Milo L. North, Sec. Mrs. Joseph Lord, Treas. 9 coll. Formed Oct. 12. Somers. Gent. Asso. Rev. Wm. L Strong, Pres. Oliver Chapin, Esq. V. Pres. Reuben Chapin, Sec. Noah Pease, Treas. 9 coll.-Lad. Asso. Mrs. Wm. L. Strong, Pres. Mrs. Giles Pease, V. Pres. Mrs. Theodore Pease, Sec. Mrs. Solomon L. Fuller, Treas. 9 coll. Formed Oct. 13. Stafford. 2nd Eccl. Soc. Gent. Asso. Rev. Calvin Ingalls, Pres. Joseph Ellis, V. Pres. Rev. Joseph Knight, Sec. David Gay, Treas. 4 coll-Lad. Asso. Mrs. Joseph Knight, Pres. Mrs. Benjamin Patten, V. Pres. Mrs. Daniel Peck, Sec. Mrs. Catharine Thomson, Treas. 4 coli. Formed Oct. 14. 1st Eccl. Soc. Gen. Asso. Kev. Hervey Smith, Pres. Alden Blodget, V. Pres. Billings Grant, Sec. Miner Gram, Treas. 5 coll.-Lad. Asso. Mrs. Samuel Child, Pres. Mrs. Billings Grant, V. Pres. Miss Polly Johnson, Sec. Mrs. John Grant, Treas. 5 coll. Formed Oct. 15. Andover. (Eccl. Soc.) Gent. Asso. Rev. Augustus B. Collins, Pres. Daniel Barnap, Esq. V. Pres. John Sprague, Sec. Benjamin House, Treas. 4 coll.-Lad. Asso Mrs. A. B. Coilins, Pres. Mrs. Daniel Burnap, V. Pres. Miss Gratia T. Bucks, Sec. Miss Sarah White, Treas. 4 coll. Formed Oct. 19. Boiton. Gent. Asso. Rev. Lavius Hyde, Pres. Elijah Talcott, V. Pres. Sau! Alvord, Esq. Sec. Elijah Wlate, Treas. 5 coll.-Lad Asso. Mrs. Eunice White, Pres. Mrs. Saui Aivori, V. Pres. Mrs. Lavius Hyde, Sec. Mrs. John Howard, Treas. 5 coll. Forined Nov. 10. Hebron. (Gilead Eccl. Scc.) Gent. Asso. Sawyer Ellis, Pres. Payton R. Gilbert, Esq. V. Pres. Oliver Wilcox, Sec. Israel E. Hutchinson, Treas. 4 coll.-Lad. Asso. Mrs. Sawyer Ellis, Pres. Mrs. Thomas Brown, V. Pres. Mrs. Oliver Wilcox, Sec. Mrs. P. R. Gilbert, Treas. 4 coll. Formed Nov. 11. New London Co. Lisbon. (Hanover Eccl. Soc. Gent. Asso. Barnabas Huntington, Pres. Frederick Perkins, Esq. V. Pres. Nathan Brooks, Esq. Sec. Charles Perkins, Treas. 5 coll.-Lad. Asso. Mrs. Barnabas Huntington, Pres. Mrs. Pratt Allen, V. Pres. Mrs. Hubbard Adams, Sec. Mrs. Nathan Brooks, Treas. 5 coll. Formed Oct. 22. Griswold. Gent. Asso. Rev. Horatio Waldo, Pres. Daniel Huntington, V. Pres. Wm. Tucker, Sec. and Treas. 12 coll.-Lad. Asso. Mrs. Hannah Coit, Pres. Mrs. Rufus Smith, V. Pres. Mrs. Sarah E. Lester, Sec. Mrs. Horatio Waldo, Treas. 18 coll. Formed Oct. 28. Lisbon. (Newent Eccl. Soc.) Gent. Asso. Rev. Levi Nelson, Pres. Freeman Tracy, V. Pres. Reuben Bishop, Sec. Levi Crosby, Treas. 6 coll.-Lad. Asso. Mrs. Asa Palmer. Pres. Mrs. Joel Hyde, V. Pres. Mrs. Levi Nelson, Sec. Miss Susannah Bishop, Treas. 6 coll. Formed Oct. 29. North Stonington. Gent. Asso. Rev. Joseph Ayer, Pres. Daniel Packer, V. Pres. Cyrus Williams, Sec. Russell Wheeler, Treas. 5 coll.-Lad. Asso. Miss Hannah Avery, Pres. Mrs. Cyrus Williams, V. Pres. Mrs. Dudley R. Wheeler, Sec. Mrs. Samuel Chapman, Treas. 5 coll. Forced Nov. 1. Norwich, (Chelsea Par.) Gent. Asso. Rev. Alfred Mitchell, Pres. Doct. Dwight Ripley, V. Pres. Wm. C. Gilman, Sec. Francis A. Perkins, Treas. 4 coll.-Lad. Asso. .Mrs. Alfred Mitchell, Pres. Mrs. Calvin Goddard, V. Pres. Miss Ailice H. Goddard, Sec. Mrs. Jabez Huntington, Treas. 5 coll. Formed Nov. 2. (1st Eccl. Soc.) Lad. Asso. Mrs. Joseph Strong, Pres. Mrs. Wm. Cleaveland, V. Pres. Mrs. Thomas Lathrop, Sec. Miss Fanny Lathrop, Treas. 8 coll. Formed Nov. 3. Montville. Gent. Asso. Rev. Abishai Alden, Pres. John Smith, Esq. V. Pres. Henry Vinson, Sec. Sher wood Raymond, Esq. Treas. 