, Dec, , 23. She writes cheerfully as to her condition, but
she is not by any means strong yet. She writes : " I thought a
great many times, a while ago. that I would be with Mr. Tim-
pany and Mr. Currie soon, and my body would be lying beside
theirs in the little grave-yard, but God had other plans and I
have been spared for some purpose I trust to do a little more
work or perhaps to shine for him.

March 10th, 1887, Miss Hatch wrote from India— Mr.
Craig has had charge ot all the fields, Cocanadu, Tuni and A.kidu,
going out touring on them as often as possible ; and besides this
he has had to .superintend these three buildings, the Zenana
House, Rest House and Natives' House. One cannot do here
as at home, put buildh)g into the hands of a contractor and then
leave him to fill out the contract, for there is no one here com-
petent for that. In many cases the missionaries themselves
have had to supervise everything, personally, but Mr. Craig
rightly thinking his time too precious for that, and know-
ing that most of his time was needed in the fields, has engaged
an overseer for these buildings whom he holds riisponsible during
his absences. This is the best that could V-^ a me, but the build-
ings don't progress quite as rapidly hs thv.; might have done
otherwise. At present, however, the Zenann house is nearing
completion."

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March 21, 1887, Bro. Craig writes from India: — " On Thurs-
day, at a village two miles nearer Gunnanapudi, 1 heard from
Cocanada and Samulcotta that Mr. McLaurin was ill. and feared
he must leave India at once. I started immediately for home, spent
about one hour at Akidu, and arrived at Cocanada on Sunday
morning very early."

" I found Mr. McLaurin fee'ing better, but on Monday he
was quite ill again, and we began to make arrangements for a
sea voyage to Colombo, where he might wait for the steamer for
London. The sea always does him good. He was feeling so
poorly that I concluded to accompany him and Mrs. McLaurin.
I came to this decision more readily, because I was feeling poorly
myself. We have had a succession of hurries and delays. While
expecting the steamer on Saturday, we heard that it might come
on Friday and so prepared. Even the farewell meeting was held
on Thursday evening, instead of Friday. This was given by the
English church, addresses being presented to Mr. and Mrs.
McLaurin and Miss Frith, each of whom received a silver napkin
ring. But the steamer did not come on Friday."

April, 1887, Link contains a long and most interesting letter
from Miss S. I. Hatch, on her arrival at Cocanada, of which the
following are short extracts : — " Mr. and Mrs. Churchill, Dr
Emma Cummings and self, took passage from Liverpool to Madras
the following week. There were other missionaries aboard (Epis-
copal). The passengers represented all classes from the righteous
over-much to the most unrighteous, so that it might easily be
suspected that the relations were not always the mo.«^ttjordial.
The ship, however, sailed smoothly on through the calm seas,
quite unconscious of the tumults and storms that were being
continually repressed within. The weather all along waa delight-
ful. * *

" In two dd-ys we reached Madras, anchoring there on Sun-
day night." * *

My letters received on board here, the first item of news
was that the Foreign Missionary Society of Ontario and
Quebec had closed the year free of debt. Cheery welcome tidings
this ! When we know how heavy the burden had been a few
weeks before "

'* We take the steamer to Cocanada, stopping at Musuli-
patam, where we left our pleasant companion and dear friend,
Emma J. Cunmiings, M. D., who goes to Baputla as a Medical
Missionary, and who will live with Mr. and Mrs. BuUard, Mrs.
Bullard being a Canadian and formerly a student of Wo., iscock

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the steam launch coming out to meet us we recognize the faces
of Mr. McLaurin and Mr. Auvache. How good to grasp the
hand of an old friend after so many tussings to and fro !

Some of the home letters which they bring with them are
gulped down while questions and answers, inquiries, and orders
for luggage are so hastily spoken ! So we say good bye to the
last companions of o"r voyage, Rev (J. Churchill and wife, who
have taken great care of their protege and sliown her much
kindness. Mrs. McLaurin greets us on the shore and I am hur-
ried to the Mission Compound, my new home The sun is
intensely hot, for it is mid-day and the excitement is too great
to allow us any glimpse of the town as we follow through. The
compound is a pretty inviting place in this the cool season of the
year, and as we drive to the door of the Mission House we are
met by Mrs. Craig, Mrs. Auvache and Miss Johnson, from whom
and from all our missionaries we received a very hearty welcome
either by letter or by telegram, and so we close ' Our Notes by
the Way.' "

From Tuni, May 18, 1887, Mr. Craig writes:— "My last
commnnication was from Colombo, after I had said farewell to
our fellow-workers, who were homeward bound. On Satuday,
the 30th April, I had the pleasure of reaching home. Mrs. Craig
was recovering from a week's illness ; and Mr. Auvache had just
taken to his bed, wliere he ^-emained for some time, with a severe
attaok of fever. He is not , ; lly well yet, though moving about."

*' Ou the 3rd May, early in the morning, I received a telegram
annoiincing the safe arrival of our party at Suez. This message
3t"^'e^ us frOii anxiety until we had letters from Aden on
Satu!" lay last, which told us of the the extreme illness of Bro.
Mfl>»n'y. between Colombo and Aden. If he reaches Canada
J nd has his health restored, his life ought to be one of great
Messing to many, because it has apparently been given back so
many times."

