A letter has reached us from this station announcing the safe arrival of
Mr. Henderson, who writes as follows, under date of December 10th:--
Through the gracious providence of our heavenly Father we all
arrived safely here on Friday, Nov. 28th, being eight weeks
from the day of our departure from London.
The passage, except when passing the Bay of Biscay a few days,
and some squalls on our approach to the coast (which hindered
us one day), was remarkably moderate, affording many pleasing
testimonies to our minds that we had a compassionate God, and
praying friends. The Divine goodness has been especially
displayed toward us in regard to bodily health, which has
continued, with the exception of a little sea-sickness, as well
as when we left England; indeed, rather better.
We came to anchor off Belize early in the forenoon, when I made
it my business to see Mr. Bourn first alone; afterwards
returned for Mrs. Henderson and child in the afternoon. I found
Mr. Bourn himself well, but fatigued on account of the
indisposition of Mrs. B., who had been ill about a week
previously. She is now recovered so as to attend to family
matters, and we are living altogether as one family, as happy
as they can make us. There is no vessel here at present by
which Mr. and Mrs. B. can go to New York, but one is expected
daily. For myself, I rather desire his stay a little time to
have instructions relative to the state of the Mission. It is
almost our daily employment to visit some of the members at
their homes. We are preparing to-day for a journey by water
southward to Stern Creek, where Mr. B. is in the habit of
occasionally visiting; on our return we intend another journey
about the same distance up the river.
Mr. Henderson then states that he had been making arrangements for the
immediate establishment of an infant school, which Mrs. H. is well
qualified to superintend, and of a boys' school for the children of the
respectable inhabitants of the place. Three sabbath-schools had been
previously established by Mr. Bourn.
_Contributions received on account of the Baptist Missionary Society,
from Jan. 20, 1835, to Feb. 20, 1835, not including individual
subscriptions._
Graham's Town (South Africa) Auxiliary Society,
by Mr. Kidwell, Secretary 138 14 1
Wigan, by Mr. W. Park:
Collection, Lord Street Chapel 8 13 7
Teachers and children of Sabbath School 3 12 3
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Dunkeld Missionary Society, by Rev. John Black 5 0 0