in London, at the expense of the Society, under the care of a Clergyman of the Church of England, who from his intimate acquaintance with the language, was considered to be fully qualified for the task. The Committee hope that this new version of the Liturgy will be found not unworthy of the Society, either in point. of correctness and elegance of style, or in the appearance of the work.

"With reference to this translation of the Liturgy, the Committee think it due to the Board to state, that as some apprehensions have been expressed by members of the Society, lest this measure should be considered as an interference on their part with the affairs of the Greek Church, they

have taken care to insert at the beginning of the work a notice to the following effect; that the translation has been made, 'not with the intention of introducing the use of our own Liturgy into any foreign church (ξένην Εκκλησίαν), but solely for the purpose of making known to all, what are the rites and ceremonies and doctrines of the Church of England.'

"The Committee trust that this notice will be sufficient to obviate any misapprehension of their intentions, and to explain the purposes of the Society with regard to those foreign churches among whom this translation may be circulated.

"The printing of the new Arabic version of the Liturgy is in progress at Malta, under the care of the Rev. C. F. Schlienz. In the mean time, copies of the former translation (Pococke's), as completed and printed at Bishop's College, Calcutta, at the expense of the Society, have been circulated in Syria and Egypt, by the Rev. Dr. Mill, on his way homeward from India.

"In those countries they were very well received by the Clergy of the Oriental Churches generally; and it is hoped that they have contributed to promote a good understanding with them. Copies of this work are now in the hands of the Society, and may be had for circulation by the members.

"The Committee have the pleasure to annex to this Report, an account of the proceedings of the Rev. C. F. Schlienz in Egypt, with reference to a new translation of the Bible into Arabic; and they are happy to state, that this important work has actually been commenced, and has been in progress since the beginning of the present year. The commencement has been made with the Old Testament, that portion of the Bible being in the worst condition in the existing translations. The different portions of the translation will be sent to England as they are finished, in order that they may be submitted to competent persons for examination before they are printed. The Committee are daily expecting to receive the first portion of the Pentateuch, inasmuch as they were informed by Mr. Schlienz, in his last communication, that the Book of Genesis was completed, and was only waiting for transcription, that a fair copy might be sent to the Society. As the Report of Mr. Schlienz enters so fully into the subject, and shows the importance of the undertaking in so strong a point of view, the Committee think it unnecessary to enter into the details.

"The new French version of the Holy Scriptures has been carried on with as much activity as the Committee reasonably could expect under the peculiar circumstances of the case. The whole of the New Testament is now in type, having undergone the revision of the Paris Committee, and also of this Committee, with the exception of some of the later Epistles. Of the Old Testament, the Pentateuch has been revised; an entire new version of the Psalms has been made; and some parts of the Prophetical Books have been revised. The quarto edition of the Bible, with the marginal references adapted to the French, is also in progress, and will be ready about the same time as the smaller edition.

"The Committee regret to state, that the District Committees of Guernsey and Jersey, to whom they had looked for cooperation through

out, have found this to be a work requiring so much time and labour, that they have felt themselves compelled, as Committees, to give up their share in the revision. The Committee, however, have some reason to hope that they shall be able, to a great extent, to supply this loss by the kind and valuable assistance afforded to them by individual clergymen in the islands.

"The Committee have also undertaken a revised edition of the Liturgy in French. This is already in a forward state-the revision of the daily services, the occasional prayers, the collects, epistles, and gospels, being almost complete. It is expected, also, that the Psalms and the other Scripture portions will be ready by the time when they will be required in their places in the work. The Committee have therefore great hopes that they shall be able to publish the New Testament and the Liturgy before the end of the present year.

"It may be necessary to state, that this new edition of the Liturgy is not intended for the use of the islands of Guernsey and Jersey, which have each of them a distinct edition of their own, but for the circulation of the Society in France and in the British Colonies.

"The revision of the Old Testament in Spanish has been continued; and the Pentateuch and some other portions are in type.

"The Committee are happy to state, that a satisfactory way has been opened to them for promoting the circulation of the New Testament, and also of the Liturgy, in the interior of Spain. They have already availed themselves of the opportunity thus afforded, by ordering a thousand copies of each to be sent to that country. And as it is not to be expected, in the present state of Spain, that any great amount can be received in return, they have thought it right to send them upon such terms as will enable the parties to circulate them at little more than a nominal price. The Liturgy of the Church of England seems to be particularly acceptable to those Spaniards, who have been enabled to shake off from

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their own minds the superstitions which at present darken the Church of their country, without throwing aside (as unhappily is too often the case) their attachment to the true catholic church, or the belief of Christianity itself. The Committee, therefore, look with increased satisfaction to this part of their operations; and though a beginning only has been made, they cannot but hope that this attempt to promote christian knowledge in its purest form in Spain will continue to prosper in the hands of the Society.

"The Committee have had propositions submitted to them with regard to other versions, both of the Holy Scriptures and of the Liturgy, but they are not at present in a condition to make a report to the Board respecting them.

