about an half hour with my eyes, when, it finking behind the mountains, I loft fight of him to fee him no more. In the evening I preached on Ecclef. iii. 1o. I fpoke entirely extempore, and never before under fuch a deep impreffion, that I fpoke in the name of the Lord, and by his Spirit; and, I hope, the word was bleffed to two poor ignorant Hottentot women. A Makometan Hindoo, called Damen, came to me, defiring to be inftructed in reading and writing. I afked him whether he liked to be in ftructed in the Kaffra language, or the Dutch. He answered, that his only object was to know God and his word, and that he, therefore, wifhed to be inftructed in that language which I fhould think most conducive to this end. I then took him into the Dutch clafs. In place of introducing a fcientific fyftem of divinity, I traced out the first lines of an hiftorical fyftem of the ways of God with mankind, derived from Scripture. I refolved this fyftem into eafy queftions, to which I added the places of Scripture containing the anfwer. I propofed in the morning, to my young people, fome of these questions immediately after I had read the Old Teftament chapter in our family-worthip. I introduced a kind of catechizing-meeting to be kept twice a week, viz. on Wednesday and Saturday afternoon. F. Krieger brought me a letter from my dear brother Edmund, telling me, that he, having fuffered many hardships and dangers, and the lofs of Valentine and a horfe, at length had reached the farm of Jac. Krieger, at Baviaan's River, who was to affist him with Hottentots to Piet van Heerden. Jan. 18. This day, about twenty-five Caffrees vifited me. I took a piece of a metal ring, which one of the Caffree women wore on her arm, and which had the appearance of gold, and threw it in fome quick filver: it attracted and imbibed the mercury readily like gold, and fubfided in it. 19. Last night, Piet Prinflo and Hannes Knoc ze came to us; and this day they attended divine worship. I preached on John iii. ver. 1-6. Piet feemed much affected, and fp ke, after fermon, as it feemed out of a broken heart. He confeffed that he had fufpected us to be fpies, and reprefented us as fuch to T’Geika, and thereby endangered our lives; but denied that he had been concerned in the fcheme of murdering us directly. 20. Mr. Buys, with his people, began to build me a houfe which I had planned, twenty-four feet long, nine wide, and divided into two rooms, at a diftance of about three hundred paces from Mr. B's houfe. 26. This morning I was awakened by the barking of the dogs of the Caffree kraal, which was next to my tent; when it was fully day-light, I heard two of them, as I supposed, running towards my tent. Being furprised that they did not bark, I looked out, and fat that they were two wolves, clofe by me, making their way towards the wood. The number of these beafts has very much increafed in this place fince we inhabited it; and they howl every night round my tent. [To be continued in our next.] MISSIONARY SOCIETY. Collections, c. received by the Treasurer from the 5th of June to the 25th of July, 1801. Aberdeen Miffionary Society Stirling Miffionary Society, by Rev. Mr. Campbell Y ya O 6.25 3 10 O ASSOCIA ASSOCIATIONS. The Devon Affociation Was this year held at the Rev. Mr. Mends's Place, at Plymouth, June 16. On the preceding evening, Mr. Dinner, of Totnefs, prayed. Mr. Chaplin, of Bishop Stortford, preached from ́ 1 Theff. iii. 8.; and Mr. Cope, of Launcefton, concluded. When worship began next morning, Mr. Allen, of Exeter, commenced the fervice by prayer and reading the Scriptures. Mr. Small, of Exminfter, engaged in praver. Mr. Winton, of Exmouth, preached the doctrinal fermon from Col. i. 20. Mr. Rooker, of Biddeford, delivered the addrefs to the churches on prayer; and Mr. Rooker, of Tavistock, concluded. In the evening Mr. Evans, of Kingsbridge, began with prayer. Mr. Crook, of Newton, preached the prac tical fermon from Ifaiah xxxii. 