Farewell to Mr. and Mrs. McLaurin, and Miss Frith on their
leaving Cocanada, copied from Baptist of Nov., 1887. — •' On the
evening of Thursday, the 17th instant, a social gathering of the
English Baptist Church and congregation, presided over by the
Msv. Mr. Auvache, the pastor of the church, was held in the new
J'lvMjany Memorial Boarding and Day School, for the purpose of
■j;?esenting farewell addresses to Rev. Mr. McLaurin, of the
Canadian Baptist Mission, and Miss Frith, Zenana Missionary,
on the occasion of their departure for Canada, to recruit their

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health, which had been materially declining for some considerable
time.

The social was larfjely attended. The whole of the front por-
tion of the large building was fully occupied, among others the
Rev. Messrs. Heilles and Miles, of the Narsapur Mission were
present.

The proceedings commenced by the chairman calling upon the
Rev. Mr. Craig, to ask a blessinfj, when tea and cakes provided
by some of the Marthas of the Church were served ad libitum,
by some of the • *v'ng h dies of the school, who cheerfully under-
took the work.

Next an appropr . i hymn was sung, and an appropriate ad-
dress was presented to the Rev. Mr. McLaurin, by Mr. G. H.
White, of Messrs. Hall, Wilson «k Co.

The address was handed over to the Bev. Mr. McLi,urin, ac-
companied with two silver napkin rings, having hJis own and
Mrs. McLaurin's names engraved on them. Upon which the
rev. gentleman, who was very weak, rose, and in behalf of him-
self and Mrs. McLaurin thanked them for the handsome manner
in which they expressed their esteem and regard, and for the
many kind words spoken, with reference to himself and his wife.

Miss Frith who appeared to be overcome at the prospect of
leaving those who were endeared to her, briefly tendered her
heartfelt thanks for the kind allusions made to herself and her
labours in Cocanada, and hoped in God's Providence to return
soon to the scene of her labors, where she had made up her mind
to Jive and die.

June 80th, 1887, C. Baptist. — "Mr and Mrs McLaurin, and
son, arrived at New York, on Saturday, June 18th, where they
remained until Tuesday, kindly entertained by Rev. M. McGreg-
or and wife. From New York they went direct to Woodstock,
where their children were awaiting them. Mrs. McLaurin was
very well during the whole of the journey from Cocanada, but is
by no means so robust as when she went away. Mr. McLaurin
though far from strong, is very much improved, and feels that
hip strength is daily returning. From the day he left Ceylon un-
til he reached Malta, neither he nor anyone on board expected
that he would ever again see land. As soon, however, as he felt
the cool nrothern breeze he began to mend. His stay in England
did much for him, and during the Atlantic voyage he continued
to improve. The meeting with loved ones at Woodstock, espec-
ially with their own children, was a gladly solemn occasion."

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In Canadian Baptist : —

"At the request of the Bloor St. Baptist Church, Toronto, an
Eoclesiiistical Council convened on Monday and Tuesday, July
5th, 1887, for the purpose of examining and if thought advisable
ordaining to the work of the gospel in India, Brethren H. F.
Laflamme and J. E. Davis. After devotional exercises, Pastor El-
more Harris, of Toronto, was elected Moderator, and Pastor
David Hutchinson, of Brantford, Clerk. The churches which
responded to the invitation were as follows, ^dz : — * *

Among the visiting brethren were John McLaurin, returned
Missionary from India.

July 4th, 1887, at a Board meeting held in the Bloor St.
Church, Toronto, Miss Isabella Alexander was appointed as a
Missionary,

July, 17th, 1887. — At a Board meeting in the Standard
Office Mr. Ilobt. Garside was appointed as a missionary, but
not to be sent until $1,500 should be raised as a special fund for
that purpose

AugAist, 1887, Link, extract of a letter from Miss Hatch,
dated at Cocanada : —

My Dear Mrs. Newman, — Our dear Miss Frith has to day left
us to the deep regret of all. Many hearts were sad, but none
more sad than her own. The thought of leaving the work so
dear to her was very hard after being here only a limited time.
As she says it ^' s hard for her to leave home when she came
liere, but now it was doubly so to leave this, the land of her
adoption, and the land to which God had specially called her.
During the past few weeks all the time she could possibly spare
and more has been taken up by receiving visitors who had come
for the last talks. European and Eurasian, English and native
Bichamic and Christian, one and all were listened and talked
to with equal attention : to one an earnest word of advice, to an-
other an encouraging word ; to one a reproof to another an exhor-
tation, with many not Christians a few beseeching words of prayer.
To-day the verandah was filled again, the ochool-girls were here
and sang their good-bye hymns with their loved missionary sitting
in their midst, to-night the verandah is quiet, the school girls
have gene to their rooms, and Miss Frith is on the sea homeward
bound.

Many here are praying for her (juick return, and we hope
those at home may unite their petitions at the Throne of Grace,
that if it is God's will she may be fully restored so as to be able
shortly to do &<• In the meantime 1 take a nominal oversight

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of her zenana work, paying the workers and meeting them onct
a month.

