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then* to the surprize of every one, retracted the 

 charge which they had advauced. They stated 

 that they had no idea m to the person by whom 

 they had been aflsaulted, but alledged m excuse 

 for having accused an innocent man that they had 

 an unsatisfied tfrudge against this individual, and 

 that they could not bear the thoughts of leaving 

 the world with their revenge unsatiated. 



These few and hasty traits of the most ci- 

 vilized heathen nation on the glube are not 

 very flattering to the theory of tho^e infidels, 

 who point to China as an example of the hig^h 

 moral perfection attainable by a people with- 

 out the goispel, which they maintain to be unne- 

 cessary to the prodnction and growth of virtue. 

 But let us turn from the dark picture and look 

 upon the reformation which is being cfFected 

 amongst this people by the n;eans of the Anglo 

 Chinese collejre. Althou^^li that institution has 

 been established only about eighteen years,* two, 

 if I mistake not» Ciiinese youths, who have been 

 converted, by ha instrumentality and tlie labors of 

 the missionaries connected with it, to Christianity, 

 are now preaching the gospel in Cliiui, whilst 

 seven or eight more are convinced if not convert- 

 ed. Multitudes of Chinese children are under in- 

 struction,— in one ischoul alone I saw seventy of 

 both sexes and all ages; and a generation is tlius 

 springing np, whose superior light is fast paving 

 the way for the abolition of idolatry. Even the 

 grown up Chinese confe!>s the folly uf their su- 

 perstitious rites, and liie only thing to overcome 

 is their apathy, it h far easier to convince their 



* Tbe fint Cbijje&e cmvtti at Malacca wa.* t»aptixed Nov. Id tSlft* 



