Madam, that you have now be- no more than die, if I yielded, | fubmit and become reconciled upon and refigned myself up. We are his terms, your cafe will be defpein the hands of God, and ever rate, and the confequences, to you, fhall be; but the great affair is to moft dreadful. You told me, be willing to have it fo. God will accept of none but those who come voluntarily. If he fhould, how much would his glorious character fink in our esteem. How can we be fo unwilling to put our truft in Him, who is the fountain and fource of all happiness? We know that to be feparated from him implies perfect mifery. Arguing then from reafon only, why are we not prevailed upon, to try the experiment of unconditional fubmiffion? It certainly cannot alter our fituation for the worse, and poffibly may lay a foundation for our eternal happiness. What advantage can arife from cavilling, and telling God that He made our hearts they are fuch as they are, and we can't change them? Surely, fince we have fuch wicked hearts, and are inexcufable too, it is our wifdom to use every poffible mean to fearch and find them out, and become thoroughly acquainted with their internal pollution-for unlefs we fenfibly feel ourfelves fick, we cannot feel the want of a phyfician. As it refpects our criminality, the enquiry whence our wicked hearts are ultimately derived, is perfectly idle. It matters not who made them while we know that we poffefs them that we exercife them, and that they are totally depraved, and we never can enjoy a good confcience-never can be happy, until they are changed. You have no earthly friend, however near, who can help you The controverfy is between God and your own foul; and the change must be on your part, not his :He is unchangeable. He is perfectly right; and if you cannot How I can do no more than pray for you, nor can I do that, unless God give me an heart, which I hope he will grant for the Redeemer's fake. Do give yourself up cheerfully, and you will find that peace which is in no other way to be found. That this may be your happy cafe, is the daily prayer of your affectionate daughter, FIDELIA. A Narrative on the fubject of Mif A in the formation of 2 churches ; 6 fermons a week, befides attending a number of conferences. He remarks: "Chriftians are * found more or lefs in every place; 'and in general they appear to have fresh anointings. There · are at prefent awakenings in as many as 15 towns which I have 'vifited. Several others have had revivals within two or three years have matters prepared to fettle 'the gofpel, and be liberal contributors for its being fent to o'thers" During the paft fummer and fall, the Rev. Job Swift performed two miffions of 8 weeks each, to the northwestern and northern parts of Vermont. Concerning his firft tour, he writes as follows: "I preached once in the county ' of Bennington, 4 times in the county of Rutland, and 39 times in the counties of Addison, Chittenden, Franklin and Orleans. I attended frequent conferences, ' and baptized two infants and one 'adult. I fhould have preached oftener, but the latter part of the 'time people were extremely bu'fied in their harvest. I rode about 800 miles. As I follow'ed Mr. Bushnell in most of the town's I paffed, except in the county of Orleans, there was paft, where the precious fruits 'ftill remain. And in a number of other places there are hopeful beginnings; here and there one under conviction and the people in general more ferious and attentive to meetings. The gospel chariot rolls, and the goings of the moft mighty Lamb are evident in many places in the northen part ' of Vermont. Things appear on the reform; religion feems to be taking root; and the call for 'miffionary labors is urgent and extenfive. I fay for miffionary labors, 'because the fituation of many places is fuch at prefent, I fee no other way for them to have preaching. But if they can now but feldom occafion to adminifter the ordinances; as he had, but a 'fhort time before, adminiftered in all or moft of the churches that were formed on the field of miffionary labors. In the county of Orleans, the fettlements are new, and no congregational church formed; nor did the people think in any town 'which I vifited, that there was ' a fufficient number of perfons ' qualified to form a church. I ⚫ think the encouragement for miffionary labors great. God feems ' graciously to have owned the miffionaries as inftruments in the 'converfion of finners, in the eftablishment of worfhip in many towns, the formation of churches, and their edification and increase. It is obferved by people, that there is, in fome towns efpecially, have a little help, it is hoped by their influence a reformation that by the bleffing of God, they will foen, in many places at least, as to the obfervance of the fab'bath, and other moral