nearly ten thousand tracts, giving to none but those who ask. I presume there have been six thousand applications at the house.-Some come two or three months' journey, from the borders of Siam and China,- Sir, we hear that there is an eternal hell. We are afraid of it. Do give us a writing that will tell us how to escape it.' Others come from the frontiers of Cassay, a hundred miles north of Ava,-'Sir, we have seen a writing that tells about an eternal God. Are you the man that gives away such writings? If so, pray give us one, for we want to know the truth before we die.' Others come from the interior of the country, where the name of Jesus Christ is but little known,—'Are you Jesus Christ s man? Give us a writing that tells about Jesus Christ.' Brother Bennett works day and night at press; but he is unable to supply us; for the call is great at Maul-mien and Tavoy as well as here, and his types are very poor, and he has no efficient help. The fact is, that we are very weak, and have to complain that hitherto we have not been well supported from home. It is most distressing to find, when we are almost worn out, and are sinking, one after another, into the grave, that many of our brethren in Christ at home are just as hard and immovable as rocks; just as cold and repulsive as the mountains of ice in the polar seas. But whatever they do, we cannot sit still, and see the dear Burmans, flesh and blood like ourselves, and like ourselves possessed of immortal souls, that will shine forever in heaven, or burn forever in hellwe cannot see them go down to perdition, without doing our very utmost to save them. And, thanks be to God, our labors are not in vain. We have three lovely churches, and about two hundred baptized converts, and some are in glory. A spirit of religious inquiry is extensively spreading throughout the country, and the signs of the times indicate that the great renovation of Burmah is drawing near. Oh, if we had about twenty more versed in the language, and means to spread schools, and tracts, and Bibles, to any extent, how happy I should be. But those rocks, and those icy mountains, have crushed us down for many years. However, I must not leave my work to write letters. It is seldom that I write a letter home, except my journal, and that I am obliged to do. I took up my pen merely to acknowledge your kindness, and behold I have scratched out a long letter, which I hope you will excuse, and believe me, in haste, your affectionate brother in Christ,

"A. JUDSON."

At the close of the year 1831, Mr. Judson writes: "On looking over the results of the past year, I find that seventy-six persons have been baptized at Tavoy, one hundred and thirty-six at Maul-mien, and five at

Rangoon-two hundred and seventeen in all of whom eighty-nine are foreigners, nineteen Taleings or Burmese, and one hundred and nine Karens. Since the establishment of the Burman mission, upwards of four hundred have been baptized."

III. AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY.-The parent of this, and of all tract societies, is the "London Religious Tract Society," which was formed in the year 1799. It had its origin in the enterprise of the Rev. George Burder and Rev. Samuel Greathead. The receipts of the above society, for the last year, were one hundred and thirty-nine thousand four hundred and fifty dollars; new publications issued, one hundred and eightysix; publications circulated, eleven million seven hundred and fourteen thousand nine hundred and sixty-five; making the total circulated since the society's formation, at home and abroad, nearly one hundred and sixty-five million publications, in about seventy different languages. We find this society vigorously pursuing its operations in China, Siam, Malacca, Burmah, Hindoostan-indeed at almost every prominent point in Asia, at various stations in Africa, on the continent of Europe, in North and South America, and the islands of the sea.

The American Tract Society, at Boston, was formed in 1814. The receipts of the society, for the year ending May, 1832, were twelve thousand six hundred and six dollars, and forty-nine cents, and its expenditures, twelve thousand two hundred and thirty-seven dollars, and eightyfour cents. The number of pages distributed was fourteen million five hundred thousand seven hundred and forty. Auxiliaries, seven hundred and three, of which one hundred and forty are in Maine, one hundred and sixty-four in New-Hampshire, one hundred and ninety-six in Vermont, and two hundred and ninety-four in Massachusetts. Of the whole number, however, one hundred and seventeen only made donations during the year, and the receipts of the society arose principally from the sale of tracts.

In 1825, another society was instituted at New-York, called the "American Tract Society." The object of it is to "diffuse a knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ as the Redeemer of Sinners, and to promote the interests of vital godliness and sound morality, by the circulation of religious tracts, calculated to receive the approbation of all evangelical Christians." To this latter society, the Boston Tract Society has become auxiliary, although it still retains the name it received from the legislature of the state, in which it is located.

During the past year, the society at New-York has stereotyped thirty

five new publications, making the whole number of the society's publications six hundred and forty-eight. The following is a

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Delivered to members and directors of the societies, and to members of the executive committee,

Receipts and Expenditures.-The total receipts of the society, during the year, from all sources, including thirty-one thousand one hundred and seventeen dollars, and fifty-eight cents, for tracts sold, and six thou sand eight hundred and fifty-six dollars, and ninety-seven cents, for to aid in foreign distribution, were sixty-two thousand four hundred and fortythree-dollars, and fifty cents; and the total of expenditures, including thirty-six thousand and thirty-two dollars, and eighty-nine cents, for paper and printing, and ten thousand dollars for foreign distribution, and nine thousand eight hundred and forty-seven dollars, and ninety cents, for other gratuitous appropriations, and for foreign agencies, were sixty-two thousand four hundred and forty-three dollars, and fifty cents.

