Mr. Williston returned to Hartford about the firft of May ult. having been abfent nearly 18 months; the whole of which time he labored as a Miffionary in the western counties of New-York, except a few weeks which he fpent at Lifle, fupported by the people of that place. This was in confequence of a vote of the Truftees authorifing him to spend one half of the time at that place at the expenfe of the people, and to travel the other half as a Millionary. He will continue in the fervice of the fociety and has lately entered on another miffion to that part of the country where he has been before. Mr. Bushnell returned, in January laft, from a miffionary tour in the western counties of NewYork of nearly 12 months; and after about three weeks went out again. He proposed to spend a fhort time in the northern part of Vermont and then proceed to Springfield, in Otfego county, ftate of New-York, to take the paftoral charge of the church in that place for one half of the time, and to itinerate as a Miffionary the other half, to be fupported by the people of Springfield while there, and by the Miffionary fociety when abfent from them. This arrangement to continue for one year.* Mr. Jerome returned the beginning of May laft, having fent nearly 1 months in the western counties of New-York. . Mr. Huntington returned from Vermont about the 10th of March, having been on his milton 22 weeks. The flate of his health was fich as to prevent his continu • F, a late loter received from Ma. Bunnell, it appears he is till in Vermont, in Adelon county, where he propoles to continue feire time ing longer at that time. Should his health permit, he will probably perform another tour, as he ftands appointed during the pleasure of the board of Trustees. Mr. Badger arrived at NewConnecticut fometime in December laft. Two letters have been. received from him. He gives very favorable accounts concerning the country. It is very rapidly fettling, moftly by people from Connecticut; and in fome of the fettlements there are appearances of a revival of religion. The call for Miffionaries to that territory will increafe, and it is a place to which much attention will be paid by the Truftecs. Another Miffionary will be sent there as foon as a fuitable perfon can be found for the fervice; and two or more Miffionaries will in future be kept there continually. Mr. Hart did not go on the million to which he was appointed, on account of the indifpofition of his family, and Mr. Robert Parter was appointed in his room. He went about the first of March laft and returned the beginning of May. A more particular account of the labors of these Mishonaries, and of the ftate of the fettlements which they vifited will be given in the narrative to be published next winter. From their journals it appears that they were generally received with cordiality; and in many towns particularly in the counties of Qtfego and Delaware their la bors have been abundantly bleffed. A glorious work of divine grace has been carrying on there. Many finners have been hopefully converted, and the people of God greatly comforted and edified. The country where the Milliona rics have travelled is fettling with an aftonishing rapidity; new churches are forming and the call for Mihonaries is continually increafing. can be expected to be done among the Indians. The difficulty of procuring fuitable interpretersis exceedingly great, if not wholly infurmountable except by appointing perfons to learn the Indian langua From the above account it will appear that there are at prefent, but three Miffionaries out in the ferviceges exprefsly for that purpose. of the Society, viz. Meffrs. Wil- The Trustees hope that Mr. Bacon lifton and Bushnell in New-York and the young man with him, afftate and Mr. Badger in New. ter they fhall have learned the Connecticut. The Rev. Job Chippeway language, will be able Swift of Bennington has been late to affect fomething towards accomly appointed to a mission of a few plishing an object fo near to the weeks to the northern parts of hearts of the Society and all good Vermont. Whether he will ac people as the diffufion of the light cept the appointment is not known. of the gofpel among the poor pa The month of May is the time gans on our borders. The promowhen the Trustees make their ar- tion of this object will continue to rangements and appointments for occupy the attention of the Truf the year. They have determined tees, and while they themfelves to employ, for the current year, would look to God for divine light the following number of Miffiona- and wifdom therein, they afk the ries two to New-Connecticut, prayers of the Society and all well three to the western counties of withers to the caufe that God New-York, one to the northern would direct them to the adoption counties of New-York and the of meafures which