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in general, perfectly consistent with what are usually termed the orthodox doctrines. In his Di

ing the Emperor, in explanation of the common charge against Christians, of Atheism, that they did not, indeed, worship the gods commonly so called, but that they worshipped and ador

Such are the leading features in the character of this great man, so far as his piety is concerned. With respect to his na-alogue with Trypho he explains tural endowments, and his ac- and defends, against the objecquired learning and abilities, tions of the Jew, the doctrine of more especially as they appear our Lord's divinity, in a clear in his writings, something re- and decisive manner; considermains to be said. He was evi- ing it as plainly revealed both in dently possessed both of consid- the Old and New Testament.erable genius and of sound judg- In his first Apology, also, he exment. These talents he had pressly acknowledges the Cathcarefully cultivated and improv-olic doctrine of the Trinity, telled by the diligent study and pursuit of human learning and philosophy; so that, according to the testimony of Photius, he had arrived at the very height, and abounded in every kind of knowledge. His learning, how-ed the true God and his Son, ever, as might naturally be expected from his birth and education, was chiefly confined to the writings of the Heathen philosophers. Of the Hebrew language, like many of the early fathers, he knew but little; as appears from some inaccuracies which are to be met with in his dialogue with Trypho. But with this exception, his great abilities and learning are plainly discernible in his writings which are yet extant (to say nothing of those which are lost,) and which, as Eusebius observes, remain as monuments of his singular endowments;-of a mind studiously conversant about divine things, and richly fraught with excellent and useful knowledge. These are all intended either to defend Christianity against both the Jews and Gentiles, or to pose that common religion and those profane and absurd rites of worship which then governed the world; or to prescribe rules for the ordinary conduct of the Christian life.

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and the prophetic Spirit, honoring them in word and in truth. This learned father strongly inculcates in his writings the necessity of the enlightening influ ence of divine grace, to enable any one to understand the truth. He explains, also, in his first Apology, his views concerning regeneration, and the forgiveness of past sins through Jesus Christ. In the Dialogue with Trypho, he states the doctrine of justifi cation in the same manner as we find it in the Epistle to the Galatians, that is, as opposed to any dependence on the works of the law, and as entirely the gift of God by faith in Jesus Christ.

Religious Intelligence.

Abstract of the account of the protestant missions in the East Indies for the year 1803, published by the Society for promoting Christian Knowledge in their last annual report.

THE Rev. Messrs. Kolhoff and Holzberg, in a letter dated

at Tanjore, 29 Dec. 1802, state | baptized. It is with much satisfaction the missionaries report that the far greater number of these converts were not ashamed to confess the name of Christ, but endeavored to honor the holy religion they had embraced, by a conformity to those sacred truths and duties, in which they had been instructed. They also inform the Society, that, by God's gracious Providence, they had finished the school-house at Tanjore, which would accommodate above 1000 children.There being a large congregation at Pudapatts, situated westward of Tanjore, a chapel had been erected there, and opened last July. An able catechist, educated by the late Mr. Swartz, was stationed at that place, and had hitherto given satisfaction to the Missionaries, by attention to his duty. At Kanandagudi, a small spot of ground had been purchased, and a temporary building for divine worship was intended to be erected as soon as possible.

that they had attended to the congregations and schools in that place, and that they and their native assistants had also made several journies to publish the word of God in various towns and villages of the Tanjore province, and that by the blessing of God, several new congregations had been lately formed.At Kanandagudi, a village 18 miles from Tanjore, about 40 families had come to the resolution of renouncing the worship of their dumb idols, and turning unto God; and having been carefully instructed they were admitted into the congregation by baptism. At Adanjour a village 17 miles from Tanjore, 9 families had received baptism; and, there being several Christian families near it, they had erected a temporary building for divine worship, and had stationed there a catechist assistant, who had been found faithful in the discharge of his duty. At Leraloor, five miles from Tanjore, 7 families had been brought to the The increase of the Tamulian knowledge of the gospel; and congregation had been considerthere being some Christian fam- able. In the year 1801, they ilies in the neighboring villages, baptized 366, among whom were a neat brick and tiled chapel had 50 infants born of Christian pabeen erected by a member of rents; they had received 21 from their congregation, named San- the popish communion; they doshee Pulley, who held an em-administered the Sacrament to ployment in the company's ser- 599 persons; they had married vice. The chapel was finished 12 couples, and buried 29 bodies. during Mr. Gericke's progress In the year 1802, they had bapthrough the country, and it was tized 328, among whom were 63 opened by him on the 5th of No-born of Christian parents; they vember, 1802, by prayer, and a had received from Popery 34; sermon from Rom. xii. 1, 2.- they had administered the SacAfter the sermon, 24 persons rament to 585 persons; they received the holy sacrament, 9 had married 21 couples, and buof whom were members of this ried 36 bodies. new congregation; and 19 catechumens, who had been ten weeks under instruction, were

