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Vol. hi. SEPTEMBER, 1822. No. 3.

ilejKirt^ of Societtesi.

THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF THE METHODIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY,

PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING IN NLW-YORK, JUNE 29, 1822,

Secretary, Rev. Thomas Masoth— Treasurer, Rev. Nathan Bangs.

This Society embraces in its operations both Domestic and Indian
Missions. The Managers, in the introduction to the Report before ns,
represent the establishment of the Society" as forming " a new era in
the history of Methodism." " Through its influence," they observe,
" the latent energies of many an individual are called into action, and
directed to the accomplishment of the grand designs of redemption — the
universal diffusion of Gospel truth and holiness." In relation to Indian
Missions, they justly remark — Never, indeed, since the first settlement
of our country, has a more effectual door been opened to the natives of
our soil than at the present period ; and it is matter of no small exulta-
tion, that the exertions of the Christian community are becoming pro-
portionate to the demands of the destitute, and that the Supreme Head
of the Church is raising up and qualifying men to enter the fields of
Missionary labour with that spirit and intrepidity which promise a com-
plete triumph to Christianity."

Following the order of the Report, we shall arrange our Abstract un-
der the following heads : Domestic Missions, Indian Missions, Auxiliary
Institutions, and Concluding Remarks.

DOMESTIC MISSIONS. people were generally destitute of Gospel
Upper Canada. ordinances ; but where, through the per-
At the session of the last Genesee Con- severing and indefatigable labours of these
ference, two Missionaries, Rev. Fitch heralds of salvation, thousands have been
Reed and Keneth M. K. Smith, were ap- drawn to the standard of Immanuel;
pointed to the new settlements in Upper many of whom are now lending their aid,
Canada. In mentioning this Province, both by their prayers and money, to ex-
we can but recollect, with gratitude to tend the borders of His kingdom. And
God, the progress which the Gospel has now, through the medium of the Mis-
made in that region, where, previous to sionary Societj^, the poorest and most
the visits of the Methodist preachers, the destitute neighbourhoods are likely to be

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[September,

favoured with the transforming power of
the Gospel of the Son of God. By this
means the bounds of His kingdom will be
limited only by the extent of the settle-
ments ; and dwellinj^ houses and meeting
houses shall rise up together.

In support of these general remarks, a letter is
introduced from the Rev. Fitch Reed, dated at
York on the 20th of March last. Of this letter
we shall here quote the most interesting passages.
Difficulties and Discouragements,

The last of August, we passed into the
new settlements about thirty miles from
this place, and made it our first object to
ascertain the state of the country, the
wants and dispositions of the people, and
to what places we might, witli the best
prospect of success, direct our attention.
We foimd the inhabitants in general com-
posed of English, Scotch, and Irish, with
u few American families ; possessing dif-
ferent habits and inclinations, and conse-
quently differently disposed as it respects
religion. But they received us kindly,
and generally expressed a desire to have
the gospel preached among them. To
extend our labours to all those places
where this desire was manifested, it was
necessary to travel over a large extent of
country, frequently without any open
roads, and sometimes without even the
mark of the axe upon trees to guide us
from one settlement to another. To tra-
vel with horses was found impracticable,
both from the state of the roads and want
of accommodation for our beasts.

I found it necessary to return to my
station in this place before I could visit
all those townships which were considered
proper missionary ground ; nor have I
been able since to travel so extensively as
I could wish, from the important duties
connected with mj charge in town. Bro-
ther Smith has generally remained in the
bush, while, as often as possible, I have
gone to his assistance. He has performed
his tours altogether on foot, directing his
course by a small pocket compass, where
there was no path, and sometimes travel-
ling from four to ten miles without meet-
ing with the footsteps of man, or a house
to shelter him from the storm.

Although the people had generally ex-
pressed a wish to have preaching, yet at
first but few attended ; four or five on
week days, and not many on the Sab-
bath. Contending with difficulties com-
mon to new settlers, and anxious to render
themselves comfortable in worldly cir-
cumstances, so nmch did the cares of life
engross their attention, that it was diffi-
cult to engage their minds in the duties of
religion. In numerous instances, the Sab-
bath was not regarded as holy to the
Lord, but devoted to worldly purposes ;
and many who were once living wit-
nesses of the power of godliness, had be-
come lax in religious duties, and seemed
to have lost, in a great measure, their spi-
ritual enjoyments.

Ultimate Success.

But glory and praise to God, the scene
is changed. An astonishing alteration in
the manners of the people soon became
visible ; not in one or a few places only,
but generally where the gospel was
preached. Where formerly our congre-
gations were very small, houses are now
crowded with listening multitudes, anx-
ious to hear the word of salvation ; and
their inquiry is not so much, " What shall
we eat, and what shall we drink but in
many instances, " What shall I do to be
saved?" The gathering crowds upon
the Sabbath, and the multitudes which
frequently press to the house of worship
in the evenings, witness the solicitude of
their minds by their serious attention, and
often by tears and cries of penitence. To
see them in every direction coming from
the woods with lighted torches, has often
filled us with a pleasing solemnity, and
led us to reflect upon the importance of
those realities which have excited this
deep interest in their minds. We have
had the pleasure of witnessing not only
the tears, but, in some instances, the joy-
ful conversion of penitents. In the town-
ships of Esquesing and Chinquacousy, the
Lord has favoured us with a revival : and
a number have been brought from " dark-
ness to light," and " made free from the
law of sin and death." They are princi-
pally young people. The work still ap-

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pears to be progressing, and our meetings
are crowned with the gracious presence
of our God.

In October we held our first quarterly
meeting. It was, indeed, a season long
to be remembered. Nearly one hundred
collected upon the Sabbath, and about
forty communicants came forward at the
sacrament of the Lord's supper. Our
seven months' labour, I trust, has not
been in vain. We have formed six so-
cieties, and added nearly seventy mem-
bers. The greater part of these were
members before, in different parts of Eu-
rope and America ; and others, we trust,
are the fruits of recent labours. One cir-
cumstance of importance is, the members
generally evidence a genuine work of grace
in their hearts ; and there is a gradual in-
crease of holiness and zeal. Two Sab-
bath Schools have been formed, in which
are about fifty or sixty children. They
promise to become useful and important
auxiliaries to the cause of religion in this
infant establishment. One house of wor-
ship has been erected, and two others
will probably be completed in the course
of the ensuing season. Surely the Lord
is at work among the people ; and I be-
lieve he will still perform gloriously in
this country. The views and efforts of
our Missionary Society have evidently
been seconded by the people, as doubt-
less they were first sanctioned by the
great Head of the church.

The country is new, having been set-
tled but little more than two years. In
each of the townships of Esquesing and
Chinquacousy, there are about one hun-
dred and fifty families; and emigrants
are constantly moving into these and
other tfjwnships adjoining. I would wish
to suggest to our Missionary committee
the necessity of persevering efforts in re-
gard to this Mission, as I think we have
reason to be encouraged from the suc-
cess of our first endeavours.

The townships which form our Mis-
sionary field this year are Toronto, Tra-
falgar,Chinquacousy,Esquesing, and Erin.
But these do not embrace all the ground
where our labour is needed. The call is,
on every hand, " Come and help us." In

Albion, Caledon, Eramosa, and Nelson,
the people would probably welcome the
messenger of salvation ; and I am per-
suaded that our Missionary Society will,
if possible, send an additional labourer
the next year. The people will probably
afford considerable assistance towards
their support.

The prospect in this town is by no
means discouraging. There is an evident
increase of holiness among Christians ;
and a number have been hopefully
brought to a saving knowledge of the
truth. About thirty have been received
into the Society since I came here, and
something more than that number have
removed. This will account for the de-
crease in the returns of the last minutes.
An unusual seriousness has lately appear-
ed in our congregations, and some at this
time are earnestly inquiring the " way to
Zion." I am more and more convinced
that my appointment to this place was of
God ; and I have reason to think that I
shall ever remember, with pleasure and
gratitude, my labours in Upper Canada.

INDIAN MISSIONS.

Wyandott Indians.

After following the flight of our Mis-
sionaries through the wilds of Canada,
and witnessing the triumphs of truth in
the hearts of its inhabitants, we will turn
our attention to some of the Indian tribes
who dw^ll in the skirts of our own States
and Territories. In surveying this field
of Missionary labour, we shall have abun-
dant cause of thankfulness for the blessed
result of the recent exertions among our
brethren of the forest.

At the last Ohio Conference, the Rev.
James B. Finley was appointed Mission-
ary to the Wyandott Indians, with in-
structions, if possible, to establish schools
for the instruction of Indian youth, as
well as to convey to them the knowledge
of the truth as it is in Jesus; and the
following communication from him will
show the state of the mission at the time
he wrote.

This communication is dated at Upper San-
dusky, on the 4th of November last. After a short
introduction, Mr. Finley thus proceeds : —

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REPORTS OF SOCIETIES.

[September,

I left my dweljing on the 8th of Octo-
ber, with two wagons loaded with our
houseiiold goods, farming utensils, and
other needful apparatus, to commence a
Missionary School among the Wyandott
Indians, with a design to emhraceany of
the neighhouring nations to which we
may obtain access. After driving hard
for eight days, I'arrived at this place on
the 16th, and immediately commenced
building me a small house for present ac-
commodation, as a shelter from the storm
and cold. By constant labour, I have al-
ready made this habitation pretty com-
fortable ; and although I am in the midst
of savage men, and very much fatigued
by hard work, yet the Lord is with me,
and I have enjoyed some precious mo-
ments both in public and private, I feel
much drawn out in prayer to God for the
universal conversion of this people. I
have tried to preach to them three Sab-
baths, and our meetings have been gra-
cious seasons. Scuitash, a chief of the
Big Turtle tribe, is our class- leader, and
last Sabbath, while he was speaking to
the class, the Lord poured out his blessed
Spirit, and we had a season of sweet re-
freshing from his presence. One of the
old sisters, %vho has been much afflicted,
said to me, " Dear brother, 1 thank the
Lord that you have come to us once
more ; and I thank the Great Spirit that
He sent you, that I might hear once more
the blessed word. It has given me much
strength. And now my soul is full of
love to Jesus and his people — my sickness
is all nothing, and I am now ready to
die : all that hinders me is my children
— 1 am afraid they will be lost for ever."
She then began to exhort them to seek
the Lord now; [ov now, said she, is the
best time.

Through bad management some diffi-
culties have arisen, but I have no doubt
but I shall be able to have all ditliculties
adjusted and amicably settled. The pros-
pect of being extensively useful to these
children of the forest is truly pleasing.
They are prepared to receive the instruc-
tions of religion, and almost universally
willing that I should have their children
to instruct. I have no doubt, but if I

had the means to commence with, I could,
w ithin two months, have fifty scholars.
I have commenced a small school with
fourteen of these native children. They
learn fast, and can speak the letters plain,
and will soon be able to speak English,

The Senecas wish to put under our
care and tuition fifteen or twenty of their
children, and some of the Wyandotts
w ho are poor, and living in Canada, wish
to send their s also. Four of the chiefs
have given me liberty to enclose as much
ground for a farm as I please, and I can
have the use of their Saw-mill to cut
plank, or any privilege I want for the
l)enefit of the institution. In a word, my
dear brother, I believe the Lord has
opened a great and effectual door to the
Methodist Episcopal Church to do this
people good, and to extend its Mission-
ary labour, and the know ledge and praise
of the Saviour's name.

To put this establishment into com-
plete operation, w ill require, for the first
year, between two and three thousand
dollars. But probably after the first year
one third of this sum will support the
institution. It is my most ardent desire
and prayer to God that He would open
the hearts of our brethren and friends to
Itnd Him this small sum. If I had only
the money which even the Methodists in
your city, (not to say in America,) con-
sume in smoking segars, chewing tobac-
co, and in other unnecessary expendi-
tures, how many of these poor little naked
savages could I feed, and clothe, and learn
to read the word of God ! O send over,
and help us ! For the sake of Christ and
the souls of this people,get help from those
-who have to spare ! — Dear brother,! shall
depend much on your exertions. Your
last letter to me was one of the instru-
ments that placed me in this forest. I
am now in need of funds ; but am still
pressing on. I want to grasp all these
children ; and learn the girls to knit, sew,
spin, weave, and the art of housewifery;
and the boys agriculture ; and all of them
to read the Holy Scriptures, and serve
the true God. This I know is a hard
task ; but by the grace of God, and the
help of his friends, I shall succeed. I

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know I have the confidence of these In-
dians. God has opened my way, and I
now sec nothing to hinder my success
but a failure of means and labour. I am
determined, by the help of God, not to
stop at this nation, but to visit the Dela-
wares, Senecas, the Taw ways and Chip-
peways. The two last live at Cheganga,
three hundred miles from thvs place. My
interpreter can talk air the tongues, and
the Lord has converted his soul, and he
is willing and wants to go. I feel the
heavenly flame run through my soul — 1
have confidence in God, that He will be
with me in this important undertaking.
Our conference is much in the spirit of
the work. Clothes and food can be am-
ply supplied in this country ; but money
is scarce, and the people are much in
debt. 1 have confidence that you will
do all for us that lies in your power —
your extensive acquaintance with the
preachers may afford you the means of
aiding us, which others do not possess.
1 pledge myself, that whatever may be
collected for this purpose, shall be faith-
fully appropriated to the best advantage.
My intention is to enclose a large pas-
ture, and plant fifteen or twenty acres of
corn, and sow as much wheat if I can.
This will enable me to support the insti-
tution the next year without purchasing
provisions at a very dear rate, or convey-
ing them through very bad roads from
eighty to one hundred miles.

Creek Indians.
At the last South- Carolina Annual
Conference, the Rev. William Capers was
appointed Conference Missionary, and
furnished with instructions which made
it his duty to visit the neighbouring In-
dians, with a view to the establishment
of a mission or missions among them as
early as practicable. The first part of
the present year he was employed in
travelling extensively within the limits of
the conference, and making collections
and other necessary arrangements, to
effect the object of his appointment.
Having been advised by Bishop M'Ken-
dree to make the first proposals to the
Creeks, as being the most destitute, he
accordingly went on in August.

In a letter, dated at Coweta, Creek Nation,
September 5, 1821, Mr. Capers says—

In company with Col Blcr.nt, of Geor-
gia, I have visited iht- Creeks, and have
done all that at this moment can be done
for the institution of a mission among
them. M'lntosh and ^ovett are more
than friendly, and say, the chiefs in coun-
cil, will surely accede to our wishes. To
give permission to any white man to live
among them, a council of the whole na-
tion must first be held, and the concur-
rence of the agent obtained.

The agent is now in Alabama, and we
know not when he may return — probably
uithin a fortnight ; but as early as may
be, the necessary consultation will be had,
and the result made known to me through
the agent : or if the council cannot be had
very early, the time for holding it will be
made known, that I may attend.

The Indian Council was held in October, and
terminated in favour of the mission. On the 9tli
of November, Mr. Capers writes from the Creek
Agency, as follows:

I am now hastening into Georgia to
make the necessary arrangements for the
Coweta Mission. Brother Hill remains
with Lovett at Tha-katch ka, until I re-
turn ; and will be occupied in procuring
provisions, examining the country, and
conversing with the Indians.

Decided that I ought to engage for two
schools, I thought it better not to delay
their commencement. As the Indians
are prepared to receive our services only
to a limited extent, I supposed the small-
est beginnings might be valuable, to form
their acquaintance with our character:
and that promptness to serve them might
be better estimated than the service ren-
dered. I could wish to put up buildings
that might accommodate sixty children
at either school ; but for the first six or
twelve months, we may not have more
than half that nnmber.

We are encouraged to believe that, in
this attempt to establish a mission among
our heathen neighbours, we are following
the openings of a gracious Providence,
which, although it has suffered them long
to remain in darkness, yet hath purposes
of mercy toward them. May the Lord

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[September,

who does not despise the day of small
things, bless these our efforts to do good,
and gloriotisly ride on until all shall bow
to his sceptre. May the hearts of his
people be enlarged, and their hands
stretched forth to promote the interest of
bis Kingdom.

Mr. Capers soon returned to the field of his
labours, fixed on the site for the missionary estab-
lishment, and commenced the necessary buildings.
In a subsequent communication, the Missionary
remarks : —

I cannot forbear to mention with how
solemn feelings we occupied this place,
in the name of the Lord. We had been
encamped on the road at Fort Mitchell ,
and from that place, moved slowly with
our baggage to this. Scarcely a word
passed by the way ; we mutually prefer-
red our meditations. When hailing on
the summit of the hill, ue knet U d down
and prayed. I prayed aloud. The prayer
over, we still continued on our knees. It
was a solemn time of joy, and we blessed
God for the consolation.

The latest advices from the mission, as well as
the appointment of two additional Missionaries,
are communicati'd by Bishop M'Kendree, as
follows : —

You have been informed of the agree-
ment entered into by the South-Carolina
Conference, with the Creek Indians ; and
some of the circumstances luider which
that agreement was concluded. Later
accounts evidence the importance of the
undertaking; and give increasing encou-
ragement to proisccute it.

The buildings at our first establishment
are so far advanced as to admit the open-
ing of a school immediately ; and the
good disposition of the Indians has in-
creased with the progress of the work.

From the present Conference, we send
two Missionaries into this important field
Our venerable brother, the Rev. Isaac
Smith, who in the year 1786 was asso-
ciated with the first Missionaries to South
Carolina, now offers himself to the In-
dians ! He goes in charge of the mission ;
and with him, his excellent wife. Brother
Andr(.'w Hammill, an elder, is associated
with them. These were not chosen with-

out much prayer ; and heartily offering
themselves, and are most cordially ap-
proved by us, for the great work upon
which they are embarked.

AUXILIARY AND BRANCH SOCIETIES.

