AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY. -The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, the General Synod of the Reformed Dutch Church, the Episcopal Convention of Virginia, and, we believe, several other ecclesiastical bodies, have commended the Colonization AMERICAN ASYLUM AT HARTFORD Society to the patronage of their church--From the ninth Report.—" It will be es. They particularly recommend the taking up of collections on the 4th of July.

expenses incurred, for the sake of introducing mechanical employments among the pupils.-During the past year, the experiment has been fairly begun. Of its results, in a pecuniary point of view, the Directors cannot yet speak with certainty; though they have great reason to fear, from various causes which were stated in the last Report, that this department will have to be conducted, at more or less sacrifice of expense to the Asylum.

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"Its advantages, however, are great, in preserving habits of industry among the pupils, and in qualifying them to obtain a livelihood, that it is by no means the intention of the Directors, either to abandon or neglect it; on the contrary, they have lately made provisions for the enlargement of its sphere of operation; while the loss sustained is abundantly compensated by the gratifying spectacle of beholding the cheerful assiduity with which the pupils devote themselves to manual labour, and by the reflection, that they are thus preparing themselves for future usefulness in life.

"The readiness with which the pupils have engaged in the mechanical department, considering that many of them are quite young, is remarkable.

"During the past year there have been, though not all at the same time, forty-two male pupils in the Asylum. All of these with the exception of five, have been employed a few hours daily, in learning a trade. In one shop, more immediately under the direction of Mr. Brace, the Overseer, there have been thirteen engaged in joiner's and cabinet-maker's work, and three in that of a Cooper. In the cutler's shop, under the direction of a pupil, a very skilful and ingenious workman, four have been receiving instruction from him in his trade. Fifteen have been employed in the shoemaker's shop, of whom two, themselves skilled in the trade, have been teaching the rest.-One pupil has been learning the trade of a tailor in the city.

"Of the five who have not been engaged in mechanical employments, one preferred to aid in certain parts of the outdoor work of the Asylum; two belong to families which reside in the city of Hartford; one from the situation of his friends, had other prospects and pursuits before him in life; while one was prevented by bodily infirmity.

certain portion of time, daily, to useful "The female pupils devote, also, a manual employment. Many of them they receive a compensation equal to are engaged in binding shoes, for which their labour, which, though not a great deal, aids them somewhat in procuring some articles of clothing and of personal convenience.

"The hours of work are so arranged as not to interfere with the business of instruction; on the contrary, it has employments have been introduced, the been thought, that, since mechanical intellectual progress of the pupils has, at least, been as great as before.

missioners appointed by the States of "In the month of January last, ComMassachusetts, New-Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine, met, in Hartford, to inquire into the state of the Asylum, as it respects its funds, and the instruction, treatment, and employment of the pupils, and to ascertain the terms and Dumb, who might be sent to the Asyconditions upon which the Deaf and lum by those States, could be received.

"It will be recollected by those who are familiar with the history and proafter its establishment, the State of gress of the Asylum, that, very soon Massachusetts, without any solicitation on the part of the Directors, entered into arrangements with them, and made provision for the support and eduDeaf and Dumb at the Asylum, for a cation of a number of her indigent succession of years, the term of which is not yet expired. This took place before Maine became a distinct State.

afterwards followed by New-Hamp"The example of Massachusetts was shire, which, to this time, has continued to make an annual appropriation for the maintenance of a certain number of pupils at the Asylum.

ject of providing some means for the "The State of Vermont had the subeducation of her Deaf and Dumb under consideration; an agent appointed by the Governor to collect information had visited the Asylum, and some correspondence, afterwards, between him and its officers, had taken place.

"The State of Maine, too, had had
Asylum on the same subject.
communications with the Officers of the

especially as the Legislature of Massa-
Under these circumstances, and,
chusetts, at its session in June 1824,
had appointed Commissioners to con-

fer with the Government of the Asylum at Hartford, and ascertain on what terms pupils from that State could be received, the Directors thought, that their correspondence and negotiations with these several States, could be brought to the most speedy and satisfactory result, by each of them sending Commissioners, to assemble at Hartford at the same time, and confer with the Directors on the subject.

"This course, therefore, was proposed to those States, and, on their part, most readily adopted.

"At the conference which took place between the Commissioners and the Directors, a full exposition was made of the condition of the Asylum, its management, its funds, its resources, its expenditures, and its prospects.

"The deliberations and proceedings were marked with the most entire reciprocal confidence, and the effects that are likely to follow we cannot but consider as highly auspicious to the general interests of the Deaf and Dumb.

"The terms* proposed to the above mentioned States, and, also, to any other in the Union which may see fit to make provision for their indigent Deaf and Dumb, at the Asylum, and also to indigent individuals, will be seen from the copy of the proceedings of the Board of Directors, on the subject annexed to this Report.

"We think we are perfectly safe in saying, that after a very minute and full investigation, the Commissioners were satisfied that the terms proposed by the Asylum were such as would enable it to do the most good, and in the most effectual way, to the Deaf and Dumb of our common country.

"On this principle the Directors of the Asylum have ever acted, and will still continue to act; deeming it their sacred duty, as they are chiefly indebted for their funds to the munificence of the General Government, so to manage their resources, and conduct the Institution placed under their care, that its benefits may be communicated in the most equal and impartial manner to every State in the Union that may wish to participate in them."

different dates, we collect a few particulars. The first extracts are from a letter of Mr. Brigham, dated at Buenos Ayres, Sept. 10, 1824.

