s to this country! and
how great are my thanks to the teachers for coming!" On hearing the
fifth chapter of Matthew read, he said "These words take hold on my very
heart, they make me tremble. Here God commands us to do everything that
is good in secret, and not to be seen of men. How unlike our religion is
this! When Burmans make offerings to the pagodas they make a great noise
with drums and musical instruments that others may see how good they
are. But this religion makes the mind fear God; it makes it of its own
accord fear sin."

In the same letter she mentions a very interesting meeting with the
females before mentioned, fifteen in number, who had for some time
received from her religious instruction. Their love for, and confidence
in their own religion seemed to be taken away; the truth seemed to have
forced itself upon their understandings; but the sinfulness of their
hearts, which among heathen as well as Christian nations is the great
obstacle to salvation, could only be removed by the Holy Spirit, and oh
how earnest and fervent were the prayers of their teacher for the
presence of that heavenly agent!

Mr. Wheelock, one of the recently arrived missionaries, was obliged on
account of his failing health to try a sea-voyage; but during the
passage to Bengal, in a paroxysm of fever and delirium, he threw himself
overboard and was drowned.

Some of the inquirers at the zayat had no inconsiderable powers of
reasoning and argument; one in particular, named Moung-Shwa-gnong; who
would spend whole days at the zayat, and engage Mr. Judson in endless
discussions.--Not satisfied with the Buddhist faith he had become a
confirmed skeptic, and disputed every Gospel truth before he received it
with much subtilty and ingenuity. But after a while he found that his
visits at the zayat had attracted the notice of Government, that the
viceroy on being told he had renounced the religion of his country, had
said, 'Inquire further about him,' and the missionaries for a time saw
him no more.

The two candidates that next presented themselves for baptism, were
urgent that the ordinance should be performed, not absolutely in
private, but at sunset and away from public observation. The
missionaries discussed their case long with them and with each other.
Mr. Judson's remarks on the subject, as well as his description of the
baptism, are so full of that tenderness and pathos which is eminently a
'fruit of the Spirit,' that we must g