he will blefs to north-western parts of Vermont; the furtherance of this great and one for four months to the fettle- important work. The peace at ments on Black River and parts prefent fubfifting between the Uni adjacent, and one for four months ted States and the various tribes to the northern counties of Ver- of Indians, together with an inmont. To the miffion to Elack creafing fpirit of harmony and River, &c. Mr. Robert Porter is friendship between the white peo appointed. ple and Indians are aufpicious circumftances. The jealoufy which the latter have ever felt towards the former has been a great bar in the way of their receiving the Chriftian religion. Any decrease of this jealoufy is therefore an omen of good. From thefe and other circumftances the Trufices are led to indulge the pleasing expectation, that the time is not far diftant whea many of the aboriginal natives of America will be brought to a knowledge of the true God and of the way of falvation through a crucified Saviour; and when to impure rites, and facrifices offered to idol or imaginary Gods will fuc Other Millionaries are to be appointed, and vacancies fapplied by the committee of miffions, as fhall become neceflary. . With regard to the miffion to the Indians, the Trustees have no information to communicate, in áddition to what is contained in the printed narrative, except that Mr. Bacon left this place the latter end of January laft. He took with him a young man to learn the Chippeway language, and it is fuppofed he is now at Detroit performing the fervices to which he was appointed. A confiderable time muft neceffarily elapfe before much ceed the pure incenfe of prayer and praife to the only living and true Jehovah.* (To be continued.) There illuftrated from circumstances in the life of Jacob. BEFORE the birth of Efau and Jacob, God had faid that the elder fhould ferve the Yet neither Rebekah nor Jacob could confide in God, and leave it with him to difpofe NOTE By requeft of the Truf tees of the Miffionary Society of Connecticut, there will be publifh-younger. ed in this Magazine, from time to time, an account of their proceed-things in his own way, for bringing ings, and of the receipts and exabout what he had foretold. Both penditures of the Society. mother and fon united in a piece will alfo be published monthly an of grofs deceit and falfehood, to account of donations made to fecure a bleffing, which God himthe Society within the month, with felf had before promifed. This the names of the donors where was the fource of many of the fuloffes they are known, and of any ture evils of Jacob's life. Though which the Society may fuftain. the bleffing was referved for him, The public are again informed, he was not to go wholly unpunishthat fubfcription books are opened ed. Accordingly, many circumat the Office of the Treafurer of the ftances were ordered, in a peculiar Miffionary Society, and alfo in manner, to lead him to reflect on each county town in the ftate, to his wicked impofition on the Fagive opportunity to thofe who may ther, and his unkind treatment of be difpofed to fubfcribe to the funds his brother. Thus, when he lov of the Society. The following ed Rachel, and had agreed with perfons are furnished with fubfcrip- her father to ferve feven years for tion books. Mr. Jeremiah Atwa-her, the tender-eyed Leah was imter, Merchant, New-Haven, Capt. pofed on him. Here God caufed Richard Douglafs, New-London, him to experience fome of the pains Doctor Fofbua Lathrop, Norwich, of difappointment and impofition; David Burr, Efq. Fairfield, Hon. and made him know how it felt Jofeph P. Cooke, Danbury, Ja-to be overreached and cheated. bez Clark, Efq. Windham, Col. As we do unto others, fo is it often Benjamin Talmadge, Litchfield, rendered to us again, even in this Matthew T. Ruffell, Efq. Middletown, Doctor Smith Clark, Haddam, Ephraim Grant, Jun. Efq. Tolland. FOR THE CONNECTICUT EVAN- * An account of Receipts and Expenditures from the clefe of the year world. But this was not all the evil Jacob experienced, at the hand of Laban. How often was he impofed on, and his wages changed All, however, being peculiarly adapted to lead him to reflect on the deceit which he himself had practifed. When he had spent twenty years with Laban, and received much unkind treatment from him, God 1800, to June 10th 1801, will be pub-directed him to return back to his lifhed next month, at the clofe of the Truflees report. It is pofiponed with part of the report, in order to give place to the interelling letter from Dr. Haweis. native country, and promised to be with him. A little before he arIrived, news was brought him, that his brother Efau, with four hun- | prince haft thou power with God dred men, was coming to meet and with man, and haft prevailed. him. This, it is natural to fup- The