Since the last report, official informa-
tion has been received of the following
auxiliary and branch-societies;

1. The Virginia Conference Missiona-
ry Society. Though this Society was
organized previoui^ly to our last anniver-
sary, yet an official notice of its existence
did not arrive in time to report it in its
proper place among the auxiliaries. Its
first anniversary was held, March 4, 1822.
The report presented to the meeting con-
cludes in these words : — " In inviting the
friends of the Virginia Confi^rence Mis-
sionary Society to continue their support
to this interesting department of mission-
aiy labour, the board is inviting them to
exercise ojie of the most exalted privileges
of their lives, and to confer one of the
richest boons that Heaven has placed at
their disposal. The mercy that they im-
part, is mercy of the highest order : it is
mercy to the souls and bodies of men ; it
is mercy for time and eternity : it is mer-
cy that is twice blessed ; it ' Blesseth him
that gives, and him that takes.' It issues
from the hands of its dispensers, in
streams of life and salvation, and returns
in honour and blessings on their heads."

2. Jamaica Circuit Auxiliary Society.
The following is an extract from the com-
munication of its Secretary, Rev. David
Buck : " It affords no ordinary pleasure
to the pious mind to see the friends of
Zion so deeply interested in behalf of the
aborigines of our wilderness. The inte-
rest already excited in the hearts of our
brethren gives us reason to hope that this
infant society w ill arrive to manhood, and
become a powerful auxiliary to the parent
institution. The fields are white ; and
thouo;h age and infirmity compel me to a
more circumscribed sphere of action, yet
I rejoice that God is raising up young
men, in every section of our country, who
are able to take the field, and who will, I
hope, transmit to posterity the unsullied
doctrines of the gospel."

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3. Reading Circuit Auxiliary Society.
The Corresponding Secretary of this so-
ciety observes ; " We are happy to learn
that Missionary fiflds are opening among
the aborigines of our country, and that
our church is taking so important a part
in the work of their sahation. We wish
to cast in our mite with you in aid of the
general cause of missions, and hope that
your zeal will provoke very many to this
best labour of love."

The whole number of Auxiliary and
Branch Societies, now is twenty-six.

From the Second Annual Report of the
Baltimore Auxiliary Society, it appears
that the following branch societies have
been formed within the bounds of that
auxiliary, (viz.)

1. Stephensburg, for the Winchester
circuit. 2. Georgetown. S. Cajvert cir-
cuit. 4. Huntingdon. 5. Stanton. 6. A
Female Mite Society, at Winchester, in
Virginia. 7. The Juvenile Finleyan Mis-
sionary Mite Society of Baltimore.

"To each of these are justly due, says
the report, the warmest thanks of this
Society ; and we pray most devoutly
that their numbers may be increased, and
their influence widely extended."

After a variety of very useful matter,
the above mentioned report concludes in
the following words ; — " For twenty -five
years before the dreadful carnage of Wa-
terloo, the highest energies of the human
mind, and the utmost force of the physi-
cal powers of man, were employed in the
barbarous work of destruction ! What a
change of things now gilds the scene !
How delightful to turn and behold so
many institutions, springing up in all
parts of the world ; which, by the unity
of their design, the benevolence of their
purpose, and the salutary tendency of all
their means and results, are calculated to
excite common feelings in all who bear
the Christian name ; to soften and subdue
the malignant passions of the heart, and
bestow the blessings of civilization and
pure religion on all who dwell on earth.
How delightful the reflection that we par-
take in the godlike work! And we are
confidently sure, that in the awful hour,
when a dying bed shall call in review the

various pursuits and transactions of life,
it will be a goodly solace to think, in the
good cause of missions to our perishing
aborigines, we have not been idle specta-
tors, but zealous and laborious partakers
of the work."

The Female and Young Men's Auxi-
liary and Missionary Societies of New-
York, are continuing their exertions with
increased zeal and success. Their anni-
versaries were highly creditable to them-
selves and the numerous assemblies who
attended them. To all the Auxiliaries,
which are pouring their tributary streams
into the parent institution, this Society
presents the expression of its gratitude,
for the zeal and unanimity with which
they have seconded the views of the
Missionary Society.

A Report of the " Missionary Society
of the M. E. Church, within the bounds
of the Philadelphia Conference for pro-
moting Domestic and Foreign Missions"
has been received. Although this Society
has not become Auxiliary to the General
Society, yet it deserves to be noticed in
this Report, inasmuch as it is pursuing
the same objects, and promises to do
much towards extending the influence of
the Missionary cause.

Bishop M'Kendree, in a letter to the
Corresponding Secretary, dated Philadel-
phia, May 14, 1822, observes : —

" It affords me heartfelt pleasure and
satisfaction, to be enabled to inform you,
that the Missionary Society of the M. E.
Church, in the bounds of the Philadel-
phia Conference, which went into opera-
tion about fourteen months since, has now
upwards of six hundred members attach-
ed to it, including an Auxiliary Society in
Germantown, and part of Bristol circuit.
Since I have been here, at a special meet-
ing of the Managers, held on the 1 1th inst.
they authorized me to draw upon them
for 500 dollars, which I have accordingly
done, and have divided that sum among
the Wyandott and Creek missions; to the
former 300 dollars, and to the latter 200
dollars : thus this Society has made a
blessed commencement in the great and
glorious cause of missions.

As Auxiliary to this Society, Juvenile

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REPORTS OF SOCIETIES.

[September,

Societies have been established in St.
George's Union, and Ebenezer Churches
in this city, in which they have already
united about 300 of the youth, many of
whom display great zeal in this good
cause."

Conclusion.
It would be an easy matter to swell this
Report with interesting accounts of the
proceedings and success of other Socie-
tiesj'all of which are directing their atten-
tion to the attainment of the same grand
consummation, namely, the salvation of
the world. But it is unnecessary to enter
into minute details. We would just
observe, however, in passing, that the nu-
merous Bible Societies in Europe and
America, Tract Societies, Sunday-school
Institutions, Free Schools, with Mission-
ary Societies, are like so many streams
issuing from the great fountain of Divine
goodrless, pouring their tributary Waters
into the broad river of Christian benevo-
lence, and rapidly wafting immortal souls
towards the ocean of eternal felicity.

The West-India and South Sea Islands
are receiving His law who died to redeem
them. The vast tribes of East Indians
are witnessing the rising beams of the Sun
of Righteousness. The hills and vallies
of Palestine, once the theatre of such
grand events, are echoing with the voice
of divine mercy. The depressed sons of
Africa are stretching out their hands to
God. And the tribes of savage men on
our own continent, are beginning to listen
to the sound of " salvation in Jesus'
name." While the poorest and most des-
titute parts of our own scattered popula-
tion are reached by the feet of the zeal-
ous Missionary. All these are sharing
the beneficial results of these various So-
cieties.

And while Christianity is thus march-
ing forward, and making its solemn entry
into the temples of idolatry, and planting
its standard amidst the ruins of infidelity,
science is following in its train, and pour-
ing its enlightening beams into the human
understanding ; and thus preparing man
for the full entertainment of that pure
ofispring of the Most High. And while
Christianity transforms the heart, and

science enlightens the understanding, man
is becoming qualified to move with be-
coming dignity in this life, and finally to
join the spirits of just men made perfect in
heaven.

O, brethren ! with an object of such
magnitude before us, who can remain un-
moved ? Let the arm that will not be
stretched out in support of such a cause,
forget its cunning. The voice of God
calls— arise. The time to favour Zion,
even the set time, is now come. A halo
of glory already surrounds the head of the
intrepid Missionary who is successfully-
elevating the cross of Christ among the
savage tribes of men. And he loudly calls
for more to come over to his help.

It is now only about three years since
this Society commenced its operations.
Combining so large a field of labour, and
comprehending in its plans so large a cir-
cle as the whole of the Methodist Confe-
rences in the United States, it was but
reasonable to expect that its progress
would be slow; but it has been sure.
Time and patient perseverance are ne-
cessary to set so many wheels in motion:
to communicate life and vigour to each,
and so to direct the movements of the
whole, as to produce a simuhaneous and
harmonious co-operation. But, blessed
be the God of missions .'—the God of
Wesley and Whitefield .'—those eminent
Missionaries of the old world, who inspir-
ed them with sulficient energy to set the
mighty machine in motion— of Asbury
and Coke, who gave it such an impulse
in the new world.— Blessed be his Holy
Name for ever, that he hath so far given
success to the experiment. Already the
impulse is felt more or less strongly from
the centre to the circumference of our
connexion. The mustard seed first sown
about three years since, has taken deep
root, has extended its branches, and many
are reposing under their shadow. Young
branches are shooting forth in various di-
rections, and instead of exhausting the
parent stock, are daily adding to its
growth and stability. As you have al-
ready heard, the heathen tribes of our
wilderness are partaking of its fruits.
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every man who shall have engaged in this
godlike enterprise will esteem it as the
happiest period of his existence, the high-
est honour ever conferred upon him,
when he embarked in the cause of mis-
sions. The loiterers, those who have
looked on Tvith cold indifference, and,
with eovious eye have waited the doubt-

ful result, will stand abashed, fdled with
confusion at their own supineness ; and
w ill, if their zeal for God be not quite ex-
tinguished, petition the privilege to re-
deem their lost time, by being permitted,
last, to participate in the grand work of
conquering the world by the power of
truth.

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In a Postscript to our last number, we mentioned that a letter of the
23d of May, accompanied with the Journal for the months of March and
April, had just been received froin the Superintendent of the Union Mis-
sion. A few brief extracts from the letter were then ^iven, and the Jour-
nal will be found below. In the course of the last month we have received
advices from the Great Osage Mission to the 20th of June ; the Tusca-
rora Mission to the 19th of August ; the Seneca Mission to the 5th,
and the Cataraugus Mission to the 8th of the same month. At each
station the Missionaries were generally in good spirits, and in comforta-
ble health.

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JOURNAL FOR THE M05TH OF MARCH, 1822.

fFant of Funds.
Friday. .March 1. — Being in need of
funds to discharge our debts, ai-d to car-
ry on the business of the Mission, w*' find
it indispensable for one of thf brethren to
undertake a journey in pursuit of this ob-
ject. Rt'solved, therefore, that Brother
Chapman go dosvn the River to obtain
money for the Mission, to the amount of
three thousand dollars We have not
been able to procure money by the sale
of drafts, in consequence of its being so
scarce in this part of the country.
A Company of Visiters.
Five men lodged here last night on
their way from Missouri to the South.
They requested the privilege of a sermon.
Accordingly, the family assembled last
evenirjg, and a disc<»urse was delivered
from Luke xiii. 5. This afternoon our
usual lecture, preparatory to thf sacra-
ment. Discourse from 1 Cor. x\. £8.

Ijord^s Day, March 3.— This little
church has once more enjoyed the privi-
lege of communion at the table of Christ.
In the discourse before communion, our
meditations were directed by these words,
" Thy vows are upon me, Oh ! God."
May we always feel that, as Christians
and as Missionaries, we are under solemn
vows.

Dtparture of Mr. Chapman for JS'ew- Orleans.

Wednesday, March 6. — As there is a
boat going to the mouth of White River
from the Trading House, Brother Chap-
man left us this morning, with a view to
embark in this boat. A young man who
has been with us from the time we left
Cincinnati, has taken leave of the family
to return to his native place in New-Jer-
sey. He is a professor of Religion, and
has been a faithful labourer. He expects
to go directly to New- York. We, there-
fore, thouitht it advisable to send by him
our official communications. We have
Hkewise sent many letters to friends.
Friday, March 8.-rBrothejr VaiU re-

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turned from the trading house to-day,
whither he went to assist brother Chap-
man on his journey. The water in the
Creeks proves to be too low for boating.
Brother C. therefore, proceeded to the
garrison on horseback. The country is
now filled with parties of Indians, search-
ing for their enemies. Distressing ac-
counts for a Missionary Journal.

Monday, March 11. — Four Osages ar-
rived early this morning. They tell us,
that Clamore feels badly, and wants to see
us. Poor people, we pity them. We
are much tried, for while they are look-
ing to us for help and counsel, we know
not what to do for them.

Visit to the Osage Village.

Friday, March 15. — Brother Vaill, and
Brother R«-(^ua, the, elder, repaired to the
village on Wednesday, and returned to-
day. The Chiefs and all the people are
desirous of peace. They are anxious to
know Mr. Philbrook's success, in ne-
gociating peace with the Cherokees, as
they have heard nothing since he left
them. Being told that Governor Miller
was expected to be at the garrison, at
this time, they requested us to send down
to bring up the news. When we told
them that Mr. Chapman had gone down
the river, and would see the Governor,
and that we would do what we could to
help them, they appeared to be satisfied.
They are very friendly; and one of the
principal Chiefs pointed out three daugh-
ters, whom he de igned to give us, as
soon as they had peace. Others named
two, others one of their children, which
they had selected for us.

Letter from the Agent.

Tuesday, March 19. — A letter arrived
from the Sub-Agent, Mr. Philbrook, di-
rected to the Osage Chiefs. As they are
so anxious to hear the news, we think it
our duty to convey the letter to them im-
mediately, and interpret it as well as we
can.

Another visit to the Village.
Thursday, March 21.— Brs. Vaill and
Uequa went again to the village yester-
day, and returned this evening. The
chiefs were very thankful that we brought

the letter, and pleased that we could in-
terpret so well. Thej-^ begin to call bro-
ther William E-a was-koh, interpreter.
The letter gives them a reason why the
Agent is detained, and assures them that
the Governor is doing all he can to make
peace. The agent warns them to be on
their guard, and promises to return soon.
The truth is, the Osages have observed
an armistice since the agent left them.
They have n()t hunted much, but have
been waiting in suspense. The conse-
quence is, that provision is growing short
amongst them, and they feel poor.

Saturday^ March 523. — Brother George
Reqna, having been down the river as far
as the Cherokee nation, returned to-day,
with only one labourer, the only one he
could obtain. He visited the mission at
Dwight. He informs us that they have
thirty seven children in their school. Re-
ceived a letter from Mr. Lewis, the Do-
mestic Secretary, dated 1st November,
and several from other friends. These
letters have been a long time on the way.
It is seldom that we obtain one in due
time. We hope our friends will make
suitable allowance for our not answering
their letters sooner.

Retrospect of the Month.

Lord's Day, March 31. — Nothing spe-
cially interesting has taken place the past
month. The internal concerns of the
mission have proceeded with as much
despatch as our circumstances would ad-
mit. Our intercourse with the Indians is
becoming more free and interesting.
Every month we find in our hearts un-
ceasing desires for their good. When
will the time of their deliverance come?
When will this darkness flee away before
the light of the gospel } When will Sa-
tan*s kingdom be demolished ? Hasten
this work. Almighty Redeemer! Let thy
kingdom come !

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EXTRACTS OF LETTERS.

Mr. Jones to the Domestic Secretary^ June.
1, 1822.

Since the SOth of January last, it has
been my lot, through the leadings of Di-

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vine Providence, to take charge of the
School. As you may wish to know its
situation, I will bntfly give you the infor-
matiotN

At the tinoe I first entered the school,
not one Indian youth knew his letters.
Five can now readily spell and vend in
words of three syllables. When I first
took charge of them, they had not begun
to show their peculiar dispositions ; nor
did they until three or four weeks had
passed away. After this period, it seem-
ed, for six or seven weeks, that the adver-
sary of all good was determined to over-
throw all the designs of mercy towards
this people. But by the blessing of God
upon the means used, the enemy seems
to have lost his influence, and at present
the School is in a prosperous state. The
Indian boys are now as orderly as must
boys with whom I have been acquainted
in \ew-England. We have now twelve
Indian youths in our family, and there is
only one who does not know the alphabet.

The family are generally in health, and
are greatly prospered. The farmers have
this day finished ploughing a field of for-
ty acres, more than half of which is
planted, and the corn hoed once. Had
it not been for the rise of water, the saw-
mill would have been in operation in July,
and the grist-mill soon after. At present,
the river is very high, and we cannot tell
when it will be sufficiently low to permit
the dam to be built.

Mes9r8. J^ewton and Bright, to the Domes-
tic Secretary, JuneW, 1822.

Believing that it would be accordant
with the feelings of the Board to hear
fro the Agricultural Department at Har-
mony, the Managers thereof would pre-
sent a brief statement of their labours
and progress. In doing this, we may re-
peat some things already communicated
by the Superintendent.

We have enclosed five fields with a
go<»d fence; a door-yard of six acres, on
which our cabins stand, and on which
our permanent buildings are to be erected;
a garden of four acres ; a potato field of
two acres ; a corn field of forty acres ;

and a pasture of the same quantity;
making in all ninety-two acres.

Our garden has cost us much labour ;
and, if we were to estimate the value of
its productions, at the price which the
sam^- kinds and quantities might cost in
your city, we should be but poorly re-
paid ; but the worth of vegetables, in our
situation, we cannot estimate, and we
feel rewarded tor our labour, notwith-
standing the produce is not abundant.
The garden plot was stiflf prairie, and
w as first broken up in January last. The
comparative failure of the plants is doubt-
less occasioned by the inactive state of
the soil, which will be removed by culti-
vation. In proof of this, we perceive a
surprisinji difference in the presentgrowth
of our corn : That which stands on the
hard stiff sod is now about eighteen inches
in height, while that on broken ground,
where the sod is decayed, will measure
from four to five feet. We are, there-
fore satisfied, that, when the sod is
thoroughly broken, and the ground duly
prepared, we shall find our soil of the
best quality for the various purposes of
agriculture.

The soil is a dark, thick loom, b ttomed
with clay. It w ill be easily worked after
the sods are decayed : but the first plough-
ing requires a team of four yoke of oxen
and two pair of horses, and the atten-
dance of three men. The stiffness, and
consequent diflBculty of ploughing, is not
owing to the soil itself, but to the roots
of the wild grass w hich bind the soil and
impede the plough. It is a singular fact
that we cannot use steel on our plough-
share. This circumstance we could not
at first comprehend. The fact, however,
is, that the share must be kept so thin
and sharp, that steel, hardened or unhar-
dened, breaks and wears into notches
against the wiry edge of the grass roots.
We plate our shares thin, and grind them
to an ed^e, and use a file to keep them
in order in the field.

The Osages have formed a new village,
within seven or eight miles of our station.
At their repeated and urgent request, we
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two acres. We took with us four horses,
performed the work, and returned the
next day. The Indians wert highly de-
lighted with our labour. King ff'/iiUhrdr
was the first in the fit id, and lu lled with
a rake to clear the grt»und.

