I.

6. So when the prison'd captive fees 7. How countless have thy mercies beca, Some kind deliv'rer come,

How large thy grace to me! He feels new strength, and wing'd with Oh, let this life which thou hast fav'd [joy,

Be all resign'd to thee.
Flies to his long-loft home.

8. Prepare me, Lord, with thee to drell

In heav'n's delightful plains,
II. Prayer for a bleffing ox Sickness. Where fin and pain are known no more

Where boundless pleasure reigas 1. TWAS not blind chance that laid

me low,
Nor chance my health restor'd ;

III. Absence from pious frinds.
In each, my God, I see thy hand,
And be thy name ador'd.

1. MY
My God, thy presence and they

grace 2. Father, if I indeed may call

Can drive my cares away ;
Thee by a name so dear,

Thy love can cheer my saddest hour, With thy rebuke thy blessing grant,

And turn my night to day.
And teach my soul thy fear.

2. Though in a dreary waste I walk, 3. My health with all its clust'ring My soul fhall fear no ill; sweets

If on my head thy candle shire, Teach me aright to prize ;.

The wilderness shall smile. And 'midst thy bounties let my heart

3. Though from my pious friends re In conftant thanks arise.

mov'd, 4. Yet let not earth's enjoyments lead To me so juftly dear, My heedless feet astray;

Thou, Lord, art present still with them, But teach me as a stranger here

And thou art present here. To walk the heav'nly way.

4. Ev'n absent, we oan still enjoy, 5. Oh, let my best affections, Lord, Around thy throne of grace, Be set on things above:

Communion (weet in humble prayer, There fix this wav'ring, wand'ring heart, And songs of sacred praise. Nor let it thence remove.

5. Haften, O Lord, that joyful day 6. Subdue each sinful, low desire

When all who thee adore, Within this soul of mine;

Shall meet around thy throne above, My God, let ev'ry wish I form

And parting be no more. And ev'ry thought be thine.

PHILANDER.

Donations to the Miffionary Society of Connedicut, from February 15th

to March 15th, 1803.

D.

Rev. Jedidiah Bushnell, contributed in new settlements,
Rev. George Colton, Bolton,

NOTE.

SINCE this Magazine went to press, some very interesting communications have come to hand from the London Miffonary Society to the Trustees of the Missionary Society of Conne&ticut, extrads from which will be pub. lifbed in the next Magazine. From these communications it appears that the missionary cause is prospered, and there is great reason to hope that the London Society will be made the instruments of promoting pure Christianity in France and the northern parts of Italy.

COMMUNICATIONS from the Lona | of a divine impression on the mind,

DON Missionarr Society, to and then it will most probably be the Missionarr Society lafting-increafing-and efficaCONNECTICUT.

cious.

Our official letter to your SoNo. 1.

ciety, and the papers which acLetter from Joseph HARDCASTLE, company it, which you will no

Treasurer of the London Mis- doubt see, render it unnecessary SIONART Society, to the Hon. | for me to enlarge on those fuba John TRE ADWELL, Chairman of jects. We have reason for thank ihe Trustees of the MissionARTfulness that Divine Providence lias Socieer of CONNECTICUT.

rendered our inftitution the occa

fion of so much advantage to the London, 20th Nov. 1802.

general interells of religion in the DEAR SIR,

world as to encourage our cheerHAD the honor to receive ful perfeverance, and our firm I

your letter accompanying the confidence in his continued profive first numbers of the Connec- tection and blesling. The furticut Evangelical Magazine.--It ther we proceed, the more en afforded me great fatisfa&tion to larged appears to be the sphere in be informed of the formation of which our operations are invited, your Miffionary Society, and of and we indulge the hope that the the measures which you are adopt. animated and increasing exertions ing to communicate to the Hea of Christians, in different parts of then the knowledge of their Crea. the world, will, in the course of a tor and Redeemer. This merito few years, be instrumental in prorious zeal to enlarge the boundaries ducing a considerable extension of of our Saviour's kingdom on earth our Redeemer's kingdom.-You is happily extending on every side, will perceive by the accompanying and is an honorable mark by which report, that a wide door is openthe present generation of Chris- ed in France for the introduction cians is characterized and distin. of the pure principles of Chrifguished. We hope it is the effect tianity, and there is now strong Vol. III. No. 11.

