to pay the full price of a copy, and 4403 incapable of contributing any part of it.

Hanoverian Bible Society, formed in 1814.

This society reports that constant applications for bibles and testaments have been made to it, from every province in the kingdom. The whole amount of its issues since its formation, has been 15,027 copies of the Scriptures. This society has about 30 auxiliaries. American Bible Society, formed in 1816.

Object.-To encourage a wider circulation of the Holy Scriptures, without note or comment. The only copies in the English language to be circulated by the society shall be the version now in common use. Also to extend its influence according to its abilities to other countries, whether Christian, Mahomedan, or Pagan.

In the Report for 1823, it is stated, that the society had printed, at their depository in New York, during the year, 23,500 bibles, 21,500 testaments in English; 7,000 testaments in Spanish. The society had purchased 1100 German bibles, and had received from the British and Foreign Bible Society 500 Spanish bibles. Printed also for the society in Kentucky 2000 bibles. These numbers, added to 268,177 the number mentioned in the last report, make a total of 323,777 bibles and testaments, or parts of the latter, printed or obtained by the society for circulation, since its establishment.

The number of bibles and testaments issued by the society in 1823 was 54,805. The total number of bibles and testaments issued by the society since its establishment, is 248,623. Of the bibles issued from the depository during the seventh year, there were 444 German, 296 French, 335 Spanish, 3 Gaelic, and 1 Welch. Of the testaments 2,343 were Spanish and 712 French.

The receipts of the society for 1823 were 34,724 dolls. and 10 cts. The auxiliary societies recognized by this institution are three hundred and sixty, of which, fifty-nine were received into union during the last year.

Frankfort (German) Bible Society, formed in 1816.

This Society is very active. It has circulated during the five years since its existence, 7,000 Bibles, and 14,000 Testaments. The circulation of Protestant Testaments among the Roman Catholics continues to increase.

British Merchant Seamen's Auxilliary Bible Society, instituted in 1818.

Its object is to distribute the scriptures among the sailors of Merchant ships.

During the year ending at the last Report the society had distributed among the merchant sailors, 1356 Bibles and Testaments.

The total number of Bibles and Testaments distributed in three years was 12,061. In general it is said that the sailors show great anxiety to obtain Bibles.

United Netherlands Bible Society.

The last Report of this Society exhibits a detail of facts which demonstrates the growing prosperity and usefulness of this national

institution. Its funds have been augmented, not only by liberal donations, but also by considerable legacies; and its issue of Bibles and Testaments exceeds that of the preceeding year by nearly 6000 copies. This society has 31 branch societies.

Strasburg Bible Society.

This Society during the five years since it was formed has distributed 10,313 copies of the scriptures. Throughout the sphere of this society, it is said, there is a deep interest taken in its success.

French Bible Society.

The Protestant Bible Society in France was formed in 1819. In the third Report of the Parissian Bible Society, it is stated that its resources had increased through the generosity of the friends of the Gospel in France and abroad.

Twenty-eight new Bible Societies of more or less importance, had been formed in France when the last Report was made, and more than 11,000 copies of the Holy Scriptures had been issued from the Depository of the Society at Paris.

The Parisian Society is sedulous in its endeavours to promote the distribution of the Scriptures in all parts of France.

MISSIONARY SOCIETIES.

English Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. This society was formed in the year 1647, but did little on account of the civil war until about 1701, when it was incorporated, and received other marks of royal favour from King William III. Since that period this society has been in constant operation.

The primary object being to promote christianity among the British colonies, its exertions before the Revolution were principally directed to North America. At that time about 100 missionaries were employed by the society in the United States. At the present time the influence of this society is not only felt in the British colonies in the country, but also in India, Africa, and the West Indies.

In 1820 the society founded a college at Calcutta, in India, called the Mission College. This college is designed, not only for the reception of missionaries, sent by the society from England, but also for the instruction of such of the natives as are willing to avail themselves of its advantages.

The society have also a college at Nova Scotia, one at Barbadoes, and one at Windsor, in England.

Academies or schools have been established in a great number of places, viz. at Madras, at Calcutta. on the Gold Coast, and at Cape Town in Africa, at New South Wales, and at Barbadoes. At all the above named places the society support missionaries and school

masters.