October, 1887, Link, Farewell Services to Missionaries. —
Farewell services of a very interesting character, were held in
Brantford, and in Toronto, on the occasion of the departure of
Mr. and Mrs. Davis, and Mr. Laflamme for India. That in
Brantford was held in the Park Church, under the auspices of
the Young People's Association of the Churches. The service i a
Toronto was held in the Jarvis Street Church. Rev. Dr.
Thomas, Rev. James Grant, Rev. John Alexander, and Mr.
Mr. Davis and Laflamme delivered addresses, and Dr. Castle
offered prayer. The addresses were all good, but that of Mr.
Alexander, in which he referred to the struggles he had passed
through in collection with giving up his daughter to the foreign
work, and the joy he had reached in making the sacrifice, was
peculiarly tc KJiinp "'•' * *

November, 12, ISBT, C. Bapi'ist informs its readers that in
consequence of sickness Mr. and Mrs. Auvache were returning
from India with no prospect of their ever returning.

November, 1887, Link. The ordination services occurred on
Sunday evening, after the preaching of the annual sermon for
the Foreign Mission Society by the Rtev. Dr. Kellogg of the
Presbyterian Church. The services were of a highly impressive
character. The ordination prayer was offered by Rev. Joshua
Denovan ; the charge to the candidate was given by Rev. John
McLaurin ; the right hand of fellowship was extended by the
Rev. Dr. Thomas. Mr. Garside is expecting to sail for India in
November, The fund started by Messrs. Davis and Laflamme
' for the third man ' is now complete.

November, 19th, 1887, C. Baptist — A most unique an de-
lightful service was held in the Sunday School Hall of the Jarvis
Street Church, on Wednesday evening, 9th inst. It was a church
family farewell to Mr. and Mrs. Garside. The spacious room
was filled to repletion. Dr. Thomas presided. Mr. William El-
liott spoke for the Board of Deacons, Mr. D. E. Thomson for the
mission societies of the church, Mr. W. J. Davis, for the Sunday
school, and Mrs. Castle for the Ladies Circles. A deputation
from the Alexander Street Church, consisting of Mr» Huston and
tho Rev. Professor McGregor, were introduced, and spoke with
admirable appropriateness for the Young People's Association
and the church which they represented. Mr. Garside feelingly
responded. Before the meeting closed the Rev. Joshua Denovan
arrived, and spoke words which thrilled all hearts. For appro-

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warmth and enthusiasm of feeling — for all that goes to make a
meeting delightfully memorable, this certainly excelled. Not
the least impressive features were the fervent prayers led by
Rev. A. Orant, Dr. Buchan and Dr. Castle.

Mr. and Mrs. Garside left for New York the following morn-
ing and sailed for Liverpool on Saturday per steamship Etruria.

December 9th, 1887, Bro.Craig writes :— " What changes we
have experienced in our mission during the past four years ! Or
perhaps I should say the past three years,, because the departure
of Mr. Currie and fimily and of myself and child for Canada in
February, 1884, was not an unexpected event. But the death of
our pioneer missionary a year later, brought Mr. Currie back
months before he expected to come and even I hastened my de-
parture from Canada and came as early as was safe for Mrs.
Craig and Mr. and Mrs. Stillwell. Then we welcomed Mr. and
Mrs. Auvache in March, 1886, and felt that we were picking up
strength once more. But July brought sorrow and loss when
Bro. Currie was called home to glory. Then it soon became evi-
dent that Bro. McLaurin must leave. We gave Miss Hatch a
hearty welcome in December, that is, a year ago, but I for one was
very much disappointed in not seeing any young* men com-
ing. Next came the decision that Miss Frith must go home, and
her departure with Mr. and Mrs. McLaurin soon followed.
What an anxious time they had on the way to England every one
knows. Well, what next ? Some more joy in the shape of rein-
forcements. But before the first of them came, another decision
had been reached. Extreme illness had forced Bro. Auvache to
decide that he must leave for England at once. On the 12th
November I went out to meet Mr. and Mrs. Davis and Mr.
Laflamme. I can assure you that was a high day at the Mission
House. Mr. and Mrs. Stillwell were in from Samulcotta and
Miss Falsom was with us too. A you»g lady for the Narsapur
Mission came on the steamer with our friends and was met by
another young lady, and both were with us during that day.''

•' Only a week later I went ou* to the steamer once more.
This time to see Mr. and Mrs. Auvache and baby safely on
board. Miss Ellen Gibson, whom I call deaconness, was with
us. This expedition was as wretched as the previous one had
been enjoyable. In the one case I went to welcome new-comers
with vigorous bodies, in the other I went to say farewell to those
who were in weakness and illness, leaving India to save their

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Telugu Mission.

lives. On the 12th I went on a steam launch, and the sea was
calm. On the 19th we had to go in a sail-boat, a id the sea was
rough."

