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to give him rest. At length he meets a Bible, which this missionary translated, and which he sent to a certain family shortly before he died. He reads it, and there he finds 'the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sins of the world.' lieving on him, he finds rest to his soul. tens back, and tells the wonderful story of God manifest in the flesh, to his listening family. He preaches him to the neighbourhood, to the town, and throughout all that part of the country in which he lives. He becomes himself a missionary, -spends his days in making known Christ and him crucified, and when he dies, may say of multitudes, as Paul did, 'I have begotten you through the Gospel.'

"Will they say in heaven, where they speak of things in their proper connexion, the first missionary had no success ? No. There he that sows, and he that reaps, rejoice together.

"I say then, we ought to labour, and with increasing diligence to the end of life, to make known the Gospel to every creature, whether we are permitted, in this world, to witness the success,

or not.

“But, we are permitted to witness success—and success so glorious, that it has already been celebrated with ecstacy of joy, by every being in the universe that has heard of it, and rejoices over him that repenteth.

"It is but a few years since the present system of missionary efforts began. Now you may wit

ness, on the first Monday of every month, members of thousands of churches, in countries which extend half round the globe, assembled at the throne of mercy, having agreed together touching the thing that they should ask, and uniting in supplication that it may be done for them. And he who hath said, 'Ask, and it shall be given,' is manifesting his faithfulness.

"Even now, almost at the very commencement of their askings, and attending it with correspondent efforts, you may witness, set up in heathen countries, more than forty printing presses, all manned, and in vigorous operation, furnishing Bibles, school books, religious tracts, and various other productions for the literary, moral, and religious improvement of the heathen world.

"You may see more than 250 missionary stations, at most of which are regularly organized Christian churches, containing, in the whole, many thousands of hopeful converts from the darkness of pagan idolatry.

"On the distant shores of Otaheite, and its neighbouring islands, where, forty years ago, the name of Jesus was not known, I can show you, every Sabbath, numerous congregations, averaging more than 1000 souls each, all bowing before Jehovah, and rendering united thanks for his 'unspeakable gift.'

"As you pass through their villages, at the rising of the sun, you may witness numbers returning from the forests and groves, who have

been out to pray to their Father who seeth in secret. And you can often find scarce ten families in a village, who do not unite daily in family devotion.

"In that small portion of the world, you may count not less than 14,000 persons who can, in their own tongue, read the Bible; and more than 7000 who can, with the pen, transact the ordinary business of life.

"You may go to their Sabbath school, and there, at an annual meeting, witness thousands of children. And as they sing 'Hosanna to the Son of David,' you may see the tear drop down the cheek of a hundred parents, as their hearts swell with emotions too big for utterance, in view of what the Gospel has done for their children. And as you hear the deep groan break through the assembly, ask, 'What is the matter?' And, with streaming eyes, one will tell you, 'Oh if the missionaries had only come here a little sooner, I too should have had children to attend the Sabbath school; but before they came, when Satan reigned, and we were all in darkness, I killed them.'

"You may see parents around the communion table, melting in contrition at the dying love of Jesus; and parents too who have, with their own hands, before they had the Gospel, killed two, three, and in some cases, four of their own children. Now, were they living, most joyfully would they lead them to Him who took little children in his

arms, and blessed them, and said, 'Of such is the kingdom of heaven.

"You may go, in that country, to a missionary meeting, and find collected together 7000 people, bearing their offerings of joy and thankfulness to the Lord of hosts.

"You may see the fond parent move with rapid step, at the birth of his infant, to enrol his name, as a member of the missionary society. 'You,' he says, as he looks on his offspring, with feelings which no parent born in Christendom ever knew, 'if it had not been for the Gospel, might have now been killed. And as the Gospel saves you, it is no more than right that you should do something that it may save others.' And very careful is he to pay the child's missionary tax every year, until the child is old enough to earn, and pay it himself. "In short, there is throughout that country a moral renovation.

"The wilderness and solitary places are glad; the desert rejoices, and blossoms as the rose. The eyes of the blind are opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped; the lame man leaps as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb sings. A highway is there, 'the way of holiness;' and the ransomed of the Lord are already returning, and coming home to Zion with singing. Joy and gladness are found among them; while sorrow and sighing flee away."

CHAPTER XVIII.

"When from the hills the torrents swift and strong
Deluge whole fields, and sweep the trees along,
Through ruined moles the rushing flood resounds,
O'erwhelms the bridge, and bursts the lofty bounds:
The yellow harvests of the ripen'd year,

And flatten'd vineyards, one sad waste appear.
While clouds descend in sluicy sheets of rain,
And all the labours of mankind are vain.-POPE.

INUNDATION AT HOWRAH-GREAT LOSS OF LIVESNATIVES FLEEING OBLIGED TO LEAVE THE VILLAGE -MUSSULMANS CALL UPON ALLAH-RETIRE IN ANGER-ILLUSTRATION OF SCRIPTURE-TAKE A BOAT AND GO IN SEARCH OF SUFFERERS-RESCUE SOME FROM DESTRUCTION-ACTIVITY OF A MAGISTRATE-HISTORY OF SUKHARREE, A NATIVE CONVERT-HIS HAPPY DEATH.

DURING the rainy seasons, it oftentimes happens that a great portion of the low land in Bengal is completely inundated, and sometimes these irruptions of water are very sudden in their approaches, when a great deal of property is destroyed, and many lives necessarily fall a sacrifice to the overwhelming flood. Such an inundation took place at Howrah at the latter end of Septem