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“...this place to obferve, that
although in the paft year no new Miflionary
Stations have been formed to extend its operations,
much intelligence has been received to animate
its hopes and to guide its counfels: and it may
reafonably be expeded, that the benefits of ex-
perience, which are on all occafions great, will be
found peculiarly important and ufeful to the Mifli-
onary Society.
The Diredors will now proceed to give an ac-
count, in order, of the Miflions eftabliflied by this
Inftitution.
Mission at Otaheite.
Since the laft Annual Meeting, letters have
oeen received from our brethren at that ifland:
they...”
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“...and fanguinary termination. Still, however,
they think that impreffions favourable to the
characters and the purpofes of our brethren, have
been made upon many of the natives of Tongata-
boo, which in the event of another benevolent
vifit being made to that ifland, may be found to
have produced fome fruit, though of an inferior
nature and of inconfiderable growth, to his praife
and glory, who has often feemed to make the blood
of his beloved martyrs the feed of a future
Church.
South African Mission.
The Rate of this Million, when the preceding
Annual Report was made to this Society, afforded
the Directors abundant matter for gratitude, and
admiration at the goodnefs of God, and at the zeal
and devotednefs of the brethren who were then
engaged in it. Since that time the four brethren,
who failed in May, 1800, have arrived at the
Cape, and have commenced their Miffionary la-
bours in its vicinity ; and three brethren from Hol-
land, who rook their paflage in January laft, have,
it is hoped...”
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“...diligence in the work of his mi-
niftry, in the inftru&ion of youth, and in cate-
chizing children. Having vifited fome of the ad-
jacent iflands, he has recommended to the Direc-
tors, that another Miffionary be fent from this
Society, to preach the Gofpel at Fogo, Bonavifta,
and Green-Pond Ifland. This meafure has been
maturely confidered ; and it has been refolved to
comply with Mr. Hillyard’s recommendation,
whenever a fuitable perfon {hall be accepted and
qualified for the propofed Ration.
C Mission...”
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“...IO THK REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS'
Mission to Canada.
The Diredors reported to the laft General
Meeting, that two Mifiionaries had been fent to
Quebec, in compliance with feveral applications
which had been received from refpedable perfons
united in Chriftian Society at that city; and
which reprefented the province of Canada to be
in a deplorable ftate, from the almoft total want
of Religious lnftitutions. Mr. Bentom and Mr.
Mitchell, on their arrival at Quebec, met with
kind reception and fuitable encouragement ; and
after preaching alternately in a place hired for the
purpofe, it was fettled, that Mr. Bentom fhould
continue his labours there, and that Mr. Mit-
chell fhould proceed to Montreal, in profecution
of fimilar fervices. By letters from Mr. Bentom,
it appears that fome circumftances occurred
which, for a time, feemed to prefent an obftacle
to his continued acceptance and ufefulnefs; but
his laft letter, dated 4th November, 1800, is
more fatisfadory and encouraging, as it Rates
that...”
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