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may imagine how much such facts encourage me, and make the Children very dear to me; and, as all they learn is from the Gospel, what reason have we not to hope, after the early and the latter rain, for an abundant harvest from this seed of life planted in so many young souls!

It must be still more gratifying to the Christian Friends of Greece, when they learn what I have witnessed with an uplifted heart; namely, that many of these dear Children become the Teachers of their Parents and Friends, by receiving useful Tracts as rewards, or in engaging them to read with them their Lessons.

He adds

Another circumstance renders my labours here more interesting. I have Children from all parts of Greece in my School; from Constantinople, Smyrna, Ipsara, Crete, and the Ionian Islands. To these parts many of them will return, and thus carry with them the light which they have received: for Syra is only a temporary abode of the 35,000 Greeks, whom political and mercantile circumstances have driven here together. The island itself has for its stated inhabitants only 5000 Latin Greeks, by whose Children our School is also frequented.

The small School-Books, and the Translation of the System of Mutual Instruction of Mr. Temple, which he has entrusted to me for distribution, give me an influence even in remote parts, by enabling me to present books to good Schools, and to enter into friendly connection with them. I have sent 400 copies, together with a set of Greek Scripture-Lessons, to the Government, for its Orphan Institution of 600 Boys, now erected in Egina; and have received a Letter of Thanks from the President, Count Capo d'Istria, in which he states that he has distributed already a part of those books in the Government School at Napoli di Romania, and retained the other part for their original destination. The President writes to me also, that he intends to come to Syra, and to render me every assistance in his power in behalf of my School.

Mr. Benjamin Barker, in writing to the Committee of the British and Foreign Bible Society, gives the following extract of a Letter from a Greek Merchant of Syra relative to Dr. Korck's School:

The School at Syra goes forward. I went out recently with five of the principal Merchants of Syra, and we collected about 3000 piastres. The Roman-Catholic Inhabitants of Syra, even the Consuls, scarcely offered any thing; not being willing, as they said, that their Children should learn the Doctrines of the Gospel from Protestant Teachers, who preach the Gospel differently from the Jesuits. The Greeks, although still ignorant, have not such prejudices. Dr. Korck

truly takes great trouble to establish and put the School in order; and if the Greeks shall be so happy as to have three or four such Ministers of the Gospel, I can assure you that Greece will make great progress in civilization, and its children will often repeat the names of those who have instructed them upon such moral principles.

Mr. Barker remarks on this extract

Expressions like these, from such an individual, must not only be interesting to you, but also to your Christian Friends; who will, no doubt, augur, with me, most auspicious prospects for this rising Nation. In strength of these hopes we may add-the eagerness of the Greeks to hear the Word of God preached to them by the Rev. Mr. Hartley in their principal Churches; the cordial manner in which they receive the Holy Scriptures; and that the Rev. Dr. Korck is permitted to superintend the New School of 300 Boys at Syra, where the Sacred Scriptures are not only read and expounded, but the Scholars readily learn to recite them by rote. The Greeks are a Nation, curious, thirsting after knowledge and instruction, as was demonstrated in the Schools of Scio and Haivali; not to say that of Smyrna, under the direction of Economos: although, perhaps, in those Institutions, true religion did not then occupy the first place in the Teacher's mind, yet the eagerness of the Scholars to gain any kind of knowledge is a sure proof that inclination was not wanted: but their course of studies was bent, another way. In the present School at Syra, it is astonishing to see Boys, accustomed to spend their Sundays in idleness, crowd to the School to hear the Sacred Scriptures expounded, and repeat what was assigned them to learn; and it is equally pleasing, to witness grown persons attending as spectators, instead of following their former pastimes of frequenting the taverns or wine-shops, and idly spending the Sabbath in amusements detrimental to their spiritual welfare.

Of the general state of Greece, and the opening scenes of usefulness, Dr. Korck writes in December

The Lord seems to have gracious designs with regard to Greece. Scriptures of all descriptions are briskly sought for; and, what appears the most marvellous, we are not merely suffered to operate, but the Government begins to claim our assistance. My School is become a Central School. The Magistrates of different Islands send their Young Men to be prepared for Schoolmasters. The Governor of the Northern Cyclades has put all the Schools of his own dominion under my superintendence; with the explicit addition, to clear them of superstitions. This, with the additional consideration, that he is aware that I, a Foreign Clergyman, am expounding publicly twice a-week in the Holy Scriptures, is an event, the reality of which I scarcely am able to believe myself. But I

feel the moment is precious. The enemy cannot long suffer such an effectual door to be undisturbed: therefore I want assistance.

CAIRO AND ALEXANDRIA.

The return to England of the Rev. C. Kugler, and his subsequent departure, have been already noticed. The other Members of the Mission were all assembled at Caïro at the end of April in last year.

Mr. Kugler, previously to his departure, received further Instructions of the Committee relative to the intended Mission to Abyssinia*; and he and Mr. Gobat purpose to enter on this work, as soon as the providence of God shall open a door to them." From Mr. Gobat's communications it appears, that, though the disturbed state of affairs in Abyssinia presents an obstacle to their entrance, his mind is steadily directed to this object. He writes

The whole time since I have been here, I have deeply felt what Mr. Jowett writes to me; namely, that what I can do in behalf of the Franks, or even of the Arabs, is nothing, in comparison with my high obligation concerning Abyssinia: but I have hitherto sought to labour among these, only because I cannot properly do any thing for Abyssinia: for though I can speak Amharic tolerably well, I have not yet a command of the idioms of the language, so as to be able to write for the Press, without its being corrected; and there is no one here who could do it. Some Abyssinians, indeed, are here; but they are Turks, who read Arabic, but none of the Abyssinian Languages +.

