Entelligence.

DEATH OP THE HONORED AND EXCELLENT

WILLIAM KNIBB.

THE Jamaica Baptist Herald, of Nov. 18th contains the following intelligence of the death of this eminent servant of God. "It is with feelings of the deepest anguish we record the most afflictive dispensation of divine providence that has occurred since the commencement of the Baptist Mission in this island. Our much loved friend and fellow-labourer, the Rev. WILLIAM KNIBB, departed this life at Kettering, on the morning of Saturday, the 15th, at twenty minutes before ten o'clock, of yellow fever, after a brief illness of only four days. It was our melancholy privilege to be present with our departed brother, from the commencement of his last illness to the termination of his earthly career, and it will afford his numerous friends in this island and in England much gratification to know that all that medical skill and kind attention could do to check the progress of the disease and to allay suffering, was done, and that the end of our departed brother was emphatically one of peace. He entered into his rest enjoying calm and unshaken confidence in the perfect atonement of the Son of God. One of his last expressions, while he yet retained the possession of all his faculties, was, "A guilty, weak, and helpless worm, on Jesus' arms I fall." In the removal of this eminent patriot and christian missionary, the Baptist Mission has sustained an irreparable loss; his valuable partner and children have been deprived of a most affectionate husband and father; we have lost a faithful friend; the churches of which he was the spiritual instructor, for a period of 15 years, a devoted pastor; and the victims of tyranny, oppression, and cruelty, an unflinching and eminently successful advocate. Christians of every denomination will, we are confident, unite everywhere, as those in Falmouth and its vicinity have already done, in exclaiming 'A great man has fallen in Israel.' We cannot, at present, add more, but we hope that a memoir of our more than brother, our FRIEND, will be prepared at no very distant period. Farewell, thou favored of the Lord-Farewell, sainted spirit. May we meet thee in the mansions of the

blessed."

"On Sunday, the following morning, at 11 o'clock, the remains of our beloved brother were carried by six of the deacons, from the Mission House to the Chapel, followed by some members of the family, several missionary brethren and sisters, the deacons and leaders of the neighbouring churches, with others who had come 30 or 40 miles for the occasion, most of the respectable inhabitants of the town, and an immense and orderly concourse of people. As the mournful procession passed along the street, nothing was heard but the sounds of suppressed grief; but when the corpse was carried into the chapel, the vast assembly could no longer control their emotions; they felt that their father and their friend was no more,-'they lifted up their voices and wept.' In a short time silence was restored, when, brother Dendy, having engaged in prayer, brother Cornford gave out that appropriate hymn, commencing,

'Servant of God, well done,

Rest from thy loved employ:
The battle fought, the victory won,
Enter thy Master's joy.'

Brother Dutton read the 90th Psalm, and
brother Abbott parts of the 4th and 5th
chapters of the first epistle of the Thes-
salonians. Brother J. E. Henderson prayed,
and brother Pickton then read the hymn
beginning,-

"Lord, we adore the vast design,

Th' obscure abyss of providence.'

Brother Burchel, gave an excellent address, from Rev. xxi. 4, and brethren Hutchins and Hewett concluded the mournful service. The body was then carried to the grave in the chapel-yard. Brother Millard gave out that hymn which commences,

'Unveil thy bosom, faithful tomb,

Take this new treasure to thy trust,
And give these sacred relics room
To seek a slumber in the dust.'

"The Rev. David Kerr, (Wesleyan) delivered a touchingly eloquent oration. The Rev. Walter Thorburn, (Free Church) offered up prayer, and the Rev. Jonathan Edmondson, (Wesleyan) pronounced the benediction, when the sorrowing crowd gradually dispersed. Letters of sympathy and condolence were received from the Rev.

names of the gentlemen who spent their lives in getting the slaves free, and although not a slave himself since he left America, would go to each one, fall on his knees before

It is probable that the amiable and most devoted Mrs. Kilner Pearson, of the BAHAMAS, has ceased from her labours. She was a woman of eminent spirituality and humbleness of mind, of great prudence, and ardent love to her Redeemer and the souls of men. Her loss will be felt to be very great by all who had the pleasure of knowing her.

