told us of it, thanking the Lord for his goodness towards him and his family. "He now lives in the Hospital. Early in the morning you may hear him reading the Bible, and praying to Jesus, who has saved his soul and body from destruction,-thus affording the Missionaries great joy through his Christian conduct. May the Lord draw him closer and closer unto Himself, and by His Holy Spirit assist him to lead a consistent, holy life unto the end! Amen." POLYNESIAN ISLANDS. TAHITI. By letters recently received from this island, we derive the gratifying intelligence that the revival of spiritual religion announced in our former Numbers to have taken place at several of the Mission Stations, has, in the gracious providence of God, continued to extend its influence. The Rev. Wm. Howe, writing under date the 16th April to the Rev. David Darling, at present in this country, gives the following encouraging statement:— “You would be greatly grieved to hear of the death of Utarui before you sailed. I was with him an hour before he died. His end was what it might be expected to be-perfect peace. Almost his last words were,' My place above is prepared.' I had some unbelieving fears that now he was gone and you were absent, things would go wrong at Bunauia; but, wonderful to relate, a state of life and activity pervades the whole of the district. Moevai is most active and energetic in every good work, and is praised by all for his devotedness. The troops have been removed from Bunauia, there being only two mutoi and one soldier to keep charge of the gun. This appears a merciful providence, as the place is now only under the superintendence of the native officers, and the schools under that of the deacons. I have not been able to do as you bid me about the students, which was, that none of them should go until they had been twelve months in the Institution; for the people would have them: and as every sermon they preach is examined by me before they go, I do not regret the determination of the people to have them. The list of candidates which you left had increased to thirty the first ordinance-day. I was engaged in their examination and in the church-meeting, from eleven to four in the afternoon; nineteen of them were admitted, and three adults were baptized. From that time there has been a remarkable development of a longstanding work. Many it would appear have been living under conviction for a long time, which your last sermon was the means of bringing to maturity. As soon as you had left the place, everybody appeared to feel, 'We have long enjoyed the faithful ministry of our Missionary, but we have not availed ourselves of its advantage; and now he is gone!' And they have by these reflections been led to decide. I spent last Friday and Saturday week there, employed almost the whole time in examining candidates, and in admitting members to the church. Sixtyone were admitted, after a faithful examination into their sentiments and conduct. I durst not keep them out, lest I should be sinning against them, and the Head of the church. I also baptized eighteen adults. Pray that those who have been admitted may remain faithful." SOCIETY ISLANDS. HUAHINE. Ir is gratifying to learn, that the principal settlement on this island, which suffered so severely, a few years ago, from the devastations of the French, is gradually recovering its former prosperity; that the services. of the sanctuary and the education of the young are again regularly conducted; and that the labours of the missionary are attended with some gracious tokens of the Divine approval. The Rev. Charles Barff, under date the 22nd of May last, writes: “We have just finished a deeply interesting May Meeting. There has not been so large an assembly of the Huahineans for some years past. On Wednesday, the 8th, a Missionary sermon was preached to a very large and attentive congregation. On the 9th, the Annual Meeting of the Auxiliary was held. Hautia, as usual, was called to the chair-an office he is well suited to sustain. The speakers were numerous. The contributions amounted to 325 dollars, of which sixty-five were from the children in the schools. The exercise was, as usual, opened and closed with prayer and praise. The 10th was devoted to the children in the schools, of whom 300 were present. About 160 of them repeated, from memory, portions of God's Word; and an appropriate address was delivered to them. The interesting service closed as it began, by imploring the Divine blessing on the dear children. The annual May Festival was held in the afternoon, when the chiefs and people sat down to a plentiful repast, which concluded the festival in a most agreeable manner. "Will you please to give publicity to the sincere thanks of the chiefs and people of Huahine, and myself, for Admiral Sir George Seymour's liberal present, just received, towards rebuilding the settlement of Teare, burnt down by the French?" In a subsequent letter, dated Tahiti, 20th June, Mr. Barff furnishes the following brief notice of a visit he had paid to the island of Maiaoiti, one of the out-stations connected