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Scott, where I preached again at night dividual present but what was affected. to the young people from Prov. viii. 17. I finally told the people if they would

Saturday, Aug. 22. In company with meet me at the meeting-house on the Longan, Scott, and another Baptist morrow, at 10 o'clock, I would stay preacher, by name of Alley, we turn- and preach again. ed our course north, towards the Mis- Monday, 10 o'clock, the meetingsouri, ten miles, to visit the church at house was crowded. The people were Big-lick. It had been rather a low time more wrought upon than at any previin religion. In the counties of Cole, ous time under preaching. Brother Cooper, and Saline, all lying on the Longan in exhortation addressed the south side of the Missouri river, there churches, adverted to the low state the have been serious divisions produced professors had been in, the hard spirit among the Baptists within two or three that had been indulged between the years past.

parties in that country, the little concern At Big-lick church I preached with that had been manifested for the conmuch apparent effect. The congrega- version of sinners, the necessity of tion was larger than usual, and appear. awaking out of sleep, and proposed ed to be deeply iinpressed. Church that all who felt convicted of their business was attended to; a vote passed, backslidings, and were willing to conauthorizing the deacon to buy 1000 fess their sins before God, and one anpages of tracts, to be first read by the other, and humble theinselves, should members, and then handed to the come forward and give him their preachers to distribute on the frontiers, hands. Every professor, preachers and one young woman told her expe- and all, came forward, and gave the rience for baptism. At night we all signal. Many spoke of their past untarried with an excellent Baptist fami- faithfulness, and resolved to live more ly, and had preaching, exhortation, and to the glory of Christ. All fell upon prayers. It was a solemn, impressive, their knees and made confession to and weeping time. We have a cus- God. This, as you would suppose, had tom in the west, when there is any an overwhelming influence on the unusual seriousness manifested, to in- weeping congregation. I did see one vite inquirers to come forward and be man, and only one, who tried to look prayed for. Upon invitations being as though he was not moved; but it was given, six came up greatly distressed. evidently with difficulty. When the This cuts the tie betwixt the sinner church arose, invitation was given and the ungodly world. It gives op- to mourners.

The whole congregaportunity for preachers and people to tion in a body moved forward, so far as know who are convicted; and preach- a crowd of people could move, and ers remember these persons in their kneeled. Two or three prayers were prayers when away, and Christians offered, and exhortations made. That carry their cases to the throne in their all these were, in the proper sense of secret and family devotions.

the word, convicted of sin and guilt, I On Lord's day, Aug. 23, a large con- pretend not to say; but that many gregation assembled, and we left the were truly convicted, I had opportunity meeting-house, a log building thirty or ot knowing from private conversation forty feet square, and incapable of with them. After three hours' labor holding one third of the people, and we dismissed the people. I was quite took to the woods for shade. Baptism worn out, having preached and exhad been perforined in the morning. horted for three days and nights. Since Two sermons were preached, the com- my return home, I have learned that munion was administered, exhorta- the work continues. tions given, and mourners invited for- Thursday night, Aug. 27, I preached ward. Last night evinced that a re- in the town of Fayette, the seat of jusvival had commenced. To-day it was tice for Howard County. Here I fell plainly manifest. The truth came with in with the family of kev. Isaac M'Coy. divine power to many hearts. Pro. He is preparing for an excursion into fessors were weeping and larenting the Indian country, to fix a location over their backslidings, and convicted for emigrants. I hope our brethsinners much distressed. At night I ren will give due weight to his book preached again, to direct inquirers to on Indian Reform. If my feeble tesChrist. The word appeared to take a timony could add to the unanswerable powerful hold upon the consciences of arguments of that work, and if the rethe people. Twelve came up for sult of twelve years' observation of prayers, in great distress. Not an in- the condition of the Indians on the

JAMAICA.

frontiery, I would say, that the plan of removing them, is the only feasible plan to save them from destruction.