Eee

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ground to believe “not only that

London, roth Nov. 1802. the scriptures will be extensively DEAR BRETHREN IN OUR circulated there by means of our

LORD JESUS CHRIST, Society, but also that we shall without delay proceed to build a

HIS Letter will accompany place for divine worship in Paris

our last annual address and a circumstance which a few years the Report of our Brethren lately ago must have appeared in the deputed to visit France, for the highest degree incredible. purposes therein ftated : From

The difpensations of Provi- both which you will we doubt dence, as they affect the moral not receive pleasure. condition of the human race, are We cannot communicate these very remarkable ; and disastrous papers to you without taking the as they have undoubtedly been to opportunity of testifying afresh every class in society connected our christian affection and our cor. with antichrilt, their result ap- dial union with you, in the work pears auspicious to the interests of in which you are engaged. To the true and unadulterated reli- have any reason to hope that the gion of our Saviour. And while Lord is employing us as inftruthe men of the world are looking ments, however unworthy, of proto future events with a considera- moting his cause and intereft, in ble degree of anxious forebodings, the world, and of furthering his the disciples of Christ are full of blessed designs and eternal purhope that by means of the great poses-how comforting and ani. political occurrences which so ma- mating is it! To have any ground terially vary the ftate of civil so- to believe that through his divine ciety, the peaceful kingdom of benediction, we are not wholly the Redeemer will rapidly ad laboring in vain,-how ought it vance.

to excite our highest praises, and It will afford me pleafure to re- to stimulate us to undaunted ef. ceive your communications on this forts and unwearied diligence ! intereiting subject, and to have Be this encouragement and this our languid zeal quickened by consolation yours, Dear Brethren, your accounts of the more ani. and ours, and the portion of all mated exertions of our Christian those who love the name of the Brethren in America.

Saviour, and who pray and itrite I am very respectfully,

that it may be known from the Dear Sir,

rising to the fetting of the fun. Your faithful servant,

The former of the enclosed pa.

pers will inform you of what are JOSEPH HARDCASTLE. our general purposes, and plans : The Hon. John

the latter will offer to your view Treadwell.

a field of operation fo unexpected, fo ample and so promising, as will leave you in doubt which most to admire, the goodness of God in

opening it unto us, or the magni. Letter from the Dire&ors of the tude of the work of which it may

London Misionary Society, to be the commencement. But to the Missionary of Connetlicut. indulge ourselves in reflections of

No. 2.

this nature might have the ap- our tardiness. If we cannot alto, pearance perhaps, of too highly gether exculpate ourselves in this raised expectations, whilft if jutt particular we will iatreat our it could only anticipate what your brethren not to be fo rigorous in affection for the cause will suggest

. the exaction of letter for letter ; We shall therefore only add, join alluring them that they are not us, Dear Brethren, in thanksgiving left out of our remembrance, altho to the Most High, for what he the variety and extent of our en has thus done ; and pray for us, gagements do not leave us much that wisdom, zeal and energy may opportunity of teftifying it. Did be imparted to us, that we may they know how much pleasure and not neglect, or mifimprove the freness of zeal such communi. important talent thus apparently cations spread over our meetings put into our hands.

