undisturbed and unconscious of the most unkind, the most obstinate, the fate that awaited them. This is a most absurd of his opponents, by a recircumstance that cannot be reflected ply that could hurt their feelings. It upon without awe and gratitude.- may be long before we again see abilMay the calamity they have suffered ities like his exerted in this cause; but bring that word home to their hearts, we all can exert ourselves, and imiand when the judgments of the Lord tate in our degree his disinterested are thus abroad in the earth, may, zeal, his active labors, his devoted"the inhabitants learn righteousness.' ness to the work. He is gone to his When we hear of the readiness with reward: a reward which awaits those which the inhabitants of South Amer-who sincerely labor in the cause of ica have received the Scriptures late-the Gospel. Let us then endeavor ly sent to them, we cannot but re-to make up what is lost; and rememmember, that they, too, have been vis-ber that the cause he advocated. is ited with a similar calamity, and that the cause of Him, who, out of the many of them have been crushed un-weakness even of babes and sucklings, der the ruins of their own habitations. can perfect strength. Other instruHow much do we not owe to the Al ments will not be wanting; the cause mighty, who has preserved us from will still triumph. How different is such sufferings, while we are distri- the cause we are now witnessing from buting to them the blessings of the any thing which this metropolis could word of God! To your Lordship it exhibit but a few years past! We now must be a source of great satisfaction find the week too short for a the to consider that you have contributed purposes of benevolence to which it so much to the relief of the spiritual is devoted. Our capital now exhibits wants of this and other countries: to a representation of Jerusalem, at one of your Lordship who, like myself, have the great annual feasts, when Israelites passed through some of the most la- from every tribe, presented themborious scenes of life, what can be so eelves before the Lord. Not long consolatory and delightful as an em- ago, the meeting I now address would ployment so well connected as this have been ridiculed as enthusiastic, is, with the business of the life that if not condemned as disorderly; but now is, and of that which is to come? happily, the prejudice which would But it is not to age alone that I would have condemned as disorderly an appeal: the service of this Society assembly to promote the Gospel of calls for all the zeal and all the exer- Peace, or ridiculed as enthusiastic an tions of the young and vigorous. Your attachment to religion which is the Lordship has referred to one* who de one thing needful to man, is now passdicated his strength, his time, his un-ed by; as well as that false shame rivalled talents, to the service of this Society. I will not attempt to add to the panegyric which, from longer acquaintance and more continued intercourse, your Lordship has pronounced, but I will just allude to one circumstance in his character. We all know how eminently he was gifted with the power of satire, & how pow erful that weapon is, and yet, assailed as he was from every quarter, he never was provoked to retort on the Dr. Owert. which shrunk from exertion. Would that our efforts were greater than they are to promote such a cause; to shew that if among Christians there are some differences, there are more important points in which we agree, and that we hold out the right hand of fellowship to all who love the Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity." It is the grace of God which disposes us to ask for, and thirst after such comforts as the world cannot give. 100 Choctaw Mission: Letter of Mr. Kingsbury. CHOCTAW MISSION. MAYHEW. must remain, where it is now situated. The Mingo, after some consultation, said they must then withdraw Extract of a letter from Mr. Kingsbury their appropriation. They were giv Council Ground, Mingo, Moo-shu-la-tub bee's, May 10, 1823. en to understand, that they could not do that, as it was confirmed by treaty. He then said he would consult with Dear Sir,I am here attending a council, which has been called to in-his captains further on the subjects But no answer was returned. So the talk ended. Most of the captains and warriors appeared satisfied, es Towns, Chickisahha and Huwahnee settlements, which comprise more than three fourths of the population of the whole district. quire into some idle, slanderous, and wicked reports, which have been put in circulation relative to the missionaries, the chief, and Capt. Folsom.pecially those belonging to the Six Satan is making a great effort to oppose the progress of light and truth. trust we feel humble and submissive, and a holy confidence in God that all things will work together for the furtherance of his glorious cause. We need your prayers, dear sir, and the prayers of all, God's people, that we may give no just occasion of offence, and that we may abound more and more in the work of love, even though we be loved the less for our Jabors. Extracts from the Journal at Mayhew. Nov. 7, 1822.-Mr. Kingsbury held a talk with Mingo, Push-a-mah tahaw, and the captains and warriors of the S. E. district. The Mingo requested that Mr. Kingsbury would commence the talk. Mr. K. then stated at length the reasons against placing the school for the district on the Chick-is-ah-ha, and the reasons for placing it near Mr. Nail's. Most of these are mentioned under date of 23d ult. The Mingo was not satisfied and made a long talk about his services for the United States, and the claims he thought he had that the school should be near him. At the conclusion, he gave Mr. K. a choice at three places, and said it must be at one of them. In reply Mr. K. endeavored to convince him of the impropriety of the situation he had spoken of, and that it would be utterly impracticable, with the means we possessed, to comply with his wishes: and that the school 15. Mr. Kingsbury left Mayhew for Bethel and Elliot. It is expected that Mr. Wright will accompany him from the Pigeon Roost to Bethel, where it is proposed to organize a church on the next Sabbath. At Elliot it is expected a council will be held to settle some difficulties relative to the school there. 