never been brought into collections appropriated to the use of chil. dren. We, therefore, consider it as an acceptable present to the friends of the institutions, for whose use it is published; and cheerfully recommend it, both as a cheap and suitable publication. FAST SERMONS, AND Sermons to Volunteer Corps. The Protection of God our best Confidence in Time of Danger: the Substance of a Sermon preached before the Volunteers at Surry Chapel. By R. Hill, A. M. 800, 15. THIS is an energetic discourse on Psalm xx. 7, 8, Some trust in chariots," &c. The author pays some respectful compliments to the Volunteers, who, in vast numbers, crowded the chapel: he represents the excellency of our constitution, the horrid scenes exhibited in France, and the dangers of invasion: he then shews, that while we laudably prepare for defence, we must avoid a sinful dependence on warlike preparations, remembering the name of the Lord." He particularly recommends the observation of the Lord's Day; and concludes with an affectionate A Sermon, preached to the Loyal ville Horne. Svo, 15. This eloquent discourse is founded on Neh. iv. 14; from which the preacher, in very nervous language, animates his hearers to fight in the cause of their King and Country, in an humble dependence upon the divine mercy. A Sermon, preached on the Day of General Fast, at the Parish-Church of St. Giles, before the St. Giles and St. George Bloomsbury Volunteers. By the Rev. W. Gurney, A. B. With the Ceremony of the Consecration of Colours, &c. Svo, 15. This discourse is on the same text as the preceding; and if it must yield to it in eloquence, it yields to none in Christian patriotism, or ministerial fidelity. An Address to the Volunteers of Bromley, Bow, and Westham. By W. Newman. 8vo, 15. With equal modesty and good sense, Mr. Newman, from 1 Tim. vi. 12, exhorts his military audience to fight the good fight of faith; and be the faithful soldiers of Jesus Christ. The Royal Soldier: a Sermon preached at the Parishes of St. Lau. rence and St. Mary Magdalen, Milk Street, &c. By W. Best, D. D. 8vo, IS. This is a republication of a Sermon preached before the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen in 1745, 6; and named The Royal Soldier, in honour of William, then Duke of Cumberland: but the publisher has taken liberties with his author, which we consider as wholly unwarrantable and unprecedented. He has not only abridged the Sermon, but he has metamorphosed the persons mentioned in it: the Duke of Cumberland gives and Lewis xiv. to Bonaparte; and place to the present Duke of York, he makes his author talk (prophe. tically no doubt) of his destroying his own men by poison! We are surprized also to find a Sermon, so respectfully dedicated to the Duke of York, printed on such vile teapaper! RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. MISSIONARY SOCIETY. By a Letter just received by Mrs. Palm from Rotterdam, we learn that the Missionary Society there has received Letters from Dr. VANDERKEMP, at Algoa Bay; in which he mentions, that he had been ill for a long time; but was mercifully restored: and the Lord had so blessed his labours, that he had baptized more than two hundred Heathen! We have the Pleasure to hear likewise, that Mr. Kicherer, and the Converted Hottentots, who accompanied him, arrived safe in Holland. By Letters which our Baptist Brethren have received from India, we learn, that Mrs. Thomas, the widow of Mr. J. Thomas, is dead. Felix Carey has been ill, in some danger of a consumption; but hopes are entertained of his recovery. Mr. Carey's second son, William, has also been received into the church. The work of God goes on among the natives. They have seldom had an ordinance-day without some additions. As they cannot find employment for all the converts at Serampore, and as many of them come from a considerable distance, it is their practice now, after baptizing and receiving them into the church, to send them home to their country and kindred, to tell what the Lord hath done for them. Among the converted natives, there are two or three whom our friends encourage to preach the gospel to their countrymen. They have been cruelly beaten by them, and their lives threatened; but have borne it with much Christian patience and fortitude; declaring, in the face of their persecutors, that they were more concerned for them than for themselves. One of them is a young Brahman, and who has lately been married to a young Christian female. MISSIONARY