Domestic. REVIVAL AT NEWPORT, (R. I.) | I know, my dear brother, that you, AND ITS RESULTS. EXTRACT FROM A LETTER OF R. My dear Sir, and all your dear brethren and sisters in your highly favored churches, will unite with us in devout aspirations to the throne of grace, that the good work may not slacken, until all our numerous congregations I know it will gladden your soul, as well as others in this town, shall to hear that God, in his infinite be duly humbled under a sense mercy, has blessed us with the out-of sin, and brought to the foot pouring of his blessed Spirit upon of the cross, and crown our blessed our church, and that the indefatiga- Jesus Lord of all. ble labors of our devoted pastor has Another circumstance in which been crowned with success, in bring-you will feel yourself highly intering many, particularly the dear youth, ested-we have at length formed a from nature's darkness into God's Missionary Society, for the express marvellous light. purpose of aiding the Burman MisFor some months after his settle-sion. Having obtained a number of ment with us, our conference, prayer, subscribers, we proceeded last week and, more particularly, our covenant to elect officers as follows:-Rev. meetings, were thinly attended, and John Dowling, President; Brother many pious souls mourned in secret, Robert Rogers, First Vice Presion account of the waste places of dent; Deacon Abner Peckham, SecZion. For three or four months ond Vice President; Deacon Napast, the attendance on these meet-thaniel Sweet, Brethren Benjamin ings was gradually increased, and Marsh, Jr. and Daniel C. Denham, a deep solemnity seemed to prevail Directors; and Henry G. Cranston, throughout the listening audience, Esq. Secretary. and the Spirit of the Lord was evi- On Monday evening last, at the dently at work in our solemn assem- Concert of Prayer, a resolution was blies, and proved the truth of his moved and adopted, by which we blessed word, "It is not by might, pledged ourselves to raise sufficient nor by power, but by my Spirit, funds the present year, to support a saith the Lord." Cold-hearted pro-native Burman preacher. This is a fessors were aroused to a sense of good beginning, and I sincerely their duty; backsliders returned with contrition to the fold of Christ, and all united in giving thanks to the God of all grace, for his superabounding goodness and abundant mercy manifested to us in the present revival. Mr. D. has not yet completed one year of his ministrations with us, yet he has led 73 willing converts into Jordan's liquid streams, professing, before many witnesses, that they were not ashamed of Jesus-64 of whom have been added since our last association. Five or six more have been received as candidates for baptism. Our conference room continues to be crowded with solemn auditors. hope the Lord will open our hearts to go on, and increase our benefactions, until the necessity of raising funds to support missionaries shall be done away by the blessing of God, in turning the whole Burman empire to the worship of the true God. The widow Woodman, lately deceased, the only child of the late venerable Gardner Thurston, in her will, devised 100 dollars to the Foreign Missionary Society, and 100 dollars to our Baptist State Convention. Yours, in the endearing bonds of the Gospel, ROBERT ROGers. SPREAD OF THE GOSPEL. Ordained ministers, 172; licentiates, 64. In no other State in the union, are Baptist churches so well provided with pastors, nor shall we be thought to undervalue the talents of our brethren in our own State, when we say, in no other We have received the last annual Report of the English Baptist Missionary Society, which gives a very encouraging representation of the progress of the Society's labors. In August last, it had sixteen missionaries in the East Indies,-State are the churches so well prepared two in Ceylon, one in Java, one in Sumatra, sixteen in the West Indies, two in the Bahama Islands, and one in Honduras. Of sixteen natives who became members of the Church in Calcutta, under the care of the Rev. W. H. Pearce, six were youths from the Christian boardingschool at Chitpore," a circumstance peculiarly gratifying, as it encourages the hope that, at no distant day, this seminary may supply well-instructed native preachers to proclaim to their countrymen the Gospel of God." The new translation of the Bengalee Testament is printed. The English language having been adopted, in the official correspondence of the British government of India, a new opening has been made for schools and reading books. Sixty persons renounced caste, last year, in a small village fifty miles from Calcutta. Great dependence is still put every where on the schools for the children and youth, as the great hope of the final and complete triumph of the Gospel. A Sunday school has been established in the great city of Patna. The society has thirteen schools in Ceylon, containing 536 pupils. Among the