15. Mr. Cobbin, of South Molton, copcluded. Twenty-four minifters of the Independent, Baptift, Moravian, and Wesleyan denominations were prefent. The congregations were numerous and attentive. Kent Annual Affociation. JULY 8th, this Affociation met at the Rev. Mr. Gore's meeting, Sandwich, at feven o'clock in the morning, when an hour was ípent in prayer. At half paft ten Mr. Atkinfon, of Margate, began the fervice with reading the Scriptures and prayer; and Mr. Gurteen, of Canterbury, preached from 1 Cor. xv. 1, 2. Mr. Winter, of London, concluded in prayer. After this the Lord's Supper was celebrated, in which members from different churches united. This folemn and pleafing service was opened by Mr. John Townsend, of London, with an appropriate addrefs. The Rev. Meffrs. Steven and Winter, of London, alfo addreffed the people. The elements were diftributed by different minifters. The Maiter of the feaft honoured the affembly with a gracious vifit. In the afternoon the bufinefs of the Affociation was tranfacted; and it was agreed to adopt a fimilar plan to that entered into by the Suffolk Benevolent Society, for the relief of the neceffitous widows and orphans of diffenting minifters, and alfo of fuch minifters as through age and infirmity, may be incapacitated for public fervice. A fub-committee was formed to collect information against the next half yearly Affociations for Eaft and Weft Kent. At five o'clock assembled again for public worship. Mr. J. Townsend prayed. A double-lecture was preached by Mr. Steven of London from Rev. xiv. 4. and Mr. Slatterie of Chatham, from Rom. i. 17. The services of the day were concluded with prayer by Mr. John Fowler, of Sheerness. A fermon was preached the preceding evening by Mr. Ralph, of Maidftone, from M cab ii. 7. The next yearly Affociation is to be held at Mr. Fowler's, Sheerness, July 7th, 1802. Mr. Townfend of London, Mr. Kent of Gravesend, and Mr. Townsend of Margate, to preach the fermons. Lançafhire Itinerant Society. AN Itinerant Society has lately been formed by an affeciation of minifters in the contiguous parts of Lancashire, Derbyshire, and Cheshire, by whom a minifter has been engaged as an itinerant, who for fome years paft has laboured in the miniftry with fuccefs: he is to be visited and aflifted every three months by one of the affociated minifters in rotation. Mr. Smith of Manchefter acts as Treafurer, and Mr. Roby as Secretary. HOXTON ACADEMY. ON Thursday afternoon, June 25, the annual meeting of the friends and fubfcribers of this Seminary, was held in the chapel adjoining the houfe. Four of the ftudents were engaged in religious exercifes. Mr. Elliott began with prayer. Mr. Howfon preached on the authenticity of the Scriptures, from 2 Peter i. 16. Mr. G. Clayton, on the excellency of the Gofpel, from 1 Tim. vii. 11. Mr. Dawfon, on the importance of a ftated miniftry, from Ephef. iv. 11. The different claffes were previously examined in their progrefs in literature, by the Rev. J. Bowden, of Tooting, and J. Hughes of Bat terfea. The latter of whom read the following report from Mr. Bowden : "I have attended the examination of the ftudents with renewed and great "fatisfaction. The progrefs of the fuperior claffes in the languages "wherein the Holy Scriptures are originally given us, evidences ability and induftry. The junior claffes are equally promifing. The affiduity "of their much efteemed tutors appears in full evidence. The smile of "the great Head of the church is upon the inftitution; I trust he will "long continue it as a medium, through which to difpense those invaluable "gifts which he has received for men; yea, for the rebellious alfo." Mr. Hughes, after giving a teftimony equally pleafing, concluded by Committing the academy to God, in fervent prayer. Above twenty of the ftudents were employed, during the vacation, in preaching in various places. CHESHUNT ANNIVERSARY. THE ninth anniverfary, in commemoration of the opening of the Countess of Huntingdon's College, was held at Chefhunt, on Wednesday June 24th, 1801. The Rev. Mr. Braithwaithe, of Bartholomew-clófe, opened the fervice with prayer. The church liturgy in part was read. The three fenior ftudents delivered orations on the prophetic Priefly and Kingly offices of Chrift. Rev. John Bickerdike, of Woolwich, formerly a ftudent at the fame college, preached the fermon, from Heb. xii. 24. (latter clause) and