Many of our readers listened with Saturday, Aug. 29, in coinpany with brother Rodgers, we travelled about pleasure to the statements of Messrs. ten iniles from his residence to a place Tinson and Phillippo, while on a late near the old Boon's-lick salt works, visit from the Jamaica Mission Station to where I preached, and assisted in con- the United States; and we now prestituting a church, called from the sent similar intelligence from Mr. Burplace, Boon's-lick church. A son of the celebrated Daniel Boon, commence

ton, which will be received as a gratied the salt making business here about fying corroboration of the pleasing eighteen or twenty years since, who prospects of the Mission in that Island. gave name to this district of coun.

The Editor of the English Baptist try.

Lord's day, Aug. 30, attended meet- Magazine for November last, says :ing, and preached in conjunction with By a recent communication we learn brother R. near old Fort Hempstead, 4 that Mr. Burton was about to return miles from old Franklin, to a large, sol. emn, and attentive congregation. As

to Kingston, to take charge of the is usual in summer in this country, our large church and congregation hitherpreaching was under the trees in the

to under the care of Mr. Coultart. open air. Rode ten miles to Fayette, Under date of April 26, Mr. Burton and preached at night on the subject of Sunday schools.

writes: Brother Rodgers was the favored instrument of a revival of religion last “ The cause of the Lord and Saviour winter in two churehes where he offi- is proceeding in triumph and glory, ciates. About ninety persons were with marches as rapid as any that baptized in a few months. The ever were taken by the heroes of deschurches in this part are connected with olation and death. One victory here, the Mount Pleasant Association, form- too, makes way for another; and if we ed in 1818, and the oldest in this part can but keep the arm of the Almighty of Missouri. From it have been form- stretched forth for us by the prevailing ed the Concord, on the south side of influence of prayer, or if you can but the Missouri river, of twelve churches do it for us in England, the more deand about three hundred and fifty graded part of the island is likely very members—the Fishing River, towards soon to receive a mark from heaven, as the western boundary of the State, being a part of the purchased possesof fifteen churches and five hun- sion of its King. dred members, and the Salem, east “ With you the blessings of the gosof Boon's-lick, having about fifteen pel descend like the dew; but with us churches, and probably six hundred they are heavy showers of rain. And members. The Mount Pleasant now all the work is singularly performed by has eighteen churches, and one thou. God; for it is done in such a manner sand and thirty members. In this, and as to keep from the person employed the adjoining counties of Boone and the possibility of glorying, even if he Calloway, east, the Baptists are the had the dishonest inclination to indulge most numerous sect.

in it. Your missionaries occupy an Sept. 2, we travelled 8 miles to Co. humble station on the graduated scale lumbia, and preached at night. It then of excellent means; and yet the prinbecame necessary we should travel cipal part of the good which is done, is with all the speed we could, to reach accomplished by means that are hum. St. Louis on Lord's day for ineet. bler still. The slaves who have reing.

ceived the truth, are among their fel. During this route, I preached twen- low-slaves, the most effectual preachty-six sermons, baptized five persons, ers of the gospel. Poor men and poor besides exhortations, &c. circulated women, whom we denominate Leadabout twelve thousand pages of tracts, ers, because of their religious emfifteen Bibles, and sundry other books, ployment, are the chief instruments in and travelled 482 miles.

filling our places of Worship, and in

bringing sinners unto God. And they J. M. PECK. do bring them in a manner that must Feb. 1830.

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CONVERSION OF JEWS.

give angels very much of the employ- necessary for us to be tried, we may be ment of praise. It is only necessary tried with affliction, and not with sin; that you should send out ministers who with pain, with bereavements, with the are seeking after a conformity to the death of the dearest relatives, or with likeness of Christ; and when they any thing else, but never, never, by coine here, it is only necessary that being permitted to fall into wickedness. they should labor and pray with ear- “O remember your missionaries in nesiness, and preach with true sim- your prayers. plicity and fervor, and love the souls of “Upon this subject I have a very full their fellow-creatures with a sincere heart. The prosperity of the mission affection; and they are sure of pros- depends much more upon prayers, than pering on every side, for God has come contributions. The money that is down among this people to bless them. given may enable the committee to

