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I R E P O R J^gffiSo-^m

SCHOOLS

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riTLON,— SlVOHArtlB DllTRU'T
f'olomb't S<'hooli
N<>K()inl)o ditto
(itliura ditto

I ialli* ditto ....
Mntiirii ditto

T\MII. DisTHIi T

.iHiTnu Sfhot'U . . .
I'oiut rt'dro ditto
Trinromolce ditto
ItattiraluH ditto
Mmiras Distbict.
Mndrait SchooN

liaii|;alor<> ditto ....
N«>i;n])atani ditto
Mclnattam and ManarRoody ditto

KHIFMII.V Isi.ANDN DiNTBUT.

Tonga .Schools

Vavou ditto ....

lUliai ditto

Npw Zbai.xnmi Schools.
New 8ni th Walus District.

Sydney Sclioolg

I'nramatta ditto ....

Windsor ditto.
Van Dibmen's Land Pistbict.

Ilobart Town Schoola

Launceiton ditto

I'ort Arthur ditto
soLTH Africa.— CAfE op Good Ilo
District ...

Albvnv District.

(iraham's Town and Salem Schools

Wosleyvillf ditto .

Rutterworth ditto ,

('larki'biiry ditto . . .

Buntini^Tille ditto

Morley ditto . . . •

Uechl'ana District.

Thdha Lnchii Schools .

I'laat'ltere ditto ....

I'mpukani'ditto

Mantatee ditto ....
Westbhn Africa.

Sierra Leone Schools

St. Mary's on the (iainbia ditto .

Mauarthy's Island ditto '.

Cape Coast Castle ditto
West Indies.— Antigua District.

Antigua Schools ....

Dominica ditto . . . •

Montserrat ditto

Nevis ditto

St. Christopher's ditto

St. Martin's ditto.

.St. Bartholomew's ditto

St. Eiistatiua' ditto

Tortola ditto

Bprmnda ditto
St. Vincent's District.

Kingstown Schools .

Biabon ditto.

Trinidad ditto .

Tobago ditto •
Dbmbbara District.

George Town Schools

Mahaica ditto . .

Barbadoes ditto

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KiiiKulon .'^I'liiinls . . ,

Moriini Hav ditto '.
i.riilcliil Hill HrlidoN .

Moilteu'C) H;iy rliltd ....

KaliiKiiitli ili'ltii . . : ,

.*>! .Ann's (litlii

I''iri Aiitoniii ilitto

l.iicnt niul Savannah-ia-Mar ditto .

• iracnlifsiik ditto ....

• larfnilon ilittn ....
Iloiiiliirus lliiv ditto .

Uah\ma DixrHicT

Nfw I'rtivili'me Sihool».
KleiithiTii .litto
llarlioiir UIhikI ditto

IIaVTI J)|NTHh t.

I'lirt-iiii-l'laat Sdiools,
Turks' IhIuiiiN ditto

NKi.RO .ScilOOl .Mill <4R» . . a

LowEii ("anaiiv District.

U^lfllfc SrIliKiN . . , ,

MwnlrenI dittn ....

Si. Arinand's ditto ....

.•^tnnstend ditto ....

Dilcll Town ditto . . . .
triKK CvNAiM District .
Ni)v\ Scotia Distrut.

lialit'ax Schiiols . . . .

I.inienburt'li ditto.

Liverpool ditto

Unrriii^'ton ditto ....

Hortoii ditto

Windsor ditto ....

ShiilM'naoudie ditto.

I'arrsliorouKh ditto

Wallace ditto

I iiiysborou;;h ditto

Svdnt'v d tto ....

Ship Ilarbnur ditto . . . .

Charlotte Town ditto .
New Brcnsvmck Distrk't.

.St. .lohn'g Schools . . . .

Kredoricton ditto.

.St .Stephen's, St. Davids, and St.
drew'g ditto . . . .

Annapolis ditto ....

Miramichi ditto . . . .

Woodstock ditto ...

Bathurst ditto

Newpocsiii.anii District.

St .lohn'H Schools

Carbonear ditto

ILirbonr(irace,<litto .

Blackhead and Western Bay ditto.

I'ort de (irave ditto
I'rkncii District

Paris Si'hool

Calais ditto

Boulogne ditto

Lille ditto

Calvados ditto

L.1 Vaiinage ditto ....
Malta Schools

GlIIRALTAR ditto ....

('adiz ditto ......

Stockholm ditto ....

Irish ditto

(iKNERAL SCHEniLK ....
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOLS

ON THE

STATIONS OCCUPIED BY THE WESLEYAN
MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

1837.

It having been thought desirable to present to the Society a Report of
the state of the Schools connected with the Missions, in a form at once
condensed and easy of reference, the following selections of the statements
received are published, from which the extent and importance of the oper-
ations of the Society in this department may be learned, and their use-
fulness in some degree estimated.

The Society by no means abandons the great principle that the world
is to be converted, instrumentally, by the preaching of the gospel. " It has
pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe."
But it has been proved by many examples that scriptural education is an
important if not a necessary auxiliary to the success of ministerial labour.
One of the chief difficulties to be contended with, by Missionaries,
is the ignorance of the adult heathen of the first principles on which the
arguments and appeals of evangelical teaching are founded : in too many
cases this evil appears to be almost incurable, but the establishment of
schools provides a remedy for it with respect to the next generation ;
those who are favoured with a scriptural education will be prepared to
understand and embrace the truths which they hear from the pulpit.

Another advantage arising from Mission Schools is the facility they
afford for the formation of congregations, and the introduction of the
regular ministry of the gospel, where otherwise it might almost be im-
practicable. Every Mission School is a place of Christian worship. The
duties of the day are opened and concluded with prayer ; and on the oc-
casion of a visit from the Missionary or his Assistants, the parents and
neighbours are invited to join the children in listening to " words whereby
they maybe saved." And the permanent evidence which a school affords
of the practical benevolence of the Christian religion pre-disposes many to
meet the Missionary at his stated visits for preaching, who might other-
wise be found inaccessible.

Nor are the direct and immediate advantages flowing to the children
taught in the schools to be overlooked. On this we shall not enlarge ;

Y&any of them, as will be seen from the following details, are brought up

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1837.

for God ; from chiiaiiood they " know the Holy Scriptures," and are
mane " wise unto salvation by faith which is in Christ Jesus."

Wo coinnicnrc with the Uejjort of the .Mission Schools in Ceylon,
where the system has been lonjr and widely established, and accompanied
by the most beneficial results. 'Vo the excellent remarks which precede
the ordinary detail, the attention of mir readers is i)articularly invited.

CEYLON.

SINGHALESE DISTRICT.

The school department has occupied much of the attention of the
brethren during the past year, and although in many instances their
hopes have not been fully realized, the success they have obtained is fully
sufficient to justify a continuance of their exertions. The number of
children under instruction is nearly the same as that reported last year,
for although many have left the schools to enter upon active life,
their places have been filled by new scholars. In general those who
quit schorl are boys in the ujjper forms ; but a reference to the Reports of the
resjiective stations will show that the number in the upper classes is quite
equal to that of forn^er years, showing a regular advancement in education
throughout the schools. On an average, not less than seven or eight hun-
dred children leave annually, the same number of new scholars being
admitted. The majority of those who leave the schools have been accus-
tomed to read the sacred volume for a considerable period ; they have
been taught from the pulpit during, perhaps, five years— have imprinted
on their memory God's commandments — the digest of Christian doctrines
contained in the creed, and the larger illustration of those doctrines
in the catechism. Happy would it be if each of these youths could be
presented with a copy at least of the New Testament upon leaving
school, but this we are not able to do, and the lads go into the world
with only a remembrance of the things they have heard at school, without
a Bible or perhaps any other book to guide them,* Excepting the Scrip-
tures and a few tracts there are no Christian books accessible by them.
It is to be hoped that this will hereafter be remedied, but, under existing
circumstances, it is no matter of surprise if, when they enter upon life,
exposed to numerous temptations to vice, they should become careless
and indifferent to vital religion. The seed, however, has been sown,
and whenever they hear the gospel they are prepared to under-
stand it. They are acquainted with the phraseology of Christ'anity, the
advantage of which, none can fully understand, but persons ho have
erdeavoured to preach the gospel to Budhists or other eastern idolaters.

Independent of this, the schools are all-important as wresting a wea-
pon from the hand of the enemy ; for the progress against error in this
country is that of the sap and the mine, and it is necessary to secure every

*This deficiency is for the present remedied, by a most liberal CriU],t o£ Scripture*
fr9ia the British aud Foreign iiiblc Society.

1837.

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1837

SCHOOl. REPORT. — CEYLON

advantage. If these children had not been educated in tiie Mission
schools, they would most probably have attended tl'c temples; and the
bias which education j)roduces, which is now decidedly in favour of Chris-
tianity as a system, would thus be in favour of heathenism, and the pro-
bability of their becoming ultimately the subjects of the saving grace of
God would be indefinitely removed.

The schools are also our public testimonials for Christ, scattered over
a considerable portion of this land of darkness. Those connected with
the Singhalese district extend along 1 40 miles of coast ; and from them,
every Lord's day, the w^ord of life is declared to several tliousands, both
of children and of adults. If the Mission schools were not in operation
whole provinces would be without a single memorial of Christianity. In
the extensive district of Matura, not one Christian school nor one place
of Christian worshij) is occupied (except a small Roman Catliolic chapel,
without a priest) but those belonging to the Wesleyun Mission; and
the whole duty of evangelizing that most heathen section of the island
devolves upon it. In the Galle district, and from thence to Pantura,
excepting the Government school in the Fort of Galle, and the Church
Mission establishment at Baddegama, the whole country is in a similar
state. In Colombo there is more help, but in the Negombo district, Pro-
testant Christianity has no record but the Wcsleyan Mission schools and
chapels. Thus vast is the field occupied, while the resources of the
Mission are not equal to one-fiftieth part of the demands upon it. Yet
much has been eflfected. During the twenty years the schools have been
established, at least 14,000 children have entered upon the active duties of
life, having received a Christian education. How many of these have
made a proper improvement of their privileges it is impossible to say.
Frequently beneficial effects have manifested themselves unexpectedly,
and the day of judgment alone will malce known the absolute amount of
good produced.

If the fact that heathenism still awfully prevails — that in some parts
devil-worship is almost universal, be brought forward to show that the
good represented to have been effected by the schools is imaginary, it
must be acknowledged that heathenism doea prevail, and that since the
restrictions which were once imposed by the Government, upon the
erection of temples, and upon the performance of all kinds of cere-
monies, has been withdrawn, to a casual observer it would even appear
to be on the increase, — but it is only to a casual observer. Those acquainted
with facts well know that the same degree of heathenism formerly existed,
only the laws prevented its public exhibition. Now heathenism and Chris-
tianity are left to grapple with each other in their native strength, and no
fear can exist relative to the ultimate result. But the fact does not
militate against the usefulness of the schools. The population of the
Singhalese provinces, if an accurate census could be taken, would be con-
siderably above 1,000,000. To how small a portion of these have the schools
been able to impart the advantages of Christian education ! Yet, allhough
the mass has not been penetrated, certain portions of it have been oper-
ated upon, and the success resulting from these partial efforts is not less
real because the greater part of the people are not affected by it. Efl'ects
should only be expected commensurate with the means brought into action.

B 2

SCHOOL REPORT. — CEYLON.

1837.

Ilowevpi' excellent edticnfton />, and however important, especially to the
heathen, in preparing the untij for the reception of the savimr grace of
God, it is, in (jeneral, onbj a jireparation, fur it is by the preaching of the
Gospel that God vrntally arts in bringing souls to himself by Jesus Christ,
By education the moral field is jilougluHl to a considerable extent ; — by
preaching in all the pliices where schools are established the seed of life
is sown; — in some instances it has yielded fruit ; in others, and, it is a
matter of re<»ret to say, in many cases, the seed has given no signs of
vegetation, but l)y continual watering, under the blessing of God, it may
yet yield its increase. In the mean time, continued exertion is necessary,
and it is only by a patient perseverance that success can ultimately be cal-
culated upon.

' A material change has taken place within the last and present year
in the view which the heathen take of our schools. It had long been a
matter of surprise that decidedly Budhist parents felt no objection what-
ever to send their children to Christian schools, and to allow them to be
taught, from Christian books, the doctrine of our holy religion. The
conduct of the inhabitants of the Seven Korles, as referred to in the
Report from the Negombo and Kornegalle station, illustrates this. It is said,
"Here is a large population of professed Budhists, who do not think
it prudent to forsake the religion of their forefathers ; but, although
they huve no faith in Christianity, they allow their children to attend our
schools, where they are initiated in its general principles. This is a
very pleasing and encouraging reflection.*' The brethren in the more
immediate Budhist districts, such as Galle and Matura, experienced the
same willingness for the children to attend the schools, and they also
regarded it as a source of encouragement. But whatever good may have
been effected, most certainly the parents laboured under the apprehension
that the religion taught in rhe schools was not in reality inimical to
Budhism, but tiiat the two systems harmonized with each other, and that
they and their children might with perfect consistency hold both religions
to be true, and attend to the rites of both. Although this opinion is most
erroneous, it is not inconsistent with the doctrines of Budhu. Properly
speaking there is no prayer in Budhism : their bowing before Budhu's
image, and offering flowers, are only intended as indications of that
high respect and honour they feel for his memory — that homage of the
heart which they pay to him who during his last transmigration was
perfect in purity and unerring in knowledge, and thus became the teacher
of the three worlds.* But although they do not pray to Budhu, believing
that he has altogether ceased to exist, they regard this manifestation of
their reverence as highly meritorious. Next to Budhu they esteem the
priests as the wisest and holiest of existing beings, and therefore meriting
homage, which they frequently pay by prostrations. This will account
for a passage in Bishop Heber's Journal. When Mr. Heber asked a
priest at Kandy if he worshipped the gods, he replied, " No, the gods
worship me.'' That is, as a spiritual child of Budhu, he possessed supe-

* The first consists of gods, men, demons, &c., who enjoy sensual pleasure ;
the second, the inhabitants of the Brama Lokas, whose pleasures are mental, al-
though they have bodies ; the third, the Ariipa Lokas, or disembodied spirits.

1837.

SCHOOL REPORT.— CEYLOX

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rior wisdom and purity, and therefore was a projier object for that adora-
tion which was \ymi\ supremely to i^udliu. Neither is this restricted to
priests ; but other teachers of rclip^ion, men holy and wise, are, with
them, objects of adoration. On these principles, when informed that
.lesus Christ came down from heaven, being sent by his heavenly
Father to save mankind, it fully harmonized with their system. When
they were informed that he sutiered to save men, although they would
not clearly understand the hitter part of the declaration, yet the whole
would appear to harmonize with the exclamation of Budhu, while a can-
didate for supreme dignity in former ])irths : ' Let all the sufferings of
sentient beings be upon me, and let my merits be attributed to them.'

With these views.

although

they would regard our blessed Lord as a

teacher inferior to Budhu, they would still consider him, from the purity
of his doctrines, the holiness of his life, and his active benevolence, as fully
entitled to a measure of that adoration which they })ay to Budhu as the
chief teacher, and to the ))riests as approximating nearest to the stand-
ard of his perfection. Under these imjiressions they were willing to
send their children to school, and they themselves did not object to attend
Christian worship; and the inference too frequently drawn from these
facts was, that there was an extensive j)rospect of souls l)ecoming savingly
converted to God. It was only by degrees that the ground of tliis error
was perceived ; for formerly, when any ])erson who had professed Christ-
ianity was discovered to have attended a Budhist temple and bowed
down before the image, he was regarded as basely hypocritical in his
profession of faith in Christianity, and iuHuenced to it only by mercenary
motives. Circumstances at length showc-d that the late master of the
Matura Singhalese school (a steady man of irreprc)Hchul)le character)
expressed the opinion of very many of his countrymen, wlien he said, " [
believe Christianity to be true, but I do not believe that Budhism is
false;" and to this^he adhered, although the impossibility of both systems
being true was explained to him at some length.

The events which took place last year in the Matura circuit led to a
development of the people's vie^s, and means were immediately adopted
to counteract this destructive opinion. A paper was drawn up containing
a renunciation of the doctrines of Budhu, not only in the mass, but spe-
cifying those which were most prominently opposed to Christianity : — a
renunciation of all heathenism, including the worship of the Braminical
gods, offerings to demons, and ceremonies to avert the malign influence
of the stars : — a profession of faith in Christianity, the principal doctrines
being enumerated, and making a sacred promise never to offer toBudlm, nor
to reverence nor support his priests, directly or indirectly : — embracing,
indeed, every thing necessary to a perfect and full renunciation of hea-
thenism and heathen practices, in all their forms, and a full and decided
adhesion to Christianity. This declaration was taken publicly by each
master in his own school-room, before the largest congregations that could
be collected. Had it been made in private no good would have resulted
from it, as the people would not have been undeceived. By this their
eyes were opened. The rage and madness occasioned by this declaration
was mentioned in last year's Report of the Matura schools. In some
cases, the parents altogether withdrew. their children, and the schools

SCHOOL REPORT. — CEYLON.

1837.

wero abandoned ; in others, many of the children were withdrawn,
but a few remained; — the J)ondra ehapel was burnt down, and for
some time the agent of .Government feared an insurrection of the
people. At the ensuiiii^ District Mectincj the Matura declaration was
examined, and with a few modifications adopted, and a resolution entered
on the Minutes, that in the maritime provinces, no schoolmaster should
retain his situation, nor any person be appointed as schoolmaster, unless
he would publicly read this declaration.

I'he effect produced in the Galle circuit by this will be seen by a
reference to the a])pended Report. Two schools have been discontinued,
and the utmost rage and malignity have been manifested against
Christianity and Christians. It might have been expected that under
these circumstances the schools would materially tall otF, but it is
matter of gratitude that this is not the case. The storm at Matura has
subsided, and l)oiii there and at Galle, when one village has shut out the
gospel, another has been opened to receive it. Things now stand as they
ought to do ; the Missionaries understand the people, nnd the people under-
stand them. The schools are now distinctly known, not only to be Chris-
tian, but Anti-Budhuistical ; and wherever one exists, it is known and
understood that its character is aggressive, and that it aims at nothing
less than the complete destruction of every species of heathenism, and
the establishment of Christianity as the only true religion. The high and
legitimate ground thus taken requires increased and incessant exertion
both in the school and preaching departments ; and ajthough the Mission
itself is weak indeed when compared with the nimiber and influence of
its antagonists, " He who is for us is greater than they wiio are against us."

All the stations are not similarly situated in one respect. The Ne-
gombo station (omitting the Seven Ivories in the Kandian Provinces) is
in general professedly Christian, and there is comparatively little of
heathenism. Colombo, being the capital of the island, is a mixture of
all kinds ; but as the schools extend towards the south, Budhism becomes
gradually more and more apparent, until in Matura it stands in .its
greater. i strength.

A review of the v, iv ]c shows that the Mission has reason in this depart-
ment of its labours to thank God and take courage.

Colombo Station.— Pr/^rt/* School. — Our object in establishing this
institution, was to afford a better education to promising native youths,
than could be given in our ordinary schools. Our last year's Eeport
showed that at the end of the year we had been aide to place it on
a very respectable footing. In most respects the school has maintained
its ground, if we except those fluctuations which were the result of the
agitations caused by the increased attention and the enlarged means
adopted by the Government for the eJiication of children of all classes
in the English language; so that now we have about 80 children in the
school.

The boys, as far as it respects their learning, are' getting on well, and
it is hoped that by the blessing of God we may realize our best expecta-
tions. Many of the children being Roman Catholics, we have had some
difficulty in making them learn the eateciiism, as, to use their own words,
" the book contains many things against their religion." How far their
minds have been improved is apparent from the" judgment they thus

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evince. Tlio Bible, we aro Ii;j[ipy to say. is rend hy them Avith pleasure and
HfteiUion. May this oih'ii tlu' eyes of tli'ir understanding, show them
the error ol'tiicir ways, and incline their hrarts unto wisihjui.

The first class hoys learn fjrannuar, dclinition. calechism, and writing.
Dictation has heen tried to some extent, and, considering their previous
means, succeeded tolerably well, hut it has heen found necessary to pay
great attention to e<!'ect a correct habit of spelling. In arithmetic they
have proceeded as far as Keduction,

The second class boys now read the Bible jointly with the first class,
and have just conunenced grammar; they also learn spelling, definition,
catechism, and writing; arithnu'tic as far as Subtraction.

The third class le.irn the second part s|)elliiig, a few verses each by
heart from the reading lessons in their sj)elliug-book, and read the
lessons therein.

The fourth class learn only the first part spelling-book, and som<5 have
just commenced the alphabet.

ColjK'tty iSehoo/, — which has been long in active ojieration, continues
in an im])roving state. The scholars in their attention at school are
regular, and generally are all present at the opening and closing the
services which are conducted daily in the school. The progress wliich
they have made during the year proves the advantage of having such
schools in the villages for the dissemination of religious and moral in-
struction, the influence of which nothing will be able to withstand.
On the Sabbath-days the scholars and the adults manifest a great desire
to hear the word of CJod preached, and many atteiul to it with devotion
and serious attention. May the seed thus sown take deep root in their
hearts, and bring forth fruits meet for repentance. hieveral young
men who were educated in this school have manifested a desire to be true
Christians ; their union with the Society has been the means of keep-
ing them from sin and folly.

Tracts have been distribnffHl in this village with great success, both
by the scholars and assistants, and during the year have excited much
attention and enquiry among all classes. We are now making arrange-
ment for the removal of the school into the Mission Garden at Colpetty,
as the situation is much more central, and likely to command both a
larger attendance of children to learn, and of congregations on the Sun-
days. Besides which there is in this town (^it may now be called, so ra-
pidly has the poptdation increased) a great want of a female school, and
we all know how ineiruieut such schools are unless they can be vigi-
lantly superintended by an European female. Mrs. Clough being now
blessed with good health, she has made up her mind to devote a
few hours of each day to this object, as the natives have been begging
for such a school ever since we came out, — a wish which woidd lo)ig ago
have been complied with had Mrs. Clough's health permitted it. The
school-house is now in the course of erection, and 1 fully reckon on a
very flourishing institution in this place.

The present number of scholars is (56, amongst whom are many th.at
mider a more careful system of superintendence would no tloubt become
valuable members of the native society.

AV/?; liaziir School. — We have been tmder the necessity of removing
tliis school during the year to the small chapel in which we conduct

SCHOOL REl'OKT.— CEYLON.

1837.

divine sorvico on Sundavs. in consiMinence of the thin attendance of
th(- i-hildren, and its ivnidval has had tiie desiml etlbct. The attendance
of the chihh-en is better than ni the hist year, and we are enabled to
speak tavourablv of their iniprov enu-nt. The introthiction of Snij,dialese
tracts bound up" into one vohnne to serve as a reading book has done
niueh good, the chihb-en are tlebghted with it, and read it with pUmsure ;
and the K'acis, or Scriptnre pieces, in poetry, have been adopted as a
school book, and printed in the style and taste of the Singhalese. Service,
which had long been conducted in this place, we now conduct in the
Pcttah Chapel, to which, when our morning English service was given
up, we made arrangements to bring the children of two schools, and as
many adidts as fi-lt inclined to attend, and we have now a very good native
coniireyation every Sunday morning, and where we hope good is done.

A(ti/al(/(nit School. — The situation of this school rcmlers it a place of
oreat inul increasing interest, li stands in the midst of the greatest mart
for native trade in Ceylon, where the main road leading out of Colombo
branches into the two principal roads, one leading to Kandy, and the
interior provinces, and the other leading to the northern provinces.
Here also is the great thoroughfare to the celebrated temple of Calany.
Hence, besides the instruction of the children, we avail ourselves of the
advantages which this school afTords of distributing tracts in the native
languages, and publicly speaking to the crowds which are always to be
met with. In tlie course of the year several thousand tracts have been
given away, and particularly during the great festivals of the Bndhists.
In some few cases the heathen have declined to receive our tracts, but in
general we are gratified to observe that both priests and people take, and
read them. Thus knowledge is disseminated, and it must work its way
into light and conviction in the minds of those who receive it.

Another circumstance gives a character of interest to this school ; it
being, as before observed, in the midst of an active trading population,
the boys that attend are almost all connected with trading families, or
have their views directed to mercantile schemes in after-life. So that
from this school there annually goes forth a number of young men with
a Christian education, who are dispersed over the trading districts of the
country, and many of whom, we have the information to assure us, make
a most powerful stand against heathenism. This is another of those in-
direct ways in which our school system is operating on that mass of
ignorance and superstition which overspreads this region.

Kehehrattc School. — This school contains at present only 37 children,
though there is a population that would furnish more than four times that
number. Eut the people are exclusively of the Washer caste, and find early
employment for their children. It invariably happens that this caste of
peo^ije in the neighbourhood of large towns is exceedingly wicked. They
earn much money by their trade, are much addicted to drunkenness,
and are in a sense compelled, by the Europeans of all classes who employ
them, to work on the Sabbath-day, which is generally made the giving
out and receiving day: hence these poor dissipated men and women are
seen in every lane, street, and public path, staggering under their bun-
dles of cloths on the Sunday especially, instead of being allowed to
attend any kind of religious institution. Such habits operate most
fatally on our attempts to do them good, or to diffuse religious instruction

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stal
vili
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thel

1837.

SCHOOL RKPORT.— CKVLON.

lildren,
les that
|d early
iste of
They
?nness,
tmploy
I giving
len are
bun-
ked to
most
Kiction

iiirunq thi'ni. Such of thorn as coikiikm- the difhciiltics of llieir situation
and pcrsovcrc in their cUbrts tn jjet rdui-atiori. ui'niTally throw oft' the
native eostunie and caste, and putting on tln' K\n-oj)ean liress heconie
clerks in ))id>hc oflicus, or enter into some respectable way ol' trade. In-
stances of tliis sort of change we have had many: — several from this
village; and what is still more pleasing, all such young men retain
a decent outward profession of religion, and several of them have become
the subjects of the converting grace of (iod.

The local Government lately enacted a new regulation to enforce a

better observance of the 8abbath-<lay. This was done in consequence of

the memorials and petitions of the Clergy and Missionaries, hut, (is if

they intended almost to make a mockery of divine things, the regulation

|)rovided that it should only extend to such (jf the natives as were called

Chnsfktyix. The mischiefs occasioned l>y this law are great; and, were

it to be enforced, would be incalculable, for there is scarcely any such

thing as good j)rinciple or truth among the natives ; so that when they

are pressed with this law on the sul)ject of Sabbath-breaking, it is

only to say, " Wc arc not Christians,'' and we have no hold of them.