The last Report stated, that the Rev. J. R. T. Lieder had set out, the beginning of February, on a visit to Upper Egypt: he returned to his Brethren at Caïro on the 26th of April, and gives the following account of his Journey:

I have visited and supplied with the Word of Life nearly all the Cities and Villages where Christians are found. I do not hesitate to say, that much has been done on this Journey. May it please God to grant His blessing, to make every thing effectual!

The following are the Scriptures and Tracts which I took with me: 60 Bibles-267 New Testaments-104 Gospels234 Acts-24 Coptic and Arabic Psalters-64 simply Arabic Psalms-145 Dairyman's Daughter-50 Prayers-230 Wil

See Appendix I.

Full particulars of the Mission are given in the Register for 1828, pp. 242-247.

liam Kelly-300 Christ's Sermon on the Mount-450 the Professed and Real Christian-30 Sermons-45 Epistle of St. Peter-15 the Jailer (Greek)-100 Watts's small Catechism -40 Common-Prayer Book. Of the Scriptures and Tracts I have given a large portion, gratis, to poor Christians; for misery is unspeakable in these regions: nevertheless, I sold Scriptures for 112 dollars 11 piastres 30 paras; and Tracts for 20 dollars 12 piastres 30 paras. This sum, in fact, exceeded my most sanguine expectations.

Mr. Lieder gives an affecting account of the inhabitants of this nominally-Christian land; and, in June, expresses his intention of again visiting Upper Egypt, as far as Siout, giving more time and attention to all the important places*.

Mr. Mueller left Caïro about the middle of May for the Delta, taking with him a large supply of the Scriptures, and the Malta Publications: these being soon disposed of, he returned in June to Caïro for a further supply; but the stock there being exhausted, he left Caïro, and proceeded to Alexandria, accompanied by Mr. Gobat, and arrived there in the latter part of June. Of his visit to the Delta he gives the following account:—

I was, in the month of May, in the eastern part of the Delta, as far as Damietta: the people would scarcely allow me to return, from their wish that I should establish a School among them. Though they are, in general, very poor and ignorant, still they wish, more or less, except the Roman Catholics, to read the Bible. I was not quite a month, travelling about from Village to Village; and sold Bibles, Testaments, Catechisms, and Tracts, to the value of 70 dollars. As soon as the greatest heat is over, I intend to go again, if it please God; and to visit the western part of Lower Egypt, as far as Rosetta.

Mr. Mueller commenced this Second Journey in the month of August, accompanied by Mr. Macpherson, a Wesleyan Missionary; but the excessive heat soon compelled them to return, and to defer the fulfilment of their intentions till October.

Mr. Gobat has suffered much from ophthalmia; and, finding Alexandria more favourable to his health than Caïro, has chiefly resided there. He gives the following account of a Public Service, which he had

• His Journal will be found in the Missionary Register for 1828, pp. 336-344.

commenced; and which was, at the commencement, attended by people of various Nations:

I have begun to preach in French: and, at first, people seemed willing to come; but when they perceived that I would preach nothing but a Crucified Redeemer, they ceased to attend.

In September, he writes

No day hardly passes away without visits of Arabs, Italians, Frenchmen, Germans, Englishmen, &c., and especially of Jews. No fruits, indeed, are as yet to be seen, but the Scriptures are read diligently in many houses. There are seven Learned Frenchmen here, who have been sent thither by the French Government, with the charge of transcribing and illustrating the Hieroglyphics. Their head is the renowned Champollion, who reads the Hieroglyphics with as much readiness as his native language; and states, that he finds all in the Hieroglyphics that the Bible relates of Egypt &c. This will give a mighty stroke to the Learned Infidels of Europe. The Missionaries entered in May on a more spacious house, affording room for a School of 60 to 80 Children. Dr. Klugé, mentioned in the last Report, assists them in the management of it. In July, their number of Scholars was 18. Of the reception of the Children, Mr. Krusé writes

We did not accept, at once, of all the Children who presented themselves, because we thought it proper to begin with a few, to keep up order. In about ten or fourteen days we shall receive again some of those Boys who offered themselves during the course of this month. The 18 Children whom we have already received are constituted of different Denominations; viz. 5 Copts, 4 Greeks, the rest are Catholics and Maronites. Most of them are poor children, save 3 Greeks and 2 Catholics, who are nourished and clothed by their parents. All the rest get every morning a piece of bread, and at noon a simple dinner. Clothing is confined only to poor Copts; with the exception of one Greek, whose great poverty causes it.

In September, he adds

Our School is increasing, and improving. It suffered evil report and good report; but has gained a solid ground; and is approving itself as the work of the Lord, who is its defender and protector.

The general proceedings of the Missionaries are thus noticed by Mr. Krusé, on the 15th of August, in a Letter to Mr. Schlienz:

We have received from you, to-day, six boxes of books. The appearance of this large supply was most cheering: but what are they among so many? Br. Lieder, shortly setting

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