dead, and Chrift fhall give thee, procured for them catechists and SIR, Vaparry, Jan. 18, 1803. I WROTE to you laft from Seringapatam; fince that time I have experienced great hardships, and alfo fingular mercies. When, in my journey, I came near to the extremity of the peninfulas, I found whole villages waiting anxioufly for my coming, to be further inftructed and baptized.They had got acquainted with our native priest in that country, and the Catechists and Chriftians; and had learned from them the catechifm; which those who could write copied, to learn it themfelves at their leisure. When they heard of my coming, they broke their idols to pieces, and converted their templas into Chriftian churches; in which I inftructed and baptized them (in fome about 200, in others near 300 ;) formed them into Chriftian congregations; ; schoolmasters ; and made them choofe, in each place, four elders. Thefe examples awakened the whole country; and when I was about to leave it, the inhabitants ges to me, begging of me to reof many more villages fent meffamain a couple of months longer in the country; and to do in their villages the good work I had done in those of their neighbors. My fituation not allowing this, I recommeded them to the native priefts and catechifts that are there; and fince that, there have been in. ftructed and baptized 2700 people more, and eighteen more congega. tions have been formed. Among thefe new converts are feveral chiefs, all zealous very and one of them travels about, preaching the gospel but fince my return, fome of the Heathens of that country, old enemies, have stirred up a perfecution against them, and they have written to me to return, as foon as poffible; for while I was among them, all went on very fmoothly; and the Heathens themfelves feemed to feel a pleasure in what was going on. But it pleafed God to afflict me with a fever, which began with a cold fit, which I contracted, perhaps, in the latter part of my journey, when I came thro' much rain and water in the monfoon; and from which I recover now by flow degrees. Perhaps my grief, and the many painful letters I wrote, have contributed to my illness. When I began to recover, I found a letter from that country; which I was afraid to open in my extremely weak ftate. It contained the good news, that the perfecution had abated in feveral places; and that the Chriftians, who had been confined, had been honorably ac quitted. From that time I began to recover. these people, under their fuffer The conftancy of, mas H. Wood a Licentiate of your Affociation to undertake a miffion into the new fettlements to preach the gospel to the deftitute inhabitants of thofe fettlements the enfuing feafon, and he having confented to labor for the Society in that fervice; and it being in the opinion of the committee most conducive to the fuccefs of his miffion, that he fhould receive ordination previously to his entering on his work, the committee do therefore requeft the Rev. Minifters of the Affociation, in conjunction with Rev. John Emer fon, Rev. David Parfons, D. D. and Rev. Jonathan Grout, to ordain Mr. Thomas H. Wood, if they find him qualified, to the work and office of a Minifter and Evan W. GERRIKE. ORDINATIONS. Ordination of Mr. Wood. At a Meeting of the Northern Afo-gelift in the church of Chrift, at ciation of Minifters in the county Amherst, on Wednesday the fe of Hampshire, at the Rev. Icha cond day of May next. Withing bod Draper's, in Amberft, May the prefence of Chrift with the Af 1, A. D. 1804,-Prefent-fociation and other Paftors of Rev. Mefs'rs. Samuel Hop-churches invited to attend this ferkins, D. D. Juftus Forward, vice, and asking your prayers for a Rufus Wells, Jofeph Lyman, divine bleffing upon the labors of D. D. Solomon Williams, Enoch Hale, Joel Hayes, Ichathe Hampshire Miffionary Society, bod Draper, Payfon Willifton, fervants in the faith and patience we are your brethren and fellow Elijah Gridley, Payfon Munfel, Vinfon Gould. After form of Jefus. ing, Rev. Henry Williams. Rev. Samuel Hopkins, D. D. was chofen Moderator. A communication from the committee of the Truftees of the Hampshire Miffionary Society, was read, as follows: Hatfield, April 23, 1804. To the Rev. Moderator of the Northern Affocation of Minifters in the county of Hampfhire, to be communicated. Rev. Sir, The Committee of the Truftees of the Hampshire Miffionary Society, having invited Mr. Tho By order of the Committee, JOSEPH LYMAN. Voted, That the Affociation be refolved into an Ordaining Council, in conjunction with Rev. John D. D. and Rev. Jonathan Grout, Emerfon, Rev. David Parfons, for the purpose of ordaining Mr. Wood. The Council was opened with prayer by the Moderator. Rev. John Emerson, and Rev. Jonathan Grout, attended, and took feats in the Council. Having examined Mr. Wood, the Council, fatisfied with his qualifications, Voted to ordain him to-morrow, at 3 o'clock, P. M. to the work and office of an Evangelift and Minister of Jefus. On Wednesday, May 16, the Rev. Thomas Williams was ordained as an Evangelist, to labor as a Miffionary in the fervice of the Miffionary Society of Conecticut. The ordination was performed in the South Parish in Killingly, under the direction of the original Affociation of Windham county. The Rev. Abel Flint, of Hartford, made the introductory prayer; the Rev. Walter King, of Voted, That the folemnities of his ordination be introduced with prayer by Mr. Grout-that Mr. Emerson preach the fermon, Mr. Forward make the confecrating prayer, Doct. Hopkins give the charge, Mr. Hayes give the right hand of minifterial fellowshipand Mr. Wells make the conclud-Norwich, preached the fermon ing prayer. from Acts xx. 24. The Rev. Joel Benedict, of Plainfield, made the confecrating prayer; the Rev. Levi Hart, D. D. of Prefton, gave the charge; the Rev. Dan May 2. At 3 o'clock, P. M. Mr. Thomas H. Wood was ordained to the office of an evangelift and Minifter of Jefus Chrift. The fermon was preached by Mr.iel Dow, of Thompson, gave the Emerfon, from 2 Tim. iv. 5.- Right Hand of Fellowship; and "But watch thou in all things, the Rev. Eliphalet Lyman, of endure afflictions, do the work of Woodstock, made the concluding an Evangelift, make full proof of prayer. thy miniftry.' 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