110. The church in Sackett's Harbour. Commission for 12 months, from February 8, 1825. Aid, 3 months. Pastor, The Rev. Samuel F. Snowden. *111. The church in Canton, St. Lawrence county, N. Y. Commis sion for 12 months from April 14, 1826. Aid, 3 months. Pastor, The Rev. Constant Southworth. 112. The second church in Genoa, Cayuga county, N. Y. Aided by the Geneva agency. Minister, The Rev. Solomon Stephens. 113. The congregation of Arcadia, a new and flourishing village on the western canal, has received the promise of aid from the Geneva agency. Minister, The Rev. Solomon Stephens. 114. The church in Alexandria, Jefferson county, N. Y. Commis~ sion for 12 months from January 3, 1826. Aid, 2 months. Minister, The Rev. William B. Stow. 115. The churches of Pharsalia and McDonough, Chenango county, N. Y. Commission for 12 months-Aid 3 months. Minister, The Rev. William O. Stratton. 116. The church in Florence, Oneida county, N. Y. Commission for 12 months from October 27, 1825. Aid, 3 months. Pastor, The Rev. Samuel Swezey. Since the 1st of March last, a powerful revival of religion has been enjoyed in this station. By the last returns, we learn, that in the month of April there had been between 50 and 60 hopeful conversions, and the work was still in glorious progress. 117. The church in Moravia, Cayuga county. Commission for 12 months. Aid, 3 months. The Rev. George Taylor. Pastor, 118. The church in Dundaff, Susquehannah county, Pennsylvania. Commission for 12 months from May 1, 1825. Aid, 3 months. Pastor, The Rev. Charles Thompson. 119. The church in Litchfield, Oneida county, N. Y. for 12 months from May 16, 1825. Aid, 3 months. The Rev. Abner Towne. Commission Pastor, 120. The church in Warren, Herkimer county, and the church in Richfield, Otsego county, N. Y. May 16, 1825. Aid, 3 months. The Rev. Charles Wadsworth. Commission for 12 months dated *121. The church in Franklin, Delaware county, N. Y. Commission for 12 months from December 9, 1825. Aid, 3 months. Pastor, The Rev. Daniel Waterbury. 122. The church in Oxford, Chenango county, N. Y. Commission for 12 months dated August 10, 1825. Aid, 3 months. Minister, The Rev. Elijah D. Wells. 123. The church in Greenbush, Rensselaer county, N. Y. Commission for 12 months from January 3, 1826. Aid, 3 months. Minister, The Rev. Thomas S. Wickes. 124. The churches of West Farms and New Rochelle, Westchester county, have united in supporting a minister, to divide his labours equally between the two congregations, and aid has been granted them. Commission for 12 months from June 1, 1825. Aid, 3 months. The church in New Rochelle has increased nearly one third during the last year, and now consists of 26 members. Minister, The Rev. Joseph D. Wickham. 125. The church in Denmark, Jefferson county, N. Y. Commission for 12 months from June 2, 1825. Aid, 3 months. Minister, The Rev. Lumund Wilcox. * 126. The Third Presbyterian church in Marcellus, Onondago county, N. Y. This church has been blessed with a revival under the labours of our missionary the last winter. Previous to the 21st of March last, 17 had been added to the church, as the fruit of this awakening, and six then stood propounded for admission. Commission for 12 months from March 8, 1826. Aid, 2 months. Pastor, The Rev. William J. Wilcox. *127. The church in Lewis, Essex county, N. Y. Commission for 12 months, dated November 25, 1824. Aid, 2 months. Pastor, The Rev. Silas Wilder. 128. The Presbyterian Society in Tompkins, Delaware county, N. York. Commission for 12 months from August 8, 1825. Aid, one and a half month. Minister, The Rev. Elisha Wise. 129. The church in Greenbush, Rensselaer county, N. Y. Received aid 4 months from June 1, 1825, in the proportion of 2 months. Minister, The Rev. William Woodbridge. Mr. Woodbridge was commissioned for 12 months, but circumstances rendered it expedient for him to leave the field to which he had been appointed. He was soon after succeeded by the Rev. T. S. Wicks, whose name is found in its alphabetical place, in the preceding list. 130. The church of Orville, in Manlius, Onondaga county, N. York. Commission for 12 months from October 31, 1825. Aid, 3 months, Minister, The Rev. Hezekiah N. Woodruff. From the foregoing details it may be seen that the Committee have extended aid, during the last year, to 148 churches and congregations, and that these congregations have been statedly supplied, in whole or in part, by 127 Missionaries. The Committee have thus made provision for the entire support of 27 years and 9 months of missionary labour, and by this have secured to the congregations aided, 115 years and 11 months of parochial or ministerial service. Of the Missionaries, 100 have been employed in the State of New-York, 1 in Vermont, 1 in New Jersey, 7 in Pennsylvania, 7 in Ohio, 1 in Michigan, 4 in Indiana, 3 in Missouri, 1 in Illinois, 1 in East Florida, and 1 in Lower Canada. To assist the churches to which they minister, in the support of these Missionaries, the Committee have paid out, since the last anniversary, including the expenses of their office, and of the agencies which they have employed, the sum of $10,156 80. From the Treasurer's account, it appears that the receipts of the last year have amounted in all to $11,804 09, and that there is now in the Treasury $1,647 29. More than the sum at this time in the hands of the Treasurer is now due for Missionary services which have been already performed; and besides this, the Committee are now under pledges for the support of Missionaries, whose labours are yet to be discharged, to the amount of about $7000, which we are bound to pay as it shall become due in the successive months of the coming year. This obligation we have assumed in the fear of God, and we hesitate not to believe that his blessing on the liberality of the churches will enable us to discharge it, and that the spirit of the Christian community will sustain us under still greater responsibilities. We are strengthened and confirmed in this belief by our experience of the Divine blessing hitherto. We do not believe that the Keeper of Israel will forsake tomorrow the cause which he loves and prospers today. After the example of Paul, we reason thusThe Lord hath supplied, he doth supply, and we trust in him that he will supply, all our reasonable demands upon his people in this labour of love. It is known to the members of this Society, that the Committee have at their disposal, with the exception of $250, no funded property; and we are glad it is so. We look to Him who owns all the wealth of the universe; and it is a source of the most exquisite satisfaction that we receive the gifts of this Society almost directly from his hand. He puts it into the hearts of his people to give, and the cause of benevolence moves on, because the people have a mind to work. Each bestowment is a free-will offering. We receive it, in every instance, as a kind of firstfruit of a spirit of benevolence which the Lord himself has created in the soul of the giver, and we thank him the more, when we are thus constrained to trace every good gift directly to the Father of Lights, from whom it cometh down. It is a system of receiving and distributing charities, which, more than any other, is fitted constantly to remind us of our connexion with the skies, and to fasten on us the impression that we are acting for God, while, at the same time, it is the system best adapted to keep alive the interest of the Christian community.. We have introduced these reflections in view of the experience of the last year. In looking for the sources from which the income of the Society has been derived, we have been constrained to say, the hand of God hath done it. His Spirit has wrought upon materials of his own forming, and produced the accumulated gifts which have constituted the sum total of our receipts. Several hundreds of dollars have |