Hence, Sabbath-breaking in this town is worse by I'ar than ever, and, so

far as we are concerned, we think it would be working more wickedness

to attempt to enforce such a law. Formerly we could get a congregation

of the adult jjopnlation in this school on the Sunday, now we cannot; the

only chance therefore of doing them good, is to go on instructing the

children, and distributing tracts among the peoi)le, which we have done

to a large extent during the past year.

jrcflcn'attc School. — Since our last Report this interesting and im-
portant school has suffered nuich, owing to the indisposition of the
master ; for several months it was closed altogether, as we could not
meet with a man that could exert sufficient inff uence in the villages to
keep it >ip. Another circumstance has acted unfavourably upon the
school as to numbers, namely, our steadfastly refusing to admit any sort
of heathen book into it. It is extremely difficult to convince parents
that their children are or can be educated unless they are taught to
chant the Ghatas and Slokas of their own authors; and in no place have
we been more beset with requests and entreaties to admit them than in this
school. Our positively refusing so to do induced many of the parents
to withdraw their children, and a Budhist priest was invited into the
village to open a heathen school in opposition to us ; but our school
gets on well ; there are 62 children in it, and the master is a superior
man, formerly a Budhist priest, but now a Christian we believe in the
best sense of the word, and one who brings his scholars rapidly forward
in reading, writing, and arithmetic; and in the catechisms, and all such ele-
mentary works as unfold to their minds the principles of Christianity, In
connexion with this school we have a small class of natives truly pious,
and who are great ornaments of their Christian profession.

Dehervelle School. — The beneficial efi'ects resulting from our labours in
the surrounding villages through the medium of this school continue to
be apparent. The character of the master, and of the class of natives to
which he belongs, as well as several instances of striking conversion
among them from the most degrading heathenism, namely, the worship
of the devil, have been given in former Reports. During the past year

SCHOOL REPORT.— CEYLON.

1837.

\vc have mot with notliir^ in his piocj-cdintis tliat has diminished
our ('onfidt'iicf in him, or i-ast the sliirhtcMt stum on his rharactcr as a
Christian. It iscvidiMit he l;il);)iirs amoiii; the pcoidi* of his caslc, the
di'Mioii |iiirsls. manv I'l' whom iitlciul prcacliinL!. and two (jr throe are
now caiididati'; lor haptisin. A numhcr of the former eonverls have
hecn haplizi'd. \*Ih» rcuhly and in the presence of i^ood eonqreijation.s,
read tlie pul)lie n miiuMation of heathenism in all its Ibrms, wliudi we
now recpiire of all aiiidts, and hv all parents who brim: their ehildren lor
haptism.

There are ()X ehildien in the sfhooj. who are very reynlar in their nt-
tendanee, eonsideruiij how mni-h the hamlet is seattered where they re-
side ; and the eon^'re^'iitiun uliieh assemhies on tlu' Sahhath -day is one
of llu' most atliMuive we preach to. (ireat nnndiers of tracts have been
distribnted, "hiili have bfei\ readily ami thankfully received.

,\\'ii^ R()ti(f Selntol — Is situated in tin- mid.^t of a Roman Catholic
population. wlu> did not a! its establi>hnient last year evince any un-
favourable feelinu; auainst us. The number of ch.ildren was large and
the attendaiuc i^ood. We introduceil the same school books, cate-
chisms, \e.. as into otlier schools: we established preaching on the
.Sabbatli-davs. and nmnbers of the inhaliit;mts attemled. But soon
alter these favourable beginnings, but more particularly during the past
year, opposition IVom the Papists began to appear, and ellbrts have
i)een made to deter the parents from sending their children to the school.
These, however, were in a measure iiu'llectual ; the people had begun to
si'P the value of education to their children, and when the lioman priests
saw they cotdd not prevail, but tliat the people woidd havi' their child-
ren educated, they established one on their own principU's. This was done
not only to counteract our etVorts. but in the hope eventually of turning
ns out of the neighbourhood. The children of some of the most rigid
Catliolics left our school jmd went to their own. This was not to be
wondered at ; but we considered it our duty to sumd our ground, which
we have done with good success. We have now 60 scliolars in the
school, who are diligently pursuing that Protestant Christian education
which we give in all our other schools, and we must leave the result in
the hands of the great Head of the Church.

Bambellcjnftr/a School — Was opened in the course of the year under
very peculiar circumstances : some time since a number of l^idhist priests,
encouraged by a native headman or two, who are the most perfect of all
hypocrites, came anil settled in the village, and began most vigorously
the erection of a tem])le and the other binldings requisite for a small
kind of collegiate establishment. For a while heatheiiism was to all
appt'arance indisputably triumphant. There was, however, a native in
the village who had received good from the ministry of our much re-
spected brother HarviU'd. This good he had retained, and he appears
now a very sincere Christian. He felt a concern for the cause of Christ,
and in the best way in which he was capable secretly promoted the es-
tablishment of a school; but. for nearly a year, he and another or two
were frowned out of their object by the headmen. At length they broke
through all restraint and fear, and came antl entreated that we would es-
tablish a school among them ; or rather, that we would take under our
eare one already established, in which nothing but heathenism was

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SCHOOL REPORT. — CEYLON,

iminished
actcr as a
ciislc, the
throe are
iTts have
retjations,
wluch we
iUlren Ibr

I their nt-
!• they re-
lay is one
lave heen

Catholic
„' any \\n-
large and
)ks, cate-
ig on the
but soon
? the past
orts have
he school.

begun to
lan priests
eir ehild-
; was done
tinning

lost rigid
not to be

d, which
rs in the

ducation

result in

ear under
st priests,
>ct of all
gorously
r a small
as to all
native in
nuch re-
e appears
)t' Christ,
d the es-
r or two
ey broke
vc.uid es-
nder our
lism was

taught. On the day appointed lor taking charge of this .school we were
on I he spot, where a large concourse ol" pertple ha'l assi luhletl ; and it
was really a \ery atlccting scene to witness about 5() fine intelligeut-hiok-
ing chiltlren, each holding; a heathen school-hook in his hand, contain-
ing the nn)s( worthless and abominable trash \\\' had to act with cau-
tion under such circumstances. 1 first explained that as a Christian
minister, and sent by the Christian church, I could not <,d\e my time, or
go to any expense, except to teach Christianity ; and the piu'ents and
the people would see that if we took this school iindi-r our cure, I should
act iinraithfully to those who had sent me, but especially to the eternal
JehoViih and to .lesus Christ, the Saviour ol" the world, if wt- allowed any
lieatlu'uism to remain in tin- school. The children were then ordered by
their parents and the master to advance and give up tluii lieallun books,
and they were jiiled up on a heap on a sniall talilc. W C had taken with
us a supply of our own i)ooks, and each child was now furnished with a
Christian school book suitable to his attainments, aiul for the fust time
perhaps in their lives held in their hands iuiy record calculat»'d to give
them any idea of Christ, or of his religion. This being done, the master,
a nominal Christian I'rom the Dutch time, advam I'd into the middle of
the assembly (we met under the shade of trees in a cocoa-nut grove, as
the school would not contain one-third of the people', and read aloud the
j)ublic renunciation of heathenism, whii-h was listened to with almost a
breathless attention ; and when he had concluded, there was a general
burst from the people of "' JkdkU,'" i. e. " that is good."

NixJOMUo Station. — Xi'f/omho Eiif/l'isli School contains from 20
to 30 children, a few of whom are able to read the Testament. T have
often thought that if we had a master cpialilied to teach the higher
branches of arithmetic, the school would not only be considered a more
important institution by the [)arents, but it would secure a longer conti-
nuance of the children at school, which would be highly advantageous in
a religious point of view, as the instruction which from time to time is
given them would be likely to make a more lasting impression on their
minds, and those portions of the Catechism and Scriptures w Inch they are
in the habit of committing to memory, would not be so soon forgotten.
The Sunday-school here, which is superintended by Mrs. Kilner, might sug-
gest some very pleasing reflections, for the greater portion of the children
are Roman Catholics ; yet, although the school hours, commencing and
ending with prayer, are principally devoted to giving Christian in-
struction, the attendance is always very regular, and sometimes compara-
tively numerous. The other day my heart leaped w.th joy to hear four
Catholic children repeat, with admirable correctness, the whole of that
beautiful hymn, "0 for a thousand tongues to sing," on which Mrs. Kil-
ner took occasion to describe to them the nature of the blessedness of
Heaven, when a little boy, who had rendered himself conspicuous by
his good behaviour and proficiency in Knglish, was observed to be much
affected, tears standing in his eyes. Mrs. Kilner then turned her atten-
tion to him, and asked whether he would not like to go to such a blessed
place. He replied, though bashfully, yet with great emphasis, " O yes."

Ncr/omho Tamnl avd S'ni(/]tah'sc School. — Contains about 30 boys,
who are very regular in their attendance. Considerable progress has been
made by eight or ten of them during the year in reading, and, as a re-

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1837.

uiird for tluMr indi/sfry, I u;ivi' a ropy f>l'th(' Tiiiuiil and SiimhalcHo Nj-w
'r«'MfHint'iit tMcai'hol' tlit'in. Scvn-al ol'tlicni Iwivc l)i'uim tu Icarii Kn^liNh,
Ml which I hojH" thi'V will he siicrfsstiil.

IhildpDilc Hclnntl. — I'riM'nts no new I'catiirt' of an intt'ri'Hlint; nature,
PXft'pt it ho that the pn'scnt Itachcr was one f a scholar ill the school, a
very steady >onii^ niiin and a ^ood reader. J I is father is a nieniher of
oiir Society, and, i)eiiif; a cleyer doctor, possesses coiisiderid)le influence in
the nei^hhourhood, which he uses, as far hh he can. for the adyaucement of
our good cause. Tin* miniher of children is little more than last year:
the coni,'regati()n is also at present larger than usual, and 7\oungj)er-
sf>ns have lately joined the class. I lu)pe the master will he made useful
to many young persons in the yillage.

lioli'iiuihtut' Sr/too/ — .\llords us hut little encouragenient. Not more
than half a do/en hoys haye hariied to read the Testament during the
past year; hut we feel thankful that eyen so few are in possession of the
Word of Life, which is able to niidie them wise unto salvation.

h'urrvnr Sclionl. — Is about on a par with that of Hoh-walane ; they
arc only half a mile distant from each other. A union oithe two placp.s,
with an activi' teacher, might |)robably be the means of producing some
good. It is a distressing circumstance that the peo[)le of this neighbonr-
hood do not yaliie education at all. The schoolmasters, in order to get
together a few scholars, haye to go through the yillage actually demand-
ing the attendance of the children at school, for they ar(> j)aid according
to the number of children who attend.

Kuttdu'iakv School. — Is situated a mile from Kurrene on the same
road, and although we have but a small congregation on Sundays at this
place, the school is in a j)rosperous condition. It numbers nearly 40
boys and a few girls. 1 hoi)e that an attachment to the worship of God
\vill be produced in the minds of the young by their attendance at school
and at public worship. Several of the feniides haye made considerable
proficiency in reading, being able to read the New Testament with
fluency.

Sccdiia. — Is the residence of the Assistant ^lissionary, and the school
in that village is constantly under his eye. The schoolmaster is a truly
pious man, and has for many years maintained a high character for
integrity and attachment to the Mission ; he is also a good local
preacher, and pays particular attention to the instruction of the children
in the principles of Christianity. A school was established in this vil-
lage at the commencement of the Negombo Mission about eighteen
years ago, which has continued in operation to this day. Almost
every young person in the })lace has received instruction in it, yet it is a
matter of regret to observe that the greater j)art of the men evince
no attachment to true religion. Seldom are they seen at the Sunday
morning service ; but the young females are neither so ungrateful for the
benefits they have received from the school, nor so regardless of their
eternal interests. Many of them are united to us in church fellowship,
and are walking in the fear of the Lord. A short time since, at Seedua,
several of them spoke of the goodness of God through Christ in a strain
of uncommon fervour and simplicity.

Mooklmujam School. — Has long been established, and the fruit of
our labour has already appeared. A number of young females who have

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rn r,n;,'liHli,

till? imltirc,
u' school, a
nicniht'r of
iiiflin-'nce in
mu-einent of
II last year :

VOlIllfT jUT-

liadc iiseliil

Not more
(liiiiiiji; the
ssioii of the
on.

iliine ; they
two j»htces,
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noii^hbonr-
)nl('r to fTpt
ly (Innand-
I acconhiig

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prolt'SHiou hy siuctrc dcvofcducss to (Jod. It would lie iiccidiarlv jiiali-
iuwz, would sp.irc pcniMi. to mention many particularN in which the
youiij; people of this vill;ii;«', cMpecially the youn^ women liav»' evinced
II supi-riority of iutfllcct and hehiiviour over those who have not re-
ceived the heiicrits of education. Hut we have not unfrecpiently to
rt'j,'ret that these htvely hlosHomsare oHen hliylited, heiiii; compfllcd hy
tln'u parents to marry pit ons who arc iitttrly rc<;ardless of rclii,'ion ;
and often are carried away to reside in distant vllliiyis whore the gospel
has not vi't hecn introduced.

liiuuhtiuneath: Sclinol. — Heiiii!; contiLriions to Scedun, may he looked
upon as only a branch of it. Tlie attendance of children is from '20 to
.'}<) boys uiiil j,'irls, w hose improveinciit in reading!, ui catechism, and in
prayers is very pleasinj;. It is «'ncoura!.Miif,', that idl the youny; persoiH
of this villa<j;i' have not forsaken the ordinances of reliyion when thev
have \A\ the school. Several of them attend tliviiie service on .Sundavs,
meet in class, and an- prayiiiir yoiini; men.

Dauditifam iSchool. — Was in a lloiirishiiiir condition for some time
aller its commencement in the bei:iiiniiiir ol" \K\\), but the indolence o.
the master lias lately rendered ii less prosperous, ^^'e have now ^ot a
new and more active oiu', under whose care I hope it will airain be well
atleiitled. Several boys are able to read the Testament with tluencv.''aiul
correctly to repi'at the prayers and catechisms.

Udumittc School. — 1 cannot speak in terms too liii,di in praise of the
diligence of the master of this school. He is an elderly man, and is
sober and steady in all his movements. Every visitation brings before
me some pleasing instances of improvement, both in reailing and in the
exercise of the memory. The school was opened in the middle of last
year, and the extent to which the children in general have learned the
tirst i)rinciples of religion cannot fail to produce sentiments of the sin-
eerest thankfulness : the promptitude with which the grand-children of
the master in particular, who live; under his roof, answered a number of
promiscuous questions on the subject ol' Christianity, which were put at
the last visitation, afforded me the highest pleasure; as I considered it an
evidence that he is in the habit of instructing them in religion, as far a.s
he can. not only at the school, but also at home. The last time I preached
there, nearly 260 adults were at the chapel.

Radduht School. — This village is parted from Seedua by the river
Dandngam and a few pajlily-fields. Here again the school has to strug-
gle with dilliculties from many sources, but still we have sufficient en-
couragement to induce jjerseverance in our great work. Several boys are
capable of reading, ami a few can write; but I am sorry to say that they
are deficient in their knowledge of the catechism and prayers. We have
divine service here in the school -room every Sunday evening, when the
congregation is comparatively large. It sometimes amounts to 50 adults,
besides the children.

Pusrvelle School. — The good which has been produced by the esta-
blishment of a school in this village perhaps cannot be told: for al-
though the intellects of the children are not superior to those of the
surrounding villagers, yet their hearts always seem to be much more
affected when spiritual subjects are brought before them. It is very

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1837.

encouraging to hear the head master, who is a converted man, tell
of the wonderful manner, at least wonderful to him and to all around
him, in which he was led to become a partaker of true religion. In the
absence of regular Ciiristian instruction he was led by the Spirit of God.
Several young nun have lately been baptized, and upon the occasion
made a public confession of their faith in the Christian religion.

Tempuley Scliool. — Contains from 20 to 30 children, several of whom
are able to read and write ; but we have here to lament that the boys as
they grow up into years, in general act as if the duties of religion were
no longer binding upon them alter they leave the school.

liillccjaUc iSchool. — Together with the live following, is situated in the
Kandian Provinces, about 30 miles from Negombo, an agricultural dis-
trict. Although the people do not set any great value upon the benefits
of education, and are not therefore much inclined to send their children
to school, but rather to employ them in some trifling work in their gar-
dens and fields, yet 1 have always found that in this part the school-
masters possess that influence in their several villages by which they
can command attendance at school. In this neighbourhood hundreds
of boys have been taught the principles of true religion, so far as a
knowledge of them can be obtained by the youthful mind from the
sacred Scriptures, the creed, prayers, and catechism. In a knowledge
of the last tlu'ee, the boys in this branch of the circuit excel those in
our schools on the coast. This circumstance sufficiently indicates
what will be the result of our school establishment in this quarter if
followed up by constant instruction in Christianity by zealous and quali-
fied persons. For here is a large population of professed Budhists, who
do not think it prudent to forsake the religion of their forefathers,
but who, although they have no faith in Christianity, allow their
children to attend our schools, where they are initiated in its general
principles. This is a very pleasing and encouraging reflection. The
school at present contains about 20 boys ; some of them are able to read
and write, and repeat the catechism fluently.

Kaudamiini School. — At my last visitation, only a few boys
were able to read, the bigger boys having left the school, some of whom
attended the examination to give us a proof that they had not forgotten
their prayers and catechisms.

Udawcllewatte School. — Contains but few children, there being
only seven houses in the village. I found three boys able to read the Tes-
tament, and five repeated the whole of the catechism, the prayers, the ten
commandments, and the creed. Two young men were there who had
long left the school, to show that they had not forgotten what they had
learned.

Dumhad'ana School. — Contains the same number of boys as I found
. at my last visitation ; four of them read the Testament fluently, to each
of whom I gave a copy as a reward, which they promised to keep clean
and read to their parents and companions ; three repeated the whole
of the catechism, and two the most part of it. I enquired of the master,
who is a native of the village, if he went to the temple of Budhu in his
village. He replied that he neither went to that nor to any other tem-
ple ; and the priest of his village is extremely angry with him for having
prohibited the children of his school from going to the temple at the

1837.

SCHOOL REPORT. — CEYLON.

last great offering day. Many of them, he remarked, strictly attended to
his injunction.

MuUngalle School. — Contains 27 boys and 10 girls. Six of the boys
read the Testament and recited the whole of the catechism, the creed,
and the ten commandments. Most of the rest read the poetical school
book, and one in Hardys *' Heading Made Easy."

Caltura Station. — No. 1. Callura Em/lish School. — Poverty still
presents a strong obstacle to the regular attendance of some of the boys
belonging to the lower classes in this school ; but the progress of the
children in learning, though not very considerable, is yet such as to
meet all our reasonable expectations. They have all, we hope, advanced
a little in their knov. ledge of sacred things ; and we humbly hope and
heartily pray that they may all savingly know the things which relate to
their eternal peace.

The master of this school, who is a pious man, and a member of our
Society, says, that the majority of the children under his care have ob-
tained a knowledge of " the only true God;" and, as far as they have under-
standing, fear and respect His glorious Name. If a newly admitted boy
is heard taking Gods name in vain, that boy's conduct is instantly re-
ported, and he receives suitable correction or reproof. Did the parents
of the children properly and carefully second our efforts for their intel-
lectiial and spiritual beneiit, we might hope to see much more blessed ef-
fects follow the instructions which they receive. But, alas ! the evil ex-
amples which are exhibited to them at home, eradicate or check the
growth of the gracious precepts and principles which we perseveringly
labour to implant in the tender and promising grotmd of these child-
ren's hearts. Nevertheless, in the work of private and public instruction,
in our prayers, in our iaith, and in all our varied efforts " to teach and
preach Jesus Christ," we desire assiduously and unceasingly to imitate
that distinguished woman who had from Him who knoweth all things
that high commendation, "She hath done what she could.''

No. 2. Caltura Shifjhalcsc School. — This school being more im-
mediately under the eye of the Missionary, the diligence and improve-
ment of the children is greater than hi some of our other schools. The
master has attended to the duties of his vocation with his usual diligence
and success. The children under his care are, considering their age,
well forward in their learning, and we cannot doubt will profit by the
truths which they are instructed to regard as truths taught by God, —
the words of Him who " cannot lie," The Missionary resident at Cal-
tura preaches to them once a week, and they hear with attention ; and
therefore we hope they hear with profit too.

No. 3. Dezastra School. — I wrs gratified lately in catechising the
children of this school by the readiness and pleasure with which they
correctly responded to every question put to them. It is true, none
but the infinitely great '' Father of spirits," the omniscient and " only
wise God," can tell how much real knowledge is possessed by each of
these cheerfully ready repliers to the various questions put to them on
the subject of religion. But, a '' form of sound words" in the mouths
and memories of our school children must never be thought unimportant.
It is a " good foundation" for further instruction. The master seems
really concerned to promote the success of Christianity as a system of

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Divine Truth ; and tlioiigl) his knowledge of saving truth is extremely
imperfect, yet his zeal is not therelbre wrong. He has had frequent
disputes with inhabitants of his village on the subject of Buddhuistical
superstition, atheism, and idolatry; and the children of his school, we
hope, well know that they are no gods which are made with hands. They
are certainly in the way to know " the only true God," and Jesus Christ
whom he has sent. The Missionary from Caltura generally preaches
in the school-room in this village once a week; and he most earnestly
prays for its poor beniglited inhabitants, that God, for Christ's sake,
would "give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth."

No. 4. Kalamiilla School. — This is a new school established at the
commencement of the present year. The village is very populous. It is
situated mid-way between Caltura and Paiyagala ; and, as the place is
so easily visited, as many of the inhabitants desired to have the school
established amona: them, and as an influential headman engaged to

erect at his own expense a suitable building, and to patronize and
promote the prosperity of the school, it was judged that we had here a
favourable opening for usefulness. At first, more than sixty children
.attended daily to receive instruction; and many adults attended the
public preaching of the word. But it has happened here, as frequently
it has happened elsewhere: — when the novelty Avas worn away,
there was a falling otf in the attendance of both children and adults.
This diminution, however, has been effected in part by another cause.
The jealousy of the Catholic priest was excited by the prosperity of the
school, and the mmiber of children and adults, many of whom are
Catholics, who regularly attend. He therefore threatened all who should
send their children, or go themselves, to the Protestant places of instruc-
tion and worship, with excommunication.

If ignorance is not "the Mother of Devotion," it is certainly the Father
of many foolish and fatal errors. The poor people of this village, igno-
rant of the true Gospel of our Lord and of His Christ, are exceedingly
afraid where they have absolutely no cause of fear, — afraid of the perfectly
powerless anathemas of an antichristian priest. Though our school in
this place is thus in some measure " cast down," yet it is " not destroyed ;"
and we have no wish to surrender the fort so soon and without a
struggle with the foe. Considering the length of time that this school has
been established, we have reason to be satisfied with the progress which
the children have made. Once a week I preach to them and those adult
inhabitants of the village who attend ; and I have been at times cheered
by the marked attention paid by them to " the word preached." The
school being erected by the May-side, we have some "way-side hearers."
May the " precious seed" take root in their hearts, and bring forth fruit to
perfection. And may their " End," and the " End" of all the children in
this school, be " Everlasting Life."

No. 5. Paiyagala Sclihol. — The school- room in this village being
situated very unfavourably, — standing in the neighbourhood of an arrack
distillery, and in the dense shade of many surrounding half-grown cocoa-
nut trees, and also being very old, and requiring many repairs, another
suitable bungalow was built at the commencement of this year, in a more
eligible situation. This removal has promoted the prosperity of the
school. The adult congregation has also been in consequence increased.

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1 preach here also once a week, and have been often gratified by the very
marked attention of the hearers, both children and adults. The schoof-
master is one of the niost pious and consistent memliers of our Societv ;
and we hope that the influence of his example is salutarily felt in the vil-
lage. He speaks of the cliildren under his care as being " obedient
children," and of their parents as being grateful for the instruction com-
municated to their offspring. May both parents and children be gratefully
obedient to the infinitely great and good Father of the human family :
may they all gratefully render to Him " the obedience of faith," so that
they may all obtain " salvation," and that " God in all things may be
glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever
and ever. Amen."

No. 6. Barhareen School. — The same master is still employed, and
still maintains the same excellent character, and manifests tlie same
praiseworthy diligence as in former years. If his success in the work of
instruction has not been more conspicuous than in former years, it is not
because of any dimhiution of his love to the children under his care, or
any lessening of his labours for their intellectual, spiritual, and eternal
good.

The moral influence of this school, and of all our schools, would be
more conspicuous and considerable if the children remained longer imder
our care and instruction. But they almost all leave us as soon as they
have learned to read and write. Most of their parents are poor, and
therefore the children are required to labour as soon and as much as possible
for their own support. But surely it is not an unimportant or a profitless
service which we render them when we give them the key which opens
the Book of Divine Truth, — when we teach them to open the Seal of the
Fountain of Life. Tiiey go to various earthly occupations, having first
been taught the words and the worth of Him wlio said, " Come unto me, all
ye'^that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." The
children now in the school are encouragingly forward in the knowledge of
the Great God, even our Saviour Jesus Christ. May they all know that
" we have not followed cunningly devised fables," in regarding as impe-
rishable truth the " exceeding great and precious promises" of Him who
*' cannot lie."

No. 7. Meleifama School.— 'Vhe village in which this school is
situated, is a village of devil-dancers. They have long been renowned
for their skill in doing deeds of darkness, but rays of heavenly light
now shine arourd and on them from a "house of God." The children
are enlightened by the blessed beams of Divine Truth ; and from them we
trust that light will be reflected on their benighted parents and friends,
.oany of whom will not yet come to tlie light lest their deeds should be
reproved. We might mention many things relative to our school in this
place were we credulously to regard all that we hear respecting the suc-
cess of our labours in the work of Christian instruction. It is pleasing,
however, to know that those inhabitants of this place, who " near the
word of God," evidently begin to see the folly of atheism. Buddhism,
devilism, and all divine servu'es paid to any but the one living and true
God.

No. 8. Waduwe School. — In this place also we have reason to believe
that our labour iu the work of Christian instruction has not been

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1837.

altogetliPi* iu vain. A ^irl of this school, named Bastiana Peris, ^yas
lately called hy her parents to accompany them when they were going
with a large crowd, in great pomp, amidst shouts of joy, the deafening
sounds of tom-toms, an(l a procession of dancers, to the temple at Uggal-
bodde, to pay their yearly vow. But, though such ])leasures, such sights,
sounds, and ceremonies are generally tempting to children, she refused to
accompany her parents, and told them plaiidy that their conduct would
greatly displease God. They, though they would not listen to her, yet
consented to leave her behind. Some time after this they called her again
to accompany tliem to the temple at Waduwe, a nmltitude going with
them to otter flowers to the image ofBuddhu; but no persuasions could
induce her to go. "Why will you not go?" asked her father. She
answered, "I will not go because I should thereby sin against the Al-
mighty, 'the only true God.' God wrote and gave to Moses on two
tables of stone the ten conunandments ; and in the second counnandnient
he says, ' Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any
likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth be-
neath, or that is in the waters under the earth. Thou shalt not bow
down thyself to them nor serve them." God," continued she, '' is a
God of truth, and will most undoubtedly punish all idolaters ; and should
I worship an image, I know He will send me to hell. I cannot, there-
fore, accompany you. But I entreat you to come and hear what the
Padri says when he preaches in our school on Sundays." I hope we may
regard this as a specimen of the spiritual and practical good efi'ected by
oiu" school in this place.

