HISTORY OF MADAGASCAR. 
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the favour of God, they had the grateful satisfaction of 
accomplishing an object on which their hearts had long 
been set, viz. the completing the printing of the entire volume 
of Divine Revelation in the native language. 
Messrs. Freeman and Johns, aided by several native 
youths, who were appointed by the government to assist 
them, had also been engaged in preparing dictionaries in 
the Malagasy and English languages; and, at the same 
time that the printing of the Scriptures was finished, they 
were enabled to complete the first part of this important 
work, viz. English and Malagasy, prepared by Mr. Free¬ 
man: some useful books that were in hand when the 
operations of the Missionaries had been stopped by the 
government, were also finished; and the Missionaries 
cherished the hope that the means of putting them into 
circulation would at no distant period be found. Mr. 
Kitching now departed for the coast, and has subsequently 
proceeded to South Africa, and established himself in busi¬ 
ness at Port Elizabeth. 
The government were still willing to engage the Mis¬ 
sionary artisans, to promote the casting of iron, and other 
arts; but as it was stipulated that these should be taught 
without the least connexion with Christianity, or any 
religious instruction, Messrs. Cameron and Chick declined 
remaining any longer in the country. Mr. Freeman, 
acting in accordance with the wishes and advice of his 
brethren, found it inexpedient to prolong his stay in Mada¬ 
gascar, under the existing state of the Mission ; and, after a 
fruitless application to her majesty’s government, to be 
allowed to continue, to some extent, the communication of 
religious instruction to the natives, he prepared for his 
departure. This measure of removal approved itself to the 
members of the Mission, both on the ground of the total 