contributions to the society, we observe a second donation from one who wishes to be his own executor," of upwards of four thousand dollars. S. S. Journal. BAPTISTS IN MASSACHUSETTS. to appreciate the duties and labors of an intelligent pastor-nor do the churches in any other State render so ready and generous and punctual a support. Baptisms the past year, in all their associations 247. Net increase, 577. The next annual meeting of their Convention is to be held in Worcester. The Pastoral Letter is on the important subject of Religious Periodicals, and maintains that it is "the duty of every family to procure, if possible, one or more Baptist Periodical Publications." BAPTIST CONVENTION AT PHILA- A number of Delegates from Baptist churches in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, recently assembled in Philadelphia, or the purpose of promoting ministerial education. After a busy and animated session of three days, they agreed to form a Baptist Education Society for the Central States. A resolution was also adopted, that the Board of Directors be instructed to enter into a negotiation with the Trustees of the Philadelphia Association, for the transfer to the Society of the Haddington Institution. cal course. Considerable discussion took place on the question, whether the Constitution of the Society should recognize a literary department, distinct from the TheologiIt was at length determined that whilst a Theological Institution should be the prominent object to which the efforts of the Society should be directed, there should also be a Literary Department connected with it. ucation Society, a Baptist Education SoWe have now a Northern Baptist Edciety for the Central States, and a Western Baptist Education Society. We trust that ere long a Southern Baptist Education Society will also be formed. We have their statistics from the minates of their last convention. They have, in 191 churches, 20,897 members. While they are a quarter more numerous than the Baptists in Maine, they have a less number of churches. This may be owing, in part, to the less extent of their territory; but still more to their greater care in not erecting feeble churches any where within a reasonable At a recent meeting of the Trustees distance of those already established. [of the Wake Forest Institute, the plan WAKE FOREST INSTITUTE. months will be placed at the disposal of some person qualified to arrange them for the public eye. A BIBLE SHIP. Dr. Morrison, of China, write thus to a clergyman in Virginia : of an edifice, 82 by 45 feet, adopted at a preceding meeting, was abandoned, and another of 132 by 45 feet, with other material improvements, was adopted in its stead. The Board have contracted for the erection of this building, to be completed in Jan. 1837, at a cost of $14,000. The subscription list, I beseech you, if you have influence we understand, has been raised to among the opulent Christians in Ameri$15,000, and prospects fair. Bro. Wilca, to consider the practicability of a liam H. Jordan has been appointed Bible ship, to navigate the shores of agent in place of bro. Armstrong, who eastern Asia. If science, and discovery, will commence his duties, as Professor and luxury, and commerce, have their of Languages in the Institute in Febru-ships sailing the ocean, and visiting every ary. We are told that 160 students shore, why should it be thought strange have made application for admission the that the Christian should also have his next session. The temporary accom- ship, to convey to man the written manmodations are progressing with all possi- date of his Maker, the proclamation of ble despatch, and will be completed, it mercy, from the Saviour of the world, is thought, during the present month. who has issued his command to "go and disciple all nations?" They cannot go, unless sent, and they cannot be sent to some places, without a ship on purpose. NEWTON THEOLOGICAL INSTITU TION. We have been favored by the Faculty with a copy of the catalogue of this Institution for 1834-5. There are three professors; Irah Chase, of Theology; Henry J. Ripley, of Biblical Literature, and James D. Knowles, of Pastoral Duties. In the Senior Class, there are 13 students, in the Middle Class, 20, in the Junior, 16, and in the Preparatory Class, 7; forming a total of 56. ENGLISH BAPTIST DEPUTIES TO AMERICA. Dr. Cox, of Hackney, and the Rev. We are happy to learn, that the Rev. James Hoby, of Birmingham, have complied with the request of the Baptist Union, to visit America, and to repreThis institution commenced in De- tion at Richmond, in Virginia, on the sent that body at the Triennial Convencember, 1825. Since that period, about last Wednesday in April next. These 70 students have graduated; a large interchanges of Christian sentiment and number of whom are now filling the feeling will be found to have an imporresponsible station of pastors of church-tant bearing on the prosperity of the es, chiefly