embellishment, &c. Temples like the one represented in this Engraving are not common in North India, although often in that part of the country several buildings are grouped together, and form one establish ment, like the different buildings or parts of this temple at Nassuck. A similar collection of several buildings, forming one temple, is seen in the Engraving contained in the Chronicle of January last.

These temples are rarely places of instruction; sermons, expositions of their Scriptures, lectures, instructions to children, are never heard within their walls by the people who resort to them. They are commonly "houses of idols," in which the miserable objects of Hindu worship are kept, with a larger or smaller attendance of Brahmans, servants, and in some instances even of prostitutes, according to the resources of the temple. These resources are very various-such as pecuniary endow. ments, rent from landed property, and, in perhaps the great majority of cases, the of ferings of the people who visit them to offer their prayers and to perform their various ceremonial rites. The two former sources of support have their origin sometimes in the devout feelings of deluded persons, but far more commonly in the vanity of the wealthy, or the fears of the consciously wicked.

Mrs. Farrar, one of the missionary ladies at Nassuck, by whom this drawing of the temple was made, observes, on sending it, "The Missionaries have often stood upon the flight of steps leading to it, to preach Christ and salvation to its del uded frequenters." What a change for the better would be made to the millions of India by their reception of this blessed Reedemer, and his pure worship, and the elevating influences and glorious hopes of his salvation! For this let Christians pray without ceasing, and labor without being weary or discouraged? The time shall assuredly come when the only Temples in India will be Churches dedicated to the one living and true God. In so densely populous a country, what a multitude of Churches will then adorn the land! And those Churches shall be filled with devout worshippers, offering not only prayers but praise, and listening with serious and delighted interest to the instructions of the word of God The poor man shall come on the day of rest unknown to his forefathers, and the bowed-down in heart shall come to call upon him, who "has a fellow feeling with our infirmities," whose name and grace were alike unknown in former days, they and all shall come, no longer uncertain as to the object of their worship, no longer afraid both of their gods and their priests, no longer destined to spend their

"money for that which is not bread;" but to receive the most invaluable blessings, to receive them freely "without money and without price," to receive them in the Church of God below, and to go on their way rejoicing in them as an earnest of the

blessed worship and enjoyment forever of God in his Temple on high. May the Lord hasten the time when the Hindus and all heathen people shall rejoice in "the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ!"

GREAT BRITAIN.

Wesleyan Missionary Society.-The Missionary ship 'Triton," purchased by the Centenary fund, sailed from Bristol on the 14th of September, having on board two missionaries for South Africa; six for New Zealand; three for the Friendly and Fejee Islands-seven of the missionaries being married. It is mentioned that

The "Triton" is entirely freighted with stores and presents for the various Missions which she will visit: indeed, the liberality of our friends has so far exceeded the capacity of the vessel, that inany packages, intended to be sent by her, will have to be forwarded by some other conveyance It deserves especial mention, that the crew are chiefly pious men, who have engaged in the service especially from love to the Cause of Missions.

The Secretaries of the Society and other friends accompanied the "Triton" in another vessel, a considerable distance down the Channel; and it is stated that

The occasion will not readily be forgottn: nor will any one of the party who returned in the Stamer cease to recur with emotion to the inoment when they received the last parting cheer from their friends on board the "Triton ;" and saw that beautiful vessel hasten away from them, on her voyage of mercy, with sails set, and with two large flags floating in the breeze-one having a union jack in the corner, and for a motto, Glory to God in the highest; and the second baring the inscription, "The Wesleyan Missionary Society's Centenary Ship, A. D. 1839." beneath which was written the triumphant exclamation of the dying Founder of Methodism "The best of all is-God is with us."

14,763. 11s. 4d.; Wesleyan Minister at the Cape of Good Hope, 75; Wesleyan Chapel in Jamaica, 5001,; Baptist Chapel in Jamaica, 6001; Jews' Synagogue in Jamaica, 1000- Total: 168,2421. 13s. 5d.

FRANCE.