PRINT. The friends of the Missionary Society are respectfully informed, That a capital PRINT, engraved by Bartolozzi, from a Picture painted by Smirke, is now on sale at their Publisher's *, at a reduced price. - This Print, twenty-eight inches by nineteen, represents the Cession of the District of Matavai, in the Island of Otaheite, to the Missionaries. — The Directors having received a number of these fine Prints from the Proprietor, as a part of payment for the copy: those persons who purchase them, will thereby contribute toward the general support of the Missionary Society. INVASION. The following Extracts of Letters from abroad, may be encouraging to the People of God in Britain : From a Minister at Berlin, Aug. 30. "When I reflect on the awful state of England, I feel more than words can express; but when I think what numbers there are, whose prayers continually rise unto God, my heart is filled with the utmost gratitude to the Lord, who is able to protect them from their wicked and profane enemy." East Friesland, Sept. 15. "I fear not much for England from Buonaparte and the French. There are more with you than against you; because the Lord has a great multitude of children in your country. He will, doubtless, hear their fervent prayers; and, for their sake, give security. There are also in Germany, many who daily unite in prayer for England's welfare." MADEIRA. IN the month of October last, a dreadful calamity befel the town of Funchal, the capital of the island of Madeira. A mighty torrent, ccasioned probably by the burst ing of a water-spout, rushed down from the mountains; and carried away, with irresistible force, three bridges, a magnificent church, mansions, warehouses, cattle, and several hundreds of the inhabitants into the sea. The darkness of the night, the horrid roar of the waters, the cries of the sufferers, and the terror of all, formed a scene of in. expressible distress. May we not say with the Psalmist, Come, and see the works of God! he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men?" AMERICA, Extract of a Letter from the Dear Sir, Nov. 18, 1803. SINCE I wrote you in May, 1 have been called upon to baptize twenty-three persons, who have ex the Lord is also astonishingly visi-` By a letter, which I received to- of Philadelphia, as well as New York, having been again visited by the yellow, or malignant fever. My family continued in the city the whole time; and were mercifully preserved. I went about pretty much as usual; - preached every Lord's Day twice in our meetinghouse, which is situated in the most populous part of our metropolis. It is true, our congregations were very small; but God, I trust, was with us. Two Sabbaths in succession, both morning and afternoon, I delivered discourses from Psalm xci. 1-4 As the Lord hath appeared for our salvation from the pestilence, so it is my fervent prayer that he will appear for your salvation from war and all its horrors.In our country, we enjoy great peace and prosperity. Oh! that it might be the case universally. Through infinite mercy, myself Mrs. R. and family are well. unites in love to self and Mrs. W. From, my dear Sir, yours most sincerely, WM. ROGERS. Extract from the Report of the Standing Committee of Mission, connected with the General Assembly of the American Presbyterian Church. Ir was not before this year that a suitable person offered as a Missionary to the Indians: but the Committee has now been able to avail themselves of the labours of the Rev. Gideon Blackburn, whom they have engaged in a Mission to the Cherokees. They wish not to be improperly sanguine; but Mr. Blackburn's acquaintance with those Indians (in whose vicinity he resides) his apparent qualifications for the work, and the cordiality with which he has undertaken it, furnish, as they think, a good foundation whereon to build a strong hope of success. He has in charge immediately to attempt the estalishment of a school on the border of the Indian territory, for the educa tion of the Aborigines. "Mr. John Chavis has been employed for two years past as a Missionary to the Blacks in Virginia and North Carolina: he is a black man, who has had a liberal education, and has been regularly introduced into the ministry. His diligence and prudence have been commendable; and he has not been unsuccessful." Oct. 12. HOME INTELLIGENCE. A new Meeting-house was opened at Clipstone, in Northamptonshire. Messrs. Edmonds, Wake, Blundel, Fuller, and Cave, engaged in the