convictions, appear to possess more doctrinal light and knowledge, than is usual. They have just and correct ideas of the great and peculiar doctrines of the gos

on them with a good degree of propriety. Their convictions were accordingly rational and regular. They through the law were dead to the law, that they might live unto God. The law was as a schoolmaster to bring them unto Christ, that they might be justified by faith.

The other thing observable of

congregation, we had some special attention to religion, in which several persons obtained a hope that their hearts were reconciled to God; and they were added to the communion of the church.-pel. They were able to converse In 1808 it pleased the God of all grace again to visit us with the effusions of his blessed Spirit, and a great revival of religion took place. It was spread over the whole congregation. The visible effects were great. The worshipping assemblies of God's people were more crowded.-A great solemnity and seriousness were diffused over them. Seve-the work is the length of time ral public religious meetings, du- their convictions continued.— ring the week, were desired to The most, who have obtained a be instituted. And they were hope that they have experienced full. The people were anxiousa change of heart, were three, to hear from God out of his word. and four, and five months, under They were all attention and so- very deep convictions. Their dislemnity. The divine gracious pre-tress of mind was very great, as sence seemed to be enjoyed. The work commenced in the beginning of the month of May; and still continues to this day;-and is still, we judge, increasing. May it farther progress: and continue, and visit each heart and family! It is mostly among the youth. We have already had upwards of forty added to the Lord by a public profession of religion, who hope that they have experienced a renovation of heart.-About twenty more, have recently obtained a hope of salvation. And thirty, perhaps, are still exercis-under conviction of sin and daned with deep conviction. And we find, from time to time, instances anew of persons brought to consider their ways, and to enquire," what they shall do to be saved."

There are two peculiar characteristics of the work. One is, the subjects of it, during the period of their awakenings and

great, in many instances, as they could bear. As many as twenty, even now, after eight months, are still exercised with strong con victions-still in great anguish of conscience.-There has been a great uniformity in the views, feelings, and exercises of all who have been the subjects of the work-A great and general attention to religion, among a people, is a display of the rich mer cy of God. To be awakened to serious thoughtfulness about our future state, and to be brought

ger is altogether reasonable, and an unspeakable blessing in divine Providence. But to be renewed in the temper of our hearts, by the power of sovereign grace, is the chief mercy, the greatest which can be conferred on us in this life. How happy the effect and consequence of a revival of religion on church and state!

has been adopted. Your committee, however, have had the satisfaction to grant a further considerable supply of English Testaments and Bibles for seventy-four flourishing Sunday schools in Ireland, consisting of

For religion is the source of all spiritual peace, and lays a basis for our being happy in life, happy in death, and happy to all eternity. No wonder, then, that Christ says, There is joy in the 'presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth. Pleas-about 4000 scholars, who were ing is the thought, that in our in much want of them, at half country, and in THIS STATE- the cost prices. They have also the past year has been so great- availed themselves of the assistly distinguished by many revi-ance of a member of this society vals of religion-and that an unusual attention to it, among various denominations, has taken place, and now exists in England, according to authentic information.

I am sir, yours,
NATHAN PERKINS.

West Hartford, 2
Jan. 2, 1809.

The Fourth Report of the British and Foreign Bible Society. May 4, 1808.

(Concluded from p. 38.)

for the distribution of 1000 New Testaments in Ireland; and have voted a supply to a Roman catholic school in the same country.

Your committee have also sincere gratification in reporting that the Dublin Bible Society, (now designated, the Hibernian Bible Society) has received considerable patronage; and that they have endeavored to promote the object of its institution in the circulation of the holy scriptures, by a donation of 100%.from the funds of this society.

It is with equal satisfaction that your committee announce the formation of a Bible Society at Cork, under the presidency of the respectable diocesan of that county, and that they have promised its committee every advantage in the supply of Bibles and New Testaments which this society enjoys from its connexion with the Cambridge university press. A sim ilar promise has been made to a Bible committee of the synod of Ulster.

YOUR committee, in their last report, informed the society, that, in consequence of more particular intelligence, they had taken into their consideration the subject of printing the scriptures in the Irish language. They have since received a variety of information on this subject, the result of which, upon the whole, rather tends to confirm the resolution which they originally adopted, that the utility of an edition of the scriptures in Irish would be very limited and partial, and at pre-moting the circulation of the sent is not of a nature to induce holy scriptures. them to depart from that resolution, although no final decision VOL. II. NO. 2.

Your committee have also presented the Bible Society at Cork with a donation of 100/. for pro

Your committee have also directed their inquiries with re

spect to the necessity of an edition of the scriptures in the Mank's language, for the accommodation of the inhabitants of the Isle of Man.

Bible Society continues to receive the same liberal support, which has enabled it to give so wide a scope to its operations. The contributions from The supplies and donations of its friends in Scotland, who from the holy scriptures either in the first have shown a most acwhole or in part, exclusively of tive zeal to promote the prospethose which have been already rity of the institution, have been noticed, to various classes of peo- very ample this year. The as-ple within the united kingdom, sociation established in London have been very extensive this for contributing to its funds, have year. Seven thousand copies of continued their active exertions the French Testament alone have with increased effect. And the been voted to the French prison- funds of the society have receivers of war. The German sol- ed an augmentation from condiers and poor natives of Ger-gregational collections in Engmany, in different parts of Eng- land, as well as from the liberalland and Ireland, have been am-ity of individuals. In their apply supplied; several copies of pendix to their second report, the scriptures have been sent to your committee published an the poor sufferers by the fire at extract from the resolution of Chudleigh in Devonshire; an the Birmingham association, as addition has been made to the affording an example of a plan former donations of the scrip-of proceeding peculiarly adapted tures to the prisoners in New-to aid the object of the Britishgate and other jails; a supply and Foreign Bible Society, and has been sent for the use of the the benefit which has been derinumerous female convicts sail-ved from it, as well as from the ing to New South Wales; and a association in London, and a sigrant has been made to the RE- milar one in Glasgow, makes FUGE FOR THE DESTITUTE. In them anxious in pointing out all these instances your commit- these associations, which have tee feel a confidence that their been established for the special application of the funds of the purpose of aiding the funds of society to supply the spiritual this society, in the hopes that wants of a portion of their fellow they will become objects of imicreatures, so particularly requir- tation, wherever such a measure ing such assistance, will be gen-is practicable, throughout the erally approved. It is in cases island. Your committee have like these that the benefits of the also to mention the additional institution operate with the great-names of the most rev.the Archest effect; and the contributions of the individuals composing it thus take a direction which must be gratifying to the feelings of all.

