d the strength of religious faith; while ease
and outward prosperity seem to lull the souls of believers into an
unworthy sloth and a sinful conformity with the world around them. The
soldier of Christ must maintain a warfare; and when will he be more
likely to be constantly awake to his duty, than when surrounded by the
open and avowed enemies of his Master?

From Chitpore four miles above Calcutta, Mr. Boardman writes: "It gives
me much pleasure to write you from the shores of India. Through the
goodness of God we arrived at Sand-Heads on the 23d ult., after a
voyage of 127 days. We were slow in our passage up the Hoogly, and did
not arrive in Calcutta until the 2d inst. We had a very agreeable
voyage,--religious service at meals, evening prayers in the cabin, and
when the weather allowed, public worship in the steerage on Lord's day
morning ... allow me to add that we entertain a hope that one of the
sailors was converted on the passage.

"The report of our being at Sand-Heads reached Calcutta several days
before we did, and our friends had made kind preparations to receive us.
Soon after coming in sight of the city, we had the pleasure of welcoming
on board the Asia, the Rev. Mr. Hough. He informed us, that the Burmese
war was renewed after an armistice of several weeks, and that no
well-authenticated accounts had been received from our dear friends
Judson and Price at Ava. It is generally supposed that they are
imprisoned with other foreigners, and have not the means of sending
round to Bengal.

"At noon, Dec. 2d, we came on shore, ... and were received very kindly
by the English Missionaries. We found Mrs. Colman waiting with a
carriage to bring us out to this place. The cottage we occupy was
formerly the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Eustace Carey. Mr. and Mrs. Wade,
Mrs. Colman, Mrs. Boardman and myself, compose a very happy American
family.... But we long to be laboring in Burmah. We are not yet
discouraged by the dark cloud that hangs over our prospects there. We
still hope and trust, _we firmly believe_, that eventually this war will
tend to advance the cause of Christ in Burmah. We hope our friends at
home will not be discouraged, but will continue to pray for us."

In another letter he says, "And now, my dear parents, I wish you could
make a visit at Chitpore. You would find your two fond children sitting
together very happily, and engaged in writing letters to their beloved
American friends. Our mansion, t