No. 9. Fantura l^chool. — Twelve of the boys in this school are met
in class once a week by the Assistant Missionary. Some of them have lately
begun to pray extempore, and all of them are, we hope, growing in grace.
The adult congregation in this place is small, seldom exceedingten persons.
All the influential people here, — the rich, the mighty, the noble, — are
Buddhists. They have two temples in the village, and are continually using
their influence to prevent adults from attending a Christian place of wor-
ship. However, considering the number of children in the school, whom
we are continually endeavouring to tc^ach " that an idol is nothing in the
world, and that there is none other God but one," and considering the
general state of oia* work here, we may conclude that we are even here
gaining ground. The instructions which these children receive are not
wholly counteracted by the su})erstitious and wicked practices of their
parents and friends. I shall mention one foct in proof of this: — a boy of
this school, nanied Jerouis Rodrigo, was lately bit by a very poisonous
snake called a polott(/a. When he was in a most dangerous state, the
medical man who attended him, brought a charm and attempted to tie it
upon him. The boy, seeing this, said, " Do not fasten the devil to my
arm ; he is no good one ; he takes all those who worship him to hell ;
and should I consent to your fixing any work of his to my arms, he will
drag me also to that place. I am a boy who worships Christ. Christ,
who healed much greater diseases than mine, is able to help me also.
Therefore I shall look np to Him, and Ilim alone for help." The boy by
thus speaking prevented the attempt made by his parents and friends to
fasten a charm on him. This school, like the rest of our schools, is daily
commenced and concluded with prayer and praise to God.

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No. 10. Wekatlda School. — The master of this school is a zealous
young man. He not only begins and concludes the school with prayer,
and attends to the connuon duties of his otiice, hut he also uiakes himself
useful by his endeavours to turn his bewildered countrymen " from dark-
ness to light."' He is much pleased when he is directed to read a sermon
to those who attend at Wekadda on Sundays when we are unable other-
wise to supply the place.

Sometime ago, a school-boy here was dangerously ill, and as there was
little or no hope of his recovery, the master, suspecting the boy's friends
would, as it is usual in this country, cause some devil-ceremony to be
performed, went to the place, and spoke to the boy respeciting the great
evil of such things. The boy thereupon said that his friends had made
the attempt already, but that he did not accede to their wishes. He
added that, whether it should please God to restore him to health, or tore •
move him to another world, he would only take medicines, and would
never consent to any kind of ceremony being performed. The boy was
then very weak and could hardly speak. The master then sj)oke to him
a little more on the love of Christ, and desired him to pray. He immedi-
ately clasped his hands and repeated the Lord's Prayer. He was after-
wards restored to health without having sought for help in any " works of
the devil."

No. II. ImhuWiya School. — Some time ago this school was greatly
fallen, but it has much prospered of late. The progress of the children
is encouraging, and the adult congregation is considerably increased ; so
that among the children and adults of tliis place, we have now a delightful
prospect of increasing usefulness. Some of our hearers in this place are
not shutting their eyes against the light of Divine Truth. I may adduce a
proof and an illustration of this: —

A man who attends our place of worship here was called by another
to accompany him to hear Banne, a sacred book of Buddhu ; but he de-
clined. The Buddhist urged him, but the other said, " I hear a better
Banne, a Banne from which I learn how I can be saved here aiul here-
after. The Buddhist, understanding that the other alluded to Christ and
his Gospel, began to mock at him. But he in reply seriously warned the
Buddhist, telling him that it is God who created and who upholds the world ;
that this God is the disposer of all events: and that He is able to kill,
and to cast those he kills into hell, or to receive them into heaven ;
and that if he (the Buddhist) would not now take warning, this God
whom he now dares to ridicule, will midoubtedly call him to an accomit,
and hurl him headlong into hell. "You say that Buddhu is dead, and
that he will not come to reward the righteous, or to punish the wicked.
I could not therefore follow such a one." This warning made the
Buddhist more serious, and he soon left his friend, but displayed towards
him a sullen resentment ; but, we trust the silenced gainsayer will speedily
be srtved from "the error of his ways."

No. 12. Bolgodda School. — We have a great many reasons to be
thankful for the present prosperity of this school. We preach here twice
in the week, and have generallv, besides the children, a congregation of
from twenty to fifty adults. We have here also a juvenile class of 10
members, most of whom endeavour to be useful to their countrymen by
reading to them the m ord of God. The people here seem desirous to be

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instructed. Tliey often en(iuiro of the master about the coming of the
Missionary, at the same time expressing tlieir wish to hear the preaching
of the word.

No. 13. Bandariufanm School. — This school too, we may safely say,
is in a prosperous state. Wt? have preaching here also twice in the week.
Those boys who have been educated in, and have left the school, show
great attachment to us and to the cause of God. They not only attend in
this place to hear the word of God, but they endeavour to bring their
friends also. The sight of the congregation here is always cheering.
There are seldom less than sixty or seventy adults present, besides child-
ren. Formerly this place allorded a Christian labcnirer but little comfort :
but the scene is cheeringly changed. Tlie people seem to be anxious
and glad to liear words whereby they may be savetl, and the school
children frequently read their catechisms, and various tracts which they
receive from us, to their parents and friends.

A young boy of this school, called liadalge Kalloo Nainde, was lately
very sick. His parents agreed to have a devil-ceremony performed for
the boy's recovery, but lie entreated them to desist, and to give him some
medicine, and to send for the schoolmaster to pray to God for a blessing,
so that the medicine might have tlie desired eflect. The master, hearing
of this, went to the place wliere the sick boy was, and, as he saw that
no ceremony had been performed, and that the boy was very glad to
make his supplications to God for help, he continued going to the house
daily, and prayed with thel'oy and his parents till it pleased the Almighty
to restore him to health. Another boy of this school, called Don Alex-
ander, had been bit by a Cobra Capella, and while the boy was nearly faint-
ing under the most excruciating pain, the Singhalese medical man who
attended him gave it as his decided oi)inion, that there was no hope of his
recovery iniless an ottering called dalle pidcfii should be made to the
devil. "What,' exclaimed Alexander, " are you all about? In the name
of God apply some medicine to the place before I die. My i)ain is most
unbearable." "No," replied the medical man, " that will not do : medicine
couUl not take ett'ect unless the re(iuisite oflfering to the devil hejirst
made." "Alas!'' responded Alexander, "cannot we pray to a greater
Power than the devil? Oh! apj)ly some medicines soon." "You area
stupid boy," said the doctor angrily to his patient, " I tell yon again, that
imless at least a charmed thread be tied upon you all my exertions must
undoubtedly be in vain. Lose therefore no time, but send for a devil's
priest." " No," said Alexander, " I want no devil's priest here. I will
not sin against God by consenting to this. God is almighty. He can
heal; and He can kill. Should it please Him, He is able to give healing
power to your medicine. Therefore lose no further time : but apply some
medicine immediately." The doctor was at last constrained to apply his
medicine without the charm; and, according to the faith of Alexander,
God gave healing power to the medicine used ; and, having suffered about
forty-eight hom-s, the boy was restored.

No. 14. Ballantudawe SrhooL — We have established this school in
the place of the one we had last year at Wissidagama. Of that school
I said in my last year's Report.—" It is certainly the least prosperous of
all those schools which are at present under our care." And that had
been its character for several previous years. It was therefore deemed

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advisable to remove it. We did not wish to abandon our advanced
interior post without yoing on to " the regions beyond," We therefore
established a sehool at Ballantudawe, where we have an adult congregation
of from fitleento twenty-five, who pay particular attention to the preached
word of God. We have great reason to hope also that the sciiool will
])rosper. The progress of the children in this place is yet comparatively
small.

No. 15. Egodda Utjana Srhnol. — This school still retains the good
character which I have given it in former years. The children continue,
as formerly, to make progress in their learning, and are very attentive to
the preaching of the word, and the public worship of God. We have
good reason to hope that the truly valuable instructions which they
receive, both publicly and privately, will be to them an everlasting benefit.
Tiiose of them who meet in class, walk in a manner worthy of their pro-
fession as the followers of Christ ; and thus are an excellent example to
their schoolfellows. Some of them publicly exercise the gift of prayer ;
and we trust that they all have a portion of its spirit. Our adult congre-
gation in this place also is now increasing.

No. 16. Gorakana School. — ^This school also contimies to prosper,
though there are some adversaries. A fair proportion of the children have
committed to memory the whole of the Conterence catechism, and the
general progress of all in religious knowledge is encouraging. They are
evidently beginning to think a little for themselves. In August last, many
people in this village suliered much from fever. A schoolboy who had
been afliicted, shortly after his recovery, attended the school. His school-
fellows, seeing that he had a charm tied to his neck, asked him how, not-
withstanding his being a Christian schoolboy. — one who knew some-
thing more about God than the rest of their countrymen, — he could per-
mit a charm to be tied to his neck. The boy who wore the charm replied
that no devil's ceremony had been performed ; and that what he wore
was not properly a charm but d jn'rithul ; — a thread which the Buddhist
priests tie after chanting some Pali verses. lie added, however, that this
thread had cured him of his disease. Instantly another boy, who had
had the fever a few days previous to this, said, '* I had the fever as well as
you. I did not allow any person to tie any such thread to my body. I
used medicine; and I have recovered my health. Pray," continued he,
" A'xAyoti take no medicines ? " " Certainly, I took medicines," replied the
other, " but my parents say that I have been cured by virtue of this
thread which I wear," " Oh ! " exclaimed his schoolfellows, " you are
siunhig against God by such sayings. Such a thread or rope as this can
never cure you. People tie a rope* to the neck of beasts, and do you
want to make yourself a beast?" The boy who had the thread tied to
his neck, knew not what to say in reply. Then another of his school-
fellows, playing still more fearfully upon the word than the rest had done,
said that the Government ordered a rope to be put round the necks of
murderers ; but ropes ought not to be put on the necks of good people.

* J'he playful, proper, and perlinps not unprofitable humour of tlie boys in this retort
would be completely lost in a translation of their sayings'into another language, were I
not to explain that the original word wliich they used, signifies either a thread or a. rope.
Those in England who understand Singhalese may look into Clough's Dictionary, sub
terb.

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1837.

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"A rope;' said lio, '' well fits the neck of a wicked person; but of no one
else.'" On savinii: this, he put liis Iiaiuls to the neck oC tlie boy who wore
the charm; and having broken it off threw it away. — Thus these children
and i)eople begin to despise as well as to forsake "lying vanities;" and to
put their trust in IIIM oidy, in wliom we have our behig, and all our

bliss.

No. 17, Morofto School. — Towards the latter part of this year the
English teaching was given up in this school, an Knglish school havhig
been estal)lish(.'d by the Government. Eleven boys have left on this ac-
count in order to learn English in the Government school. The master of
this school is a pious and diligent man. He makes himself useful in every
way. He preaches occasionally. lie also leads a class. The children
are growing in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Je-
sus Christ. The son of a Buddhist, lately admitted to this school, was a
very wicked boy ; but, hearing of the evil of sinning against God, and of
the good which may be obtaineil l)y worshipping and serving Him in spirit
and in trutli, he turned from his evil ways. He has committed the whole
of the catechism to memory, and appears concerned for the salvation of his
soul. He li'jt only himself attencis Divine service regularly; but, by
entreaties, he has also persuailed his mother to hear the word of God.
This boy lately accompanied his grandmother to Colombo, from whence
he was taken to the temple at Calany, and was directed to otfer flowers to
the image of lUiddlui; but he refused, asserting that such an otFerhig was
a great sin against the great God, his Creator. He subse(juently succeeded
in prevailing with hi': father also to attend Divhie service; and we have
now the pleasure of seeing this once bigoted Buddhist family attendhig to
hear the word of God. Thus the religious histructious given to the child-
ren in this school b.ave been, through the blessing of God, the means of
bringing some, who never previously cared about the welfare of their souls,
to hear the joyful tidings of the Gospel.

Galle Station. — In our school department during the past year we
have had several difficulties to grapple with, which have led to the
relinquishing of two of our schools; but the number has been filled
up by the commencement of two others under more favourable cir-
cumstances. Our chic!' difficulties have arisen hi consequence of the in-
troduction of a public declaration against Buddhism and a confession of
faith in Christianity, required from all our schoolmasters, to be made m
their respective villages, in the presence of the largest congregation that
could be assembled. The effeclof this has been the removal of some masters,
who, under the mask of Christian teachers, were funn believers hi Budd-
hism, and secretly infused precepts into the minds of the children directly
opposed to the truth. For so long as their masters wore the mask, of
which the children could not be ignorant, the children would think them-
selves perfectly justified in adopting the same line of conduct. But we
trust that most of these masters have been purged out from us, and that
our schools for the future will be in a more healthy and efficient state,
when it is distinctly understood that they are Anti-Buddhistical and
purely designed to inculcate Christian precepts. While it is known that
all our masters are recjuired to conduct their schools on Christian princi-
ples, it will give a more decided character to our schools and to our
masters.

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SCHOOL REPORT. CEYLON.

The schools at present iincler tlie care of Iho Mission on this Station
arc : —

No. 1. GalleFort Enf/Ushi^choDJ, \virn'!icoiitiiiiu sinapiosiicrousstatc.
The master is dilit^i'iit, methoiheal, and iierseveriua;; ami. v' -t is still
better, steadily and decidedly dexoted to God. The sch')i,. i-oiitaiiis
65 hoys and lo girls. Many more nii!!,iit he a iiuitted had we a more
spacious school-room. Twenty- lour read the Scrijitnrcs well; several
of them are considerahly advanced in Arithmetic, and iii the rndiments
of English grammar and composition. Thirty-one repeat the l''ir.»^(,
Part Catechism, the Creed, the Ten Commandments, and the Lord's
Prayer. The most serious of them are met in class every week, to re foive
religions instructions, among whom some alford very pleasingiuthca'iions of
genuine j)iety. May these hlossoms of grace never he hlighted l)y sin !

No. 2. Fort SiDuhxif School. — Inealculahle good is exper/ced to result
from tliis institution. At the commencement of the year tht> master of tho
English schools met such hoys helonging to tlie week-doy school as wero
<lis])osed to attend, on the Sunday, for the purpose of reaUiugtiie Scriptures,
singing, and jjrayer. It was judgetladvisahle to extend the ])lan, and to
commence a Sunday school on ;i larger scale. We were more readily
induced to adopt the sugg(>stiou in consequence of several serious per-
sons offering to hecome tfiacliers, together witii the awful disregiu-d of the
Sahhath we witnessed around us; and our lahour in this department has
heeii ahuudantly hlessed of God. The Sahhath day is more sacredly and
religiously ohserved; a thirst for Scriptural Knowledge is rapidly extend-
ing, while hidications of geimine piety hi seme of the children afford us
cause of great encourf.gement. At some of the monthly examhiations
of the children I have often heen astonished at the portions of Scrip-
ture and uumher of hymns that some of them have repeated, especially
the girls; some of them will say two or three chaj)ters and three or four
hymns that they have committed to memory during the month, hesidcs
sustaining a strict examhiation on all that has heen read in their res])eetive
classes. And when it is kept in mind that these children have the difli-
culties of a foreign language to contend with, the proficiency is more
sur})rising. Such is the desire of some to come to the Sunday School
that, when prevented hy the weiither or any other circumstance, the ])oor
children weep hitterly, and entreat that they may l)e allowed to attend.
}3esi(les the instruction the children receive on the Sahhath day, the elder
among the hoys are met on Tuesday evenings, and spoken to on religious
suhjects, and have something editying read to them hy a pious young man,
who is a teacher; and Mrs. Toyne meets the girls on Friday evenings for
the same piu'posc. The delight and anxiety of the children to attend on
these occasions are truly cheering. It has frequently heen my habit on
visiting the school to read a memoir, or some instructive anecdote to the
scholars, from the Child's Magazine ; and also to distrihute a few num-
hers of the same at the monthly examination, as a reward to those child-
ren who have most distinguished themselves hy their hehaviour, and by
the portions of Scripture and hymns they have committed to memory ;
which, while it has stimulated them to diligence, has promoted a love to
religious publications. For the purpose of meeting the growing desire for
religious knowledge the teachers and a number of the children have entered
into a monthly subscription for the promotion of a Sunday School

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Lihniry. the- hooks Ibr wliicli wc I'vpcct will arrive from Kiiglaml in a short
liiuo. 'l'l)t' scliuul coiitiiiiis 100 hoys aiitl oO girls; h male aiul 4 female
teaehei-s, who attend every Lord's day from two to four o'clock in the
fcaeriioon. -iiid devote themselves diligently to so good a cause.

No. 'A. LaiH/rdderc Sin// halcse iSchooi'\ii situated at a short distance from
the Fort, ;uid all the children are re(juiredto attend Divine service m the
chapel every Lord's day. It is with pleasure I have ohserved a great im-
provement in their hehaviour during the worship of Almighty God, while
tK't'V repeat the responses in a devout and regular manner. This school
con/fdns 50 hoys and 25 girls, of whom fourteen read the Testament,
thirty -one repeat the First Part Catechism, Creed, Lord's Prayer, and
Ten Coi.nmandments. The girls are taught to work neatly, and the school
promises Jo he a hlessingto hoth sexes ni the village where it is situated.

No. 4. ^IitluDitoderali ISchooI. — The master of this school is a sickly-
man, and caniiot exirt himself as he would in promoting the imjirove-
ment of the children uiidt'r his care, lie has, however, less regard for
buddhism than most of the natives. Thirty children attend the school,
several of whom are Roman Catholics, hut read the Scriptures and repeat
the Catechism, Creed, Lord's Prayer, and Ten Comnnuidments, wiih the
other children. The school is ahont to be removed to a more { ub'io
situation, when it is hoped it will be better attended.

No. 5. Bopcy School. — The Mohandiram of the village is a serious v\ ell-
disposed man, and attends Divhie worship with his family on the Lord's
day. The mnuber of children belonging to this school is 32 boys ; six
of whom read the Testament and repeat the Catechism ; sixteen say
the Lord's Prayer, the Creed, and the Ten Commandments.

No. 6. Maha</alle is a very populous native village^ about two miles from
the F'ort, but the people " are wholly given to idolatry." More than once
attempts have been made to introdtice among them ;I J Gospel of Jesus
Christ. Last year our school in this village was prospering, and we had
a small congregation on the Sabbath day. But the master, who resided
in the village, secretly indulged a devotion for Buddhism ; for, from the
time of my giving copies of the declaration retpiired of our schoolmasters
to be made, he gradually became indifferent and remiss. On passing un-
expectedly through this village one evening, 1 saw extensive prejjarations
ibr the performance of a devil ceremony, which I strongly suspected was
got up under the snperintentlence and with the assent of the schoolmaster,
whose sister was sick, though at a distance from his house. I stopped
sometime and endeavoured to dissuade them Irom their ])urpose, but in
vain. On the following Sabbath, on my going to the village to j)reach,
I found the master at the school, but, the devil ceremony still continuing,
the master betrayed some sym])toms of guilt, which strengthened my
susi)icions of his behig implicated, so I charged him with it, but he flatly
denied the fact. I promised to continue him as a master if he would
read the declaration put hito his hand in the presence of the people in
the village, but he declined to do so, and was dismissed. From that
time a most vindictive spirit was shown by the people, instigated by the
master. The parents withdrew their children from the school, and used
every method to annoy us when we went to the village to hold Divine ser-
vice. Happily they were not pemiitted to execute their threatenings ;
but finding their opposition to continue, and rather to increase than di-

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minisli, wr thought it otir (hjty to go to thoso who v.n ll»pospd '■ ■
liHten to our luessagi' ot'iutTi'v, and wait I'or a inori" tavoural)U' scasoti
to return to this pcopK'.

No. 7\ UuuHutttene is on the same line of roail with Mahagalle. and
equally renowned for heathenism. A eonsiderahle nund)er of hoys and
girls were returned last year as helonghig to this school, hut the master was
not '• sound in the faith." He had i)een taught at one of the temples, and
his veneration for his teaehers and their ereed was sueh that, when
ealled upon puhliely to renounce UuddhiKUK he resigned his situation as
sehoohnaster, stating that he eould not he guilty of sueh ingratitude to-
wards his former teaehers and their religion.

No. 8. Callowclle School has heen established two years. It stands
amidst a dense native population, ehielly Roman Catholies, and is well
attended. Ueing near the Fort, the children are re([uired to come to the
native service held in the chapel on the Lords day morning, and much
credit is due to the nuisler for their orderly and heeoming hehaviour
during Divine service, and for the correctness and regularity with
which they repeat the responses. This school contains 78 boys,
twelve of whom read the Testameiit, nineteen, Scriptiiral Extracts, an<l
nearly the whole of themareaecpuiinted with the Creed, Ten Conunand-
nu'uts, and the Lord's Prayer, and a large proj)ortion have proceeded a con-
siderable way with the Catechism. The master is diligent, punctual, and
persevering, so that much good is to be anticipated from this institution.
No. 9. (Jalwtuldiu/odde School has been commenced in the place of the
one at Mahagalle, which we were obliged to relincpiish. This school was
erected at the expense of the hdiabitauts of the village. The neighbour-
hood is popidons. Sixty children attend the school, and we have a small
congregation of adults on the Sabbath. Considering the short time the
school has been established, the improvement of the children is satisfactory.
No. 10. Piadiyainuic School has also been commenced this year. It is
situated withhi a. short distance of a large temple containing a regular
order of priests. An attempt was made formerly to introduce the light
of Christian truth among the people of this neighbourhood, but failed.
The young man who is appointed the master has for several years attended
our English school in the Fort, and he has given very pleasing intlications
of genuine piety. Under his care we have good reasons to believe that
the school will prosper notwithstanding its close contact with heathenism
in its most imposing form. The number of children belonging to the
school is 38 boys and 2 girls.

No. 1 1 . Dodanduwe School, under a new master, has considerably revived
during the year. A new and commodious schoolroom has been erected
at the expense of the master, for the accommodation of the increased
mimber of children who come to be taught, and the adults who attend on
the Lord's day. The average attendance of boys is 50. For the greater
part of the year we have had in this village a girls' school also, but it is
suspended for a short time until a suitable mistress and more convenient
schoolroom can be obtained.

No. 12. //^f/wt'/fc ScAooHs among the oldest established schools in this
circuit, and continues to be in a prosperous and eflicient state. It is
well conducted, and is the means of communicating the light of revealed
truth to many benighted souls iu the ueighbourhood. The school

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1837.

coiitaiiiH ,>0 Imys and 20 yiils, of whom twenty ivad tho Word of
(lod, and nini'tccn, liooks less dillicnlt, l)iit wliicli have a religious
IcndiMU'v. Tlu' niiHtrcss ol' thiH school '\h an aired pions woman, hy
whom the irirls arc tiMH,dit to work neatly, some of whom read ut-ll.

No. 13. Tolldi/timnic .SVArvr;/ contains 10 hoys, inehisivt' of a few who
hclon<,' lo the bite Malawenny school. Several elderly hoys ha\e Icfl
dnrinu' tlie year who conld read tlie Sciiptnres ; and it is hoped that the
<food tiiey have received in the school will he apparent in their future
conduct.

No, \\. Ainhlav(/<>ililf Srhof)l\\\\^m\\v\\ improved the last year, owinfi to
the rem()\al of the late inasd-r. lie had lony- hi-en in (Ih- employ of the
Mission, and was a profcssi'd (Jiiristian; hut when calk'd upon pnhlicdy
to declare his helief in the errors oi' Hnddhism. and his profession of faith
in the truth of Christianity, he shrank from the test and resifriied his
situation. This opened the way to tlu' a|)pointment of a new master,
under whose dilisj^encc and care the school has ])rospercd. The avern"**
nund)er of hoys helonfjinij to this school is 70, twenty-two of whom
read the Testament, and several more will soon he prepared to Join them.
A general spirit of emulation pervades the children, and should the
master continue dili'iently to discharge his duties, this will hcconic a
very flonrishini;' school.

N,). I. >[vri"iivSr.vTi{).v. — .\L(t/ir<i Eitc/I'i:^/! SrhnnI is an old estahlish-
ment, and has hcen tlie means of conununicating the hlessing i)f educa-
tion to nearly all the youns; men who s[)eak the English language, whe-
ther natives or hurghers. It is at ])resent in a state of tolerahle effi-
ciency, containing 32 hoys and 5 girls, some of whom have made rc-
spectahle progress. Tiie first class consists of sixteen, who read the
liihle fluently, and in general write a very neat hand. In Arithmetic they
have advanced to Simj)le Interest. In English Granmiar they have not
made much progress, having only advanced to the gender of nouns.
Besides the First Part Catechism they have connnitted to nu-mory seven
sections of the Second Part. Tiie second class consists of five boys and
three girls, who read the New Testament, hut not fluently. They learn to
write and spell, and commit to memory the First Part Catechism. The
remainder are in the Alphabet or Easy Spelling Lessons. About eighteen
boys also read the Singhalese Scriptures well; and to (liable the
children to imderstand with greater precision the doctrine of Christianity,
lest they should not understand the Englisli Catechism, the Singhalese
boys learn the Singhalese Catechism, and the Burgher boys the Portu-
guese Catechism, Part I.

No. 2. Matura, Shi///ialese School is com])osed in a great measure of
boys who are servants in the neighbouring families. There are 46
boys in the school, of whom twelve read the New Testament, and having
committed to memory the Lord's Prayer, Creed, and Ten Command-
ments, learn the Catechism. Seventeen leani spelling and easy reading
lessons ; these have committed to memory the Lord's Prayer and
Creed, and are learning the Ten Conmiandments. The other seventeen are
in the Alphabet and learn the Lord's Prayer from dictation. The child-
ren attend Divine service on Sunday mornings at the Mission Honse,
where a small adult congregation attends and reads the responses with
considerable propriety. As they frequently assemble some time previons

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SCHOOL REPORT. — CEYLON.

(o tlu' sen'iop commencing, (lu'v ocnipv tlicmst'lvos i'itlior i?i ropoatiii^
till! Cuti'i'lusni or in ii'adiiiy tin- Sc-ripturcs.

No. 3. J*(ifin/ifw<t ScluKil fontains Wi hoys jind '20 yirls, and is
sitnati'd a short distiincc IVom the I'orincr Nanrnnna hcIiooI. 1 had re-
ceived very caniest Hohcitiitions Irotn the inhahitants of I'atagania and
I'onr other contiynons viUam-s to come over to help ihi'ni. 'I'liey ae-
knowledf^ed and lamented their entire ignorance of Christianity, alfhoiitjh
C)t" nominal Chnsti^m descent, and expressed the most anxions desire to
receive instrnclic , hoth lor ihemsi-lves and children. I recpicsled my
assistants, Mr. I'ercira and .Mr. Zylva, to visit the village for a snccession
of weeks, spiMulin;; each time a few days anions the people, to ascertain
their real viewsand feelinus. ami thns to pre\ cnt the pain oi'disappointment.
The resnlt of thi'ir examination was satisl'aclory. The inhahitants are
mostly of a low caste, — the Washer caste. Their iiiiiorance is (piite cipial
to what they them.Helves descrihed it to hi' ; hnt. hoth in piihlic and private,
they manifest ^reat willii"<rness to enter upon the siihject of Christianity,
Upon this 1 visited the villaue, and conversed with a considerahle mim-
her of the inhahitants, and helievinif tliis to he a very favourable o|)enin<;
for extending!; the knowledge of Christianity, determined to snhstilnte this
\ illage for the nei<fhhourin<i: one of Nanrnnna. The person appointed as
schoolmaster is past the middli' aj^e ; a steady man, and, as far as I am
ahle to learn, of irre])roachahle character. He is no heliever in Buddhism,
hnt I prefer to delay his makiii<>- the public declaration atrainst idolatry
until he is more perfectly instructed in the truths of that religion, into the
faith of which he was baptized in his infancy. As both master and
scholars were (piite ignorant of our mode of teaching, the school is not
(piite regular in its division into classes, but progress is made, ami the
average attendance is at present bi'tween 70 and 80. I hope well of
this place.

