ABSTRACT

State of religion and morals.— Visited by the Author in 1789.— Disposition o f the Inhabitants towards the Gos­

pel.— Establishment o f a Mission.— Early Successes.— Visited again by the Author in 1793.— Progress o f the Gospel. The Work extends to different Islands.—His­ tory o f a female slave.— Violent persecution.— Removal o f Mr. Brownell, and death o f Mr. Evans.— Island left \without a Missionary.—Mr. Hodgson embarks fo r Tor­ tola.— Touches at Barbadoes, Dominica, and Antigua. — Singular adventure at Monserrat.— Visits Nevis and St. Christopher's.— State o f societies in each Island, ex­ cepting Montserrat.— Arrival and reception at Tortola. — General reformation among the Negroes.— Arrival o f two additional Missionaries — Statement o f the Work at large.— Introduction and success o f the Gospel in St. Thomas's, an Island lately captured from the Danes.— Total number in society in the Virgin Islands.