ants, the Priest took the alarm, and came running out of his chapel to disperse his hearers ! Angry as he was to drive them off in haste, they were very tardy in going. I requested him to come near and talk a little with me; but he had no ears to hear. I then said to them, in Irish, which is chiefly their language there, Your Priest tells you, and very truly too, in the chapel, 'That to oppose the known truth, is to sin against the Holy Ghost and destroy your souls.' But you know well, as must he, that what I am speaking is God's truth. Therefore, in thus opposing it, he comes forth to commit this very sin himself! " He soon after this disappeared. How sad is the lot of these Priests, to be obliged to teach what is the contrary of the Gospel; and hence they must either be content to be detected, or must oppose it. From this I went to Banagher, and preached in the evening; thence to LawrenceTown, Cloghan, Farbane, Banagher again, Burivokane, Firr: here I preached in their chapel and market to great crowds, and in this town is a sin gular schism between the Priests. The one would not be governed by his Bishop, who directed him to leave that parish; and when he would not, (for the flock liking him better than the other would not hear of it,) the Bishop came in person and excommunicated him; but the people hissed him, and, had not Lord Ross called the military to the spot, would have proceeded farther; the young Priest, Mr. Crotley, set him at nought. They now are divided, and four-fifths of the flock, I learn, remain with him, and have fitted up another house of worship. He tells them they were imposed on, and encourages them to read God's word! This is well. I expect farther good will result from it.

From thence I proceeded to Ballyboy, Tullamore, Phillipstown, Portarlington, Maryborough, Abbeyleix, Dunaw, Monslereven, &c., preaching in all the streets, generally, as I went along, and also in chapels and dwelling-houses.

I returned home in good health, thank God, and with a happy mind. I rested, after near a month's absence, three days, and went forth again in order to preach on the Sabbath at a great field-meeting at the rock of Donamaise. I set out on Saturday, August 26th. I rode upwards of forty-three English miles; it rained most of the way; yet I got to Ballybritis time enough to preach, and after all was not much worse, only I got a little cold, which was soon, in mercy, removed. On this excursion I went as far as the County Kerry and to Killarney Lakes; was fifty-five days absent, and preached on fifty-four of them without one day's intermission, and was ill only one day, on about six that I had long journeys, &c. I preached from seventeen to twenty-two times, or more, per week. So that in fifty-four days I was enabled to preach within, and in the open air, streets, and markets, about 155 times, and was little if any thing the worse: to God be the praise. My course now was through the Queen's County, Tipperary County, County Limerick, and Kerry; I stopped ten days in Kerry, and had fine congregations in all parts of it that I visited. Brother Phillips was with me or went before me in most of the places. The Romanists heard me with better temper at this time than before. Yet I now laid before them, in stated sermons I had announced, the peculiarities of their doctrines, which stand opposed to the Gospel.

I acted similarly in Limerick city, and we had large congregations, and several Romanists to hear, both here and in other parts of the county, or Circuit, and no complaint. I had two affectionate letters from a Romanist layman, one of which, with my answer, appeared in the Limerick Chronicle. Thanks to the Lord for putting me into this ministry, and thus enabling me, at so advanced an age, nearly sixty-five years, to preach to such multitudes, and go through so much riding and labour with so little inconvenience.

It is now about eighteen months since the hearts of American Christians were made glad by hearing of the deliverance of Messrs. Wade and Hough, with their companions, from the most imminent dangers, growing

out of the attack of the British upon Rangoon, where they were stationed. But of the Rev. Dr. Judson and Dr. Price, with their wives, nothing could be learned except that they had fallen under the displeasure of the govern

ment, from being of like language and manners with the British, and were loaded with chains. From this painful alternation of hope and fear, complete and joyful deliverance has been found in the late intelligence from Burmab, contained in the following letters. The former was addressed to the Rev. Dr. Baldwin, and is copied from "The Christian Watchman; " the latter to the Rev. Dr. Staughton, and is copied from The Columbian Star."

Dr. Judson's Letter to Dr. Baldwin. British Camp, Yantabo, Feb. 25, 1826. Rev. and Dear Sir,-We survive a scene of suffering, which, on retrospect, at the present moment, seems not a reality, but a horrid dream. We are occupying a tent in the midst of Sir Archibald Campbell's staff, and are receiving from him and other British officers, all mauner of kind attentions, proportionate to the barbarities we have endured for nearly two years.

I was seized on the 8th of June, 1824, in consequence of the war with Bengal, and in company with Dr. Price, three Englishmen, one Armenian, and one Greek, was thrown into the "death prison" at Ava, where we lay eleven months,-nine months in three pairs, and two months in five pairs of fetters. The scenes we witnessed and the suffering we underwent, during that period, I would fain consign to oblivion. From the death prison at Ava, we were removed to a country prison at Oungben-lay, ten miles distant, under circumstances of such severe treatment that one of our number, the Greek, expired on the road; and some of the rest, among whom was myself, were scarcely able to move for several days. It was the intention of government, in removing us from Ava, to have us sacrificed, in order to insure victory over the foreigners; but the sudden disgrace and death of the adviser of that measure prevented its execution. remained in the Oung-ben-lay prison six months, in one pair of fetters; at the expiration of which period I was taken out of irons, and sent under a strict guard to the Burmese headquarters at Mah-looan, to act as interpreter and translator. Two months more elapsed, when, on my return to Ava, I was released at the instance of Moung Shaw-loo, the north governor of the palace, and put under his charge. During the six weeks that I resided with him, the affairs of government became desperate, the British troops making steady advances on the capital: and after Dr. Price had been twice des

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patched to negociate for peace, (a business which I declined as long as possible,) I was taken by force and associated with him. We found the British above Pah-gan; and ou returning to Ava with their final terms, I had the happiness of procuring the release of the very last of my fellow-prisoners; and on the 21st. inst. obtained the reluctant consent of government to my own final departure from Ava, with Mrs. Judson.