No. 4. Dondra. — The violent spirit of opposition which existed in this
village during the latter end of last year, arising from the j)nhlic remmcia-
tion of Buddhism by the schoolmaster, and which led to the destruction of
our chaj)el by Ure, has in a great measure subsided. The children have
returned to our school, and although our comrregation is not so large as
it used to be, it is improving; and, as the an -idolatrous nature of our
establishment is now fidly known, we cherish some hoj)es of success,
even in this city of the god.s.* It is very diflicult to secure a regular at-
tendance at the school, esj)ecially during the fishing season, at which time
every child can make himself usel'nl, and procure a ])art of his own
food. Ten boys read the New TVstament and learn the Catechism ;
ten are learning Spelling and Easy Heading Lessons, and repeat the Lord's
Prayer, Creed, and Ten Commandments ; the remainder are in the Alpha-
bet, and joining letters, and learning the Lord's Prayer. The school is not
in so good :i .state as is d^^sirable, but means have been taken, which, as
the opposition to us has ceased, will. T trust, render it more useful.

In the latter part of last year a s cond school was admitted on trial,
and continued during great part of the present year, but, as it did not
answer the expectations formed upon its establishment, it has been

*The proper name of the place ia Dtiii Nuwera, i. e. City of the Gods.

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ahaudoned. Tlio nei,irhl)()urlu)oil is ])oi)uluus. and the people in general
whollv given to idolatrv.

J^o. o. irchenif/a/Hj/ifta has two sehools, one of hoys and the other of
girls, hnt neitlu-r of them give nuieh satisfaction. The girls" school has
improved a little, and the children, are tolerably regnlar in their attend-
ance on Divine service. The uihal)itants in general are very poor, and the
comparatively little progress of the children is attrihntable to their ir-
re^iUar attendance, arisiiij^ in some measure from tlu'ir poverty. The
adult congregation has very much improved during the year, both on the
Lord's day and on Wednesday evenings, which is a source of encourage-
ment. Seven boys and two girls read the New Tesiament tolerably well,
and learn the Catechism ; twelve boys and live girls learn spelling aud
J/isy Scripture Heading Lessons; they repeat the Lord's Prayer, Creed, and
Ten Connnandments, and have learnt a few sections of Catechism. The
"•iris are more forward in their Catechism than the l^oys, and in this re-
spect have decidedly imjjroved dm-ing the year. The remainder, both
boys and girls, are in the Alphabet, and join vowels to consonants. Most
of them can repeat the Lord's Prayer, and some of them the Creed. Al-
though the general state of these schools is far from good, there has been
some improvement in both departments dm-ing the year.

No. 6. Uyan //1;/^/<;^'c/<!0<?/ is properly a branch of the Weheragampitta
school and is in a very inellicient state, having only three boys who read
the Testament, twelve in spelling lessons, and the remainder in the alpha-
bet. Unless imi)rovements take place it is contempldted to relinquish the
school. "We have no service in the school on Sundays, the children at-
tending at Weheragampitta ; but on Thursday evenings a tolerable con-
gregation of adults assembles to hear preaching.

No. 7. Kadnn'idia. — This school is for the present suspended for want
of a proper master, the young man who formerly held the situation having
left this part of the couniry. We have still preaching in the village, but
the 'congregation is small, sometimes scarcely any besides the members of
SOI lety being present.

No. 8. J\roopeij Schooldoes not flourish so much as it otherwise would do
from the frequent indisposition of the master, who is nearly every month
for some days sutTcring from fever ; at other times he is diligent and at-
tentive. Thirteen hoys read the New Testament and learn the Catechism ;
sixteen learn Spelling and Easy Scripture Lessons, and rej)eatthe Creed,
Lord's Prayer, and Ten Commandnients, and the remainder are in the
Alphabet. Although I cannot report any instance of special spiritual
benefit resulting from this institution, it is yet a little encouraging to find
the congregation on Sundays a little larger than formerly, and that at
length a few of the women begin to attend.

No. 9. Pomhannii'i/UdH twoschools, oneof boys containing 50 children,
and one of girls containing 60 children. Both these are very encou-
raging schools, especially that for girls, the mistress of which is a very re-
spectable elderly woman, who takes much pains to bring the children
forward in their learning, i. e. in reading, catechism, and prayers. It may
be observed tiiat the Singhalese in this part of the island are not willing
that their girls shall even learn to read, and are decidedly opposed to
their learning to write. They wish them only to be instructed in needle-
work, and to commit prayers, &c. to memory. Their objection with re-

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spect to reading is overcome in our girls" schools, but we have been com-
pelled to concede the point as regards the writing. As our object is
principally to enable them to read lor themselves the Word of God, we
do not ieel much ou account of their not learning to write. In needle-
work and lace-making they have made considerable progress. The
interest manifested by the children in spiritual things, and tlie attention
with which they listen to our preaching, are very pleasing. The service, both
on Sundays and week-days, being held in tlie girls' school-room, many
of their mothers attend with them, and, although professed Buddhists, hear
with deep attention words by which they may be saved. The importance
of exciting among the females an interest in favoiu* of Christianity can
only be understood by those who see that they are the j)rincipal supporters
of idolatry. This may be illustrated by the following circnriistance.
Last year, when the schoolmaster at Mirissa, a very populous village,
seven miles from Matura, was re(juired to make the declaration against
Buddhism, he consented if the inhabitants wo\dd continue to send their
children to school. To ascertain this I went to the village, and assembled,
as I thought, the most influential jjcrsons, the fathern of the children.
They said that they had no objection, but that their wives were decidedly
opposed to it. I represented that they w ere the heads of their respective
families, and might command obedience. They replied that it was very
true that it ought to be so, but they could not govern their wives in that
respect, and could not sacrifice their domestic peace. The school was
accordingly given up. I still look with interest to this village of Mirissa,
as the congregation used to be good, and if the road should be repaired,
which is now exceedingly bad, hope to be able, if not to restore the school,
at least to obtain a congregation.

We are now forming a class from the most serious of the girls at Pora-
baraney, and hope tliat in time some of their mothers also may see the
need of salvation by Jesus Christ, and meet in it also. The boys' school
and a few of the men of the village attend preaching at the girls* school-
room on Sunday mornings and Friday evenings. Eighteen l)oys and six
girls read the New^ Testament and learn the Catechism, in which the girls
are nearly perfect. Eighteen bo\s and seventeen girls are in spelling and
reading lessons. The boys repeat the Creed, Lord's Prayer, and Com-
mandments. The girls do the same, and in addition have made consider-
able j)rogress in the Catechism. The remainder are in the Alphabet, &c.
This school hi both its departments, but especially in the female, affords
considerable prospect of usefulness.

No. 9. Peilane !Sckool has been far from giving satisfaction during the
year. The children have made very little progress, and very few of the
adult popidation attend the preaching. Li conse([uence of this it is now
on trial for three months, and, if during that period it do not improve,
it will be discontinued. The school is situated one mile from Belligam.
Six boys read the Testament, and have learned a little of the Catechism ;
ten are in the Spelling Class, and the remainder in the Alphabet.

N o. 10. lielUgam Boys' School is in a tolerable state of elliciency ; twelve
boys read fluently and most of them write well ; they are, however, back-
ward in the Catechism ; sixteen read easy Scripture lessons and learn to
spell ; the greater part of these have learnt a few sections of the Catechism ;
theremaiuder are in the Alphabet class. Belligam is wholly given to idolatry.

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1837.

and little progress has been made in counteracting it, notwithstanding it
has fre(iuentlyl)eenthe residence of an Assistant Missionary. There are two
large temples in it, one close to the school, and the worshi])pers there fre-
quently t^dcavour to annoy us, even when our little congregation is as-
sembled for worship ; and several times we have had to apply to the civil
power to p .event them from disturbing us. Although we are not at present
justified in continuing Bclligam as the residence of an Assistant Mission-
ary, we will 9ive it all the care we can, and by our school continue in
this idolatrous village a testimony for Christ.

I deeply regret that I am utterly unable to make any favourable report
of the girls' school. During two years I have done all that was possible
by advice and encouragement to tlie mistress, but it is a total laihu'e, no
girl having learnt to read, and only a lew having learnt any of the prayers ;
this school will therefore be discontinued. The fault principally lies with
the parents, who merely wish their children to learn needle-work.

No. 11. Dennipitbja School was commenced early in the year. It is
one mile from Belligam, in a village belonging to the Washer caste. The
school is not properly organized, yet both master and children seem to be
doing their best; and the adults, l)oth men and women, are willing to at-
tend preaching. I cannot say that I hope very much from it ; yet it is
worthy of a longer trial, and I trust will turn out satisfactory.

MouuwA KoKLE. — On this station there are but two schools, an Eng-
lish school at Bellapanaterre, and a Singhalese one at Urubokke. The
latter has been but recently established. The English school on the Mis-
sion premises contains 30 boys and 10 girls, who are taught reading,
writing, and arithmetic. The Singhalese school, consisting of 42 boys
and 6 girls, is taught by two men who were formerly priests of
Buddhu ; one of them has been baptized, and the other is a candidate for
baptism. Application has been made for the establishment of four new
schools in the circuit, but prior to acceding to this request further in-
formation is required. When this station was entered upon by the Mis-
sion, it was an experiment to ascertain if preaching places could not be
established inde][)endent of schools ; to some extent this has been eflected.
During the ensuing year more correct information may be expected on
the subject.

TAMUL DISTRICT.

Jaffna. — On the state of the schools I shall now make some observa-
tions. The native schools are not different from what thev were when I
last reported on their progress, excepting that the school at Weaver Street
has added to the number, as before stated.

The English school department, though carried on with the same de-
gree of efhciency as formerly, has yielded to several changes connected
with its locality and internal arrangement. The situation of this
school is now much more couveaient than when held at the old chapel.
I shall here describe it. Connected with the Mission premises, there is a
long range of buildings str.iidiug at a riglit angle with the house that was
originally erected by the proprietor for the purpose of keeping stores, &c.
Some parts of this range have been occupied for the original purpose, and

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SCHOOL REPORT.— CEYLON.

occasionally one or two of t'^e rooms have been used as bedrooms ; and
an English school was at on period accommodated in one of the rooms.
They were not, however, necessary to the comfort of the Missionary resi-
dence, as the house apart from them is sufficiently large and commodious.
This being the case, I have altered il)is range, and adopted it to the pur-
pose of the English school. There are in one line a suit of eight succes-
sive rooms, extending more than two hundred feet. These 1 have laid
open one into another. The hrst is my study, where I can sit, and, at a
glance, see all that passes in the whole range of rooms. 'i'he second
is a kind of business -room for transactions with the natives. The
third is the higher girls' school. The fourth is the book - room for
Scriptures, Tracts, &cc. ; in this I generally hear classes, and give
more particular instructions to pupils ; Maps and Globes are also kept
in this room. The fifth is the boys' higher school. The sixth contains
the first class of my native boys. The seventh, a room of nearly
sixty feet long, accommodates three or four classes of boys ; and the eighth
is the lower girls' school. This being the local position of my English
schools, I have every facility for a constant supervision of the whole with-
out loss of time or exposure to the weather. The present arrangement
has cost me upwards of £30, which I hope to obtain by small contribu-
tions from the })arents. With regard to the expense incurred in the altera-
tions, I conceive that it would be a preferable plan for the Mission Fund
to pay the amount, and receive the sums now contributed as subscriptions
to the Missionary Society. The District Meeting shall be consulted on
this head.

Respecting the present internal arrangement of my schools, I shall now
give you some information. The first department consists of the daugh-
ters of some of the families composing our English congregation, 24
in number. They are histructed in every branch of a good plain
English education. This department costs about £40 ])er annmn,
and defrays its own expenses. On the 23rd instant I held an ex-
amination of this school at the Mission House, which was attended by
the most respectable people oi the place. The young ladies went through
their examination with great credit to themselves and their instructors,
and great satisfaction to the spectators. Joseph Price, Esq., District
Judge, gave the prizes awarded on the occasion. Two of the elder girls
have begun to meet in class with Mrs. Percival.

The next dei)artmeut is the higher boys' school, conducted on the same
principle as the girls' noticed, and designed to pay its own ex]ienses. It
has only commenced a short time, but I am well assured that it will
prosper.

The next department is that of the native boys, amounting to
nearly 130. It was stated in a former part of this letter that the
government school had thinned my numbers. They not only did this,
but rendered it more difficult to keep the boys steady at their studies,
and especially when subject to the pressure of a discipline imknown
where native tutors ai-e at the head. This being the case I determii ^ to
retain no boys excepting those who made an agreement, on a sf :)ed
paper, to remain a stated period, and in default to pay one doL'! per
mensem, from the time of entrance. This measure was extreme, but
necessary in the present state of things, in order to give efficiency to our

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1837.

plans of instruction. Nearly one hundred and fifty boys gave the bonds
alluded to.

Tlie next department is the lower girls' school, composed of poor
children, who are not only instructed in English and Taniul and needle-
work, but each pupil is furnished with two suits of clothes, which are
kept by tlie schoolmistress, and changed every Sabbath mornhig before
the children go to cliapel. As tlie children are extremely poor, and be-
longing to parents who generally place no value on education, in order to
secure their regular attendance we provided the whole number with a plate
of curry and rice every day at one o'clock. This behig done at a small
expense, the children are very regular in their attendance, and make
good progress in their learning. The jackets and clothes sent by some
benevolent ladies at Dover, some time ago. Mere given over to this
school, and formed a most acceptable addition to the little wardrobe we
had obtained principally from the ladies of the American Mission. It is
but just to mention here the lively interest these friends take in my plans.

The other day one of them gave me a horse, saddle, and bridle, which
were sold for the benefit of this school ; and another, unsolicited, sent me
fifty rixdoUars, stating it to be the balaiu^e of the Lord's money remain-
ing in his hands at the end of the year. The ladies have not only given
clothes, but several have accompanied their bundles with handsome do-
nations.

It is highly gratifying to me to see the })rogress of the girls' schools ;
sixty females are daily pursuuig their studies iuthe English language, and
are instructed in the principles of the Gospel. They are from every
grade of societv, and will, I trust, in future life, exhibit hi their superior
character the benefits they now enjoy. Besides these we have a female
school at Silversmith Street, in Tamul, containing 25 native girls;
one, a very fine girl, is making very good advancement in her studies.
A few days ago I went down to examine them, and gave a few clothes to
the most deserving They were highly delighted.

Tne subject of female education is now commanding great attention hi
some parts of India ; and, in this district, it is to be hoped, in this respect,
we are on the eve of a new era in the school department. Until we can
educate the femrdes, we cannot expect that Christianity will make any
great progress ; nong the Hindoos. We have now no access to the
females as aduVts, and they being unable to read, there is no means of
communicating instruction to them. In the event of a native man be-
coming a Christian, he is generally opposed by his wife, who refuses to
accompany him to any place of worship, and to take any jjart, as indeed
she is unable, in the Christian, education of her children. This being the
case, the children under her constant control and management are trained
up in heathenism, and conveyed on her side to heathen festivals, in de-
fiance of the remonstrances of the father. This is a fact of common oc-
currence. The late Mr. Watson somewhere observes, " I love to mark the
blessed effect of Christianity upon those interesting societies which we
call families." The sight is indeed rare in this country ; but even here
we have proofs about us of what may be done. In this district a system
of female education and training has been going on for years, and out of the
number thus favoured, twenty-eight are married and have become the heads
of families. One of these became the wife of our Assistant Superintendant

1837.

bonds

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Ltendant

1837.

SCHOOL REPORT. — CEYLON.

of scliools uhont nine years ago. She was a hcathcMi <>irl, and was persecuted
and threatened with grout severity if she eonseatru t;) Iciirii the alphabet.
She was afraid, Ijul ihe friend under whose care she aiul s;'veral others
were placed, inihiced her to go on hy tlie proniisr of a trilling ornament,
on her being able to read tiie New 'l\'-itanu'nt. She aeeouiplished the
task; and otiiers were I'runi time to time atlded. She is now ont* of the
most intelligent native women I know ; em rend and write the Tamul
language,and is clever in needle-work. She is employed as the sems';trcss
of our lower girls' school. Two of her children are nndi-r instrncdon, and
are as ignorant of idolatrous and heathenish praciiees as the mother was of
Christianity when she was of the same age! How great the change in
one generation! Here we have, then, in a heathi'u country, among the
Hindoos, a pledge of what we may soon expect, if we perse\ ere, and what the
mind of the kite revereil Watson contemplated with so much delight.
Tills family is living in the garden connected witli the Mission promises,
where I have built tliom a small mud cottage, in order that Harriet ("for
thai is her name) in;iy be near, ami have the greater influence in her
school. It is gratifying to see her order and consistency, and the loveli-
ness of the children, thus early in t!ie transition from darkness to light,
reaping the meliorating and holy biMielits of Christianity.

We must do more in order to ])ronK)to female education. lam strug-
yling with dilliculties, that in a larger Europi'an society would be met
with a liberal hand. On the ])rinciple that they who hel)> themselves
shall be lielpod, I shall by this means succeed. I am coniident. If the
highly-favoured ladies of our distinguished country coukl really see the
efl'ects of Hindooism on their sex in this country, and would for a mo-
inent allow the mind to dwell on the subject of female degradation, as
seen in India, they would, I am sure, come forward to aid in the work of
nudiorating their condition with increased liberality. How diflereuttho
character of a Hindoo female from that of an European ! Yet in the
Hhidoo, there is an amiableness of disposition that ])romises, under the
influence of education and religious tcachhig, great elevation of cha-
racter; and that will, in future generations, raise to a high standard of
excellence the women of Ilindostan. It is universally known that Hin-
doo females arc much more devotional in their habit of feeling, and much
more observant of religious rites, than their more educated husbands.
During the next yciir I will direct my attention more iind more to this
interesting subject, and endeavour to promote the cduciition of the fe-
male sex; and hoj)e that our we.dthy friends at home will come forward
to aid us, and enable us to raise the Hindoo female to the dignity de-
signed for her by the Providence of Got!. I could say much more in
their behalf, but 1 hope the attention of the Conuuittoe will he drawn to
this subject on a larger scab', and that the beneficence of the English
public will supply us through them with the means of beneflting this
part of the population of the country.

On the Jaifna station there are eleven scliools, containing 483 boys,
and 161 girls; total, 644.

Point Pedro. — We have eight schools, containing 54.5 boys, and 10
girls ; total, 555.

TaiNcoMALEE. — Four schools; 182 boys, and 13 girls; total, 195.

B\TTicA.Lo.\. — Six schools, containing 310 boys.

The state of thesse schools is reported to be favourable,

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34 SCHOOL REPORT. — BANGALORE. 1837.

CONTINENTAL INDIA.

MADRAS DISTRICT.

Madras. — The Madras Circuit contains at present three English
day-schools, eight native Tanuil schools, and one p]nglish Sunday-
school, which atlbrd instruction to 572 children. About 190 girls
and 382 hoys make this number. Besides the above number under
daily instruction, we have i'oiir Sunday-schools in operation ; but as
the children are chiefly accounted as day-scholars, they are not men-
tioned again. With some exceptions the management of this system
of juvenile instruction has allbrded strong grounds for its more ef-
fectual prosecution. It is entir<>ly beyond our power to state, or per-
haps rightly to apprehend, the residt connected with early instruction
in the Sacred Scriptures. These piu*e fountfiins are now opening their
inexhaustible treasures for the solace and salvation of the perishing
heathen. As teachers of religion, we make all our plans centre in that ;
and the difliculties, which once were truly formidable, are giving way,
so that the knowledge of the Sacred Scriptures advances among
the rising youth with a steady and hallowing influeiu^e. remales
— not a few — are partaking of these benefits. For ages they have been
shut up in ignorance: the mind left in a state of darkness, became a p: jy
to vice ; but now, those children who are brought under instruction,
manliest great readiness to learn the truths of the Bible. Three girls
have greatly profited under Mrs. Carver's care, and show evidently the
influence of Divine grace upon the heart. They have been solemnly bap-
tized, and now form part of the juvenile class. The gracious change
among several of the boys has encouraged us to persevere with our
daily expositions of Scripture. Some of these have also received bap-
tism, and have ranged themselves amongst the soldiers of Christ. Roman
Catholic children, who had no means ofreadingthe Word of God before,
peruse the sacred pages with delight; and what view soever we take of
this branch of Christian labour, we are cheered by it to go on, hi the
name and in the strength of God.

Bangalore. — Themost interesting schools which wehave on this station,
are the two English ones mentioned in the General Report of this year.
They give great satisfaction, inasmuch as the boys make rapid improve-
ment, and the whole expense is defrayed without any pecuniary assistance
from the Mission. The following extracts from Mr. Hodson's letter
afford some account of them : —

" I have sent you a Map of St. Paul's First Journey, as a specimen of
what the native boys in my English school on the Mission premises are
doing. I have prepared on the same plan St. Paul's other jonrney, and
also his voyage to lionu% which they have also copied, and by the use of
them in common with their reading, the first class boys, to the number of
ten or twelve, can without any hesitation, not only point to all the places
which St. Paul visited, but also give an account of what occurred at each

1837.

SCHOOL REPORT. — NEGAPATAM,

3mises are

place. In other branclKs ol' learniiit,' tliey have made e»iiial proficiency.
The expense of the school (^aboul 0/. Mis. a nionlli is delVayed by the
nathes. I have formed the parents ol'the boys into aconnnittee, and ap-
pointed a treasnrer and secretary, and we hold a tfeiieral eoniniittee meeting
oncea (piarter. when we endeavour to settle the business as much alter the
English method of such meetings as possible; by this plan a lively
interest in tlie school has been excited ami increased. Tlie number of
scholars is now ou. Many (jf tiie boys come everv day from the I'ellah
or Fort to this school, a distance of tliree miles; but this is very incon-
venient to those whf) come, and very many would gladly attend if it was
not so far from their homes. I have had an interview with s.onie of the
principal natives on the subject, — have formed them into a conunitlee,
and made arrangements for the establishment of a school in the native
town of Uangalore, similar to the one on the Mission premises, (see the
map). The natives have engaged to raise about l*(j a month, and I have
engaged to find teachers and to superintend the school. Ihus we have
an instance of heathens paying about £1-10 per annum for a Christian
education. I would not have you imagine that they have any wish to become
Christians, or that they are nifiuenced by very high motives; their sole
desire is lo obtain a knowledge of English, that they may be (pialified for
situations of respectability, under government, kc. ; but the opportunity
ought to be embraced for the pur[)Ose of leading them forward into the
paths of encpiiry, and eventually, into the Truth itself."

"The English school and the schoolmaster's house on the new ground
are finished, and we commenced teaching in it on the 1st of August.
Here we have the sons and relations of the most wealthy and influential
men in the Pettah, who by this school get a knowledge of Christianity
through the only medium which the bigotry and superstition of then'
parents has left open. 8ome of the students are only nine or ten years
of age, but some are younc: men who in the course of a few years will be
employed hi intluential situations under government, or in other ways
will exercise great authority over their countrymen ; it is very important,
therefore, that whilst we have the o|)portnnity we should imbue their
minds with Christian knowledge; and as ours is the only English school
for Canarese youth, a particular attention to this sphere of duty seems de-
manded of us, and providentially appointed ns. We have lately had a
public meeting of natives to advocate the cause of native education, a native
gentleman in the chair, resolutioi.s proposed and seconded, &c., after the
manner of an English meeting ; it was very interesting, the schoolroom
was well filled, and considerable interest was excited; and we are not
without hopes of obtaining a Canarese printing-press in connexion with
the two schools."

"The odier schools, in which the children are taught in Tamid and Ca-
narese, are in a prosperous state, so that we have great reason to thank
God and take courage. There are eight schools, containing 252 children."

Ni:gai'ATAm. — Tne Tamul schools on this station are much of a pre-
paratory character; there are, however, a fciv boys in each who have
obtained a very considerable knowledge of Christianity, and we hope tliat
the seed sown will not be entirely lost. The English school, which is on
the Mission premises, and consequently always under the eye of the Mis-
sionary, is in an efficient state. There are eight schools, containing 248
children. D 2

SCHOOL RlirOKT.— FRIENDLY ISLANDS.

1837.

MKL^^VTT^^r A^D Manatkioodv.— The Tanml school at Molnattam was
in a very (lisc'oiiragiii!;- siau- (luriii;^ tlit- lirst half of tlie year, j)artly in
conseqtieiicc' of tlie iu'<fliu\iii'(^ of ihc schoolinastcr, and partly from other
causes. From the uiicldle oflheyear, however, there has heen a <rradual
improvement, and now it ecpials, if not snrpasses, any school \ve have in
the south of India. The English school at Manargoody has been but
recently established, \s fur as w.o have gone we have been encouraged.

SOUTH SEAS.

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FIUENDLV ISLANDS.

Tonga. — Our schools at this station, previous to the persecution, were
in a prosperous condition, luit are not in so orderly a state now as we
hope to see them, owing to our people not having suitable places to teach
in; the teachers arc very atbnilive lo their duties, and anxious that those
under their care should be able to read t!ie Word of God. The schools at
Nukualofa have been divided, and many scholars have been added, who
before tlie late revival cared for none of these things. Tiie schedule
below gives a tolerably correct view of our schools.

Miices.

■jtAcMi i;s.

snioi.Ans

Schools.'
•2 1

!VIi.le.

Feninle

TotnL

Mnle.
169

Femiile.

TotnL

^Nukualofa . .

240

409

Vakuuha . .

2 1

140

237

Illavelu . . .

.38

!Hofoa ....

JKeka ....

()

Matahau , . .

Foui ....

160

XJtulau . . .

Talafoou . . .
Total . . .

.'i

7.5

4.3

118

1 557

580

1137

Last year . .

.00

j 361

489

850

Increase . .

i lf)6

287

Vavou. — It is with very great pleasure ihat we write our report of the
schools of th is station lor the present year. This year has been one of
much prosperity in Divine things. We may say, "Thou crownedst the
year with tliy goodness." We have not laboured in vain, nor spent our
strength for nought : neither have tiie prayers of the faithful been imsuc-
cessful in our l)ehalf.

Our scliools have been trebled this year ; but the number of persons in
the schools has only been increased 960, The reason is this ; the per-
sons who have been collected in these schools, are persons M'ho mostly
attend the schools in other places. Two years since, the people lived
more together, so that we did not need >so many schools ; but now each

1837.

ttain'was
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.' liavc in
been but
louraged.

