coby, Olufsen, Ellis, Taylor, Robins, and Brunner, at the five stations of St. Johns, Gracehill, Gracebay, Newfield, Cedarhall and Mountjoy. Barbadoes-1765. C. F. Berg. St. Christopher-1775 Procop, Johanson, and Wright, at Bassaterre and Bethesda. WESLEYAN MIS. SOCIETY. St. Christopher-1774. T. Morgan, H. Davies, W. Maggs. Antigua-1786. Abraham Whitehouse, S. Brown, T. Pennock, T. K. Hyde. Bahamas-1788. John Gick, in NewProvidence. J. Davies, in Eleuthera. W. Wilson, sen, in Harbour Island, and Abaco. Roger Moore, in Turtle Island. Bermuda-1788. J. Dunbar. Dominica-1788. James Catts, T. Harrison. Grenada-1788. W. D. Goy, Jon. Edmonson, jun. Thomas Murray. St. Bartholomew-1788. Pat. French. Nevis-1788. John Hirst, W. Oke. Trinidad-1788. S. P. Wolley. Jamaica-1789. W. Binning, Robert Young, at Kingston-about 4000 members. James Horne, at Spanish Town. John Shipman, Peter Duncan, W. Parkinson, at Morant Bay. Francis Tremague, at Grateful Hill. W. Ratcliffe, at Montego Bay. John Turtle, at St. Ann's Bay. John Crofts, at Bellemont. Tortola-1789. W. Gilgrass, Thomas Truscott, Jacob Grimshaw. St. Vincent-1817. Moses Rayner, Montserrat-1820. W. White, sen. St. Eustatius-Joseph Parkin. *** Hayti-Not much success had attended this mission at our last dates. The total number of members in the West-India Islands, and Demarara was, by the latest returns, 24,699, being 880 whites, and 23,819 coloured and black. MASSACHUSETTS BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY. Hayti-1823. Thomas Paul, Missionary. Mr. Paul, for many years a respectable (coloured) preacher of the Baptist denomination, is endeavouring to prepare the way for the establishment of a mission here, under the auspices of President Boyer. The Roman Catholic is the established religion, but other denominations, by the constitution, are tolerated. It is a highly important station. AUX. BIBLE SOCIETY. Barbadoes-The Committee state that there is much anxiety among the slaves to possess and read the Bible. NATIONAL (BRIT.) SCHOOL SOC. Barbadoes-Two Schools have been established, one for whites and one for blacks, each 150 scholars. ENGLISH HARBOUR SUNDAY SCHOOL SOCIETY. EDUCATION SOCIETIES. SOUTH AMERICA. In entering upon this part of the Survey we have to regret that so few missionary stations claim our notice. But the political freedom of South America is nearly established, and we exult in the prospect which her emancipation holds out for liberating millions from the chains of ignorance and superstition. Here "a great door and effectual is opened unto" the churches of North America, " and no man can shut it." Here is a missionary field, white, indeed, to the harvest; and surely they will not long delay to send forth labourers. We rejoice to see that the American Bible Society have directed their attention to this section, and that "the Managers have determined to extend the scale of their labours, as to those countries where the Spanish language is spoken." "Already individuals have been found in many places in South America, who have undertaken to act as agents, in receiving and circu. lating the Scriptures." In the independent States provision is made for securing general education-the slave trade has been prohibited-all persons, of every colour, who are born subjects, have been declared free, and all the States agree, that difference of colour shall not produce any difference in the civil condition of their subjects. BUENOS AYRES. The capital of the above country, on the river Plata, 200 miles from its mouth. EDUCATION SOCIETIES. Schools were established here by Mr. Thompson, agent of the British and Foreign School Society. Various other successful efforts have been made to introduce the Scriptures into different parts of South America. Seignior Vicente Rocafuerte, visited New-York, and took a deep interest in the Bible Society. He translated into the Spanish language "The Scripture Lessons," and had them Number under regular instruction is stereotyped, and printed for the use of about 2000. his native country, Peru. AFRICA. This quarter of the world presents to American Christians a missionary field of peculiar interest. Its population is probably 75,000,000. In this Survey but a very small part of this vast continent will come under review; but still it will be sufficient to show, that the gospel has been the power of God unto salvation, where it has been faithfully preached, even to the Cannibals, who devour each