season, and month, and day, we know the promises hasten,--hasten to their fulfilment. Many things might be stated showing that the tendency to this great consummation is constantly growing stronger,—as the tide of a river flows more strongly as it approaches the precipice, down whose crags it is about to plunge. The ratio of the success of missionary efforts has for a while past greatly exceeded the ratio of the increase of the agencies put in operation. It has recently been as the scripture says, "One shall chase a thousand, and two shall put ten thousand to flight." "The little one shall become a thousand, and the small one, a strong nation. The missionaries labored in Greenland twenty years before the first convert was reported. Our brethren in Burmah baptized the earliest fruit of the mission not till after six years of wearing labor and discouragement. But now, within three or four years, the labors of one man in the islands of the sea, have been blessed by the raising up of a church of 5,000 members; and a few weeks of preaching in the Karen jungle, not a great while since, added more than 1,500 to the professed followers of Christ.

We ought not to sacrifice to But let every reader serious

Christian men and women, set apart as the servants of the living God, have you considered these things; and have they led you to regular, and constant, and liberal efforts to promote the missionary cause? You have enjoyed your Sabbaths and your Christian privileges. The Lord's table has been spread for you every month, since the day when you were joined to the church. You have had promises, and prayers, and helps, the arm of God, the strength of the Spirit, and the intercession and the blood of the Son: and for all these, how much do you owe to your Lord? Mere prayers or thanksgivings are cheap. They make no demands upon the purse. David said, "I will not sacrifice unto the Lord with that which doth cost me nothing." the Lord, with that which doth cost us nothing. ly answer this question,-At the judgment seat, how much will it appear that you have given to promote the conversion of the heathen? How much will it appear that you have done to secure their salvation? Of how many rejoicing spirits, saved by missionary endeavors and in the train of Christian liberality, can you say, I did my little towards the bringing of these trophies to Christ? Our office, as stewards of God's possessions, will soon be surrendered. He will soon send his messenger to say to us, "Give an account of thy stewardship, for thou mayest be no longer steward." As the saint will soon give account of his profiting under the divine word, and with garments of white will stand accepted before the throne,-as the dying sinner will soon enjoy his last offer of mercy, and then perish, delaying and neglecting it, so shall we each soon make our last, crowning donation to this great cause, and then surrender our stewardship. As often as the clock ticks, one soul enters into eternity, prepared or unprepared, holy or unholy. Some of them are the souls of the idolatrous heathen. We are in the great tide of souls, pressing towards eternity. How near we may have come! We only wait our turn. But while we have opportunity, let us sacredly set apart a portion of our property, of which we shall say in the broken English of the Karen disciple, "This no me money; this Jesus Christ's money."

A GLANCE AT THE WORLD.

More than three-fifths of the race of Man are idolaters, though we are near the termination of the sixtieth century of its history, and of the nineteenth century of the Christian era. Nearly sixty generations of men,-numbering forty thousand millions, have lived and died, since Jesus Christ "brought life and immortality to light through the gospel." There are now one thousand millions on the earth, of whom

A few millions more than one fourth, have nominally recognized Jesus Christ as the Savior of mankind! Of these,

130,000,000 are members of the Roman Church,

56,000,000"
8,000,000
70,000,000"

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Greek Church,
Armenian Church,
nominally Protestants.

There are, then, 194,000,000 bearing the Christian name, to whom the bible is a sealed book, and only about one fourth of the population of the globe who are permitted to read it, and are favorable to its circulation. Of these, not more than 40,000,000 are professors of any kind of Christianity,-one sixth of nominal Christians, one twenty-fifth of the population of the world. Of these, not more than 25,000,000,- -one tenth of nominal Christians,-one fortieth of the entire population, are the evangelical followers of Christ. Therefore, we have reason to believe, that at this very hour, thirty-nine fortieths of mankind possess unregenerate hearts! In this condition do we find the world, having passed through the revolutions of nearly six thousand years.

It is now nearly half a century since the commencement of the Modern Missionary Effort. The following table exhibits the brief results of what has been accomplished in these fifty years among the heathen :—

2,000 Missionaries,
7,500 Assistants,

4,000 Churches,

250,000 Converts,

3,000 Missionary Schools,

250,000 Children and adults belonging to them.

