coming from Gondar (on their pilgrimage to Jerusalem), and the British officers and sailors of the Indian navy, form a striking contrast. The people of Jiddah are no longer so fanatical as they were in times past, so that a faithful Missionary might here have an extensive field for labour. CONTEMPLATION. I conversed with my friend Dr. D. Campbell about the bad tendency of the writings of Dr. Channing, and he fully concurred with my views respecting them. Every attempt to bring the mysteries of our redemption within the limits of human understanding, lowers the standard of Christianity, and destroys the harmony of the whole, considered as a demonstration of the infinite wisdom, glory, and goodness of the ineffable Jehovah, made known to us as Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier, and as so revealed to be for ever glorified by angels and the redeemed among men. By faith, through which alone we can attain to the evidence of things not seen, we firmly believe what the Scriptures declare of our Lord, that He, the mighty God, humbling himself, emptied of his glory, came upon earth; and being found in fashion as a man, He became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross, that he might become to us the Prince of Peace, and exalt us to everlasting life. What a soul ennobling view is this! How does it tend to bring every faculty of the mind, and every affection of the heart to the obedience of Christ! Shall we, yielding to the suggestions of proud unregenerate reason, cast it away as matters too high for us, to which we cannot attain? God forbid ! Shall we not rather cry out and spare not, when this our high calling in Christ Jesus is questioned? though the voice of power and persuasion, were it that of an angel and not merely that of man, be raised up against us? Thus we see the Apostle Paul defying the spirit of his age by declaring, that while the Jews required a sign, and the Greeks sought after wisdom, he was determined to preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling-block, and unto the Greeks foolishness. I have met many learned men, who from being infidels became afterwards believers in Christ Jesus; but not one of those who were so converted, ascribed their conversion to the result of their own researches, but acknowledged it as an effect of the grace of God, which made them sensible of their ignorance. Would to God, that this might soon be the case with Dr. Channing, with the Neologists in Germany, and with infidels in France and England! Feb. 23.-The steamer Hugh Lindsay, commanded by Captain Wilson, arrived at Jiddah. I preached that day on board the Coote. Feb. 25.-I embarked on board the Hugh Lindsay for Cosseir and Suez. Captain Wilson, as well as every one of the passengers, overwhelmed me with kindness; they were all interesting characters, and I must indulge myself in mentioning the name of every one of them. To my greatest surprise, I met with the brother of Lieut. Burnes. Dr. James Burnes, who has made a journey to the Princes of the Scind country, and published an account of it. He was very obliging and attentive to me, which is to me an additional motive for regret that any misunderstanding should have arisen between the distinguished and talented relation of this gentleman and myself; not that I may not now entertain a hope that any temporary ill feeling which may have been elicited on either part may have been superseded long ere this by sentiments of a more kindly nature. Colonel Thomas, my fellowpasenger from Bombay, acted like a father towards me. Major Groundwater, who was much admired by the Turks as a fine-looking soldier. Capt. Jackson, a straight-forward gentleman, who always entertained us with his inexhaustible good humour. Capt. Pearson, a clever gentleman, from Ceylon. Lieut. Macdonald. Mr. Finlay, a kind-hearted, keen-sighted gentleman. The Hon. Mr. Hugh Lindsay, from China, a wellinformed gentleman. Mr. Green, a traveller. Capt. Spencer. Capt. Pottinger, brother to the Col. Pottinger, well known by his interesting travels in Beloochistan. Col. Hardy. Mr. Pringle. My old fellow-passenger, Mr. Walter Elliott, distinguished for his learning in many languages. Let this mention of their names stand as a small acknowledgment to them from the Missionary Wolff, for whose eccentricities and weakness they showed the kindest indulgence. March 2.