396 Appointment of Miss Ginguard as a Female Teacher at Piplet. and what he had done and suffered for her. During prayer she was much affected and when petitions for pardon on her account were offered, she repeated them aloud, and appeared to be deeply concerned about her lost condition. Very early the following morning Mr. Taylor went to see her again, and found she was still most anxious about her soul, and desirous of obtaining an interest in the Saviour. Several times during prayer she cried out aloud, and that with apparent faith, "Lord have mercy upon me," "Christ have mercy upon my soul," &c., &c. In the afternoon we went again, but the power of speech had failed, and she seemed to be fast sinking into the arms of death. She was, however, conscious, for while Mr. Taylor was praying she made several attempts to unite with him. Shortly after this we returned home, and about an hour after we had left, the spirit took its everlasting flight: but we sincerely trust not without hope in a crucified Redeemer. At the same time we could not help feeling the importance of devoting ourselves to Christ, and deciding for him while in health. On the following Sabbath, Mr. Taylor preached from "Boast not thyself of to-morrow for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth" when all appeared to be deeply affected. Since our return from Pooree, the weather has been most trying, and we have had a great deal of sickness all round us. Cholera has been very bad this year, some days we have had five or six cholera patients, and a great deal | of our time has been taken up in attending to the afflicted, who have flocked to us for help. Thank the Lord we and our people have been most graciously preserved thus far from this fearful malady. APPOINTMENT OF MISS MISS GINGUARD, appointed to labour as Miss Ginguard was early thrown on her own resources, and was for some years successfully engaged in business. This, she relinquished in order to devote herself to missionary work, and entered the Homerton College for training as a teacher. After the usual term of probation she was accepted by "the Society for promoting Female Education in the East," for service in India. The disturbances in that country disarranged the Society's plans, and in consequence Miss Ginguard took charge, for about a year and a half, of a large ragged school at Sheffield, where she gave great satisfaction to the Committee, but still had her heart set on the foreign field. Application was made to our Society, but the Committee did not consider that the state of the funds would justify them in engaging another female teacher. In a subsequent consideration of Miss Ginguard's case the Committee of the Ladies' Society proposed that if she could be appointed to a station in Orissa, in addition to providing outfit and passage, and undertaking to bring her home in the event of failure of health, that they would make an exception in Miss Giuguard's case to their usual rule, and would provide her with a salary of fifty pounds a year. The following resolution passed at the meeting held at Mansfield-road Chapel, Nottingham, June 11th, contains the Committee's reply to this proposal. 44 Resolved that the Committee receive with pleasure the generous proposal of "the Society for promoting Female Education in the East" in reference to Miss Ginguard; regarding it as a proof of the high estimate they form of the suitability of Miss Ginguard for the work of a female teacher in India, this Committee will endeavour to make arrangements for her appointment to one of the Society's stations in Orissa." Miss Ginguard was originally an Independent, but after some years of careful thought and investigation she embraced the views of the Baptists. Though a stranger among the General Baptists, it is believed that she will be accompanied to India by the sympathies and prayers of the friends of the Mission, Cold Season Tour by Messrs. Bailey and J. O. Goadby. 397 COLD SEASON TOUR BY MESSRS. | can think of. We found his majesty BAILEY AND J. O, GOADBY. (Continued from page 356.) seated in a chair, but by sundry twisting and shifting, could see the posture was evidently an uneasy one to him. He soon called for a rug and sat upon the floor. Last year he was very bland, and ready to converse, and willing to be social and pleasant. This time, however, he seemed disposed to show his importance, and to play the part of a rajah; which he did-showing as many of these petty rajah invariably do, an amount of meanness one would in vain look for in an English beggar. On seating ourselves, Mr. B. pulled wears to protect his injured eye from the sun's rays; the rajah expressed a wish to look at them. They were handed to his minister, his