Since our last article respecting this station, we have received a variety of communications from our brethren Burton and Pearson. Up to the date of the last, the tenor of these letters was uniformly pleasing. They showed with what diligence our dear brethren were prosecuting the work of God, not only at Nassau, but at Eleuthera, Andros Island, and other places scattered through that extensive group of islands. Additions to the number of converts were made every month, and there was reason to hope that in a short time some of them would be found capable of taking an efficient part in the instruction of their countrymen. But the Society has more recently been called to the exercise of patient submission under the loss of one who, though but recently entered on the Missionary field, had afforded abundant evidence of holy devotedness to the cause of his Saviour. We refer to Mr. Pearson, whose lamented decease is reported by Mr. Burton under date of the 31st December. That letter will close this article: as an appropriate introduction to it, we insert extracts from the last written to the Secretary by Mr. Pearson himself. It was dated Nassau, December 1, 1834: In the course of last September, I and my family were invited to St. Salvador, by Mr. John Armbrister. I rejoiced in so favourable an opportunity of communicating the glad tidings of salvation where they were so little known, and I felt grateful that on this occasion I could without aditional expense take my family with me, because our medical friend strongly recommended it, as the most likely means to renew my dear wife's health after her dangerous illness in August. We arrived at St. Salvador, Sabbath, Oct. 6th, were kindly welcomed, and soon surrounded by an interesting congregation of about 80 persons, to whom I preached twice on that day. On Monday and Tuesday I was fully engaged in the work of instruction among the children in the forenoon, and the adults in the evening. On Wednesday I was expected to preach upon two properties; but having preached to a few persons at one estate, I was afflicted with such a violent head-ache that it was with great difficulty I managed to ride to the house of our friend, where, finding myself the subject of fever, I was compelled at once to exchange the exercise of preaching, for the exercise of submission upon a bed of sickness, under indescribably agonizing and protracted pain, which entirely precluded rest by night or day: under these circumstances my second sabbath at St. Salvador was spent. My dear wife read the Scriptures to many who were gathered together, and also a few pages of Christian counsel which I had written for their benefit, and otherwise assisted them to worship God. On the following morning a conveyance offering to N. P., we availed ourselves of it, in order that I might obtain medical advice. We were glad to reach home on the following Thursday; but with