the subject of transmitting the minutes of this Assembly, to the several Associations in the Eastern States connected with this body, made the following report, which being read, was adopted: viz. That there is a standing order on the subject in the Assembly's Digest, page 308, embracing all that, in their opinion, can be done on the subject. The order of the day for Saturday, which had been postponed; viz. The consideration of a report from the committee on a correspondence with the German Reformed Synod, was taken up, and after a considerable discussion of the subject, the Assembly adjourned till 9 o'clock, to-morrow morning. Concluded with prayer. May 25, 9 o'clock, A. M. the Assembly met and was constituted by prayer. The minutes of the last session were read. Mr. James O. Morse, ruling elder, from the Presbytery of Otsego, and Rev. Henry White, from the Presbytery of Alabama, appeared in the Assembly, and their commissions being read, they took their seats as members. Mr. Steel resigned his seat to the Rev. Charles Hyde, the principal mentioned in their commission, and Mr. Hyde took his seat as a member. Resolved, That the Board of Missions be requested to present the thanks of this Assembly to Rev. Andrew Wylie, for the Missionary Sermon, which by the appointment of the Board, he preached last evening. The committee appointed to make arrangements for the concert of prayer, reported, and their report being read, was adopted. Resolved, That the Board of Missions be heard at 4 o'clock, P. M. The consideration of the report on a correspondence with the German Reformed Synod, was resumed. After mature deliberation, it was Resolved, That the General Assembly will agree to an ecclesiastical correspondence, with the German Reformed Synod of North America, on the following principles, viz. First, the churches are to remain separate, and independent. Second, the German Reformed Synod, and the General Assembly of the Presbyterian church, shall each appoint one minister and one elder with an alternate of each, or two ministers with their alternates, as either may wish, to sit in these judicatories respectively, with the privilege of deliberating on all subjects, that may come before them. The Rev. Robert Cathcart, D.D. and Rev Alexander Boyd were appointed a committee to lay the above articles of corVOL. II.-Ch. Adv. respondence before the German Reformed Synod at their next meeting, and when adopted by that body, the correspondence shall be considered as established. Ordered, that the Stated Clerk furnish the committee with an attested copy of this minute. Mr. Hunt resigned his seat to Rev. John F. Clark, the alternate mentioned in their commission, and Mr. Clark took his seat as a member. The business left unfinished on Saturday, was resumed, and after Mr. Andrews had been heard at considerable length in defence of his appeal and complaint, the Assembly adjourned till 4 o'clock, P. M. Concluded with prayer. Four o'clock, P. M. the Assembly met, and was constituted by prayer. The mi nutes of the last session were read. Rev. Luther Humphrey, from the Presbytery of Grand River, appeared in the Assembly, and his commission being read, he took his seat as a member. Mr. Latta resigned his seat to Mr. Thomas Kennedy. The hearing of the report of the Board of Missions was postponed; and the unfinished business of the morning was resumed. After the appellant had concluded his defence, the Assembly adjourned till 9 o'clock, to-morrow morning. Concluded with prayer. May 26, 9 o'clock, A. M. the Assembly met, and was constituted by prayer. The minutes of the last session were read. Rev. Isaac R. Barber, from the Presbytery of Harmony, appeared in the Assembly, and his commission being read, he took his seat as a member. Mr. Weed resigned his seat to the Rev. James V. Henry, Mr. Kirkpatrick resigned his seat to Mr. Henry Y. Slaymaker, and Mr. Henry and Mr. Slaymaker took their seats as members. Mr. Simpson obtained leave of absence from the remaining sessions of the Assembly. Ninety copies of the minutes of the General Association of Connecticut were presented to the Assembly. The unfinished business of yesterday was resumed: viz. Mr. Andrews' appeal and complaint against a decision of the Synod of New Jersey in his case; and the commissioners from the Synod were heard in defence of their decision, and Mr. Andrews was heard in reply. The parties then withdrew from the house, and some progress was made in calling the roll, agreeably to a constitutional rule on the subject. At the request of the commissioners from the Presbytery of Cayuga, a resolution was passed, granting leave to with2 T draw a reference made by said Presbytery to this Assembly, of a case which had been referred to that Presbytery by the session of Ithaca. A motion was made to reconsider this