and Chrif <tian duties. I truft the bleffing ' of many ready to perish has come on the ftate of Connecticut, for their liberality to promote fo "good a defign." In his other tour, Mr. Swift preached about 50 times, in 23 different towns; attended a great number of conferences, admitted feveral members into churches; administered the Lord's fupper 5 times; baptized 18 children and adults; and spent much time in converfing on experimental religion with people who were fubjects of the awakening in towns where there was a revival of religion. In his letter to the Trustees, accompanying his diary, he obferves: "I have not now confined myself to the newest fettlements, but have ' labored principally in and about the towns where there are appearances of religious revivals; as here appeared to be the greateft call for miffionary labors. I 'can inform you, for your comfort and joy, and that of all concerned in the bufinefs of miffions. that the work of God is prevailing and spreading where you have fent miffionaries. Numbers were called in the courfe of the • fummer, and the work appears to be fpreading into many towns. Had thofe exertions been made years ago, I trust that many towns now broken would have been preferved in fome degree in a ftate of union, and would probably now have been in the enjoyment of ftated gofpel admin'iftrations." people to understand the work of God is evidently prevailing in 'the counties of Addison, Chitten'den and Franklin. Let this en courage the godly to pray and 'contribute to promote fo benevolent a defign. This is putting ' into bags that wax not old." The Rev. Jedidiah Bushnell is ftill in the northern part of Vermont, or in the northern counties of New-York weft of Lake Champlain. He went to Vermont in. February laft, intending to spend a few weeks there and then proceed to the western part of NewYork ftate; but in confequence of a revival of religion in many towns in Vermont he judged himself cal led in Providence to continue in that state. He has labored there through the fpring, fummer and autumn. He has not as yet tranf mitted to the Trustees a particular journal of his travels and labors; but in a letter dated June 2, 1801, he gives the following general account of his miffion to that time: "When I arrived at Tinmouth, I viewed myself upon miffionary 'ground, and tarried and preach'ed one week. After this I vif'ited a number of the neighboring 'towns, particularly Middletown ' and Poultney, in both which 'places there is a revival. Then I directed my courfe north, vi'fiting the towns as I paffed along ' until I came to New-Haven, where I found an uncommon at⚫tention. Here I tarried a num'ber of days, preaching, attending 'conferences and vifiting from 'houfe to houfe. After this I 'went northeast to the mountain 'towns; where there are many valuable people, and probably 'they have been too much neglect 'ed by miffionaries. Some fin'ners heard the gofpel with tears in their eyes. Then I directed my courfe down Onion river al- | pected he will go out again, within a few weeks. moft to its mouth; then north 6 again vifiting most of the towns 'between the lake and the green 'mountain. In feveral of thefe towns I found an increafing at⚫tention." In another letter, dated October 17th, Mr. Bushnell writes as follows: "The principal field of 6 my labors this fummer has been between Middlebury and Cana'da line. I have visited the moun'tain towns three times, and the iflands in lake Champlain once. In the beautiful range of country 'between Middlebury and Cana'da line, there is a divine work of God in many towns. Some ♦ of the towns east of this range, < upon the Green mountains, are alfo highly favored. I have been treated kindly this miffion. The ' other miffionaries fpeak the fame language; and the great body of the people in this ftate feel grateful to the Miffionary Society of "Connecticut notwithstanding fome few individuals may oppofe their "benevolent design and attempt to 'ridicule the whole business of 'miffions." These are all the miffionaries that have been fent to Vermont the past year, excepting the Rev. Solomon Morgan, who entered on a miffion to the northern part of the state about the 20th of December. The Rev. Ezekiel J. Chapman left Hartford the beginning of November laft, to go to New-Connecticut, there to labor as a miffionary, during the pleasure of the board of Trustees. No intelligence has been received from him. Previous to entering on his miffion, he was ordained to the work of the miniftry, particularly as an Evangelift, by the affociation of Tolland county, at the request of the board of Trustees; Mr. Chapman being a licentiate of that affociation. From the preceding account of miffions to the new fettlements, it will be feen that during the year 1801, upwards of 220 weeks mifThe expenfe to the fociety for fionary labor were performed. thefe miffions is nearly 1400 dollars, which with 200 allowed to Mr. Bacon, and the charge for Printing the narrative and fome ftationary, makes the whole exother fmall charges for poftage and penfe of the Society for the year about 1650 dollars.