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There were 8 scholars in the English school, and in the Provin cial schools of Tanjore and Cum

bagonam, about 40. In the Ta- and were instructed and baptized mulian school, consisting only of in them. For another new vilchildren born in the congrega- lage, and church for Catechu-. tion, 33 seminarists were in train-mens, that lived dispersed, he ing to serve as catechists, besides whom, there were 85 charity boys, 28 day scholars, and 36 girls.

The Missionaries at Tranquebar, and Mr, Gericke at Madras, had kindly furnished them with Tamulian books, to the utmost of their power, but not adequately to their wants; and they had been supplied with bibles from Tranquebar, for the Tanjore and Palamcotta Missions.

In the month of September, they had been visited by Mr. Pohle, of whose state of health they gave a very indifferent ac

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The Rev. Mr. Gericke, in a letter dated at Vepery, 14 Feb. 1803, informs the Society that he had recently been through the Mysore country, and thence to Palamcotta, visiting all their congregations, and that it had pleased God to awaken a sense of religion in the inhabitants of whole villages, insomuch that of their own accord they had sought instruction from the neighboring Christians, and their catechists, and from Sattianaden, and had wished anxiously for his coming, to be farther instructed and baptized. The first of these villages, to which he had been called, was newly built by Catechumens, who had before lived in neighboring places, and their church was finished when he arrived to preach and baptize in it. In four other villages, the inhabitants being unanimous in their resolution of embracing the Christian faith, put away their idols, and converted their temples into Christian churches,

had bought a piece of ground, and instructed and baptized in it, under a temporary shade. On his departure from the Tinnavelly country, where this had happened, messages were received from many villages, requesting him to stay a few months longer, and to do in their villages what had been done in others. Not conceiving himself at liberty to do so, he had recommended them to Sattianaden, the old catechists, and the new assistants. By these means, there had been instructed, and baptized, about twice the number that he had baptized, which were above 1300. But, extraordinary as these conversions of several thousands were, no less extraordinary was the persecution suffered from their heathen neighbors, and particularly from some men in office under the Collector. The very night on which he returned to Vepery, he received a letter on the melancholy subject; and nothing prevented his return to that part of the country, but serious indisposition. Mr. Kolhoff, however, had resolved to visit the new congregations, and with the assistance of Mr. Gericke's letters, he trusted relief would be afforded; and the presence of so good a pastor as Mr. K. would tend, by God's grace, to comfort them all, and to confirm and strengthen the weak among them. Sattianaden seemed to be quite depressed at the cruelties exercised upon the Christians, and the reports daily brought to him from all quarters. One of the congregations had lately written to Mr. Gericke,

that were it not for the fear of It has pleased God, Mr. G. obhell, and the hope of heaven, serves, to lead them these sevsuch were their sufferings, that eral years, through great anxie, they should all throw them-ties with regard to the Mission, selves into the sea. but they have observed and be

In the different congregations lieve, that a kind Providence under Mr. G. near Madras, a-watches over it; and such help bout 200 persons had been bap-as seemed absolutely necessary tized, of whom 42 were adults. for its preservation, has always Mr. Gericke, in another letter, been furnished in due time.→→→→ dated at Vepery, 7th May, 1803, This keeps their hopes alive, and states that he had made such ar- prevents them from losing their rangements with respect to the energy. stationing of the Missionaries, that he hoped Mr. Kolhoff might be able to go through his various and arduous duties, until it should please God to send them help from Europe.

