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The principal part of my time is occupied in acquiring a knowledge of the language, which I find exceedingly difficult, and my advance, therefore, is very slow; but perseverance, I doubt not, will overcome the obstacles now in my way, and enable me not only to understand, but also to speak it fluently. Our teacher is a pleasant, and a very learned man. He is apparently as willing to teach me as he is to teach Mr. W. This is quite unusual, as nothing scarcely is more degrading in the view of the Burmans than to instruct a female.

spoken; and having pledged his own eternal perfections for the success of his cause, it cannot but prosper.

A zayat is now building, in which Mr. and Mrs. Judson expect shortly to com mence instructing the natives in the prin ciples of religion: (a zayat is a house something like a Bengalee place of wor. ship.) It is in a favourable situation, and calculated for a number of Burmans to stop at one time. Mr. Judson has some prayers written, and also a creed for the purpose.

Respecting myself, I find that I have but very little religion, and sometimes almost conclude that I have not been made "all-glorious within;" that not even a spark of grace has been implanted in this my depraved heart. But my mind has been in a more comfortable state this

It would afford me unspeakable pleasure, my dear Mrs. P. could I inform you of large accessions to the Redeemer's kingdom; or even of one soul's conversion to God. O, could we, in this desert land, behold the standard of Immanuel erecting, the Sun of Righteous-month than for a considerable time beness arising, and the mists of superstition fore. I have felt more my dependence dispersing, joy would thrill through every on God, and been in a waiting frame of vein; our hearts would expand with gra- mind, desiring to know and do his will, titude to our heavenly Father. But when and be entirely resigned to all the allotthis period will arrive is unknown to us. ments of his Providence. He is, I beA thick gloom now pervades the scene; lieve, about leading me in a way that I all before us is darkness and uncertainty. thought little of, and exercising me with To-day we are in comfortable circum- heavy afflictions. Mr. Wheelock's health stances, and surrounded with every tem- is very poor. My fears respecting him poral mercy; but to-morrow, should it are much excited. He has had a tedious please a despot so to order it, we may be cough for nearly five months, which we destitute of all we now enjoy, and even think will terminate only with his existbanished from the country. We see an ence. He is so much enfeebled that he open valley filled with dry bones, and cannot study, and seldom takes any souls daily dropping into eternity, igno- nourishing thing. O! should I be left a rant of God. Our hearts are pained. lonely widowed stranger in this heathen We stop and admire the rich grace, that land-but I will not distrust a faithful, causes us to differ from this deluded pe- covenant-keeping God. O no! I will rishing people, vent the rising sigh, and cheerfully commit myself, and the discommit them to the disposal of Him who posal of all my concerns, into his gracious only has power to breathe into dead sin-hands. Pray for me, my dear Mrs. P. ners the breath of life, and raise up these Pagans an exceeding great army, to the glory of his name. This is all we can do at present; but should our lives be spared, we hope to be the happy, though unworthy, instruments in the Divine Hand, of bringing some of them to the fountain whence flows the blood of cleansing, the streams of salvation. It is a soul-reviving truth, that the glory of the Lord will yet cover the earth as the waters cover the mighty deep; that all nations will yet bow to the sceptre of righteousness, and crown the Saviour Lord of all. That God, who establishes means, and accomplishes those ends which from all eternity he designed to accomplish, will, in his own time and way, operate by his Holy Spirit upon the minds of some sinners here, and effect the great work of conversion in their souls. Firmer than the foundations of the earth, or the pillars of heaven, is the word which He has

that in every situation of life, and under
every trial, I may conduct myself like a
Christian.

Yours with affection,
E. H. WHEELOCK.

