being, and quoted large portions from the Munari of Mouluwee Room. Another part of the conversation was about India.-The Soofies consider all the Brahmins as philosophers of the same school with themselves. One of them asked me gravely, whether I had met with any in whom was the Holy Ghost?" This, he supposed, was only the way of expressing what they meant by being enlightened.

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"12th.-Letters at last from India.-Mirza Seid Ali was curious to know in what way we corresponded, and made me read Mr. Brown's letter to me, and mine to Corrie. He took care to let his friends know It was that we wrote nothing about our own affairs. all about translations, and the cause of Christ: with. this he was delighted.

"16th.-In translating 2 Cor. i. 'Given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts,' he was much struck when it was explained to him. O that I had it,” said he; have you received it?" I told him, that as I had no doubt of my acceptance through Christ, I concluded that I had. Once before, on the words, 'who are saved,' he expressed his surprise at the confidence with which Christians spoke of Salvation. On 1 Cor. xi. he observed, 'that the doctrine of the resurrection of the body was not so unreasonable, but that as the Mahometans understood it, it was impossible, on which account the Soofies rejected it.'

"Christmas-day.—I made a great feast for the Russians and Armenians, and, at Jaffier Ali Khan's request, invited the Soofie Master, with his disciples. I hoped there would be some conversation on the occasion of our meeting, and indeed Mirza Seid Ali did make some attempts, and explained to the old man the meaning of the Lord's Supper; but the sage maintaining his usual silence, the subject was dropped.

"I expressed my satisfaction at seeing them assembled on such an occasion, and my hope that they would remember the day on succeeding years; and that though they would never see me again on succeeding years, that they would not forget that I had brought

them the Gospel. The old man coldly replied, that God would guide those whom he chose.' Most of the time they continued was before dinner; the moment that was despatched, they rose up, and went away. The custom is, to sit five or six hours before dinner, and at great men's houses singers attend.

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27th.-Carapet invited me this evening to his wedding; but just before the guests were to have assembled, the Darogha's servants seized his father-in-law, and carried him away to be bastinadoed, or else to pay five hundred piastres. It seems he had given a bond to that amount, in case he ever sold wine to Mahometans, and yesterday he was detected in the act. Jaffier Ali Khan wrote, in my name, to the Vizier, to request his release. The Vizier replied, that Carapet, for my sake, should not be molooted, but that the other man had forfeited his money, and, in evidence, sent his bond. Finding that it was not a piece of villany on the part of Government, as I apprehended, I declined having any thing to do in the business; the law might take its course. But Jaffier Ali Khan begged as a favour of the servant of the Vizier, who had formerly been a servant of his, to represent the matter in such a light to his master, as to excite his compassion. After he was gone away, the Armenians came in great numbers, and begged I would procure the pardon of the poor man, and had obtained a promise from me to this effect, when the servant came back with the poor Greek, and said, that the Vizier had released him, and forgiven him the forfeit, for my sake. The Armenians were in ecstasies of joy, and did not know how enough to express their gratitude to me, though it was rather due to Jaffier Ali Khan. I was unable to attend the wedding from a cough, which made it unsafe to be out at night. They sat up all night, according to the Armenian custom, eating and drinking, and about two hours before day went to Church, where the marriage was solemnized: the feasting continues two days longer.

"On the strength of the narrow escape the Greek.

experienced, some of the Vizier's servants came, the day after, to feast themselves at his expense. They first called for a calean, which was brought them; then for the wine he had promised them, though he had promised none. This unfortunate people have been visited almost like the Jews. When will the Lord pity them! An Armenian, if he gets a new coat, makes the sleeves of patches, as he will be sure to have it taken from him if it looks new. Carapet was insulted, for being a little better dressed than they thought a Christian ought to be.

"31st.-The accounts of the desolations of war during the last year, which I have been reading in some Indian newspapers, make the world appear more gloomy than ever. How many hurried into Eternity unprepared! How many thousands of widows and orphans left to mourn! But admire, my soul, the matchless power of God, that out of this ruin he has prepared for Himself an inheritance. At last the scene shall change, and I shall find myself in a world where all is love."