resolution, and was carried in the affirma tive. Mr. Wisner obtained leave of absence during the remaining sessions of this As. sembly, after this afternoon. Adjourned till 4 o'clock, P. M. Concluded with prayer. Four o'clock, P. M. the Assembly met, and was constituted by prayer. The minutes of the last session were read. The Narrative of the State of Religion was read, and after a number of amend ments, it was recommitted to the same committee, to be further amended, and to be read as a part of the religious exercises assigned for this evening. The calling of the roll, that the members might have an opportunity to express their opinions on the appeal and complaint of Mr. Andrews, was resumed, and a considerable number expressed their opi nions. Dr. Hayt and Mr. Joseph Wilson, ob tained leave of absence during the remaining sessions of this Assembly. An election for delegates to the several Ecclesiastical Bodies connected with this Assembly, was made the order of the day for Friday afternoon. Adjourned till 9 o'clock to-morrow morning. Concluded with prayer. May 27, 9 o'clock, A. M. the Assembly met and was constituted by prayer. The minutes of the last session were read. Mr. Moore, of the Presbytery of New Brunswick, resigned his seat to Mr. Samuel Bayard, the principal mentioned in their commission; Mr. Conkling resigned his seat to Rev. Jehiel Talmadge, his alternate; and Mr. M'Neely resigned his seat to Mr. Caleb S. Green, his alter. nate; Mr. Henry R. Wilson resigned his seat to Rev. Thomas G. M'Innes, the alternate mentioned in their commission; and Messrs. Bayard, Talmadge, Green, and M'Innes, took their seats as members. Messrs. Bascom, Walter, and Mead, obtained leave of absence during the remaining sessions of this Assembly, and Dr. Martin after the session of this morn ing. The reference from the Presbytery of Cayuga, was referred to the next General Assembly. The consideration of the appeal and complaint of Mr. Andrews was resumed, and some progress was made in calling the members in the order of the roll, and hearing their sentiments on the subject. Adjourned till 4 o'clock, P. M. Concluded with prayer. Four o'clock, P. M. the Assembly met, and was constituted by prayer. The minutes of the last session were read. The calling of the roll in the case of Mr. Andrews, was resumed, and after some progress had been made, the Assembly adjourned till 9 o'clock to-morrow morning. Concluded with prayer. (To be continued in our next.) COMMUNICATED FOR THE CHRISTIAN Extract of a letter from a gentleman formerly of Philadelphia, now of London and a Director of the British and Fereign Bible Society, to his friend in this city. "I rejoice with you, that the prospect for completely establishing the Mariners' Church is so favourable, and trust the Di. vine blessing will still more abundantly prosper the labours of good Mr. Eastburn, whose occasional exercises I still call to remembrance with very pleasing emotions. Of Mr. Gaw I have also an agreeable recollection, and much regret that he has been removed from the society of his Christian friends in so lamentable a manner. At the annual meeting of the Merchant Seamen's Bible Society held last week, many striking instances were stated of the manifest improvement of mariners, since the various means have been adopted for their moral and religious instruction of late years. In one instance, a body of 23 seamen from on board a ship of war, which arrived at Spithead on Saturday evening, presented themselves the next morning at church, and united with their fellow Christians in celebrating the ordinance of the Lord's supper. "The annual meeting of the British and Foreign Bible Society was held on the 5th inst. and a most impressive tone was given to it, in an early stage of the proceedings, by a speech of the Earl of Roder, an Irish nobleman of distinguished piety and ac tive philanthropy for some years past, and who formerly shone with great distinction at court. In seconding the Earl of Harrowby's motion, that the Report be received and printed,' he observed, amongst other points-That this Society has al ready, under the Divine blessing, effected much good-is continuing to do great good-and will still do more extensive good-I cannot for a moment doubt-It is a fact, the truth of which I can vouch God." for. I know an individual well, whose life wrath of man shall be made to praise COMMUNICATED FOR THE CHRISTIAN ADVO- Union, Osage Nation, March 29, 1824. Rev. and Dear Sir,-In Feb. 1823, I addressed, in behalf of the mission, a letter to the Female Union Society of your city, in answer to two communications of theirs, dated Dec. 1821, and June, 1822. As no answer has been received, and as mine may have miscarried, I have thought it suitable to address you, my dear sir, giving notice of those facts, and opening