to ordain praise from the mouths of infants; two instances we have as young as eight years old, who appear to have a change of heart wrought upon them; and several of twelve years of age.

To give you the remarkable instances of divine grace, would exceed the bounds of a letter, and therefore I shall not attempt

ved, it was in this instance. | had never troubled themselves Many more than the usual num- about any of those things, were bers attended the exercises of made to cry out, in the bitterthe day on Friday.-The Sab-ness of their spirit, What shall bath was peculiarly solemn.we do to be saved?—God also in On Monday our worthy pastor his sovereign mercy was pleased went out in the morning to visit in the neighborhood without the least suspicion that any thing more than common had taken place when, to his astonishment, every house into which he entered, the family appeared like Cornelius of old, ready to receive the words of truth, and soon melted into tears. This you may readily suppose, animated the spirit of our Pastor-it; except that there were the flame caught the hearts of the truly pious amongst us. The next Sabbath morning a number agreed to form a Society to meet at nine o'clock, to spend an hour previous to going to church, in prayer to God for his blessing on the word; they stiled themselves the Aaron and Hurr Society as supporting the hands of their minister. The second Sabbath, the numbers were doubled, and the third, the schoolhouse in which they assembled was crowded, and has continued so since; besides others in different parts of the village.It was not long before the blessed work pervaded every part of the Society. No age was exempted. We have had instances of persons between sixty and eighty, some of whom had led what they called moral lives, and trusted they were going to heaven, who were brought to see, that instead of their being rich and increased in goods, and had need of nothing, that they were wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked" others of them, who

three young gentlemen of real abilities who were the first scholars in their class, two of whom had been studying the law for two years, and the other for one year, have been the subjects of this work, and are about to dedicate themselves to publishing the glad tidings of salvation to others. The operations of the Divine Spirit have been as various as with you; take your own description and you have ours correctly. During the whole of the time since the revival began, it has been accompanied with a solemn stillness; no commotion or animal agitation whatever.Although our church has been crowded, I have frequently, as you observe, shut my eyes, to try the experiment, and I should not have known that there was a person in the house but the speaker and myself, from any thing I heard. Tears are often seen, but every attempt made to conceal them.-Frequently after the societies were dismissed, not a person would move; and our minister, although nearly exhausted, would have to speak to

there are at least as many more under convictions; and blessed be God, we have no reason to suppose

that the work has ceased, Our opposers have been outrageous; all the usual epithets of Fanaticism, Crazy, Mad, &c. have been applied, Some of them attribute it all to human means, although I believe there never was an awaken

for human boasting, or pride to rest upon. Our blessed Saviour seemed to take the work in his own hands, to wear the crown, and receive all the gloryWhenever the work ceases, my opinion is, that we shall first perceive the symptoms, in Christians themselves relaxing in the spirit of prayer; as long as they continue fervent in prayer, there is no danger that God will forsake them. When Moses let his hands down, the Amalekites prevailed; but when they were again raised Israel prevailed.

them for an hour afterwards, and then entreat them to go home; and it was with the utmost difficulty he could get away. We have had ever since the commencement of the work, seven lectures by our minister in the week, including the two sermons on the Sabbath, besides private societies in different parts of the village. One evening he has constantly appropriateding, where there was less reason to the blacks. These labors he performs besides visiting from house to house each day; which has been, I believe, more blessed than public sermons. The Lord's supper is administered with us once in three months; and although a large number of the new converts had received comfort and hope, and gave sufficient evidences of a real change of heart before December; yet none of them came forward, as great strictness and caution are observed with us. On the first Sabbath in March the Lord's supper was administered again. One Sabbath before, one hundred and two were propounded to join the church of which number, three were of the age of twelve years and one of thirteen. But on the Sabbath, owing to indisposition or some other cause, only ninety-seven appeared and joined the church. It was one of the most solemn days I ever experienced. The house was crowded; at least two thousand people were in it; upwards of five hundred communicants. Thirty persons, twenty-two adults and eight infants were baptized. We expect at least one hundred more will join the church, on the next opportunity which will be on the first Sabbath in June; and

I mentioned that Orange joined in the fast day, &c. The revival took place there, about the same time, and seventy persons joined the church at one time; it still continues there. It has extended to Elizabeth-Town, Rhaway, Springfield, North Hanover, South Hanoyer, (in the latter place very remarkably there were a club of infidels, as I am informed; several of them have become the subjects of this blessed work, and one of them made a recantation before the whole congregation,) it has extended to Caldwell and Bloomfield. In Caldwell, whole families have been awakened; the two last places are recent instances; they have been wit

nesses to the work here, for adorable Messiah live upon each near six months, but to no ef-believing heart, and ascend from fect until lately; and I am in- every redeemed tongue! The formed it is among them now believer's very silence, as well what it was with us at first.as his voice, should praise him; Yesterday I was informed that the same blessed work had begun in Morris Town in Mr. Richards' congregation within a week, where about fifty are under conviction.