with this section of the missionary field. I embrace this opportunity of informing you that I have just reached this place, after a three weeks' visit to Maiaoiti. We found the people in this island living together in great harmony, and attending with regularity on the means of grace. The Church had not received any additions during the year, neither had any been separated for improper conduct; but four of the members had been removed by death, concerning whom, it is pleasing to record, that their end was peace. The island contains a population of 300, of whom 76 are at present members of the Church; and there are 100 children in attendance on the school. During our stay, we celebrated the ordinance of the Lord's Supper, and baptized six infants. We held the annual meeting of the Auxiliary Missionary Society; and the sum contributed by that poor people amounted to fifty Spanish dollars. We endeavoured to excite their attention to spiritual things by the constant preaching of the Gospel, school instruction, and visits from house to house. The native teacher, Arue, has at present the care of the station. Much sickness prevailed in the island when we arrived; but we had the happiness of leaving all nearly restored to health. COLLECTION FOR THE REPAIRS AND OUTFIT OF THE MISSIONARY SHIP. THE Directors tender their cordial thanks to the Ministers of Congregations, Superintendents and Teachers of Sunday-schools, and numerous other friends of the Society, who are promoting the effort now being made by the young for the repair and outfit of the John Williams; and they will be further obliged by their conveying the same to the Collectors and Contributors for the generous zeal with which they are prosecuting this object. The result, as already reported, is so encouraging as to satisfy the Directors that if all their friends will join in it, its success is certain. To afford them an opportunity for so doing, that, if possible, the young of every Congregation connected with the Society may take part in this good work, the Contribution List will be kept open until the 31st of January, 1851. On or before that day the Directors request their friends to remit the Collections to the Rev. Ebenezer Prout, Mission House, Blomfield Street, who will be happy to forward Collecting-cards to any who may require them. ARRIVALS OUTWARD. MRS. Lechler, the wife of the Rev. J. M. Lechier, Salem, East Indies, accompanied by the Misses Woodman, Addis, and Walton, arrived at Madras by the Barham, on the 2nd of October. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. The thanks of the Directors are respectfully presented to the following; viz. For Rev. J. Gill, Somerset. To the Rusholme Road For Mrs. Wright, Phillipolis. To the Juvenile Mis- For Rev. Walter Inglis, Baharutseland. To Miss For Rev. E. Solomon, Griqua Town. To Mrs. Mat- For Rev. William and Mrs. Mills, Savaii. To the Juvenile Working Party, Halstead-For a Parcel For Rev. William Harbutt. To the Working Party For Rev. Edward Porter, Cuddapah. To William Struthers. Esq, Grove Villa, Upper Chelsea-For a Parcel of Books. To a Friend at Reading-For a Parcel of Work Bags, &c. To Miss Cato, per Rev. J. Stribling, Enfield-For a piece of Work. To Mrs. Flower, Leeds-For a Model of a Tent, used in the Missionary tours through Guzurat. To the Children of the Infant Class at the Pugett School, Brighton-For twentyfive Bibles. To Mr. F. W. F. Woodman, Bristol-For 185 Copies of his Rules for Improving Health. To Mrs. W.C.Wallis; To J. S., Tottenham; To Mr. Shansfield, Manningtree; To J. P.-For Volumes and Numbers of Evangelical and other Magazines, Reports, &c. &c. 56 MISSIONARY CONTRIBUTIONS. From the 1st November to the 12th December, 1850, inclusive. FOR THE OUTFIT AND REPAIRS OF THE MISSIONARY SHIP, John Williams. £ s. d. 044 Collected by Miss M. 102 230 Exmouth, Glenorchy Chapel Sunday 076 school 113 0 North Tawton, per Collection after Mr. Mr. E. Heal... 110 DURHAM. Bethel Chapel. F. Small.. Falcon Square. Silver-street Sundayschool Teachers and Children......... Ditto, Farringdon-st. Branch.... Middleton Chapel. Collected by Master A. Aviolet Paddington Chapel. Bateman's Lecture 7 8 6 Tonbridge Chapel. Collected by Mrs. BEDFORDSHIRE. lected by Miss H. BERKSHIRE. Newbury, Sundayschool, per Mr. J. Blacket Sunderland. after Address by Rev. 100 Blakeney, Collected 0 8 4 Pearce, Thomas G. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. Pauler's Pury, per Rev.J.Buckingham 1 0 0 Bamlet, George .... by Miss March.... 5 0 0 HERTFORDSHIRE. Cullen's class pendent Sunday- Abbay, William II.. 0 8 258 Burton, Miss Ellen.. 0 6 3 Steel, Thomas ISLE OF WIGHT. 080 school.... 0 78 Ryde, per 076 Colenutt, George street School...... 15 7 10 070 Langbridge Branch.. 1 12 7 060 Weeks's 059 Hayland's ditto... Taylor ........ Wells, Sunday-school 1 10 0 Hummen, Charles.. 003 003 002 LEICESTERSHIRE. Sundries & Fractions 0 0 11 Hinckley, Sunday Collected at Boldon, by- 9 0 school, per Mr. T. 017 6 3 Kibworth, Eleanor 045 Collected at Hylton Ferry, by Mr. Ro bert Twizell 050 Exps. 48. 6d. ; 21l. 48. Od. Rivenall 1 10 0 |