BURMAH.

their visit, and a second was to give them God's word in their own language. King Eyo expressed a wish that his people should hear these things, and appointed a day for the purpose. On that day 300 people as-him, and he said, "would'nt I thank him." sembled at the market-house. Mr. Clarke spoke and King Eyo interpreted. The people often appeared to feel wonder and astonishment. They were very quiet and attentive. Mr. Clarke says "I felt much, and I was so grateful for such a company in such a place, that the tears filled my eyes, and praises to God were the aspirations of my soul." When Mr. Clarke had done, the king said he was very glad, and asked when he could send a teacher. His head men, he said, had all agreed that Mr. Clarke should have land in the highest part of the town, whenever he was ready to build a house. He should like to have a white teacher live in his town as soon as possible. Superstition and cruelty reign, however, among the people. The practice of giving poison as ، trial drink" to persons said to be suspected of crime is very prevalent. The number of slaves on the farms is very great, and their misery is not that they are overworked, but that they are not secure of life for a day. Sacrifices of chickens and goats are very frequent; the chicken is torn limb from limb on the foot-path, and a few articles of food are placed by its side: the goat is slain at the death of any free person of poor condition, and is dragged while struggling and bleeding to the ،، devil house." Its blood is sprinkled on most of the broken utensils,

and some of it flows in front of the whole. Mr. Clarke intreats that help may be sent to enable them to carry on the war against the powers of darkness.

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Mission in Burmah, has just returned to MR. ABBOTT, of the American Baptist America on account of ill-health. It was not expected that he would live to reach his native land, but his health is so far restored, as to encourage the hope of his return to his him from loss of health. The field of Mr. labours. Miss Lathrop also returned with Abbott's labours is the south of Arracan and the west of Burmah. The success of native preachers there has been very great. He says that the Roman Catholic priests go about among the native converts, representing the missionaries as good but mistaken men, and calling upon them to receive the baptism of Rome. But “ thanks be to God," he says, "their wiles have as yet been

unsuccessful."

AMERICA.

WEST INDIES.-Mr. Cowen, of Trinidad, THE New York Recorder says, that the speaks with delight of the ardent love to signs of a better state of things in the BapChrist and entire devotedness manifested by tist churches are more cheering than for a poor African woman named Maria Jones, some time past. There is a tone of hope ever since her conversion. She was first fulness, it says, which implies faith, and in admitted a member of the Scotch church, some instances God is pouring out his Spirit. when she was sprinkled. At the age of Several of the followers of Rongé have arsixty, she learned to read in our schools, but rived in Baltimore, and will probably remain her attention was only recently called to the there and establish a church. According subject of believers' baptism, and she was to the Catholic Almanac, there are from immersed in Sept. last. Mr. Cowen says, 1,000,000 to 1,500,000 Catholics in the a brother is needed if possible, who can speak | United States. They have 21 dioceses, 675 the language of the Cooly immigrants. | churches, 592 other stations; 572 clergymen Solomon Jackson, one of the negro members, otherwise employed; 22 ecclesiastical estabhas been called to his reward. He was one lishments; 220 clerical students; 23 liteof the first Baptists Mr. Cowen discovered rary institutions; 53 female academies ; on the island, and travelled many a mile and 84 charitable institutions. with him in his good work, and sometimes through the intricacies of forests, carrying his little bag of clothes and tracts. He used to say, that but for his family, he would work his passage to England, learn the

THE SPECIAL SESSION OF THE BAPTIST TRIENNIAL CONVENTION was opened in the Baptist Tabernacle, New York, Nov. 19, 1845. Dr. Wayland, the President, in the

chair. Prayer having been offered, and some meeting of the Board, to remove, for suffipreliminary items of business having been cient cause, the officers appointed by it, attended to, Dr. Cone offered a few eloquent being responsible for such an act to the remarks, introducing the following resolu- Board itself, and to fill up vacancies. All tions ;

Resolved, That this convention regard it as a special occasion for gratitude to the God of all grace, that He has so long preserved the life of our Senior Missionary, the Rev. Adoniram Judson, and has strengthened him to perform services of inestimable value for the perishing heathen.

