History of American missions to the heathen, from their commencement to the present time . Singapore could not be enlarged, as hadbeen intended, for want of funds. The mission seminary was commencedabout the 1st of February, with about 20 scholars. It was intended for the education of pupils from all the na-tions of South-Eastem Asia and theIndian Archipelago, till it should be-come possible to adopt the betterplan of educating each in his owncountry. After the death of Mr. Stevens,Mr. Dickinson took his place as anexplorer on board the vessel sailed on the 30th ofJanuary, visited
History of American missions to the heathen, from their commencement to the present time . Singapore could not be enlarged, as hadbeen intended, for want of funds. The mission seminary was commencedabout the 1st of February, with about 20 scholars. It was intended for the education of pupils from all the na-tions of South-Eastem Asia and theIndian Archipelago, till it should be-come possible to adopt the betterplan of educating each in his owncountry. After the death of Mr. Stevens,Mr. Dickinson took his place as anexplorer on board the vessel sailed on the 30th ofJanuary, visited Makassar, Celebes,Borneo, and other islands of the In-dian Archipelago, and returned inJune. The Himmeleh also wasowned by Messrs. Olyphant andCompany. The information obtain-ed on this voyage must be of greatvalue in planning future missions. The brethren of the ReformedDutch Church, who were in Java,had found their movements greatlyrestricted by the government ofNetherlands India. Their requestfor liberty to explore to the eastwardA Nauve of Java. bf Java was auswered, after a delay. gheeee. turkey. 285 of seven months, by a prohibition to settle upon Java, Celebes or the Mo-luccas, and permission to commence a mission in Borneo. In August, thegovernment decided that no foreign missionary should be permitted to es-tablish himself any where in Netherlands India, except in Borneo; noreven there without previously residing a year at Batavia, under the eye ofthe government, and promising to teach nothing contrary to that passivesubmission which the government requires; and that the local authoritiesin Borneo should watch their eondact, and report to the government. Theother parts of Netherlands India are open only to missionaries of the Neth-erlands Missionary Society. While waiting for an answer from the gov-ernment, Mr. Ennis explored a part of Sumatra. In the Batta country hewas taken sick; and being unable to travel, the Battas carried him in a litterof split bamboos, on the
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