In addition to our other work during
the season, we have cut and spht four-
teen thousand rails and stakes, most of
which are hauled and put into fence ; and
have erected a stable, wagon-house, and
corn-crib, united, 34 feet by 28.

We have experienced many hindrances
and inconveniences in our labour, from
our inexperience in this wild culture, and
the defectiveness of our implements.
The want of blacksmith work has been
a serious evil. The cart wlieels brought
from Pittsburgh failed b«'fore we had
hauled one fourth of our rails ; the wagon
could not be ironed ; the Pittsburgh
ploughs were useless in breaking the
prairie ; for the want of chains and sta-
ples in our yokes, we used ropes and
tuggs ; all things were new ; nothing was
in readiness ; and our hired men were
unskilled in this preparatory labour.

The live stock upon our farm, consists
of five horses ; eighty -five he;id of cattle,
including oxen, cows, and young cattle ;
and thirty-two swine. To this number
may be added, twenty -four calves, and
thirty or forty pigs. Since our arrival
here, we have slaughtered, for the use of
the Mission, nine cattle, and twenty-two
swine.

aODRNAL FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH,
1822.

Forwardness of the Season.

Friday, March 1.— Finished ploughing
our garden, containing four acres, and
planted a few potatoes.

Saturday, March 2. — Fine pleasant
weather. The leaves of the trees begin
to shoot forth. O may it be spring with
our hearts. Met this evening for a season
of prayer, with some special view to in-
voke God's blessing on the administra-
tion of his word to the natives to-morrow.

Lnrd^s Dai/, Mnrrh 3. — Bftither Dodge
preached in the morning, and administer-

ed baptism to brother and sister Bright's
infant child, whose name is William
Baird. Brother Montgomery preached
in the afternoon.

Sermon to the Indians.

At 3 o'clock, according to previous ap-
pointment. Brother Dodge preached to
the Indians; a little niniiber, together
with the children, being present. This
is the first time we have attempted to
speak to them in this way. This has
been neglected because our interpreter
has, until lately, manifested a decided un-
williijgneys to assist us in interpreting ser-
mons. We hojie, in future, to embrace
some opportunities of communicating
christian knowledge. White Hair, the
principal chief, and his uncle, the brother
of the old chi» f, were present on this oc-
casion. They both, after the exercises
were through, acknowledged that they
belit,«ved what had been said to them wasj
true, and that there was such a God as
we had represented.

Erection of Mill^

Monday, March 4.— To-day brother
Austin, with two hands, commenced the
task of building our mills. This is an
important business; may the Lord pros-
per the labour of our hands. Met this
evening to unite in the general concert of
prayer.

Ret urn of Messrs. Pixley and Xewton.
ffeJne.sdqy, March 6.— This was a day
of joy to us, particularly on account of
the arrival of our brethren Pixley and
Newton from the IMissouri in good health,
with a very fine drove of cattle, and a
span of horses for our establishment.
They have also engaged several hands to
labour for us.

Visit to the Indian Village.
Thursday, March 7.— A number of the
brethren, together with four of our Indian
boys, went to the Indian village. We in-
vited all th« b.>ys to accompany us, but
three of hem declined the invitation.
One said he came here to learn, and he
did not want to keep running to the vil-
lage every day. Only four of the seven
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village could be persuaded to go. We
arrived at the village a little before night.
When we came in sight, we b held a large
concourse of children out at play ; and
vahdxi we were discovered, a large num
her of men, women, and children, came
flocking down to meet us, and stood in
crowds by the side of the way for twenty
or thirty rods before we entered the vil-
lage. As we passed b), they turned in
behind, and followed us up to the Big
Soldier's tent. They appeared far more
decent than we expected to find them.
White Hair reque ted that we would give
him a plough; and the Big Soldier ex-
pressed a wish for some domestic ani-
mals. They begin to see the necessity of
turning their attention to a different
course of living from the one they have
hitherto pursued.

Friday, March 8. — This morning we
held a talk with the Osage chiefs, in which
we endeavoured to inculcate th^- import-
ance of locating their new village at the
most convenient spot near our establish-
ment, that they may not waste too much
time in travelling to and from our mill
and our statiim, on business. Having con-
versed with them some time on this sub-
ject, and on the importance of sending
their children to our school, we took our
departure, and returned home. Some
hands arrived this evening from the Mis-
souri, among whom is a Millwright, who
wishes to be employed in assisting to
erect our mills. We think it best to em-
ploy him.

Saturday, March 9. — The goodness of
God still shines around us. O that our
hearts might be engaged in grateful
strains to our Great Benefactor.

Lord^s Day, March 10. — Brother Pix-
ley preached this morning, and brother
Montgomery in the afternoon. May the
Divine blessing attend their labour. We
have attended a Sabbath School for a
number of sabbaths past, and it excites
much attention, not only among our chil-
dren, but among our hired men. It is
pleasant to behold all our hired men, to-
gether with our children, white and red,
convened to attend to Bible instruction.
Besides the Sabbath, we have attended,

for some time, three evenings in a week,
with the hired men, to instruct them in
reading, spelling, writing, and arithmetic.

Indian Funeral.

To day we saw something of the ef-
fects of heathenism. An Indian woman
died near us, at a wigwam belonging to
some of her connexions. She was turned
out of the tent twentj'-four hours before
she died, and was left without any care
or attention, to die alone. After she was
dead, three women came to bury her.
We assisted in diggn)g the grave; and
they buried her in their own way, paint-
ing her head and face, and putting her
knife by her side.

Monday, March U.— One of our In-
dian boys rao away. He was enticed
away by a woman who was employed by
his mother for that purpose.

Purchase of Stock for the Farm.
Tuesday, March 12. — Planted corn,
cucumbers, tur ps, in our garden.
Have taken ihi- da^ five children, half
breeds, two boy> and three girls. Met
this evening fi<r business, and heard bro-
ther Newton's report of business done on
the Missouri, which was as follows: —

Bo't 25 cows and 9 calves, 5237 09

12 beef cattle, 4^-5 years old, 126 00
20 steers and heifers, 7 two
years old, and 13 three
year old, and upwards, 158 00
19 steers and heifers, 7 two
years old, and the re-
mainder one, 61 08
2 Large oxen, broken to the

yoke, 60 00

2 Bulls, 20 00

2 Horses, good size for work-
ing, 100 00
10 Fat swine, 40 00
53 Domestic fowls, 6 50

Total cost of stock, $790 50

First marriage among the Osages.
Thursday, March 14. — Another boy
came to join our school. He is a very
promising boy, about 14 or 15 years of
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been with us from about the commence-
ment of our school, who was married
according to their customs, a little pre-
vious to his coming to live with us. He
tried, and we used our influence, to have
his wife come with him, but her mother
would not consent. He said, that, at all
events, he would remain at school. He
should be glad to have his wife at school
also, if she would come with her whole
heart ; but if she could not, he did not
wish her to come at all. He did not con-
sider himself bound to her, as their cus-
tom of marrying is binding no longer than
during the pleasure of the man. She
finally concluded that she must go over
to the village for a few weeks, and then
she would return, and live with him at
our station. She accordingly came back
to-day. We are now enabled to decide
an important question, in relation to the
prosperity of our Mission, and the well-
being of the Osages. To suffer them to
live together with no other ties than are
furnished by their mode and views of
marriage, would be giving countenance
to the loose and sinful practices of these
heathen people. To attempt to separate
them while living with us, would proba-
bly be in vain, and to say that one or both
of them should leave us, would hardly
be consistent with our object. But one
of these things must be done, or they
must be regularly married.

Friday, March 15. — We conclude that
if the young Indian and Squaw, before
mentioned, remain with us, they mast be
instructed in the nature and solemnity of
the marriage covenant, as much as pos-
sible, for the present, and that they be
united in marriage this evening. We ac-
cordingly conversed with them through
our Interpreter, and endeavoured to make
the subject as plain to them as possible.
They acknowledged their affection for
each other, professed their willingness to
be married according to our customs, and
promised to consider the connexion as
binding for life. After supper and family
worship, they were married in the pre-
sence of all the family, and of several
Indians, who came in to witness the cere-
mony. They exhibited, on the occasion,

a degree of decency, and propriety of
conduct, which would have done honour
to a young couple in a civilized land.

Monday, March 18. — Met this evening
for a season of prayer, at which time we
conversed further upon the subject of or-
ganizing a church. Appointed Friday
evening next to agree upon articles of
faith, and to appoint ruling Elders, if we
should find ourselves prepared.

Thursday, JWarcA 21.— Five men came
in from the Missouri, seeking employ-
ment. Thomas Montgomery, one of our
Indian boys, went off this evening, having
been reproved in consequence of miscon-
duct in school.

Friday, March 22. — This evening the
Mission family assembled according to
previous appointment, and agreed to form
a church upon the Presbyterian Platform.
Brother Bright and brother Newton were
chosen Elders Agreed to enter publicly
into convenant together, in a week from
the next Sabbath, and to hold our first
communion as a church on that day.

Res^ulaiions for the Indian Children.

Tuesday, March 26. — This evening met
for business, when the committee, ap-
pointed some time ago, to draft regula-
tions for managing the Indian boys out
of school, reported as follows: — " For
the present it is expedient that the teacher
call the boys to labour precisely at sun-
rise, and that they continue at labour an
hour, and have a recess until 8 o'clock.
At 8, call them again, and continue their
labour until called to school. At 1 o'clock
P. M. call them to labour, continue one
hour,andthen take them to school. When
circumstances will admit, the teacher may
commit them to the charge of any mem-
ber of the family who will labour with
them. The teacher shall keep a record
of each boy's labour, the manner in which
he lal)Ours, as well as the time, and may
offer premiums for punctuality and faith-
fulness. The superintendent of the
Farmingdepartment shall designate work
for the boys from time to time." Voted
to accept the above report, with the ad-
dition, that the teacher have one of the
brethren regularly to assist the boys in
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and his wife had a falling out, and he beat
bar. In his passion, he flew for his knife.
We did not know but it was his in-
tention to kill her, but we learned after-
wards from the Interpreter, that he was
about to execute an heathenish custom.
In quarrels of this kind, the man takes
his knife, and the woman is obliged to
hold her head, and let him cut it in seve-
ral places, and make it bleed. This set-
tles the whole difficulty. But we inter-
fered before he effected his purpose, and
took away his knife. We then talked to
them both, and they became, in some
measure, reconciled.

Fisit of the Big Soldier.
Wedneaday^March 27.— The BigSoldier
arrived this morning.. He requested that
the Indian children might come together,
that he might speak to them. He gave
them good counsel. He told them that
they must be willing to work : if they
were not, it would be right if we should
build an house with a chimney to it, and
put them there in a cold day, without any
wood. They must be patient, therefore,
and willing to chop wood, and do any
thing else that we set them about. After
talking to them for some time, he left
them.

Thursday, March 28. — We have let-
tuce, mustard, turnips, pease, and corn, up
and growing. We have now 12 men en-
gaged at our mill, 6 are getting out tim-
ber, 4 are framing, and 2 are at work
upon the running gears. Most of the
timber for the frame is now out.

Friday, March 29.— Brother Pixley
and the Doctor returned from a visit to
the Osage village. The Doctor received
a severe blow from the kick of a horse
on his mouth. It loosened some of his
teeth, and occasioned his lip to swell, but
we have reason to be thankful that it is
no worse. The Indians are re-building
their old village, which has been for-
saken for three years. It is within about
eight miles of f>ur establishment.

Saturday, March SO. — We assembled
this afternoon, at 4 o'clock, for a sermon
preparatory to the communion. Brother
Pixley preached. May we all be pre-

pared for the solemn duties of the coming
day.

Mission Church organized.
Lord's Day, March 31.— This is a day
of memorial to us, for it is a day in which
the Christian Church in the Osage coun>
try commenced its existence. We formed
ourselves into a church, by publicly en-
tering into covenant together ; ordained
two elders ; and administered the Lord's
Supper. Brother Pixley preached in the
morning, and brother Dodge in the after-
noon. The scene was solemn and inter-
esting. May this little band be indeed a
branch of the true Zion of God, where
he shall delight to dwell.

TUSCARORA MISSION.
Rev. J. C. Crane to the Domestic Secretary,
July^b, 1822.

Dear Sir— Some weeks have neces-
sarily elapsed since I promised soon to
send you an account of the state of the
Mission. If we were not intimately ac-
quainted with the particular circumstances
of the Indians, we might be disposed to
entertain the most pleasing hopes on ac-
count of some favourable appearances
among them.

We now hold our meetings in the new
house, and can assure you that there
have been but few seasons in which so
many have attended to hear the Gospel,
This is not produced by the novelty of
assembling in a new house for worship ;
for we had no reason to complain of the
want of an encouraging attendance pre-
vious to the removal. With many it has
become a habit. All who have respecta-
bility or influence attend, and many who
have not, are led by their example.

To prevent a sameness in preaching to
children, or in preaching for years in a
style, and on subjects adapted to the ca-
pacity of children, I have recently com-
menced a course of exposition. I began
with the Gospel of Matthew. This
brings before the Indians all the particu-
lars of the history of the Lord Jesus ;
and some of the discourses contain his-
torical information, perhaps entirely new
to many of them. The attendance of

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some may be induced by this circum-
stance. But, whatever their motives may
be, we arc supported by hope, because
they hear; for " faith cometh by hearing,"
and salvation by faith.

Our conference on Saturday is better
-attended now than it has been for some
time past ; and there are some who pro-
fess to feel anxious to unite with the
church. I have not, however, discovered
any satisfactory evidence of their anxiety
to be saved from sin, and to follow the
Lord Jesus. My heart often grieves over
the many proofs of their blindness, igno-
rance, and depravity. Notwithstanding
all the instruction they have had, there
are many who, from one or other of these
causes, would receive baptism and the
Lord's supper without hesitatioji or fear.

Although many attend to hear the
word of God, yet there is but little anx-
ious attention paid to it. Many of our
youth are fearfully hardened in iniquity,
and intemperance is spreading among
them. I am under the painful necessity
of telling you that two of the young men,
who gave us the most satisfaction, have
returned to their former habits. We
mourn over them as feillen — a loss to the
church ! — a loss to the tribe ! Yet their
souls are precious — may be saved. O
that the Lord would send upon us, and
upon our dear patrons, the spirit of prevail-
ing prayer for them and for all!

The members of the church are, I fear,
in a low state. My Indian brethren do
not appear to feel it. 1 cannot discover
any encouraging degree of anxiety aniong
them for the salvation of the tribe. If
they were " praying with all prayer and
supplication in the spirit," I should feel
much consolation. O, what a loss was
William Henry ! Were he now with us,
his " righteous soul would be vexed from
day to day"— his soul would be weeping
in secret places for this dear piH>ple ! Ex-
cuse me, Sir, I can seldom think of the
state of my people without thinking of
the loss of this dear man.

Rtv. J, C. Crane, to the Domestic Secre-
tary, August 19, 1«22.
REsrECTED AND Deab Sik. — We

have lost another valuable member of our
little Church — another son of Cusicks.
You ha^e probably heard of him as dis-
tinguished for his ingenuity in painting.
The state of his health, for a number of
years, has been such as to prevent him
from performing hard labour; yet it af-
forded him much time for using the pen
and pencil, and for improving his mind.
He excelled in writing, painting, singing,
and in general information. These, in
connexion with his Christian deportment,
gave him much influence among our
youth ; and his influence was generally
salutary. He united with the Church in
January, 1818; and on the whole, he
has afforded increasing evidence of the
renewal of his heart, by his exemplary
conduct, and particularly by his efforts for
the good of his young companions. His
recent confinement lasted about four
months. For three months we were
seldom favoured with opportunities of
conversing with him, on account of some
peculiarities in the mode in which his
parents communicated to him his medi-
cine. Since they have despaired of his
recovery, we have had free access to
him, and have endeavoured to lead him
to an unreserved surrender to the Lord
Jesus, and to obtain some evidence of
this surrender. In general, he has com-
plained much of a struggle in his breast
between his desires after God and holi-
ness, and the corruptions of an evil heart.
Occasionally, he has expressed much
submission — his willingness to die — his
confidence in the Saviour — his religious
consolation. At oth<'r times he has been
distressed by painful apprehensions of
his being deceived. He was, much of
the time engaged in prayer, and evinced
a great desire that others should pray
with him. In his last moments he told
his father that he was anxious to go
away, and that he should soon be in a
more happy place. He died last evening,
and is to be buried this afternoon.

The Indians attet!d regularly upon thfe
instructions of the Sabbiith. The school
has increased a little. Sister Brown has
from ten to eighteen scholars, consisting
of women and children.

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CATARAUGUS MISSION.
Journal,

From the ISlh of June to the bth of August^
1822.

Visit to the Indian Village.
June 13.— This day visitt^d the Indian
village, but found most of the Indians
absent, having gone to attend the great
Council at Buffalo. Learnt that they
uould not return till after Sabbath. En-
deavoured to hire a horse, that I might
be present at the Council, but could not
succeed.

June 14/A.— Some of the people of this
neighbourhood called to see me, and
stated that they had had no meeting on
the Sabbath, having none to take the
lead. They solicited me to appoint a
meeting next Sabbath, if consistent, as
Ihey were desirous to receive religious
instruction. I told them, that as there
would be no meeting among the Indians,
on account of their being absent, I would
comply with their request.

Sabbath, June i6<A.— Attended meet-
ing with the white people of this place,
agreeably to appointment. Twenty-two
persons assembled. They were very at-
tentive, but there was no person to assist
me in any of the exercises. In the morn-
ing I read Dr. Dwights's sermon on the
final judgment — " But the day of the
Lord will confie as a thief in the night."
In the afternoon, Burder's sermon on
repentance, " And they went out and
preached that man should repent." As
the Indians cannot assemble on the Sab-
bath for worship, before 12 o'clock, on
account of the great distance they live
from each other, I thought best to gratify
the wishes of the people here, who have
been destitute of the means of grace, by
appointing a raeetingevery Sabbath morn-
ing at 9 o'clock, which will be over in
time to attend the Indian meeting. Thus
there seems to be an unexpected opening
for usefulness It is better for these peo-
ple to meet together for the worship of
God on the Sabbath, even for one exer-
cise, tnan to spend the day at home, or
"Wandering about the fields.