Extracts from the 21st report : — " About thit inie word v/as
received from India that the health of the senior missionary, Rev.
John McLaurin, was so impaired that it was a grave question if
he could hold out much longer. For more than a year he had been
so enfeebled that his work, at other times a Joy, had become a
burden almost too heavy to__be borne." * *

" He accordingly sailed from Madras in April, and altliough
seriously ill almost all the way across, and constrained to tarry
for a while in England to recuperate, along with Mrs. McLaurin
he arrived amongst us the third week of June. It is surely a
matter of gratitude to our Father in heaven that he is able to
report himself as recuperating fast. It is also well-known that
Miss Frith, of the Women's Society, had been in poor health for
a considerable time. Our sister's heart was so absorbed in her
work that she forgot to take care of lierself, and, consequently,
her frame, not strong-at the best, gave way, and she, too, acting
upon the advice of the other missionaries, came home with Mr.
and Mrs. McLaurin for a period of resL" '•' *

" It meant the closing up of Samulcotta Seminary for more

than one year, and the entire cessation of all the work in this
department which has been going ou so hopefully ever since Bro.
McLaurin had started it live years ago. It must be confessed
that when the news reached us here in Canada of this foundation
work, the education of a native ministry being stopped, that our
fears grew apace, and that we seemed to see a dark cloud threat-
ening the cradle we had watched with so much solicitude and
hope." * *

** Only one missionary on the field, Bro. J. Craig, who is able
to do full missionary work."

In his report on the field, Bro. Craig writes: — "It was my
hope that I should be able to care for the Akidu field and
part of this field witliout overtaxing my strength ; but the event
that saddened July, 1886, left additional burdens on my shoul-
ders. From then till April of this year, I had the care of all the
fields, and the work was almost too much for me. When Mr.
McLaurin was leaving here in such a weak condition, I felt it
would be a comfort to him and his wife were I to accompany him
and his wife as far as Ceylon. I did so, and the change did me
much good, and when I returned, part of the burden was gone,

t [■ I

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235

having

taken

charge

of Tuni and part of this

Mr. Stillwell
field." * ■■'•

Bro. Craig writes : — " In September I had the pleasure of
organizing cimrches at Maran»anda and Nalluru. These two
places are centres of aggressive work, and well worthy of having
separate churches of their own." * *

" It will be remembered that for many year Bro. John Craig
was the laborious and successful missionary upon this field.
Since liis removal to Cocanada as general overseer of our mission
work on that and the other fields, Akidu has been without a
resident missionary. We are hoping that the time is not far off
wlien the way will be opened for Bro. Craig's return to his old
mission ground." '■' *

" Early in this year," writes Bro. McLaurin, "it became evi-
dent that I could not remain nmch longer in the country, and
Bro. Stillwell was unanimously asked by the missionaries to hold
himself in readiness for the place. He came to Samulcotta at
the beginning of the Seminary year He had so far progressed
with tlie language as to matei'ially assist in religious exercises
and take some classes When illness compelled us to go to
Bangalore he took full charge of the Seminary and taught all the
classes till our return. From January till the final break down
of my health, he taught all the classes with the exception of the
senior theological class. From the 1st of March, till the close on
the 5th of April, he again assumed full charge. I consider such
progress and such work on the part of our brother to be alto-
gether phenomenal."

" VVe had the pleasure also during the year to welcome Miss
Hatch, of Woodstock, to a share of our work. * * We predict
and pray for her a long life and usefulness in training the future
ministry of our Telugu Christians."

Statistics for the year :

Samn'cotta. — Members, sixty.

Tuni. — Baptized, five ; members, fifty-seven.

Akidu. — Baptized, sixty-five ; members, 1330.

Cocanada, — Baptized, forty; members, 418.

Total, 18G5.

Financial Stat. fnt.

DR.

Balance on hand 8 -'M 78

Kcceivcd from aU sources 15219 22

hv \unce due J rousurer : 14^2 32

$157£G 32

CR.

Paid Missionaries $14(;42 87

Disbursemonts '.)4l 13

Ualuucedue Treaa 142 32

$1572C 32

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Teluou Mission.

The 11th annual meeting of the Women's Baptist Foreign
Missionary Society was held.

3Prc0i)i(nt.

Mb8. J. H. Castle.

Victt}fitni1tnt».

Mbs. Thompson, add Mhb. J. C. Tulk.

Zttxttaxlu.

MiBB Qbace Alexandeb, Bfcording; Miss Buchan, Corresponding.

STreRSum.
Mrs. J. L, Eluott.

23 new circles organized during the year making in all 1 50.

The following ladies have become life members during the
year: Mrs. Thos. Couch, Guelph ; Mrs. Moor, College Street Circle
Toronto ; Mrs. Mills, Parliament Circle, Toronto ; Mrs. Elmore
Harris, Bloor St. Toronto ; Mrs. Ohas. Stark, Bloor St. Circle,
Toronto; Mrs Hall Dundas; Mrs. Lewis Benedict, Brantford ;
Mrs. Bone, St. Catharines ; Miss Jane Randal, Paris ; Mrs. Car-
ryer, and Miss Hatch, Woodstock ; Mrs Walter, St. Thomas.

Financial Statement.

DB.

Balance on hand $ 1487 43

Total received 4636 74

$6124 17

OR.

Paid Foreign Mission $ 4075 QO

Disbursements 107 48

Balance on band 1941 69

$ 6124 17

Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of Eastern Ontario and
Quebec.

IPrcisititnt.

Mbs. T. J. Claxton.

ViU'Vixtiititntfi.

Mbs. Painb and Mbs. Uphau.

Mbs. Bentlt, Beoording; Miss Muib, Corresponding.
QTrtasuric.

Mbs. Fbamk Shitb.

ScttAP Book.

237

The 11th annual meeting of this Society was held in the Olivet
Church, Montreal, on the afternoon of Thursday, October 6th,
The attendance was the largest the Society has yet had.

