“We have had some slight awakenings here (Chunar) during the past year: one in August; but it is, I fear, come to nothing, except H. who may have found mercy of the Lord: the others have turned backward, and ----, died in consequence of intoxication. At present a greater enquiry is excited than ever: three are come out (from the world) and several are anxiously concerned. ‘The Lord knoweth them that are His.’ Now, my soul, look to it lest thou let any of those things ‘slip’ which thou hast heard and learned of Jesus. O, for a spirit of grace and supplication: for ‘good understanding in the ways of godliness.’ O, for the conversion of souls! Lord, hear me in these matters: prosper thy work; let thine own kingdom come. Bless my country, my family, my friends: and, O, accept a poor worm who offers himself unto Thee. Take me, as thy dear-bought purchase; and secure me unto thyself. Let my life bring glory to thy name; and my death bear testimony to Thy faithfulness and truth: let me live, and die to Christ Jesus, Amen! “In the afternoon, I baptized the Tickour woman, by the name of ‘Mary.’ Satan continues to mar my comfort; though he cannot, through the grace of Christ, prevent the word of God. When I baptized the Brahmin, he raised in my mind such a fear of the anger of those in power as almost drove me to my wits’ end: but now I see that all was over-ruled for good, in order to prevent my overweening conceit of myself in this matter.” It will have been observed, that Mr. Corrie not unfrequently complained of the loss of health. The cause might no doubt be traced to his want of due regard to the trying nature of the climate of India to an European constitution. Repeated notices occur, therefore, in Mr. C.’s Journal and Letters, of a languor and general debility which threatened to lay him altogether aside from duty, if not to render it necessary for him to quit the country. At this time, however, a material change for the better seems to have taken place in his health; for in writing to his father under date of April, 20, 1808. Mr. C. remarks,