to you the present state of the mission-which I would thank you to lay before those benevolent ladies, for their perusal; at the same time requesting the favour of an answer to this, by your own hand. This is not designed to supersede a continued correspondence with those ladies, if they will do us the pleasure to write by their corresponding secretary, or in some other way. By Mr. Requa, who passed through Philadelphia, and returned to us last November, we were advised of the expecta tions of your good missionary people of hearing from us more frequently; and indeed, when I remember the hospitality of your churches towards us on our journey, and their liberal views towards the cause, my conscience tells me it ought to have been done. On the other hand, I find an apology, which at least satisfies my own mind, in the comparatively limited success that has attended our undertaking. How cheerfully does the pen move, when called to relate a revival in the churches, or a reformation among the heathen. But I well recollect the views of many, that if we should only lay the foundation or pave the way, for future labourers to enter in and reap the harvest, it would be doing much, and also that there are not a few who take pleasure in the stones of the rising edifice, and favour the dust thereof. The persecution and death in prison of Mr. Smith, Missionary at Demerara, has deeply affected the friends of Missions. But there is reason to be thankful that the cause has not suffered, and the In our secular business, we have proceeded so far as to put into operation an excellent mill, moved by the weight of oxen. This, though it has been expensive, will be of immense advantage to the mission, in saving labour and in providing bread. It has occupied much of our time the past year, and we have made but small addition to the buildings prepared the first two years. Yet we have built a spring house of stone, which is of great use, and reared the frame of a large barn; have also made a quantity of brick. The funds of the society at New York are in such a depressed state at present, as to lead us to suspend the further building of permanent dwellings.-Notwithstanding we aim to lay before them the probable expense, which will be greatly diminish ed by means of our mills, and to state the propriety of proceeding as soon as the Indian difficulties now existing, are settled. In addition to the Cherokee war, which closed eighteen months ago, besides minor troubles, we have lately been perplexed in consequence of an attack of the Osages upon the whites, in which five of the latter were killed. At first some alarm was spread through our establishment, and several labourers went off, fearing the Indians were about to become hostile; but they were never more friendly than since that affair, and we are in strong hopes that it will be settled with out a rupture. It proved to be the wanton act of individuals. What will be the event, is known only to Him who rules in righteousness. The school does not increase rapidly, yet its increase and prosperity has not been interrupted by the late disturbances. Besides two or three infants too young for school-out of fifteen hundred that ought to be in school, we have only fifteen scholars. But these are doing well. Their progress is good. About half read in the Testament; and others in easy lessons. We should be glad to send two or three of the most forward to the Foreign Mission School in Cornwall, Conn. if funds could be raised. The board have the subject under consideration. One great impediment to the increase of the school at Union, appears to be the backwardness of the chiefs. It may be pleasing to hear that to the poor Osages the gospel is preached. Our interpreter has so far improved in the knowledge of the English language, as to render the attempt practicable. Besides this, the brethren, whose duty it is to study the language, have made good progress, and brother Montgomery, of Harmony mission, who has been with us since last October, giving his undivided attention to the language, made his first effort, Sabbath before last. He first wrote and translated his sermons, and then read them to the people. In the same manner he prepared a prayer, which he also read. Brother Chapman, since last fall, has been necessarily occupied in forming a settlement of Indians. Four families have already come forward, and the men labour diligently in making fields, and building houses. We have sanguine hopes of its success, and have consequently named it Hopefield. It is situated four miles north of Union, on the other side of Grand river, in a rich bottom, immediately on the bank. The advantages of living in such a settlement, besides instructing the people in agriculture and industry, will be great in gaining the language and preaching the gospel. We