The President, Mrs. Glaxton. then gave a most cordial wel-
come to the delegates from the circle present, expressing the
pleasure that all felt in welcoming Miss Frith and the Rev. J.
McLaurin amongst us at this time. Touching reference was
made in the course of her address to the missiotiuriei who had
just left, and to the one who was then leaving our shores (Miss
Alexander sailed from Boston October 6th), and the great honor
that women of this age received in being called to work together
in this our Master's cause ; closing with an earnest appeal to the
members of the Society for continued interest, for •• Behold, lift
up your eyes and look on the fields, for they are white already to
harvest."

Two new circles for the year reported, making the total num-
ber 74.

Extracts from report : —

•' We regret to state that our very eflScient and hardworking
Corresponding Secretary, Miss Muir, has been compelled to retire
from active connection with the Board, in order to recruit her
health. We shall miss her spirit of enthusiasm for missions, her
loving zeal for the salvation of the Telugus which has often
stirred us to greater effort, but we shall continue to pray that it
may please God to soon restore her to health, and that she may
again engage with us in this work which she has so much at
heart."

*' With four new missionaries going out this year, we are un -
der fresh obligations to strive to induce every Baptist woman to
become an active member of our Circles, and all doing what they
can for our Foreign Missions."

Financial Statement.

Balance on hand $ 307 09

Keceived from all sources 1158 71

$1555 80

CR.

Paid for Mission purposes $1190 00

Disbursements 16 95

Balance on band 348 85

$1555 8o

From the 73rd annual report of the America Baptist Mission-
ary Union (1887) we learn that they now have 13 separate sta-
tions among the Telugus, and have baptized of them during the

WWW'

Ikluou M issiov

year 1,060 and expended 849,148.04 The following are the
numbers Imptized during the year in connection witli the three
station with wliich our Missionaries were formerly connected : —
I l^ellore. — Baptized, twenty-two; members, 582.

Ongole.— Baptized, 508 ; members, 15,117.

Ramapatam. — Baptized, none ; members, GO I.

g are the

the three

lu'ctcd ; —

Scuivp Book.

•239

It is a work of no small difficulty iw ascertain the correct num-
ber of Protestant Ministers now laboring within the Province of
Ontario, The lists published by the respective denominations
give a total of 3,330, after making due allowance for those resid-
ing within the province of Quebec included within some of the
ecclesiastical boundaries of the East. From the best sources of
information within our reach the following, we believe, will be
found correct :— Methodists. 1,040 ; Presbyterian, 566 ; Ohurch
of England, 485; Baptist, 165 ; Congregationalists, 150; Evan-
gelical Christians (so called) 134 ; United Brethren in Christ (so
called) 25 ; making a total of 2,566 being 775 less than the num-
ber given in the Canadian Almanac.

240

Pelugu Mission.

The following are the number of Missionaries laboring among
the Telugus, Province of Canada, Baptists, 8 ; (two of whom have
not yet learned the language), American Baptist Missionary
Union, 14; London Missionary Society, 4 ; Church of England
Missionary Society, G ; Evangelical Missionary Society, 9 ; Re-
formed Dutch Missionary Society, 2 ; Episcopal Methodist, i ;
making a total of 35.

Each of the 5 1 3 light colored squares in the left hand diagram,
representing each r> ministers (2,565) who are caring for the spir-
itual wants of the 2,^00,000 of Ontario's population, represented
by the 22 light colored squares <.n the right hand diagram. 'I lie
7 dark colored squares in the left hand diagram representing
each 5 ministers (35) are caring for the spiritu^J wants of the
18,000,000 Telugus represented by the 180 dark colored squares
on the right hand diagram. It is thus plainly seen that while
in Ontario there is one minister to every 858 of the population,
in the Telugn land there is only one Minister to every 500,000 !
Yes, it is tiue we •* have heathen at home. " But what have we
abroad.

Millions 850 170

176

116

The population of the world is estimated at 1,400,000,0(10.
The chart opposite shows the actual relative number according
to their religion. Each square represents 1,000,000 (one million)
souls. Two and one-fifth of a square will represent the popula-
tion of the Province of Ontario.

. Jews, 8,000,000.

The Jews do not accept Christ as the long promised Messiah,
but are still looking for the Messiah, when he comes is to be their
temporal King.

Greek Church, 80,0000.000.

Austria, 3,000,000. Russia, 68,000,000. Turkey, 13,000,-

000. Greece, 1,000,000. This church disown the authority of

-the Pope, and of course does not recognize the Church of Rome

Scrap Book.

241

242

Teluou Mission.

as the true church. They baptize their children when from four
to eighteen years of age by immersion, and give them the Lord's
Supper immediately afterwards. They pray for . the dead, and
believe that the real body of Christ is in the sacramental bread.

Protestav-^s, 114,000,000

Europe, 74,000,000. Asia, 1,000,000. Africa, &c., 2,000,-
000. America, 37,000,000. All Christians who diffe' ' rotest
against) from the Church of Rome.

Roman Catholics, 186,000,000.