and when his tongue is not heard, his life should be more than eloquent, and declare, by the most convincing argument, the glories of his great Immanuel!! Let Christians, as prisoners of hope, fly to their strong hold-blessed be God there is a covert from the storm. Although his wrath is shaking and will shake our guilty globe, his people are safe in that covert let us then say from the heart, Come! Lord Jesus, come quickly; let what will become of our worthless names! Whether we meet in this world or not I trust and hope that through the sovereign, unmerited love of our glorious head, we shalt meet each other washed in his blood, clothed in his righteous

O my dear friend, what trophies to the sovereign love of our divine Redeemer are we permitted to behold! What blessedness is before us! Where will it end! Who can tell or foresee the extent: Surely God is preparing his people for some great event in his providence. Who can refrain from exclaiming with the pious Searle, "How should the humble believer's heart rebound with joy, in the contemplation of the vast blessedness, which awaits him." Surely this is wonder and love, indeed, beyond degree. Won-ness, in that place of rest der without end to angels; and love without bounds to men.How should the praises of this

prepared for his people, where it is blessedness enough to know that we shall be like Him.

AT a Meeting of the General Association of the State of Connecticut, holden at New-London the third Tuesday in June, A.D.

Mr. Chauncey Lee was chosen Scribe, Mr. Backus, Moderator, and Mr. Flint, assistant Scribe.

The certificates of delegation were read, and the session opened with prayer by the Moderator.

The Rev. Messrs. Ripley, Chapin, Griffin, Pinneo, and Merrill, were chosen a Committee of overtures.

The Committee of overtures made a Report, upon which the Association proceeded to consider the several articles contained therein.

The Trustees of the Missionary Society of Connecticut exhi bited a Report, upon which it was voted, that the said Report be referred to a Committee, and that Messrs. Porter, Stuart, and Anew Lee be the Committee. The Report is as follows :

REPORT of the Trustees of the Missionary Society of Connecticut, to said Society, to be convened at New-London, on the third Tuesday of June, 1808.

REV. FATHERS AND BRETHREN,

YOUR Trustees are bound, at your annual meeting, to lay before you a Report of the state of missions, and their proceedings during the year, that the Society may have all the information requisite to guide them in their deliberations on missionary subjects, in their annual session. To go into a detailed account of the state of missions, and our own proceedings, as a Board of

Trustees, is unnecessary, as our printed Narrative contains all the important information on missionary subjects during the year.

The statement of the Funds of the Society is subjoined to the Narrative; and it exhibits a view of the accounts as audited the first of January, 1808. A list of the Contributions of May last, so far as returns have been made to the Treasurer, accompanies this Report. The Trustees conceive it important that the Society should have an accurate statement of their Funds, every year, and accordingly have taken measures that this may be done. The Contributions of this year, as far as we can judge from the returns already made to the Treasurer, are not equal to those of former years. This unpleasant circumstance, we would hope, is owing to the peculiar state of our Country, rather than to an abatement of a charitable disposition, or of missionary zeal. We hope and trust that the pious and benevolent, over the State, feel as much interest in, and as lively friendship for the missionary institution as heretofore.

It must be matter of abundant gratitude to God, in whose hands are all hearts, and the times and seasons, that the Legislature of the State are disposed to afford their influence and support to the missionary cause, and in every suitable way to encourage it; and that the people of the State, by liberal contributions, have evinced a commendable zeal to diffuse the blessings of the gospel, and to promote the Redeemer's kingdom. From time to time, by generous donations in books or money, individuals have exerted themselves to aid the cause; and the state of the Funds is such as to afford very encouraging prospects to the friends of missions. Your Trustees, feeling the importance of furnishing the people in the new settlements, and in our fields of missionary labors, with the Bible,-Religious tracts, and pious and evangelical books, are turning their attention, more and more, to this grand object; and are taking much pains to distribute among the new settlements religious books.

The Trustees, after deliberately weighing the subject, were of the opinion, that, all things considered, it was wise not to petition the General Assembly of the State, at their session in May, to grant permission for a Contribution in May next, for the Missionary Society.

A kind and gracious Providence seems to smile propitiously on our efforts to spread the gospel. In regard to the heathen on our borders, the door does not yet appear to be opened to carry among them the good news of life and salvation. The object, though almost hopeless, is not altogether abandoned. We are anxiously waiting for a gracious God, in the riches of his goodness, to open the way for the spread of the gospel among them.

With respect to the state of your missions, the number of laborers, the fields in which they are to labor, the names of the persons employed on missions, the success attending their pious exertions to spread the honors of the Redeemer's name,-the VOL. I. No. 7.

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