On my first imprisonment, the small house, which I had just erected, was plundered, and every thing valuable confiscated. Mrs. J., however, was allowed to occupy the place, which she did until my removal to Oung-ben-lay, whither she followed. Subsequently to that period she was twice brought to the gates of the grave; the last time with the spotted fever, while I was absent at Mah-looan. She had been senseless and motionless several days, when the providential release of Dr. Price, at the very last extremity, gave an opportunity for such applications as were blessed to her relief. On my return, I was astonished to find her in the most emaciated, helpless state, not having heard a word of her illness. She however rapidly recovered, and is now in perfect health.

The treaty of peace was signed yesterday, by the respective plenipoten tiaries, according to the terms of which, the province of Arracan, and the small provinces of Ya, Tavoy, and Mergui, in the south, are ceded to the British. It was this consideration chiefly that induced me to embrace the first opportunity of leaving Ava, where the only object I ever had in settling, was to obtain some toleration for the Christian religion,-a favour which I hope now to enjoy without leave from his golden-footed majesty.

Sir Archibald has assigned us a large gun-boat for our accommodation down the river, and we expect to leave this in a very few days.

Respectfully yours,

A. JUDSON, jun. Dr. Price's Letter to Dr. Staughton. Calcutta, April 7, 1826.

I am happy to have it in my power to inform you of the health and safety of our dear brother and sister Judson. They are now in Rangoon, and are waiting to take passage to some port, under the protection of the British government. As for myself, I propose remaining in Ava, to take advantage of the present change of feeling in the Burman government. I think the

1. DIED, at Clones, Dec. 31st, 1825, Mr. George Armstrong. He was born in Ratole, County Fermanagh, Ireland, in the year 1737. From a very early period in life, he had a high respect for morality, and possessed great integrity in the department he filled in life.. His views of morality were such, that he considered it his indispensable duty to, read the word of God, and to observe, and assiduously attend to, stated times for private prayer, and to frequent the service of the Established Church, of which he was a member. It was not, however, until about the thirtieth year of his age, that he was brought to see that neither attendance on the ordinances of religion, nor strict moral deportment, could constitute him a Christian, and that a divine change must be effected in him: he saw evidently, that he must be delivered from the power of darkness, and translated into the king dom of God's dear Sou. At a very early period of Methodism, the Methodist Ministers, who had occasionally visited his native country, were hospitably entertained at his father's house : under their ministry the Lord opened his eyes to see his real state and character. He saw that his heart was deceitful; that the law of God was holy; that his soul was guilty; and that he must be born again, or die to all eternity. His convictions were deep, and his repentance genuine. For several months he sought the Lord, both in public and in private, refusing to be comforted until the Lord should reveal salvation to his soul; and he did not seek in vain. At a quarterly Love-feast, the Lord set his soul at liberty, and he could with holy confidence say, “O Lord, I will praise thee, for though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortest me." This change soon became manifest to all around; his friends and neighbours took knowledge of him, that he had been with Jesus: by a holy conversation and a blameless conduct he shone as a light in the world, and as a city set on a hill that cannot be hid. He was soon brought to see the necessity of having purity of heart; he perceived from the Scriptures, that it was his privilege to love the Lord his God with all his heart. His soul was, for some time, on full stretch for this blessing: and the Lord gave him to enjoy the inestimable treasure, to the joy of his heart. By the grace of God he was enabled, in possession of this great

salvation, to live a witness for Jesus; and he continued to the end of his Christian journey to adorn the doctrine of God in all things. From the just views he had of the evil of sin, and the dangerous state of sinners, he felt it his indispensable duty to warn them of their danger, and to encourage his family and neighbours to turn to the Lord. His efforts were not in vain, as most of his children have been brought, through his pious example and faithful counsel, to embrace the religion of Christ. He also saw that all his domestics were committed into his hand that he might teach them the fear and the knowledge of God; and by divine grace he resolved that he and his house would serve the Lord. In several instances his efforts were sanctified; some of his servants have been from time to time converted to God; and among these were two Roman Catholics, one of whom became a steady Christian. Mr. Armstrong filled the office of Class-Leader, with acceptance and usefulness, for nearly fifty years. He had such a love for the means of grace, that nothing but sickness could prevent his attendance upon them. Nor did this respect for God's ordinances abate through the whole of his Christian journey. Even when worn down by old age and infirmities, at an early hour he used regularly to rise on the Sabbath-morning, to attend the Classmeeting; and he rejoiced to see his children and grand-children around him in that means of grace. He felt the deepest interest in maintaining family religion. He never neglected to offer the morning and evening sacrifice of praise and prayer in his family; but continued this delightful service until a few days before he was called hence: and when he could not kneel, by reason of bodily infirmities, he stood behind a chair and pronounced his paternal benediction on his family, and so closed his public services as the head of his house. His last illness was of short duration. Notwithstanding he occasionally felt much bodily affliction, he was not confined to his bed more than a few days prior to his happy removal. For his last change, his mind was fully prepared; his death corresponded with the whole tenor of his life, and exemplified the power of that religion which he had enjoyed for more than half a century. I die,” said he, “ a witness of the truth of these words,-God is love." When asked, if Christ was precious?