couragements; the idea of three or four men succeeding in the acquisition of a number of languages, and the unspeakable responsibility attached to translating the word of God, with other difficulties, weighed so much with us, that we determined to conceal the fact of our having engaged in such a work, till we had advanced so far as to convince ourselves and others of its practicability.

5. This resolution we in part observed; for though circumstances constrained us to lay our plan before the public much sooner than we intended, yet it was not till more than a year's assiduous application had convinced us that we were not laying before the friends of religion a chimerical scheme, but a plan which required only the continuance of the same Divine blessing which had marked its commencement, in order to bring it to a happy conclusion.

6. With peculiar sensatious of gratitude to the Author of all good, we would now, dear brethren in Christ, lay before you the present state of the work in each of these languages, beginning with those most immediately connected with the Sungskrit.

7. The Bengalee. It is already known to you, that early in 1801 the first edition of the New Testament was published, consisting of 2000 copies, all of which have been long since distributed. This was followed by an edition of the Pentateuch, consisting of 1000 copies, which have also been some time distributed; and we wait only for ability to put to press a second and improved edition of it. In 1804 an edition of the book of Psalms and the prophecy of Isaiah was published, consisting of nearly 1000 copies, the whole of which have been for some time distributed: a number of the Psalms alone were also printed off, and distributed at the same time. In 1806 another volume of the Old Testament, containing the book of Job, the book of Psalms, the Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon, was published. This is properly the third volume of the Old Testament. The fourth, consisting of all the Prophets, is also nearly completed: it contains abut 700 pages. all these we have printed the same number of copies, namely, a thousand. Thus far we have proceeded with Vol. III.-No. IV. 2 H

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the Old Testament: one volume remains, the second, which will comprise the historical books, from Joshua to Nehemiah, which we expect speedily to put to press.

The first edition of the New Testament being distributed, a second became necessary; and a view to future improvement, together with the state of our finances, made a moderate number appear preferable to a very large edition. We therefore agreed to print 1500 copies. As the desire for the Scriptures, however, seemed great, we thought a selection could be made, of which a larger number might be printed. The gospel by Luke, the Acts, and the Romans, were chosen for this purpose; the first, as containing a complete account of the Redeemer's life; the second, as exhibiting the gospel in its first promulgation and progress; and the last, as containing a summary of Christian Doctrine and Practice. Of this selection, which makes above 260 pages octavo, we have printed an edition of nearly 10,000.

The

8. In the Orissa, we have been greatly helped. proportion of words already familiarized to us by the Sungskrit and Bengalee, may be about nine in ten. This of course has rendered application pleasant, and proficiency comparatively easy. Nearly the whole of the New Testament is translated, as well as several books of the Old; and in printing we have advanced as far as the middle of Luke. The whole of the New Testament will make an octavo volume of about 650 pages. number of copies we are printing is a thousand.

The

9. The Telinga and Kernata languages follow next in the order of the countries. In these the words already known to us through the general medium, are about three fourths in the former, the translation of the New Testament has advanced as far as the Gospel by John, and in the latter to the end of Luke. There is a happy similarity between the characters of these two languages; so that the addition of a letter or two unto the alphabet of one, will enable it fully to express the other.

(To be continued.)

OBITUARY.

DIED,

IED, at Stamford, Connecticut, on the 8th of Feb. last, Miss THEODOSIA DAVENPORT, daughter of the Hon. John Davenport, having just completed the 21st. year of her age.

She was a bright and amiable example of early piety. Her great object in life seemed to be to walk worthy of her high vocation; and during her sickness she manifested, in a striking manner, the consolations of the glorious Gospel of the blessed God. She fell a victim to the epidemic which prevailed in Stamford last winter. The common apprehensions of personal danger did not deter her from making every exertion in her power to alleviate the distresses of the sick and the dying, at whose beds she assiduously attended night and day. The first twenty days of her illness she passed without any specially alarming symptoms, and at the conclusion of this period appeared to be in a hopeful state of convalescence. Her friends congratulated her and each other on the prospect of her recovery; and united in expressing their gratitude to God, as also in supplicating him to perfect the good work he had graciously begun. In this state she continued for about two weeks, when, without any apparent cause, the fever returned with a violence which baffled every effort made for conquering it: and on the eighteenth day from the return of her fever, she died.

From the commencement of the second attack, she had an unvarying presentiment of its issue; and endeavoured to reconcile the feelings of her friends, as well as her own, to the idea of her approaching dissolution. For some part of the time her mind was somewhat deranged; but in general she was composed and collected, displaying the benevolence, as well as calmness of the Christian character.

On the morning of the day on which she died, her Pastor, the Rev. Mr. Smith, came to her bed-side, and told her-Theodosia, you are very low-we are all apprehensive for you. She replied, I am not apprehensive. Mr. S. asked, "You know then in whom you have believed?" She answered, with emphasis," I do know in whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. My hope is humble, but I trust it is sure. The Cross and Blood of my Redeemer are the grounds on which it rests." Her feebleness was so great that she could say but little. But her mind was so occupied with heavenly hopes, that the broken sentences of the promises on which she was meditating, and which she was pleading at the mercy-seat, could often be heard by those who observed her attentively.

Throughout the whole of this day she was composed and collected. The occasional deliria which had visited her previously, seemed entirely to depart, to give her an opportunity of uttering her dying testimony to the truth, and of addressing a farewell to her friends. A few hours before she expired, she addressed one of her brothers, telling him, she had long made it her prayer to God, that he should be made to know Jesus, and him crucified, and that she bade him farewell, with the comfortable hope that her prayers were not in vain. She called a little sister to her, and remarked that she had, with much pleasure, observed her attachment to the Bible; and added, Read, read it, my sister, it is the word of life—it is my support in a dying hour-let it be your guide in life, and it will be your support in death. Her eye happening to observe a servant girl, of her own age, passing through the room, she called her by name, and added, I wished to see you to bid you goodbye. Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, and he will never forsake you. To others of her friends she addressed advice equally suitable: and finding her weakness increasing, she bade them all adieu ; and concluded with the following hymn of the venerable and apostolic Newton.

My soul, this curious house of clay,
Thy present frail abode,

Must quickly fall to worms a prey,
And thou return to God.

Canst thou, by faith, survey with joy,

The change before it come?

And say, "Let death this house destroy,
I have a heavenly home!"

The Saviour, whom I there shall see,
With new admiring eyes,
Already has prepared for me,

A mansion in the skies*.

I feel this mud-wall cottage shake,
And long to see it fall;

That I my willing flight may take,

To Him who is my all.

Burden'd and groaning then no more,
My rescu'd soul shall sing,
As up the shining path I soar,
"Death thou hast lost thy sting."

Dear Saviour! help us now to seek,
And know thy grace's pow'r;

That we may all this language speak,
Before the dying hour.

The whole scene was peculiarly impressive and interesting. Life did not entirely cease till near evening, yet she was scarcely able to articulate through the greatest part of the day. While any degree of excitability remained, a mention of the Redeemer's name, and the glorious hopes of the Gospel, visibly brightened her

countenance.

In the several conversations her Pastor had with her, she assented with peculiar emphasis to all the doctrines which exalt God, humble the sinner, magnify the grace of the Gospel, and exhibit the love and compassion of the divine Redeemer.

Cor. vi. 1.