The early part of the year 1812, that year in which Mr. Martyn "rested from his labours," and "found himself in a world where all was love," was ushered in by him in the following strain of singular pathos and piety: "The last has been, in some respects, a memorable year. I have been led, by what I have reason to consider as the particular providence of God, to this place, and undertaken an important work, which has gone on without material interruption, and is now nearly finished. I like to find myself employed usefully, in a way I did not expect or foresee, especially if my own will is in any degree crossed by the work unexpectedly assigned me; as there is then reason to believe that God is acting. The present year will probably be a perilous one; but my life is of little consequence, whether I live to finish the Persian New Testament, or do not. I look back with pity and shame upon my former-self, when I attached impor tance to my life and labours. The more I see of

my works, the more I am ashamed of them. Coarseness and clumsiness mar all the works of man. I am sick, when I look at man, and his wisdom, and his doings, and am relieved only by reflecting, that we have a city, whose builder and maker is God. The least of his works here it is refreshing to look at. A dried leaf, or a straw, makes me feel myself in good company complacency and admiration take place of disgust.

"I compare, with pain, our Persian translation with the original; to say nothing of the precision and elegance of the sacred text, its perspicuity is that which sets at defiance all attempts to equal it."

In the succeeding portion of Mr. Martyn's Journal, we are presented with a statement, whence it is scarcely possible not to infer that the civil government of Persia is in a condition of extreme weakness and wretchedness.

"15th. I went, with Jaffier Ali Khan, to see the College. It is almost in ruins, not having been repaired these two hundred years. It contains sixty or seventy sets of rooms, in many of which we observed teachers and scholars, giving and hearing lectures. It was formerly richly endowed; but the rapacity of the kings has stripped it of every thing; only a small stipend was allowed to the principle teachers. Near it is an octagonal caravansera, where goods were formerly exposed to sale, and a tax levied, which was appropriated to the College, but this is nearly gone. The way of laying out money at this time is to build a caravansera for merchants to lodge their goods in, and expose them to sale. In this way they make about fifteen per cent.; but these warehouses are heavily taxed by Government.

"We called on several people; among the rest on Mirza Abulcasim Kalanter, a man of large landed property, who was very courteous. Conversation, as usual, about the happiness of India and England.

"We called on Aga Boozong, an old man of ninety, whose house, or rather college, is an asylum; for he

is so venerated, that even the Vizier dare not drag an offender thence. A poor ragged fellow came while we were there, and said the Vizier had sent him. 'Go and tell the Vizier,' said he, to knock his head against the pavement, and not send such messages to me.?

"A poor blind man, we met begging, the Khan pointed out to me as one who formerly was a General, and one of Kureen Khan's family; but, by a change of dynasty, had lost his eyes. Nobody took any notice of him."

Who can read some of the ensuing remarks without discovering how abundantly those words of our Saviour were verified in Mr. Martyn-" neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word. That they all may be one as thou Father art in me and I in thee, that they also may be one in us, that the world may believe that thou hast sent me." John xvii. 20, 21.

"16th. Mirza Seid Ali told me accidentally, today, of a distich made by his friend Mirza Koochut, at Tehran, in honour of a victory obtained by Prince Abbas Mirza, over the Russians. The sentiment was, that he had killed so many of the Christians, that Christ, from the fourth heaven, took hold of Mahomet's skirt, to entreat of him to desist. I was cut to the soul at this blasphemy. In prayer, I could think of nothing else but that great day when the Son of God should come in the clouds of heaven, taking vengeance on them that know not God, and convince men of all their hard speeches which they have spoken against him.

"Mirza Seid Ali perceived that I was considerably disordered, and was sorry for having repeated the verse, but asked, what it was that was so offensive? I told him, 'I could not endure existence, if Jesus was not glorified; that it would be hell to me, if he were to be always thus dishonoured.' He was astonished, and again asked why? If any one pluck out your eyes (I replied,) there is no saying why you feel pain it is feeling. It is because I am one with Christ