Europe, 138,000,000. Asia, 4,000,000. Africa, 2.000.000.
America, 42,000,000, Believe in the infallibility of the Pope —
purgatory — masses offered to God a true and proper propitiatory
sacrifice for the living and the dead — accept only the Chnrch's
interpretation of all scripture — " Whosoever will be saved before
all things it is necessary that he shall hold the Catholic faith,
which faith except every one do keep entire and inviolate, without
doubt he shall perish everlastingly."

MoHAftiMEDANS, 162,000,000.

India, 92,000,000. Turkey, 70.000,000. A compound of
Paganism, Judaism and Christianity, with the Koran as their
Bible, and as their rallying cry, " There is no God but God, and
Mahommet is his prophet."

Heathen, 850,000,000.

Those who worship idols, and are ignorant of tiie vrue God
and the only way of salvation, through the atonement of Christ.

Teluous, 18,000,000.

Heathens. About 1,500,000 are under the influence of our
own Missionaries. Their country lies on the west side of the
Bay of Bengal, and is shown on the map as lying within the
dotted lihes.

MEMORIAM.

REV. JOHN BATES,

The first President of the Begalar Baptist Missionary Society of
Ontario and Quebec.

Bom in Bajbrook, Northampton, England, January 26tb, 1806.

Died in St. George, Brant County. Ontario, May 8th, 1875.

^^^^^^^^^^^ (See Page 90.

REV. A. V. TIMPANY,

The first Missionary sent out by the Begnlar Baptist Foreign
Missionary Society of Ontario and Quebec.

Born December 21st, 1840.

Designated at Ingersoll, Oct. 17th, 1867.

Died in Coohuada, British India, February 19th, 1885.

. (See Page 185

REV. GEORGE F. CURRIE,

Was Bom at Fredericton, N. B., 1846.
Died at Cocanada, July 31st, 1886.

A Missionary of the Baptist Foreign Missionary Society of Ontario
and Quebec, who was laboring among the Telngus in India.

^-.^^^—^^^^^ (See Page 214

MARTHA MARIA PERRY CRAIG,

Bom at Fort Hope, Ontario, February 13th, 1853,
Died at Akidu, India, April 2ad, 1881.

The wife of Rev. John Craig, B. A., a Missionary of the Baptist

Foreign Missionary Society of Ontario and Quebec, laboriL'g

among the Telugus in India.

(See Page 143

MARY McLAURIN,

Born in Cocanada, India,
Dec. 17th, 1875.

Died at Bomb&y, India,
Feb. 25th, 1879.

Daughter of Bev. John McLau-

rin, a Missionary of the Raptist

Foreign Missionary Society of

Ontario and Quebec.

(See Page 117

IDA WADE ORAIG,

Daughter of Bev. John Craig,

Born in Cocanada, India,
June 27th, 1878.

Died in Cocanadn, July 14, 1879.

Aged 1 year and 17 dnys.

(See Page 119

Total Annual Receipts.

.^i

u .

Sj .

re .

.merica B
issionary
PAID

ario and
eign Miss
Society

omen's F

ssionary S

West.

omen's F

ssionary S

East.

a S
cS

^i§

^§

1867

$ 6,863 55

$ 1,169 27

1868

4,393 56

2,056 93

1869

7.851 32

3,180 46

1870

14,142 60

2,853 35

I87I

17,806 64

3,994 09

1872

13,920 80

2,136 08

1873

16,126 99

3,341 10

1874

30,382 07

4,580 88

i«7S

27.534 02

6,012 00

1876

33.430 30

4,914 85

1877

30.583 37

7<92i 57

$ 590 44

$ 434 37

1878

26,064 62

6,699 65

898 78

598 44

1879

33.721 57

9,145 21

1.424 55

978 81

1880

39.279 56

8,948 51

1,535 95

590 57

1881

43,451 32

7.687 52

1,625, 10

825 30

1882

45.036 11

10,596 75

2,223 92

958 45

1883

64,391 67

9.690 94

2,678 99

1,018 91

1884

69,180 76

12,657 29

3,897 45

1,138 22

1885

96,360 70

13,820 82

3,416 78

1,069 30

1886

63,020 27

14,653 65

4,104 49

1,107 07

1887

49,148 04

15,209 22

4,636 74

1,158 71

$732,689 84

$151,270 14

$27,033 19

$9,878 15

Paid

Secretaries dur

ing the 2 1 years

$450 00

Paid

Treasurers duri

ng the 21 years.

000 00

An average of less than 6 cents per day.

$450 00

WOMEN'S BAPTIST FOREIGN MIS-
SIONARY SOCIETY.

West

Date of

Place of

Page

Annual Meeting

Presidents.

Secretarifs

Treasurers.

I06

Oct. 18, 1877

Toronto

MrsMcMaster

Mi<s Morse

MissEBuchan

III

Oct. 16, 1878

brantford

Mri. FreeUnd

<< it

If 11

124

Oct. 10, 1879

Toronto

i( <(

ft II

Mrs. Laird

l^6

Oct. 12, 1880

Toronto

t< K

Miss Dexter

Miss Lloyd

ISO

Oct. 1 88 1

It it

If II

II II

161

Oct. 13, 1882

Brantford

l( tl

II II

tl 11

169

Oct. 12, 1883

Toronto

C< (1

MrsJDenovan

Mrs.WH Elliott

I7S

Oct. 9, 1884

London

<< (<

Miss V Elliott

II II

199

Oct. 14, 1885

St. Catharines

Mrs. Gastle

II It

<i <t

22^

Oct. 13, 1886

Hamilton

tl t<

It II

II II

236

Oct. 26, 1887

Aylmer

(( tl

Miss Alexander

Mrs. J L Elliott

Women's Baptist Foreign Missionary Society.