21. A church of Christ was organ ized at Bethel last Sabbath. This An affecting Scene. Dec. 6. In the afternoon, an Indian named Bame, who has had two sons in the school came to take them away. He said he had heard that we did not teach them right, and that many things relative to the school were not as they should be. At first he did not believe the reports, but he had now heard them three times and believed them. He thought they must be true, because two white men had taken their children away. He was a poor black Choctaw and tho't it was best to take his away also. Facts and arguments were urged in van. He was determined to take them away. We went to the school house where Choctaw Mission: Letter of Mr. Kingsbury. Retrospect of a Year! 101 31. Another year of our probationWe cannot but call to mind the variary existence is drawing to a close. ous scenes through which we have its commencement. passed, since He whose ways are unsearchable, has removed from us a dear fellow-laborer. His sovereign right to do this is not the only reflection that should conPainful as has been this af an affecting scene was witnessed. I him who alone can teach them to sing We had given to the boys the names with the spirit and with the underof William Jenks, & Gardiner Green || standing. They were affectionate dutiful children, who loved their school and were beloved by their teacher. When told by their father that they must go home, they wept aloud. For a moment the heart of the father appeared to relent; he seemed half inclined to let them remain. But recovering himself, he endeavored to work on their feelings by other motives. He ask ed them if they did not care for their mother, who was at home sick. They replied they did not forget their moth-fliction, we are assured that even this er, but that they did not wish to leave is designed for our good; and will be the school. "You cried when I wish-made subservient to the advancement of the Redeemer's kingdom. ed to bring you here," said the father, "and it seems I shall have trouble to sole us. It has been our lot also to experi get you away." He then command-ence, during the past year, trials ed them to make ready. which have been not immediately from the hand of God. We have seen some manifesting an unfriendly and ungrateful disposition towards us. When they were in readiness to depart, we united in prayer, and commended these tender lambs to the care of the great Shepherd, who is able to gather them again from the recesses of the wilderness, and the depths of ignorance, to the place of Christian instruction. It was affecting to our hearts to see these children thus torn from the school, and hurried back to the abodes of darkness and wretchedness. But we are coustrained to speak of mercies, as well as of judgments.Our covenant God has bestowed upon us many blessings. We have been supplied by the pious and benevolent, with the means of carrying forward the work in which we are permitted to labor. We have been encouraged and strengthened, by the arrival of pious and devoted helpers. Many of 8. In the evening Maj. Pitchlynn the children of the surrounding forests and Capt. Folsom arrived. At their have been gathered into our family, request the boys were assembled, and are enjoying the benefit of Christian after listening to some remarks, the instruction and acquiring the habits scholars engaged in singing several of civilized life. Most of us have hymns which they had committed to been preserved, and many of us enmemory. A select band, who ex-joyed good health, while the shafts of celled in this delightful art, perform-disease and death have been flying ed with so much regularity of move-thick around us. Finally we are perment and harmony of sound, that a mitted here on this consecrated stranger could hardly have believed ground to labor directly for the most that a few months ago they were tak-benevolent and noble object that can en from habitations, in which no song of Zion was ever heard. Having gone through with the exercises agreeably to the request of our friends we com mended these youthful mortals to engage the attention of men or angels. May we ever remember that the time is short in which our hands will be employed in building this spiritual temple. 102 U. F. M. Society.-Letter of Messrs. Goodell & Bird. UNITED FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY Rev. James Kemper, President; Rev. J. L. Wilson, Vice President. A circular letter has been addressed by the Board to the ministers and other pious influential persons, throughout the Synod of Ohio, urging the importance of forming auxiliary societies. Anoth sists of 15 members. Union Mission.