highness before taking them asked Mr. B. whether he would give them to him. The request was of course declined, THE following morning Mr. Bailey went to the town again. I went to a village called Dhurmapoor, in company with the native preachers. We were invited to sit down in the building where the shasters are read, and village matters discussed. The elder native preacher spoke very touchingly on the love of God, his goodness, his willing. ness to help and bless man, only wait-off a pair of dim spectacles he always ing for his creature's readiness. While I was speaking, a man interrupted me with a question, which I did not fully understand, and on asking him to waive his objection until I had done, he very hastily said, "what is the use of your talking if you won't answer my question?" This shows how im-" possible it is for us to follow a train of thought previously arranged in the mind. The natives will ask questions and if you won't answer them they won't listen to you. Not long does the missionary speak before he is interrupted by 8 question, very often quite foreign to the subject, especially when they don't wish to hear is this done. Anything but the doctrine of the cross. While having breakfast a man came expressing the rajah's wish to see us. We were to go at once. This we declined to do being mid-day, (we can very seldom get our breakfast before that time when on our tours) but promised we would come in the evening. According to promise, when the sun was low we proceeded to the fort. We had to wait a long time in the court yard; this is the way natives show their importance, and fearing the evening would be wasted by the rajah's foolishness, we resolved to go into the town and preach. We did not go far before the rajah sent to call us back, saying he was ready to admit us. went; and such going through this door and turning to the right, and that door and turning to the left, I never did see. The entrance was more like a rabbit warren, than anything else I We give them back to him" was the impudent reply, I wont look at them unless I can keep them! The rajah was not much disposed to hear anything we had to say. By and by he commenced speaking to the native preacher with us in a most contemptible manner. He was reminded we had not come to insult him, but simply to converse with him on the all important subject, how to procure salvation, that he had sent for us, and moreover, if he in any way insulted us, or those with us, we should leave immediately. Seeing we were determined, he desisted, and asked the native preacher how the sahibs lived, where their money came Lord we serve feeds us, and gives us from, &c. The reply was good. "The outright. To gain his attention, Mr. all we require." At this he laughed B. told him of the grand durbar held For a time he listened and then turned at Cuttack during our conference week. his conversation to him. "I'm but a stranger here, Evidently We sung the first and second verses, and then it was translated for him. I never shall forget the variety and peculiarity of my feelings at that moment. I cannot describe them. The words for the moment opened to my mind such a glorious heavenly home, standing out in bold relief against the heathen's dark future of utter hopelessness and death. Surely the righteous hath hope in his death. This however did not satisfy him. Before leaving, Mr. B. gave him some plain homely truths, respecting the nearness of death, judgment, hell, eternal damnation, the love of Jesus, his willingness to save. not relishing the same he replied, Oh! shan't you die, what is your religion, better than mine, if you have to die after all? Going, he was offered a copy of the Psalms in Sauskrit verse, with an Oriya translation; lest he should, as he stupidly imagined, be defiled by touching it while in our hands, he wished one of his attendants to take it. He, however, being a low caste we did not think well to depreciate the value of the present by allowing him to receive it through such a medium, so refused to let the person have it. The rajah then took it, and several of bis attendants took others of a poetical character. We left, and I must say I was not inclined to entertain a very high opinion of the civility of the San Kimidi Rajah. I have forgotten to mention, that before going to the fort, two hindoo beggars came to the door of our tent, we were writing at the time, and demanded, not asked alms. They were evidently well fed and idle as beggars. These men look upon themselves as eminently holy, and all who refuse to help them in their idleness, are cursed and loaded with every vile epithet in the Oriya vocabulary. They honored us with high sounding titles when first they arrived, and putting their hands upon the ground, made the most profound salaams. We refused to help them, and continuing writing, took no notice of their presence. 