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he might be refigned to God's will, living or dying. Oft times, in turns of fevere diftrefs, he expreffed concern, left, by impatience, he fhould dishonor God.

He was a man of gifts; and his gifts were not beftowed in vain. He used them in the fervice of true religion. No Chriftian could hear him converfe upon religion, cr pray, especially, without receiv-" If my diftrefs be ever fo great, ing pleafure and edification; for or continue ever fo long, I pray he difcovered great fimplicity and for patience, that I may not difgodly fincerity. honor God and religion. I have always found him to be a good God. If I had a thousand souls, I would leave them at the foot of fovereign mercy."

He was a Chriftian, who evidently grew in grace; and remark. ably fo, in a few of his laft years. He fhone brighter and brighter until he departed to the perfect day.

A little before his death, being told that his children were all prefent, he faid, "I wish I had ftrength to blefs them, as Jacob did his." He affectionately and earneftly recommended religion unto them; reading of the scriptures, family and fecret prayer. He faid, "Oh! I could triumph over death; it would be nothing to die, if my children and grand children were converted."

As he had lived a long life of religion, it pleafed God to give him its comforts on his death-bed. He was confined feveral weeks, by his last illness, and was called to endure a great deal of bodily diftrefs; but his mind was calm and peaceful. He was not anxious about his foul; he trusted that in the hand of God, and believed it to be safe. But he feemed to be afraid, left, by impatience, he fhould difhonor his profeffion, and his God. He appeared to be fenfible, from the beginning of his illness, yea, for months before, that the time of his departure was at hand; and, therefore, he was defirous of doing what good he could to his friends and vifitors, before his opportunity fhould be over. He was free to converfe vron the ftate of his own mind, the excellency of the Chriftian rcligion, and the unspeakable value of the Chriftian hope to one in his fituation. He exhorted all, who vifited him, to fee to it, that hey did not neglect religion; affaring them that they would need its aid, when they fhould be called to encounter the king of terrors. When his Christian friends were about to pray with him, he di-worth; and were almost persuaded rected them not to pray for the to be Chriftians; none could relengthening out his life; but that frain from faying, "O, let me

He lamented, on his death-bed, the infidelity and lax fentiments in divinity, which he perceived to be fpreading and prevailing in our country. With tender concern and pity, he beheld the lukewarmnefs and deadnefs in religion of fome profeffors; and earnestly requefied his minifler folemnly to warn them of their danger, and to cxhort them to be alive and awake in religion, as they would hope to be comfortable, or fafe, on their death-bed. He wished, alfo, that it might be made known, that he died in full belief of thofe decrines, commonly called the docrines of grace, and derived comfort from them.

All, who faw him, and heard him converfe on his death-bed, were convinced of the fincerity oi his religion, and of its incftimable

die the death of the righteous,, ble life and power; and that the and let my last end be like his."

He appeared to have a humbling fenfe of the depravity of his heart, and of his finfulness and unworthiness of any favor from God; and faid, that all his dependence for falvation was on the free grace of God.

Thus lived this good man, and thus he died, or rather, fell asleep, January 8th, A. D. 1800.

Mark the perfect man, and be bold the upright for the end of that man is peace. Middleborough, Mass. Feb. A. D. 1802. S

J. B.

Religious Intelligence.

Extract of a letter from a gentleman of eminence in Newark, N. 7. to one of the Editors, dated July 22, 1802.

"THERE is a remarkable attention to the things of religion in this and fome neighboring congregations. Many are joining themfelves to the church, and it appears to be matter of praise to the God of all grace."

welfare of the immortal foul has become the general topic of converfation. In Virginia and North Carolina there have lately been large amicable meetings of different denominations, to promote a general union, and some visible difplays of divine power, in their public exercises. By a letter from a worthy character, just came to hand, it appears that there is a revival of religion, which attracts much attention, now at the Waxhaws, about feventy miles north of Camden, in South Carolina. An able minister in the back part of this ftate, fays, in a letter very recently received, "I have juft "returned from a tour of fifteen "days preaching, in the upper "counties of the ftate. Thou"fands of every rank attended on "the word, with awful folemnity.” Still later accounts from Powelton, forty-five miles from Louifville, fpeak of a great revival of religion in that place."

LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

From a late London paper. Miffionaries to the South-Sea Islands. WE have pleasure in being able to ftate, that accounts have

been received from Otaheite high

Extract from the Georgia Analyti-
cal Repofitory, a periodical reli-
gious publication, for May and ly
June 1802.