morning-services; and Messrs. Griffiths, Sutcliff, and Jarman in the evening. Dec. 1, 1803. FOUR MISSIONARIES were set apart for that important service, in the Baptist meet ing-house, Broadmead, Bristol. Two of them had been members of the church under the care of the Rev. Isaiah Birt, at PlymouthDock (who was prevented being present, by an afflictive providence.) One had been a member of Mr. StokeHumphreys's church, at gomer; and the youngest belonged to Mr. Saffery's church, at Salisbury. Their wives also stood in the same religious connection; and appear to have their hearts much set upon the same work with their husbands. Their names are Richard and Rhoda Mardon, John and Hannah Biss, William and Eleanor N 2 Mocre, John and Elizabeth Rowe. At the designation, Mr. Humphreys began in prayer; Mr. Saffery read Isaiah xi. and prayed; Mr. Sutcliffe (under whose tuition they had been placed about twelve months) stated the design of the meeting; and requested the Missionaries to give a short account of their religious principles, and the motives which excited them to enter on this important work; which they all did in a modest and satisfactory manner. Mr. Sutcliff then came down into the table-pew, the front of which had been removed, that there might be a convenient space for the young men to kneel together, and for the ministers to stand on either side of them, who joined Mr. Sutcliff in laying their hands on the heads of the Mission aries, while he implored the divine blessing on their undertaking and future labours. Mr. Fuller delivered to them an affectionate address, from Gen xxviii. 3, 4; and Dr. Ryland concluded in prayer. -They were all newly married, except Mr. Biss, who has one child, about eighteen months old. They were expected to sail the beginning of next week; but being detained by contrary winds, they had time to endear themselves much to many in Bristol, by their amiable and gedly deportment. They set sail, however, on Jan. 3, 1804; when many of their friends accompanied them to the ship, which lay at Kingroad, over against Pill, and had a most affecting parting, not expecting to see their faces any more on earth; but praying that they might meet them, with many converted Hindoos, the fruit of their labours, in the kingdom of God. in different places of worship, and transcribed them for our use, We select, therefore, such only as did not appear in the former Papers. Among other questions, the follow ing were asked: 9. Now, Sir, as they profess this Christian faith, I ask, 'What' fruit that faith has produced? - A. She say, Sir (viz. Martha)that she was before in death, mow in life; before, she not have happiness, - O no, no, she have very dreadful life! before, she was blind, now she see; and every way can trust upon Christ. She say, Sir, it could be that perhaps she is a little better; but she don't know : she shall never say that she be come better, that she be worse than before in her own eyes. She thought once that she was better than others; but now she say with Paul, she chief of sinners. The Lord, he shew her more and more, by Spirit, of sin in her heart, that she can't say she better: from day to day she worse. After returning from chapel to a friend's house, Mary observed, that her sweating in the chapet (which was extremely crowded) made her think of the Lord Jesus sweating blood for her. When asked, Which she preferred, London or Africa? She said, "Here you have fine house and fine thing; but not room to pray :- - in Africa, we have not fine house; but plenty room to pray." She said, O what great goodness of God, while są many thousand of countrymen know not God, God put his Spirit in her heart! and not only so, but bring her, so far to see dear people of God, -When thanked for their me; me must tank you: and if we get good by being together, we must tank Lord Jesus." A further Account of Confer- company, she said, "You no tank enges with the Hottentots. HAVING reason to believe that the Accounts of the Public Examinations of the Hottentots, which appeared in two former Numbers, have afforded much pleasure to our readers, we are happy to have it in our power to make the fol lowing addition to them, a friend having taken down their answers At Surry Chapel, the first question proposed to them by Mr.Hill, was this: What quantity of good works is sufficient to merit Heaven? A. She say, By nature we can da no good work; and when we, by Spirit, do good work, then we no think to merit Heaven thereby. She |