Grants for Public worship.-It appears from the Budget, that the appropriation for 1840 in support of Public Worship amount to 34,491,300 francs to the Roman Catholics, 959,000 to the Protestant Communions, and 90,000 to the Jews. The Roman Catholics have 35,271 Ecclesiastics in active service; among whom are 3 Cardinal Archbishops, 11 Archbishops, C6 Bishops, and 174 Vicars General. The Protestants have 397 Pastors of the Reformed Con.munion, and 232 of the Lutheran. The Jews have 103 Rabbis.

It is remarked, in reference to the Protestant Churches, in the "Archives du Christianisme"

The appropriation for Protestant Worship in 1825 was 575,000 francs; £50.CCO, in 1824; and will be 959,000, in 1840. We acknowledge with pleasure these successive augmentations; and see in them the pledge of future. We have not yet reached cur due proportion; and the Chambers are so scus.ble of this, that they have never made any objection to the successive augmentations requested. Let the Consistorics shew the necessities of the Churches, and the Administration provide for them in the Budget, the Chamber will not refuse their colourrence. The population an ounted, at the census in 1836, to 33,540,910 souls; in placing the Protestants at 1,200,000, we are below the mark; and in this proportion, if the Roman Catholic Worship receives

34,491,300 francs, that of the Protestants ought to

receive about 1,280,000, that is, 321,CCO more than it now receives.

No Sabbath at Paris.- A member of the Deputation from the Church of Scotland to Palestine makes a melancholy remark on Paris:

We spent the Sabbath at Paris. But poor Paris

10,0

New-York, Canal st ch. a member, 20;
Scotch Presb ch. monthly collections in
Sab. sch. for 1839, for ed of heathen
youth, 127. R. Carter, 3 sets of his pub-
heat ons, in all 51 volumes, for ibraries
of mission stations in India, not valued. 147,00

SYNOD OF N. J. Phy. of Elizabethtown.
Elizabethtown, Frances N and Ellen C.
Gildersleeve, for sup. Cyrus Gildersleeve
in India.

Pby, of Newton.

Greenwich, Warren Co. Sacred fund of 1st Presb. cu.

SYNOD OF PHILA. 2nd Pby. of Phila. Phila., 10th Presb. ch. Mrs. George Ralston.

Ply. of Baltimore.

Balt. 1st Presb. ch. mo. con. in part.
Pby. of Carlisle.

Shippensburg, Fem. Bib Soc., for Bibles at Fotteghur, 30. Big Spring cong. in part, 66,50; miss. box Sab. Seli., 95 cts.; A. Moore, sab. sch. 71 cts Bedford cong, to con. their Pastor, the Rev. LBRIDGE BRADBURY, 1. d., 118,05, Path Valley cong., 22,25. Newburg, Mrs. Cooper, 1." Pby of Huntingdon.

20,00

SYNOD OF KY. Pby. of Ebenezer. Maysville, Presh. cong.

Pby. of Transylvania. Danville, Rev. J. C. Young, D. D. 100; Presh, ch. in part of last yr, 6; do. the pr. sent year, 432,25; do. remai der of ladis' fund for erecting a tomb in mem. of Mrs. Jno. C. Young, 25; do. ladies in addition to $10 included in the above 432,25), 42; membs. of senior cass, Ceutre college, 5; Miss M. S. C. L. 50 cts. Pby. of W. Lexington. Lexington, Mrs. Aiten.

610,7

95,00

100 00

5,0

Spring cr. mo. con. coll.

Mrs. Perk, Greenwich st. N. Y.. 2; Independence, Mo. F. Il Lindsay, 3,50 amt.. rec'd. for draft supposed to have en lost, (se notice in last 10, ueder donations), 184,66; cash recd. for quadrant &c. sold, 26.25; cash for jewelry sold, 2.

U. S Government, for ed. among the hippewa and Ottawa lnd ans.

J. PATON, Treas.

218.4

Received for 6 mos.nding Oct. 30, $258790 Received in Nov. 5,697 34. Whole amt. reed. in mos, $31,576 54.

Note. A box of clothing was recd. in Nov. 183 without mark. It shd. be ackn. to Wilkesbar cong. Pa.

1460 0

Total, $5,6973