East

Page

106
112
"5

162
170
176
200
224
236

Date of
Annual Meeting.

Sept. 6, 1877
Sept. 37, 1878
Oct. 20, 1879
Oct. 7, 1880
Oct. 27, i88i
Oct. 12, 1882
II, 1883

2. 1884

8. 1885
7, 1886
6, 1887

Oct,
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.

Place of
Annual Meeting

Presidents.

Montreal

If
It

Ottawa
Montreal

Mrs.JTClaxton
It It

Mrs. J. Gordon

Mrs, Ayer
II II

Mrs. Clark

Mrs.JTClaxton
It II

Secretaries.

II
If
II

II
II
II

MrsWS Porteous
It It

Mrs. Bentley
ft

It
If
tl
tl
ft

Treasurers.

Miss Green

If
II

II
It

Mrs Smith
It II

II It

i< It

II It

II II

11 II

BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCI
ETY OF ONTARIO AND QUEBEC.

Date of Annual

Hlace of Annual

Meeting.

Presidents.

Secretaries

Treasurers

Oct.

17.

1867

Ingersoll

None

Rev. W. Stewart

T.S.Shenston

Oct.

22,

1868

Toionto

None

t( >t

ft ft

Oct.

21,

1869

Woodstock

None

(< i(

ft ft

Oct.

20,

1870

St. Cathaiines

Rev. Jno Bates

it li

ft ft

Oct.

19.

187I

Hamilton

(( t(

<( ti

tf ft

Oct.

17,

1872

Aylmer

It iC

<( ((

ft ft

Oct.

16,

1873

Brantford

1 i<

RevJLCampbeli

ft ft

Oct.

22,

1874

London

(( (<

t( t(

ft If

Oct.

21,

1875

Guelph

C. Raymond

(< i(

ft ft

Oct.

19,

1876

Toronto

RevI^.A.Fyfe

(< <(

ft ft

104

Oct.

15,

1877

Toronto

<i .«'

(( «<

ft ff

108

Oct.

17,

1878

Brantford

T.S.Shenston

RevJasCoutts

T. D. Craig

116

Oct.

16,

1879

St. Catharines

<t t(

<t i<

ft ft

127

Oct.

22,

1880

Toronto

<( t<

<< iC

ft tf

139

Oct.

28,

1881

Montreal

<( <<

ti tf

ft ft

IS5

Oct,

19,

1882

Hamilton

i< (i

it (<

ft f(

165

Oct.

18,

1883

London

C. Raymond

Rev J WA Stewart

T.S.Shenston

172

Oct.

16,

1884

St. Thomas

(( (<

t< i<

ft ft

182

Oct.

22,

188 s

Guelph

(( i<

tf t<

ft ft

213

Oct.

21,

1886

Paris

(< ((

ft it

ft ft

226

Oct.

17.

1887

Tuiu..*o

Wm. Craig

Rev Jas. Grant

ft .t

COMPARATIVE STATEMENTS.

ONTARIO AND QUEBEC.

Am. B»pt. Miss. Union.

Year

Ministers

with

Churches.

per year book

Members.

Male
Missionaries.

Telugu
Members

Male
Missionaries.

Telugu
MemMrs,

1867
1877
1887

152
218

239

13,826

25,283
30.463

.lli

5. 167
27,489t

* McLauiin, Craig and Stillwell, are the only ones who understand the
language.

t This number is from the annual report of May, 1887. I have been
unsuccessful in all my attempts to obtain a later report, May 20th, 1888.

<<
II
<l
II
11
il
(I
II
l(

Years

lOO

, 200

,300

.400

.500

,600

700

.800

.900

1000

1 100

Converts.

•63

:.)W

'!V

•Si I

•4,095

•32,767

.262,14.?

8
16
32
64

, ^ ■•■ ■:"-'^ , - 128

256

512
1,024

2,048

4,096

8,192

16,384

32,768

65,536

131,072

262,144

524,288

. 1,048,575

2,097,152
4,194,304
8,388,608

16,777,2x6
33,554,432
67,108,864

134,217,728

268,435,456
536,870,912

1,073,741,824
2,147,483,648
4,294.967,296

8,589,934,592
17,179,869,184

34,359,738,368 . . 1200 I 68,710,476,73:

The estimated average of human life is 33 years. Now suppoie only ONE Teleeoo
should be converted through the instrumentality of our ten (males or females) missionaries
T^r!" .1" i ■ *"PP°se that such convert should be instrumental in the conversion of
IWQ others during his 33 years life and each of these TWO TWO others during their 7.7.
year lives and so on continue to increase uninferuptedly for laoo years the result would be
"*'"wk^» 'i* number about S7 times greater than the present population of the globe''.
.f .kl^Tl" r l"'*''u ^difference of 34,359,738,368(28 times the present population
•t Ui€ globe) whether the first Telegoo is converted this year or 33 ykars hbmce.1

•2,097,151

16,777,215

134,217,727

1,073,741.823

.8,589,934,591

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Teluou Mission.