From Mr. Judson to Mr. Lawson, dated

Rangoon, February 27, 1819. BROTHER Colman is nearly recovered; but brother Wheelock is very low, and apparently declining. The weakness of my eyes greatly impedes me in my studies. I have nothing now to communicate, except our project of building a zayat on a piece of ground which connects the Mission premises with a public road, and which we have purchased. As soon as it is done, Mrs. Judson and myself intend to spend a considerable part of our time there, and hope sometimes to collect assemblies of Burmans to hear our

conversation, and attend stated worship.
It is an experiment which seems pro-
mising; though it may issue in our ba-
nishment from the country. Something,
however, must be done in a more public
way than bas yet been attempted. O for
the Spirit of God to be poured out on our
own souls, and on the dry bones around
us. We are in a miserable state, my
brother, always have been, and I fear
always shall be, in this dreary wilderness.
O for a little life, and then we shall speak
with life. It will indeed be a wonder if
such depraved, stony-hearted creatures
are ever blessed by a pure and holy God.
Nothing, however, is impossible to a
God in Christ. The mines of redeeming
love are inexhaustible; and here is a
ground of hope and encouragement.

Your ever affectionate brother,
A. JUDSON.

From Mr. Lawson to Mr. Colman, dated
Rangoon, March 2, 1819.
THERE is nothing as it respects the
Mission of a very encouraging nature.
Several have recently been to inquire
about the religion of Jesus Christ. One

of these inquirers, after several conver-
sations with Mr. Judson, declared that
he believed in the true God, and in Jesus
Christ. But we know not how his im-
pressions will terminate. A piece of land
adjoining the Mission premises, has re-
cently been purchased by us, on which a
place of worship is erecting. It stands
upon one of the roads which leads to the
great pagoda. This pagoda, on worship
days, is filled with the disciples of Gau-
dama. We hope that some of them will
stop at our little building, and be so af-
fected by divine truth, as to become the
disciples of Jesus. We think that this
effort will, in some measure, try the
feelings of government towards us. You
will undoubtedly hear from other sources
that we have had a distressing fire at
Rangoon. It swept away nearly
half the town, and had the wind conti-
nued to blow as fresh as when the fire
commenced, the whole must have been
laid in ruins. It is a mercy that our
house is not within the walls: had it
been so, the Mission before this would
probably have suffered much.

Yours affectionately,
J. COLMAN.

P.S. The Accounts from Jamaica will appear next month.

THE Thanks of the Committee are presented to Mr. A. Barcham, Tonbridge, for Twenty Volumes of the Evangelical Magazine, Reports, &c.

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THE

Baptist Magazine.

JUNE, 1820.

CHURCH ADMONITION.

A Charge exhibited against, and
a Church Admonition unto,
Brother G. Fitzjohn, an of-
fending Member in a Church
of Christ at Hitchin, over
which Messrs. J. Wilson and J.
Needham are Co-pastors,-De-
cember 10, 1710.*
BROTHER FITZJOHN,

"A church of Christ has a power of withdrawing their communion from their members that walk disorderly, 2 Thess. iii. 6.

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ness, which is contrary to 1 Thess. iv. 11, 12, Study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you, that ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.' See also 1 Tim. v. 13. Now that you have been guilty of this sin, will be evident, if you lay these two things close to your conscience, in the fear of God.

(1.) You have confessed that Now we command you, breyou never liked, or loved the thren, in the name of our Lord Je-calling you were brought up to. sus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly. Thus you see the church's power. Now that you have so walked will be plain from the following particulars :

1. Your dishonourable idle

This Article was sent us by the Rev. W. Freeman of Bedford. The church referred to was that over which the Rev. Mr. Geard is now pastor. It was a branch of the church at Bedford, of which Mr. Bunyan was Pastor. Mr. John Wilson was grandfather of Mr. Samuel Wilson,

of Prescot-street, London; and Mr. Needham was grand father of Mr. Isaac James, one of the tutors of the Bristol Academy, and of Mrs. Button of London. Mr. James's father succeeded Mr. Needham; and Mr. Geard, Mr. James. It is worthy of notice, that for upwards of 160 years since this church was founded, there

have been only four pastors. The church has always admitted of mixed communion; but the pastors have all been Baptists.

VOL. XII.

Now when the mind is too high for an honest, though a mean employment, a person is necessarily led to neglect it, (as you have done,) and is most dangerously exposed to idleness, being unsettled from his proper business. Think (we beseech you) seriously, whether this be not your case.

(2.) You have not done your part in providing for your fami ly, which is contrary to 1 Tim. v. 8, " If any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel,' We do not say you have done nothing for your family at any time; but statedly and com monly you do not do your part; for the people cannot help be

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