* The fervice performed this year is confiderably more than in any preceding year; the liberality of the good people of the state having been fuch as to enable the Trustees to employ a greater number of miffionaries. But altho much has been done in years paft, much yet remains to be done; and it is ho ped that the stream of liberality will The Rev. Jofeph Badger returned the first of the prefent month from a miffion of 14 months * Some perfons, inimical to the to New-Connecticut, during which caufe of miffions, have propagated a time he went over the whole of report, that much of the money conthat country and vifited every fet-tributed for the fupport of miffions has tlement. A particular narrative of his labors and travels he has not yet tranfmitted to the Trustees. He is reappointed a missionary to the fame fettlements and it is ex been expended to pay the expenses of the Trustees, &c. In contradiction to this report, the Trustees affure the public that no officer of the Society has ever demanded or received a single cent for his fervices or expenses. greater, part of the people from having been fo long unaccustomed to religious worship, have become loofe in their fentiments and mor als, and greatly need to be warned of their duty, that they may be induced to adopt measures for the regular establishment of the gofpel. continue to flow, and to grow broader and deeper in its courfe. The field to be watered by this ftream is annually becoming more extenfive. The northern part of Vermont, the northern and western parts of New-York state and the northwestern part of Pennfylvania are rapidly fettling. New Another field of miffions, daily towns are continually forming, and becoming more extenfive, which filling up with inhabitants, chiefly must be highly interesting to the infrom the New-England ftates; and habitants of Connecticut is the tract the tract of country thus fettling of country called New-Connecticut. is many hundred miles in extent. This is fettling principally by emiMany years muft elapfe, before grants from this ftate; by people the the various obstacles to the regular most of whom carry with them an establishment of the gofpel, necef- attachment to thofe religious inftifarily attendant upon all new fet- tutions with which Connecticut has tlements, will be fo far removed as been fo long and fo happily favored. to render it unneceffary to fend That this attachment should be conmiffionaries to them; or before it tinued, and that similar institutions will cease to be the duty of a peo- fhould be established in that new ple, highly favored as the inhabi- country, as foon as may be, is hightants of Connecticut are, to con- ly neceffary for the prefent and fu tribute to fo important an object. ture welfare of our children, brethThe judicious, fteady part of those ren and friends who have gone new fettlers feel the importance of from us to people the wilderness. being affifted in this refpect. They One powerful mean for the acare therefore urgent in their requests complishment of this defirable end, to be vifited by miffioraries; and under the bleffing of God, will be during the past year the Trustees to fend good miffionaries to them have received many letters expref- to inculcate their duty upon them. fing gratitude for paft and earnestly-Another confideration which foliciting future favors. It will alfo be feen, from the statement of the funds of the fociety, that many towns and private individuals have expreffed their gratitude, not only by words, but by contributing, according to their ability, to further the benevolent defigns of the fociety. It has been faid by fome of the enemies of the cause of miffions, that the miffionaries fpend too much of their time in large towns where the inhabitants are fufficiently numerous and wealthy to fettle ministers. To this it is anfwered, that in many fuch towns, which have been several years fettling, the fhould induce the citizens of this ftate to contribute generously to this important object, is that it is in a fenfe but paying a debt they owe to thofe fettlers. Are not our children fchooled, in part at leaft, by the avails of the purchase money which has been paid for that land? And in what more fuitable way can we make compenfation to the fettlers than by furnishing them with the means of obtaining religious instruction, until Providence fhall place them in a fituation to render our affistance in this refpect unneceffary? Impreffed with these ideas, the Truftees have determined to keep two |