1837.

SCHOOL REPORT. FRIENDLY ISLANDS.

ion, were
)w as we
i to teach
hat those
chools at
ded, who
schedule

TotnL

409
237
83
35
92
48
160
45
48

11137

850

287

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low each

tribe or family has moved to its former residence, and tlie ])eo))le have
built themselves haiulsonie chapels iind sclioojs. All ;ire iiiiich satisl'ied
at this ; and they have seemeil to c()iit(>nd with cai-b other, which should
erect the best house's for God. Kiich village* li.is its own soeii ty, chapel,
schools, and teachers, within itself. This meets with the views of all,
and proves to be for the ^ood of each indi\i(lual. All. both old and
young, have an oppovluuity of attending the schools, and each one says
to his fellow or neighbour — '' (Jonie, it is the hour of school,'" or " the
hour of prayer — lei us go :"' so each helps his fellow. Koiio can now
form anv excuse, by saying " The distance is too ureat," or '' 1 did not hear
thebelL"

Our friends in" England would smile if they saw the subs-til utes
for bells wl'ch are employed in thi;; part of the world. Some have a kind
of native drum called a " nafa,"' w hich was formerly used to assemble
them to their feasts — this they strike with a stick, and the sound is heard
at a great distance. It is the busiuess of the leaders or the resident
teachers of each place to attend to this. Others have bits of old iron or
copper, — others beat the trunk of an old tree. These do very will, as
they serve the purpose intended, viz., to assemble t!ie [.eople together.

Nearly all who meet in class make it a matter of c(jnscience to attend
the school ; and most of them esteem it as a means of urace. It is hichlv
' 'oasing to see great and small, rich and poor, old and young, all sitting
m their respective places to learn the Word of Gotl. Children often he-
come the teachers of those \^ ho are on the verv verce of the <:;;rave. All
are willing to learn, and to karn from any one. We have apjiointed
teachers to reside at each place, — to lead classes, and conduct the schools ;
and we have had the greatest satisfacti(>n from their conduct. The male
school commences as soon as day-light, and continues about an hour,
or an honr and a half. The female school commences at three o'clock
every afternoon (Saturday exce]!ted). Th.e schools of Bagai (Mission
premises) are conducted on a similar plan. The male school is opened
by native teachers, with singing and prayer, and concltuled in the same
manner. The King is very regular in liis attendance, and is active in
doing good. The female school is conducted by Mrs. Turner and Mrs,
Cargill, when their health will permit ; but when they are prevented, the
Queen takes the management of it. Thus '• Kings In come nnrsing
fathers, and Queens nnrsing mothers." to the Church of Christ

There are biit very few persons vho cannot read well, ai'l those are
mostly aged people. All are as eager to learn as ever. Whenever a new
book comes out, all are wishful to ])rocure it. We have still cause to
he thankful for the ])ress sent out. This will be tlie grand means of dif-
fusing light and knowledge in these and other islands, in years to come.
We hope you will abundantly supply all its demands. We conclude this
brief report, praying that these schools may become the means, in the
hands of God, of instructing the mind, and establishing the soul in the
knowledge and love of Jesus Christ.

SCHOOL REPORT. —FRIENDLY ISL/ NDS.

1837.

TIu-

loHowinjr

is a Schcihili" of tlu' Schools in tlu" N'nvoii Islaiuls.

•K. I

I Xiinii's of I'liices.

I;-—

.Ni'liitii . . .

INciiit'iitulii . .

iToloi . . . .

jToiiIa. . .

iBigaiiuotii . .

'Taoii , . . .

V'aiiiKilo .

(liKikiiu .

lliliito . . .

[Oi'u . . . .

iOkoa . . . .
;01oiia ....

jMakave . . .

iUtiii . . . .

iFalooiio . . .
;Koloa.

{Fek'tna . .

^Mataika . . .

!llaiitalafiili' .

jHoloja . . .
jTaiica.

illaaliiiifiili . .

iTiianekivale, .

Gaiinolio.

llotabu . . .

iTaiiga . . .

Fuaaniutu

jNuahabu . .
jlliiga ....

Ovaka.

jOtca . . . .

;Falevai . . .

jTokii . . . .

I Late . . . .

No. ot"'

schools.

SCIIO

:\i..ic.

■ AIIH.

Ft'innlt'.

221

it\t 1
!\InlH.

II ll!i.

rf'iniilc.

1 Otill ot

Scliolmi.

I lie reuse

506

4()

153

3()

(J7

131

109

167

18.5

142

327

If)

116

<)l

147

140

12f)

215

112

1()

191

'I')

()

10
1943

10
1515

2o4

226

3458

1 255

Hah.vi. — The schools on this station an- in a prosperous state, and
present a cheering aspect. Tliey are attended by persons of all ranks and
ages — the schools are invariably opened and closed with singing and
prayer. The King and Qneen haveheen constant in their attendance, and
have taken a very active •>art therein during the year. Many of the aged,
since their hearts have been renewed by the grace of God, have applied
to uie for books, and are making very pleasing progress in reading ;
but they arc sadly in want of spectacles ; and I am sure, could the
friends in England hear their requests, and sec the application of many
of them in trying to read the Word of Life, they would afibrdan ample

1837.

SCHOOL REPORT. — NEW SOUTH WALES.

255

supply of thoso useful articlos. Tn addition to the regular schools, Mrs.
T. has recently estahlished a writing school ; upwards of twenty attend it,
and more would gladly do so, if there were materials for them.

The following is a schedule of the schools on this station.

fliice.

No.

M. 1.

M. s.
220

!•. 1.

f.S.

252

Aii. 1 .

A({. .S.
472

Mua . . . .

Togaleleka . . .

129

1^20

•249

Ilolobeka . . .

Ileoula . . . .

Ilaatoumaga . .

2(»

Haano . . . .

266

185

451

Fakakakai . . .

109

Foa

141

147

288

Mougaauni . .

145

Lofaga . . . .

125

Kotuha . . . .

Kao . . . .

Tolu \ . . . .

Kotu . . . .

Tiigua . . . .

102

204

Oua

Haafeva . . .

•23

Fetoa . . . .

It)

Maatuku . . .

Nomuka . . .

110

204

Mago . . . .

Fonoifua . . .

L'ilia . . . .

115

131

246

Felemea . . .

2
54

9
221

50
11636

208

1522

429

31.58

The above schedule shows an increase during the year of two schools,
48 teachers, and 257 scholars ; not having a variety of printed books,
very many of them read written ones. The people in general are making
pleasing progress in the knowledge of Divine things ; they feel a pleasure
in reading the Word of Life, and ask a great variety of questions in order
that they may know its meaning.

NEW ZEALAND.

No detailed report ha"* b?en furnished frcm this station ; but w> have
information ♦hat about COO of the natives have learned to read ihe Word
of God.

NEW SOUTH WALES.

In Sydney there are two Sunday-schools, both of which continue to af-
ford us considerable encouragement. Several of the elder scholars have

SCIIOOJ- IIFPORT. — VAN DlKMKN S LAM).

183

Ix't'ii l)roiit;lit iiiKifT serious impressions; some have hceti saviiiirly coii-
^e^t('(l lo (ioil, li;i\ I' heeii iiilmined as meiuhers of our Society, niul |irc-
seiit picasiiiy; indications of credit iind iisel'iilne'i in the Chiircli oC
Christ.

Our school at pAiur\Ar.\TTA is still everting' a very hem licial iiiMiitnce
\V)o\\ iuany of tlic youths of the town. 'Their improvement is not only
apparent. Init i.i sev-rai cas.'s stiikini;. Thoiiuh for a part of hi>>t year
tlierc uas a defifiency ol I'eliiale teachers, those wlio were eni])h)y('(l

111 tlic S(

hool

i"oiess

lo liavc rcK i\e(| (.real satisfaction from the hehi

viour and improvement ol' their schohirs ; and there is no (h)nl)t l)nt the
pions instrnctions imparfi il will hy the Divine hlessin^' he inllui'titial in
after-life.

WiNDsoti. — 'I'his school has now ohtaiiied a stahility to which it conld
make no pn'tens'oiis in the precediiMr year, hein;,^ then newly commenced;
the children have, npoii tin; whole, conducted tlu'niselvcH well in the
school, and their conduct in j)ul)lic worship has heen iar superior to
what it was pre\iousto the formation ol' the Sunday-school ; they have

also unprove(

(i in 1

earnmc'-. and have connni

itted t

o meniorv eonsi(i(>rau.n
pf rtions of Scripiiu'c, Catechism, and I'oetry, which we hoj)e will be a
means of preserving them from ;jross sin, and of leailina; them to the
Saviour. Male teachers. .'?; I'emale ti'achers, j ; total, ^. IJovs, 37;
girls, ;^9: total. 76.

tSachcillf Jfcdclt. — Several of the childven, |)arti(u!arly the airls. have
eonnnitted many j.ortions of Scrij.ture and Po( try to memory, which, hv
the hlessin^' of Cod, must have a good influence upon their minds in
future life.' Male teacher, 1. Rovs, VI: {.drls, Ifi : total, 'i8.

VAN DIEMRX'S LAND DISTRICT.

HoBART Town. — The Snn'ay-schools connected \\\\\\ this circuit are in
a prosperous condition. Tlic nnmhcr of scli';lars |ha,s greatly increased
during the past yeiir. The teachers pursue their lahonr of love with
laudable assiduity and zeal.

Two juvenile religious classes have been formed, in which there are
several young persons who give satisfactory indic.ttions of personal piety,
and who are likely to grow up ornanunts to Christian society, and to be-
come useful nundurs of the Chincdi of Christ. Tj)e number of teachers
is, nude, 24; hniale, 23. Childnn, male, r.dG; female, 286; total ,502.

LAL•^c^:s■l•o^^ — Our Sabbath-school is in a most excelU nt state. During
the year the numbers have increased from GO lo 130. The progrcKs of the
children lias been truly pleasing, insonnich that at their recent examina-
tions they gave universal satisfaction. Upon the hearts of several of tliem
a very grae'ons work hiis been con)m(netd. A juvenile class has been
formed, .several of the mend)ers of which can give a clear and scriptural
account of their conversicm to God, and o\ their enjoyments in the Di-
vine life.

Loiifffonl a Sabbath-school has been commenced very recently.
We have at present 16 male and 10 female scholars, with every prospect
of a lar:;;eiiicrease.

iRn:

1837.

Rcnonr, UKrour. — sorrii afiuca.

-n

L'ly coii-
iiul |>rc-
iiircli of

ndiK iico
not only
last your
ni])loyc(l
ic Ix'lia-
; but the
ii'iitiHl in

I'oiiT Auiittn. 'I'lic schools iit Port Arthur iiu- in a slate of ijrowinj;
j)ros))t'rity, iiarlirnhirly thf cv I'lUiHx-Mhool, win re tljc att( udanro is
vohmtary. Our lunuhcr in this school has incn-ascd from 7M to 1 17.
Many have hccn admitted who \vi ri" not ahlc to read at all. and are
inakinu; [(leasing ad\anci'incnt. On t'lc minds ol'sonic, nliuions iiii|ir('s..
Kions have been made, whifh it is hojiod wdl result in their sound eon-
version to (jod.

SOUTH AFRICA.

it could
imenecd ;
11 in the
perior to
ley have
sideraol"
will he it
m to the
oys, 37 ;

iris, have

\hieh, by

minds in

;int are ni

iicreafcd

love with

here are
al piety,

I to be-
tcachers
otal o02.

]Juring
ess of the
rxai'iina-

oftliem
las been
criptnral
1 the Di-

reeently.
prospect

CAPE or r.ooi) iiopr.

At Cai'F. Town and Someijskt, at Kiiamif.s TiF.nr, and in Hiikat Xa-
MACtjUAi.ANi), there are 400 children and adidts nnder school instrnction.
The committee liave anthori/.ed tlie connnencenient of a day-school at
Cape Town, for the children of apprenticed labourers.

ALBANY DISTRICT.

Graham's Town 'and Salfm. — The native school, Graham's Town,
consisting of adults and ciiildren of various nations, learniii;: Mngiish.
Dutch, and Katfer. is in a state of very enconra2;in<j prosp( rity. The
country branch schools have been ie<;ularly attended to, chiefly by our
frii>nds in Graham's Town, who visit them with great constancy. Num-
ber in schools — boys, "i.jO ; girls, "21"); adults, male, ')! \ female, o'l ;
total, 57 I.

WEsMiVViLLK. — The average attendance on the Sabbath-tlay has been
30, of v\hich number seven can read the Scriptures. Keeently, owing to
a scarcity of food arising from a long-eonlinued drought and late and
scanty harvest, but few children have attend»'d, as they an* too weak to
travel several miles, and most of their time is occupied in procuring roots
for food, IJoys, 18; girls, 12.

Hl'TTEIiwokth, — Heing destitute of a siiitable place for attending to the
children, the school has not received that attention we have desired.

This department of our work has not been without encouragement, and
we anticipate extenvive usefulness when our buildings are finished. liovs,
20 : girls, 30 ; total, 50.

Claukehuiiy. — This dei)artment of our work has given us much en-
couragement during the year. The attendance, not oidy of thi' children
resident on the station, but also from the surrounding villages, has been
good. The average attendance on the week-days has been from 30 to
40, and on Sundays from 100 to 130.

Several of the girls are learning to write, and some of tliose who were
only received into the school during this last year, will soon read the
Scri])tures.

The desire of the children to learn to read, now that books are |)rinted
in their language, is verv great. Number in school — bovs, 40 ; girls,
60; total, 100.

I '

SCHOOL REPORT. — SOUTH AFRICA.

1837.

BiNTiNriviLf.K. — The ueek-rlay and Sunday-schools are attended by
cliildrcn and adults, aveiaying in nund)er Irom 30 to 40. Some of these
made considerahle progress last year in readintj and writing, besides
eoninutting to memory the first part of the Conference catechism. To
hear then repeat the latter, and to give them spiritual advice, they were
met in the chapel once a week by the preacher. A pleasing and gradually
increasing iuterest was manifested on these occasions. Nuniher of scholars
—hoys, 10; girls, 20; total. 30.

MotiMOY. — In this important part of our work we find we are not la-
bouring in vain in the Lord. Ju the wcck-day school we have a regular
attendance of Irom '10 to 50, many of whom can read the Scriptures, and
there is niauifestly a general desire for education among the children;
this is more particularly the case in reference to writing.

Sin/(h(i/-s('h()ol. — We have ahont 300 scholars, some of whom come a
consideral)le distance, and though some of them may never learn to read,
yet they hear two sermons every Sabbath in addition to the instructioa
they receive in the school, and the greater part of them know tliQ Com-
manilinents, Creed, and part of tlie Conicrence Catechism, inconsequence
of hearing them so offen from the more advanced scholars. Number in
day-school, 50 ; Sunday-school, 300.

BECHUANA DISTRICT.

TiiABA Uncmu. — Our native assistant, Peter Links, has been zealously
emoloved in one of the schools during the past vear, and has made some
progress in promoting the gradual improvement of the children.

Our new converts an* very desirous of learning to read, and have at-
tended the school regularlv. as well as used their influence in bringing
the children to school whom we should not otherwise liave seen.

Moroko, oiu- chief, and his head man, about the middle of the year
requested the missionary to take charge of their two sons, and said they
wished them to learn to read and write, and, in short, to do every thing.
They are, therefore, taken into the Mission-family, with the understand-
ing that tliev are to remain in it till they are grown up. Number in school
—hoys, 68 • girls. 89 ; total, 157.

Pi-AAT Bimk;. — From the schools our encouragement has been very
great during the past year. The children have been as regular in their
attendance as tlie state of the weather would allow. The progress they
have male in reading, writing, and religions knowledge, has been very
encoiu'aging. There are a few adults who have been taughtto write, and are
making pleasing progress in this usetul art. Adidts, 4; boys, 70; girls,
78 : total, 152."

UMPUKANt. — The children of our schools have made greater progress
than usual in learning to read .n\i\ write, and this may chiefly be the re-
8\dt of a very regular attendance. The girls are anxious to be taught
the useful art of sewing, and about fifty of them are attended to by Mrs.
Edwards, who has the s itisfaction to liiid that she does not labour in
vani. Number iu school, boys, 65 ; girls, 50 ; total, 115.

MANTATKt; Statfox. — Our school at this station has suffered several
months' interruption. B'fore the interruption took place, the childien
were making good progress in the catechisms, &c., and at the time the

1837.

SCHOOL REPORT. — SIERRA LEONE.

school broke up the average nnmber of the scholars was eighty. Number
of scholcrs — bojs, 2b' ; girls, 51 ; tjUil, 8'.).

ringing

girls,

taught
'V Mrs.
our in

WESTERN AFRICA.

SIERRA LKONE DAY SCHOOLS.

I8J6.

t.O, OF (.IllMinEN. 1

CASH ACCIJUXT.

Places.

Boys. Gills

rolal.

3CPive(

]•:?

(pendy

188

£. 1
15

.1.
19

£.
43

■V. i

(1.
8

Freetown . . . .\4H

Portuguese Town . .119

206

Congo Town . . .

If)

Wilberforce . . .

Murray Town . . .

Wellington. . . .

131

Allen Town . . ,

Hastings ....

Total ....

503

343

816

By wharfage ami duty on a case 1

containing dresses for children )

To sale of books, &c

Balance drawn on the AVesleyan I

137

1 ''

Missionary Connnittee . . . .i

Total

159

, 7

' 6

il59

i (i

SUNDAY SCHOOLS.

Places.

l-'reetown .
Wellington
Hastings .

Total .

Ailulf--'

Bovs.

(Jills.

Total.

62
;134

16
46

87
i229

(jiatuitous
'I'eacliprs.

Remarks.

A lew (I'l'i liiifis 20;
Ul' tlu' I'iiildu'ii Ihnt
'alti'iiil llii' rrcetciwii
.Siiniliiy s<-li(i(il, iitti'iiil
our (l;iv sehuuls also.

The above schedules will enable you to form an idea of the state of the
schools under our care in this colony at the close of the year. There has
been aconsiderable decrcuseof the numbers attending our schools in town
during the last year, in consequence of the establishuient of other schools.
Other denominations of professing Christi.ms have opened schools during
the year, and this fact, while it accounts for the d( ciease in our schools,
affords proof also that the liberality of our friends in England furiiishes
an example for the stimulation of others.

The master of the Free Town school is very serious and steady, and
the boys improve under his care. The attendance of the children in the
Portuguese iown schools has consi(!erably varied during the year ; the
numbers at present attending aie nearly the same as last year. The num-
ber of teachers is reduced from live to four. The beys have made con-

J t

SCHOOL REPORT. — ST. MARy's, GAMBIA.

1837.

siderablo progri S'*. The jtlace of iho former niistress, who was dismissed,
is siippHcd by one wlio is a memher of our .Society, and Mho is in every
respect (piite us suitable as the former, and in some respects mucli more
so. The piesent expenses are about 2/. os. Or/, per month, a small portion
of which is contributed by the children. The persecuting spirit of some
of the people of ('onsro Town still continues, and iluring the last quarter
has received countenance from individuals in a little authority. The
school is diminished, but the expenses are increased. Wilberforce has
also had to share in the ])ersecutions above referred to : the school
was going on prosperously, when the schoolroom was on a sudden
entirely demolisheil by orcler, in consequence of which outrage, ac-
comj)anietl with many threats, some of the people were intimidated,
and the school was somewhat diminished : but a new schoolr(wm being
built, the school begins to increase again. Three teachers are employed.
^Murray Town has for a long time called for the exercise of patience,
but at present we begin to see that our labo\n' in this place has not been
in vain. The people are remarkal)ly ignorant, .'Uid very much given to
idolatry, but there now appears to be a growing dis]>osiiion among them
to attend our religious services, and to have their children instructed;
hence, notwithstanding the o{)i)osition of the manager Ix'fore referred to,
which has extended to this place also, our school has considerably in-
creased. The salary of om- teacher in this place is live dollars per month.
We have l)een enabled to devote more of our time and labours to Wel-
lington of late, in consecjncuice of whicb the school has considerably ini-
])roved. The number of teachers is reduced from four to thrte. Our
school in Allen Town has improved ; the young man that siq: plies the
place of the I'onrun* master, who was dismissed, is a member of our
Society. Tiie sclioolroom we now occupy is very snial!, but prepara-
tions are making {'or buiKiing a new one, which we hope w ill be more
convenient.

The school in Hastings J'.ppears \o be going on very well. W'e have
three teachers ensployed. The Sunday-schools do not thrive as could be
wished, in conseqe.ence of a deliciency of suitable teachers. By way of
conclusion, it gives n;e pleasure to notice the following occurrence in
connexion wiih otir schools: — During the year several of our teachers
have been brouijit under Divine influence, and the greater part ol them
are nov. nieetuig in class in our Society. I am inclined to regard this as
a I'avouvable omen, and hope that, as the grace ot Cod takes hold of the
hearts of our teachers, it v>ill also proceed from them to the children,
who, growing up in the fear and love of God. niay l)e a blessing to pos-
terity.

It now becomes my ].ileasing task to acknowledge with gratitude the
receijjt of a valuable case containing dresses for children, itc, some of
which have been di'^;posed o\\ and others remain to be distributed, by
which tlie liearts of many will be made glad.

St. jMary's, ox tuk Hiveu Gamiji.\,6vc. — Our schools are doing well.
Tiie daily attendance lias greatly increased, so that we are very much in
want of a more convenient schoolroom ; and in order to avoid the neces-
sity of taking the children into the new chapel, I would strongly recom-
mend the propriety of enlarging the vestry, tor the accommodation of the
girls : then our present place would be comfortable for the boys. The
enlargement would cost about £50.

1837.

isniissed,

in every
ich more
;1 portion

of some
t (juarter
t,y. The
brce has
le school
El sudden
rage, ac-
imidatcd,
)m being
mploypd.
patience,
not been
! given to
oDg them
stnicted;
t'erred to,
!rably in-
?r month,

to Wel-
ral)ly int-
•( e. Our

plies the

■r of our

)repara-

)e more

e have
could be

way of
•ence in
teachers
of them
d this as

of the
'hildren,

to pos-

tude the

some of

iited, by

ng V ell.
much in
e neces-
rccom-
)n of the
s. The

1837.

SCHOOL REPORT. — ANTIGUA,

4:>

On last Good Friday we had a public examination of the schools, when
a select number of boys and girls repealed tlie Confei-eiice Catechism,
several portions of Scripture, and Ilyiuns. before a large and attentive
congregation. Thi.-i, 1 lielieve, was the iirst public examination of the
children ever held here; it produced great interest, especially among the
natives, many of whom came to the Mission House the next day. and
said, "We never seedat fashion belbre since de world stand, dattiiie, line,
too much."' It was certainly a very interesting service, and couiil otir
friends in England have witnessed it, they would, I doubt not, have ex-
claimed with us, '• What hath God wrought!" Our hearts frecjueuLly
overllow with gratitude to (iod, whilst we look upon nearly 200 child-
ren, gathered in from the streets, wlu're they were sutlered to run about
as untutored and as wild as the beasts which perish : l)Ut now they not
only appear clean and neatly clothed, but they are also taught to keep
the Sabbath-day holy, to reverence the House of God. by a regular and
orderly attendance ; aiul are daily instructed in such branches of useful
knowledge as will, by the blessing of God, quality them to till res})ectable
situations in life.

Macarthy's Island. — In the schools there are, at present, 25 boys,
and 20 girls ; total, 4o.

Cape Coast. — There are 40 adults under school instruction on this
station, and 30 children ; total, 70. The school and the [Mission have
recently suffered a serious loss by the lamented death of Airs. Wrigley,
after ^ i-esidence of a few months ; and of Mr. and Mrs. Ilairop, in little
race :\ n o fortnight after their arrival.

WEST INDIA ISLANDS.

ANTIGUA DISTRICT,;

The state of the schools in the island of Antigua is described in thj
following extract of a letter from Mr. C. Thwaites, Superintendent of
schools, dated Willoughby Bay, Feb. 20tb, 1837:—

You have received from the District Meeting a regular account of
the state of the Wesleyan schools in Antigua, and also a statement of the
account of receipts and expeiiditure attending the carrying on of these
schools, to 3lst December, 183(). The balance of £51. 18i'. 9d. will only
pay to the end of February, and I expect to receive no more from the
Ladies' Society till August or September, and we must give up some of
these valuable schools unless the Connnittee will turn their attention to
this object, and make an annual grant of a sum of money ibr this purpose —
£30 or £40 sterling, in addition to what is received, will be suHicient for
the present expenditure. I am happy to say that the parents of the
children have liberally assisted in supporting these schools, consi-
dering their little pay, and the distress occasioned by the scarcity and
dearness of provisions. The sum received from them the last year is
£94. 2s. 3d. currency. The wages of one person is only sixpence sterling
each day.

The anniversaries of the Sunday-schools and the e.vaminatiou of the

. k

SCHOOL REPORT. — ANTIGUA.

1837.

t' ';:

day-schools were very Literestini;. The Sunday-school anniversaries were
held in the tbllowiug order : — Sion Mill on the 'ioih, in the afternoon.
At the time appointed Mrs. Thwaites and 1 arrived tliere, and about 200
children were already assembled and waiting I'or ns. The meeting com-
menced with singing and ))rayer, and many little hearts were maile glad
by the receipt ol ii reward. This school has made an advance both in
numbers and improvement. Since the anniversary a pleasing work of
grace lias commeueed among the children and young |)eople.

Wdloiighby Hay anniversary was held on tlie 2Gth. This is always
more interesting than the others. It has been customary tor the married
young people who have enjoyed the benefit of the institution, and have
been decently and creditably married from the school, to assemble on
these occasions. At this time they formed a long line from one end of
our large schoolroom to the other. It was pleashig to seethe husbands
looking for their respective wives among the company of females,
and bringing them forward arm in arm, a sight seldom seen in time of
slavery. They were suitably addressed by the liev. Mr. Bates. The
scene was higldy interesting. The children were afterwards rewarded.

Parham school anniversaiy was held on the 27th : about 600 scholars
were present. The Kev. Mr. Fraser. who kindly takes this letter, was
present ; he will give you many particulars relative to this school, which
yields to none in importance and numbers. The examinations of the
day-schools were held as follows ; — SL John's on the 22nd December; it
was held in Ebenezer chapel, and about 150 children, and a good com-
pany of ladies and gentlemen, were present. The meeting was opened by
the Kev. Mr. Pilcher. The children went through their exercises, in
which they excel. The hrst class read a chapter in the Bible, and an-
swereil several questions made to them ; but a class of very little children,
who read in the Testament, very correctly, seemed to attract more
attention. The meeting was concluded bv the Bev. Mr. Thorne, from
America. On the following day a similar meeting was held in Parham
chapel, and the children from Sanderson's, Vernon's, Gimthorpe's, Sir
George Thomas's. Betty's Ho])e. and Parham schools, attended — about
380 children in number. All the schools went through their examina-
tions to the admiration of the company {)resent. The teachers de-
serve great credit for their persevering attention to the children. One
instance out of many 1 here give. The infant school teacher at Stony
Hill brought forward a class of children, who read a Scripture lesson per-
fectly. This school commenced on the 1st of August last; at that time
these children knew not a letter in the alphabet. The Hev. Mr. Thome,
who conchuled the meeting, addressed the children, and expressed the
great pleasure he felt at beholding so many little black children reading
the Scriptures so well, and answering questions ; such a scene he never
saw before. On the following Friday. 30th December, the Windward
infant schools assembled in the large schoolroom at Willonghby Bay —
Sion Hill. Bethesda, Willonghby Bay, and Lvneh's — about 350 children.
The Bev. Mr. Bates and Mrs. l^ates,' Bev. Mr. Fraser and Mrs. Fraser,
the Bev. Mr. Thorne and Mr. Kemball. agents from the American Anti-
Slavery Society, and a few others, were present. The Bev. Mr. Thome
having published a minute and favourable account of this meeting, I in-
sert it in preference to any thing of my own :— " I had the pleasure of being

1837.

