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Heb. 12. 10. Q. When is affliction

1 Pet. 5. 5. Q. Who are these Christians that may be said to be clo-for our profit? thed with humility?

2. Cor. 12. 7. Q. How shall we prevent spiritual pride, and being lifted up with our attainments?

Psal. 17. 5. Q. How shall we be kept from backslidings after solemn engagements?

Psal. 30. 6. Q. How to prevent falling into security after God's kind dealings?

Gal. 6. 16. Q. How should we walk so as to maintain peace with God and conscience?

Psal. 85. 8. Q. How may we distinguish between a true and false peace of conscience?

Psal. 119. 19. Q. What is the character of one that may say, I am a stranger in the earth?

Phil. 1. 27. Q. When is our conversation as becometh the gospel of Christ?

Gal. 6.9. Q. How may we prevent our wearying in well-doing?

1 Cor. 10. 31, Q. How shall we manage our natural and civil actions to the glory of God?

Rom. 10. 1. Q. What means may we use for the conversion of others?

Mat. 25. 6. Q. How should we meet and entertain Christ, when com ing by his Spirit to the sinful land?

2 Tim. 4. 8. Q. How shall we attain to a real love of Christ's appearing? HARMONY

Christian Observer, June, 1815.

Patriarch of Constantinople.

Deut. 17. 19. Q. How shall we read the word with spiritual advantage? BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY. Heb. 4. 2. Q. 1. How shall we The Rev. Henry Lindsay, Chaplain hear the word preached, so as to prof-to the British Embassy at Constantinoit by it? Q. 2. What is it to mix ple, in a letter dated from the British faith with the hearing of the word? Palace, Constantinople, Jan. 12, 1815, Mat. 6. 6. Q. How shall we man-has inclosed a paper from the Greek age secret prayer aright? What 2 Chron. 30. 19. Q. What prepa-gave occasion to it was this: "Upon ration of heart is necessary for solemn making inquiry," says Mr. Lindsay, ordinances? "relative to distributing, either gratis or by purchase, the modern Greek Testaments which the society had entrusted to my care, I was generally given to understand that the Greek Priests wonld do all in their power to thwart Eph. 6, 24, Q. What are the char-and render ineffectual any such distriacters of these who love our Lord Je-bution. I determined, therefore, to go ses in sincerity?

1 Cor. 11. 24. Q. What kind of remembrance ought we to keep up of the death of our Redeemer?

Heb. 11. 28. Q. How is faith to be exercised in communicating?

1 John 2. 15. Q. What is that love of the world, that is inconsistent with the love of God?

1 John 3. 14. Q. What are the marks of true love to the brethren?

Mat. 5. 44. Q. When is our love to enemies of the right sort?

Mat. 6. 14. Q. How may we get our hearts brought to a forgiving disposition?

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at once to the Patriarch, and, if possible, procure his sanction. Accordingly I got translated a large Extract from the Summary Account of the Society, which I left with him, together with a copy of the Modern Greek Testament. When I next saw him, he told me that he considered the object of the Society highly laudable, and presented me with the enclosed declaration.

"As the present Patriarch is considLev. 19. 17. Q. What is the ered a person of great literary attainway of reproving our brother ? ments, the opinion of so competent a Eph. 5. 7. Q. How may we be-judge respecting the version adopted come partakers of other men's sins? by the Society may be thought in itself

satisfactory; but I conceive the Dec-mined to throw aside his yellow robes, laration may be also extinsively useful, and embrace the Christian religion. if the Society should think proper to "It was in vain that his resolution was print and prefix to each copy of the Ro- assailed by his brother priests, and by maic Testament which may hereafter the solicitations of his own family; be issued. I have been credibly their importunities only served to agiinformed that many Greeks have tate his mind, but could not shake his scrupled to purchase, or even receive, determined conviction, founded upon the Scriptures, without some such au-examination and reflection. He gave thority; and I understand, that the per-up rank, affluence, connections, family, sons acting for the Society at Zante to follow the dictates of his conscience. are of opinion, that the sale of the Tes- He was baptised immediately after the taments, transmitted there, has been second lesson, by the name of 'Petrus materially retarded by those scruples."|| Panditta Sekanas;' and Mr. Annom and The following is a translation from Mr. Clough (the missionary by whose the modern Greek of the Patriarch's instrumentality he had been convert

declaration:

