he labours of the
Brethren; so that in 1833 they had in the Danish Islands 7 settlements
with 36 missionaries, and 9435 negroes, of whom about 4000 were
communicants. In Jamaica, 7 settlements, 20 missionaries, 5146 negroes,
of whom 1478 were communicants. In Antigua, 5 settlements, 23
missionaries, 14,362 converts, and 5442 communicants. In St. Kitts, 3
settlements, 10 missionaries, 5035 converts, and 1137 communicants. In
Barbadoes, 2 settlements, 6 missionaries, 1374 converts and 282
communicants. In Tobago, 1 settlement, 4 missionaries and 253 in the
congregation. In Surinam, after 99 years labour, they had 1 settlement,
16 missionaries, 3353 converts and 1200 communicants. In South Africa,
after labouring 98 years but with a long interruption, they had 6
stations, 38 missionaries, 2963 converts and 1043 communicants. They
have also one settlement in Paramaribo, and one in Sommelsdyke. The
general summary view of these missions then gives us about thirty-five
stations, one hundred and fifty missionaries--having in their
congregations and under catechetical instruction about forty-two
thousand souls, most, if all of whom profess conversion, and have been
baptised--of whom about fifteen thousand are communicants. These
statistics come down only to the year 1833. Since that time most of the
missions have had great success, but we have not complete statistics at
hand.

In the foregoing statements, one fact of great importance is brought to
light, viz.: that the gospel, as dispensed by the Moravians, has, other
things being equal, been more successful among slaves than among free
negroes. So that the civil condition of these people cannot be pleaded
against an honest discharge of our duty to them.

Though the United Brethren need the testimony of no man to the
importance and utility of their labours; yet as the authority of Bryan
Edwards, Esq., may have some influence with persons of a certain
description, who are prejudiced against missionary exertions in general,
we shall here subjoin a short extract from the work of that writer: "It
is very much," says he, "to the honour of the legislature of Antigua
that it presented to sister islands the first example of the
amelioration of the criminal law respecting negro slaves, by giving the
accused party the benefit of trial by jury, and allowing in case of
capital conviction, four days between the time of sentence and
execution. And it is still more to the honour of Antigua,