Lord, notwithstanding his for pofe, brought afresh to his mind, mer wickednefs, would now be all his deceit and wickednefs in his with him, and protect him; and former treatment of his brother. would difarm Efau of his anger, How muft thofe thoughts now have and turn his heart to pity and tencrouded upon his mind, and op- dernefs., What confidence could preffed it! He might rationally con- Jacob now feel, that his brother clude, that Efau felt, now was his fhould not injure him; or, ever aftime to take ample revenge. What ter, refume his refentments and fhould he do? Which way fhould meditate revenge! In this deep he turn, when his abused, enraged humility, what lively confidence, brother was coming against him? what fweet compofure of foul did There was no way for him to flee: the good Patriarch feel! The intiNor was he able to refift the force, mate converfe, and near holy comwhich he must soon meet. There munion, which, on that ever-memwas now but one way left; and orable night, he had with the glothat was, to go to God. It was rious God, filled him with deep now fo ordered, that he should be humility, laid him in the duft, and driven from every refuge, except- made him moft fenfibly feel his ing the divine promife. Before, he own nothingnefs and infinite unhad not confided in the promife of worthinefs. Now, remembering God; but muft interpofe wicked his former wickedness, he felt low, art, left its accomplishment fhould he felt humble enough to go and fail. Now, no art, no kill, no bow himself feven times to the power of his would be of any avail. ground before an injured brother. The Lord alone could afford him Now, with fincerity, he could fay help. He, therefore, betakes to Efau, "nay, I pray thee, if I himfelf to prayer; and, confeffing have found grace in thy fight, then his own utter unworthiness, afks receive my prefent at my hand: for mercy, and pleads only the divine therefore have I feen thy face, as gracious promife. What other plea though I had feen the face of God, could he make? What other does and thou waft phafed with me.' the humble, broken heart ever with "Your arger, and that of the hoto make? After taking prudently God, both which I had fuch meafures for avoiding the threat reafon to fear, are appcafed." ening evil, the propriety of which, Whatever gives fuch a fenfe of enno proper trust in God ever ex- tire helpleffhefs in ourselves, and cludes, he fpent the night alone, infinite unworthinefs-what forms in fervent humble fupplication to fuch felf-abafement, fuch hum committing himself, and all, to the bleness of mind, as near, intimate God of promife and of all mercy communion and intercourfe with and grace. His wrefting that the great and holy God! And, night, denotes ftrong faith, and whoever trufted in this glorious furvent prayer-yca, fuch was his God in vain! How kind to be fervor and the ftrength of his ra th, beat off from all other refuges, but that he would not quit his hold, the Lord! Let appearances to the except the Lord would blefs him. views of men, be ever fo daik, evOn this, the Lord gave him the er fo threatning, faith fads relief name Jael, for, faid he, as al and a fure refuge in the covenant 1. POETRY. COMMUNICATED AS ORIGINAL. Thoughts on a thunder Storm. HARK, from the heav'ns th' Ai `mighty roars; In awful ftreams his lightnings fly; 4. What tho' the scenes, which hang the fky, Spread univerfal trembling round, 5. Thefe but a faint refemblance are, A feeble fhade, a lifelefs die, To what the final day fhall wear, Or dive to hell in e1ger flocks, 10. Dear Saviour, in that folemn day, I. HA The holy Sabbath. "AIL, facred morn! This day The bands of death, the Sayiour buzft; In the dark grave he lay, But rofe triumphant from the duft. 2. This dawning light doth bring, The glorious tidings to our ears; With rapt'rous joy we fing, That Chrift hath burft the bars. 3. Come, mortals, learn his will; His facred day with love revere : Up to the holy hill We'll go, to pay our homage there. His glories in his houfe proclaim; When blazing lightnings sheet the sky; 5. On Zion's heights they stand, 6. When thunders wake the wafted dead, And flames intenfe fhall fire the pole, 7. Yet thefe profufe difplays of God • Hiftory informs us that one of the Cafars was fo terrified with thunder that be fometimes crept under his bed thro' fear. The mystery of grace unfold; Set forth his high command, Tofaints more precious far than gold. 6. To faints these courts afford Pleafures more pure than those of Sweet converfe with their Lord, 7. Oh! How I love the place, To talte his fovereign grace; By faith to feek an heavn'ly home. 8. Each fabbath's fun I'll call, To witnefs my devotion there I'll make my God my all And praife, and pray, and love, and fear. Donation to the Mionary Society of Connecticut. A. Nathaniel Hubbard of Bolton, 50 Dollars |