"The new fettlements on our frontiers appear very defirous to have the gofpel preached among them, and our Miffionaries who have vifited them do not appear to have labored without fuccefs. Good impreffions have, not unfrequently, been made, and churches are rapidly forming, which will foon need fettled paftors. the ftate of it appeared fo gloomy. Profeffors, I hope, for fome time have felt the importance of religion, and have been mourning and confefling their fins and the fins of the people; and pleading that a prayerhearing and fin-pardoning God would, of his infirite fovereign mercy appear for us, and give us hearts to break off our fins by rightcoufnefs, and our iniquities by turning to God. And, forever praifed be his name! We hope God has heard their groanings and anfwered their defires in a degree. Sometime the beginning of March, a Universalist came into these parts and preached two fabbaths and a number of lectures. People flocked to hear him and feemed to fall "The intelligence which the Affembly have received from the Heathen tribes is very pleafing, viz. "That there is amongst them a willingness, yea an ardent defire, to have the gofpel preached to them: Their prejudices feem to be removed, and many important obftacles are furmounted. Some of their chief men have offered to commit their fons to Prefbyteries and Mif-in with those sentiments so pleasing fionary Societies, in order that they to finful human nature. The peomay be inftructed, not only in the ple of God were alarmed. The arts of civilized life, but also in the enquiry was, what shall be done? principles of the Chriftian religion. Some thought beft vigorously to "The profpect of the conver- difpute the point with the doubting. fion of the Indians' is now more Others thought the time might be Hattering than it has ever been be- better fpent in carrying our cafe to fore. The wilderness already be- God; and never did we feel the gins to bud, and it is hoped will neceffity of a wife, faithful, underfoon bloffom like the rofe. The standing minifter fo much as at this folitary cottage of the wandering time; and I believe there never vage will, the Affembly truft, be was a time when more fervent defon gladdened by the reception of fires went up to the throne of grace the glorious Redeemer, with whom that God would appear and vindicate his own caufe. re is no difference between the }w and the Greek, between the barbarous and reûred; for he is the Saviour of all men, and the propitation not only for our fins, but for the fins of the whole world." Extract of a letter from a pious Chriffian in Vermont to his brother in Connecticut, Dated NewHaven (Vermont) June 7th, 1801. "About the middle of March, Mr. Bushnell, a pious Miffionary from Connecticut, came into this place, and his coming was like the coming of Titus. He preach d two fabbaths; adminifterred the facrament of the Lord's fupper; attended a church conference ; preached a number of lectures, and I think I never faw a more folemn time than our communion day. Heaven feemed to glow in the countenance of profeffors: Spectators appeared folemn as the grave; many weeping, and fome feemed of God and bleffings to man; and cause it to spread till it cover the earth as the waters cover the fea." MISSIONARIES. In April laft, the Rev. Timothy Woodbridge, returned from a miffion of three months to the towns on the western fhores of lakes George and Champlain. He was fent out by the Mishonary Society in Berkshire. From feveral fettle to fhow by their countenances that they wished to come and taste and fee that the Lord was good. Soon the enquiry began to be, What fhall we do to be faved? We had kept up conferences in our neighborhood for more than a year; but our numbers were few. Now they began to increase, and I believe have increased every week fince. I do not mean to reprefent the attention to be general, though I hope there is a good number in this placements which he vifited he brings and in Middlebury that are ferioufly impreffed in their minds, and fome we hope have chofen the better part. back reports, truly encouraging to thofe who are laboring and praying for the enlargement of the Redeemer's kingdom. "Mr. Bushnell went from this place to the northward, and was abfent about seven weeks. He preached in this town laft fabbath and spent the week here. He is to preach the next fabbath at Monk-fettlements on black river. ton and the fabbath after at Mid About the first of June the Rev. Aaron Bafcom was fent out, by the fame Society, on a miffion of three months