9 coll. Formed Nov. 7. -Lad. Asso. Mrs. Sherwood Raymond, Pres. Mrs. John Smith, V. Pres. Miss Lucy J. Raymond, Sec. Miss Peggy Hill, Treas. 9 coll. Formed Nov. 8. Bozrah. Gent. Asso. Rev. David Austin, Pres. Simeon Abell, V. Pres. Wm. L. Crocker, Sec. Jabez Backus, Treas. 5 coll.-Lad. Asso. Mrs. David L. Dodge, Pres. Mrs. Ezra Lathrop, V. Pres. Miss Philiera Huntington, Sec. Mrs. Asa Fitch, Treas. 5 coll. Formed Nov. 9. Lebanon. (Goshen Eccl. Soc.) Gent. Asso. Rev. Erastus Ripley, Pres. Doct. Erastus Osgood, V. Pres. Joseph Loomis, Sec. Henry McCall, Treas. 4 coll.Lad. Asso. Mrs. Lucy Ripley. Pres. Mrs. Erastus Ripley, V. Pres. Mrs. Jacob McCali, Sec. Mrs. Otis Bigelow, Treas. 4 coil. Formed Nov. 12. MASSACHUSETTS. Hampden Co. Longmeadow. Lad. Asso. Mrs. Baxter Dickinson, Pres. Mrs. Ebene zer Burt, V. Pres. Mrs. Eunice Cooley, Sec. Mrs. Gideon Burt, Treas. 6 coll. Formed Oct. 20.-Gent. Asso. previously formed. Westfield, Gent. Asso. Mr. Emerson Davis, Pres. Dea. John H. Stow, V. Pres. Dea. Alfred Stearns, Sec. Augustus Collins, Esq. Treas. 10 coll. Formed Oct. 24.-Lad. Asso. Mrs. Elijah Bates, Pres. Mrs. Augustus Collins, V. Pres. Mrs. Jonathan Taylor, Sec. Miss Harriet Hale, Treas. 10 coll. Formed Oct. 28. Ludlow. Gent. Asso. Rev. Ebenezer B. Wright, Pres. Capt. Joshua Fuller, V. Pres. Theodore Sikes, Sec. Dea. Stephen Jones, Treas. 7 coll-Lad. Asso. Mrs. Stephen Jones, Pres. Mrs. Jonathan Sikes, V. Pres. Mrs. Simeon Jones, Sec. Mrs. Lyman Fuller, Treas. 7 coll. Formed Oct. 28. Springfield. 2 par. Gent. Asso. Rev. Alexander Phenix, Pres. Joseph Pease, Esq. V. Pres. Giles S. Chapin. Sec. Dr. Amos Scheele, Treas. 4 coll.-Lad. Asso. Mrs. Alexander Phenix, Pres. Mrs. Mary Chapin, V. Pres. Miss Betsey Chapin, Sec. Mrs. Simeon Stedman, Treas. 6 coll. Formed Oct. 28. Chester. Gent. Asso. Rev. Rufus Pomeroy. Pres. Asahel Wright, Esq. V. Pres. Dr. Ebenezer Emmons, Sec. Norid Elder, Treas.-Lad. Asso. Mrs. Rufus Pomeroy, Pres. Mrs. Sylvester Emmons, V. Pres. Mrs. Asahel Wright, Sec. Mrs. Ebenezer Emmons, Treas. 7 coll. Formed Nov. 8. Worcester Co. West Boylston. Lad. Asso. Mrs. John Boardman, Pres. Mrs. Aaron Thomas, V. Fres. Miss Betsey Keyes, Sec. and Treas. 5 coll. Formed Oct. 21. Gent. Asso. prev. formed. Grafton. Gent. Asso. Rev. John Miles, Pres. Joseph Goddard, V. Pres. Dea. Albert Stone, Sec. Stephen Holbrook, Treas. 9 coll.-Lad. Asso. Mrs. John Miles, Pres. Miss Sabra Leland, V. Pres. Miss Mary Warren, Sec. Mrs. Albert Stone, Treas. 9 coll. Formed Nov. 1. Fitchburg. Gent. Asso. Rev. Rufus A. Putnam, Pres. Joseph Simonds, V. Pres. Capt. Jonathan Thurston, Sec. Capt. Joseph Farwell, Treas. 6 coll.-Lad. Asso. Mrs. Solomon Day, Pres. Mrs. Joseph Simonds, V. Pres. Mrs. Levi Pratt, Sec. Mrs. Abel Downe, Treas. 6 coll. Formed Nov. 8. Harvard. Gent. Asso. Rev. George Fisher, Pres. Dea. Reuben Whitcomb, V. Pres. Dea. Luke Poltard, Sec. Seth Nason, Treas. 7 coll.-Lad. Asso. Mrs. George Fisher, Pres. Mrs. Seth Nason, V. Pres. Miss Sarah A. Stetson, Sec. Mrs. Reuben Whitney, Treas. 6 coll. Formed Nov. 15. MAINE. York Co. Kennebunk-port. Gent. Asso. Rev. Joseph P. Fessenden, Pres.-Dea. Joseph M. Hays, V. Pres. Col. Henry Clark, Sec.-Capt. Wm. Jefferds, Treas. 2 coll.-Lad. Asso. Mrs. Phebe Lord, Pres. Mrs. Henry Clark, V. Pres. Mrs. Joseph P. Fessenden, Sec. Mrs. L. W. Payson, Treas. 