members of the Board of Managers, and all officers and members of these committees, to be members in good standing of regular Baptist churches. Money given for specified objects to be appropriated according to the will of the donors, if not contrary to rule, and if so, the money to be returned. To avoid needless discussion, alterations to be Resolved, That the President be requested made only upon the recommendation of the to express to our Brother Judson, assurances Board of Managers at an annual meeting, of the pleasure with which we welcome him and by a vote of two-thirds of the members to his native land; and of our heart-felt present. sympathy with him in the painful circumstances which have withdrawn him, as we hope only for a season, from the field of his missionary labours,

Needless objection seems to us to have been made to the adoption of a resolution calling on the churches to regard themselves as missionary societies appointed by our Dr. Wayland then made a most affec- Lord, and to support their own missionaries, tionate address to Dr. Judson, to which Dr. remitting the necessary funds through the Judson briefly and with much feeling re- officers of the Union. Dr. Judson, Mr. plied. The attendance at the convention Kincaid, and the American Baptist miswas large. The Committee appointed by sionaries in general, were said to wish for the Board at Philadelphia to revise the Con- this. Dr. Judson remarked to Mr. Hague, stitution made a unanimous report. who brought the resolution forward very

The sittings of the Convention lasted judiciously, that it embodied the principle three days. It was resolved, (on condition they needed, a principle recognised by our of obtaining the necessary legal enactments) Lord, and to which the convention would to alter the name and constitution. The have to come though perhaps by degrees. new constitution is comprised in twenty-four Even Dr. Cone who opposed the motion, adarticles; of which the following are the mitted that this was the primitive plan. chief provisions. Its name to be "THE The Convention was 41,500 dollars in debt; AMERICAN BAPTIST MISSIONARY UNION;" and it was necessary to remove this in order its object to be "to diffuse the knowledge of to adopt the proposed changes. 30,000 the religion of Jesus Christ, by means of dollars, however, had already been collected missionaries, throughout the world;" its in New England, 2300 in Albany, and 8000 members to be life members, constituted by in New York; only 10,000 still remained, paying 100 dollars at one time; such payment and on an appeal being made to the brethren being the sole qualification. Its meetings present, between 15,000 and 16,000 dollars to be annual, on the third Thursday in May. were received in life memberships and conA Board of Managers consisting of 75 mem-tributions. Many missionaries were made bers was appointed at this meeting, one life-members, and the chinese commissioner third of whom are to go out annually, and Keying, received this honour. successors to be appointed by ballot. All mem- DR. JUDSON, left New York for Boston on bers to be able to attend the meetings of the Nov. 26, intending to sail for Burmah in Board of Managers, and deliberate with about ten days. The deposition of the them, but not to vote. Immediately after king, of which intelligence has just arrived the meeting of the Union, the Board is to meet in England, will probably be favourable to and appoint a Treasurer, and, Correspond- the spread of the gospel there. ing Secretaries, by ballot; to determine their In consequence of the remarkable harmony salaries, to appoint an executive committee pervading these meetings, and the reviving of nine, not more than five being ministers missionary spirit evinced, it was resolved, to of the gospel, to give them such instructions abandon for the present all thoughts of as to plans of action as they may think fit, and abridging their stations, and that God was to appoint also an auditing committee. The calling them to reinforce and even enlarge Board to meet again at least two days before them. These results dissipated many gloomy the meeting of the Union, and receive re- forebodings, and gave quite a new tone to ports from the Treasurer and the above the feelings of the brethren present. The committees, to examine them, and submit subject of slavery was mentioned, but as it the result to the Union. The Executive was believed that a slave-holder would not Committee to have power to call a special now be appointed a missionary, no clause

VOL. III.-NO. XXV.