concluded with prayer. The trustees and fubfcribers expreffed peculiar gratification and enjoyment. The fermon, by particular request, is to be publifhed in a few days. THE FRIENDLY FEMALE SOCIETY, LONDON. AMONG the various objects of chriftian fympathy and beneficence which at this time prefent themselves, there is one clafs which feems particularly entitled to the humane notice of the female heart-Poor aged women. Some of them are widows, destitute of a husband's industry, a husband's counsel, a husband's pity. There are others who have been reduced from ease and competency, by what are called the accidents of life, to a state of dependence and want. Many alfo who have spent their days and strength in fervitude, have outlived their capacity to work, without having been able to lay up a fuitable provifion for the winter of life. Of fuch indigent and virtuous perfons there are many, who, through modefty of mind on their part, and continued neglect on the part of the world, have retired to garrets and extreme poverty. It is prefumed, that the difcreet interference of female kindnefs in behalf of fuch deferving objects, is a measure not unbecoming the fex, and likely to be attended with peculiar benefits. The knowledge which one woman hath of what is proper for the relief of another; the facility with which a person of a modeft mind will open her fituation to one of her own fex; the tendernefs which the God of nature hath implanted, and which it is the bufinefs af of religion to direct and foffer in the female bofom; the opportunities which they have, in their focial intercourfe with each other, of promoting fo good a work; the influence which every virtuous wife hath with her husband, "when the openeth her mouth with wisdom, and on her lips dwells the law of kindness;" the scope of industry, in contriving or in making garments for the objects of their beneficence, which it will afford-are among the confiderations which feem to justify and recommend to every good mind the projected plan of relief. The following outline is therefore refpectfully fubmitted for correction and improvement, in the first stage of the work. The Society fhall be denominated" The Friendly Female Society, for the Relief of Poor Aged Women." Every member fhall pay 2s. 6d. per quarter, which fhall be deemed one fhare. The money thus collected, fhall be lodged in the hands of a treasurer. The funds fhall be applied for the relief of poor aged women, of good character, in money, clothes, medicine, as the cafe may requine. A committee of management and distribution, not exceed ing twelve perfons, four of whom shall go out every fix months, fhall be chofen; and fhall meet every Wednesday evening, to regulate the dif tributions. The members fhall have a right to present objects to the committee, in proportion to the number of shares fubfcribed. There shall be two general meetings of the Society held every year, to elect the com mittee, &c. A fecretary fhall be chofen, whofe falary fhall be the pri vilege of prefenting two objects to the committee, over and above what her fubfcription would entitle her to. The fines for abfence at the committee, fhall be 6d. for the first half hour, and rs. for the fecond. Subfcriptions to the inftitution, we understand, will be received by Mr. Hall, London-bridge; Mr. Morris, St. Martin's Court, Leicester-fquare; Mr. Law, Paradife-row, Chelfea; and Mr. Jefferys, New Bond-street. ORDINATIONS. JULY 15th, Rev. Jof. Hartley, formerly of Southwark, was ordained to the paftoral charge of the church which meets for divine fervice, Weftport chapel, Dundee, vacant by the removal of Mr. Durant, whofe labours there will be ever remembered with gratitude. Mr. Nelson, North Shields, Northumberland, preached on the preceding evening from Ifaiah lix. 19. Mr. Nelfon began the fervice of the following day, by finging, prayer, and preaching from Ephef. iii. 8. Mr. Pirie, of Newborough, afked the u'ual queftions, and received Mr. Hartley's confeffion of faith, &c. prayed the ordination prayer, and gave a folemn charge both to Mr. Hartley and to the church. Mr. Nelfon concluded with prayer, and preached in the evening from Luke