3 coll. Form ed Nov. 9. Saco. Gent. Asso. Rev. Jonathan Cogswell, Pres. Dr. Richard C. Shannon, V. Pres. James Gray, Esq. Sec. Ether Shelpley, Esq. Treas. 2 coll.-Lad. Asso. Mrs. Jonathan Cogswell, Pres. Mrs. Joseph Leland, V. Pres. Miss Dorcas Leland, Sec. Sally Scamman, Treas. 5 coll. Formed Nov. 10. Cumberland Co. Falmouth. Gent. Asso. Joshua Merrill, Esq. Pres. John Lunt, V. Pres. Israel Merrill, Sec. Jonathan Butterfield, Treas. 3 coll-Lad. Asso. Mrs. Wm. Miltimore, Pres. Mrs. Samuel Merrill, V. Pres. Miss Mary Merrill, Sec. Mrs. Peter Knight, Treas. 4 coll. Formed Nov. 12. DAVID EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM MR. Dwight, (Arkansas,) 29th May, 1824. My dear Sister in Christ-It is with a great deal of pleasure I write you these lines. The hospitality and kindness of the people in Wilmington, I shall never forget. You showed me too much friendship ever to forget you. Will you have the goodness to remember me to all our Christian friends, in Wilmington; and inform, that their Cherokee friend has, at length, arrived at the place of his destination has seen his father and mother, from whom he has been absent more than four years. My fond parents embraced me with tears-they were overcome with joy. They are both very much devoted to God their Sa vior. Three of my sisters are also professors | of religion. God has been good and gracious to us. O! may we all praise him day and night. Let all the creation give glory to Him that sitteth upon the throne and unto the Lamb. The mission family here are all well-they are lovely people. You would be pleased to see them, no doubt. I presume there are seventy boys and girls in the school, who are making rapid progress in their studies. The generality of the Chreokee people are anxious to have their children educated and brought up as the white children. When they attend the preaching of the Gospel, they listen with profound attention: and some hope have already been translated from the dominions of darkness unto the glorious king. dom of Christ. Pray for us, that the Gospel may have a happy effect upon my country. men, and that many may finally rejoice with you in the kingdom of heaven. Useful books are in great deraand here. The children were very glad when I brought them small books from the east. If the people of benevolence and humanity in Wilmington wish to do some good to their red brethren of the west, tell them to send on useful books, on philosophy, religion, &c. I arrived here in last April. Mr. Evarts, I presume, is now in the Choctaw nation. I parted with him in Washington city, where I met the Cherokee delegation. When will you come and see us? Come and visit your red brothers and sisters. I I suppose you heard, that the same night we left Wilmington, the stage upset, which gave me a wound on my face for a time. am now perfectly well of my fall. Perhaps 1 had better staid as you desired; but all things are for the best "for the children of light.” Peace and mercy be multiplied to you. Ever yours, DAVID BROWN. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM EDWARD A. NEWTON, ESQ. THE following paragraph is extracted from a letter of Edward A. Newton, Esq. addressed to the Corresponding Secretary, and dated March 12, 1824. It came to hand recently, as it was transmitted by the way of England. After mentioning the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Frost and Mrs. Graves,-their having been kindly received in Calcutta,—and their engagement of a passage to Bombay, Mr. N. adds: "I thank the members of your Board for the compliment they pay me in making me an associate. I think it a great privilege to be permitted to work in my Great Master's service; but I fear I have done little in it yet, acceptable to him-I sometimes tremble under the sense of my great accountability. Sometimes, too, I am almost ready to despond under the view of the thick cloud of darkness covering the earth,-and the lukewarmness of its inhabitants, who boast of en joying light. I should utterly despair, but for the Scripture promises.-We labor in vain until the Holy Spirit works in, and with, and for us. And there never was a moment, when we should so ardently cry for his aid. The field is open; laborers are at work; and the seed sown; but the increase can only come from above." In a former number of this work, there is a reference to Mr. Newton, as a witness to the good effects of missionary exertions. In the passage here quoted, he gives an equally decided testimony to the necessity of a divine influence, in order that the Gospel may produce its greatest and happiest results. This is a point, on which missionaries insist with great earnestness, and to which the minds of their friends and patrons should be often called. And we have occasion to give thanks, that the modern history of missions affords many instances of the divine interposition in behalf of ignorant and depraved pagans, whose condition appeared to the human eye utterly hopeless. LETTER FROM MR. FROST. THE following notices are from a letter addressed to the Rev. Dr. Woods of Andover, by the Rev. E. Frost, the missionary who sailed for Bombay, some months since. The letter was written after having left Calcutta for Madras, and contains a postscript, which was penned April 24th, after his arrival at the latter place. At Calcutta, he was cordially welcomed as a missionary to India. He says he found churches and schools more numerous, and the Christian privileges greater, in that part of India, than he had anticipated. The Mission College at Serampore contained twenty young men, sixteen of whom were sons of native Christians, and four the sons of respectable Brahmins; and other youths were preparing for admission. Mr. Frost states, (what has often been asserted before on the best authority,) that missions are popular among the more intelligent and influential part of society at Calcutta; a very good proof, one would think, that missions must have had more efficiency in Bengal, than some writers would have us believe. Mr. Frost saw, at Madras, the Rev. Mr. Khenias, who had recently come from Ceylon, and said there had been an outpouring of the Spirit upon the children belonging to some of the schools in Jaffna. See Herald for November, p. 341. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM MR. TEMPLE TO THE CORRESPONDING SECRETARY, Dated Malta, September 3, 1824. A FEW days ago, I went on board the frigate, which carried to Algiers the 200 Algerine prisoners, who had been taken by the English, on their return from a pilgrimage to Mecca, and detained several months in this island. I went with Dr. Dalton, and carried about 20 New Testaments in Arabic, and 40 or 50 copies of Genesis in the same language. We found a young Jew of Algiers with them, who spoke Italian, so that I was enabled, through him, to converse with them. They received the books, particularly the Testaments, with great readiness and apparent gratitude, and one, old man wept, when we told him we had distributed all, and had none for him. One was however sent to him by Dr. Dalton, after our return. You would have considered it a very interesting spectacle, could you have seen Christian missionaries giving to Mahomedans the New Testament, through the hands of a Jew, and the more so, as these were given to Algerines. There was among them an orphan boy, who interested us much. He was about twelve years old, read with great fluency the book we gave him, and had a remarkably mild and intelligent countenance. While these pil grims have been here, they have received a large number of copies of the Scriptures, beside those given on the above occasion. They left apparently much satisfied with the treatment received here during their detention. We gave copies only to those who could read. Probably no pilgrims ever derived so much benefit from a pilgrimage to Mecca before. MEMOIR OF CATHARINE BROWN. A Memoir of Catharine Brown, with whose name our readers are familiar, is in the press, and will be published, it is expected, before the first of January. It was prepared by the Assistant Secretary of the Board, and will be comprised in a neat 18mo. volume, with a frontispiece. Poetry. HYMN FOR MISSIONARIES WHILE AT SEA By the Rev. Charles Wesley. LORD of the wide-extended main, Whose power the winds and waves controls, Whose hand doth earth and heaven sustain, Whose Spirit leads believing souls: For thee we leave our native shore, (We whom thy love delights to keep,) In other worlds thy works explore, And see thy wonders in the deep. "Tis here thy unknown paths we trace, Which dark to human eyes appear! While through the mighty waves we pass, Faith only sees that God is here. Throughout the deep thy footsteps shine; Thy wisdom here we learn t'adore, Thy everlasting truth we prove, Amazing heights of houndless power, Unfathomable depths of love! Infinite God! thy greatness spann'd The measur❜d waters sink and rise! Thee to perfection who can tell? Earth and her sons beneath thee lie, Lighter than dust within thy scale, And less than nothing in thine eye. Yet, in thy Son divinely great, Our Advocate hath plac'd us there. With Him we are gone up on high, Since he is ours and we are his; With him we reign above the sky, Yet walk upon our subject seas. We boast of our recover'd powers; PRAYER FOR THE SUCCESS OF MISSIONS. SAVIOR of men, enthroned on high, How few of all our num❜rous race Have yet thy word receiv'd! How few have known thy saving grace, And on thy name believ'd! Shall Satan, Lord, for ever reign, And all mankind enslave? O let thine arm his pow'r restrain, And from his bondage save. Come, in thy pow'r and majesty, And put thy foes to flight; While ignorance and darkness flee Before thy Gospel's light. Come, thou almighty King of kings,- O let the kingdoms of this world, Soon may we see the glorious day, ERRATUM. In p. 396, 4th line from the bottom of the first col umn, for while they are bound to protect," read which they are bound to protect." |