The Rev. Mr. Pohle, in a let, ter dated at Trichinapally, 10th March, 1803, states that in the course of the last year, he had baptized 47, (including 5 Heathens) and had had 200 commu‣ nicants, including 43 English. In the English school, there were about 50 scholars, and in the Malabar school about 10. The Malabar congregation amounted to 205, and the Portuguese to 77, all of them in and about Trichinapally. The catechists and schoolmasters continued in the service of the Mission, and its concerns had been fully attended to. All had en

'It seems,' Mr. G. observes, • that if we had faithful and discreet laborers, for the vineyard of the Protestant Mission on this ceast, to send, wherever a door | is opened unto us, rapid would be the progress of the Gospel. Our native teachers, though some of them may not be inferior to us in the knowledge of the great truths of the Gospel, and in the manner of communicating them, still their discours-joyed good health, excepting es carry not that weight with them, that is felt when we speak to the natives. They never gain that confidence that is placed in ] an European, when they are once convinced that he is actually what he exhorts them to be. Without good Mission-siderable distance from it. aries, true disciples of Jesus Christ, from home, the work of the Mission, it seems, would lose its respectability, even though the native teachers were good men; and Missionaries, without the spirit and mind of Christ, and as full of the world as the natives are, would soon make the Mis-charge of their duty, that the sion the most graceless thing spiritual misery of the natives, imaginable.' and the bodily distress of many

himself: he had been much indisposed, but was then able to resume his ministerial functions, both towards the Mission and the garrison. The military were regularly at church, notwithstanding their residence at a con

The Rev. the Danish Missionaries, in a letter dated at Tranquebar, 9th Feb. 1803, acknowledge the receipt of the society's presents sent out to them the preceding year, which they consider as encouragements to a perseverance in the faithful dis

poor persons, may be lessened. | however, at length checked, and They express an anxiety for the the impostors punished by the receipt of printing paper, as their Collector, and even by the prespress was constantly engaged in ent Rajah, Serfogee. working off books, for the use of the Malabar Christians, and lately for the new congregations, which in great numbers had recently been baptized by Mr. Gericke, many of whom, not having yet been able to get books enough for their instruction, had written the Catechism and Prayers on palmyra leaves, which they had rehearsed to Mr. Ge-verted their pagodas into Chrisricke, in a manner beyond his expectation.

Mr. Cammerer has kindly gone to Tanjore, to take care of Mr. Kolhoff's charge, whilst he was with the new congregations, to strengthen and comfort them in their distresses, brought on by some heathen enemies, who were indignant that whole villages, with their chiefs, had embraced the Christian doctrine, and con

tian churches, after having broken their idols to pieces, and buried them deep in the ground. Like Nero, and Dioclesian, these heathens imputed every theft and mischief to the Christians; and, as heathen chiefs, averse from Christianity, easily raised every complaint against them, some had been chastised, and treated in a pitiful manner. The last accounts, however, they thank God, had happily reported, that the collector was kindly disposed to the Christians, and had put a stop to the injustice and machinations of their enemies. Catechists and schoolmasters, to a certain extent, with Malabar bibles, catechisms, and other books, had been furnished, but there was great need of other Missionaries.

Their hearts had been filled with praise to God, for the progress which the gospel of Christ had lately made amongst the heathen; and they considered it as an extraordinary Providence, tending to the furtherance of Christian knowledge, that the country was under a Christian government, which they trusted would lend its benevolent and protecting hand to lessen the perils that had attended the reception of Christianity, and to encourage its introduction.Hence the natives would learn | how to fear God, to honor the king, to obey the laws, and to become industrious and faithful subjects, as well as to reject their foolish and often most cruel superstitions. Of the latter, they The Tranquebar Mission had had had, within the last year, a last year been increased by 112 striking instance, when two wo-children born of Christian pamen were suffered to be burnt rents, 11 converts from Heathenalive, with the corpse of the lateism, and 5 converts from PopeRajah Amersing, a circumstance ry. In the Tamulian schools, 160 that afterwards produced a series children were maintained, beof fantastic follies. Several wo-sides those in the adjacent villamen pretended to be possessed with the spirit of one of the burnt women, and affected to produce wonderful cures among the sick. The imposition was,

ges, and farther in the country. In the Portuguese school, 40 orphans were supported, and 48 day scholars taught. Nineteen couple had been married, 1290

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