In British America, according to the report for 1821, the society maintained the following number of missionaries and schools: at Newfoundland, 4 missionaries, and 12 school-masters. Nova Scotia, 25 missionaries, 2 catechists, 31 schoolmasters and 6 schoolmistresses.

New Brunswick, 16 missionaries, 19 schoolmasters, and 2 schoolmistresses. Cape Breton, missionary, 2 schoolmasters, 1 schoolmistress. Prince Edwards Island, 2 missionaries, 1 schoolmaster. Upper Canada, 19 missionaries, 1 catechist, I schoolmaster. Lower Canada, 20 missionaries, I native schoolmaster at Quebec.

The expenditures of the society for 1821 were as follows: salaries and gratuities to missionaries, 74,617 dolls. ; salaries to schoolmasters, 7,110 dolls.; pensions, 5,937 dolls;. exhibitions to scholars at the college and academy at Nova Scotia, 2,711 dolls. ; books sent abroad, 2,780 dolls.; salaries, printing, and incidentals, 4,564 dolls. ; total, 97,719 dollars.

Danish Missionary Society.

Formed in 1705 by Frederick 4th, King of Denmark.

This society sent a mission to Tranquebar in the East Indies, in 1706, where they have supported missionaries to the present time. The missionaries occupied several stations from time to time, in the country around the place of the first station. Great difficulties have been encountered by this mission, bat gradual success has attended their exertions. The benefits of christian education have been felt and acknowledged by great numbers of the natives.--Most of the catechists and schoolmasters are now natives. The whole number of converts since the commencement of the Tranquebar mission cannot perhaps be accurately known. Seventy years ago they were stated at 18,000. Dr. Carey reckoned them at 40,000, and Dr. Buchanan in 1805 supposed there could not have been less than 80,000 of all casts converted to the Christian faith. In 1818 the number of missionaries on this mission were five, and the number of native assistants four. In 1821 the number of children under education at Tranquebar were 1424.

This society have also supported a mission in Greenland from 1708 to 1812. The success of this mission, although slow, has been such as to civilize and convert to the Christian faith a considerable portion of the inhabitants of that dreary and savage country

Moravian or United Brethren Missionary Society.

This society was formed in 1732, at a time when the number of this order consisted of a congregation of about 600 poor persecuted, and despised exiles; yet as weak as they were they put in operation a system of measures for the conversion of the heathen, more efficient than almost the whole church, or world besides. In 1733, the United Brethren sent a mission to Greenland, the most inhospitable inhabited climate in the world. Here they suffered all the hardships which poverty and the rigours of the climate could inflict. Yet their mission has been continued to this day, and has been the means of civilizing and converting to Christianity a great number of the inhabitants. At the present time the United Brethren support missions in Greenland, South America, West Indies, Labrador, North America, (among the Indians,) South Africa, and among the Calmucs. In 1820 the expenditures of the society were in all 41,915 dollars. The receipts for the last year amount to 32,000 dollars. The society now employ, including the females of the missions, about 170 labourers, and number in their congregations 32,000 converts.

South African Mission.

The stations of this mission are among the Hottentots, the most ignorant and degraded of human beings. According to the last reports the missionary labours were as successful as could have been expected.

Groene kloof, 1808, 2 mis. 26 b. Enon, 1818, 2 mis. 28 b. 58 sc.

Calmuc Mission.

The station occupied by this mission is on the Wolga near the borders of Asiatic Russia. The religion of the Calmus is that of the Grand Lama. The progress of this mission appears to have been slow. The missionaries, however, continue to labour, and of late have received encouragement. Some of the natives have been baptized, and many have expressed a desire to obtain instruction.— Some parts of the scriptures have been translated into Calmuc, for the use of the natives. The station is at Sarpeta, which was first occupied in 1765, besides which the missionaries labour among the Torgutsk Horde of Calmucs. The missionaries are three.

South American Mission.

This mission was first undertaken in 1735, but entirely failed. In 1774 it was renewed and has been occupied ever since. The station is near the mouth of the Surinam River, in the province of Guiana. Here the missionaries suffered every evil, but death, from the Indians, poverty and famine, and wild beasts; being frequently without shelter and without defence, they were attacked by the natives on the one hand and the beasts of prey on the other. Yet the mission has progressed, and many souls are now rejoicing in the light of revelation, which under providence this mission has been the means of carrying to this barbarous people. The latest accounts are in 1820.