"The Committee beg to state to the Board, that in consequence of having lost some of their original members by death and resignation, they think it desirable that an addition should be made to their present number. They therefore venture to recommend that an application should be made by the Board to his Grace the President, as in the first instance, that he would be pleased to nominate a few additional members of the Society to be appointed members of this Committee.'

On its being proposed that the above Report be adopted, including the recommendation contained in the concluding paragraph; Mr. Rochfort Clarke moved, by way of amendment, with reference to this recommendation,

"That it be referred to the Standing Committee, to consider the mode in which vacancies in the Foreign Translation Committee should be filled up."

Mr. G. J. P. Smith seconded this. The amendment was negatived. The Report, with the recommendation, was then adopted.

It having appeared by a minute of the Board, dated June 7, 1836, that on the occasion of a grant of one thousand pounds having been then made to the Lord Bishop of Australia, towards the promotion of religious

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instruction in New South Wales, a hope was held out of a further grant of five hundred pounds for each of the two succeeding years; and that no sum beyond the original grant had yet been paid; it was agreed,

That the Treasurer of the Society be empowered to accept his Lordship's bill for five hundred pounds.

The following letter was read from the Rev. Thomas Dale to the Secretary, with reference to a grant of 20%. made by the Society on the 5th of April, 1836, towards the erection of a church and parsonage at Augusta, Swan River, Western Australia. The letter contained a cheque for 2301. 11s. 9d.

"I have the pleasure to inclose you a draft for 230l. 11s. 9d., being the sum collected towards the erection of a church and parsonage at Augusta, Swan River, Western Australia. The particulars are detailed in the accompanying proposals, and it will doubtless be within your recollections, that the sum of 201. was contributed towards the object by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. The family, however, whose benefit was more immediately contemplated, having left the place, and the settlement itself not having prospered according to the expectation of the projectors, I am deputed, in the name of the trustees, to place the amount of the collection, through the medium of the venerable Society, at the disposal of the Lord Bishop of Australia, for the purpose of erecting a church. The trustees, reposing implicit confidence in his Lordship's judgment, do not stipulate for any specific appropriation as to the locality of the church to be built; but should the claims of different places be, in the Bishop's view, equal, or nearly equal, they would feel personally obliged if his Lordship would give the preference to that which shall be nearest to Augusta. Augusta is in the county of Sussex, lat. 34 deg. 20 min. south; long. 115 deg. 8 min. east."

It was agreed, on the motion of the Rev. J. Endell Tyler, seconded by the Dean of Hereford, that this sum be placed at the disposal of the Lord Bishop of Australia accordingly, and

that Mr. Dale's communication be acknowledged with the thanks of the meeting.

A letter was read from Lieut.-Col. Gawler, Governor of South Australia; the Society, in July, 1838, having placed at his disposal the sum of 250%. towards procuring additional church accommodation and other religious advantages in that colony.

"I beg you to return to the Committee of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge my best thanks for the obliging manner in which they replied to my application for assistance towards the building of churches in South Australia. A letter from Mr. Howard, which I inclose, will explain the state of the church here, and show that the liberal donation of the Society was most acceptable and well-timed. Under all the circumstances, I thought it right to apply the whole of the 250l. to the completion of the enlargement of Trinity church.

"The present building will hold about 300 persons; in the morning it is crowded to overflowing. The enlargement will, when finished, and it is rapidly going on, double the accommodation. Even then it will not be large enough for the demands of the present population; and when I mention to you that settlers are flowing in at the average fully of 500 a month, I need scarcely add, that before this letter reaches England, there will in all probability be in this city a number of persons disposed to attend the services of the Church of England sufficient to form a large congregation, but without the accommodation of a place of worship, or the advantage of a Clergyman.

"The colonists are well inclined to contribute to funds for the erection of churches; but on such new ground their means are small, and the demands upon them for outlays of various kinds very great. I would therefore entreat your Committee to bear South Australia in their remembrance for any assistance that they may think it wise to afford.

"The population of Adelaide is estimated to be at this time between 4000 and 5000."

The following is a portion of the Rev. C. B. Howard's letter to the Governor :

"Having been given to understand that a sum of money has been placed by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge at your Excellency's disposal, for the erection of churches in this province, I take the liberty of laying before your Excellency a statement of what appears to me the most urgent case requiring aid from such a fund. That the present church in Adelaide is totally inadequate to the wants of the population, although in the erection of it the trustees have incurred a debt of 550l., is evident. We have consequently taken measures for its enlargement, and the work is proceeding rapidly.

The

probable expense of this enlargement will be somewhere about 800%., towards which upwards of 400l. have been raised by voluntary contri

butions.

"Your Excellency will perceive from the above statement, that upwards of 9001. are still required to accomplish the object we have in view, and pay off the debt we have already contracted; and you will, I trust, devote to the furtherance of that object, if not the whole, at all events, a considerable portion of the funds at your disposal."