1 was much amused, yet pained by their remarks. "What," said one, you white people talk of holiness, and go about from place to place, preaching religion and refuse to help poor beg 46 gars? Bah! on such religion as that. We continued writing. "Don't you hear?" said another. "Do you mean to give us anything?" We are going and will you sin by refusing to help us? Still no reply. “Can't you hear? Skreeche, Skreeche," (imitating the sound of the pen) that is all these sahibs can say. They went to the other door, but meeting with no better success took their departure. Such are Indian beggars. The most im pudent fellows in existence. HISTORY OF A LITTLE INFANT RECEIVED INTO THE FEMALE ASYLUM, CUTTACK. A FEW months ago, I received from W. G. Deare, Esq, Deputy Magistrate of Bhuddruck, a little infant not a month old. The wicked mother first attempted to kill her babe, but this was happily prevented, she then tried to sell the poor thing into a house of ill-fame for twelve aunas, (one stilling and sixpence.) Many female infants in this country are thus disposed of, but when this gentleman heard of the case, he at once interposed to rescue the child, and wrote to inquire if we could take it into our asylum. The mother is a brahminee and a widow. She had been seduced by one of Juggernaut's pundahs, who abandoned her in prospect of being a mother. She is described as somewhat wanting in intellect, but other circumstances show clearly enough that her conduct is to be attributed to wickedness. persuasion could induce her to care for her child, and there is no doubt that if left with her, it would soon have been murdered. The little thing is thriving very nicely, and is for a native very fair and very pretty. We call her Henrietta, and have appropriated her to Mrs. Mc.Gwira Gyles. May she, if it please God, live to requite the kindness which is affectionately watching over her infant days, and to praise that Blessed Saviour who " saves the children of the needy." Let English mothers as they press their infants to their bosoms, and feel that they are be No Contributions. yond all price, think of a wicked heathen mother trying to sell her babe for one shilling and sixpence. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 399 copy of the "Memoir of Rev. J. G. Pike," to be placed in the Mission Library. He confidently relies on the full approval of the kind donors. He also wishes us to acknowledge the kindness of a christian sister, in a country town, who sent him, per Rev. W. Miller, two pounds, which he has appropriated to the work of God. He wishes us to add that his notion of a missionary station is that it should be a centre of holy heavenly light to all aroundthat every English exile as well as every native should he benefitted by his proximity to the messengers of the MR. BUCKLEY requests us to present his warmest acknowledgments to the kind friends who responded to his appeal for a supply of the "Persuasives to Early Piety," for gratuitous distribution. As more money was given than he had asked for, the secretary, in compliance with his request, besides sending a good supply of the "Per-churches of Christ; and that to effect all suasives," Early Religion," "True Happiness," and "Motives," also sent a few copies of the "Guide to Young Disciples," which is well known and much valued by many in India, and a 66 this the friends of the missionaries should feel it to be an exalted privilege in every way to be" fellow-helpers of the truth." Foreign Letters Received. -W. Miller, June 28th. BERHAMPORE.-W. Bailey, June 14th, | CUTTACK.-W. Hill, July 10th. Contributions RECEIVED ON ACCOUNT OF THE GENERAL BAPTIST From August 20th, to September 20th, 1860. MISSIONARY SOCIETY, NOTICE. LIVERPOOL CONFERENCE ON MISSIONS.-A book has been published containing the papers read, a report of the deliberations, and the conclusions reached at the above Conference. It is a remarkably interesting and valuable work. The Stewards have generously forwarded to the Secretary a supply of copies for the Members of the Missionary Committee, the Missionaries in India, and all Ministers of the Connexion. A letter addressed to the Rev. J. C. Pike, Quorndon, near Loughborough, enclosing the value of sixpence in postage stamps, will ensure a copy of the work in course of post. Subscriptions and Donations in aid of the General Baptist Missionary Society will be thankfully received by Robert Pegg, Esq., Treasurer, Derby, and by the Rev. J. C. Pike, Secretary, Quorndon, near Loughborough, from whom also Missionary Boxes, Collecting Books and Cards may be obtained. |