Your committee have the satisfaction to report that the instiLution of the British and Foreign

bishop of Cashel, and of the right honourable lord Headly as vice-presidents of the society.

The accession of valuable books to the library of the society has been very considerable this year; and your committee have in every instance

made their acknowledgments | comparatively small, but they for these donations, the par- have lately increased to such a

ticulars of which will appear in degree as to induce your comthe appendix to this report. mittee to adopt an arrangement, By the continuance of the same which, by separating the funcliberality, your committee trust tions discharged by Mr. Smith, that the society will in time pos- is, in their opinion, calculated to sess a collection of the scrip- facilitate the execution of the tures in various languages, as whole. Your committee, after well as of other biblical works, a minute and attentive considerawhich will prove of the greatest tion of the subject, were conutility, not only to the society in vinced that the premises and publishing the scriptures, but situation of the depository were to such of the subscribers as no longer accommodated to the may have occasion to consult increased business of the societhem. The collection has al-ty; that the duties of the depoready attained a size which ren-sitory, as far as regard the colders an attention to its arrange-lection and distribution of ediment necessary; and the Rev. tions of the scriptures, could be Dr. Adam Clark, to whose dis- more advantageously performed interested and most valuable as-by adopting the plan in use by sistance in various instances of other societies, who employ a the most essential importance, bookseller for these purposes, your committee have been in-and that the object of economy debted more than they can ex-might be equally consulted by press, has obligingly undertaken an arrangement to this effect. this arrangement. The name of the donor will be conspicuously written in each book.

The members of the institution must have remarked, with satisfaction, the progressive increase of business arising out of it. The various editions of the scriptures published by the society in English, Gaelic, Welsh, French, and Spanish, the collection and care of them in the first instance, and the distribution of them afterwards, involving a very extentive and minute detail, which it would be tedious to specify, have hitherto occupied a very large portion of the time and attention of Mr. Smith, who has had the charge of the depository office of the society. In the commencement of the institution, the duties annexed to this department were

Under this impression, your committee received proposals from various respectable booksellers, stating the terms on which they would agree to undertake this part of the business of the society; and, after minute comparison and calculation, they have adopted those offered by Mr. Leonard Benton Seeley, No. 169, Fleet-street, to whom all future orders are requested to be sent, post paid.

Your committee will still continue to receive the very important services of Mr. Smith, as their collector and accountant.

On the benefits of the institution the committee think it unnecessary to descant, as they have been so fully displayed in their annual reports, exhibiting a plain statement of the operations of the society, in conformi

ty to the unity and simplicity of its object. It may, however, be briefly observed, that the benefits of an institution which provides consolation for the unhappy prisoners of war, the means of comfort and reformation for the victims of the laws of their country, and of moral and religious improvement to thousands of their fellow creatures in so many parts of the world, cannot be too highly estimated, The weight of this last observation will be

quoted in the preceding part of this report, "to do good whilst we have the opportunity," make its due impression upon us, and stimulate our exertions to promote the object of our associa tion in the circulation of the holy scriptures, till "all the ends of the world shall remember, and turn unto the Lord, and all flesh shall see the salvation of God."

sensibly perceived, if we extend | FROM THE PHILADELPHIA EVAN, our view to the effects produced by the example and encourage

GELICAL INTELLIGENCER.

ment of the society in exciting A NUMBER of persons, be an ardent zeal of co-operation longing to the several presbyte with its efforts both within andrian churches in the city of Phiwithout the united kingdom-ladelphia, having taken into conYour committee lament that the sideration, and being deeply improspect of a most extensive cir-pressed with, the unhappy con culation of the scriptures on thedition of a multitude of persons continent, which was opened to in this city and vicinity, who their view, should for a time attend no place of public wor have been overcast; but they ship, and enjoy no means of re have the consolation to know ligious information; associated that the active exertions of the themselves together for the pur, friends of Christianity in Ger-pose of devising and carrying many, Denmark, Prussia, Swit-into effect, some measures by zerland, and other parts, have not entirely subsided; and that they only wait the return of a more prosperous period to resume them with redoubled vigor.

which this class of people might receive the knowledge of the truth. The methods, by which they have hitherto attempted to attain their object, are, the establishment of societies for reliOn the whole, the committee gious exercises, the distribution look forward with anxiety to the of religious tracts, and the emday when the deaf shall hear ployment of suitable persons to the words of the book, and the preach in the destitute places in eyes of the blind shall see out and about this city. Nine socieof obscurity and out of dark-ties have already been establishness." ed. which are conducted by com

In the mean time, blest as we mittees appointed by the Evanare by the mercies of providence. gelical Society from their own in an exemption from the calaminembers, and under regulations, ities which have overwhelmed which have been inspected and the nations of Europe, let the approved by the ministers of the observation of a correspondent, several churches already men.