Junt ZOth, — The ladians are beginning

to return home from Council. I feel
anxious to hear the result. One of them
brought me a letter from brother Harris,
requesting me to visit him as soon as pos-
sible, as he wanted to advise with me on
seme important business.

Sabbath, June 2Srf.— Met with the peo-
ple of the settlement this morning at 9
o'clock. About thirty attended. Some
came four and five miles. In the after-
noon met with the Indians. Their num-
ber about the same. I read to them the
16th of Matthew, and remarked upon the
value of the soul. They all paid strict
attention, and seemed to swallow every
word. After s»-rvice, Jacob Johnson, a
very interesting Indian, rose and thanked
me for the instruction I had given, re-
specting their souls. He said they now
had more to think about than they had
before, and they should remember it, and
hoped it would do them good. He said
they feJt g|ad in their hearts every time
the good bo(fk was read and explained to
them, and they thanked the Great Spi-
rit that they were now beginning to
know something about the concerns of
their souls. They also gave me notice
that they wished me to meet with them
in Council to-morrow, as they desired to
confer upon the concerns of the Mission,
Indian Council.

June 24f/j.— Met the Indians at the ap-
pointed hour. They informed me that
nothing; had been done at the Great Coun-
cil at Buffalo, to do them any good. The
Pagans were more opposed than ever.
They hoped i would pity their case. They
were anxious to have their children in-
structed, and as it was not safe to erect
buildings on the Reservation, they wanted
to mention one thing. Would I be wil-
ling to open a school at the place where
I lived, and receive their children into my
family, provided the house can be obtain-
ed for the purpose. I told them that this
was a measure about which I must consult
the good Society at New-York. As for
myself, I was perfectly willing to do any
thing to promote their interest, as far as
corresponded with the views of the Board.
They said they would see if the house
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could be hired, that T mig;ht send to the
Board. They accordingly appointed the
Chief Warrior, J;icob Johnson, and the
Interpreter, to wait on Mr. Taylor, the
owner of the house, to see upon what
terms the house could be obtained. iMr.
Taylor told them he wished to promote
their interests, but as there were two
parties, and a reconciliation was impor-
tant, he would not give a decided answer
till he conversed with the opposite party.

Junelbth. — Mr. T. has seen the Chiefs
of the opposite party, who consent to
have the school at this place, but he is
yet undetermined about the house. It is
a very large and valuable house, and very
convenient for such an establishment. If
he could be persuaded to let it on reason-
able terms, until a suitable place can be
provided, and buildings erected, I think
the Board will approve of the plan.
Visit to Seneca.

June 2,9ih. — On Wednesday morning
last I left home, and arrived at Seneca
Mission House about 5 P. M. it was
pleasant again to enjoy the society of that
dear family. The business which parti-
cularl)' occupied our attention, was the
plan proposed by brother Crane, respect-
ing embodying all the children of the dif-
ferent Reservations at the Seneca station,
thereby forming but one sch<»ol. After
seeking the presence and direction of
Him who alone giveth Wisdom, we pro-
ceed to consider the subject. After much
conversation, we concluded it was not
expedient, at present, to recommend such
a system to the Board, but wait stmie
time, perhaps a year, espf cially if a house
is hired for the Cataraugus Mission, dur-
ing which time we shall probably be able
to form a more correct opinion on the
question, whetlier it is best to continue
the schools at the different Reservations,
or embody the children all at one. I am
more inclined to think that the most good
may be effected by continuing the schools
at the different stations.

Sabbath, June SOtk. Our morning

meeting was more interesting than usual.
More than 40 attended. It is animating
to have the number increase. Also about

40 of the Indians assembled this after-
noon. This has been a good day to me.
1 have enjoyed it much. Felt an unusual
freedom and eiigag<'dness in prayer and
other duties. Truly, I can say it is good
to be here. It is good to be engaged in
the service of the Lord among the Hea-
then. I thank God that He ever inclined
me to come to labour among this dear
perishing people; and praised be his name,
there are so many of them desirous to
hear the word of God. While the ma-
jority are violently opposed to the Gos-
pel, it is remarkable to see the Christian
party so delermined to persevere and
seek after truth. Surely it is the work of
the Lord.

Concert of Prayer.

Monday, July \st. — O ! could the bene-
volent contributors to the cause of Mis-
sions among the heathen have witnessed
our monthly concert of prayer here this
day, their hearts would rejoice that they
had been permitted to assist in such a
glorious cause. The prayer meeting was
appointed at 4 o'clock P. M. at the room
where we hold our Sabbath service. A
number of the Indians came before IC.
Fourteen white people and 20 Indians
attended the meeting. It was the most
animating scene I ever beheld. White
men and red men met together to pray
for the extension of the Redeemer's king-
dom— to pray for the success of the Gos-
pel among the heathen. The meeting
was opened by prayer, and singing an ap-
propriate hymn ; after which I read the
60th chapter of Isaiah, and made some
remarks on the importance of prayer.
All were solemn and attentive; it almost
seemed that the prophecies were fulfilling
before our eyes ; it was a season highly
interesting and affecting. One of the
whites, whom I afterwards found to be a
professor of religion, could not refrain
from tears. He told me after meeting,
that it was astonishing that any person
could ever be opposed to Christianizing
the heathen, and that they only needed
to be present at such a meeting to alter
their sentiments. He said, " hard indeed
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afiiected at such a scene." \ ftt r the meet-
ing was closed, the Chif^f Warriour, a
venerable looking Indian, of ^r^y hairs,
rose and addressed me in pathetic lan-
guage, thanking me for the instruction I
had given them, and expressed th** plea-
sure he had enjoyed in the meeting. He
said he desired to thynk the Great Spirit
that they, poor ignorant people, were per-
mitted to hear the word of God, and that
Ihey were beginning to learn the good
way. He also felt it a great privilege
that they could meet together with their
white brothers to pray to God. He hoped
they should m future enjoy a good many
such days; and, repeating w!iat I had
said, that probably many were engaged in
prayer for this very people at this time,
he could hardly express his feelings, and
closed by saying that if so many good
people felt interested for them, he hoped
the Great Spirit would hear their prayer,
and enable this poor people to pray for
themselves.

Arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Harris.
July blh. — Arrived last evening, Bro-
ther and Sister Harris, from Seneca sta-
tion. It was truly reviving once more to
see those who are engaged in this good
work. We feel thankful for this inter-
view. They expect to spend the Sab-
bath with us. This afternoon some of
the principal of the Indians came to see
us. They are very anxious to have the
school commence.

July 9tk. — This morning, parted with
our dear friends. May the Lord protect
them on the way, return them to their
family in safety, and make them a bless
ing to the poor heathen among whom
they labour. Brother Harris preached
Sabbath morning from these words : —
" Turn ye to the strong hold, ye prisoners
of hope." About fifty hearers. Some
came eight miles. In the afternoon he
preached to the Indians. The Lord re-
ward him for his labours of love.

Another Indi : a Council.
Yesterday we had a very interesting
council with the Indians. They expressed
much anxiety about the school; they
wish to have their children embodied in

our family ; they know it will be expen-
sive to the Board — therefore they say
they will do all they cati towards clothing
them, and will give annually more than
100 bushels of grain; and each family
that has children in school will give yearly
a fat hog. The number of children now
ready to come into the family is twenty-
one. They are willing to up their
children entirely to our direction, with
regard to study, working, and discipline.
It is pleasing to see the confidence they
place in your Missionary. When they
speak of placing their children in the fa-
mily, they say they are to be our sons
and daughters for two or three years.
They seem willing to agree to any pro-
posal that we make to them. On some
accounts it seems best that the school
establishment be on land adjoining the
Reservation, especially if the children are
embodied in the family, as a greater in-
fluence may be maintained over them,
and the Indians m general. Whatever
buildings are erected would be property
increasing in value to the board, and not
subjected to the capricious disposition of
the Indians. Last evening Brother Har-
ris and myself wrote to the Board upon
the subject of hiring a house for a year
or more ; but 1 think the Board will not
be willing to give the price, as it is quite
too much for a house in this country,
though large and convenient. As there
was no other way for opening a school at
present, and as the Indians were so anx-
ious we should write, we thought best to
comply with their request, knowing that
the answer from the Board would be satis-
factory to them.

Snbbafh, July \4th. — Both meetings
were attended this day as usual ; that
among the whites was rendered particu-
larly solemn, by an instance of mortality
taking place in the neighbourhood last
night.

July l.*).— Attended a quaker funeral
this afternoon. About sixty persons pre-
sent, and three of their ministers. Unin-
terrupted silence reigned more than an
hour, when the ministers rose and walked
out, the people following one after an-
other in regular order.

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The Indians desire it Singing School. Unusual solemnity amovg the Indians.

July 17.— At our last council, Monday, Sabbath, July<iiith.~Oyiv meetings have

8th, the Chiefs desired to know if I was ^>t5f'n interesting to-day. More than usual

willingj to open a singing school at my solenrinity among the Indians. After the

dwelling, for their young men to attend meeting was closed, the Chief Warriour

every Thursd;ty evening, to improvt- in rose, and recapitulated the whole dis-

singing. I replied -n the affirmative, be- course, in order, as the intei'preter in-

ing desirous of improving that part of formed me, that the young men might

Divine worship. A young man who leads ha\e it more impressed on their memo-

the singing in our morning worship kindly ''i^s- He is a remarkable man.

consented to meet with us, and instruct A site selected for Buildings.

the Indians in sacred music ; but the own- Jt^ly ^^Ih. — Tliis morning the interpre-

er of the house hearing of the intended t«>" came up to desire me to meet with

singing school, told me this morning that tl^e Indians this afternoon, to learn the

nothing of the kind should evertake place determination of the last council, and to

in his house. I replied that, if it was dis- '» ^'^^ ^hey had selected for buildings,

agreeable to him, we should meet in some I accordingly attended. They said they

other place. He is a man of great pro- had concluded to have thehuildings erect-

perty, and has much influence with the fd on the Reservation, if I thought it

Indians. If he was disposed, he might best; and that they would pay in money

be the means of doing much good to this thirty dollars, as nearly as they could

Society, in assisting their operations judge the valuf; of what they had pro-

among them. He speaks their language niised to do towards the schot>l-house,

fluently, and has formerly been employed thinking it would give less offence to the

by the Society of Friends at Philadelphia opposite party to hire the work done by

to improve the Indians in agriculture and ^^ ^ite people than to do it themselves,

other temporal interests. May the Lord, 'I'^e site they have selected is as good,

who has all hearts in his hands, dispose perhaps, as can be found, having adjoin-

him to use his influence and property in ing very excellent land. They are not

promoting their spiritual interests. so particular in limiting the quantity of

July 22.— 1 attended the meeting yes- 'and for Missionary use as at Buffalo ; but
terday, as usual. The number at the In- offer from thirty to one hundred acres,
dian meeting was less than ordinary, as It is the best of land. Respecting build-
many have g(-»ne on huiiting excursions, ingon their land during the pres«'nt state
to be gone several days. of affairs, I hardly know what to say.

July 25.— Have been informed by the The establishment being among them
owner of the house that he is not disposed would be the most convenient, and the
to accommodate the Mission with it upon best on many accounts, were it not op-
the terms he had before proposed, which posed by the Pagan party, who are the
have been committed to the Board. He majority of the Indians, and therefore
shoAvs himself more friendly to the Pa^an have the greatest claim to the lands. I
party than to those who are seeking after think it very doubtful whetherthey would
truth. Saw some of the Indians this dare to put their threats in execution of
afternoon ; mentioned to them that they destroying property. If it should be
could not have the house ; and told them thought best to go on the land, and a
that I thought the board would not give farmer and his wife could join the Mis-
more, if as much as had been stated to sion, to superintend the boys in working
them. They felt disappointed ; sa d some- on the land, I think the Mission family
thing must be done ; they would have a could be principally supported from the
council, and see if the buildings could not farm. It needs but little labour to pre-
be erected on their land. pare one hundred acres for cultivation.

July 27. — Not able to attend the coun- This will soon become a very important

oil to-day, on account of iU-health. station. The Indians ioform me that

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they expect their brothers of the Chris-
tian party at Allegany will, before long,
remove to thi^« place.

^ Chief wiihdraivn from the Pagan party.

Jlug. 1. — A circumstance related by
the Chief Warrionr has caused tis to feel
grateful to the Gc»d of Missions, and not
a little encouraged us to proceed in our
work. One of the principal and most
influential Chiefs of the Pagan party has
become displeased with their conduct,
and left them. He will probably join
the Christian party, and draw over many
others. He has been one of the most
active opposers. He is a smart man, and
son to the Chief Warriour. " The Lord
reigneth, let the earth rejoice." The
opposers of the Gospel at Buffalo, Alle-
gany, and Cataraugus Reservation?, have

gone now to Tonew anta, to attend a coun-
cil, in order to try to ren ove the Indians
\vh(i are frier dly to the Gi spel from the
several Reservations, and confine them
on ihe Buffalo Reservation, which the
Paftans will abandon. But the Christian
party say they never will conseni to it.
They are w illiiig to give up all hut Buffalo
and Cataraugus. feeling that tlii? would
be a more equal division.

Aug. bth. — Yesterday being very rainy,
the people did not collect for aieeting.
Therefore went into a neighbour's house
and read a sermon, eight persons only
present. A little before noon, as it sacked
raining, I went to the Indian village. Had
a very good meeting, though not so many
present as usual. On account of the rain
to-day, but few attended the monthly
concert for prayer.

ANNIVERSARIES IN LONDON.
In our last number we comnienced an account of the Religious An-
niversaries, celebrated in London from the 24th of April, to the 16th of
May. We were then obliged to break off in the midst of the celebration
of the Society of the United Brethren. At this point we now resume the
statement ; and, that the reader may see the connexion, we refer him to
our 73d page.

UNITED BRETHREN.

State and Prospects of the Missions.

The Synodal Committee adds on this
subject : —

In the year 1820, the Congregations
collected from among the heathen have
grown both in number and in grace. We
have particularly noticed, with great gra-
titude, the awakening and divine life
■which has been manifested through the
preaching of the Cross of Christ. In
South Africa, Paramaribo, and the isl-
and of Antigua where we have bi en called
upon to form two new establishments,
and also in Jamaica and St. Kitt's, the
Lord has been pleased to cause His work
to flourish. If it still please Him to give
success to the testimony of our dear
MissipnarieSi when they preach Jesus

and Him crucified among the heathen ;
if He grant to them to labour together in
brotherly love and harmony of spirit, and
humbly and in dependance on Him to do
their work ; and if He continue to pre-
pare Brethren at home, w ho gladly and
willingly accept of the call to step into
the places of those whose labours are
finished— then we may rest assured that
the joy and gratitude of our hearts will
supersede all fears and doubts, which
otherwise might assail us.

In all heathen lands new doors are open-
ing, inviting the Messengers of Peace to
enter in ; and many invitations are sent
to us to come and proclaim deliverance
to the captives of sin and Satan, that they
may be translated into the glorious liber-
ty of the children of God, being brought

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from darkness into the light of the glo
rious Gospel of God. The harvest truly
is great, but the labourers are few. Our
slender means render it impossible for us
to accept of the invitations given. Let
us, dear brethren, and most earnestly, see
to it, that the Spirit (»f the Lord may have
free course among us in the Brethren's
Church ; that the members thereof may
be well grounded upon the merits of our
Blessed Redeemer; and that we may
continue to be a people bearing witness,
by walii and conversation as well as by
doctrine, that in the sacrifice of Christ
alone is to be found grace and the remis-
sion of sin for all mankind.

We request 5 ou to pray most fervently
and dihgently for us, that we may be
strengthened in our ofiicial situation ; in
Tvhich we meet, in many respects, with
difficulties of various kinds.
Contributions of the London ^Association.

This Association, which was formed
Dec. lii, 1017, has paid the following
t urns to the Brethren, in aid of their
Missions : —

L. s. d.

In 1818, 640 9 4

1819, 1166 12 2

1820, 1095 8 o

1821, 1896 12 3

JEWS' SOCIETY.

FOURTEENTH ANNIVERSARY.

The Rev. George Stanley Faber, B. D.
Rector of Long Newton, in the County
of Durham, preached the annual sermon,
at St. Paul's Church, Co vent Garden, on
Thursday morning, the 18th of April,
from Isaiah Ix. 1—5. The object of the
sermon, and the interpretation put by the
Preacher on the text, will be seen from
the title assigned to the sermon on its
publication, which has just taken place—
" The Conversion of the Jews to the faith
of Christ, the true medium of the Con-
version of the Gentile world." The col-
lection was 67/. 25. 2rf.

The annual meeting was held, on Thurs-
day the 2d of May, in the Egyptian Hall
at the Mansion House. The Lord May-
or, having taken the chair and opened the

meeting, resigned his place to Sir Tho-
mas Baring, the President of the Society.
The Report was read by the Rev. C. S.
Hatvtrey, one of the Secretaries ; after
which resolutions were moved and se-
conded-by Lord Calthorpe, and the

Re\. C. Simeon by the Rev. Lewis

Way, and the Rev. Jt)hn Brown (late of
Belfast) — by Mr. Wilberforce, and Ro-
bert Grant, Esq. — by Lord Gambler, and
the Rev. J. W. Cunningham — by the Hon.
Frederic Calthorpe, M. P., and the Rev.
Legh Richmond — by the Rev. Daniel
Wilson, and Sir Robert Harry Inglis
Rart. — and by the Rev. David Ruell, and
the Rev. P. Treschow.

We extract the following resolutions : —

That, in the estimation of this meet-
ing, the communications received from
various parts of the world, afford in-
creasing evidence of the favourable dis-
position of the Jews towards Christianity ;
and that the beneficial results to which
the op»*rations of this Societ)'^ have led,
in those countries to which its attention
has been chiefly directed, while they call
for devout acknowledgments to Almighty
God, afford the amplest encouragement
for the continuance of its exertions.

That the opening prospects of useful
exertion in other parts of the world where
Jews reside in considerable numbers, es-
pecially on the shores of the Mediterra-
nean and in the East, furnish an urgent
appeal to the Society for an enlargement
of its efforts.