-The latest communications from this station are en couraging. Mr. Vail writes that in the month of April four boys and one girl were added to the school, making the whole number 13, exclusive of the infant found and adopted by broth-er circular has been addressed by the er Chapinan. All the children are Synod to the churches, at the instance doing well. Labor is becoming more of the Board, representing in a clear pleasant. "S. Van Rensselaer is ve- and favorable manner, the importance ry ingenious in the smith's shop." of Missionary exertions. The result No American youth would make a of these measures is yet to be develmore active or promising apprentice."oped. It is now proposed to the "In regard to the nation, we may say, Presbyteries to employ an Agent or the spell is broken." Several of the Agents to go through their bounds Indians have recently manifested a and establish auxiliaries, and obtain disposition to labor on the missionary subscriptions to the Missionary Refarm-among them, Moi-neh Persha, gister. a young chief. "For several days we On the 15th of July, 1822, the Board have had six men and ten boys labor-forwarded to the Harmony station, ing as diligently as white men." clothing and farming utensils to the Communications between the Soci-amount of $450. More recently, a ety and this station, are very irregu-boat has been purchased and fitted up lar and unfrequent-owing to the de-loaded and sent forward under the tention of the mail in crossing the care of eight men, to the Union MisMississippi. Nearly a whole year sion. has passed away without a single letter from the Board. Great Osage Mission.-By the last accounts (June 10,) the family were generally in good health and Providence smiled on the affairs of the mission. The cold of the last winter was much more severe than had been expected; the cattle suffered much, and several died. The school consists of twelve Indian children, and is in a prosperous state. The brethren and sisters are diligently employed in breaking up the fallow ground and sowing seed, which in the end will produce fruits of righteousness. The receipts of the United Foreign Missionary Society during the month of July, were $809,94. Rec. The N. York Observer of Aug. 30, contains a letter from Rev. Messrs. Goodell and Bird, of the Palestine Mission, to a gentleman in New-York, which we extract. These two missionaries are supported by an association of gentlemen in that city, under the name of "the Palestine Association," and not by Ladies, as was some time since reported. The let The Board of Agency for the Unit-ter is dated Malta, May 9, 1823. ed Foreign Missionary Society established at Cincinnati, Ohio, have made their first Annual Report--from which it appears that they have been actively engaged in the business of their appointment. The Board con "Since we departed amidst your prayers, your benedictions, and tears, we can truly say, that "goodness and mercy have followed us;" our Saviour has granted us a temporary residence at Malta, where we are now diligent Letter of Messrs. Goodell and Bird. 10$ aries to this part of the world. It was formed through the instrumental eral others, among whom are the Rev. Mr. Lewis, a pious Captain in the British navy, a converted Jew, and the brother of the Syrian Bishop, are all going up to Jerusalem and hope to be there at the feast of Pentecost. Mr. Way, a few years since came into the possession of three hundred thousand pounds sterling, and all this, with his strength and his life, he feels happy in devoting to "build up the walls of Jerusalem which are broken down, and the gates thereof which are burnt with fire." ly pursuing the study of the necessary languages. We occupy a house, which is sufficiently large for ourity of the Rev. Mr. Way; he and sevthree families, our printing press, our chapel, &c. On Sabbath evenings we have from 150 to 200 hearers; in the morning not so many. On Sab bath afternoon we have a Sabbath school, which consists of about seventy children, between 20 and 30 of whom are Greeks; some of them recite very accurately 100 verses each in the Greek Testament at a time. One of them last Sabbath recited 130 verses. Pray that the glory of the Lord may fill this our tabernacle; that "the pillar of cloud may abide upon it by day, and the pillar of fire by night; that when this cloud is taken up, we may set forward on our journeys; and that when this rests, we may rest also." "A circumstance has recently occurred here which, we trust will tend to the furtherance of the Gospel, The Catholic Bishop has complained to his Excellency the governor of "Our brethren, Fisk and King, to- these Islands, that such a thing exists gether with Mr. Wolff, a converted here as a "Malta Bible Society," Jew, have gone to the Holy Land. and that some one has even dared to The three months they spent in distribute the Gospel in the Maltese. Egypt, as you will learn by the public The Chief Secretary in the absence journals, they were in labors more of his Excellency, has felt obliged, by abundant. They had opportunity of the conditions on which the English speaking of the things of God to Jews possessed these Islands to notice these and Gentiles in seven different lan- complaints. The Rev. Mr. Jowett, guages, disposed of about 800 copies who is under the direction of the of the Holy Scriptures, or parts of the Church Missionary Society, has had same, in twelve different languages, several interviews with the Secretary, and distributed more than 2000 tracts, and has received and returned sevea part of which were printed at our ral written communications, and the press in Malta, now under the direc-affair has already awakened energy tion of Mr. Temple. At this press among the few friends of the Bible in we have two men constantly employ- this place; it has increased their union; ed printing tracts in Italian and mod-inspired confidence in each other; and ern Greek. Surely in the wilderness we all indulge the highest expectation are rivers breaking forth, and streams of a great enlargement instead of any abridgement of our religious means. in the desert." "We are happy to assure you, that the cause of the Jews is exciting an interest even in this dark land. Last week a society was formed here called "The Malta Jews' Society," which promises to be exceedingly useful. Its particular object is, to facilitate the operations of those societies in America or Europe that send mission "When we survey the difficulties before us, we say with confidence, 'Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain." We desire your prayers that our souls may never be discouraged."We bow the knee unto the Father of our |