-We reached Cosseir in the evening. I expounded the Scriptures in the evening, at the request of the passengers; some of them landed, and went to Thebes. March 4.-We arrived at Suez; Captain Wilson and the rest of the passengers made an excursion to Cairo, and I accompanied them; we pitched our tent in three different places. March 8.-Arrived at Cairo, where I met my friends, Messrs. Geo. Gliddon and Dr. Dussap. To my greatest surprise and horror, I met at Cairo with that unequalled hypocrite, JOSEPH OF HADDAD IN MOUNT LEBANON, who accompanied me five years ago from Alexandria to Salonica; and at the moment the pirates were pursuing me, he took hold of my money and appropriated it to himself. An exact account of that'swindler is to be found in Mr. Slade's Travels. March 9.-I set out for Alexandria. Doctor Dussap went with me to Bulack, where I met with Omar Effendi of Constantinople, to whom, when at Alexandria, four years before, I had given an Arabic Bible; he recollected me immediately, and thanked me for that present, which has become his daily reading. March 15.-I arrived at Alexandria, three years and one month after my departure from that place for Adalyah. I was received with open arms by my old friend, Mr. Gliddon, who I had found again raised to the dignity of American Consul. We talked over the goodness of our Lord in bringing me safely back to this place, after such a dangerous expedition, in which I had met with so many adventures. March 16.-I preached to the English in the English chapel. March 18.-I lectured again in the chapel. RESULTS OF MY EXPEDITION TO BOKHARA, BALKH, In taking a retrospective view of my expedition, the following seem to me to be the results. 1. To have obtained, and given to the world, a more clear insight into the state of the Jews, from Constantinople to the utmost bounds of Turkey, Persia, Khorossaun, and into that of all the Jews in Tartary, than has hitherto been given. 2. I have given an insight into the state of the Christian Churches from Alexandria to Anatolia, Armenia, and Persia. 3. Into the state of Mohammedanism, as far as the utmost boundaries of Turkey, Persia, and even to Chinese Tartary. 4. I have given an idea of the creed of the Ali Ullahi in Persia, such as never was given before. 5. By having circulated the Word of God at Burjund, bordering on Beloochistan; and having conversed openly with the Mohammedans in their most bigoted town, even in Meshed, as it was testified by Mirza Baba, the chief physician of Abbas Mirza, I have solved the problem. whether it may be possible for a Missionary to preach the Gospel in barbarian Mohammedan countries. 6. And as I have shown to the Churches on my former mission, that missionaries may be stationed not only in the Mediterranean, but likewise at Jerusalem, in Persia and Coordistan; they will now see that missions may be established likewise at Meshed, Bokhara, Cabool, Cashmeer, and Lahore. 7. The proclamations which I issued at Meshed and at Lahore, calling on the people to turn to Christ, and which I fixed up in the streets, the latter of which was sent officially to the Governor-General of India, may encourage a missionary in working boldly in Christ's vineyard. 8. The liberality of the Jews of Teheran has been ascertained. 9. The most intellectual Jews of Meshed, who never gave attention to the Gospel before, have now been induced to study it, and to inquire into the truth of it. 10. Mullah Yakoob, at Sarakhs, has avowed his belief in his Lord Jesus Christ. 11. The pious Joseph of Talkhtoon, in the kingdom of Khiva, is inquiring into the truth of the Gospel with prayer, in the company of all his disciples. 12. Mullah Pinehas Ben Simha, Mullah Meshiah Serkar, and several others at Bokhara, have declared their belief in the Lord Jesus Christ. 13. A great number of other Jews of Bokhara and Balkh have anxiously desired to have New Testaments in the Hebrew tongue. 14. The Jews of Bokhara, Samarcand, Meshed, Balkh, and Cabool, were astonished to see one who was himself a Jew, going about to preach Jesus Christ as the true Messiah, and thus their attention has been strongly attracted to the truth. 15. The Mohammedans in Khorossaun and Toorkestaun, and the Seiks in the Punjaub, were thus convinced that there are Europeans who fear God, which before they could not be persuaded of. "How is it (said Runjeet Singh to me) that you go about for the sake of |