Branches and Auxiliaries.-New ones, one hundred and fifteen; making the whole number nine hundred and ninety-nine; which, together with those connected with the several branches, makes the whole .number four thousand five hundred and ninety-five.

Foreign Fields.-The society has appropriated ten thousand dollars, during the year, to promote the circulation of tracts in Burmah, China, Bombay, Ceylon, Sandwich islands, Greece, and other countries of the Mediterranean, France, Germany, and Russia.

Besides the above, there are in the country other efficient societies of a similar character, viz: the Connecticut Religious Tract Society, insti

tuted at New Haven, 1807; the Vermont Religious Tract Society, formed 1808; the Protestant Episcopal Tract Society at New-York, established in 1810; and the Baptist General Tract Society at Philadelphia, formed in 1824. This last has a hundred and fifty auxiliaries and a number of branches. There is, also, the American Doctrinal Tract

Society, formed May, 1829.

IV. NORTHERN BAPTIST EDUCATION SOCIETY.-This society was organized in 1814. The report for the present year, 1833, states that the whole number of young men assisted by the parent society, during the past year, is one hundred and twenty-four; received, during the same period, thirty-nine; dismissed, twenty-one; leaving the present number one hundred and two. Of those dismissed, six had completed their education, and have become settled as pastors-four in the state of Massachusetts, one in Maine, and one in Ohio. One young man, who was received in June, was unexpectedly called to embark as a missionary to Burmah; leaving his studies, therefore, in a few weeks after his reception, he made no return to the board, and consequently received no appropriation. Eight have been discontinued for want of suitable promise. Two have been dismissed to the Rhode Island branch; and five at their own request, with the laudable intention of supporting themselves by their own industry. The whole number of beneficiaries upon the respective branches is thirty-six, increasing the entire number under patronage to one hundred and thirty-eight. Of these, twenty-three are in the theological institutions, thirty-four in college, and the remaining eighty-one are in various stages of preparatory studies. They are found in the following institutions: Newton theological institution; Hamilton literary and theological institution; Brown university; Waterville college; Middlebury college; Granville literary and theological institution; New Hampton institution; and also in the following academies and high schools South Reading, Waterville, Middleborough, Providence, Pawtuket, Suffield, Portland, Amherst, Framingham, Hinesburg, and Bennington. The parent society and the respective branches have received, during the past year, eight thousand four hundred and ninety-nine dollars, and ninety-nine cents, which exceeds the entire receipts of the preceding year, by two thousand one hundred and ninety-eight dollars, and fiftyfour cents.

The whole number received from the commencement of the society, in 1814, up to 1830, embracing a period of fourteen years, was one hundred and twenty-nine; the number received from that time to the present period, embracing a term of three years, is one hundred and

fourteen. The whole amount expended during fifteen years, was twenty thousand six hundred and seventy-nine dollars, and eighty-eight cents. The amount expended, during the three years last passed, is seventeen thousand and ninety-five dollars, and forty-six cents. If to this estimate we should add the results of the branch societies, the product of the three last years would be more than equal to all which the society had accomplished since 1830.

V. AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY.-This society was formed in the city of New York, in May, 1816. Its sole object, as stated, in its constitution, is to encourage a wider circulation of the Holy Scriptures, without note or comment; and the only copies in the English language to be circuated by the society, are to be of the version now in use.

The society was formed by a convention of delegates, assembled for that purpose from various Bible societies, which then existed in different parts of the country. The whole number represented by delegates, regularly appointed, was twenty-nine, beside which, several were repre sented informally, by such of their number as were providentially present.

The convention was organized by choosing Joshua M. Wallace, Esq. president, and the Rev. J. B. Romeyn, D. D. and the Rev. Lyman Beecher, D. D., secretaries. The meeting was opened with prayer by the Rev. Eliphalet Nott, D. D. The convention first resolved on the expediency of forming, without delay, a general Bible institution for the circulation of the Holy Scriptures, and then appointed a committee to draft a constitution, and prepare an address to the public on the nature and objects of the society.

The officers of the society are, a president, twenty-three vice-presidents, a secretary of foreign correspondence, a secretary of domestic correspondence, and a treasurer. The first president was the Hon. Elias Boudinot, L. L. D.; the first secretaries, the Rev. Dr. J. M. Mason, and the Rev. Dr. J. B. Romeyn; and the first treasurer, Richard Varick, Esq.

The officers of the society, for the year 1833, are the Hon. John Cotton Smith, L. L. D., president. The Rev. James Milnor, D. D., secretary of foreign correspondence. The Rev. Thomas M'Auley, D. D., the Rev. Charles G. Somers, and the Rev. John C. Brigham, secretaries of domestic correspondence. Mr. Robert F. Winslow, recording secretary and accountant. Hubert Van Wagenen, Esq., treasurer, and John Ritchie, Esq., general agent and assistant treasurer.

Until the present year, the operations of the society have been chiefly