That, deeply impressed with a sense
of the inefficiency of human endeavours,
unless accompanied with the special aid
of Divine Grace, this meeting earnestly
calls upon Christians to unite in fervent
prayer to God for the abundant effusion
of the Holy Spirit, both on the Jewish
and Gentile world.

The Collection after the meeting
amounted to 134/. 8rf.

Receipts of the Year. L. s. d.

Annual Subscriptions, 901 7 0

Donations and Life Subscriptions, 616 11 6
Associations, and Congregational

and Anniversary Collections, 7199 10 0

Legacies, 278 3 0

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ANNIVERSARIES IN LONDON.

103

L. s. d.

Contributions for Hebrew Testa-
ment, 1038 15 4
Diito for Building Fund, 488 14 9
Ditto for Foreign Schools and

271 6 9

10,693 8 4

6ale of Books and other Sources, 526 14 7

Total,

£11,220 2

The contributions of the year exceed
those of the year preceding by the sum
of 820Z. 68. nd.

Payments of tfie Year.
Jewish Children, 1944 i Q

Adult Jews, 119 17 0

Foreig^n Schools and Missions, 1999 7 l

Missionary Seminary, 744 4 3

Printing the Hebrew Testament

and the Prophets, 1969 U 5

Building Fund, 362 8 10

Printing the Jewish Expository,
Reports and Tracts, Travelling
Expenses, Salaries, and Inci-
dentals, 2910 9 9

Total,

£10,049 19 6

HIBERNIAN SOCIETY.

SIXTEENTH ANNIVFRS ARF.

On Saturday the 4th of May, the An-
nual Meeting was held at Freemasons'
Hall ; His Royal Highness the Duke of
Gloucester in the Chair.

The i^eport was read by the Rev. Ben-
jamin Richings, one of the Secretaries,
when several motions were made and
seconded.

The Collection amounted to 183/.

Receipts of the Year,

Donations,

Annual Subscriptions,
Auxiliaries and Collections,
Legacies,

Collecting Boxes and Sale of Jew-
ellery,
Comributions in Ireland,

L. s.

410 11
597 3
2051 7
95 0

37 11
1190 6

L. s. d.

Contributions from Parents of Scho-
lars, 921 17 3
Dividends on Stock, 68 7 6

Total,

£5372 5 6

Payments of the Year.

Salaries of Schoolmasters, Inspec-
tors, and Agents, with travelling
charges, 5321 4 11

Purchase of 4220 Testaments, with
Printing and Stationary, 384 7 0

Salaries and Poundage, 230 15 0

Sundries, 317 2 II

Total,

£6253 9 10

SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.
The annual meeting took place on
Wednesday morning, the 7th of May, at
six o'clock, at theCity of LondonTavern,
Joseph Butterworth, Esq. M. P. in the
chair.

Summary of Returns of Sunday Schools.

These returns have been received from
the different Unions and Reporting So-
ci ties in correspondence with the Insti-
tution.

Four London Auxiliaries,
Sixty Country Unions and

Societies,
Unions in Wales,
Sabbath School Union for

Scotland,
Sunday School Society for

Ireland,

Grand Total,

Additions reported since
last year,

Schools.

362

2,567
172

978

1,558

5^37

Teach
4.fl08

32,766
10,580

50,375

Schol.

53,398

296,041
93,017

57,831

156,255

656,524

138,859

Of which 471 are New Sebools opened during the
past year.

Receipts of the Year.

Contributions,
Publications,

Total,

Payments of the Year.

Publications,
Grants to Schools and Societies,
Sundries,

Total,

L. s. d.
140 12 4
1621 12 1

1762 4 5

1358 S 5
72 4 9
lOl 11 7

1532 1 9

NAVAL h MILITARY BIBLE SOCIETY.

FORTY-SECOND AN.MVERSARY.

The annual meeting was held on Tucs-

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[September,

day, the 7th of May, at the King's Con-
cert lioora, in the Haymarket, Admiral
Lord Gambier in the Chair.

Major Close, one of the Secretaries,
having read the Report, a number of Re-
sohitions were moved and seconded.

The sura of 194/. was received at the
meeting, inchiding 71/. 5s. for donations
and annual subscriptions.

Receipts of the Year.

Annual Subscriptions,

Life Subscriptions and Donations,

Collections,

Lepacy,

Auxiliaries and Bible Societies,
Sales and Contributions in return for Bibles
and Testaments,

L. s. a.
536 10 6
181 12 6
101 3 0
5 18 2
780 18 7

434 1 5

Total, 2010

Payments of the Year.

Purchase of Bibles and Testaments, 1 442

Stationary and Printingr Reports, 99
Salaries, Poundage, and Travelling Expenses, 336

Sundries, 188

Total,

4 2

5 3
3 6

0 5

1 6

2065 10 8

LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

TAVKNTY-EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY.

The following Sermons were preached
on this occasion: — Wednesday morning,
the 8th of May, at Surrey Chap«l, by the
Rev. Dr. S. Hanna, of Belfast, from John
xxi. 17 — thf' same evening, at the Taber-
nacle, by the Rev. Timothy Eost, of Bir-
mingham, from Deut. xxxii. 31. — on
Thursday evening, the 9th, at Totten-
ham Court Chapel, by the Rev. W. Wil-
kins, of Abingdon, from Isaiah xxvii. 1.'3
— and on Friday morning, at St. .\nne's
Church, Blackfriars, by the Rev. J. A.
Stephimson, M. A. Rector of Lyrap-
sham, Somerset, from Luke xi. 2. Thy
Kingdom come. A Sermon was nlso
preached, in French, by the Rev. Cajsar
Malan, of Geneva, on Tuesday, May 7th,
at the Poultry Chapel, from Acts xvi. 0,
10 ; and two in Welsh, at Gate-street
Chapel, on Tuesday evening, May the
14th, one by the Rev. Mr. Davies, from
Rom. viii. 19 — 21, and the other by the
Rev. Mr. O^ven, from Gzek xxxvii. 1 — 10.

At the Annual Meeting, held at Surrey
Chapel, on Thursday morning, W. Alers
Hankey, Esq. the Treasurer, in the chair,

prayer having been offered, the report
was read by the Senior Secretary, the
Rev. G. Burder. when a number of reso-
lutions were moved and seconded.

The Lord's Supper was administered
on Friday evening, at Sion, Orange-
street, Silver-street, and Tonbridge Cha-
pels.

The Collections at the different places
amounted to the following sums : —

L. 5. d.

Surrey Chapel, 357 8 3

Tabernacle, 202 6 9

Animal Meeting, 392 13 6

Tottenham Court Chapel, 153 15 0

St. Anne's Church, 191 4 0

Sion Chapel, 100 19 6

Orange-street Chapel, 83 0 0

Silver-street Chapel, 58 7 6

Tonbridge Chapel 42 M 6

Poultry Chapel, 23 10 0

Gate-street Chapel, 10 8 6

Albion Chapel (Young People) 16 0 0

Total,

1632 6 6

The collection at the annual meeting
included a benefaction of 100/. " A thank
offering to God ;" with another of 60/.
from Joseph Trueman, Esq.

State of the Funds,
The receipts of the year had been
29,437/. which was an increase on the
twenty seventh year of 3263/. The ex-
penditure had, however, much exceeded
the income, having amounted to 40,279/.
— leaving a deficiency of not less than
10,842/.

Many of the remarks, oflfered by the Treasurer
on presenting tlu' accmnts of the year, are pecu-
liarly appropriate to the present situation of the
United Foit-ign Missionary Society. Our ex-
penditures, like those of the London Missionary
Society, greatly exceeded our receipts ;'and, like
that liisiitiitioii, we have been obliged to dispose of
our permanent funds to meet our unavoidable en-
gagements. That Society, however, has the ad-
vantage of ours, as we have been compelled to
sell the whole of our stock, and are siill in debt.

The Treasurer, having stated the receipts and
expenditures of the year, proceeded as follows: —

Such, my dear friends, is the statement
which I have the honour to present to you.
You are aware it is not my custom ori

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105

these occasions to enter into discussion,
instead of detail ; and I should be ex-
tremely happy to avoid it altojj;ether, be-
cause I am aware that the topic of Funds
is less agreeable than the other subjects
which will be presented to you : but, be-
ing placed as a sentinel over your funds,
I should be justly blamed were I to sulfer
them not merely to moulder away gra-
dually, but really to fall with precipita-
tioB, without raising the stirring note of
vigilance to rouse you to due exertion.
The Society formerly stood at the head
of all others. In point both of expenditure
and income In respect to the former,
we still keep our rank, and this year has
placed us far at the head of all similar
institutions, having applied to the support
of Missions no less than forty thousand
pounds : but the result of this is, that the
expenditure has exceeded the income ten
thousand eight hundred pounds. The
consequence has been an inroad necessa-
Fily made by your Directors upon the
stable funds of the Society; and since
1821 it has led to the sale of £4000 3 per
cents, and 7000 4 per cents. — a very seri-
ous sum — one which, if repeated for only
three years, will reduce us to the total
want of a stable fund to which recourse
might be had upon any emergency.

I do not, however, offer this statement
to you with any feeling of despondency.
Far from it : for in January last, when I
felt it my duty to present to the Society
an intimation of the course in which our
affairs were proceeding, co:isiderable ex-
ertions were immediately made, some of
which have already been reported : and
among other instances of liberality was
that donation from the Emperor of all the
Russias, which you have no doubt heard
of with delight.

But the question still remains, how is
this disproportion to be met? How are
the increasing expenses which result from
enlarged operations to be provided for ?
This seriously presses itself on the Socie-
ty, and no one who really wishes it well
can rest till it is satisfactorily resolved.
We all know that the Exchequer of the
Great King, whom we serve in the Mis
sionary cause, is supplied by the free-will

offerings of his subjects. That is the
Treasury which the Great King has open-
ed, from which his agents are to draw
their resources, and I am sorry to say
that the Exchequer of Him who calls the
silver and the gold his own, is the poorest
of any Exchequer in the world, and all
that is collected there, for the purposes
of his kingdom, amounts but to a sorry-
sum, when compared with the income of
the most petty king on the civilized face
of the earth ! Now, how can this be re-
medied ? Increase must be made in some
way or other. It may take place, first,
in the amount of contributions from the
wealthy ; and, secondly, in the numbers
of those who, though not rich, are yet
able to contribute. The one is an in-
crease of magnitude, the other of num-
ber, to compensate for magnitude. The
thought has often struck me, and no
doubt has occurred to many others —
how small, comparatively, is the annual
sum of that which is subscribed to this
cause, by the greater number of those
who contribute towards it. Custom has
led us away, and we seem not to weigh
the relative m ignitude of the objects
whicii we support. Thus habit has made
us think a guinea a liberal sum, and it has
become a kind of standard by which we
measure our bounty We do this to the
Charity Schi ol in our neighbourhood,
where perhaps 40 or 50 children are in-
structed ; but what is this object, when
compared with the conversion of the
world ! Then again, as it respects num-
bers, 1 am fully convinced a great deal
more might be done in the lower as well
as in the higher ranks of life ; for Christi-
anity inspires liberality wherever it enters,
and there is, perhaps, more liberality to
be found among the poor, in proportion
to their means, than among the rich. Is
it extravagant to suppose there may be a
million of people in this country, who
would be ready, if the opportunity of con-
tributing were afforded them, to subscribe
a penny a-week 9 How much would be
the amount? The amount in 12 months
would be no less than 216,660/. From
this calculation I conclude that we have
not, for all the Missionaries throughout

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[September,

the world, a subscription amounting to a
penny i-head from a million of people!
This statenit nt is i alculated to astonish
us, and to open our eyes to our duty. It
shows us what a wide field lies before the
friends of Alissiooary exertions, and vv hat
aid may be called in by some future
Chancellor of the Exchequer to which I
have referred, in the cause of our Great
King. I do hope that some measures
M'ill he struck out whit h will abundantly
supply all the zealous servants of our
Lord, in the several Missionary Societies,
in their efforts to extend the gospel among
the heathen.

But, after all, this is not the most pleas-
ing part of our business this day, ^md I
must draw a conclusion from these pre-
mises thus stated to you. Will you say,
1 perceive that the efforts now making by
the Society are 'oo great, and I would re-
conimend it to the Directors to abstain
from accepting new calls for Missionary
service ; and only to take good care of
the old? Who would venture, in this
merting, to say so ? And wilh what spirit
would it he met ? But, my dear friends,
sometimes truth makes silent, though not
less forcible advances ; and that truth, un-
welcome as it is, is approaching with such
steps to your Directors' Room, and will
oblige them to pay an attention to it,
though not less painful to them tfian to
you. The world is still open before you.
There are thousands ,ind millions of men
who are w aiting for the gospel. I am
much mistaken if ever, since the day when
Paul saw, in a visituj, the man of Mace-
donia, saying, (•ome o\»*r and help us—
a more manifest call was made to any
body of Christians than that from the
Island of Madagascar, which was pre-
sented to you at the last meeting, w hen
a letter from the King of that country
was read to you. sent by an emissary, of
no less dignity than that next to his own,
accompanied by the Nfadegasse youths
now before you — pb dges of his desire,
" Instruct them, and send them back, to
impart to us the blessings we need."
Now, if after all these calls you can hi»ld
back, I do not yet know you. I trust

you have men in the management of
your affairs ready to spend and be spent
in your service. What then remains but
that you second them, and support the
Society to that extent to which your own
feelings, your own judgment, your own
principles cannot but incline you.

RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETIT.

TWF.NTI-THIRD ANN I VERS ART.

On Friday morning, the iOth of May,
the Annual Meeting was held at the City-
of-London Tavern, at seven o'clock ; Jo-
seph Reyner, Esq. the Treasurer, in the
chair.

It appeared from the report, that the
Tracts issued during the year had amount-
ed to 5,25^2,470 ; being an increase of
So8,700 on the number of the preceding
year. Since the formation of the Society in
1799, the issues amount to forty-five
MILLIONS, besides others printed abroad.

The Rev. John ('layton, in moving
the reception of the report, adverted
to a measure recently adopted by the
Committee, of printing what are called
the '* Dying Speeches" of the unhappy
malefactors who suffVr the extreme sen-
tence of the law. By this means, in-
stead of the trash hawked about under
this title, they are enabled to put into ex-
tensive circulation, together with an in-
structive acccMjnt of the criminal, a varie-
ty of seasonable and salutary remarks.
On a recent occasion, not less than 24,000
copies of one of these papers were cir-
culated within the compass of a few
hours.

Mr. Clayton related the following strik-
ing anecdote : —

Some years ago, on a winter night,
whrn the snow was falling heavily, a poor
woman, with five children, reached a
village In Essex, just as a farmer's lad
wasrlc-in a barn. She requested him
to ask his master's permission that they
might pass the night in the barn. The
lad did so; and the master, who was a
humane man, ordered him to take a bun-
dle of straw, and makt- them a comforta-
ble bed. The poor woman felt grateful;

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ANN1VEB3AK1B9 IN ^.O^^DON.

and, wishing; to show h'-r thankfulness,
asked the lad if he liked to hear a song; ;
hopins; it mi-^ht prove one of a licentiiMis
description, h<' replied, Yes ; upon which,
she and her children sang; i-ne of Ui
Watt's Hymns. The lad felt intert'sn d
She ask»'d him if he had ever prayed to
God, and t ianked him for the mercies
which he enjoyed ; and said thai she was
going; to pray with her children, and he
mif^ht stay if he pleased : Ihe lad remain-
ed, while she offered up a grateful prayer
for the mercies wliich she enjoyed, and
intreated the divine blessinj; for him. He
then retired, but could not sleep : what
he had heard remjiined on his mind. Af-
ter passing a thoughtful ni^ht, he resolv-
ed on going again to the barn, to con-
verse further with the woman : she was
gone ; but, from that day, he became an
altered character.

This account was brought to light on
occasion of his applying for admissio t to
a congregation of which he is now a
member.

In illustration of the benefits which
may be derived from intimations such as
those conveyed by Religious Tracts, Mr.
George Clayton stated a remarkable cir-
cumstance : —

A young man, gay, thoughtless, and
dissipated, with a companion like him-
self, was passing along the street, intend-
ing to go to one of the theatres : a little
boy ran by his side, and attempted to put
a letter into his hand : he repulsed the
boy : but the boy perserered ; and when
the young man's compmion attempted to
take it, the boy refused him, saying to
the other, " It is for you. Sir !" He
opened the paper, and read its contents :
they were simply these woids, " Sir, re-
member the Day of Judgment is at
band " It pleased God that these words
should arrest his attention : he was struck
with them : he felt disinclined to proceed,
and said he should return home. His
companion rallied him, but he took leave
of him, and bent his course hom'nvard.
On his way, he observed a place of w«>r-
ship open ; and though he was not ac-
customed to attend the House of God,
he felt iaciiaed to go in, and did so. A

venerable and respected Minister, well
known to most of you, was about to
pr Mch, and was the * reading his text :
he h td chosen these word-, This is the
J% la^troj God. (Exod. viii. 19.) The ex-
tr .oi Uiiiary combina'ion <tf circumstances
(rec ixiug the lett r and hearinj^ these
wortis) deeply impressed \iU mind; and,
by the blessing o!' God, what he heard
prodiicrd an entue change of conduct
and feeling: he was led to the SaviouF,
and to th it peace which passeth all un-
derstanding. He is now a respected and
useful member of a Christian Society.
The collection amounted to 57^. 135. Gd.
Receipts of the Year.
Colleclions, 415
Donations aivl Life Subscriptions, 364
Annual Subscriptions, 627
Auxiliaries, 797
Legaries, 64
Sale of Publications, 6823
Sundries,

Total,

169 14
i:9261 3

7 3
1 10
6 0
1 10
0 0
11 8
5

Payments of the Year.
Printing and Paper for Tracts, kc.
Gratuitous issues of Tracts, 4ic.
Loss on Tracts aud Sheets sold to

Hawkers,
Repa\ meal of advances.
Rent, taxes, repairs, fitting up, &c.
Travelling expenses,
Salaries, poundage, translations,

shipping charges, stationary, and

incidentals,

5736 16 11
1065 1 10

m 9

322 17
787 16
14:2 7

Total,

1057 11

£9242 0

AFRICAN INSTITUTION.