" The station with which I am con- send ministers out; but it is prayer nected, forms one among many spirit that secures them from perishing in ual Edens that illustrate these remarks, the sea; it is prayer that gives them and also prove them. After having a spirit of devotion in their work; it is been at Port Maria rather more than prayer that lengthens their lives; it is a year, the number of attendants that prayer that brings down the blessing come as often as they can, has increas. on their labors; and it is prayer that ed from forty or fifty to seven or eight preserves them from bringing disgrace hundred; the number of members is upon the name of the Saviour.” about two hundred and sixty, one hundred and ten of whom have been baptized since I came. They have been baptized and received too, in connection with as much evidence in their fa

The church of Christ is anxiously vor, as in their circumstances, it is pos. sible for me to obtain, or reasonable to waiting for the period when the Jews look for. There has been the testimo- shall be brought in with the fulness of ny of their own declaration that they the Gentiles. Every event, therefore, in are sincerely sorry for sin, and that they believed and trusted in the Lord relation to this most wonderful nation, Jesus Christ for the salvation of their which indicates the prevalence of the souls ; there has been the testimony of gospel, must be interesting. an altered life; the testimony of a reg

Rev. H. D. Leeves, of Paris, gives ular attendance on the worship of God; and the favorable testimony of some

SIONARY PURPOSES.

the public authorities, but witnessed a to the general “ Concert in Prayer," good confession. May they, like the and influenced a large number of oth

er societies to do the same. primitive Christians, by means of this

Its funds have been variously applied, persecution more extensively spread as the ladies thought their aid most the gospel of the blessed Redeemer. needed sometimes abroad, and some

times at home.

For several years it

has chiefly expended its income in emBOSTON FEMALE SOCIETY FOR MIS- ploying a missionary among the poor

and wretched of Boston, although

their means have been incompetent to We take peculiar pleasure in an.

support a minister the whole time. Of nouncing to our readers the renovation late the friends have become increas. and enlargement of one of our vener. ingly impressed with the duty of se‘able and interesting Missionary Socie- curing the entire time and attention of ties. We do this the rather, as instan- some faithful minister in this great and ces are so frequent of societies becom- important field. Having this in view, ing extinct, after a few years of con

the two denominations have recently stantly waning activity, while more agreed that in future they will hold novel objects are adopted in their stead. their meetings separately. The above named society was form.

After taking the requisite previous ed of Baptist and Congregational ladies measures, a general invitation was givunited, A. D. 1800; only eight years en from all the Baptist pulpits in this after the formation of the Baptist Mis- city, to the ladies friendly to this obsionary Society in England ; two years ject, to meet at the large lecture room before the Mass. Baptisi Miss. Society; of the first Baptist church, on Union ten before the formation of the Ameri: street, the 15th of Dec. 1829. The can Board of Commissioners, &c.; and several pastors were present, and adfourteen years before the Baptist Board dressed the meeting in the most affecof Foreign Missions. In 1811 it made tionate and encouraging manner; afa a donation of upwards of two hundred ter which they retired, and the ladies dollars to the Baptist Missionaries in proceeded to take the names of new Serampore, in aid of the translations of members, alter a few particulars in the Scriptures; and in April 1813, vot

their constitution, choose officers, &c. ed the whole amount of subscriptions The results were most gratifying; for the preceding year, (of the Baptist more than one hundred names were members) toward the support of Messrs. added to the list on the spot, each givJudson and Rice in India, anticipating ing two dollars, or more or less, accordthe establishment of a Foreign Mission ing to their circumstances. There is of this denomination. As a Society, every encouragement to believe that therefore, it was the first on this conti- many inore ladies purpose to join nent that contributed to foreign mis. the society. The question whether sions; and is certainly the oldest Fe- the entire services of a competent min. male Missionary Society in the world. ister may now be obtained, is considDr. Thomas Baldwin greatly encour:

ered settled, and the managers are aged its formation, and made the first prayerfully waiting to be directed to address before it. Since 1802 it has the proper person. existed as two societies, united in one ; there being one President, but two Treasurers, and each assisting its own denomination. It has published in this Magazine three Circulars to females,

We have perused with much pleaswhich were productive of the most

the Minutes of the seventy-ninth happy results.