200 Dialects into which the bible is translated.

32,000,000 of bibles scattered over the earth in languages spoken by

600,000,000!

But such a table will give no adequate idea of what has been accomplished. If the slightest disturbance of the least particle of matter is felt throughout the confines of the material universe, and the influence of a single thought is perpetuated forever throughout the universe of mind, who shall undertake to limit the influence of a single impulse of good? If no one can estimate the influence. which a single regenerated soul can exert on the corrupt mass of humanity, what shall be said of the influence which two hundred and fifty thousand can exert scattered among heathenized millions? If one bible left to its leavening influence would work out in time the evangelization of the world, what shall be said of the power which thirty-two millions are every where exerting at this moment?

But vast as are these results, what remains to be done is still more immense. Only one fortieth of mankind have felt in their hearts the power of the gospel; the remaining thirty-nine fortieths are "aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world;" Eph. 2: 12. When we consider, that thirty-two millions of bibles are abroad in the earth, translated into languages spoken by 600,000,000; let us not forget that only one in thirty-one, on an average, have in their hands the bread of life; that 968,000,000 are destitute, and that to 400,000,000 the bible is a sealed book this very hour. When we consider that several hundred thousand have been rescued from heathenisin in the last fifty years, 200,000 of

whom, perhaps, are now alive, let us not forget the millions that have perished in their sins, and the millions that have been heathenized during the same period. Heathenism has been on a terrible increase for centuries. It is a startling fact, that the disparity between the friends and the foes of Christianity, between the disciples of the Savior and unconverted men, is greater, vastly more so at the present time, than it was fifty years since.

Such, indeed, is only a "glance at the world," a mere coup d'œil upon this vast missionary field,-this terrific moral harvest, which so deepens and widens and waves in the distance!-J. L. Batchelder.

American Baptist Missionary Union.

The Burmese Boarding School Has been, in general, conducted in the same manner during the present, as reported the past year, except that a department has been added for boys of another class in English studies only, the expense of which has been entirely borne by the parents or guardians of the children. This branch was commenced in January, with only five scholars, and has increased to upwards of twenty. The average number has been about fifteen.

The Burmese boys' department has averaged fifty-five.

In the female department of the school there has been an average of thirty.

Total average one hundred scholars. The proportion of day to that of boarding scholars, has for several years been increasing; but the former, in point of numbers, still falls a little below the latter.

The accounts of the school for the past year, not having yet been closed, cannot at present be precisely given. They will (including the three departments) probably amount to about 3,500 rupees. It is expected that half of this sum, at least, will be paid by those residing in this place, and it is hoped that the day is not distant when the entire expense of the schools will be met by the inhabitants of Maulmain.

Items of expenditure, such as board, clothing, &c., are still furnished at the same low rates as mentioned in the last report; the same branches have in general been taught as therein indi

cated, and the improvement made by the scholars has afforded satisfaction to their teachers.

A steady progress may be observed, toward a proper estimate of a sound and enlightened education, as well in the minds of the community generally, as in those of the scholars; and not the least satisfactory feature in the present condition of the schools is that which evinces a state of moral improvement very far in advance of what its early history exhibited.

The last report mentioned nine of the scholars as having been baptized on a profession of their faith in Christ during the period to which it referred. These have, in general, continued to adorn their profession by a correct deportment.

During the present year four have been baptized,-one now a scholar, and three previously scholars, and still Others connected with the school. are expected soon to follow their example and publicly profess their faith in Christ. The general interest manifested by the scholars, in obtaining a knowledge of the word of God, in meetings for social prayer and in singing praises to God and to our Redeemer, attest the school to be, what it professes to be,-a Christian school, that is, a school where the authority of Christ is acknowledged and his name reverenced.

