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was

some of our young community who have been ||priate and valuable sermon gifted by Providence with taste and genius preached by the Rev. Brown Emerfor poetic strains, furnish us with occasional scraps for insertion? Have none of our young

son, of Salem, from 1. Cor. 1. 21;

ladies had sufficient ambition to imitate a Han-after the delivery of which, the report

nah Moore or an Isabella Oliver? We occa

sionally observe in other papers the effusions of some female heart, which causes us to wonder why our readers have not been as highly

favored. And has none of the Watchmen of

Zion in this part of the country had nothing of importance to make known to their people --no "good devised"--no plan of usefulness to suggest—no mercies to relate—no grace to extol? We regret their silence.

of the directors was read; from which we gather the following information: The parent society has, during the last year, received $17,000 in money, a bequest of $2,500, and essential aid, in books, board, clothing, and tuition; also in classical libraries, for the permanent use of indigent students. It has a standing fund of $21,800; and has recieved since its organization, in money $76,000; & has afforded assistance to three hundred and fifty four young men.

We are cheerful in acknowledging the promptitude with which many of the editors of religious papers have forwarded an exchange. No way in our estimation is better calculated to display a spirit of magnanimity than this. They show that they are anxious to have religious information circulated, whether to their interest or not, as respects pecuniary aggrandizement. Our anti-chris-ciety forwarded last year $376, 80. tian publications on this ground, though, have in some respects out-done several of them. This shows with what liberality Satan bestows his gifts.

It is our intention to devote a great part of our time to the editorial duties, and thus we will be enabled to curtail any information, which is not sufficiently interesting to present in full, and of too much to exclude altogeth

er

We close our observations by requesting our friends to be prompt in their dealings with us. We depend entirely for support on the subscribers; having no advertisements and very little Job printing to depend on, as other papers have. Many of our subscribers have not yet complied with our terms, who are perfectly able. Such we would direct to

the 5th Chap. of James, and request them to examine it, least they be found partaking of the fault there rigorously reproved.

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ESSEX AUX. EDUCATION SOCIETY.

The county of Essex, contributes annually, $3,000. This auxiliary so

Connected with it are nine Branch Societies, besides four in the same county, attached to the parent institution.

The managers urge the importance of more interestedness on the subject of Education societies. They stand, say they, at the head of all other bevenolent institutions, and when they languish all the rest must languish. By patronizing them, preachers are prepared to the Bible to the descarry explain its contents to them;-thus, the education society prepares them for the ministry, the missionary society sends them to the heathen, and the bible society supplies them with their charter-the Bible.

titute, and

We observe in several papers a

The seventh anniversary meeting of this society, was held in Beverly, on | Hindoo Biography; the subject of the 25th ult., at which time an appro-which is called Krishna-pal. The

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Flying Kites.-Sandwich Island Mission.

to the Board, urged them to send more to
their assistance. Hence a family consisting
of eighteen persons, among which were seve-

chief information on the subject, is
contained in a letter written by him
self to his benefactor in England, Wral natives of the Sandwich Islands, were got
Skinner, Esq. of Bristol. After spend-in readiness for that purpose.

No information of any consequence, had been received from them, till lately, when letters arrived in New-York, from two of the

Missionaries. They are both worthy of pub

lication; but our narrow limits this week will

not suffer us to admit more than one of them.
The one we insert, gives a description of the
exercises &c., which are performed on board;
the one excluded is more local, though of a
later date. The last indorsement on them is
as follows: "All's well; S. Lat. 44 deg. W.
Long. 60 deg. Feb. 2, 1823.”

ing 16 years of his life in propaga ting
the religion of the natives, he was
bro't, by the good providence of God,
to the knowledge of a "better hope,"
through the instrumentality of the
missionaries; and notwithstanding
the almost insupportable trials under
which he had to labor, he was not,
like Paul, from the time of his conver-
sion forward, “disobedient unto the
heavenly vision." It is probable we Ship Thames, at Sea, Dec. 17, 1822.
may publish it in some future number, We are now within a short dis-
as it must cause beams of joy to illu-tance of the Cape de Verd Islands,
minate the christian bosom when hear-where we expect to touch, and where

ing of the triumphs of grace,-when songs of everlasting joy are put into the mouth of the heathen.

FLYING KITES

we may meet with an opportunity of
sending letters to America. Through
this hope, although an uncertain one,
I have been induced to write to sev-
eral of my friends, and feel it a duty
and pleasure to prepare a few lines
for you, in case any vessel may be
there. It would be hazarding a waste
of time to write much, as what is writ-
ten may never reach you.