SIXTEENTH ANMVERSARY.

We expressed our hope, in stating the
proceedings at the last Anniversary, that
the objects of the Institution would be
more justly appreciated, and its means of
exertion increased. A measure has been
a«lopted on the present occasion, which
will doubtless lead to this desirable re-
sult The time of the annual meeting
has been brought within the r;oige of the
Anniversaries of other Benevolent So-
cieties— while the atteadaace of all p^r-

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FOREIGN INTtTiLIGENCE^

[Set TEMBEIV,

sons of both sexes, interes(<^d in the weK
fare of Africa, and the extinction of the
Slave Trade, has been invited : and no-
bbMiien and j;entlemen, who have zea-
lously laboured in this humane cause,
have forcibly urj^ed its rl tiins upon the
meeting, w hich complett ly filled the spa-
cious HidI at Freemasons' Tavern. A
satisfactoiy pled<j;e of iiicreasinj^ funds
was jjjiven on this occasion, in a collection
which nearly • quailed one-third of all the
subscriptions and d<»nations of the pre-
ceding year.

Prrparatory to this meeting a circular
was distril)uted, wliich w e here copy, as
it states, in a short compass, ti)e strong
claims of the Institution to the support of
all the sincere friends of the African race :

Address to the Fiiends of Africa.

Fifteen years h ive ela[)sed since Great
Britain, by an act of the Legislature, pro
hibitf'd its subjects, under heavy penal-
ties, from taking atjy part in that trade
which has since been described, by the
unanimous voice of the gr.'at powers of
Europe, assembled in Congress at Vien-
na, as " a scourge w hi< h has long deso-
lated Africa, degraded Kuropc, and af-
flicted humanity ;" and it is now classed
by the British Parliament a ong the f«)ul-
est crimes. Soon after the passing of
that act, a considerable mimf)er of those
wh(» had strenuously exertt^d themselves,
through a long series of years, to expose
the enormities inseparable from this hor-
rid traffic, and to procure the co-opera-
tion of the friends of humanity in its abo-
lition, formed themselves into a Society,
under the name of the AFRICA^ insti-
tution, with a view, not only to pro-
mote the civilization of mtu-h-injured
Africa, but also, as essential to this ob-
j^'ct, to watch most carefully over the
conduct of those who might attempt to
evade the abolition laws.

Great Britain had the less difficulty in
effecting the abolition of this traffic, by
reason of the liberty of her press, and
the nature tif her government, which ren-
dered it comparatively easy to convey
the necessary information respecting the
real character of this trade to all classes

of society. But the case is very different
in many of the nations of the continent.
In few, perhaps in none of them, do the
same facilities t ♦ the diffusion of know-
ledge and the forming of Societies for the
objects of benevolence exist; and, conse-
(juently. very erroneous ideas prevail
abroad on the subject of the African
Slave Trade.

The information received from time to
time by the African Iiistitution, of the
hoirid crimes perpetrated in Africa, and
on the high seas, by miscreants who make
it their business to buy and sell their fel-
low-creatures, and of the alarming in-
crease of this abominable traffic under
the flags of France, Spain, Portugal, and
the Netherlands, is of such a nature, as
to render it the duty of the Institution to
gi\e the utmost publicity to the facts
which are constantly coming to their
knowledge, and to call the attention of
the British Nation, in a very particular
manner, to the enormities now practised
upon the persons of the helpless children
of Africa— enormities never exceeded in
the annals of oppression and cruelty. At
the present moment, vast numbers of in-
nocent men, women, and children, are
languishing in the hands of their tormen-
tors : many are suffering a most cruel and
lingering death, by suffocation in the holds
of Slave ships : thousands are on their
way to interminable slavery, to which
they will infallibly be consigned, unless
previously released by death, or rescued
by the intervention of some merciful
hand, from those dealers in human blood,
whom the American government has de-
clared to be Pirates, and who, instead ot
being protected and sheltered, ought to
be branded by every civilized state as
enerryes to the human race.

The African Institution is persuaded,
that, in France, now most deeply impli-
cated in this cruel traffic, as well as in the
Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain, the
public at large are not yet informed of the
real nature and vast extent of the crimes
daily and hourly perpetrated by the sub-
jects of their respective countries, who
are engaged in the African Slave Trade.
The Directors have therefore determined.

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109

if furnished with means, to publish, in va-
rious languages, the facts wl lich are almost
daily communicated to them ; in the firm
conviction that, when these facts shall be
generally known, the wise and the good
of ail nations will rise up, and, with the
voice as of one man, solicit their respec-
tive Governments to abolish a traffic
marked in every stage with blood, dis-
graceful to every nation that does not use
the greatest exertions for its utter extinc-
tion, and a standing reproach to the
Christian name.

The African Institution, therefore, in-
vites the friends of humanity and religion
to its Sixteenth Anniversary Meeting, to
be holden at the Freemason's Hall, on
Friday, the 1 0th of May ; at which meet-
ing his Royal Highness the Duke of Glou-
cester will take the Chair. It is intended
on that occasion to bring forward certain
Resolutions, which will doubtless be sup-
ported by several of those Members of
Parliament who have so frequently dis-
tinguished themselves by pleading for
Africa in the great Council of the Nation.

His Royal Highness took the Chair at
the meeting at one o'clock. The Report
having been read by the Secretary, Tho-
mas Harrison, Esq. a number of Resolu-
tions were moved and seconded.

The Resolutions offered on the occa-
sion, give a brief view of the present
state of the question relative to the Slave
Trade. Among the number, was the fol-
lowing : —

That this Meeting views with peculiar
satisfaction, not only the desire manifest-
ed by the Government and Legislature of
the United States of America to co-ope-
rate with Great Britain in putting an end
to the Slave Trade : but, above all, the
bright example which they have recently
held forth to all other States, in being the
foremost to declare that trade Piracy.

Mr. Brougham touched on a topic
which demands the serious consideration
of all Foreigners who- would palliate the
continuance of the Trade, on the plea of
the subject being new to them. We hope
that the information which the Directors
are about to diffu e on the Continent, re-
lative to the crimes perpetrated in the

pursuit of this Traffic, will be accompa-
nied by a 'trong appeal in the spirit of the
following remarks of Mr. Brougham.

It would seem, from the Report, that
the history of the chief countries of Eu-
rope, since the peace, exhibited nothing
but a series of pledges giv€n to be for-
feited— opportunities of benefiting man-
kind affordt d, only to be thrown away —
chances held forth to the nations of the
world, but cast aside, of recovering
themselves, and of gaining imperishable
renown. He looked with indignntion at
the contrast presented to these nations by
the United States of America : and the
still greater contrast presented by the sub-
jects of a free country, in the perfor-
mance where they had not promised so
much, to those Governments which had
promised so much and performed so lit-
tle. These Governments stood wholly
without excuse ; and he would press upon
them, if they could hear him — he would
press upon their people, through whom
those Governments must sooner or later
hear it — that vain will be their plea of
England's example of indifference to this
traffic for a series of years, even if that
plea were stronger than it can be pretend-
ed to be.

True it is, that this is the Fortieth Year
since the wrongs of Africa first caught
the attention of the English ear. At that
time, a small Society, (principally from
among the Society of Friends.) six in
number, of whom alone George Harrison
was the survivor, met in conclave upon
this traffic This Society sought infor-
mation : they were followed by Tho-
mas Clarkson ; and, treading on his heels
in the great work, came his Honourable
File. id, (Mr. VVilberforce,) who had ren-
dered his name illustrious by his services
in this holy cause. And yet, notwith-
standing the great exertions of such men,
twenty-five years elapsed, from the be-
ginning to the conclusion of their efforts,
so far as the passing of the Ab«)lition Act.

Why did he refer 1o these facts ? that
they might take to themselves the deep
shame of allowing so many years to
elapse in the progress of such a question;
not to vindicate Foreign Powers, or al-

HO

FOREIGN IKTELLI6ENCE.

low their plea of the example of England.
When the subject was first taken up in
England, it was new; its details and
atrocities were unknown ; the effect of
measures was untried. But would it be
contended that the Powers of the Conti-
nent could plead thai ignorance ? Had
they not had the benefit of the progres-
sive experience of England, they might
indeed, have come into the discussion at
the eleventh hour ; but they did so with
all the advantage of hearing the ten
hour's previous debate, and acquiring all
the experience of the past to regulate
their decision. They must start, there-
fore, with us at the present tirne, and not
flatter themselves with the delusive h»)pe,
that either among the wise or the good
men of future times they would stand
justified in a delay, which in the case
of England was without defe;ue, but
which in their case would be utterly with
out palliation.

Mr. Randolph, the distinguished
American, was present ; and, in the un-
avoidable absence of the American Am-
bassador, rose to return thanks for the re
spect paid to his country in one of the
preceding Resolutions. He assured the
Meeting, that all that was exalted in sta-
tion, in talent, and in ;iioral worth, among
his countrymen, was firmly united, as in
England, for the suppression of the in-
famous traffic in Slaves. It was gratifying
to him, to know that Virginia, the land
of his sires and the place of his nativity,
liad, for half a century, affixed a public
brand and indelible stigma on this trade,
and had put in the claim of the wretched
objects of it to the common rights of hu-
manity. The simplicity of iMr. Ran-
dolph's appearance and manner, with his
easy and unaffected address, greatly at-
tracted the attention of the Meeting.

The C(»llection, including 109/. IZs. 6(i.
Donations, amounted to 204/. 17a.
Receipts.

L.

645

Subscriptions and Donations,

rroceeds of the Life of the late Mr. Granville
Sharp, presented by the Author. Priuce
goare, Esq. 479

5. d.

2 0

0 0

1121 3 0

Expenditure,

L. 9. d.

Translating and Printing Tracts relative to

the Slave Trade, in Foreign Languages, 404 13 4
Priming the Ke]X)rt. 196 6 0

Slrttionary, Rent, Salaries, and Incidentals, £07 4 4

1108 3 8

MERCHANT-SEAMK.N 's BIBLE SOCIETY.

FOURTH ANNIVERSARY.

The benefits derived to .Merchant-Sea-
men from this Institution have been fre-
quently noticed in our Reports of the
proceedings of the British and Foreign
Bible Society, of which it is an Auxiliary,
it was formed in February, 18U{ ; and
has n«>w begun to hold its antiiversary, in
conriexion with other Societies, in the
month of May.

At the Fourth .Annual Meeting, which
took place on Monday the ISth of May,
at the Cit} of London Tavern, Admiral
Viscount Exmnuth, G. C. B. the Presi-
dent of the Society, was in the Chair.

It appeared from the Report that the
gratuitous distribution of the Scriptures,
by the Society, among Merchant-Sea-
men, since its formation, had amounted
to 3088 Bibles and 7768 Testaments ;
and that the sales, in the same period,
at half or three fourths of the cost price,
had been Sli20 Bibles and 1010 Testa-
ments. Of the number, however, gra-
tuitously distributed in the first instance,
427 Bibles and 1087 Testaments had
been since paid for by the Merchants in
London.

It is an encouraging fact, that while the
gratuitous distribution has gradually les-
sened, the sales have increased In the
first year, 5773 Bibles or Testaments
were distributed — in the fourth, 877 : in
the first year, i)97 were sold — in the
fourth, 1118.

The annual subscriptions of the Society
do not amount to more than 188/. 1 15. ;
but it has been liberally assisted by the
Parent Institution. No less a sum, how-
ever^ than .3854/. \Ss. 4c/. has been con-
tributed, since the formation of the So-
ciety, by the merchants, ship-owners,
and others who take an interest in the
moral and religious welfare of the Mei-

1822.]

MISCELLANIES.

Ill

chant Seamen, for the exclusive purpose
of supplying this valuable body of men
with the Holy Scripturesj.

The Society has been assisted, in the
last year, by an association of ladies, un-
der the p;jtronage of the Duchess of Beau-
fort : the funds of which are to be equally
divided between the Naval and Military
Bible Society and the iMerchant-Sea-
men's Bible Society. Thesumofl02^
98. %d. has been paid to this Institution
by the association.

The collection at the annual meeting
amounted to Ibl. ba. 6d.

BRITISH k FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY.

SEVENTEENTH ANNIVERSARY.

On Wednesday evening, the 15th of
May, the annual Sermon was preached
at Great Queen-street Chapel, by Pro-
fessor Cairns, of Belfast, from Matt. x. 8.
Fredy ye have received, freely give.

On Thursday, the 16th, the annual

meeting took place in Freemasons' Hall ;
His Royal Hijjhness the Duke of Sussex
in the Chair. The Rev. G. Clayton, one
of the Secretaries, read the Report ; after
which resolutions were moved and se-
conded.

The expenses of the year had exceeded
the income by about 450L The Society
is in debt to the amount of nearly 6000?. :
this sum the Treasurer, Mr. W. Alleo,
hoped to be able to raise by benefactions
of 100/. each : he had already received
the namesof 5 contributors to that amount.

Seven of the Madagascar Youths, now
under education by the Society at the
expense of Government, were present :
Mr. Hill bore a strong testimony to their
improvement and good conduct.

The collections amounted to 75Z. 1£^.
9d. and the donations and subscriptions
to 178/. 185.

EDITORI.\L NOTICE.

In consequence of the afflictive Providence
with which our city is visited, the Editor of the
American Missionaiij Register has removed his
Ofifice to the white house in Fourth-street, be-
tween Broadway and the Bowery, and near the
Vauxhall Garden. Persons having business with
him in relation to tlie Register, or lo the United
Foreign Missionary Society^ are invited to call at
his present residence. Letters by mail, if ad-
dressed to him at New-York as formerly, will
reach him in due season.

GENERAL ASSOCIATION OF
CONNECTICUT.

At a Meeting of the Gejteral Association of
Connecticut, at Tolland, the third Tuesday
of June, A. D. 1822, the Committee appoint-
ed on the State of Religion, made thefoUow-
ing Report :

It was the privilege of this Association,
at its last session, to report a work of divine
grace, powerful in its operation, great in
its extent, and delightful and animating in
its effects. While we looked upon the

stately goings of God among us ; the ease
with which sinners, in multitudes, were
turned from the ways of sin and death to
those of holiness and salvation, we hardly
allowed ourselves to anticipate the embar-
rassments into which we should fall, or the
gloom which we should feel, when the Ho-
ly Spirit, should in a great measure, be
withdrawn.

We now review a different year. A year,
however, not without many traces of di-
vine goodness toward the churches under
our charge ; though, a year, which in ma-
ny sections of the State, discloses to us the
condition and character of man in the ab-
sence of divine grace.

The revivals of religion, which were in
a happy progress at the time of the last
session of this body, continued, for months,
in some in-^tances, into the year which now
closes. The city of New-Haven is the
only place, in which, after a decline of the
work of grace, there has been any consi-
derable revival of it. But in many places
the rich fruits of it have been realized in

MISCELLANIES.

[September,

large accessions to the churches. These
clusters of the vines, together with the
gleanings from the State at lare;e, present-
ed to us in the returns of the several dis-
trict associations, enable us to state, that
something more than three thousand per-
sons of our denomination have, during
the year past, made a public profession of
religion.

With fervent gratitude to Him, who, by
his power, preserves his saints in the faith,
we receive assurance, that apostacies of re-
cent professors are very rarely to be found.
The complaint, however is, from several
regions, wide as the territories of district
associations, that there is, in the churches,
a general diminution of religious zeal ; a
decline of social prayer ; and, in the world,
a recuscitation of the u>ual spirit and forms
of vice. That awe, which, wliile the pow-
er of divine grace was manifestly present,
pervaded almost every unsanctified mind,
is gdoe ; and the reproofs of the gospel
are now avoided, or when heard are disre-
garded. 'J'he natural state of man comes
forth to our view, as a testimonial, though
a deplorable testimonial, of the truth of
the Bible.

Whde God has suffered the depravity
of man thus to confirm his word, he has
not left himself without witness, in that he
hath sent the rain of his special grace upon
some of our churches and parishes which
has made them as a well watered garden.
Upon the first parish in Litchfield, there is
at present, and there has been, for several
months past, a copious effusion of the Ho-
ly Sjiirit.

Suffield, Wilton, Pomfret, West and
South Woodstock, Killingly, and Exeter
have been blessed with a revival of religion.
Norwalk and New-Canaan are also re-
freshed, and two or three other places in
their vicinity, and a few elsewhere, share,
in a less degree, the precious blessing.

The instruction of children on the Sab-
bath continues its happy and hopeful pro-
gress, without abatement. The interests
of religion in the Hfathen Mission School,
at Cornwall, and in Yale College, and es-
pecially in the department of the charity
students, still present a pleasing aspect.

Upon the ministry of the gospel in the
State, we look, not without some melan-
choly reflections, nor without anxiety. Not
that any thing has interrupted our harmo-
ny, or in the least diversified our creed.
Not that we would overlook the kindness
of the head of the church in recently giv-
ing worthy pastors to some of our needy
churches, thereby setting his seal to the
usefulness of our Domestic Missionary
Society, and crowning, with joyful success,
the efforts of other churches, themselves, to
sustain the institutions of religion. But a
painful fact we must acknowledge. The
company of those who proclaim the gos-
pel is somewhat dnninislied. Three have
slept in death : two of the aged fathers,
and one brother in the njidst of his days,
with whose life many of our hopes were
extinguished. This is the monitory work
of God, to whose rebuke we silently sub-
mit. But the inroad upon our fraternity,
which fills us with the most concern for the
welfare of our Zion, is the unprecedented
number of our dismissions which has oc-
curred within the last six months. We
can only hope in God, that these distress-
ing events are not the result of causes
which are still to multiply similar calami-
ties and fears. He can confirm our stand-
ing— he can repair our breaches.

With this confidence we compose our
minds to contemplate the fact, that the mi-
nisters and churches of our connection are
still blessed with union of faith and great
peace. He who has been around our little
abode, for walls and for bulwarks, we re-
joice to learn, has saved us from the irrup-
tion of any new heresies ; and he who has
been in the midst of us, for our glory, has
spared our eyes from beholding an increase
of such as have long been among us.