"Cyril Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome, and Ecumenical Patri

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ed) were his godfathers. From the natural influence of his character and abil

ities, such an example promises to be of signal use in the propagation of Christianity. The causes which led "Our Lowliness notifies by this pres-to his adoption of the Christian religion, ent Patriarchal declaration, that, hav- and the probable consequence of his ing examined accurately, and with the conversion, were noticed with much necessary attention, the edition of the effect by the Honorable and Rev. Mr. New Testament in two languages, Hel- Twisleton, in his sermon on the occalenic and Romaic, published in Eng-sion; and they furnished a most approland by the Society there established, of priate conclusion to a discourse delivBritish typography, by John Tilling, at ered on the nativity of Him who was Chelsea, in the year one thousand eight destined to be a light to lighten the hundred and ten of the incarnation of Gentiles." Christ our Saviour, we have found in it nothing false, or erroneous; where- this priest is too long to be inserted enfore we have judged right to give per-tire. We must content onrselves with mission for it to be used, and read by all a few brief extracts.

pious, united, and orthodox Christians;

The account of the conversion of

"The manner," says Mr. Clough,

the Budhist priest, was by attending the idolatrous worship and ceremonies. On these occasions I always attended by an interpreter, by whose means I was enabled to make many inquiries;

to be sold in the booksellers' shops," in which I became acquainted with and to be bought freely by all who wish it, without any one making the least hesitation: for the manifestation of which, this our present Patriarchal Declaration has been issued, in the thirteenth day of the month of Decem-and I the more particularly addressed ber, 1814."

CEYLON.

this priest, perceiving that he possessed accuteness of intellect, and was ac"On Christmas day (1814) a very knowledged to be the best versed in remarkable baptism was celetrated in the religion of Budhu, and in the scithe middle of divine worship, before a ences of the country. I began to take full congregation, at the church in the great pleasure in conversing with him; Fort. A Budhist priest, of great emi-and the pleasure appearing to be recipnence for character, talents, and litera-rocal, our interviews became frequent ry attainments, after mature delibera- and of protracted length. tion, and a careful perusal of the gospel in the Cingalese language, had deter

"Perceiving, after many conversa tions, that he continued to be very in

him with a copy of the four gospels in Cingalese, with which he was much pleased, saying, 'This is what I bave long wished to see, and be assured I will read it with great attention; but, he added,' may I request an additional favor of you, which is, to explain any part which I may not understand.' I presented to him the gospels at his own heathen temple, when some of his pupils for the Budhist priesthood were present, who were not a little surprised at the joy he expressed, and the care he manifested in wrapping it up, as being more valuable than gold.

quisitive about Christianity, I furnished ||sion upon him. I then asked him whether the God of the Christians was he who ought to be worshipped in preference to idols. He replied that he had been considering the subject in all its bearings, and that he had offered up prayers for direction in a matter so important; and the more he prayed, the more did his desire to quit the religion of Budhu increase. He then asked me to assist him in managing this, for which his gratitude would be extreme, and that he should think that the great God had sent me from England to Ceylon to instruct him, and shew him the right way of worshipping God; and in return, "He soon put me to the pleasing || he should think it incumbent upon him, task of explaining, to the best of my a- to his latest hour to make known to bilities, those things which were rather his countrymen the blessings of the mysterious to him. After he had read || gospel which had been thus offered to the gospels, several times, he began to him through my means. Perceiving lament that he had not the Old Testa- that he was prepared to manifest his ment, supposing it would give him a conversion, I asked him what he conclear explanation of the New. ceived the most speedy and effec"I must now pass over a number of tual mode of doing it. He replied, interesting evening conversations, and By laying aside my priestly garments, hasten to the interview when he made and joining myself to the society of a public confession of the state of his Christians;' adding, 'I am, in my premind and present views, which was sent situation, as comfortable as I can nearly as follows: 'I feel a wish to wish with regard to the things of this give you a relation of my present con-world; but as soon as I throw off this dition, and I believe from what I know garment, I shall be deprived of all