in the Eastern States. Four cause of Christ. are engaged as missionaries in Burmah, have unanimously recommended their The Baptist Board one in France, and three as Home mis-churches to contribute towards the exsionaries. Seven are principals of literpenses connected with the deputation. ary institutions or academies, and five [London Patriot. are Professors in Theological and Literary Institutions. The regular course occupies three years, and embraces "Biblical Literature, Ecclesiastical History, Biblical Theology, Pastoral Duties, and, in short, the various studies and exercises, appropriate to a Theological Institution, designed to assist those who would understand the Bible clearly, and, as faithful ministers of Christ, inculcate its divine lessons the most usefully." MEMOIR OF PROF. ROSTAN. Death of Rev. Dr. Wisner. It is with pain we announce the sudden deccase of the senior Secretary of the Am. Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. The Rev. Dr. Wisner died at his residence in this city, on Monday, Feb. 9th, after an illness of but four days. His complaint was the scarlet fever. This is a severe loss to the Christian communinity and the cause of Missions. In a future number, we hope to notice it We are gratified to learn that materials are now collecting for a memoir of this excellent and learned servant of Jesus Christ; and in the course of a few more at length. ORDINATIONS AND INSTALLATIONS. Mr. SAMUEL MILES, ord. evangelist | while studying at Andover, and he was in the Baptist church, Milesburg, Centre Co. (Penn.) Oct. 27, 1834. Mr. JACOB TINSLEY, ord., evangelist in the first Baptist church, Richmond, (Vir.) Dec. 12, 1834. Mr. DANIEL E. JEWET late of Andover Theological Institution, ord. evangelist in the Baptist church at Gilford, N. H. Dec. 25, 1834. Mr. Jewett received licensure in the Pedo-baptist connexion; but his views were changed accordingly baptized about a year ago. Mr. ROBERT HALL SEDWICK, ord. evangelist in the Baptist church Zanesville, (Ohio) Jan. 19, 1835. Mr. OLIVER A. DODGE, a graduate of Waterville College, ord. pastor of the Baptist church, Lexington, (Mass.) Jan. 7, 1835. Mr. AARON R. BEACH, ord. pastor of the Baptist church Springfield, Otsego Co. (N. Y.) Dec. 4, 1834. Account of Moneys, received in Donations, by the Treasurer of the General From L. Arnold, of Jay, N. J., by request of his wife, (deceased,) for 20,00 Fem. Missionary Society, Jay, N. Y., Betsey Stone, Treasurer, 11,50 31,50 Fem. Working Society, at Lebanon Springs, N. Y. 14,50 25,17 508,53 Josiah Kellogg, of Hadley, at Concert for Prayer, by Rev. B. 3,00 Wm. Inglesby, Esq., Charleston, S. C., for Bur. Mission, 50,00 tive Burman Teacher one year, 100,00 Also $25,42 for the Am. Bap. H. Miss. Soc., by Rev. H. Carr, 26,42 5,00 P. Townsend, Esq. Treas. of the Utica Bap. For. Mission Soc. 10,00 Charles and William Burrows, Albion, N. Y., for Bur. Miss. 1,50 409,68 5,00 PUBLISHER'S NOTICE. Our friends at the South and West, who are in arrears for the Magazine, are reminded that a favorable opportunity will be presented for transmitting their subscriptions by their delegates to the Triennial Convention, at Richmond, Va., in April, where the Treasurer of the Convention is expected to be present, and will take charge of the same. THE WALDENSES, VALDENSES, VAUDOIS, or people of the vallies, were the most celebrated body of Protestant Dissenters during the middle ages. The history of these churches of persecuted saints, these "meek confessors," this "noble army of martyrs," this "most ancient stock of religion," to use the words of Milton, is a topic, which, of late, has been rising in popularity and interest every year. No writer appears to have laid before the public an account so thoroughly digested, accurate, and comprehensive, as Mr. Jones, whose History of the Christian Church, the second volume of which is almost wholly devoted to this subject, has already gone through eight or ten editions. We have endeavored, however, to collect every ray of light from other quarters in making out the following summary view of their history. ORIGIN OF THE WALDENSES. It seems to be a serious mistake into which some popular writers have fallen, who represent the Waldenses as originating in France about the year 1170, and deriving their name from the celebrated Peter Waldo. The evidence is now ample, that so far from being a new sect at that period, they had existed, under various names, as a distinct class of dissenters from the established churches of Greece and Rome in the earliest ages. It is, indeed, an egregious error to suppose that when Christianity was taken into alliance with the state, by the emperor Constantine, in the beginning of the fourth century, all the orthodox churches were so ignorant of the genius of their religion as to consent to the corruption of a worldly establishment. Of the Waldenses, Crantz (in his History of the United Brethren) says, "These an |