Having been blessed of the Lord, the school has been made a blessing to others. It has been made a channel through which the waters of life have flowed in every direction to the multitudes around us. When we say that God has made this school a blessing to multitudes, we refer not only to the fact, that the numbers are constantly increasing who seek to enter it,

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but also to another fact, not less impor- to the instructions given to their chiltant to the interests of religion, that dren. through the influences of this school It is natural that the inquiry should on the community, Christian day be made, "What results have followschools are now established in various ed these labors?" With regard to the parts of the town, where, till recently, result of missionary effort among the we have labored in vain to maintain | Peguans and Burmans, we are able to them. We see more distinctly the state unhesitatingly that the prophecy, blessing thus conferred on the commu- Many shall run to and fro and knownity, when we consider that these ledge shall be increased," is being verischools are not only nurseries of re- fied among them. The people are beligious instruction, as schools, but that coming acquainted with the leading several of them have thus become reg- doctrines of Christianity. They have ular preaching stations, second in im- learned that Christians believe in au portance to no others in the town. eternal God, the Creator and Preserver No other mode of labor which could of all things, and that Jesus Christ, his have been adopted would probably Son, is mighty to save all who will put have brought so many Burmans, who their trust in him, from sin and hell; were strangers to the truth, under the and the conviction is gaining ground direct and stated preaching of the that this is the true religion. Very gospel. few in comparison with former years are inclined to dispute,-most listen respectfully when addressed either by a missionary or native assistant, and many acknowledge the truth of what they hear, and here and there one appears desirous of becoming interested in the " great salvation." There are several very interesting cases of inquiry. One woman, upwards of eighty years of age, appears to be on the point of embracing the truth, and becoming a decided Christian; several of her children also listen very attentively to the preaching of the gospel, and acknowledge their conviction of its truth. In every part of the town, and in Amherst, and in the country villages, many manifest a friendly spirit, and are pleased to have the assistants visit them and converse on religious subjects. Many, too, are anxious to place their children in the mission schools, although they know they will receive religious instruction. A great change in this respect has taken place within a few years, and affords encouragement to persevere in our labors.

Again, we feel constrained to acknowledge the blessing of God on this school, and take fresh encouragement in our labors, when we consider the fact, that the greater portion of members received into the Burmese and English churches here for the past two years, have been such as were, at the time of being so received, or had previously been, connected with this school.

Thus, while it has been our aim to acknowledge God in all our ways in this school, and to fulfil, to the greatest possible extent, the last command of our blessed Savior, "Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature," he has not failed to bless us with his favor.

Your prayers in its behalf are earnestly entreated, that he will daily shed down upon it the saving influences of his Holy Spirit.

Day schools in Maulmain.

With the funds supplied by the Society, four Burmese day schools, taught by native Christians, one at Dinewoonquin, one at Tavoyzoo, one at the south end of Moung Gan's village, and one at Mopoon, have been commenced. They have not been in operation long, but a good number of children have learned to read and write their own language, and several have commenced the study of arithmetic. Religious books are daily used in the schools, religious instruction given, and the exercises commenced and closed by prayer; on the Sabbath, too, the children are required to assemble for religious worship, and the parents frequently come and listen

There are obstacles in the way of the conversion of the Burmans and Peguans, but "the weapons of our warfare are mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds." The gospel has proved the power and the wisdom of God to the salvation of some, and there never was less ground for discouragement than at the present.

The Karen Theological Seminary Was reported so fully in the last Annual Report of the Society, that a minute account of its labors, the past season, would be mostly but a repetition of what was then presented, and

is therefore unnecessary. The sixth | have been rs. 741 7 1. Average exterm commenced on the 18th of April pense for each scholar per month, and closed on the 2d of October, rs. 1 8 8. present, twenty-five pupils. The studies pursued were about the same as in previous terms, except that more attention has been given to the Old Testament than had before been done. (For remainder of report of the Seminary, see Mag. for April, pp. 108-9.)

In the Burmese department, there has been much to afford encouragement in sustaining schools. In the Sgau Karen Boarding School, boarding school, especially, may be This school commenced the 1st of seen the genuine fruits of faith in April, under the care of Rev. N. Harris Christ; and if the Burmese day schools and lady, and continued six months. are allowed a due share of attention, The average number of pupils per we may hope that they will be attendmonth has been seventy-five,-sixty-ed with similar results. The former five boys and ten girls. About sixty of the boys have studied, more or less, reading, writing and arithmetic. Of the older classes, about twenty have studied surveying. Of the girls, there has been one class which has studied natural philosophy.