SCHOOL REPORT. — ANTIGUA.

ianes were
afternoon,
about 200
>ting com-
nacle glad
:^e both in
y work of

is always
le married
and have
sembie on
ue end of
husbands
f females,
in time of
ites. The
warded.
scholars
letter, was
3ol, which
ons of the
ember; it
;ood com-
opened by
?rcises, in
e, and an-
' children,
ract more
)rnt:', from
II Parham
)rpe"s. Sir
ed — about
examina-
chers de-
en. One
at Stony
jsson per-
that time
Thome,
essed the
n reading
he never
V indward
n- Bay —
children.
Fraser,
can Anti-
Thome
ing, I in-
of being

present at the annual examination of the infant schools at "NVillonghby
Bay, on Friday, 30tl\ Decembc'r. There were three schools assembUd
froni difi'erent (juarters ; the niunbcr ])resent 350. The exercises on the
occasion were, reading in the Bible, exhibitions in writing, ciphering, and
needlework on the part of the girls. The whole was agreeably niter-
spersed with singing. There were but few children ))vescnt, however
small, who could not read with fluency any part of the Bible. The pro-
ficiency of the scholars was in many instances truly astcuihhing : there
was almost a literal fulfilment of the scripture, ''Out of the mouths of
babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise." Children not nu)re than
four years old, scarcely strong enough to hold the Bible in their hands,
read without faltering, and answered (piestioiis put to them by the examiner
with a sprightliness which should for ever silence the slander uttered
against negro intellect. I could not repress the frecpient wish that the
defamers of the negro, who fairly expose their own inferiority in the weak
attempt to demonstrate his. could liave witnessed the spectacle which I
enjoyed. The children exhibited a familiar ac(juaiiitance with the his-
tory of Bible characters, and were remarkably ready in (juotiug jtassages
of Scripture. The specimens of writing and ciplu-ring were highly cre-
ditable to the children, all of whom, as I understand, began in tliese
branches since the 1st of August. 1834. The girls were eager to exhibit
their little pieces of needlework ; some had saniiilers beautit'uUy nunktd
with letters, and divers in vari-coloured silk : others presented pretty
specimens of stitching. 1 was informed that much atteuticn was paid to
this very useful branch of fenude instruction, and I may safely venture
to decide that pains have not been bestowed in vain. Perhaps the
most attractive feature in these schools is the excellent singing of the
children : they observe all the pauses and keep accurate time.

" The teachers of these schools are emani'ipated negroes, whose edu-
cation, previous to August. 1834, was obtained chiefly in Sabbath-schoolf.
Their qualifications are of course meagre, yet it is due to them to say,
they supply any deficiency in attainments, by diligence and perse-
verance. They are wholly (le\ oted to their labour of love, notwithstand-
ing they reap the barest ])ittance of a reward : their wages in no case
exceeds four dollars per month. The children who compose these
schoola were born slaves ; thanks to God, thev are now enioviua- the
blessings and privileges of freedom. May they ever prove themselves
worthy of the boon which a gracious Providence has conferred upon
them."

SUNDAY SCHOOLS.

Place.
St. John Ebenezer ....

Point

Willoughby Bay ....
Parham ......

Sion Hill

Bolan's .......

McKinnin's .....

Sawcott's

r.ital

Tencliers.

4D'3

.... 49

.... 8

505

.... 44

588

.... 35

205

.... 9

.... 2

.... 5

.... I

Total

. 1966

153

feCHOOF. REPORT. DOMINICA,

1837

INFANT oil DAY SCilOOL?.

5^1

St. John's .

AVilloughhy Hay .

Parhiiiu

Bctlu'Sila

Siou II HI .

Saucicr.soirs .

Vernon's .

Sir (u'ni(.r{' Thomas's

Gnntlorpc's

IJohiu's .

Stoncv Mill

Si'aforth's

Sawcott's .

Ijotty's Hope .

Lvurh's

Colebrook's .

Lower Walrond's

Total

Total. Teacliera

173 ....

].>!

129 ....

112 ....

126 ....

130

72 ....

15 ....

G') ....

72 ....

41 ....

22 ....

28 ....

26 ....

27 ....

13 ....

10 ....

1215

RECAPITULATION.

Sunday Scholars

Teachers ........

Infant and Day Scholars .....

Noon and Night ......

Number of Scholars hi all the Schools, Males, 1223,

Tomales, 1467
Number of Teachers ......

About 300 of the scholars are above the age of 1 8 years.

DoMrNicA. — Roseau. — As twelve teachers have given attendance gra-
tuitously, the exjienses of the Sunday-school have been trifling in the
past year: 4!) boys and 76 girls; total, 125.

Parish of St. Joseph, m^:\\\(\\\^g hayou, Hillshoroiiijh, and Clarlie
Hall Estates.— 'Y\\i' attendance at the noon schools at Clarke Hall and
Hillsborout/li is about 38 every day, at the night schools 44, and in the
Sunday morning school tliere are 60 children and adults, who are
taught by eight apprentices. Upon Canefield estate, whenever an in-
structor can be obtained, there are ahout 19 children desirous to learn;
and on Mount Pleasant there are 13 scholars nnder the care of a pious
female, wlio receives two dollars per month. The ajjprentices on the
Macoue.'iti'e and the contiguous estates are anxiously desirous to be in-
structed ill the knowledge of letters and religion, and are now likely to
be lienefited by the labours of the above-named teacher.

Prinec Rupert's Snnday-sehool. — At Prince Rupert's, a Simday-
school is conducted with tolerable efficiency, and a day school is esta-
blished under the care of a pious female employed by the Society.

1837

SCHOOL REPORT. — NEVIS.

Lasoye Point. — The only agency which seems to be adapted to the
loeal circumstances of this part of the island, is that of itinerant school-
masters visiting the estates; but no suitable persons have as yet oflered
their services.

THK NUMBJiR 01' CHIJ-DUEN.

Roseau Sunday School (boys, 4J) ; girls, 76)
Prince l^ipert's (boys, r)() : girls, 80^

St, Joseph, 6ce, .....

Prince Hupert's Day School .
Londonderry ......

Mount Pleasant

I3t;

Total

MoNTSERRAT. — Pit,

418

■Utiv

■u School— The

e.i:

'n in Plymouth
school have during the past ye.*, made considend)le ^^rogress in reading
and writing ; and with the first and second parts of the Catechism, it may
be said they are familiar. The number is, 59 boys ; 70 girls ; total, 129.

Plymouth Sunday School. — Many children who have no opportunity
of attending the day-school receive instruction on the Sabbath. The
teachers render their help gratuitously, and many of them attend very
regidarly. Number of boys, lO-l ; of girls, 120 ; total, 224. Number of
teachers, male, 6 ; female, 9 ; total, 15.

Bethel Day School. — This school, which we established only two
years ago, has done wonders. Previous to that time few could be found
in the vicinity who were capable of repeating the alphabet; but now,
many can read the New Testament with fluency. The school opens every

morning at nine o'clock with

singmsi

and j)rayer, and the children are

daily catechised. Number of boys, 2!); girls, 33; total, 62.

Bethel Sunday School. — The attendance is very good. Boys, fiO;
girls, 100; total, 160.

Frith' s Day School. This school was established about eighteen months
ago, in a dark and populous part of the island, where no means of in-
struction had been previously afforded. Sixty-eight children are now
collected together daily ; all are making rapid [)rogress, and twenty -four
of them can read the Testament with ease.

Fnth's Sunday School. — The attendance is regular, and the improve-
ment is manifest. Boys, 30 ; girls, 50 ; total, 80.

Springfield Day Schot^. — This schoolhouse has been erected in a
very destitute part of the island, at an expense of about £80, by the
liberality of two or three individuals, and made over to the Society. The
school has been established within the past year, and bids fair to do well.
Thirty-three children are collected together every morning at nine
o'clock, and are making proficiency in their learning. Bovs, 15; girlni,
18 ; total, 33.

Number of scholars in Montserrat : 327 boys; 429 girls; total, 756.
Teachers: 9 male; 14 female: total, 23.

Nevis. — Charlestotm Sunday School. The present number is [251
boys ; 357 girls ; total, 608. Teachers, 10 males ; 21 females ; total, 31.

Charlestown Infant School. — The children have made much pro-
gress hi reading and .spelling, and many have been promoted to higher

SCHOOL REPORT.— ST. BARTHOLOMEW S.

1837.

classes. The present number of scholars is, hoys, 78 ; girls, 74 ; total,
152: increase, 19.

Ghuferhind Simdatf School. Numbers, boys, 208 ; girls, 168 ; total,
376. Teachers, males, 7; females, 13; total, 20.

G'mgcrUmd Ivfant School. This is icknowledged by many as a
blessing to the whole parish. Numbers, boys, 46 ; girls, 38 ; total, 84.

G'wffcrland JSl'oon School is instructed in reading, writing, and
arithmetic, by the infant-school teacher and the resident Missionary.
Number, boys, II ; girls, 5; total, 16.

Bachelors' Hall Ivfant School. Mo: of I hi' children can read ii
little, and some of them can repeat the Catechism with great correctness.
Number, boys, 18; girls, 22; total, 40.

The total number of scholars in Nevis schools is 1276, 'of whom 612
are boys, and 664 are girls. About 180 attend two schools.

St. CunisTOPHER. — There are in this circnit eight day-schools and five
Sabbath-schools ; the former, generally called infant-SThocls, to which
denomhiation, however, they have little claim ; because not regulated by
any proper system, and, also, because many of the children are beyond
the years assigned to that kind of instruction.

O
O

H
'A
■<

NAMES OP PLACES.

NUMBERS.

Basseterre . . .
Cayonore ....
Great Heads
Old Road . .
Palmetta Point . . .
Sandy Point . . .
Deep Bay ....
Tabernacle ....

liuys.
.0

23
23

48
59
49

Girls.

Adults.

Total.

■~;58

28
22
94
57
41

93
36
44
51
45
142
116
90

277

347

624

n
n

Basseterre ....
Old Road ....
Palmetta Point . . .
Sandy Point . . .
Deep Bay ....

29
58
49
124
24

139
114

91
235

42
42

178
214
141
359
60

294

615

951

Saint Martin's. — Great 'indifference prevails respecting instruction.
There are, however, a few that derive benefit from the institution, and as
the instruction given in fonner years has not been in vahi, we hope that
the school will yet become a blessing to the church and colony. Boys,
35; girls, 105; total, 140. Teachers, males, 2 ; females, 12; total, 14.

Saint Bartholomew's. — The past year with all its discouragements

1837.

SCHOOL REPORT— BERMUDA.

has not been without some iiidioatioiis of good. There are in the school
several children on whoHc minds (k.'('|) and serious impressions h;ive been
made. We are stinndated to persevere in teaching the young, hoping
we sli:dl see many little children singing " llosanna to the Son of
David." Nundjer in schools, boys, 30; girls, fii; total, 91. Teachers,
males, 2, females, 13; total, 15.

Saint Eustatils. — Our school is favoured with oflieers and teachers
who are remarkable for genuine ])iety, and diligoit attention to their
work. Our nundjers are, 83 boys, and 1 11 girls ; total, 224 J increase, 35.
128 are slaves. Number of teachers, 20.

TonTOLA. — We have recently connnenced a day-sehool in Road Town,
mider a salaried teacher, for instruction in readhig, writing, and arithmetic ;
and have thus supplied a great desideratiun. But we are wholly depend-
ent upon the Committee for its continuance and support. At present it
bids fair to be of considerable service, and to answer many valuable ends.

1. lioad To)m Sunday School. — Teachers, males, 12; females, 27;
total, 39. Aduhs, males,' 30; fen)alcs, l(>7; total, 197. Children, boys,
113; girls, 194; total, 307—504.

2. Road Town Day-School, recently commenced, contains, boys, 52;
girls, 42; total, 91.

3. JFest End Sundaif School. — ^Teachers, males, 2'; females, 5;
total, 7. Boys, 30 ; girls, 66' ; total, m.

4. East End Sunday School. — At this place the poor children have
no other means of instnuition than those aftbrded them by this school.
Boys, 12; girls, 20; total, 32. Teachers, 2 males.

Total numbers, adults, males, 30; females, 167; total, 197. Children,
bovs, 207 ; girls, 322 ; total, 529 — 726. Teachers, males, 16 ; females,
32"; total, 48.

Bermuda. — Hamilton School. — This school contains 39 boys ; 50
girls; total, 89; and is conducted by one superintendent and 17 teachers.
The children have committed to memory, during the year, 2320 verses of
Scripture, and 757 verses of Hymns.

St. George's. — The children, generally, are makhig proficiency. Most
of them are well acquainted w itli the Conference Catechism. Boys, 45 ;
girls, 55; total, 100. Teachers, 12, The children have committed to
memory 12,371 verses of Scripture, and 2492 verses of Hymns.

5a?7^2/>5ay.— Boys, 19; girls, 23; total, 42. Teachers, 7.

Tucker's To/r^.— Boys, 15; girls, 19; total, 34. Teachers, 2.

^S"^. David's Island. — Boys, 20 ; girls, 30 ; total, 50, Teachers, 6.

Somerset. — Our school at this place has greatly prospered during the
past year. The labours of the teachers have been abundantly blessed.
Many of the scholars have been awakened to a sense of sin, and have
brought forth "fruit meet for repentance;"' ten of them h?ve become
members of our Society; Boys, 25 ; girls, 67 ; total, 92. Teachers, 9.

Warwich. — ^A few of the children have made a little progress. Could
we obtain a sufiic'ent number of eflfieient teachers, we should go on well
at this place. Boys, 25; girls, 33; total, 58. Teachers, 4. Total,
boys, 188 J girls, 274; total, 462. Teachers, 57.

E 2

SCHOOL UEPORT.— TOBAOO.

1837.

I I I

SAINT VINCENT'S DISTRICT.

St.Vintknt's. Kings'! own Sniiddi/ School. — Our imnilx'Vs tit pivseiit
aro, tuacliors, iiiiilcs, l'2; loiualcs, uw; total, \i>. Scholars, l)ovs, 'iTl ;
girls, 462: adults, 10| ; total, H37.

Prhicc's Totr7t. — Id c'Oiis»'(jiu'iicr ol" the \vaMt ol' proper agents, this
scliool is ill ralluT a low slate; we trust, liowever, iliat we shall he ahle
shortly to t)htaiu more teachers; and we aiiticij)ate air iniprov enieiil.
There are at present about 'i.'' children, and 17 adults. Teachers, I nude,
and 3 itinale.

BlAHOU, Cali'iKqua. — A ])leasiiig desire for instruction is nianit'estcd
by the Negro children on the siirrouiuling estates, and if we could obtain
a sufficient number of good teachers, we beheve this school woulil be-
come an important auxiliary to the Mission cause ou this station.

St. Gconjc's. — Roys, 7f); girls. .0."); total, 171,

TiUMDAi', Port (if Sptti/i. — One of the scholars who had recently
become a teacher has died this year, and has left behind him a good tes-
timony of the bciielits he received. Teachers, males, .'}; females, 5.
Scholars, boys, 10; girls, .Oo : total, fi"i.

San Fenifoxlu. — The attendance of children at this school has been
irregular. Two of the nu)sl t'flicient teachers have left the town, and
till we can get a fresh sujiply, but little good will be done.

Cedar ]fill E.Kfafc. — A day-school for the free chihlren is taught by an
api)rentice, who ri'ceives a tritle from their parents, with which she pays
her hire. Her iiidel'atigable exertions have been amply compensatecl by
the rapid improvement of the children.

At a j)ublic examination by the IMissionary, at Christmas, the congre-
gation was highly interested while listening to young children repeating
correctly the whole of the Catechism No. 1, and a large portion of No, 2.
They can also read the New Testament correctly. Number in the day-
school, 16' ; Sunday-school, 'Id.

ToiuGo. — Sc'ar/>o7'on///i. — With feelings of gratitude to Cod, we re-
cord that .success has attended the labours bestowed upon this Sabbath-
school. The teachers ha\ e been more than rewarded for their pious
services. At Mount St. (ieorge, and Lower Town, there is a want of
teachers. The attendance of tiu; scholars has been in general regular;
their behaviour good, and their improvement in proportion to the instruc-
tion they have received.

Scarboroi gh . .
Mount St. George .
Lower Ton. u . .

TEACIIEUS

SCHOLAKW.

Adidts.

Hoys.

Girls,

12
29

3t)

.90
28
40

1 49

1 104

158

Total Scholars

. . .

311

1837.

SCHOOL RErORT.--»ARBADOES.

iit present
)()> s, 27 1 ;

i:t'iits, this
ill be able
rovemeul.
rs, I mule,

laaiiif'estetl
ulJ obtain
vvouM be-

Dll.

J recently

good tes-

.uuales, ~).

I has been
town, and

Light by an
1 she pays
asatefl by

le eongre-

repeati ug

of No. 2.

the day-

d, we re-

Sabbath-

leir pions

a want of

regular ;

iustruc-

Hs.

)()

DKMKUAUA DISTUKT.

ftEOiiGU Town Sfn/t/o// Sr/ma/. — One hundn-dand forfy-fivo children
have been admitted since the last Ihporl ; but. notwitiislaudiug tliis in-
crease, there is no material improvement in the attendance. The indif-
ference of the parents in too many instances, the uidavonrahle state ol'the
weather during a great part of the year, and many of tin; male teachers
being frerpiently called away by their oi-cnpations into the country, render
it a work of no ordinary dillicnlty to keep up the school ; however, having
had a fe.v zealous teachers added recently to the nmnber, there is ground
to hope the school will be more etlicient than heretofore. 43 children
have been nu)ved to higher classes, ."i male and "i female teachers have
been received. Total male teachers, ii; female, 21. Male scholars, l.W;
female, 'I'll] ; total, 4 1 '.).

Kinifston Chapel. — A few of the children acrpiitted themselves well
on the day of j)ublic examination. Hoys, f)'2; girls 112; total, 231.
Teachers, male, 7 ; female, 8 ; total,!.').

Mahaica Sunday Sell vol. — Altogether, we feel greatly encouraged by
♦he success of our past eiforts, notMithstandiug the diflicnlties w»' have
had to en'ounter, and are led to hope, that, by the continuance of our ex-
ertions, the school will soon be much improved, and be a blessing to
many. The numbers attending the school, boys, 88 ; girls, loo; total,
243. Teachers, male, 3 ; femaU', fi; total. 9.

]Jarhadoi:s»SV«(/</// S('/foof,JaiiU's Street. — On tlie 2u(l of.lanuary,at
eleven, the anniversary was held, whcv. a large and respect:d;l(M'ongrega-
tion was assembled, to witness the examination of the children, which
proved both interesting and satisi'actory, and much gratification was felt
on the occasion. More rapid improvement would be made if we could
obtain an early attendance of «// the teachers, and re(/nhir attendance of
the children, many of whom have been dismissed for non-attendance.
At present our numbers are as follows : — IJoys, 100; girls, loO; adults,
lo4; total, 401. Teachers, male, 24 ; fenude, ol : total. 7o.

(ian'ison. — The nundjer of scholars is increasintr, aiul they are very
attentive. There are o8 boys and girls who can now read the Sacred
Scrii)tures ; and they occasionally commit portions of the Divine word to
memory. This school owes much to the well-directed and indefatigable
exertions of several excellent men of the76'th regiment ; and had wemoro
teachers, and a larger room for the youthful i)art of the population, greater
good might be flone. Boys, o8 ; girls, 88; adults, 16; total, 162.
Teachers, male. ">: female, 5 ; total, 10.

Tichnont H'tU . — Since the erection of the chapel at this place, about two
months ago, the school has been more favourably circumstanced ; and we
have a prospect of usefulness in it for the coming year. Several tricnds
from Town assist in teaching. Boys, 20; girls, 25; total, 4.'5. Teachers,
male, 6; female, 3; total, 9. Catechumens, 70.

Providence. — ^This school is composed entirely of children and young
persons from the neighbouring estates. Both young and old manifest an
earnest desire to learn to read, and in the course of the year several have
made considerable progress. A few of the adults have been baptized,
after due instruction both in the school and on week-evenings at the Misi-

SCHOOL REPORT.— JAMAICA,

1837.

sion IToiiSf. Wo trust lliat our <'ll(>ils to" tcacli llic rising ijonoration
will he loiind to coiitriljuti' to tin- interests of trui' r('li<>ion. The nnni-
vcrsary at Christinas was attended !>> a erowdi'd eon^^'re^'afion ; and with
pleasure they listened to ahout .'?(> of the children, who repeated several
chapters of the Holy Seriptun-s, and various seleetions suited to the oc-
rasion. Male scholars, (iU ; female, .M7 ; total 1()<). Teachers, male, 0;
female, 12; total, >[. '

SpeUfht's Town. — This school is lield on two evenings in the wc k,
Avhen the attendance is better than on the Sal>l)ath. Male scholars, 35 j lie-
male, 68; total, 103, Male teachers, 3; female, lO;. total, 13,

JAMAICA DISTRICT.

Kingston. — Parade ChapcL — This school continued in a very pros-
perous state until about the middle of tin* year, when a number of the
children were withdrawn in conse(pience of the opening i)f several day-
schools. We believe that the organization of our day-school, which
we anticipate immediately, will produce a favoiu'able re-action on our
Sunday-schools. The childri'n have been twice exumini'd diu'ing the
year, and have given great satisfaction. Tlu' teachers, with few excep-
tions, have been very attentive wxu] diligent. Number in school, boys,
54: girls, 7f); total, 133. Teachers, male, \)\ female, S; total, 17.

IVcsh'D Chapel. — l^oys, 1.5; girls, 2o; total, 10. 'J'eachers, male, 1 ;
female, 7 ; total, 11.

Ehcnczt'}\ — Many of the children in this school have made consider-
able progress, lioys, 3.j ; girls, 7 1 ; total, KM), Teachers, male, 1 ; female,
6'; total, 10.

Port Royal. — The state of this school affords great encouragement.
The greatest credit is due to the teachers for their attention and assiduity.
Boys, 75 ; girls, 77 ; total, loi. Teachers, male, 4 ; female, 10 ; total, 14,

Spanish Towx. — At present we have H5 boys, 07 girls, and 10 female
adults (m the records, but the average attendance does not exceed 130.
All are catechised on the Sunday mornings, and generally addressed by the
preacher in the afternoon. Teachers, male, 10; female, 13; total, 23.

MoRANT Bay. — The Sunday-school at this place has increased con-
siderably in the course of the year. Some of the scholars can read the
Sacred Scriptures. Adults, 20; boys, 57: girls, 55; total, l.')2. We have
3 male, and 5 female teachers, in all, 8. Had we a day-school we should
see greater pros])erity,

Yallahs. — During the greatest pari of the year the attendance of tlie
scholars was very encouraging. Many of the apprentices can read with
a good degree of accuracy the TV'stanu'nts so kindly given them by the Bri-
tish and Foreign Bible Society, and can answer with pleasing readiness the
questions in the Catechism ; and all have made satisfactory proficiency,
A number of children and adults have gone from our school to a week-
day-school, as well as a Sunday-school formed in the neighbourhood,
which has reduced the number. At present it is, adults, 24 ; boys, 30 ;
girls, 26 ; total, 80.

Grateful Hill, — The Sabbath-schools which existed here have
during the year been completely annihilated by the establishment of

1837.

SCHOOL REPORT JAMAICA.

•ncration
'he iiiini-
and with
d Muvcral
the oc-
luaU', ;

Lht' we<'k,
s, 35 ; le-

ery prob-
er ol' tho
I'lal (hiy-
j\, which
II oil our
uing the
■\v excep-
Dol, hovs,
17.
, male, 4 ;

coiisiilcr-
temale,

agement,
issiduity.
total, It.
female
eed i;^().
I l)v the
,2-].
d con-
read the
We have
e should

ceot" the
ad with
the Bri-
incss the
liciency.
a week-
)urhood,
Dys, 30;

re have
ment of

parochial schooln in connexion with the estahlislied church in this part
of flio island, 'rhese schools are free schools; they give instruction in
all its lu'cessary hrani lies on the week-days, and on tlic Sahbath-days
the scholars, as a coiuhlion of their coniiiuiing in the day-schools, are
ohhged to attend, to read, learn the Catechism, and hear the prayers
read hy thi- schoolni.ister, who was once a memher of the Methodist So-
ciety. The parochial schools also give week-night and ISahbath-day in-
struction to adults gratis. With such rivals we had not the means of
successfully comp<'ting, and the result has been as above stated. Both
adults and children are all anxious for learning in its various useful and
necessary branches, and they will have it wherever it is to be had. The
late liberal grant of the government and of the committee for the erection
of a school-house at this ])lace, has afforded great joy to our people, and
we have no doul)t that when an ellicient school commences its opera-
tions on Methodistical principles (especially Wa free school), it will s :)on
he tilled with attentive! pupils, and prove a powerful auxiliary in enlipht-
ening anil converting the poor, ignorant, and demor;, ized portion of vhis
population.

MoNTEGO Hay. — M()))te{fo Hay. — ^The attendance of thr> ('hildren be-
longing to this school has not been so steady as we could have wished,
for which many reasons might be assigned. Many of the chil;Jren ha> i?
nevertheless made considerable |)rogress in reading, spelling, and tit
knowledge of our Catechisms. ]Joys, 47; girls, 107; total, lo4. Teacl ^^rs,
male, 5; female, 1 I.

liamble. — This school was re-organized at the commence) nen; of the
year, and is now in a very prosperous state. Many read me Word of
God, and have become ellicient teachers of the lower classes. Boys, 103;
girls, 81 ; total, 184. Teachers, male, 6; female, 2.

BeechauK Sandy Bay. — The children in this neighbourhood are
much in need of the means of obtaining religious instruction. We know
of no place more destitute. The weekly instruction impavted in our
Sabbath-school has heen made a bles.sing to many, though the school
has suftered much for want of efficient teachers, the adults generally
needing to be taught as nuich as tlie children. Boys, 89 ; girls, 74 ;
total, l()3. Teachers, male, 3; female, '2.