It has maintained a Anniversary of the Charleston Baptist correspondence with about one hun. dred and twenty female benevolent So. Association. It is gratifying to trace cieties; with Mrs. Judson while in this ancient and respectable body Rangoon, and other female missiona- through the greatest part of a centuries at foreign stations. Mrs. Colman ry, pursuing its undiverted course and Mrs. Wheelock were among its members. It fixed on the first Mon.

with increasing marks of prosperity. day in the month as its day of meet- Men of the most distinguished talents ing, for prayer, many years previous and piety have mingled in its labors,

CHARLESTON BAPTIST ASSOCIA.

TION.

ure,

finished their course, and reached their This, however, is not surprising, when final home. But the work of grace we consider how few of our denominaprogresses with their successors; and tion there are in that State, and how the last year stands pre-eminent for the widely they are scattered. The Phil. displays of grace.

adelphia Association was the first in The Introductory Sermon was deliv- America, being formed, A. D. 1707. ered by Mr. Manly, of Charleston. In the sixtieth year of its age, it disJ. B. Cook was chosen Moderator, missed four Churches to form the and William Riley, Clerk. The mis- Ketockton Association in Virginia, and sionary labors under the direction of that State now contains five times the the Association have been peculiarly number of Baptists that there are blessed. Four missionaries labored in Pennsylvania. It was not till A. D. five hundred days, baptized four hun- 1791, that the New York Association dred and twenty-three persons, and was formed, by Churches dismissed were instrumental in organizing two from that of Philadelphia, yet there are churches. Committees, who were ap- now, in the State of New York, more pointed to visit churches in which dif- Baptists than in Virginia and Pennficulties had existed, made reports of sylvania together. We hope the time harmonious adjustments, which indi- is now come for our Zion to flourish in cate the happy influence of Christian this great central Commonwealth. principles. In numerous churches, The following brethren have larevivals have been enjoyed, and large bored as Missionaries, the past year, accessions made. The Association under the patronage of the General comprises fifty churches, thirty-eight Association, John Booth, WILLIAM ordained ministers, nineteen licensed S. HALL, GEORGE Higgins, Robpreachers, and six thousand seventy- ERT COMPTON, and E NIO KINone members—one thousand four hun.

The Association have not dred and ninety-one of whom were been able to secure the labors of all received by baptism the last year. these, the whole time; but the animaThis Association took early measures ting results of their itinerancies impel to furnish education to ministers, and to fresh exertions. continues zealously to prosecute the The following is an extract from object, and also to promote a spirit for Mr. Booth's report : domestic and foreign missions. Each minister in the Association is request- tainly, in many respects, an inviting

“The Abington Association is cered annually to devote a portion of time field for missionary labor, though the to missionary labors; and the church- exceeding badness of the roads, through es exhibit a commendable liberality in the settlements, the thinness of the

population, and the intervening distheir pecuniary contributions.

tance from church to church, would make it extremely laborious to itinerate in this country.

“ This Association extends into three counties, Luzerne, Wayne and Susquehanna; there are but two Meeting

houses in the Association, one at Ab. We have before us, the second Annu- small one at Damascus, built by our

ington, a commodious building, and a al Report of the Pennsylvania Gen- late brother Thomas Shields, of the eral Association for Missionary Pur. Sansom Street Church. poses. Sixteen Societies only are

“ The addition by baptism, during embraced in this Association, and but which was in the Abington church.

the past year, was ninety-seven, 83 of $560 were raised during the year. The people, as far as I had opportunity

CAID.

BAPTIST GENERAL ASSOCIATION

OF PENNSYLVANIA.