TO CORRESPONDENTS. Our young Friends at Frome are respectfully informed, that there is no Bazaar at Calcutta, at which articles are sold for the general purposes of the Mission. Their kind exertions are duly appreciated, and the produce appropriated according to the best of our judgment. The thanks of the Committee are due to a Committee of Friends, for specimens of Elementary School Books, sent by Edmund Fry; Rev. J. B. Cox, of Hatch, for one hundred little books, for Jamaica; Young Ladies at Miss Button's school, Lewes ; Friends at Aldwinkle; and the Females belonging to the Auxiliary Society, Keppelstreet, by Miss Wallis, for fancy articles, rewards, &c. for Jamaica. Our Friends are requested to observe, that when it is wished that a package should be forwarded to particular individuals, it should be distinctly specified on the package itself. Padang, 97. HOME PROCEEDINGS, 6, 16, 30, 47, 49, Spanish Town, 46, 82, 88. 72, 90, 98. Sumatra, 96. Contributions, 8, 16, 31, 40, 48, 67, 75, 84, 92, 99. To Correspondents, 8, 32, 48, 68, 76, 84, 92, 100. Foreign Letters received, 6, 16, 30, 39, 47, 67, 84, 92, 98. Printed by Littlewood & Co. Old Bailey. A BRIEF MEMOIR OF THE REV. ADO- exercises, a new theological semiNIRAM JUDSON, AMERICAN MISSIONnary was established at Andover, ARY TO THE BURMAN EMPIRE. in his native State. Into this inWe are happy in being able, institution he ardently desired to enour present Number, to present ter, but was almost deterred from our readers with a portrait of Mr. applying, because evidences of Judson, the American Baptist mis- evangelical piety were expected sionary in Burmah, with whose from all who obtained admission. labours and sufferings in the sa-These, he assured the Professors, cred cause many of them have he did not possess; but as their become acquainted, from perusing the account of that mission by his late excellent wife, and her own interesting memoirs. From those works, and other sources in our possession, we shall add a few particulars of the history of our esteemed missionary brother. opinion on the subject was probably more favourable than his own, he was received into the seminary; and soon after, becoming gradually more confirmed in his religious views and experience, he directed his attention to the studies most adapted to prepare him for the exercise of the Christian ministry. When the term of his residence at Andover had nearly expired, Mr. Judson met with Dr. Buchan Adoniram Judson was born August 9, 1788, at Malden, in the State of Massachusetts, in which town his father, who, if we mistake not, is still living, was settled as a Pædobaptist minister. He gradu-an's "Star in the East," which ated at Brown University in 1807, first impressed his mind with, the and soon afterwards commenced subject of Oriental missions. The making the tour of the United solemn importance of an attempt States. At that time he had been to rescue the perishing millions of induced to adopt deistical senti- Asia dwelt much on his mind, and ments, but some providential oc- he communicated his impressions currences, while on his journey, so to various individuals, but met with powerfully impressed his mind, no encouragement from them. At that he resolved, instead of pro- length he wrote to the Directors of ceeding further, to return to his the London Missionary Society, father's house, and examine tho- explaining his views, and requestroughly the foundation of the Chris-ing information; and received, in tian religion. The result of this reply, a friendly invitation to visit investigation was a full conviction England, and communicate personof the divine authority of the scriptures, accompanied with a deep and anxious concern for his own him. personal salvation. About the time that Mr. Judson was the subject of these mental VOL. V. 3d Series. ally with the Directors on the subject which so deeply interested Soon after this, three other young men, who had been educating, like himself, for the ministry, Messrs. 3 E |