Falmouth. — Of this school our prospects were very cheering soon
after the opening of our chapel. Many of oui Vu i:^,' people, to the mini"
ber of eighteen, came forward promptly, and •!'■ red their services as
teachers, and the number of scholarsj^soon amounted to upwards of 250.
But we regret to state that, though the teachers have generally been at
their post, there is a [)ainful negligence an(i carelessness on the part of
the children, which is perhaps wholly at*^ributable to the jjarents, who
have not yet learnt to appreciate fully the importance and value of
Sunday-schools. We hope, however, by perseverance and the Divine
blessing, to rouse the ])arents t, a sense of their duty, and again to see
hundreds where they "• will learn betimes to walk in Wisdom's way." Boys,
50; girls, 70; total, 120.

At Stewart Town our Sunday-school now assv.:r.»s a most interesting
character, and would be much more so but ^br a painful want of help.
The average attendance of children is about 70. The improvement of
the children, both in general manners and reading, is very apparent, and

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SCHOOL REPORT. — JAMAICA.

1837.

truly gratifying. The regularity of tiieir attendance evinees their attach-
ment to the school, l^oys, 30: girls, 10 ; totil, 70. Teachers, male, 1 ;
female, 1.

Total nnniber of scholars in the Falmouth Circuit : — I3ovs, 100: girls,
1 10 ; total, 240. Teachers, male, 10; female, 10 ; total, 20.

St. Ann's Bay. — During the greater part of the year, an interesting
and efficient evening school has been conducted here by the Missionary
and his wile. Old and young liavt! manifested a strong desire to learn to read ;
many, who at the beginnins;' of the year were ignorant of letters, now read
for themselves the Word of Life. Boys, 36; girls, 26; total, 62. Teachers,
male, 1 ; female, 1,

Ocho Rios. — A day-school was comni'^nccd here in May last, which
has been ably conducted by Mr. J. Green, and has been productive of
great good. During the iirst six months great mmibers attended, but
owing to an epidemic among the ciiildreu, we cannot now report so favour-
ably. Boys, 23; girls, 16; total. 39.

lirecham-vilk'. — Since ihe r(>sidence of a Missionary here, an even-
ing st^hool has beeu conunenced, atul the children eagerly attend foia*
times in the week. Their progress is creditable to their circumstances,
and the testimony of their masters and mistresscis is, that since their at-
tendance they have become more respectfid in their behaviour, and more
attentive to their relative duties. Boys. 19; girls, 14 ; total, 33.

Total number of scholars in the Circuit : — Boys, 76; girls, 56; total,
134. Total number of teachers : — Male, 3 ; female, 1.

Pout Antonio. — The attendance and improvement of the children
in the course of the year have been encouraging. At present our only
teachers are soldiers of the 64th regiment : their zeal is highly praise-
worthy. Boys, 55 ; girls, 47; total, 102. Teachers, 7.

Hope Bay. — Boys, 15 ; girls, 25 ; total, 40. Teachers, male, 1 ; fe-
male, 2.

Lucji:A AND Savanna-la- Ma u. — Lucea. — The plan of holding the
school two nights in the week, as well as on the Lord's day, has been
attended with good eiFect. The scholars have been regular in their at-
tendance, and the teachers h.vve manifested a degree of attention and
zeal highly creditable. Adults, 20; lemale adults, 17; male children,
66; female children. Ill; total adults, 37; total children, 177; total
number of scholars, 214. Teachers, male, 4; female, 10.

Providence. — We have made arrangements to commence a school
here at the beginning of the year.

OitACABEssA. — Morley. — Boys, 30: girls, 58 ; total, 88. Teachers, 6.

Port Maria. — Here a few have evinced a desire, not only to read
God's Holy Word, but also to experience 'its vital influence upon their
hearts. Boys, 17; girls, 23; total, 40. Teachers, 4.

Guy's Hill. — Many of the children have made creditable progress in
reading and in the knowledge of our Catechisms ; it is likely to continue
prosperous. Boys, 30 ; girls, 48 ; total, 78. Teachers, 7.

Dcrry. — This is a very promising school. Boys, 40 ; girls, 39 ; total,
79. Teachers, 2.

Clarbndon. — James' Place, Clarendon. — Boys, 20; girls, 20;
adults, 12; total, 52.

jratsonton, V'erc.--'T\\e instruction of the rising generation here alao
devolves upon the Missionary, who is unable to visit this place more

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1837.

SCHOOL REPORT. — BAHAMAS.

than once a Ibrtniglit. In adilition to this, he has to travel on that day
fourteen miles to preach at Portland, so that it is utterly impossible for
him to pay that attention which he could wish. Boys^ 25 ; girls, 30 ;
adults, 17; total, 72.

Chapfilton. — AVe have formed a small school, consisting of 2.> children
and 15 adults. In this department nuicii praise is due to ^frs. Jackson,
under whose care they have been principally placed. Hoys, 12; girls,
13; adults, lo ; total. 10,

HoNUURAS Bay.— 7/<?//^«', — The attendance of the scholars varies
considerably. Many of them are taken into the woods with their parents,
where they remain frequently nine mouths in the year : the consecjuence
is, that they lose in their absence the little knowledge they had pre-
viously gained. Many of those who attend regularly are making ])leHsing
progress in learnhig to read, and committing the Catechisui to memory.
Our prayer is that these children may not only be taught to read, but to
fear the Lord, which is the begimiing of wisdom. Most of the teachers,
who are eight in number, are diligent and punctual. The average attend-
ance of scholars is about 70.

\ \

BAHAMA DISTRICT.

New Providenck. — During the year considerable satisfiiction has
been afforded by the East and West Sunday-schools of Nassau. The
number of scholars has increased ; they have manifested considerable
avidity in availing themselves of the advantages of the school-library,
principally supported by themselves. Some of the scholars are now be-
comhig teachers, and we trust that they will steadily communicate that
knowledge which they have received. The number in the schools is 443.

Eleuthera. — In the Sunday-school at JRocJcsound the number of
children has been doubled — their improvement has been considerable —
the duties of the Sabbath are much better attended to — and their regular
attendance, morning and afternoon, cannot be excelled in any school.
The children are catechised weekly, and a few of them have connnittcd
to memory .3006 verses of Scripture, and 80 hynnis aiul other ])ieces.
Number of scholars, 1 47. Our infant-school at Rocksound. which was
commenced in July under very discouraging cii'cumstances, with only
six children, is now in a very good condition. We have hired an assist-
ant teacher, for whose board and salary we have become iesponsible.
The children of widows we take free, the apprentices' children at 3d. per
week, and the other children at 6d. per week currency. Number in
school, 28.

Tarpum Bay. — A Sunday-school has been re-conmienced at this
place. In June last the Missionary took a census of the population,
which exceeds 400, out of which there were only 70 who could read or
were learning to read. We are much in want of a day and an infant
school. There are upwards of 80 children under five years of age, Num-
lv:r of scholars, ()4.

Savannah Sotmd. — In this settlement, which contains a population of
more than 200, the Sunday-school has done much good. Most of the
young people can read. A day-school has lately been established, which

SCHOOL REPORT HAYTI.

1837.

Oi-

ls partly snpportod by the C'olonial government, and partly by the people
tlii'iuselves. Number of scliolar.s, 105.

FalmeUa Pahit. — In tlie Sunday-school at this settlement the children
and adults have made some progress in learning. Number ol' scholars, 31.

Governors Harbuur. — The school at this settlement has been very
fluctuating. Two ol' the nu-mbers have now taken the superintendence
of it, and we hoi)e for greater prcjsperity. Number of scholars, 33.

riAUBOiR Island. — During the year the attendance of both teachers
and scholars has been remarkal)ly good; 60 new scholars have been ad-
mitted, but some have left us and gone to the school opened in the
episcopal (ihurch. From a special entiuiry made throughout the classes
in the month of May, it appeared that b") white children and 54 coloured
were attending this Sabbath-school, who did not attend any week-day or
other school whatever. We are mucli indebted to kind Christian friends,
both in Great Britain and America, who, through j\lr. and Mrs. Crofts,
have presented some valuable books and various useftd articles. The
distribution of these, and others obtained hy private subscription, has
excited much interest.

Till' tl^cekdaij school at Harbour Island has been carried on with
much etliciencv, and has bad an average daily attendance of more than
80 children. Earnest attempts have been made to raise a daily school at
several of the other settlements, but the ajnithy of some of the parents,
and the V, ant of suitable teachers willing to undertake the work, have
hitherto baflled every effort.

I*}ti>uin''s Cocc Sundtiif School has been carried on with steadiness,
but for want of hearty co-operation on the part of the parents there has
been litth^ progress or satisfaction.

Sjja7itsh IFc/ls School has undergone vario".r; changes; a distribution
of reward books has latterly revived it.

Bl/fjf.— Ib're the steady exertions of several persons w'hose avocations
keep them near liome have preserved this school, and it continues to
jirosper.

Current. — This school has been very irregularly attended, principally
owing to the indisposition and absence of the few teachers.

drccn Turtle Ke>j. — The school at this ])laee is improving.

Chcrolwc Sound. — The school gives great satisfaction to the parents.

Great Harbovr. — Of the children in this school but very few are
able to read the Scriptures.

TTAYTI DISTRICT.

PoHT Ai; Plaat. — The school is a very interesting and promising
part of our work. Some of the children manifest great diligence in
learning the Scriptures aiul Catechism. Boys, 18; girls, 22; total, 40.
Teachers, male, 2 ; female, 3.

Turks' Islands. — The Sabbath-schools are in a prosperous state. The
teachers are diligent, and are encouraged by finding that their labours
of love are not in vain. The scholars have increased in number, and
many make considerable progress in religious knowledge. Boys, 75;
girls, 94. Teachers, male and female, 18.

f»

1837.

SCHOOL REPORT WEST INDIES.

Some Important arrangements have been made by the Committee dur-
ing the past year, in reference to Negro-Education. Asfistancc has been
obtained by the Society from Government to build twenty-four school-
houses in the West Indies, viz. : — three at AnfUjua, one at Dominica, one
at Montserrat, one at Nevis, one at St. Chrisfopher's, one at Bermuda, one
at St. Vincent's, two at Grenada, two at Barhadoes, two at Demcrara, and
nine in Jamaica. lu order that the share of this great national work
which has been allotted to the Society may be accomplished in the most
efficient and systematic manner, it has been resolve. i to place the achools
which are now to be built, or are already in the course of erection, by
means, in part, of Parliamentary aid, under the care of two or more
General Superintendents. In the llev. Thomas Bewlcy, the Committee
have found an individual, whose qualifications eminently fit him for this
department of usefulness, and the general superiutcndence of the Society's
schools in Jamaica has been committed to him. He has entered upon his
work with zeal and diligence, and it is hoped that not a long time will
elapse, before all the schools in .Jamaica will be in active operation.

Another plan, which the Committee have found it necessary to adopt,
is the arrangement for raising, by a special effort, the Society's share of
the expense in the erection of schoolhouses. The sum of five thousand
pounds has been received from His Majesty's Government towards the
erection of the above-mentioned twenty-four schoolhouses, on the con-
dition, that the remaining sum of two thousand five hundred pounds, ne-
cessary for their completion, be furnished by the Society. The annual
expense of supporting the schools, thus to be built, of providing competent
Masters and Mistresses, and of meeting all contingencies, must, to u great
extent, fall on the regular annual income of the Society, and will be found
to entail on that income, a very large additional burden, notwithstanding
the local efforts which are expected In the Colonics themselves, both from
the parents of the children to be educated, and from the subscriptions of
the benevolent public In the several islands. With these views and anti-
cipations, the Committee judged it to be altogether improper to take any
portion of their share of the expenses of building the schools out of the So-
ciety's annual income, and resolved that it should be raised by a special
effort, devoted to that particular purpose. Several liberal subscriptions
have accordingly been received for this purpose from philanthropic indivi-
duals ; but It Is found, that to raise so large a sum as two thousand five
hundred pounds, the effort must be general and combined. It has, there-
fore, been agreed that one Special Public Collection shall be rcspect'ully
requested In the course of the present year, for building the Negro School-
ho.uses, from such congregations as approve of the object, and are willing,

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SCHOOL REPORT CANADA.

1837.

: 'i

ill this cas^y way, to i)romotc its accomplisliment : and in order to make
such collections at once efficient and interesting to our friends, the Com-
mittee, with the ap])robation of the Conference, have invited tlie Rev.
Edward Frasek, from Antigua, to spend a year in England, and to visit*
on this errand of mercy, yuch congregations as may he desirous to par-
ticijjate in the benefit to he anticipated from his i)ulpit labours, and to
allow him a public collection at the close of each service. Mr, Eraser, it
will be remembered, has himself borne the yoke of bondage, and has,
therefore, a peculiar and affecting interest in the welfare of the race to
whom he is allied by blood, and in Avhose degradation and Avrongs he has
had a personal ^participation. The Committee are happy to be able to
state, that he has entered upon the work which has been assigned to him,
and has met \\"th the most encouraging success.

LOWER CANADA DISTRICT.

Qi:ebkc, — In tins circuit there arc (bur Sabbath -schools ; in these
schools there are '^.50 scholars, — 115 girls and 135 boys. The number
of teachers is 14, the wbol(> of wjionx act gratuitously. The teachers
take a great interest in the pros})ority of the schools, and from their la-
bours nuu'li good may be expected.

MoxTHKAL. — In the city and suburbs there arc six Sabbath-schools,
including 84 teachers (15 males ; 39 females); 571 scholars (317 boys
and 254 girls). The number of verses committed to memory during the
year is 7fi,400. Nos, I and 2 of the Wesleyan Catechism have been
taught. The central school has on its books, according to its last report,
170 scholars and 27 teaclKM's. Tlie average attendance of the children
has b .1 120 each Sabbnth. The majority of the children have learnt
the Wesleyan Catechism No. t . and many of tliem are acquainted with
No. 2 also. The last has doubled its numbers during the last month. A
day-school has also been comu)"'ic(^d under very promising circumstances
in the bascMncnt of Gritlin Town diapel.

St. Armand's. — The Sabbath-school on Durham Flat was resumed
during last summer, and continued in operation for some time. We have
commenced a Sabi)ath-school in another part of the circuit.

S'FAXSTEAD.— Tlie school at the village of Stanstead has j)rospered
during the year ; there are hi it at present, boys, 18 ; girls, 16 ; total, 34.
Teachers, males, 3 ; females. 2.

OnKM/Fowx. — On this circuit there are two Sabbath-schools, both of
which are in a i)rosperous cijnditiou : the avenig(> attendance of scholars
is 80: boys 35, and girls 45. The number of teachers is 21: 12 male
and 9 female, who regularly and gratuitously attend on the Lord's day.
These schools are situated in the most populous parts of the circuit, and,
being piously conducted, much good may be expected from them.

UPPER CANADA.

In the IVIissioiis among the Chippeway and other Indians, there are
about 2000 adults ami children taught in the schools. No detailed re-

183/.

' to make
the Com-
the Rev.
(I to visit »
js to par-
rs, and to
Fraser, it
and has,
le race to
gs he has
e able to
d to him.

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SCHOOL IIEPOIIT NOVA SCOTIA.

(il

in these

number

teachers

tlieir la-

-schools,
317 boys
iring the
ive been
t report,
children
ve learnt
ited with
onth. A
nstances

osnmed
^Vo have

ospered
otal, 34.

both of
ichol.irs
"2 male
i's day.
lit, and,

TO are
ilcd re-

ports have been recently tarnished ; but it is believed they are in a pros-
perous and eliicient state.

NOVA SCOTIA DISTRICT.

Halifax.— Diu-iug the hist sumnur the number of scholars in attend-
ance was nearly '20(). Two of tlie siholars of this school during the
past year departed this life in the full triiunph of faitiu It is due to the
teachers to observe, that they have all been alive to their duty, and punc-
tual to their oHicial engagements, ■ ".d that the utmost harmony and
unanimity have reigned in their meetings. A Sunday -sclujol has been
formed at Ferguson's Cove, under the ausj)ices of the Halifax school, and
promises to be abundantly usefid hi disseminating religious knowledge
among the children of the village. The teachers of the Halifax school
have collected upwards of £4, and provided books for the destitute
children at the Co\ e. The number of scholars is 35.

Lunenburg. — Our school contahis, children. 30. Teachers, nuile, 2;
female, 1.

LiVERi'Ooii. — Our Sabbath-school is ui as prosperous a state as we can
expect from the present inconvenient place in which we have to teach.
In a few months tliis ililliculty will be removed by the erection of a vestiy,
which will l)e occupietl as a school-room. Children, 60. Teachers, 2
male, and 5 female.

Baruixgton. — The children have been regularly catechised, and some
tokens of good aj)i)ear. Children, male, 45: female 41; total, 80'.
Teachers, male, 3; female, 3.

HoRTox. — The attendance of the children was very resi)ectable last
summer, and they nuide considerable progress in obtaining a knowledge
of the Scriptures and Hymns. Children, male, 20; female, 25; total, 45.
Teachers, I male ; 3 female.

Windsor. — The number of children is 50. and the school is in a good
state. Teachers, 3 male ; 1 female.

Shuben Acadie. — One school. Children, 20. Teachers, 3 male, and

2 female,

Parrsboro', — Children, male, 29; female, 25; total, 54. Teachers,

3 male ; 4 female.

Wallace. — There are three Sabbath-schools on this circuit, all of
which are well attended during the summer. Children, 5b'. Teachers, 5.

GuYsBORo'. — Thecliildren have made good progress in the knowledge
of our Catechisms. The teachers are pious members of our Society, and
we believe are assiduously engaged in watching over the spiritual interests
of the children. There has been a school held at Whitehead, among
the children of fishermen, during the winter; but as the teacher of it
will remove in the summer to attend the fisheries, it will ])robably be
disconthmed durhig the summer. Children, male, 26 ; female, 37 ;
total, 6'3. Teachers, male, 2 ; female, 4.

Sydxev. — Caj/e Breton. — Children, male, 23; female, 24; total, 47,
Teachers, male, 5 ; female, 3.

Shii'Har3our. — Children, 30. — Teachers, male, 2: female, 2.

CnARLOTTii: Towx. — Prince Edward Island. — Childien, male, 58;
female, 43; total, 101. Teachers, male, 7; female. 7.

)

SCHOOL REPORT. — NEWFOUNDLAND,

1837.

ff;

NEW BRUNSWICK DISTRICT.

St, John. — In tlio city, inal(> teachers, 22 : t'eiuale, 24. Male scholars,
102; female, 17J). Tlie iiuniher of ehilclren connected with the Port-
land school is 219: — 29 teachers, licsides the superintendent, secretary,
and other oflicers. One little <firl has died, about eight years of age,
giving a satisfactory testimony other religious state. AVe have purchased
a new library, which, with a few volumes presented by an English friend,
has added 150 volumes to our former library, and is rendered very use-
ful, not only to the ciiildren, but to their parents.

Frkdeukton. — We have nuicli to encourage us in this labour of love.
The number on the books and average attendance are about etpial to that
of last year; nor can they be increased until we are provided with larger
acconnnodations. Another source of enconrageuKiit is the readiness
with which the parents and friends of the children come forward with
their subscriptions. £20 have been collected to enlarge or rather renew
our library. The arrival of these books is anticipated with much pleasure
by the children. Boys, 90, girls, 7o; total 165. Male teachers, 10; fe-
male teachers, 11.

St. Steimikx, St. David, and St. Andrew's. — Mill Town. — This in-
stitution is in a prosperous state. The scholars are regular in their at-
tendance. A great number of vohmies have been added to the school-
library ; wliich source of information is resorted to by the youth with
increasing avidity and ])leasure.

Oak Bay. — Tlie school hero is in a pros])erous state, and will doubtless
prove a great blessing to the rishig generation. Number, 24 boys ; 26
girls. Teachers, b males ; 5 females.

SL Androos, — In this school there re 306 children, of each sex an
equal number. Teachers, 2 males; 2 females. Attendance regular, and
prospects pleasing. Total number of teachers, _male 13; female, 12,
Children — male, 60 ; female, 62.

Annatoijs — We have one Sabbath-school at Granville Ferry, in the
summer season. I have furnished them with a quantity of suitable
books.

MiKAAiiCHi. — In this circuit we have only one Sunday-school at present,
which is diligently attended to. There are 27 boys, and 30 girls; total,
57. Teachers, 5 males, and 5 females.

Woodstock. — Tliis school afibrds the teachers and managers great en-
couragement. The children are instructed in the nature and duties of
oiu' Holy lleligion, as set forth in the New Testament. Many of them
commit to memory large portions of Scripture and Hymns, which they
publicly recite. Their attendance is regular, and their conduct serious.
Male teachers, 8 ; female teachers, 5, Boys, 22; girls, 36; total, 58
scholars,

Batuurst. — This institution, which has been in existence about three
years, is hi a prosperous state, Attejidance, boys, 18; girls, 15. Teachers,
male 2 ; female, 2,

NEWFOUNDLAND.
St. John's. — Iii this town our school is in a prosperous state. Tlie

1837.

SCHOOL REPORT. — FRANCE.

3 scholars,
the Port-
secretary,
irs of age,
purchased
ish friend,
very use-

iir of love,
iial to that
kith larger
readiness
kvard with
her renew
h pleasure
rs, 10; fe-

— This in-

their at-

le school-

outh with

doubtless
boys ; 26

eh sex an
^ular, and
aiale, 12,

ry, in the
suitable

present,
s ; total,

great en-
uties of

of them

ieh they
serious.

;otal, 58

number of teachers and scholars has increased, and the attendance hasi
been good. Our teachers' ])rayer-met'ting, which is held once a month, and
an annual tea-meeting has given considerable interest to our object here.
Teachers, 11. IJoyn, 50: girls, 00; total, 110. In Portugal Ci)ve, Top-
sail, and Pouch Cove, we have small schools, which are conducted by per-
sons who are successfully employed in doing good.

Carbonkar. — The regular, punctual, and orderly aftendance ofi)ulii
teachers and scholars in this institution was highly j)l('asing. The school
opened on the 20th of April, and closed for the season on the 1st of No-
vember. The numbers are as follows: Hoys, 70 : girls. ?S0 ; total, 150 ;
The average attendance was OS. Teachers, male, : iemide. 10 ; total, 10.
Perry's Cove, — This Sunday-school is in a place where the people have
no other means of obtaining elementary instruction. Boys, \^ ; guls, 22 ;
total, 40. Teachers, male, 1 ; female, i ; total, 2.

C/own's Cow. — This school was oi)en during tin- winter, and being
furnished ^vith books, gave a promise of good. Males, .'50 ; females, 20 •
total, 50, Teachers, male 4 ; fenuile, 5 ; total, 0,

IIarrour Grace, — Our Sunday-school was re-opened on the 1st May,
with a prospect of increased usefulness ; and, from the promised assistance
of some respectable individuals, who take an interest in its welfare, we
hope it will be carried on Avith greater efliciency, and with sj)iritual ad-
vantage to the rising generation. Scholars, boys, 18; girls, 18; total, 30.
1 superintendent ; 4 uuile ; 3 female teachers.

Blackiieaj) ax d Western Bay. — Our Sunday-schools, according to
the usual custom in this country, havt' been closed through the winter,
excepthig a small one on the north side of Western Bay. That tliese
schools exert a salutary and beneiicial influence uj)on the eliaracter and
morals of the rising generation in the neighbourhoods where they are es-
tablished is clear, from the fact, that several who have learned to read in
these schools have been enabled to search for themselves the Scriptures
of truth by which they are made wise unto salvation. Among a population
of nearly four thousand, there are no means of instruction, but what are
furnished by our Sunday-schools. We are cheered by the hope, that this
circuit will soon be provided with some more regidar and systematic
means of histruction. Blackhead, boys, 80; girls, 120; total, 200.
Teachers, male, 7 ; female, 8; total, 15. Western Bay, boys, 12; girls,
13; total, 25. Teachers, male, 2.

Pout de Grave, — We have in this school, boys, 28 : girls, 30 : total, 04.
Teachers, male, 2 ; female, 2 ; total, 4.

Jiat/ Roberts. — We were \mder the necessily of closing the school
for the want of a jiroper place. It is now re-opened for the summer,
and we hope our labour will not be in vain. 1 superintendent. Boys,
22; girls. 30; total, 52. Teachers, male, 2; female, 2.

>ut three
eachers,

e. Tlie

FRANCE.

Paris. — ^The small English Sunday-school at the Pue d'Anjou continues
to encourage us. Numbers about the same as last year, 15.
Calais. — The Sunday-school is improving ; there are about 35 children.

SCHOOL REPORT. — SW .LDEN .

1837,

IJouLOCNi:. — 'Y\u' little Kiifflish Sunday-school rontaiiis about 15 child-
ren, aiul on the whole is doine^ well lor the numbers.

ijM,r. ANu l^ouHAix. — A Snnday-sehool has been established at Kou-
bai\, which averages about iri children.

C'.vJAAnos, ikC. — At Caen an Enylisli Sunday-school has been reeently
Ibruii'd, wliicli is attended by IH children.

L.v Vai XAGii. — In this circuit there are thirteen Sunday-schools, con-
taining b/i childi en, all of which give general satisfaction. In the dis-
trict there are .'i.'W children in the Sunday-schools. In the I pper Alps we.
have foiu' dav-si-hools under our direction. In which there are 90 scholars

MEDITKRRANKAN.

Malta. — The schools in this ishuul contain 89 children, who learn to
read the Word of God.

GiHUALTAH. — I am most anxious to see a schooihonse for the Spanish
school, with an apartment at least, consecrated to worship. This scenjs
indeed to be indispensable. 1 have therefore again applied to the gover-
nor for the grant of the piece of waste ground adjacent to the English
chfipel, and my re(piest lies before them. The governor sent the Civil
P(»lice Magistrate to inspect the school : and this ollicer has reported that
such a lunnber of children must not be assembled in this j)lace during the
suunuer; but we have now about 6'5 on the books in fair attendance, and
admissions are again fre(pient. Our school is larger than it ever was, and
is in a state of more hopeful increase, inasmuch as it has recovered from
the ohock of an attack which, humanly speaking, cannot be repeated.
Our young assistant, I'ascual Negiotto, works to admiration, for having
been taught originally in the school, he nnderstands and loves it ; above
all, he is the more vajuable. as he is, without exception, the most hopeful
Sj)anish convert we have had.

Cadi/. — After much ])rayer to God for direction, 1 determined to open
a class for one hour on two evenings of each week, in order to read
and exi)lain the Scriptures to such boys and girls as vvo\dd be permitted
by tiitir parents to attend. Tuesday and Friday evenings appeared to
be the most suitable, and I aceordingly requested my landlady to [inform
any of her neighbovu's or friends who had children of my intention. At
se\eu o'clock, 3 boys and '2 girls came, who can all read well. I put a
New Testament into their hands, and after having explained to them the
nature and duty of prayer, 1 desired them to kneel, when I invoked the
blessing of God on the undertaking. We then read part of the first
chapter of St. Luke : as we proceeded, I made occasional remarks suited
to their capacities, and afterwards asked them a few questions, and closed
again praying. They will come again at the same hour on Tuesday.
This is the lu'st meeting of the kind which has been held here for very
many years. I trust God will abundantly bless me in the attempt to instil
into the minds of these children, the truths of his own W^ord. This
Scripture school has been continued, and promises to be useful.

SWEDEN.
Stockhouj.— I rejoice to say that the infant-school prospers beyond

1837.