of butiness, they would not think Nor are we without encourage their labor either useless or lost. ment from our other stations. | Let us express our hope that our The Lord is enabling our breth- Dear Brethren at Connecticut will ren to remain faithful, to abide frequently administér to us this the difficulties and temptations to consulation. which they are exposed, and if That the great head of the not in every instance giving them church may gladden and sanction immediate seals to their labors, your meetings with his presence, affording them such prospects as give wisdom and zeal to your are sufficient to cause them to be plans, energy and success to your lieve that, in due time they shall endeavors, and afford you the fatreap if they faint not. We ihould isfaction of witnessing Zion's prof. be happy to enter into detail, did perity in your churches and counthe limits of a letter permit it; try is our unfeigued defire and and we abstain from it with less prayer. We salute you unitedly reluctance from the conviction and individually, with christian that they are not unknown to love ; and with fincerity assure you, through the medium of the you that we are, Dear Brethren, Evangelical Magazine. It is in our Lord Jesus Christ, your moreover our delign to furnish affectionate fellow laborers. the christian world with a more In the name of the Directors, minute relation of our operations,

JOSEPA HARDCASTLE, by the publication of a Journal which will contain the chief inci

Treasurer. dents at our several missionary itations, and which we trust, from the diligence and zeal of our Brethren to whom the work is

An Addref: from the Miffionary committed, will not long be with

Society in London, to their Breth. held from the public expectation.

ren throughout the world.

HE tender interest which that we do not hear more frequently from fome of our Breth-out Europe, America, and at thic ren who are united as Societies for Cape of Good Hope, have exthe extention of the Gospel. They preiled, for the prosperity of our may perhaps say that they have Society, in their humble effort; the fame reason to complain of I to spread the knowledge of the

No. 3

It is to us a subject of regret Tour foreign brethren trop

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blood-bought salyation of our in- , trust, we have lately beheld fome carnate God, revives our hearts, beams of the fun of righteousness, and calls forth anew our commu- which promise the speedy apnications. The contents of this proach of his kingdom in power, address, will, we are sure, excite and in the Holy Ghost. His their grateful acknowledgements disk seems just in the horizon, to Him, who hath the residue of and ready to fill the earth with the Spirit, as the review of his the brightness of his rifing. Could gracious dealings with us, awak. you have been present at our late ens our own. Supported by his annual assembly, which was favor. all-fufficient strength, and encour- ed with fingular 'unction, you aged by his great and precious would have joined in exultation promises, we continue to go for- with us, as in one of the days of ward, animated by the hope, that the Son of Man. The ministers we shall still see greater things of the sanctuary by hundreds than there.

ftood forth as on the Lord's fide, The day of peace hath once and forgot all other distinction, more dawned upon us. The mif. but the banner of the cross, whilft eries we deplored in our own, and thousands, more than our vaft the neighboring nations, are alle churches could contain, confeffed viated, and the wounds will, we their union, and added their amen trust, be healed, which the ravages to our giving of thanks. All of war had opened fo widely. our folemnities were eagerly at. Oh, for more of the Spirit of Jesus tended, and the last affecting scene, in all lands! that mutual love in one of our largest places of and tender compassion might unite worship, left a deep impreffion on us as men of one blood, and the every heart. The ministers and Holy Ghoft shed abroad in our stewards of his mysteries waited hearts, join us as Christians in one at the table of their Lord, filled spirit to the living head of his with the rich provifion of the emchurch, Jesus Christ. When the blems of his facrifice ; five or fix temple of Janus was shut under thousand people were crowded aAuguftus, the Prince of Peace : round them, spectators, or partakmade his first gracious appearance crs with them of the solemn ordi. in this lower world ; and shall nance ;-among the number, a we not hope and pray that when German, of the race of Abraham, a like happy universal peace has called to preach the faith he once united Christendom in one great ; blafphemed, came forward with community, and opened a friendly the cup of blelling in his hands, intercourse between the nations of and in broken accents, but in a the earth and the isles of the sea, language that made every heart that the glory of the Lord shall to thrill, and the fweetest tears to be revealed, in correspondence low, avouched his beautiful, but with his promises and prophecies; fimple confeffion of the crucified his word run, and be glorified to Lord. the ends of the earth; the Hea- Whilst we hear and deprecate then be given to him for his inher. the vaunts of infidelity in all lands, itance ; and all fesh see the salva- the impious fites of reason, falfetion of our God?

ly so called, and the reviving Brethren, with deep thankful. Atruggles of superstition, no truly gefs and humble admiration, we christian eye could have behere