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of you, that you will not make a wrong means of support: and this gives me

believe the great and good God would not suffer me for one moment to want; and one of the greatest acts of mercy you can do, will be to assist me a little in this particular.'

use of any thing I say. Since I became uneasiness, because I shall be brought acquainted with you, your conversa-into distress. If, however, I had only tion and your answers to my different a sufficient knowledge of the Christian questions have made a deep impres-religion, to enable me to preach it, I sion on my mind; and during the last three weeks, I have been in a state of great distress of mind. I have often returned home after my interviews with you, unable to sleep all night.' I asked him the cause of his trouble. He "About this time there was a meetreplied that it arose from an apprehen- ing convened of several Budhist priests sion that he and his countrymen who for some particular occasion near followed the religion of Budhu had Galle, and the meeting was to continue been mistaken in their religious princi- for some days; and I was apprehenples, which was to him a consideration || sive he might be shaken, or not suffiof the greatest importance. He added, ciently prepared to stand the attacks that the more he thought on the sub- of such a number of his former acject, the more the apprehension i-quaintance. But at this time a singular creased, in as much as the evidences circumstance occurred, which seemed in favor of the Christian religon were to give weight to all his past conduct. making a stronger and stronger impres-The priests who had assembled were

desirous to avail themselves of the op- has since gone back to Jaffna; and I had portunity of receiving personal im- the pleasure of knowing, when I was provement through the means of my there in October, that he had succeeded faithful convert; for he being the sen- in getting forty or fifty Mahometans to ior priest, was looked up to for instruc-attend him daily for the purpose of tion; and one evening when they learning the principles of a religion were assembled, and were expecting to which seemed to them to have carried hear him preach on the religion of Bud- such conviction to his mind. This is hu, he drew out the Cingalese New just what was to be wished for: and I Testament, and began to read the first have little doubt that his example will chapter of St. Matthew; and he pro-produce the most extensive effect aceeded to read other chapters, mak-mong the different villages of his couning his observations till morning, by trymen, who are settled all along the sea which time he had finished the whole coasts of our island." gospel. He was heard with surprise and attention; and they frequently interrupted him, as he proceeded, with questions, which he answered to the best of his ability."

CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

Account of Abdool Messee, a Hindoo
Missionary, employed by the Church
Missionary Society: with an extract
from his Journals, &c.

His baptism appears to have taken place soon after this occurrence. In a few days "another priest made application ABDOOL MESSEE, a converted Mato be permitted to embrace Christiani- hometan, was born at Delhi. His ority, and to be publicly baptised, as anginal name was Shekh Salih. His faexample to his countrymen. This man ther is considered a learned man, and is at present receiving the necessary gains a livelihood by teaching children. instruction; and as soon as he has made Shekh Salih was instructed by his faadequate proficiency in the principles ther, and made considerable proficienof our religion, he will be permitted to cy both in the Persian and Arabic lan avow the renunciation of his own faith,guages. and the adoption of ours, in the same When he was about twenty-one years way which the other priest has done." of age (he is at present thirty-six) he came with his father to Lucknow, in