AN APPEAL.

Reader listen to what thy Reedemer says, yea commands :
" Go into all the world (Europe, Asia, Africa and America), and
preach the gospel (the good news^that God so loved the world,
etc.,) to every creature (1,400,000,000 ) He that bolieveth
(•* faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God ")
and is baptized shall (shall, shall) be saved, but he that boliev
eth not shall (shall, sh^vll, be dammed." Mark, also, these
searching questions. Whosoever (which includes the Telugus)
shall call upon the name of the Lord shall (shall,) be saved."
But •' how then shall they (the Telugus) call on him in whom
they have not believed ? How shall they believe in him of whom
they have not heard ? How shall they (the Tolugus, hear without
a preacher ? How shall they (McLaurin, Craig, Stillwell, La
flam me, Davis, Garside and Miss Hatch) preach, except they be
sent (by the Baptists of Ontario and Quebec) V

This does not mean that Mr. A shall remind Mr. B. that it is
his duty to aid in sending out these missionaries, but is for the
reader — Mr. A — himself to act. •' The harvest truly is plentous
(look at the diagram), but the laborers are few.

Craig, McLaurin, Stillwell, Laflamme, Davis, Garside and
Miss Hatch from the Baptists of Ontario and Quebec), pray ye
the Lord of the harvest (who filled your barn) that he will send
forth laborers into his (HIS) harvest." "How readest thou?"
" How much owest thou unto my Lord ?" How much was your
assessment last year? How much your tobacco bill? How

much did you give for that ? How much have you

given for the Telugu Mission ? Are you willing to go yourself ?
Are you willing for you son or daughter to go ! Are you willing
that tho^e who do go shall suffer for the want of money ? Are
you willing that the Telugus shall perish for the lack of mission-
aries ? Do you expect to spend an eternity in heaven with thou-
sands of Telugus saved through the instrumentality of others ?

Brethren Timpdny and Currie and Mrs. John Craig have laid
down their lives in this warfare, and the many hot tears shed for
them fell 11,000 miles away from their graves.

What is a few dollars in money compared with the sacrifice
made by these brothers and sisters ! Money is essential, and this
money must come out of the pockets of the Baptists of Ontario*

Scrap Book.

243

and Quebec. Can you not give ten or even twenty times more
than you have been giving hitherto ? Christ commands you to
•' roll away the stone," which you can do, in order that He may
command the dead "to come forth " " He that hath an ear to
hear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the (Ontario and
Quebec Baptists) churchea."

If each of the 30,000 Haptists of Ontario and Quebec would
contribute half a cent a day for Foreign Missiod purposes, it
would be $54,600 a year.

Out of every 100 church members only TEN GIVE ANY-
THING WHATEVER to Foreign Missions. $9 out of every
4$10 contributed by ONE-TENTH OF THIS ONE-TENTH.
$98 is spent for religious purposes among the comparative few at
HOME for every $2 expended among the hundreds of HEATH-
ENS AUROAD. In the United States, (and I presume in On-
tario and Queb'^c) there is one minister to every 600 persons, but
in heathen lands only one to 500,000 ! !

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Teluou Mission.

T. S. SHENSTOX;

The above is a very fair likeness of the author, of whom
nothing personally needs to be said. I have stated already
frankly that my sole object in going to the trouble and expense
I have, was to pre..erve from loss interesting facts in connection
with the origin and the first twenty year's operation of our
young Canadian Foreign Missionary Society, and did not know
of any really competent party at all likely to undertake the task.
I am painfully conscious of many defects of omission and commis-
sion, and at the same time realize how useless it would be for me
to cry "Wolf, Wolf," after P. D.'s, B. A.'s, M. A.'s, &c.. have
been raising the monotonous cry from time immemorial in the
shape of mock- modest appeals to their " indulgent readers to
overlook the many imperfections, <fec."

It is a Fact — not mock modest; nonsense — that from several
essential standpoints I ought not to have undertaken the task,
and forced myself into the position with my eyes open, solely for
the reason named above Many defects 1 detected when too Ute
to remedy them, and many doubtless there are of which in mercy
I am kept in b'issful ignorance, owing to my defective education

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al vision. Who would be "wise" when "ignorance is bliss"?
If, however, I am forced out of this pleasant retreat by undue
criticism, I shall muster all the dignity a guilty party can com-
mand, and protest against criticism altogether on the ground
that the small portion of the edition that may not be disposed of
gratuitously will be sold for the benefit of the Forei^jn Missionary
Society of Ontario and Quebec, without any deduction for the
expense of printing.

By loving my neighbor more than myself I refrain from
mentioning some of the causes of defects.

With respect to the cuts of individuals I beg to say that
they were executed at the Grip Publishing Co., of Toronto, and
are very inferior to what I expected them to be for the price
paid. Had time permitted I would have replaced them by
better.

With respect to the baptismal cuts, I beg to say that they
were executed for me for a work I published some years ago, and
are used in this book simply so fill up portions of pages which
would be otherwise blank.

When I learn of some competent person who would have
gone to the trouble and expense of such a work if I had not done
so, I shall consider this one of the greatest mistakes of my life,
and regret exceedingly that I have thus stood iu such a ones way.

Brantford, 1888.

T. S. SHENSTON.