"LATE accounts received by letters, fay, that a great and happy change has taken place among the body of the people in Kentucky; that the Prefbyterians, Methodists and Baptifts have had large additions to their refpective focicties; that the work of the Lord, though rather on the decline, ftill goes on with confidera. |

favorable, and fuch as to induce fanguine hopes of the complete fulfilment of the objects of this miffion. Since the defertion of part of the body, the rest have refided at Matavia, where they have acquired a knowledge of the language, and conciliated general affection and efteem. Amongst many inftances which are mentioned of the favor in which they are held by the favages, is, that the day after the birth of a fon to

the Rev. Mr. Henry, he was vif- | ited by Pomarre, who adopted the infant, and gave to him the name of Te ochree dalrai, (the great chief.)

weeks fáil from our settlement in New South Wales, to whose wants it can ultimately be made to contribute, this ifland alone being competent to fupply food to 50,000 perfons more than its inhabitants.

The King of Hauhine, who is related to Pomarre, was at Oparre, at the date of the late difpatches, and had become fo at-known at Otaheite. The Roy

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al Admiral, according to recent accounts, had arrived at Canton on her way to the Society Islands. Beafts of burthen are much want

their profeffional excurfions thro' the island; and a small vessel is requifite to the fame object.

tached to the Miffionaries, as to have invited them to fettle with him, affuring them of protection, and promising to attend their inftructions, and to engage his fub-ed by the Miffionaries to facilitate jects to do the like. He appears to be led to this measure, not lefs by policy than by religion; conceiving the doctrine which they preach calculated to establish legitimate authority, and to weaken the party of fome difaffected chiefs, who are constantly engaged in plots to deprive him of the fhire Miffionary Society have reTHE Trustees of the Hampfovereignty. Our people were then too few to feparate; but as folved to employ four miffionaries long ere this the Royal Admiral, Diftrict of Maine, and two in the the prefent feafon; two in the Captain Wilfon, has arrived there with ten more brethren, the wifh-kemer and Oneida, in the ftate counties of Montgomery, Heres of the young Monarch of Hauhine, have, doubtleís, been complied with, to the obvious benefit ef the undertaking.

Pomarre, and all his family, have joined in a requeft for more Miniiters. Independent of the ardent defire we entertain for the extenfive promulgation of the gofpel, the Miffion in queftion holds forth other advantages of a commercial and political nature, which well deferve confideration. This extenfive Archipelago a bounds in turmeric, cotton, and fugar-cane, and which with numerous medicinal and dying plants grow fpontaneoufly. Corn is produced in profufion, and the fhips employed in the fur trade, or whale fishery, might here obtain abundant fupplics of every neceffary. Otahcite is only three

Hampshire Miffionary Society.

of New-York, to labor on the north fide of Mohawk river. One miffionary has gone to each of athan Grout to the District of thefe fields of labor; Rev. JonMaine, and Rev. Samuel Taggart The other two will follow as foon to the western part of New-York. as they can be procured.

The Trustees have alfo approchafe of Bibles and other religious priated 300 dollars for the purbooks to be diftributed among the inhabitants of the new fettlements.

MISSIONARIES.

THE following perfons are now in the fervice of the Miffionary Society of Connecticut,-

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Diftrefs'd by want, they fought the lonely wood; Where the wild broom and mallows were their food.

Vile, and unfit with honeft men to be, They were expell'd from their fociety; (They hooted after them, as after thieves :)

6. To dwell in cliffs of vales, in rocks,

and caves.

7. Inur'd to favage and to beaftly ways, In defart folitude they spent their

Rev. David Bacon either at De- | 3. troit or among a tribe of Indians on the river Miami; Rev. Meffrs. Jofeph Badger and Ezekiel J. Chapman in New Connecticut; Rev. Meffrs. Seth Willifton and Jedidiah Bubnell in the weftern counties of New-York; Mr. James W. Woodward in the Black River country; and Rev. Alexander Gillet in the northern part of Vermont. Three other miffionaries are appointed, and it is expected they will foon enter on their miffions; one to go to the northern counties of New-York weft of Lake Champlain; one to the northern counties of Vermont; and one to the vacant fet- 9. tlements adjoining Connecticut river in the States of Vermont and New-Hampshire.

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