Paramaribo, 1735, 5 mis. 969 b. 1154 con.

West-India Mission.

Undertaken in 1732. This is the most successful mission the United Brethren have undertaken, though in respect to details there is less recent information than could be wished. On many of the Islands where stations are occupied, the society have erected churches, or chapels. Sunday schools have been set up for the instruction of the coloured children, and at some of the stations, large and well regulated congregations chiefly of slaves attend divine worship. Barbadoes, 1765, 1 mis. 75 b. Antigua, 1765, 8 mis. 8,319 b. 8031 con. St. Christophers, 1774, 3 mis. 3,683 b. 2,000 con. Jamaica, 1754, 3 mis. 590 b. 305 con. St. Croix, 1812, 6 mis. 8443 b. St. Thomas, 1812, 5 mis. 1461 b. St. Jan, -,4 mis.

2385 b. Note.

In the above statement the number of missionaries are from the report of 1820. The other numbers are taken from accounts no later than 1817, some in 1809.

North American Mission.

At Spring Place, 35 miles from Brainerd, is the only station of this mission. It was first occupied by two of the brethren, in 1801, and afterwards relinquished, but was resumed again in 1805. Five youth of the Cherokee Nation educated at this station, have been sent to the Foreign Mission School of the American Board. station is now occupied by a single missionary and his wife.

Labrador Mission.

The

Undertaken in 1752, but failed, and was resumed in 1771, when a

settlement was effected in the Esquimaux Country, and has been occupied by the missionaries ever since. For many years the progress of this mission was slow, and the undertaking discouraging.-Lately however the accounts are favourable, and the labourers are encouraged to increased exertions.

Nain, 1771, 6 mis. 112 b. 130 con. 179 con.

Okkah, 1776, 6 mis. 146 b.

Hopedale, 1 782, 5 mis. 104 b. 136 con.
Greenland Mission.

Undertaken in 1733. The history of this mission presents one of the most extraordinary accounts of suffering and perseverance in the cause of the gospel, perhaps on record. Success, however, finally crowned their efforts, and at the present time prosperity and success follow the labours of the missionaries. Churches have been built, schools established, and the inhabitants civilized and christianized. The population of the whole of Greenland does not exceed 7000, and according to the best calculations the missionaries since their settlement in that country have baptized 5,000. The number of missionaries at the three stations is eleven.

New Herrnhut, 1733.

Lichteafels, 1758.

Total of 1278 con. at the three stations.

Lichtenau, 1774.

(English) Wesleyan Missionary Society.

This society was founded chiefly by the exertions of Mr. Wesley in 1786. The exertions of this society were first directed to the West Indies, where the gospel was preached with great effect.The success of this mission so encouraged the expectations of the society, and the friends of christianity among the Methodists, that great exertions were made to extend the knowledge of the gospel to other parts, and new missions were undertaken into various parts of the world.

In the report for 1821, it is stated, that the society had missionaries in Ireland, in France, at Gibraltar, in British North America, and in New South Wales, as labourers among civilized people.

The missions for the conversion of the heathen, supported by the society are, to West Africa, South Africa, India and Ceylon, Australasia, and West Indies.

The whole number of missionaries employed by the society are 148 of which, there are in Ireland 11, in France and Gibraltar 5, in West and South Africa 13, in Ceylon and Continental India 23, in New South Wales, Van Dieman's Land and New Zealand 8, in the West-Indies 47, and in British North America 41.

The number of members in foreign societies on missienary stations, are as follows: In Gibraltar and France 104, Western Africa 470, Southern Africa 207, Ceylon and Madras 387, New South Wales 90, West-Indies 23,857, British North America 3583.

The expenditure of the society in 1821 was 137,444 dollars. The receipts for the last year were 119,481 dollars. The exertions of this society have been attended with uncommon success. At Ceylon alone, they have 86 schools, and nearly 5000 scholars; of whom about 500 are females. The success of the West India mission had also been great. During the year previous to the last report, nearly 2000 had been added to the Wesleyan connection, at that mission.