On the whole, reviewing our occasion
for humiliation, and our causes for anx-
iety, we find encotiragement, much en-
couragement, to pray and not faint; to la-
bour and not be weary. To the people of
our charge we can return, and to all our
constituents we can look and say, be of
good courage; hope in God ; wait prayer-
fully upon Him ; maintain the faith ;
search for wisdom as for hid treasure *, ask,

1822.]

ANNfVERSARIES IN LONDON.

113

universally, and with an importunity not
■ ) be diverted, for the Hofy Spirit ; and in
'e time ye sh;i!l reap if ye faint nor.
To th- report of the deloj^atio-i from the
rf iieral Assembly of the Pipsbylerian
Church, we have listened with deep inter-
est. In this very extended and increasiuij
section of the American Church, they call
us to the contPiuplation of a vast nutoher
and variety i f spectacles, povverfuliy cal-
culated to awaken our sympatiiies — of de-
partments of country, which for size,
seem to dslike counties and States, where
population is numbered, in some instances,
by tens and hundreds of thousands, but
whicii are almost destitute of the preach-
inw of the gospel. On the other hand,
they invite us to notice the prosperity and
usefulness of many of their benevolent
institutions ; the increased number of their
Missionaries, furnished by the Theological
Seminary at Princeton ; the cheering
facts, that a majority of the students in
Uaniilton College, are hopefuiiy pious;
and that seventy out of two hundred and
forty, at Union College, are of the same
character ; and, especially do they call on
us to rejoice with them, over not less than
eighty of their congregations, blessed with
the special effusion of divine grace.

The report received from Massachusetts
is, that Williams College, the Collegiate
Charitable Institution at Amherst, and the
Theological Seminary at Aadover, are in
a prosperous condition; that in those parts
of the state, where error has made the
most alarming progress, the friends of
evangelical truth appear to be gainmg
strength and courage ; and that the bene-
volent enterprises of the day are fostered
with increasing interest and efficiency.
Upon some parts of the state, and espe-
cially upon the county of Berkshire, God
has copiously poured out his Spirit. Al-
most the whole county has been refreshed.
In seven parishes the work has been very
great; and in five not less than as many
hundreds have been added to the churches.
A cheering circumstance noticed in the
effects of this revival is, the conversion of
an unusual number of young men of educa-
tion and influence, who have appeared pub-
lickly on the side of truth.

The intelligence from NewsHampshir©
IS, on t^ie whole, encouraaing. Domestic
Missionary effoifs have lieen attended
with considerable success. The n»oral
waste, which, in years past, has been a
subject f)f lamentation, has been soniewhat
narrowed ; and the condition of many fee-
ble parishes have been improved. More
general seriousness is visible in the state ;
and institutions and works of charity are
multipHed. Half the students in Dart-
mouth College are hopefully pious. At
Union Academy, whose operations are
now revived, provision is made for the sup-
port of t weary charity students. Five pa-
rishes are named, in which there is now a
work of special £race. In some of these,
and in some not named, we are informed
a general attention to religion is excited ;
and in some, the number of hopeful con-
verts is equal to the number of families.

The delegate from the Convention of
the Congregational and Presl.yterian
Churches in Vermont states, that within
their limits, more than half the churches
are destitute of pastors ; and that many of
ihem are quite incompetent to support
the gospel. The result is, a great preva-
lence of carelessness, error, and sin. , On
the other hand, they speak of other and
glorious things.

On the western section of the state, God,
the last summer.extensively potired out his
Holy Spirit ; and at present, showersof di-
vine grace are descendins upon Thetford,
Randolph, two societies in Norwich ; and
less copiously upon some other places on
the eastern side. As fruits of the first
work, some hundreds have been added to
the churches ; the latter presents, in some
towns, frcMn one hundred and fifty to two
hundred converts.

The delegate from the Evangelical Con-
sociation of Rhode Island informs us, that
this ecclesiastical body is composed of nine
churches, with six pastors, two of whom
are collegiate. They have two temporary
labourers in that part of the vineyard
Some of their churches are large, and
some are very small. No rec» nt revivals
of reli{j,ion have been »spen«nict d. One
church has lately been organized, and fur-
nished with a house for worship, and with

114

MISCELLANIES.

[September,

a pastor, on what was before a wide
spreading moral waste : and which is still,
with the exception of this v erdant spot, a
land neither sown nor watered. Great so-
licitude is felt bj' the friends of religion
for missionary aid ; and it is believed, that
in the state at large, the prejudices against
regular and useful rdigious institutions
have, in some measure, decreased ; and
that a more cheering prospect is opening
for Zion.

REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH.

Karralive of the stale of Religion in the Can-
gregcUions under the care of the General
Synod of the Reformed Dutch Church in the
United States.

General Synod, convened under the
smiles of a gracious Providence, have tlie
pleasure of communicating to the church-
es under their care, an account of the
dealings of the gieat Head of the Church
with our Zion during the past year. They
would praise him, that he has left us a
name among his people, and continued to
us the smiles of his favour. They rejoice
that peace and harmony reign throughout
our judicatories and churches ; that the
unity of the Spirit is maintained in the
bonds of peace ; that the truth, as it is in
Jesus, continues to be preached in its pu-
rity ; that the influences of the spirit of
prayer have increased ; and that the word
and ordinances of God have been blessed
to the comforting and strengthening of the
people of our God, and the conviction and
conversion of many sinners. They would
bless Jehovah, that our churches have felt
a portion of that liberality and activity for
the promotion of the divine glory in the
salvation of sinners, by which the present
age is so remarkably characterized. They
would also mention, with heart-felt grati-
tude, the continued existence and increas-
ing respectability of our school of the pro-
phets; the lives of our professors have
been spared ; they have been enabled to
prosecute their arduous and important rlu-
lies, with constancy and success ; a great-
er number of pious and hopeful youth than
usual have attended on their instructions,
and have given satisfactory evidence of
diligence and success in the prosecution of

their studies, by which, under God, they
are to be prepared for the work of the gos-
pel ministry, thus inspiring a confident
hope, that our churches, when the present
race of ministers shall rest from their la-
bours, shall not be destitute of able and
faith I ul pastors, and men be found to bear
the glad tidings of salvation to those who
are now sitting in darkness.
The General Synod are happy in being en-
abled to inform you, that, within the bounds
of the Classis of New-York, there are ma-
nifest indications of a more than ordinary
work of divine grace in several of the con-
gregations ; that the ordinances are at-
tended with solemnity; and that there
have been considerable additions to their
churches during the past year.

That, in the Classis of New-Brunswick,
prayer-meetings are held, the means of
grace are owned and blessed of the Lord,
the interests of the Church of Christ are
prospering, and, in the congregation of
Soiiiervilie, an extensive and powerful
work of divine grace is progressing.

In the Classis of Paramus, the ordinan-
ces of religion are well attended, and, in
some of the congregations, special revivals
have taken place.

The Classis of Philadelphia find abun-
dant reason to thank the great Head of the
Church, for his continued care over their
churches, and that he has been pleased to
bless the labours of his servants during the
past year.

Within the bounds of the Classis of Al-
bany, there exists much to gladden the
hearts of the Iriends of Zion, and to in-
crease their confidence in her exalted
King. During the last two years, several
of their churches have been abundantly
refreshed by the out-pourings of God's
Spirit. This has been specially the case
in the churches of Schenectady, Coxsac-
kie, Rotterdam, Princetown, and Bethle-
hem.

The gradual increase of members in the
churches in the Classis of Ulster, is en-
couraging.

In the Classis of Poughkeepsie, there
have been observed signs of awakened at-
tention to religion in the congregations of

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115

Kingston, Fishkill, and Fishkill Landing,
and a powerful work of divine grace in the
congregation of Hvde Park.

The season of refreshing, with which
several of the congregations in the Ciassis
of Rensselaer were visited during the last
year, has continued. Claverack, Green-
bush, and Kinderhook, have been special-
ly favoured. Between five and six hun-
dred members have been added to iheir
churches within two years ; by far the
greater number of whom, it is hoped, are
not only hokjiiig on their way, but becom-
ing stronger and stronger. In the other
congregations of this Ciassis, there ap-
pears to be an increased attention to reli-
gion, particularly to the public worship of
God.

Such are the favourable accounts receiv-
ed by General Synod, and they communi-
cate them to you with gratitude and praise.
They hope there is much more, not in their
power to communicate, of an equally gra-
tifying nature, and calling for thanksgiv-
ings to the God of Zion— much which will
not bediscovered by us till theday of Jesus
Christ ; enough, however, is known to lead
us to take courage, and go on our way re-
joicing— enough to animate our hearts,
quicken us to prayer, and inflame our love
and zeal.

General Synod cannot tell you that all
the interests of our Zion are in the state
which they desire them to be ; there is
much to excite our grief, and call us to re-
double our exertions. If our ministers have
laboured much and faith, ully in the vine-
yard of our Lord, there remains much more
to be done. If many souls have been
brought out of darkness into marvellous
light, more remain in the valley of the sha-
dow of death. If there be some purity and
zeal, wp have need of more of the cleans-
ing efficacy of the waters of the sanctuary,
and of the spirit which says, " Here am
I ; send me." While, therefore, we would
call upon you to unite with us in blessing
the Lord for his great mercy and grace
vouchsafed to us, we would most earnest-
ly exhort and entreat you to redouble your
diligence, and " Be stedfast, unmoveable,
always abounding in the work of the Lord;
forasmuch as ye know that your labour is

not in vain in the Lord." Gird yourselves
for your warfare ; " Be strong — quit you
like men ;" be fervent in spirit, and im-
portunate in prayer ; exert yourselves to
promote the interests of the Redeemer's
kingdom, by cherishing your respective
churches, and by upholding by your pray-
ers, your labours, and your contributions,
our school of the prophets, and the Bible,
Missionary, and Tract Societies, and Sab-
bath Schools, by which God, in his holy
and gracious providence, is watering and
fertilizing our miserable and parched
world. By so doing, it is confidently ho-
ped you yourselves will be watered and
refreshed. "The grace of our Lord Je-
sus Christ be with yon. Amen."

FROM THE LONDON MISSIONARY CHRONICLE.

^irival of the Deputation at Tahiti (or
Otaheite.)

On the £9th of May, a letter was re-
ceived from Mr. Williams, one of the Mis-
sionaries settled at Raiatea, dated Nov.
24, at the Bay of Islands, New Zealand,
informing the Directors that he had lately
visited Tahiti, and was there on the 25th
of September, when the Tuscan arrived
with the Rev. Mr. Tyerman and George
Bennet, Esq. the gentlemen who were
deputed by the Directors to visit the Isl-
ands, together with the Rev. Mr. Jones,
the new Missionary, and Messrs. Armi-
tage and Blossom, artisans, with their
wives, who were all in good health.

The Tuscan left Portsmouth on the
18th of May, and arrived at Tahiti on the
25th of September ; so that the voyage
was performed in four months and seven
days, without any serious accident to the
vessel or any persons on board. The,
thanksgiving of all the members of the
Society are due to the Most High, who so
mercifully preserved and succeeded them
in this great undertaking.

Mr. and Mrs. Williams, of Raiatea, ha-
ving been much indisposed, and a voyage
being deemed needful for their recovery,
they embraced the opportunity of sailing
from Tahiti, in the Wtstmorland, bomjjk^^
to Port Jackson, but touched on tHeir; • r
way at New Zealand, from whence he
wrote the above letter.

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MISCELLANIES.

[September,

DEATH OF POMARE,

klJVG OF TAHITI.

A fe'W days after th<' above information
was received, letters arrived from the
Rev. Mr. Jones, Mr. D rlinji;, and Mr.
Blossom, date(3 Tahiti, Dee. lOth, I8th
and 1 9th, from whieh we learn that Po-
mare. king of Tahiti, had, for a consider-
able time past, been afilietcd with a drop-
sical complaint ; that he returned from
the neip;hl)ouring; island Eimeo, the latter
end of November last, very ill ; and on
Friday, Dec. the 7th, ahotit 8 o'clock in
the evening;, he expired. iMr Crook was
with him at the time, and had jnst com-
mitted him to God in prayer.

On the nth he was interred in a new
stone tomb, at the upper end of the lar^e
chapel which he builr a few years ago,
and in which the annual Missionary meet-
ings were held. The funeral was attend-
ed by all the Missionaries of Tahiti and
Eimeo, (except Mr. ^^arlinji, who was
itinerating in Taiarabu,) and a great num-
ber of the natives.

Mr. Davis gave out a hymn, and read
a portion of the scriptures. Mr. Nott
addressed the natives in their own lan-
guage on the solemn occai-ion. Mr. Henry
concluded with prayer. After which the
king's guards fired several rounds. The
Europeans then returned into the chapel,
when Mr. Jones preached a sermon in
En-lifh.

A Regency has been appointed, con-
sisting of some of the principal chiefs.
The Queen, with her infant son, who is
about 18 months old, and according to
their laws now King of Tahiti, designs
to reside at Pare, near the Royal Cha|)el.

The Deputation had interviews with
the late king soon after their arrival, for
whi< h purpose they went over to the isl-
and Eimeo, and were kindly received.
But thi'y had left Tahiti, Dec. I, on a
visit to the Leeward Islands, where they
designed to continue two or three months.

DKMERARA.
Extract of a Letltr from Mr. Smith, Le
Resouvenir, Jan. 16, 182^2.
Duringthe past year it has pleased God

to preserve niy health, ar^d to bless my
poor services for the advancement of his
glory beyond any thing I could ever hav^
expected. Within the last twelve months
1 baptized three hundred and ninety per-
sons, of whom two hundred and se>'enty-
two were adults. Seventy couph^s have
been married ; thirty-five members were
added to the church ; four of the old
members have died in the faith and hope
of the gospel ; and two have been ex-
cluded for immorality. The total num-
bei of members now m the chinch is one
hundred and forty-seven. I have a list
of eighty-three candidates for baptism,
about fifty of whom were at the end of
last year put oli" for a time on account of
some circumstances that were considered
as impediments to their ba})tism at that
time. Tei) or twelve we have wholly
rejected.

You will naturally conclude that th :
means of grace are well attended, and I
am hap|<y to say they are Mr. Elliot and
1 have lately called upon several white
gentlemen, soliciting subscriptions or do-
nations to the Society ; in this we have
succeeded belter than we expected. The
total amount of subscriptions, donations,
&LC. among our friends and congregation
at Le Resouvenir, from last May to the
close of the year, will be about one hun-
drtd pounds sterling.

CAFFRES.

Extract of a Ldier from Mr. Broivnlet^
(who was originnUy sent out by the Lon-
don Missionarif Society in 181ii, but
who is now aMiss^ionory to the Caffres,
under the direction of the Coloniul Go-
vemmmt) to Dr. Philip, who introduces
it to the Secretary as follows :
My Dear Sir— The friends of the So-
ciety will be very much gratified with the
« nclosed communication. It is extracted
from a letter of Mr. Brownlee, dated Jan.
^28, 1822. I hope Mr. Brownlee, with his
associates, will, by the blessing of God,
be enabled to carry on this great work
among the Caffres, happily begun hy our
late excellent missionary, Mr. Williams-
Considering the short time Mr. Wiiliams

1822.]

MISCELLANIES.

Hi

was engaged in that interesting Mission,
the good he appears to have heen the in-
strument of doing is truly great, and en
tirely refutes all the nonsense which has
beet) advanced against missions to sava-
ges. The liarvest is great. O that the
Lord may send us abundance of such
men as Pacalt and Williams into his vine-
yard. Under the blessing of God, all de-
pends upon the character and qualifica-
tions of the Missionary.

I am, &-C. John Philip.

I am much obliged to you for the infor-
mation communicated in your last letter.
As it respects us in our work, 1 have lit-
tle to communicate ; we have no reason
to be discouraged ; and since I wrote to
you, we have had a considerable addi-
tion to the Institution, so that the mem-
bers belonging to it exceed 200. Some
of them have made considerable increase
in knowledge ; and from what I can learn
from close observation, it appears there
is a sort of general desire for teachers ex-
pressed by many of the distant CafTres.
I believe were Missionaries to go to any
part of Caffreland, if not too near to
Gaika, they would be a!)le, in a very short
time, to collect a congregation. All the
people who came here lately belonged to
a kraal that was formerly near the Insti-
tution on the Cat River. The head of
ihe kraal died in May last, and his con-
duct ever since the death of Mr. Wil-
liams was like that of one who had tasted
that the Lord is gracious. It was his
constant practice, after he had gained a
little kn«)wledge, to communicate the
same ; and for this purpose they met in
a large hut, built on purpose, twice a day
forworship. And in all the different vicis-
situdes they experienced since the above
mentioned period, wherever they wan-
dered, they erected a hut for the worship
of God, amidst the reproach and perse-
cution of the surrounding Caifres.

On the day in which Sicana died, all
the people of the kraal met as usual for
worship in the morning. He was present,
and addressed his audience in a very so-
lemn and aifecting manner to the follow-
ing effect: "1 now speak to you for the

last time, from a conviction that this day
I sliall die. It has pleased God to afflict
me with sickness : but to this I have been
resigned, knowing that God can both give
health or disease, as he sees fit. My soul
and body are both in his hands. You
are in the midst of wolves, therefore as
quickly as possible remove to the teacher,
as he is the only friend you have in this
land ; and rather than give up the service
of God, suffer death, as the situation of all
without Christ is wretched. They arc
dead and without God. On my decease,
go and say to all the chiefs amongst the
Caffres, that God's word is sent amongst
them, and they will do well to listen to it,
otherwise they may expect the most se-
rious consequences."

He died at the time he signified, and
his last injunction has been complied
with, and the whole of the people that
belonged to his kraal came here in June,
and I am happy to say, that their conduct
f(jr the most part is superior to that of
the other people, who have been much
longer at the Institution.

RUSSIA. '

Letter from.the Rev. Dr. Pinkerton.
St. Petersburgh, Jan. 28, 1822.

