baptism, one hundred and nine intelligent converts submitted to that ceremony. In 1806, there were ten English missionaries at Serampore; but to detail the labors of these devoted men, and the successes with which God favored them, would require many volumes. They had all things in common; and labored for the common cause of the mission. Dr. Carey, by his learned labors at Calcutta, Dr. Marshman, by the school at Serampore, and Mr. Ward in the printing-office, have each contributed more than one thousand pounds per annum to the mission. The Baptists have many stations in different parts of India, the West Indies, the Burman empire, and other places, where their labors have been honored with many thousands of converts to the faith of Christ; but the most astonishing work of any body of Christians, in any age, 18 that of translating the Holy Scriptures. In 1806, they were printing the Scriptures at Serampore in six languages, and translating them into six more. In 1819, they were printing or translating the Word of God into twenty-seven languages, at Serampore or Calcutta!!

Slanders the most base, and attacks the most virulent, have been made by party, prejudiced, or unprincipled writers, upon these noble benefactors of mankind. They have been loaded with every vulgar or sense less epithet, even by educated Englishmen, who have called them Dissenters, Schismatics, Calvinists, fools, madmen, tinkers, low-born and lowbred mechanics: but their heaven-born benevolence is manifested in their works, upon which the God of glory has placed the seal of his approbation; and their oriental learning has been proved to surpass that of any college in Christendom. Dr. Cary, especially, is admitted to be th first oriental scholar of our age. The calumnies of their enemies hav been deservedly exposed by Mr. Fuller, secretary of the society, by Dr Buchanan, Mr. Wilberforce, Lord Teignmouth, and Mr. W. Greenfield. The following table was inserted in the London Missionary Register for March 1831. It was originally published by the Committee of the Society, who remark upon it:

"This statement is the most correct that can be given from the infor mation now possessed by the secretary: there are many blanks, which future communications from abroad will probably enable him to fill up; but the bare inspection of the list will show what great reason we have for thankfulness on account of the blessing which has been had upon our imperfect labors.

"The column appropriated to schools is subdivided into three; for male, female, and Sabbath schools. In the next column is inserted the number of individuals added to the respective churches, during the last year for which the accounts have been furnished: those for Jamaica are

extracted from the minutes of the Association held in April last: but several of the Churches are not included in that account, and not a few of the stations have been subsequently formed. The expenditure is calculated on the average of the last two years; but that for Jamaica will, in all probability, be considerably higher this year than before.

"From each hemisphere, the calls for more laborers are loud and incessant: more has been and will shortly be done to meet these demands, than was ever accomplished before in an equal period of time since the Society was formed; and accounts received this morning, (Feb. 18,) from Jamaica, appear to indicate, that, in a very remarkable manner, desirable helpers will be raised up on the spot. These circumstances should be regarded as answers to prayer: but it must not be forgotten, that they will unavoidably cause an increase of expenditure, which it will require all the zeal and energy of our friends to meet. May He, who has conferred upon us this grace, to preach, through the agency of others, the unsearchable riches of Christ among the Gentiles, inspire us with every disposition appropriate to the discharge of so holy and delightful a vocation, and enable us to pursue it with a single eye to His Glory! Amen."

TABULAR VIEW OF THE BAPTIST SOCIETY'S MISSIONS.

*Besides the missionaries named in this column, the Society employs native teachers, catechists, &c., where such assistants can be made useful, and suitable persons obtained. There are four native teachers at Calcutta, the same number at Soory, two at Monghyr, &c. There are at least two hundred and fifty leaders attached to the various churches, who may be regarded as usefully performing the work of catechists.

+ Mr. Bruckner is now at Serampore, superintending the printing of the Javanese New Testament, but is anxious to return to Java.