An act has just passed the junta, for appropriating $12,000 per annum for educating young men of the province in foreign schools. Some will probably be sent to Europe, others to our own country. The plan is a noble one, as these young men will probably bring home much valuable learning, and help to remove that prejudice against foreigners, which this people too commonly have.

A Catholic clergyman, who is destined for a Greek Professor in the University, has just begun to study Greek with Mr.Parvin. This is a gratifying cir cumstance, as it shows the waning of their superstition in regard to Protestant teachers. I hope, too, that his intimacy with Mr. Parvin, which must grow out of their present relation, will be productive of good. The government have in contemplation the establishment of both Greek and English professorships in the University before many years. All this augurs well, both for the cause of liberty and pure religion,-for both liberty and religion rejoice in the light, and in free investiga

tion.

Mr. Brigham left Buenos Ayres for: Chili about the 20th of October, and in fourteen days arrived at Mendoza, where he spent a little time. On the way he distributed a considerable number of Testaments, some of which, at least, he had reason to believe would, be read. From Mendoza he writes, under date of Nov. 13:

I brought between fifty and sixty. Testaments to this place, a part of which I have already distributed, and think I shall soon dispose of the whole, either by sale or gratuitously. I think I shall visit San Juan, and take part of them thither. I have very little fear of distributing them in any of these places. Many of the clergy of the best standing are increasingly liberal, and treat me with much kindness. They are quite inquisitive as to the nature of our religious system; and I always explain it with frankness, and MESSRS. BRIGHAM and Parvin.-point out its good effects upon our sociFrom several brief communications ety. of Mr. Brigham and Mr. Parvin, of *The terms are $115 a year for tui

tion, board, fuel. stationary, &c.

I have also, in this place, become acquainted with many of the young men, who are burning republicans, and have

great curiosity to know the nature of our government, colleges, &c.—a curiosity which I love to gratify. There is no calculating the good which is to be done here by conversation; and on no subject is it easier to converse than on religion,-its true nature, its perversions, and the importance of its free toleration.

Before leaving Mendoza, Mr. Brigham had sold nearly fifty Spanish Bibles at a good price.

The schools which Mr. Thompson established two years ago in Santiago de Chili, had become extinct, and there was little prospect of immediately introducing one similar to that of Mr. Parvin at Buenos Ayres.

In relation to the distribution of the Scriptures at Buenos Ayres, a letter from Mr. Parvin, written in January last, contains the following paragraph:

The Bibles and Testaments which

we brought out with us have nearly all been disposed of. A few days ago, in consequence, I presume, of a suggestion from the Philadelphia Bible Society, I received a communication, accompanied with 250 Spanish Bibles, from the British and Foreign Bible Society. I have on hand, besides, about 600 Spanish Testaments, which individuals in Boston have requested me to sell for them. I have a prospect of sending a number of Bibles and Testaments into the interior. There is reason to hope that I shall be able to dispose of all the copies which I have on hand, before a very long time. I am selling them at cost.

From another letter, dated February 23, we learn that the cause of Christian toleration appeared to be gaining ground. The subject had been recently discussed anew in the public papers. The government had published a decree, in which emigrants, coming to settle in the interior, were promised the enjoyment of their wonted religious privileges. A treaty with the British government secured to its Protestant subjects the right (on making application) of building churches and holding meetings. Mr. Parvin was informed, on good authority, that the same privilege would be extended to Americans; and adds, "I see no reason to doubt that, if application should immediately be made to government to

build a Protestant church here, it would be granted."

first meeting of the Bible Society of the Republic of Colombia, was held in the chapel of the University at Santa Fe de Bogota, on the 4th of April. Don Pedro Gaul, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, was elected President of the

BIBLE SOCIETY OF COLOMBIA.-The

Society, and the other officers were chosen from among the principal officers of state, and the professors in the University. Resolutions were passed to print, in the form of a pamphlet, the speeches made at the meeting, the Rules and Regulations of the Institution, a list of the Subscribers, and the transactions of the Society.-The establishment of a Bible Society under country so lately subject to despotic such happy auspices in the heart of a tyranny and popish thraldom, is one of those events which calls for the devout

gratitude of Christians, and should be an incentive to perseverance in every good work.-N. Y. Obs.

SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING RELIGIOUS INQUIRY IN IRELAND.-A Society has recently been formed in Ireland under this title, the object of which is to ascertain and make known the nature, extent, and influence of the doctrines and practices which prevail among the Roman Catholics in Ireland; to compare such doctrines and practices with the written word of God; and to assist in forwarding public and private discussion on the differences between the Roman Catholic and Protestant Churches, particularly on the right of the laity to the unrestricted reading of the Holy Scriptures. The Society is likewise to combine with these, its peculiar objects, the dissemination of the great and fundamental doctrines and duties of Christianity; and to endeavour, by exciting and encouraging the friends of true religion, to aid in hastening on the spiritual reformation of Ireland. It is conducted by a committee of 21 members.

DONATIONS TO RELIGIOUS AND CHAR
ITABLE INSTITUTIONS.

In the Month of May.
To the American Education Society,
$1,188.82. To the American Board of
Commissioners for Foreign Missions,
$3,593.80. To the Theological Semi-
nary at Princeton, $6,185.79. To the
American Jews Society, $2,022.

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