I have the satisfaction to announce to
your Committee, the completion of the
Modern Russ New Testament. On the
Uth Dec. the birthday of the Emperor,
Prince Galitzin presented bis Majesty
with the first complete copy. Blessed,
ever blessed be God ! who has favoured
us to behold this work, of infinite value
to the many millions of Russians, com-
pleted. The first edition consists of
5,000 copies, and is now in the bands of
the book-binder. A second edition of
20,000 is nearly half printed off, and a
third edition of 5,000 copies is printed in
Moscow. The Book of Psalms in the
modern Russ, withoutthe Slavonian Text,
has also left the press ; and will speedily
come into circulation. The edition con-
sists of 15,000 copies. The Pentateuch^
the books of Job, Proverbs, and Eccle-
siastes are translated, and the Committee
of revision are about to be?:in to examine

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MISCELLANIES.

[September,

them. The A bp. of Moscow, Philaref, is
now occupied in translating Isaiah.

The four Gospels, and the Acts of the
Apostles, in the Mongolian, and Calranc
dialects, have also lately left the press.
We are now beginning a second edition
of these, and of the remainder Of the
New Testament, in both these languages,
with new tj^pes, nearly one half smaller
than those with which the Gospels and
Acts have been printed, so that the whole
Testament will be in one volume. Bless-
ed fruits have already appeared from the
reading of the Gospels among the Cal-
mucs. Twenty-two individuals have for-
saken their idols, and have joined the Sa-
rcpta Congregation on the Wolga ; and
there is reason to expect ere long a still
richer harvest from the seed of the divine
word which is daily sowing among that
nufiaerous tribe of gross idolaters. The
3Ianjur (or Manjchou) translator, has
finished the first seven chapters of St.
Matthew's Gospel, and we are now pre-
paring the cast types for printing this
version. The translators into the Cal-
muc, the Mongolian, and the Maiijur, ^vc
endeavouring mutually to assist each other
in their important labours, so that in these
three versions there will be a harmonious
agreement in the orthography of proper
names, and in the expressions used for
conveying the great doctrines of Chris-
tianity. This is of vast importance, as
their versions are inlendfd for tribes of
heathen who are nearly connected with
each other, and who all belong to the La-
mite or Shagemuni system of idolatry.

FROM THE LONDON MISSIONARY RLGISTER.

American Baptist Mission.

Mr. and Mrs. Judson, who had visited
Bengal from Rangoon for the recovery
of Mrs. Judson's health, reached their
station again on the 4th of January of last
year, and found all the converts firm, and
prospects promising : another Burman
was baptised on the 4th of March.

Mrs. J«»dson's health, however, again
declining, it was found necessary that she
should return home for a season. She
proceeded, therefore, to Calcutta ; and

arrived in London, on her way to Ame-
rica, in the Woodford, Captain Alfred
Chapman, which ship reached Gravesend
on the Slst of May. Her health is greatly
restored.

Baptist Missionary Society.

Mr. Joseph Bourne was designated as a
Missionary to Honduras, at Newcastle-
upon-Tyne, on the 5th of March. Mr.
Joshua Tinson was appointed to the same
service, in London, on the 13th. Mr. and
3Irs. Bourne left Shields, in the Ocean,
and arrived at Deal on the 22d, where Mr.
and Mrs. Tinson were waiting to join
them.

Mr. Chamberlain, Missionary at Mon-
ghyr, murh reduced by illness, embarked
at Calcutta, on board the Princess Char-
lotte, intending to proceed either to the
Cape or to this country, but died on the
6th of December, twenty days after his
embarkation. The remains of this zeal-
ous and resolute Missionary were com-
mitted to the deep in Lat. 9. SO N. Long
85 E.

Church Missionary Society.

The Rev. W. Jowett and his family
arrived in Paris, on their way to Malta, on
the 14th of March. After receiving great
kindnetis there, more particularly from
Professor and Mrs. Kieffcr, and from Mr.
Wilder, an American merchant, they left
on the 26th, and reached Marseilles on
the 6th of April A passage to Malta was
engaged on the 8th, on board the Eliza-
beth, Captain Enrico: the expectation of
immediate departure prevented Mr. Jow-
ett from paying his intended visit to
the Bible Societies in that part of France.
They did not sail, however, till the 17th of
April. On the 27th they reached Malta
in safetj'.

The Rev. Thcophilus Blumhardt, with
Mrs. Blumhardt, left London on the 12th
of June, on their return to Basle.

On the 3d of November, Jay Narain,
the Founder of the Benares Free-Schools,
died at that city, in his sixty-ninth year.

On the 11th of December, Mrs. Wil-
son, wife of the Rev. Isaac Wilson, after
residing a few months at Tranquebar, in

1822.]

MISCELLANIES.

119

preparation for their labours among the
Natives, was carried off by an inflamma-
tory attack, and died in the triumph of
the Faith, greatly regretted by the Native
Christians and the Scholars, to whom she
had much endeared herself.

The Rev. Joseph Bailey, with his com-
panions, appointed to Neilore, in Ceylon,
arrived at Trincomalee, in the Palmira,
on the 1st of December.

London Missionary Society.

The Madagascar Youth, Coutamauve,
who had embarked for his native coun-
try, died as the Andromache was weigh-
ing anchor.

Mr. Humphreys for Malacca, and Mr.
Bankhead, for Calcutta, arrived at Ma-
dras on the 21 st of July : the Lonach left
Falmouth on the id 1st of March of last
year : the labours of the Missionaries on
board had been very useful. On the 5th
of August Mr. Bankhead sailed for Cal-
cutta : Mr. Humphreys was to sail direct

for Malacca about the 15th. While at
Madras, Mr. Humphreys writes —

I witnessed the horrid ceremony of
swinging two Young Men, who, evidently
under considerable trepidation of mind,
came forward with hooks in their shoul-
ders; their bodies adorned with flowers ;
and carrying in a handkerchief leaves and
small fruits, which they scattered among
the thousands around them, as they swung
in the air. It was truly heart-rending to
see with what avidity the deluded multi-
tude endeavoured to procure a few of the
leaves or flowers which fell from the un-
happy men . even the children clapped
their hands in ecstacy, as the poor wretch-
es swung around them in the air. Many
of the natives, who had what they call
Holy Birds, held them up that they might
see the men, and thus they supposed add-
ed to their sanctity. Oh when shall the
period arrive that these deluded creatures
shall ^ee the error of their ways, and turn
unto the Lord their God !

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY,
During the months of July and August, 1822.

D. c.

Wm. PhUips, Philipsburgh, Orange Co. N. Y. to
constitute himself a Life Member, (omitted in
the Ust for May.) 30 00

Aux.Socof Suckasunny Plains, N. J. by Clement

Gary, Sec. (omitted in May.) 5 00

Collection at Monthly Honcert in the Presbyte-
rian Church, Cedai'-street, N. Y. 10 25
Female Evangelical Society of Montgomery,
Orange Co. N. Y. by the Rev. R. W. Condict,
for Mrs. J. H. Borland, Treasurer, 30 00
In the Presbyterian Church at Oxford, Chester

Co. Pa. by the Rev. E. Dickey, 20 00

Collection in Pres. Ch. Upper Conococheaque,

Pa. by Rev. D. Elliot, 12 00

Collection at Monthly Concert in Pres. Ch. Ball-

ston, Saratoga Co. N. Y. by Rev. R. Smith, 10 00
Female Cent Soc. of Basking Ridge, N. J. by

Rev. W. C. Brownlee, 21 00

Collection in Pres. Ch. of Millerstown, Adams

Co. Pa. by Rev. W. L. Paxton, 10 00

Collection in Pres. Ch. of Carlton, Saratoga Co.

N. Y. by Rev. T. W. Piatt, 38 00

Collection in R. D. Ch. Shavi^angunk, Ulster Co,

N. Y. by Rev. A. D. Wilson, 3 00

Collection iu R. D. Ch. New Prospect, Ulster Co.

N. Y. by do. 2 28

Donation from a member of do. by do, 1 8 1

Aux. Soc. of do. by do. 3 91

Ladies of Hopewell, Dutchess Co. N. Y. to con-
stitute their Pastor, the Rev. Thomas De Witt,
a Member for Life, 30 00

Donation from do. 1 0 00

Collection in Pres. Ch. of Southampton, L. I. by

Rev. P. H. Shaw, 10 00

Collection in Pres. Ch. of Pittsgrove, N. J. by
Rev. Mr. Janviers, 13 37

D. C.

Collection in Ref. D. Ch. Garden-street, N. Y.

by Mr. W. Forrest, 51 75

Female Aux. Soc. of Winnsboro, S. C. by Mrs.

R. M'Master, Sec. 2 50

Collection in Pres. Ch. Lancaster, Pa. by Wm.

Kirkpatrick, Esq. 31 44

Collection in Pres. Ch. West Notingham, Pa.

by Rev. J. Magraw, 23 00

Collection in Ref. D. Ch. Lebanon, N. J. by Rev.

J. T. Schultz, 13 00

Collection at Monthly Concert in do. by do. 3 SO
Collection in Ref. D. Ch. Rockaway, N.J. by do. 7 23
Collection at Monthly Concert in do. by do. 3 04

Collection in Pres. Ch. Bedford, West Chester

Co. N. Y. by Rev. J. Green, 15 50

Female Aux. Soc. of do. by do. 17 05

Collection at Monthly Concert in sixth Pres. Ch.

Philadelphia, by Rev. Dr. Neill, 21 08

Aux. Soc. of Newton, Sussex Co. N. J. by J. S.

Halsted, Treasurer, 18 50

Collection in Pres. Ch. Rome, Oneida Co. N. Y.

by Rev. M. Glllet, 15 00

Collection in Pres. Ch. Neelytown, Orange Co.

N. Y. by Rev. J. M'Jimsey, 8 37

Collection in Graham's Ch. by do. 5 00

Collection in Ref. D. Ch. Harlaem, N. Y. by J.

Bogert, Jun. 17 59

Collection at Monthly Concert in Pres. Ch. Cher-
ry Valley, Otsego, Co. N. Y. by W. Johnson, 13 00
Collection in Pres.Ch. Union and Doe Run, Ches-
ter Co. Pa. by Rev. E. K. Dare, 15 00
Collection in Pres. Ch. Geneva, N. Y.by Rev. H.

Axtell, 22 44

Part of avails of a Missionary field, by a few

young men in do. by d". 14 5P

120

MISCELLANIES.

Collection inRpf. D. C'h. Scliodack Landing', N.Y.

by Rev. T. Y. Johnston, 14 00

Collection in Vr>-s. Oh. West Palmira, N. Y. by

Rev. D.C. Hopkins 15 00

Collection at Monthly Concert in Pres. ' 'h. Knox-

ville. Ten. by Rev. D. A. Sherman, 20 00

Aux. vSoc. of Bl(;onMng-(irove, Rensselaer Co.

N. Y. by E. Van Allen, Sec 22 00

Collection in Ref. D. Oh. Philadelphia, by Rev.

Dr. Brodheatl, 50 42

Collection in Ref. D. Ch. New Brunswick, N. J.

by H. Van Arsdalen, Treasurer, 24 72

Collection in Pres. Oh. New Brunswick, N. J. by

S. Seymour, Preasurer, 29 10

Collection in Pres. Ch. Ringo's Town, N. J. by

Rev. .1. Kirkpatrick, 6 00

Collection at a Female Prayer Meeting of Mem-
bers of Ref. U. Ch. New Brunswick, N. J. by

Rev. T. Ferris, 5 00

Donation by Alpha Miller, 1 00

Donation by two Ladies at Eaton's Neck, L. L 5 00
Collection in Pres. Oh. Governcur, St. Lawrence

Oo. N. Y. by Rev. J. Miirdock, 5 00

Donation from Sundry Individuals in Wheeling,

Va. by R. M'Kee, 50 00

Collecti!)n in A. Kef. Ch. Broadalbin, Montgo-
mery Co. N. Y. by Rev. J. Otterson, 29 00
Collection at 31onthlv Concert, Kingston, N. J.

by Rev. D. Comfort, 8 00

Young Men's Aux- Soc. Kingston, N. J. by do. 21 00
Donation from IVIrs. O. B. Arden and Miss E.

AVoodrulT; Morristown, N. J. 12 00

Collection in Pres. Ch. Westmoreland, N. Y. by

Rev. .1. Eells, 16 00

Collection in First Pres. Ch. Camillus, N. Y. by

Rev. .1. t'liadwick, 7 45

Collection at Monthly Concert in do by do. 9 25
Collection in Missionary Box kept by a pious

young Lady in do. by do. 2 62

Collection in Second Pres. Oh. in do. by do. 3 G8
Collection in A. Ref. Ch. Shippensburgh, Pa. by

Rev. T. M. Strong, 27,00
Collection in A. Ref. Ch.ChambersburgjPa. by do. 24 50

Half of the avails of a Mission Box, kept by the

children of a family near do. by do. 3 50

Avails of self-denial in the use of sugar by Eliza

Smith, a coloured girl, by do - I 00

Collection in Falling Spring Con. Cbambersburg

Pa. by Rev. D. Denny, IS 03

Avails of a family .Mission Box, kept by the chil-
dren in do. by do. 1 97
Collection in Pres. Ch. New Providence, N. J.

by Rev. E. Riggs, 2 65

Donation from an Individual in do. by do. 7 .34

Collection in Pres. Ch. of Aquebouge aad Mat-

tituck, L. I. by Rev. N. Reeve, S 25

Collection in Pres. Ch. Orange, N. J. by Rev. Dr.

Hillyer, 37 00

<"ollection at Monthly Concert A. R. Ch. Cedar-
street, N. Y. by Mr. Blake, 9 80
Young People's Aux. Soc. Bethlehem, Orange Co.

N. Y. by Rev. J. Johnston, 16 37

Collection at Monthly Concert in Pres. Ch. New

Brunswick, N. J. by S. Seymour, 13 9S

Collection in i'res. Ch. Westhampton, L. I. by

Rev. A Luce, 9 72

Collection in First Pres. Ch. Lowville, Lewis Co.

N. y. by Rev I). Nash, 8 00

Aux. Soc. of New Brunswick, N. J. by Doct. A.

R. Taylor, 82 20

Collected by Mr. Peter Kanouse, Agent on both

sides of the Hudson to Albany, 322 00

Collection in Pres. Ch. Ogdensburgh, N. Y. by

Rev. J. M Oauley, 17 12

Collection in Pres. Ch. Sinking Valley and Spruce

Creek, by Rev. Wm. A. Boyd, 10 00

Collection in Pres. Ch. Greensburgh, Pa. by Rev.

Wm. Speer, 20 00

Donation from Rev. H. R. Wilson, Silver Spring,

Pennsylvania, 10 00

Collection in Pres. Oh. Delhi, Delaware Co. N. Y.

by Rev. E. R. Maxwell, 14 00

Collection in Pres. Ch. Chanford, York Co. Pa.

by J. Douglass, 12 00

Total

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY,
During the month of July^ 1822.

To Constitute Ministers Mtmbers for Lift.

D. C.

Rev. Peter Williams, Jun. of St. Philip's Church,

N. Y. by a Lady of New-Hampshire, SO 00

Rev. Samuel Ezra Cornish, of the First Pres. Ch.

of people of colour, by tlie same Lady, SO 00

Rev. Stephen Stebbins, Orange Parish, New Ha-
ven, l>y four sisters, 30 00

Rev. Bela Kellogg, Farminglon, Con. by the
same, 30 00

Rev. Moses Austin Haven, Hartford, Vt. by the

Ladici of his parish, 30 00

Rev. Walter D. Addison, of the Protestant Epis-
copal Ch. Georgetown, D. C. 30 00

Rev. Dr. James Oanu ban, of the Presbyterian
Church, same place, 30 00

Rev. Beverly Waugh, of the Methodist Church,
same place, 30 00

Kev. Charles P. M-Ilvaine, Rector of tJhrisi's Ch.
same place, GO 00

(All bv the Female Aux. B. S. of Georgetown)

Rev. Joseph H. Jones, R.)ckville,Md. by the La-
dies of the itockville Female Bible Society, 30 00

Rev. James C.Wilson, by the Ladies of Tinkling
Sprin;^ Congregation, Va. nO 00

John Mason, Esq. of New-York, Member for Life 30 00

A Frienri to the American Bible Society, Eliza-
betht -wn, N. J. .3 00

Jeremiah Erarts. Esq. subscription, 7th year, 3 00
Donations from Dibit Societies.

farlisle Fema'e Bib.e Society, Pa. 89 12

Virginia Bible Soc. by Fleming James, Esq. Tr. 300 00

Itlizahetbtown, N. J. Bible Society, U4 60

Cumberland, N. J. Bihle Society, 20 00

tiuilford Bible Society, N. Y. 26 00

Columbia S. C.Bible Society, by Carlton Henrj',

Esq. Treasurer,
Hertford County, N. C. Bible Society,
Female Bible Society, in Cincinnati, Ohio, ;
iMontgomery County Auxiliary BiblejSociety, J
From Bible So' itties and individual Members for t
Rhode Island Bible Society, 1
Rockland County, N. Y. Bible Society,
Onondaga County, N. Y. Bible Society,
Georgetown, D. C. Female Bible Society,
Virginia Bible Society, by Fleming James, Esq.

Treasurer,

Rensselaer County, N. Y. Bible Society :
Somerset County, ;Md. Bible Society, i
Shrewsbury, N. J. Female Bible Society,
Caledonia, N. Y. Bible Society,
Elizahethtown. N. J Bil)le Societj',
Charleston, S. C. Bible Society,
Montgomery County, N. Y. Bible Society,
Fayette County, Ohio, Bible Society,
Cumberland, N. J. Hible Society,
Guildford, N. Y. Bible Society,
Pittsburg, Pa. Female Bible Society,
Calvert County, Md. Bible Society,
Rockland County, N. Y. Bible Society,
Schenectady. N. Y. Bible Society,
Newburgh, N.Y. Bible Society,
Anne Arundel County, Md. Bible Society,
Hertford County, N. C. Bible Society,
Newcastle, Del." Female Bible Society,
Dover and vicinity, Del. Female Bible Society,
Montffomery County, N. Y. Aux. Bible Soc. !
Individual Members, i

W^M. W. WOOLS EY, Treasurer, Am.