other. "Ethiopia shall stretch forth her hands unto God." Northern Africa. The Countries of Africa, North of the tropic of Cancer. Although, in this division of our Survey, we have but little to notice, as to the real progress of the Gospel, the eye of the American Christian will occasionally turn to it with no ordinary interest, and drop a tear over the tomb of PARSONS. It was from Alexandria that The visits of the American, and other Missionaries to Egypt, have been the means of distributing Bibles and Religious Tracts, and the Christian efforts now making in the Mediterranean and Black Seas, will have a favourable influence on this portion of the continent. Eastern Africa. The country lying on the East Coast between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. Of Abyssinia, it is said, there is no country in the world which is furnished with so many churches; but the people, though millions of them are nominal Christians, are in a most deplorable state of ignorance and superstition. An effort is making to revive the full influence of the Gospel in this quarter. The British and Foreign Bible Society have in press an edition of the four Gospels in Amharic; and they hope that "Abyssinia will enjoy, at no distant period, the privilege of being admitted to a participation in the benefits of scriptural light." We regret that the limits of our Survey preclude much interesting information in our possession, concerning the prospects of this division, and Northern Africa. Western Africa. Within the last few years, the United States' government have made some laudable efforts to suppress the slave trade on the Western coast of Africa, and to provide an asylum for liberated Africans. These efforts have been seconded by the American Colonization Society, who are engaged in opening and establishing a settlement for such free persons of colour as may choose to emigrate from this country. The Society have met with many trials, as has also the English colony at Sierra Leone, in the loss of many valuable men, but still the prospects of both encourage the hope of great ultimate success. The influence of the British government now extends over 40 degrees of latitude on this coast. Between 600 and 1000 persons, men, women, and children, support them. selves by the produce of their lands. In 1822 one man sold the product of his own labour, cassada $120, cocoa $76, Indian corn $12, total $208. He bad also more than this value of crops remaining on the ground, and was build"All this was ing a good stone house. the fruit of his own labour." Inhabitants civilized, industrious, honest, and neatly clothed. On the Sabbath day hundreds press to the house of God, before the sound of the bell, hungering for the bread of life. GLOUCESTER. A town of liberated Africans in the parish of St. Andrew. CHURCH MIS. SOCIETY, 1816. Henry During, minister. Mrs. During, schoolmistress. Communicants, 62. WILBERFORCE. A town of Africans in the parish of St. Paul -inhabitants 595; of whom 365 are liberated slaves. CHURCH MIS. SOCIETY. 1817. James Thompson, Native teacher. No European superintendent yet appointed. PLANTAINES. Several islands belonging to the family of the Caulkers, Native Chiefs in the Sherbro, about 40 miles S. E. of Sierra Leone, and three miles west of the main land. CHURCH MIS. SOCIETY. Stephen Caulker, schoolmaster. Daily prayer is offered up morning and evening, and considerable progress made by the scholars. George Caulker, a well educated man, is proprietor of the islands, and is engaged in translating the Bible and Liturgy. LIBERIA, This, we believe, is the name given to an American colony of Africo-Americans, and liberated slaves, on Cape Montserado, in about N. lat. 5° 30'. MONROVIA. AMERICAN COL. SOCIETY. Dr. E. Ayres, Mr. J. Ashmun, Agents. Mr. Waring is a respectable coloured preacher, possessing property to the amount of about $12,000. The latest intelligence encourage the hope that ultimate success will attend the benevolent efforts of the government in suppressing the slave trade on this coast, and of the society in planting a colony from the free coloured population of our own country. The Cape was taken possession of in the name of the American Government, on the 25th of April, 1822. AMERICAN BAPTIST MISSION. Collin Teague, Lott Carey, missionaries. Southern Africa. A colony belonging to Great Britain, about 700 miles long, by from 200 to 315 broad. Population in 1820, 107,516. |