IvJchild-

J Ht Hoii-
1 lecently

)ols, t'on-
tlie dis-
Alps we.

scliolai'st

learn to

! Spanish
lis seems
:ie gover-
! Eniilish
the Civil
)rted that
ining the
mce, and
was, and
red from
repeated.
[r having
above
t hopeful

to open

to read

ermitted

a red to

• [inform

ion. At

I put a

em the

ked the

le first

suited

closed

uesday.

or very

o instil

This

1837.

SCHOOL RKPORT. — IRELAND.

our expectation^. 13aron Sprengporteu, tiu* lord mayor, inspected the
schools at an early period, expresseil hiuiself highly delighted, and
gladly accepted the oflico of president of the Society to he estahlislu'd.
The school was commenced the 'ifith January, King Charles's birth-
day, and the society will, please (lod, be organized on the 3rd May, his
grandson Prince Charles's birth-day : which things ha\e great inihiencc
liere. The public examination of the two schools now in existence, was
held in the E\chant>e rooms in the ^lay of this year, at which Her Majesty
the (^neen, her Royal Highness the Crown Princess, with her cliildren. and
a large concourse of the must respectable inhabitants of Sto( kholni, were
present. All seemed delighted with the progress made; and Her Majesty
was, by her own desire, appointed Patroness to the Stockholm Infant,
School Society. There being none in this place, who have had opportu-
nity of giving attention to the system in Kngland, but myself, this school
has given me much to do. 1 was nearly every day ])resent assisting, and
had to devise and draw out infant lessons, suited to the circumstances
and capacities of the much-neglected children. This proved another
heavy, very heavy tax on my time: but, viev\iug the amazing good that
may be effected by such schools, I do not consider the time of your
Missionary misspent, when it is applied to the introduction and lielping
forward such a system. M.iy God grant that all my works may ever be
begun, continued, and ended in Him, that I may glorify Him.

IRELAND.

SUNDAY-SCHOOLS.

beyond

>iame of the Mission.

County.

Xo.ol'
Schls.

\o.
Teachers

Boys.

Girls.

1
Total.

Ballieboro' . .'Cavan .

200

150

350

Youghal . .Cork . .'
Fermoy & Mallow . ,,

4'Killarney , . Keny .

oiTarbert & Kilrush .' Kerry iiClare.

60 i

6 Gal way . . .Gal way

7 i

TjAthlone&cBallinasloel King's Conn.

102

8;Cavan . . . Cavan .

()

.30

Donegal . . . Donegal

2()()

221

427

Rathmelton, ice. .' ,,

178

158

336

Newtown Limavady Londonderry

160

.']20

Port Stewart . - ,,

Ballymena, kc. . Antrim

•>
It

1.30

130

260

Hyde Park . . .,

l.JO

160

310

Downpatrick, &c. .Down .

142

156

298

Total in the Sunday

'-schools .

257

1335

2670

fJ6

SCflOOL UKI'OHT. — IRKLANl).

1837.

DAILY SCIIOOLIS.

\l\

Aame of'tlip School.

Missioniiry Circuit.

County.

Hoys. Giils.'Totul.

Stone Walls

Haillieboro" .

Cavan .

30 30 (JO

Carrickniiliorna .

Hallyshannon J

Donegal

42 2H 70

i 3Muclins . J

Donegal

')•)

^ V

1 1 36

1 1 Durin's IJock •

35 1

35 70

Haliidavit .

«<

3(J

30 60

Ardra

33 94

Gli'nlcary .

Hamelton

53 126

Gorran

Newton Limavady .

Londonderry

6G 1

51 120

Mayouchill

• f

4fs

50 98

Portrii.sh

Port Stewart

• 4

25 50

Billy

Coleraine ,

• ^

25 57

12 Crnaumort'

1 ')

• ^

38 46 84

I'^jissan

• 1

40 1 22 62

14Carvagli

i\e\vtonLiniavadv .

35 , '29 1 ()4

15 Bellaghy .

LMagherafelt . " .

^ 1

35 70

ISjMagiierall'lt

1 *'

3f)

.30 69

17|Canilea

[Balynieua ,

Antrim

.35

35 70

1 B,Newto\vii Cromliu

1 9 9

^ s

5()

o.-) Ill I

lOiCarnlough .

•'

^ 9

41 86

20 Aughrim

! At hi one

Gal way

25 50

21 Fcibane

King's Conn.

20 1 40

■•22!Mo\int Shannon .

|Killaloe

Galway

25 ; 50

•23|Tarbc>rt

iKilrusli

Kerry

20 40

iKcnmari' .

K Harney

30 ' 60

!Lisl)t'alid .

j Han don

Cork" .

25 50

'26;Killorglan ,

Tralee

Kerry .

31 1 64

Total in

Day-Scliools

fH],-) 816 1811

'otal in Siinilay and

Day -Schools

2300 2181J448I

We have received the I'oUowing connnunications lately, I'rom the Rev.
AV. 0. Croggon, the Superintendent of the Irish Missions and Schools,

■ The Mission-schools in Ireland generally consist of four classes, — the
Alphabet, Spelling-book, Testament. ;ind Ilible classes, and though this
is not the modern plan of arranging ii school, yet it answers very well in
those places, where the children are not in such number as to work by the
British and Foreign School system.

It is an important advantage connected withonr schools, that all the
masters are either local preachers, exliorters, or class leaders. This ren-
ders their labours not oidy nsefid to tlie children in the school, bnt a
blessing to the parents, and to the inhabitants of the village where the
s> hool is established. Many of the masters have been engaged years in
teaching on the six days, and i)reaching the Gospel on the Lord's day :

' I i 1

1837.

;](>

I 91

120

r,7

84
1)2

I ()4
70
(J.O

' 70

llll

40
.00
40
60
50
64

ic Kev.
lools.

t all the
?his reii-
ol, but a
here the
years in
(i's clay :

1837.

SCHOOL REPORT. — IRELAND.

besides visitiii<:>' the sick and other ihitics. in the evenings oftho week. The
i'ollowini,' is an abstrael oi" tlie Siiperiiitcndenl's lust rcpori.

1. Sftmc irai/s. — James Doimald, ni:istei'. This school is silnaleil in
a nioiMitainons part of th<' county t.'avan. The children here, as in all
the schools, are taught to read tlie Holy Scriptures, and to repeat portions
by heart. The school was established in I8.'',(), aiid alter s(!Ven years'
trial, it continues to prosper. At the lastexaniiuatiuu, some ot'the child-
ren re[)eated three ehajjters out of the Kpistle to tlie Hebrews, and two
classes the Catechism No. 1. Tlu'y learu also to write ami cypher, as in
all the schools.

2. Corrk'knahorho. — John I'erguson, master, who has laboured for
many years in this village as a local |)reacher, j)roelainiing the truth on
the Sabbath, and teaching during the week. At the last examination, one
boy repeated three j)salms: another two cliapters; a girl, nine psalms
and two eha])ters; and many of the childri'U h,i\ learnt tlie Catechism
No. 1.

.3. Afitcht'is. — iMichael and Mary Evans, m.'ister and mistress. Two
very convenient schoolhouses have been erected by John Hamilton, Esq.,
who also pays the master and mistress. The school is small, but the
children are very attentive. One girl repeated f).0 verses ; another, 8.3,
\e. In the boys* school, twelve write and eight eyj)her.

4. Duriri's Bock. — Josej)h Bates, master. The children have very
far to eome to this school, yet it has been of great adv.intage. At the
last examination, the elder children repeated much of the Sacred Scrip-
tures: three girls, 8 chapters in the Hebrews; three girls. 7 chapters
iti the same Epistle; and twelve girls either .'5, I, or 5 chapters, and
others I or "2. 70 children were pn^sent at the examination, and their
progress was pleasing; but the great distance theyliave to eome prevents
regularity.

5. BaWdacU. — Patrick Judge, master. Seven yi'ars have rolled round
since this school began, and many here have been taught, not only to
read the Word of the Most High, btrt to seek that salvation which it un-
folds. At tli<» last examination, the 25th Chapter (»f St. Matthew and the
1 2th Cha]>ter of St. John's Gospel were repeated by many of the children.

(>. jlrdra. — Joseph Pearson, master. Amidst the distant mountains
of Donegal, it is pleasing to behold ;i very interesting group of children
learning the way to heaven. Sixty-eight were present at the examination,
the'greater part of whom rend in the New Testament. This school is held in
the Mission Chapel. On the evening of the examination, a Missionary
meeting was held, wheii the house was filled with an attentive audience.

7. Gf(Jnl('ary.~lUmry Hoynes, master. This school is about a mile
from the town of Ramelton, situated on a hill. The school is worked
partly on the plan of the Ei-itish and Foreign School Society. The classes
are well arranged, and h;i e monitors. In the Bible classes are 9 girls and
9 boys. One girl, called Isabella Magowin, repeated 8 chapters ; another,
Martha Gregg, 6 chapters, and others, 4, 3, 2, and 1 : the boys, 3 or 4
chapters each, and the lesser children according to their ages. 90 child-
ren at the examination.

8. Gorran, — George Huston, master. This is one of the schools es-
tablished by the late Dr. Adam Clarke, as the inscription over the door
states, and the sehoolhouse has been used for a chapel and Sunday-

SrriOOI. F{F.I>ORT. IRELAND.

183:

' :

i •

"!?.• ;

school, us well as Tor a (Ly-scliool : thus aiisweriiif; the object of the excel-
lent iiiiiii who lu'ifuii it. llvcrv Smiday nioriiiiii,' thi' master jwi ;■; the
scholars Irom eiirht to ten o'clock. Ahoiit 70 are <;euerally [ it • 'lit ; to
these he <,nves a lesson in tlie Word ot'(io(l, aci'onipaiiied witi: i inljiv*
exhortations. A nuniher of the I'eniale pupils are taujj,ht ueedle-work, hy
one of the master's daughters, on week-ilays. at hours appoiutt'd for that
purpose.

9. Miii/o/tt//////. — William Jfecd. master, who was appointed hy Dr.
Adam Clarke hiniself, lor the doctor took a pair ol' spectacles from his
jtocket. placed them in tiu'ir proper position for llie master to use them,
and said. '* William, teach the chihiren as lou<>- as you are ahle." This
was his diploma. The ad\ antaoes of the institution appear in the increase
of Scripture kuo\vledu:e, attention to pra\er, ol)servance of the Sahhath,
aiitl the uiviiifi' up t)f connnun sweariuj^. The children who read the
Scriptures are ahout '2(i.

10. Portnisli. — (ieorfre Kevali, inasler. This is one of Dr. Adam
Clarke's schools, and a very neat huildins;' it is. with the hell the doctor
j)rocured. fixed ou the to]) to call the children to school, and the ])eople to
worshij). The master has, since the conuneucement of the school,
laboured here ou the Sabbath, andduriu"' the week, in teachino; the chihi-
ren anil preach iuij the Gospel.

11. BiUij. — James Diver, master. This is also another of what are
called Dr. Adam Clarke's schools, where the schoolhouse forms a chapi 1
on the Sabbath, in which the preacher or missionary proclaims the glad
tidings of salvation to perishing men.

]'2. Croa/pmirt'. — Joseph Diver, master.

13. Lissdv. — David M'Cindy, master. These two schools also were
fouuiled by Dr. Clarke. They are situated in the distant parts of the
island, not far from the Giiuit's Causeway, aiul about two miles from one
another. 13efore the schoolhouses were built, the excellent doctor began
to arrange for the school. One of the masters informed the writer, ttiat
the doctor assembled the chihiren and their parents under a hedge, and
delivered a very ))Owerful discourse on the advantages of education. This
is remembered with pecidiar feeling by those who attended : and the im-
pressions survive the excellent person whose voice is heard no longer. "• He
being dead, yet speaketh." A more ])artic»dar account of these schools
woukl have been given, if the Superintendent had not been hindered by
alHictiou from examining the children on his last visit ; but the next re-
port, it is hoped, will contain more minute particulars, as to the progress
of the children, and the tasks they have learnt. The last reports from
the masters of Dr. Clarke's schools are encouraging,

14. Garraf/h. — Alexander ]\lontgomery, master. This school has been
lutel) re-conunenced, after some interriiption by change of masters. It
is divided into three classes. There are 14 in the Alphabet, 23 in the
Spellii.'g-book, and 27 read in the Scriptures ; and when more books
and abetter outfit are provided, there is no doubt the object designed
will be accomplished.

15. BfUaijlui. — Edward Finlay, master. This school has been con-
ducted for many years by tlie master, in which the children are taught
.0 read, write, and cypher, and many children in that time have left the
school fordiiierent avocations, guided, we trust, by those principles taught
in the Holy Scriptures which they have learnt.

1837.

183:

SCHOOL REPORT. — IRKLAXD.

0)9

thi' excel
ii' ; ; . the
l'«;s'nt; t(»
.i: ' I laliiv'
•-v.Drk, l)y
'il Ibi' that

ed hy ])r.
K I'roin his
use tlu'in,
le." This
u' iiiereaso
I' Sahhath.
c) read the

)v. Adam
tlie doctor
e |)eoj)le to
le school,
: the child-

tf what are
s a chapi 1
IS the ghiil

s also were

arts of the

s from one

ictor he";m

vriier, that

ledge, and

ion. This

d the im-

iger. " lie

se scliools

ndered i)y

le next re-

e progress

lorts from

;)! has been
isters. It

23 in the
ore books

designed

been con-
ire tanghl
^e left the
)les taught

It). Afa;/ln'i'nl\'lt. — William Hocy, master. This school also ntl'.M'ed
interruption by the th'partnrc of the master to America, but began ajruin
with H children: they now amomil \n (if), divided into four classes, of
which ten read in the Old Testanuiit, twenty-six in the New Ti'sfament,
The children are beginning to learn portions of Scripture, iis well as the
Catechism. The siliool is held in a very conv»'nient chapel, where the
(iospel is i>reaehed regularly. The master is a local preacher, and is use-
i'ully employeil.

17. CiD'nlra. — H. A. Diver, master. It is situated on the main n)ad
from IJallymena to Coleraine, in a district where there is much need for
such an institution. The attendance varies, owing to the employment of
the eliler chililren at particular seasons of the \eur in the fields. Ik'twceii
twenty and thirty are connnitting to memory jiortions (»f the Old and New
Testament: twelve ha\e learnt the whole of the Catechism No. 1; and
I 1 nearly the whole of No. 2.

1<S. ,Veii't<nru CroHilni. — ll.Carson. mnster. This school is established
in a new rising villagi'. nine miles frrmi Ballymena. and promises great ad-
vantages, as the si-hoolroom is very commodious, and the chililren at-
tentive.

If). Cai'nloHtfh. — John Saycrs. master. This school is situated on the
hordersoftheSea. For sometime the children were taught in a small build-
ing, but lately another has been procured nuich more suitable. iMany have
been taught to read the "Word of the Lord, and are now occupied in dif-
I'erent situations, retaining, we hope, the useful lessons they hiive received.

20. Anfihrim. — Allan Nixon, master. Owing to unavoidable (ircum-
stances, this school has sutt'ered ; but lately it has considerably revived.
It is situated in the comity Galway. Many of the children are very jjoor,
yet they are attentive to their lessons. Another school, six miles from
Aughrim. namely. Lawrence Town, has been discontimied for the presem,
as the schoolhouse wants repairs, and the master is gcme to America;
but it is intended to resume it as soon as the gentleman, to wliom the vil-
lage belongs, puts the house into reftair. which he intends to do.

21. FerbiiHf. — Gore M'Clure. master. This is a very interesting
school; the children have made nuu'h progress. y\.t the last examination
fourteen repeated the lirst three chapters of St. .Tolnrs Gospel : live re-
peated the fu-st three sections of the Catechism No. 2 : Iwenty-oue re-
jicated the whole of the Catechism No 1. Over the school is a room
used for Divine worship, where the Gospel is preached to many who
gladly hear it.

22. J\touvt ShaniKDt. — James I3askin, nuister. This school, like some
others, has been put to inconvenience by the removal of the i'ormer master,
but it begins to revive. The children have lately removed into the im-
linished chapel, where they have only got a few boards to sit on. wanting
desks and other reqiiisites : whicli. when supplied, it is hoped prosperity
will crown the master's efforts. Mount Shannon is a village near the
beautiful Lough Derg, a lake formed by the Shannon. It is the extreme
south of the county Galway. Many Protestants dwell near it, though
continually thiimed by emigrations.

23. Tarhert, — Kobert Bell, master. This is a small town on the banks
of the Shannon. The schoolhouse, a neat building, like many others,
serves for a place of worship. At the last examination the children were

"^7^ i

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SCHOOL REPORT.— IRELAND.

1837.

n :

■ I

found regularly classed. Ten repeated portions of the Sacred Scriptures,
two parts of th(^ Catechism No. 2, and six the whole of the Catechism
"Ko. I.

24. Kcjimaro. — l^ohert Baskin. master. This school is situated south
of the celelu'ated lakes of Killarney, in the county Kerry. Lately, some
opposition has heen raised to it, hut the parents of the children seemed
resolved to contiiuie to send them, and they have made considerahie
progress.

25. Lisbcalid. — William J lender, master. This school is in a very
mountainous district. During the winter months it is very diflicult for
the children to come: hut in the othev parts of the year they assemhle,
and])roiit hy the instnu^tion given. The Gospel is ])re; ^--hed regularly in
the sehoolhouse.

2(). Killor(/lav. — John Vance, master. For live years has the master

!>atiently ])ersevered in his work in this ohscure village, in the county of
verry, and not without success. At the last examination, fourteen of
the children repeated portions of the Scriptm'es from the Acts and the
Gospel of St. John, and many repeated the Catechism No. 1.

Such is a very brief accomit of the Wesleyan IMissijii Irish Schools.
Besides these and the Sunday-schools, the Missionares and Scri])tmv-
readers give instruction to children at the houses they visit, and hear
them re})eat portions ol' the Scriptures, .-is well as the Catechisms. T( is
considered desirable to increase the ?\umberof schools ; and we pray, " O
Lord, send now prosperity ; let thy work a})])ear unto thy servants, and
thy glory unto their children."'

!l^i)

iii ,

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1837.

Scriptures,
Catecliisni

latod south
atel y, some
ren s('eme(l
Diisitlerahie

in a very
iflicult for

assemble,
pgularly in

the master
county of
burteen of
ts and the

GENERAL SCHEDULE OF THE WESLEYAN SCHOOLS.

APKIL. 183?.

I Schools.
Scri])ture-
, aud hear
rns. It is
pray, " O
■ai)ts. and

STATIONS.

Irelam> . . . .
Paris

Calais, 4<c.

Boulogne .

Lille and Kouhaix

Calvados, kc.

La Vaunage, 6cc.
Gibraltar ,
Cadiz . . ■ '

Malta . * . ' *
Madras

Bangalore

Negai)atam . . *

^ Mehiattam & Manariroodv

COLOMRO, ^c.
Kandy .
Negomho, &c.
Caltnra .'
Galle . . * . ■
Matura .
Moruwa Corle
•Jai'F.va

Point Pedro
Trincomalee .
Balticaloa .
Sydney

Paramatta .
Windsor
Bathurst
lIoBART Town
Port Arthur
Lainiceston
Hokianga
Tonga

Hahai Islands
Vavou .
Fejee Islands
Gape Town, itc.
Khamies Berg
Great Namacqualand
Graham's Town, &c.

Salaried
Teachers.

•)

22
8
4
6

Ciratiiitous
Teachers.

*
*

■ *
*

*
*
*
*

*
*
*

32
8
9

120
100

Adults and

t'liildren
in Scliools'.

448

^i 622

106
't

80
.172
2.;2
248

102
55H

50
728
890
69i)
623

80
644
•jo5
105
310
258
102
104

;J2
502
147
156
500
1137
3158 •

3458

338

220

574

Carried over

Not

uscerlcuiied

1264 1 22676

''' i

Is '

eCIIKDULE or Tin: WESLEYAN schools 1837.

( I'lnilitwe'l. )

STATIONS.

i
Siiliiried (irntuitousi

I !

Brought forward

Wesleyville ^ Mount Coke

Kutttn'worth .

Clarkebury

Morley .

Buntingvillp

Thaba Unchu

Plaatberg .

Ilnipukani, &.c.

Mantatees .
SiEfiHA Lkonk .
St. M-vnys, (Jambi

MacARTHY's IsLAM)

Cafe Coast .
Antigua .

DoniinicH .

Moiitserrat

Nevis

St. Christopher's

St. Eustatiiis

St. Martin'.s

St. Bartholomew'

Aiigiiill .

Tortola

Bermuda
St. Vincent's

Kingstown

Biabou

Grenada

Trinadad

Tobago .
Demeuara

George Town

Mahaica

Arabian Coast

Barbadoes
Jamaica

Kingston

Spanish Town

CMarendon

Moraut Bay, i^c.

Grateful Hill, &e

Montego Bav, iiLC

Falmouth, &:c.

St. Ann's, &c.

Carried over

Teachers.

199

Teachers.

1261

1
I

232

Adults and

Children

in Scliools.

22676

50
100
300

30
166
152
115

1075

152

167

2690

439

756

1^ ^

■ )•>

1276

.07

1575

244

110

726

780

877

171

121

311

647

243

128

1123

131

192

164

212

254

501

240

131

2362

39626

* Not abceitaincd.

■^s \So7.

I Adults and
I Chiidrfti
I in Schools.

22676
30

1(10
300
30
166
152
115
80

1075

152

26'JO
439
706

1276

1575

214

110

726

780

877
171
171
121
311

647

243

1123

431
192
164
212
254
501
240
131

59626

1837. .SCHEDULE OF THE WESLEYAN SCHOOLS.

( Coii/i/inrfJ,

STATIONS.

Brought forward
Bath, 6.0.
Stonoy Hill, 6cf. .
Port Antonio .
Luceji, 61.C. .
Orac<il)es.sa
Black River
IJcli/o, &:c.
Nkw PaoviDEiNfi; .
Elcutlicra
Hai'bour lyland .
Ahat'o
HAvrr,

l'ort-a\i-I-i-;iicc'
Port-aii-Plaat
Turks' Island .
CvNAm,
CaioDiT

Lake Siiucoc, ivc.
llice Lake and Cirape
^lunc(') Town
Anilierstberg .
Goderieii, ^c.
Grand Piver .
St. Clair
Cobourg .
Isle of'Tanti
Guelpli .
Sah.pveiii;
Coldwater, ive.
Quebec .

New L-eland .
Montreal, ^:c.
St, Aruaad's, 6;c. .
Stanstead, kc.
SheH'ord .
OdellTown.
Three Rivers .
Lennoxville, &.e. .
Ilatley Com]jton
Wesileyvillc .
Nova Scotia,
Halifax
Lunenburg

Carried over

Salaried
i'nacliois.

•23-i

land

Tt'iu-Iicrs.

•2?m

u
]f)

H
37
10
(J3
13

7
18

■-)•]■>

■iOU 1

Adults and
, Cliildreii
in Schools.

39G26

2oO
112

211

28.5

70
113

}0S

r>H3
3 15

ir;

'10
171

2000

2oO

711

21 '

" •

251
30

IGO&l

* iS'ol ascertained.

' I

IV' *

•J

,11,

■,tt ; '(,

i !

74 SCHEDIXE OF THE WESLEYAX SCHOOLS,

{(^iwliniii'ff.)

1837.

STATIONS.

.Siiliuit'il
'i'eiicliers.

(iiatultous
Tedcliers,

Adults nud
Cliildren
in Schools.

Brought forward . . , .

232

2904

460«4

Liverj)ool

Barringtou .....

-•

7
6

Yannouth

Horton, tec

• •

Windsor .....

Newport .....

ISliubcnacadie ....

Parr.sborough

Wallace

Guyslioroiigli .....

Cape Breton,

Sydney

Ship Harbour ....

Prince Edward Island,

Charlotte Town ....

.«

101

Jk'deque .....

133

NEW Rkunswick,

St. John's

560

Frederieton

165

Sheffield

. «

-.«

St, Steplim's .....

:)D

478

VV'estnioreland . . / .

Betitcodiac .....

...

Su.ssex Vale . . . . i

Annapolis, ice. . . . . ,

117

Bridgetown, ike

—

.Miramiehi .....

Woodstock, \c

Bathurst

Newfoundl.vnd ....

St, John ......

110

Harbour Grace ....

Carbonear .....

• .■

240

Blackhepd, is;c

225

Pevlican. .^c

151

Port-;!e-Grave ....

116

Brinrus, i^c. .

220

Trinity Bay .....

Bona\ ista, &:c. ....

, »

. ^

Grand Bank ....

r:io

Burin ......

»..

lla)U's Harbour ....

—

i^'

Total

"■A-i 1

33(t7

1,0686

* >\ t ascerlaint

■i

1837.

tous

its.

1 Adults iuiJ
'i Cliildren
in Schools.

160«4

{

101

)

133

)

560

165

478

117

110

210

2'>5

151

116

220

1.9686

ili

.^.-

■£ ;

THE WESLEYAN METHODIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

TO AMOUNT OF SPECIAL CON-
TRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FOR
SCHOOLS.
Dr.

£. s. d.
Subscriptions in the

Mission House List .... ft?

London District ditto. ... 47 9 5
Bedford and Northampton

ditto 1.') 8

Kent ditto 10

Norwich and Lynn ditto I

Devonport ditto 1

Cornwall ditto h \h 3

Bristol ditto 2

Birmingliam and Shrews-
bury ditto Ifi

Liverpool ditto ., 11 10

Manchester and Bolton

ditto 71 1 6

Halifax and Bradford ditto 7r> 9

Leeds ditto 3K 3 (>

Sheffield ditto 1

Lincoln ditto 2 18 (>

York ditto :i

"Whitby and Darlington

ditto 4(i 4 11

. Newcastle-u])on-Tyne do. 1

France ditto 5

Gibraltar ditto 34 7 1

Madras ditto 108 3 ',)

Sierra Leone ditto 7 1 8

St. Mary's, Gambia, ditto (i

St. Vincent's ditto 81 7 4

Contributions towards the
Schc^'s in Ireland, esta-
blished by the late Rev. Dr.

Adam Clarke 40

Special Contributions for Ne-
gro School -Houses in the

West Indies 267 14 2

GoverninentGrantsforditto 5000

AMOUNT
FOR

OF EXPENDITURE
SCHOOLS.

<i03fj 14 1
Advance fo Schools from the
General Fund of the So-
ciety 'i 7tiO (i 7

ir87!)7 R

ExPENDKn IN

Ireland 640

Malta 21

Gibraltar 73

Madras District 27!»

Singlialese ditto, Ceylon. . !)48

'lamul ditto ditto. . 133

New Zealand ditto 89

Cape of Good Hope ditto 39

Albany ditto 274

Sierra Leone 142

St. Mary's on the Gambia 27

Matarthy's Island 44

Antigua District 252

St. Vincent's ditto Wi

Jamaica ditto li'ui

Upi)er Canada ditto .... 203
Newfoundland ditto .... 39
Reserved Fund for the erec-
tion of Negro School-
Houses in the West Indies 5267

Cr.

.V.

•>

14 2

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