Williams claims, his Christian character w sick sustain an extreme demo; and is feared you to definitely his determine for good is shed
135 1854.] CEYLON. 135 from inside the laboring for and with all of them. T he typical labors of the missionaries for the preaching brand new gospel throughout web sites the church buildings, brand new bungalows, and you will away from house-to-house, was basically continued. While the catechists and other native helpers continue their operate, seem to in search of facts the gospel was making progress among the many somebody ; that there’s an ever-increasing conviction of truth of Christianity, and a growing belief that it’ll in the course of time prevail regarding land. Mr. Hastings, once being missing about profession couple of years, blogged below: 1 believe I can see certain advances since i remaining. You’ll find nothing when it comes to preaching the newest gospel, far and wide, regarding state ; plus in of numerous urban centers here seem to be style of encouragements to help you prosecute the work. S C H O o L S P Roentgen From inside the T During the Grams Yards E D IC A L-d Age P A r T Meters Elizabeth Letter T. There are stated, in most, 83 vernacular and you may English schools, which have cuatro,028 college students, off whom dos,825 was men, and you will step one,203 lady. For the February last, Mr. Hastings claimed 93 youngsters regarding the Batticotta seminary. Simply fifteen have been people in this new church, a smaller sized matter than just ended up being claimed for decades. Religious knowledge is given each day to each category; and more than of your students seem to have wise see s from Christianity. T h ey are often studious and normal in their deportment; lots of people are happy to recognize the states of your own gospel upon them yourself; and extremely few manifest one unlock resistance towards the truth. Bui hopeful conversion rates try couples. Half a dozen local educators are widely-used. Talking about all of the members of brand new church ; and therefore are in many respects well qualified for their route, and you may offer extremely important aid on the missionary. Regarding the female boarding college or university within Oodooville you’ll find 85 youngsters. The number of users printed by objective force within Manepy within the 1853 was just step one,595,400, lower than for your past season. The very first performs provided was, Bunyan s Pilgrim*s Progress, translated of the Mr. Spaulding, step one,500 copies, and you may a work on the Physiology and you can Anatomy, translated by the Dr. Greene, step one,000 duplicates. Numerous religious tracts of regarding a couple of in order to fifty-several profiles was in fact written in editions off off step 3,000 to help you almost 7,000 duplicates. Over 15,000 volumes were likely. The common annual number of printing, inside the twenty years your push has been doing procedure, keeps exceeded 8,000,000 out of pages, (the complete number becoming 167,978,598,) almost you to definitely-third from which was pages of your own word of Jesus. The typical printing of one’s Morning Superstar today furnishes significant really works. Thirty-seven people work in experience of this new drive and bindery, out of which seventeen is mem-
Nine members of the fresh chapel at this route, half dozen of exactly who was basically students of one’s objective seminaries, got fell sufferers to the state ahead of February step 1, in addition to many heathen
137 1854.] CANTON. 137 bers of one’s chapel. The brand new daily spiritual conference inside their part has been continued; and other services due to their religious a great commonly forgotten. From the dispensary, under the proper care of Dr. Greene, step one,173 individuals received attention in the six months end Oct step one, The college is conducted almost entirely by the J. H. Evarts, assisted from the about three senior scientific pupils. The junior family of four got recently been prosecuting their education in care of Evarts, Dr. Greene s individual date having been very much occupied from the preparing out-of a tiny scientific work, and also in gonna people abroad. During the early part of 1854, the newest cholera is actually prevalent which have great seriousness within Manepy. This new schools was basically split up; while the coaches was in fact visiting regarding house to house, providing medicine, and applying consolation. Asia. CANTON Purpose. C a letter t o n. Daniel Vrooman, Missionary; Samuel W. Bonney, Authorized Preacher; S. Wells Williams, LL. D., Printer; Mrs. Sarah W. Williams, Mrs. Mary G. Brewster. Within nation. Dyer Basketball, Meters. D., Missionary; Mrs. Isabella Basketball. step 1 channel. 2 missionaries that a doctor. dos men and you can step three female assistant missionaries. On the 17th from Summer, Mrs. Vrooman signed their unique earthly labors, quiet about believe one Goodness managed to help save them toward uttermost that can come unto Jesus by the your. Mr. Bridgman, having commenced a unique purpose during the Shanghai, is no longer reported in this regard objective. Dr. Baseball has been obliged by the state of his fitness so you’re able to visited the united states. The guy sailed out-of Canton having Mrs. Ball later in the February, and reach Ny on 9th away from June past. The native assistant, Laisun, have left this service membership of your purpose, trying to the right position out of big pecuniary cash, and you will joined a mercantile domestic on Shanghai once the clerk, in which, Mr. The other assistant, T ien Tsai, try eliminated by the dying when you look at the Sep out-of