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MR. ONCKEN'S VISIT TO HOLLAND.

was inserted in the constitution to prevent it. | The following night I slept at BONDA, where We regret to see the term "clergy," ap- the status quo remains, and the following plied to those who are chiefly or wholly oc- night I slept with a dear brother at Peyelet, cupied in preaching the gospel. All church- a deacon of the church at GASSELTER NIEUWmembers are authorised to preach it, but VEEN. The following day I reached brother this term conveys, by customary use, a denial Feisser at the latter place, with whom I reof that authority. Pastors have an autho-mained three happy days. As he was very rity which the people have not, but this word sickly, I baptized his dear wife, and two by representing them as the " heritage" of other converts, and on the evening of that God, in distinction from the church, which day, joined the little band in commemoratPeter so calls, 1 Pet. v. 3, ascribes to them ing the Lord's feast. Brother Feisser is, of a exclusively what is said of the church as a truth, one of the humblest brethren I have whole. as yet met with. Picture to yourself a beautiful large manse, with fine garden ground, &c. &c,, and no inconsiderable tractement [stipend,] and a people passionately fond of him, so that every wish he uttered was promptly complied with, as the situation THE following is an extract from a letter once enjoyed by our brother; and then, look by Mr. Oncken, dated "Hamburgh, Nov. on his present position, despised, and rejected, 17th," addressed to Mr. Lehmann, in Eng- forsaken by nearly all except a few poor land. "You will participate in my joy, when persons, without a servant, so that he carries I now proceed to give you a brief sketch of water and turf, and plants and gathers his my last missionary tour to HOLLAND. Our own potatoes, and this, all without any comdear brother Bonk and brother Coers, a plaint, and you may form some small idea, weaver, were baptized at Leer, [in East that a heart must have made some profiFriesland.] on the evening of Oct. 11th. ciency in the loveliest of all christian graces, Three or four other dear brethren witnessed before it can stoop to measures so humiliatthe solemn ordinance, and all his four bro-ing to flesh and blood. Our dear brother thers-in-law were also present. I told br. accompanied me to ZUTPHEN, [in GuelderB. directly, that we might expect some un-land, Holland,] as I was anxious to form a pleasantness the next day, and proposed to brotherly connection with the church, in leave early on the sabbath morning for which you will remember, dear brother Wener, and return in the evening to break Köbner did not succeed. The Lord heard bread together. But our dear brother, who my prayer, and gave me my heart's desire, is not yet up to the animosity of the priests, and we formed a sweet brotherly union, assured me that my fears were quite un-which I trust, neither time nor eternity will founded, and I acquiesced, though reluc- impair. The church at Zutphen was then tantly to remain. At ten o'clock in the composed of eighteen baptized members. morning I was summoned by the police Brother De Pinto formerly physician at the to the Town Hall, where, contrary to my Hague, is one of those to whom the apostle expectations, I was treated much better than refers Rom. xi. 25. ["God hath not castaway I had anticipated. I was either to bind my- his people whom he foreknew, &c. Even self not to perform any religious act, or so then, at this present time also, there is a quit the town; I preferred the latter, and remnant according to the election of grace."] went that evening, accompanied by a young Well, this dear brother has time, property man from Wener, to that place. On my and talent to take the oversight of the way I was permitted to instruct my com- flock, and though not yet ordained, he occupanion, I trust a lamb in Christ's fold, more pies this interesting place in the church. perfectly in the things of God. I spent the We spent a blessed day of rest at Zutphen, evening with our dear friend, Hesse Junr, and were greatly refreshed in our spirits. who is still deeply attached to you, is per- The church breaks bread every first day in fectly convinced of the truth, and wished the week. Brother Feisser becoming very that a church might be formed in that place. ill, brother De Pinto kindly accompanied Poor dear brother, his connections in the me to AMSTERDAM. Here we remained world, are such, that it will require more three days with the little band, as yet only than ordinary grace to enable him to follow consisting of four in number, but which the Lord, and the dictates of his conscience. will soon I trust, multiply. Our visit was Let us plead for him with the Lord, and mutually blessed. At Amsterdam I parted when you return, you must by every means, from brother De Pinto, and proceeded to make your journey via Wener and Leer. I had no time to call on the Separatists in this place, and intended to do so on my return.

HASEN near GRÖNINGEN, where I baptized, and constituted a church. I trust that here also, we shall have additions ere long. I