have no doubt that the friends of missions will rejoice in this step, and be gratified to hear that it has, thus far, exceeded our expectations. Although it does not fall to us to send abroad cheering notices of heathen converted, or a nation reformed; yet we have very much to encourage us-and it is our happiness, that we are enabled to persevere in the work. And may all the friends of the heathen persevere. We ask that they may go forward with increasing liberality and zeal for Christ's sake; that in the work of saving the heathen they may not lie down in sorrowmay go on with power and glory, and that His kingdom may come. I am, dear Brother, yours, most cordially, WILLIAM F. VAILL REV. DR. E. S. ELY. THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. It is with no ordinary pleasure that we find ourselves authorized to announce to the friends of the Theological Seminary at Princeton, N. J. that the professorship which the Synod of Philadelphia engaged to found, is likely soon to be completely endowed. The endowment is twentyfive thousand dollars; and of this amount eighteen thousand dollars are already secured. Of this latter sum, the Presbyterians of Philadelphia have contributed thirteen thousand dollars; the most of it within the last fortnight. The Presbyterians of Baltimore, within the same time, have contributed four thousand five hundred dollars. The remaining seven thousand dollars, there is every reason to believe, will be secured before the end of the year. If the other synods that have engaged to found professorships shall act with equal spirit and liberality, as we hope they will, we shall expect that the direc tors of the seminary will be able to report to the next General Assembly, that their theological institution has all its professorships established on permanent funds. In the mean time, however, it should be remembered, that a considerable sum must be raised by congregational collections, to defray the current expenses of the year. We hope that these collections will be liberal; and if they are, there is a flattering prospect that they will be the last which will be needed for the support of the professors. The Treasurer of the Trustees of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church acknowledges the receipt of the following sums for their Theological Seminary at Princeton, N.J. during the month of June last, viz. Of Samuel Bayard, Esq. Princeton, for the Contingent Fund Of Rev. William Williamson, Middleburgh, Winchester Presbytery, for do. Of Mr. R. S. Young, per Robert Ralston, Esq. from Brown's Meeting House, Of Rev. Dr. Samuel Miller, from Concord and Bethphage, N. C. for do. Amount received for the Contingent Fund Of Mr. James Stuart, his three last instalments in full of his do. for do Of Alexander Henry, Esq. in part of his new subscription of $1600 for the $31 46 7. 00 23 80 27 25 35 00 $124 51 10 00 30 00 Of Rev. Samuel S. Davis, new subscriptions obtained by him in Baltimore for do. viz. Alexander Fridge, Esq. $500, William Morris, Esq. $100, and cash $50 65 00 1000 00 650 00 325 00 10 00 Of do. per Alexander Henry, Esq. for do. viz. Samuel Richards, Esq. $200, Of Rev. Dr. William Neill, his third instalment on Dr. Green's paper, and appropriated by him to the same Professorship Of Rev. Colin M'Iver, from the Presbytery of Fayetteville, for the Southern 269 67 Of Augustus Moore, per Rev. Samuel S. Davis, the second and third instal- Of Rev. W. J. Armstrong, for Scholarship, Senior Class of 1819 Of Mrs. Mary Manning, secretary of the Female Cent Society, of Wood- 50 00 72 00 18 00 Of Thomas H. Mills, Esq. six months' interest in advance, for Woodhull Scholarship 37 50 Total $3391 68 Diew of Publick Affairs. EUROPE. Great Britain. The last advices which we have seen from Britain, are of the date of the 23d of May. At that time parliament was sitting and occupied with a variety of important national concerns-the affairs of Ireland, the corn laws, the state of slavery in the West Indies, and the modification or repeal of laws restricting commerce. It appears that the Directors of the London Missionary Society had brought the whole affair of their martyred missionary of Demerara, the Rev. John Smith, before parliament. The measures taken in consequence of the memorial presented by the society, we have not yet learned. It is to be hoped that the British nation will manifest its abhorrence of this abominable deed, and of all similar enormities. The spirit of the nation we believe is decidedly hostile to slavery in all its forms: nor do we see any reason to suspect that the ministry are really favourable to it, although we fear they are disposed to screen unduly the agents of government, in the colonies where slaves abound. The birth day of king George the Fourth was celebrated on the 20th of May, in a |