iii. 17. The congregations were large and refpectable (the chapel containing upwards of 1000 people) and difcovered the greatest attention and folemnity. The church contains upwards of 300 members, and appears to be on the increase. THE fame day Mr. Hanforth was publicly fet apart to the pastoral care of the independent church of Chrift at Gatley, in Chefhire. Mr. Parfons, of Congleton, introduced the fervice with prayer, and reading fome appropriate parts of Scripture. Mr. Sowden, of Warrington, gave a difcourfe on the nature of a Gof el church, and propofed fuitable quef tions to the minifter. Mr. Gill, of Market Harbro', engaged in the ordination prayer, without impofition of hands. Mr. Roby, of Manchefter, recommended affiduity to the paftor, in the difcharge of his office, from 2 Tim. iv. 2. And Mr. Blackburn, of Delph, exhorted the church to encourage him, from Deut. i. 38. CHAPELS OPENED. MAY 4, 1801, a fmall meeting was opened at Greenhithe, near Dartford. Kent, which had been erected by fome religious perfons refiding in it, for their better accommodation, public worthip having before been conducted in a pr vate room, which had become too fmall for their use. Rev Mr. Miffin, of Dartford, began the morning service with reading the Scriptures and praver. Mr. Slatterie, of Chatham, preached from Pfalm xlv. 17; and Mr. Angleflark, of Stockport, concluded. In the afternoon, the meeting being too fmall to contain the number of people which had affembled from various parts on the occafion, the public fervice was, by permiffion, conducted in an adjoining park, when Mr. Jeary, of London, began with prayer; Mr. Townfend, of Rother hithe, preached from Romans i. 16. and concluded with prayer. the evening public worthip was refumed at the meeting by Mr. Slatterie, who engaged in prayer; and Mr. Kent, of Gravefend, preached from John iii. 3. and concluded the folemn fervices of the day. In This place is fupplied with preachers under the patronage of a Society eftablished at Greenwich, for introducing the Gofpel into the neighbouring villages, affifted by weekly lectures from the minifters at Dartford and Gravefend; and from the encouragement given by the great Head of the church o their pious exertions, we can cordially advise others to “go and do likewife.” MAY 20th, a chapel was opened at Ashbourne, in Derbyshire, in the late Countefs of Huntingdon's connection. Mr. Crockford read prayers at the morning and evening fervice. Mr. Scott, of Matlock, preached in the morning from Numb. x. 29. Mr. Roby, of Manchester, in the afternoon, from Pfalm xxvi. 8. And Mr. Ruft in the evening, from Hag. ii. 9. This very neat chapel, with a minifter's houfe, and feven alms-houses, were built at the fole expence of Mr. Cooper, as a teftimony of affectionate concern for his native place. He has likewife very liberally endowed both the chapel, and the alms-houfes. May he fee the defire of his heart in the converfion of many fouls to Chrift, in the house he has built for his fervice! JUNE 25th, was opened at the village of Cholfey, Berks, a new Baptift meeting-houfe. Mr. Weft, of Wantage, began by reading and prayer. Mr Hinton, of Oxford, prayed before fermon. Mr. Cooke, of Maidenhead, preached from Ifaiah xl. 6, 7, 8.;. and Mr. Griffiths, of Ashton, concluded in prayer. In the afternoon Mr. Douglas, of Reading, prayed. Mr. Thresher, of Abingdon, preached from Ifaial Ixvi. 1. 2.; and Mr. Torlin, of Harlington, concluded in prayer. In the evening Mr. Whitefoot, of Wotten Underedge, prayed. Mr. Holloway, of Reading, preached from Jude 20; and Mr. Holmes, of Wantage, concluded in prayer. Mr. Seymour (affiftant to Mr. Lovegood, of Wallingford) who more statedly labours at Choliey, gave out the hymns. MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. Mr. George Bartlett, educated in the Kent Itinerant Seminary, was chosen last month as one of the Dorset Millionaries. Mr. B. Cracknell, late of Wareham, has received an invitation from the congregation of Proteftant diffenters, of Weymouth, recently under the united care of Meffrs. Wilkins and Lamb. Mr. John Banifter has received an invitation from the congregation at Wareham, POETRY. |