to the counties of Onondaga and Cayuga and to the The Miffionaries now in the dlebury, where he expects to ad- fervice of the Miffionary Society minifter the ordinance of the Lord's of Connecticut are, the Rev. fapper. He tells us that the gen-Mefs'rs. Job Swift and Jedidiah tle rain of the fpirit is defcending on a number of towns to the north ward, viz. Effex, Georgia, and fome others. Bushnell in the northwestern parts of Vermont, and the northern counties of New-York; the Rev. Seth Williston in the county of Ti"Thus I have given you a fhort oga; and the Rev. Jofeph Badger account of our fituation as it re- in New-Connecticut. The Rev. pects religion at prefent, and it is Jeremiah Hallock has lately enterwith a mixture of joy and fear. Ied on a miffion to the northeastern think I can rejoice at what the Lord parts of Vermont. Another Mifhas done in our land, in the courfe fionary will foon be fent to Newof a few years paft, and that he Connecticut, one to the fouthern has of his own goodness and mer-range of Counties in the western cy, condefcended, to come and part of New-York, and one to the knock at the doors of our hearts, fettlements on Black river, &c. by his holy and bleffed fpirit, in The Rev. Mefs'rs. David Higthefe parts. But I fear left many gins and Holland Weeks are appointof us fhould be fo dreadfully wicked ed, as to fhut the door against the kind Saviour. But it all depends upon God and, thanks to his name! he will accomplish all his glorious purposes of grace; and may he, of his great mercy, carry on that Meffed work, fo full of the glory Milionaries. Whether they will go is uncertain. The Miffionary Society of Maffachufetts have voted to employ four Miffionaries the prefent feafon, two in the Province of Maine, and two in the new fettlements at the weftward. The General Affembly of the Prefbyterian church in the United States, have lately been incorporated as a Miffionary Society. Their funds are already very refpectable; they are fending Miffionaries to the western and fouthwestern parts of the United States; and are taking measures to fend the gofpel among the Indians. They are alfo diftributing many religious books among the new fettlements, and endeavoring to communicate religious inftruction to the flaves in the fouthern states. The Treafurer's Account of Receipts and Expenditures of the Miffionary Society of Connecticut, from the clofe of the year 1800, to June 10th, 1801, referred to in the Report of the Truflees. 1801 No. I. Account of Monies received into the Treafury. D. C. Jan. 1. From Jofiah B. Andrews, contributed in new fettlements, 20 48 26. From Rev. Jedidiah Bushnell, do. do. do. 48 50 99 81.95 I 13 3 55 10 May. From Doct. Trumbull, profits of his Sermons, From the Committee for purchafing books, balance returned, Sharon Contribution, May 1800, 5 50 I I' 20 40 30 75 54 825 Contributions of May 1801, received to June 10th, 2690 64 5 23 3031 88 Balance in the Treasurer's hands Dec. 30th, 1800, 3830 38 30. To Salmon King, balance of his account for Mission 31. To Rev. A. Flint, for stationary and postage, 1 C3 3.30 1801 To Jofiah B. Andrews, balance for Miffionary fervices, Jan. 1. To Rev. David Bacon, Miffionary to Indians in advance, 26. To Rev. Jedidiah Bushnell, on account for Miffiona- Feb. 3. May. June. = 83 200 228 I To Robert Porter, balance for Miffionary fervices, do. To Mefs'rs. Hudfon and Goodwin, for printing To Rev. Wm. Storrs, balance for Miffionary services, do. To Rev. Seth Williston, do... do. do. To Elisha Colt, for affifting the Treasurer, 100. 2985 I 200 64 274 333 63 Balance in the Treafury June 10th, 1801, 5493 11 Account of the fales, &c. of the first twelve numbers of the Connecticut Evangelical Magazine, to June 20th 1801. The whole number printed is 3266 for each month, amounting to 39192, at 66 Mills each for printing, Postage, Stationary, &c. Whole expenses of the Magazine, 32359 fingle numbers have been fold to fubfcribers, mostly Of the above amount of profits there is due from Subscri bers, as per the Publishers' books, Cafh in the hands of the Publishers, 1107 28 65232 1759 60 The above Summary Statement is a true refult from the accounts of faid publishers, audited by the Subscribers on the 29th day of June, 1801. Certified by, The above mentioned fum of 652 dollars 32 cents, and a further fum of 347 dollars 68 cents, making in the whole 1000 dollars, were, on the 8th of July, paid by the Publishers to the Hon. John Treadwell, and the Rev. Mefs'rs. 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