Through our streets, has become quite common. We do not wish to prevent the young lads from enjoying as much amusement as can be culled from this source: But we apprehend, were they to be the means of breaking the neck of some person, we would shortly have an Ordinance prohibi-that the captain had ever experiencting the practice altogether.

SANDWICH ISLAND MISSION.

The principal part of what I shall say, will be to assure you of our health, prosperity, and happiness. We had a very rough and boisterous time for the first fortnight, beyond every thing

ed before. We had one continued gale, and two tremendous storms within that time; the first two days On the 19th of last November a second fam- after we got to sea, and the last week ily of Missionaries embarked at New-Haven, after. We were in no particular danon board the ship Thames for the Sandwich ger, nor much alarmed, but witnessİslands. As this embarkation took place be-ed scenes of terror sufficient to solfore we commenced our editorial labors; doubtless many of our readers are ignorant of

emnize

any

mind.

Every thing has been ordered in the circumstances, we having occasion barely loving kindness and tender mercy; to notice the fact of their departure. we the ship and accommodations even would just observe, that, the missionaries sta- surpass our hopes; and the captain tioned there prior to this, deeply sensible of and officers treat us with all the kindthe necessity of more laborers, in a joint letterness and affection of a father and

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brothers. Every thing in our situa- which we hear seperately before the tion exceeds our most sanguine ex-public worship.

pectations. The utmost unanimity Such, my dear friends, are our regand love prevails in the family, andulations, and in the pursuit of them we are happy-I had almost said we we find much happiness. Whilst were more. It is only a month to-many a gloomy hour, no doubt, is day since we embarked, and every ar-passed by our distant friends, in picrangement is made in our minds, and turing our sufferings and sorrows, we we are as much at home as though we thus far, with the exception of the were on the land. storms, have known little but peace and joy. We often think of our friends, and feel tenfold the affection for them we ever did before, and although that affection often fills our bosoms with inexpressible emotions, there is not one regret mingled with them.

Pray for us and our crew-we pray much for you.-Adversity and trials may be on the heels of our prosperity and happiness, but they will be welcome if they come from the Lord. Yours, as ever,

CHAS. SAM. STEWART.

MISSION TO BURMAH.

Mrs. Judson, who has been for some time

The bell rings for us in the cabin to rise at day break; we have prayers in the cabin at sunrise; the sailors, except on Sundays, being too much engaged to attend morning prayers. The first table is served at 8 o'clock; the second immediately after. From 9 to 12 we read, study, &c. &c.; dine at one; practise sacred music together a half an hour after dinner; then read, &c. till some short time before night; sup at six, and have prayers on deck at half past seven, at the ringing of the great bell, when the crew attend. We sing a hymn and each repeats a verse of scripture before the prayers. We retire about 10 o'clock. On Tuesday and Saturday evenings, we in this Country, for the recovery of her pass an hour in listening to a compendhealth, embarked, together with Mr. Jonathan of Lectures on the missionary charac- Wade, at Boston on Sunday the 31st of last ters, qualifications, duties, difficulties | June, in the ship Edward Newton, for Cal&c., delivered by Dr. Bogue to the cutta. On the evening previous to their sailStudents of the Missionary Seminarying, religious meetings were held in Boston;-at Gosport, in England. On Friday after a sermon, by the Rev. Mr Sharpe, a colevening, we have a conference, and a lection was taken up, amounting to 82 dols. 5 delightful one it is too. As it is not ets. convenient to have two public services on deck on the Sabbath, and as From a letter in the Pittsburg Rethe afternoon is the most agreeable corder, written by the Post Master time for the officers and crew we have of Louisiana, Missouri, we are informa prayer meeting in the cabin at 10 ed that the Post-office regulations, are o'clock in the morning, preaching at very palpably abused in the western 4 in the afternoon, and in the even-country. He says the twelfth numing we repeat our catechism with the ber of the Recorder was four hundnatives, and have a hymn and pray-red days in going from Pittsburg to ers with particular reference to them. Louisiana! Beside these exercises we have two

Bible classes one in the steerage and Rev. Dr. Rice, of Richmond, Va. one in the forecastle, comprising the has accepted the appointment of Prowhole of the crew except one or two;fessor, in the Theological Seminary these are subdivided into four sections, to be established in that state.