Colonel Gawler mentions in another letter, that the colony will probably contain 10,000 Europeans (British and German) before this year shall be concluded. It was therefore agreed that Colonel Gawler be thanked for his communication, and informed that, in the event of his succeeding in the erection of another church, a grant will be made by the board towards the cost.

A letter was read from the Lord Bishop of Montreal, dated Boston, U. S. 25th May, 1839. The following

at home. It will be perceived that there remains a considerable demand against me, for which, and for further supplies, particularly of Bibles and Common Prayer-Books, which are urgently needed in many destitute settlements, I earnestly hope that the Society will provide, by a renewed grant for Lower Canada. The Diocesan Committee gave a sort of pledge to the Bible Society at Montreal, that they would endeavour to supply the destitute Church of England population throughout the province; but this, or anything approaching to this, it will be impossible to effect without a liberal grant from the Society at home.

"The advantages are incalculable which, under the Divine blessing, might flow from an effectual and extensive distribution, in the Settlements, of the Word of God, under the auspices of the Society, accompanied by the Liturgy and many of the publications upon the Society's list. And if a grant could be made to Lower Canada for more general purposes, corresponding to that which was allotted to the Upper Province, the fruits which might be anticipated would leave no cause to the Society to repent of the liberality which they should have exercised."

It was agreed, that the sum of five hundred pounds be placed at the disposal of the Bishop of Montreal towards promoting the Society's designs in Lower Canada.

Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts.

The Society has just issued a Quarterly Paper, containing an interesting account of Bishop's College, Calcutta, with extracts from its correspondence, showing the present state of the Church in our North American provinces.

Of Bishop's College, the Report gives the following statement as to its results :

"Under all the disadvantages which the frequent vacancies of the See have occasioned, and the weakening of its operations, at times, by the illness and consequent retirement of some of its

Professors, the College has well answered hitherto, under the Divine blessing, the purposes for which it was erected. Within five years (the shortest possible period) from its opening, the College was able to furnish to missionary labourers in the North and South of India, that most desirable and otherwise unattainable assistance, the aid of well-instructed and able Catechists, born and bred in the country. Of these, after some years of probationary employment in that subordinate calling, the greater part became candidates for orders, since the arrival of Bishop Wilson in India, in 1832; and several, after due probation and ordination as deacons and priests, are now actively engaged as missionaries in the Society's and other stations, in various parts of India; having catechists from the College similarly placed under them.

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of these missionaries, who owe all to the instruction they received in the College, have under their care large and continually increasing congregations of Bengali converts, composed chiefly of agriculturalists and fishermen, in tracts where but twelve years ago, no native Christian was to be found in these tracts (which are in the near vicinity of the College, southwards from Calcutta towards the sea) the catechists are, during the vacations, often visited by their late fellowstudents, and both they and the missionaries are frequent visitors at the College, for counsel and aid in points of their missionary duty, as well as for the material assistance of revised translations. Of the importance of this system for keeping alive a missionary spirit in conjunction with that respect for order and unity with which it should ever be accompanied, no friend of the catholic principles of our Church need be reminded; while the great advantages of this method of cooperation and perpetual supply, above the disjointed efforts, in which all depends on individual energy, and where the fruits of a laborious life are most frequently dispersed and lost, must be obvious to all. Nor is the difference unmarked by the intelligent heathen. Order and unity, as it has been remarked by Bishop Middleton,

form the strength, the only strength, of false religions: the apparent want of them, in the eyes of the heathens, is the capital weakness of the true. But this great scandal of our present Christianity is in a great measure removed, when they are able to contrast with the separated communions in which the convert, rejected by one, may be taken up by another, a widelyextended and compact system, in which every licensed act of one part is recognised of course in every other, -the common centre of all being the Bishop, without whose sanction no adult baptism can be performed, and who, either by personal or indirect inspection, superintends and directs all.

"Such is the apostolical method of diffusing Christianity in India, of which Bishop's College is the most important instrument. We need only remark, in addition, that though the class from which the first students were taken, and which still forms the majority of its members, was that of the fixed inhabitants of European, or of Anglo-Indian descent, the progress has been steady towards the obtaining and securing aboriginal students. In its earlier years, it numbered among its members an able native youth from Ceylon, now among the Singalese chaplains of that island; and the very first of the educated Hindus of Calcutta who embraced Christianity, Moheeh Chunder Ghose, was in that same year (1832) admitted as a student. This excellent youth has been removed, by the inscrutable providence of God, when his opening labours as a catechist among his countrymen grve the best promise of usefulness. But others remain (one of whom, a converted Brahman, is now an ordained preacher of the gospel), and are still pursuing their studies in the College, upon a fund which the present Bishop of Calcutta has expressly set apart for that purpose.

"An address to the late Principal, Dr. Mill, on his return to England, from those who had completed their course in College under his charge from 1824 to 1837, includes the names of six missionaries of the Bengal presidencies, four of that of Madras, two chaplains of Bengal and Ceylon re