"About a year ago, a Mahometanquest of employment; and after some merchant of Jaffna, came down to Co-time, became Moonshee, first to an Englumbo, and was publicly baptized in lish merchant, and then to an officer in our church. He had long been weigh-the East India Company's service. At ing the comparative merits of the Ko- this time Abdool was so zealous a Musran and the Testament, and had fully sulman, that he induced a Hindoo serdecided in favor of the latter, when hevant of the above officer to become a came to me while I was at Jaffna in last | Mahometan. The master finding some March, and stated to me his conviction fault with him for his officiousnes, he of the truth of Christianity, and his de- was so offended as to leave his employ, sire to become a Christian. I advised and return to Lucknow, with a deterthat he should be brought down from [mination of having no more communiJaffna, and admitted into our faith, un-cation with the British. der the protection of the Governor.— At length, after having been about a This had the desired effect; for al-year in some situation under the Nathough the other Mahometans had en-bob of Lucknow, he went into the Madeavored to deter him from changing hratta Country, and engaged as a troophis religion, by open threats, they de-er in the service of Ibrahim Ali Khan, sisted from their intended persecution one of the chieftains of the Javudpore of him the moment they found he was Rajah.

protected by persons in power, Hell This step Abdool speaks of as the

Children the subjects of the lessons which they had learned in school; and, by this mode, he was enabled to gain some insight into Divine Truth.

beginning of God's mercy to him: for, while under the command of Ibrahim Ali Khan, Meer Khan, another chieftain, at that time in the service of the same Rajah, was sent to murder Rao When Mr. Martyn had finished his Scivac Sing, the rival of the Javudpore translation of the New-Testament into Rajah. Meer Khan Swore on the Ko- Hisdoostanee, the book was given Abran that he came to mediate a peace dool to bind. This he considered a between his employer and the Rao, fine opportunity; nor did he let it slip. whom he no sooner decoyed into his On reading the Word of God, he distent, than having gone out on some covered his state; and perceived therepretext, he ordered the cords to be cut, in a true description of his own heart. and ordered his attendants to stab the He soon decided in favor of the Chrisvisitors involved in its folds. The ill-tian Religion.

fated Rao cut his way through the folds His Christian name is Abdool Mesof the tent with a dagger, and bravely see, "Servant of Christ." He was bapdefended himself until overpowered tized by the late Rev. David Brown, by numbers. at Calcutta.

This Seivac Sing was a young man Abdool, since his conversion, has of very interesting appearance; and been a most diligent missionary. Abpity for his untimely death raising a dool's method is to read and explain feeling of disgust at the perfidy of man- the books of Moses and the Gospels. kind; Abdool, hitherto a stranger to Where the customs of the natives apsuch treachery, considering that he pear to have been taken from the Bihimself was likely to be made the exe-ble, hc points it out to them. He nevcutioner of equally inhuman measures, resolved on quitting the army.

er enters into the histories of their supposed Prophets or Gods; but he asks At the end of about a year he went them if they can shew him any, whose to Cawnpore to visit his father, and life and doctrine can be compared with there heard of the Rev. Henry Martyn's that of Jesus, and points out the charpreaching to the poor natives, who as-acter of a true Saviour. Their own sembled on the lawn before his house consciences usually make the applicaon Sundays. He determined to go, tion; and he has often been asked, as he expressed it, to see the sport.- "What then do you say our Prophets Mr. Martyn was explainining the com- or Gods are liars?" His usual answer mandments to the people, when Ab- is, do yourselves judge. I tell you dool went to hear; and he was struck plainly that I have ceased to honor with the observations that were made, them; and I know there is no salvaand considered them as both reasonable tion but in Jesus. He takes usually a and excellent. He had previously been whole chapter to explain, rather than a perplexed about the contradictions single verse, and reads the chapters as maintained by the different Mahometan lessons between the prayers. His staSects, and this Christian instruction |tion is Agra, on the Ganges. We now appeared to him better than any which subjoin the he had as yet received. He told his father what opinion he had formed, and begged him to get him some employment at Cawnpore, where he might hear more of these things.

Journal of Abdool Messee for December,

1813.

"Sunday, Dec. 5, 1813-For sometime there has been public worship, both in Cantonments and in the City, Abdool was accordingly engaged, in for the native Christians; the number 1810, to copy Persian Writings for Sa- at both places is consequently smaller. bat. Here he obtained the infor- In the City, beside the usual attendmation which he desired, particularly ants who appear to reverence the word by inquiring of the Native Christian of God, there were several strangers

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