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trifling annual or monthly contribu- must be done quickly. The work tion, which they can spare as well will require the utmost diligence as not, and a few stated prayers that not of one, or two or half a dozen God's kingdom may come? They solitary laborers, but of multitudes. cannot feel as we do who see the It cannot be accomplished by conheathen in all their wretchedness, tributions, be they ever so liberal, but they can read their Bibles. or prayers, be they ever so holy; men They can pray on their knees to must come, men full of faith and of God, and ask him what he would the Holy Ghost must come, and have them to do. They can con- study, and labor, and preach, and, template the example and precepts perhaps, suffer. When we think of of our blessed Redeemer, and ask the centuries that have rolled away what they require. They can look since Jesus suffered, and the exforward to the judgment day, and ceedingly limited extent of Chrisconsider what the scrutiny of that tianity, while we most fervently imday will demand of them. When I plore God's grace for the heathen, look back to the hours I spent in we cannot but also beg of Him, to considering whether I should be- forgive Christians for their apathy come a missionary to the heathen, I and inactivity in an enterprise so wonder and am astonished at my dear to God, so immeasurably imself. May God pardon me that I portant to man. And while we beg hesitated so long. What! love the forgiveness of what is past, we pray Saviour and hesitate about making for guidance and activity in future his salvation known to millions of efforts. We do not say cease your benighted men! Love him, and contributions, or cease your prayers hesitate to obey his last command! -but while you give your property Situated as I am now, alone, in the and your supplications to such a midst of millions of idolaters hast-cause, give yourselves also. Pray ening like myself to death and judg- for us, and come and help us. ment, I want to raise my feeble Dear brother, I pray you, stir up voice and let it resound till it should the disciples of Christ to this enterreach my antipodes, and cry, Breth- | prise—with all the might that God ren, awake! awake!-call upon God, shall give.-Have you not some men that, as he has had mercy on you, in your church who love the Reand given you a title to heaven, he deemer's cause, and the souls of would also have compassion on your their fellow-beings, enough to come fellow-beings, and save them from up to the help of the Lord against hell. The time is come when Zion the mighty? Get them to consider must arise and shine, and if you it. There are many young men of altogether hold your peace, deliver- sterling worth, who have just enterance shall arise from some other ed or are about to enter the minisquarter, and the delight of doing God's service shall be denied you. Awake, and come to our aid, ye young men who would part with life rather than the hopes you cherish. Do you believe God, when he says his "Son shall have the heathen for his inheritance?" The inheritance of the Saviour shall believe on him, but "how shall they believe on him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?" Do, dear brethren, remember time is short. The heathen are dying by thousands, if not by millions, every year. What you do,

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try at home-who have never had.
one serious thought whether it was
not their duty to become missiona-
ries to the heathen.-If men do not
think, how can they act? When
called to any important station at
home, they think, and think deeply,
whether they shall accept it.
will they not think about poor, miser-
able, deluded, perishing pagans? I
conjure them, by every thing that is
sacred, not to ask where they can
best enjoy themselves, and have most
spiritual privileges-but where are
they called by the command of
Christ, the claims of humanity, and

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the awards of eternity! give them wisdom." Truly yours,

"The Lord we want help. We want a white

JNO. TAYLOR JONES.

Rev. H. MALCOM.

P. S. In my opinion, it deserves very serious consideration whether laymen, in considerable numbers, ought not to devote themselves to the service of the heathen by a personal residence among them. A merchant, such as Mr. W. was in France, with a knowledge of the language, and Christian books in his hand, might have access to thousands whom a missionary would never see, and exert an influence which a missionary could not, inasmuch as they (the natives) think the propagation of religion is a missionary's trade. An American merchant here would be regarded with much favor, as the Siamese are very fond of foreign articles; as cloths, hardware, &c., and are particularly desirous of seeing American vessels. Now would be a favorable time, as the Americans have just formed a treaty of amity and commerce with Siam. No fears need be entertained regarding success in their business.

Liberia.

DR. SKINNER TO DR. BOLLES.

Dear Sir,

Monrovia, Jan. 19, 1835.

I would inform you, that a Baptist

church was formed the last week in December, at Edina, of thirteen persons that came out in the expedition from Pennsylvania, to be settled at Port Cresson, in Bassa Cove, eight males and five females. This is the fourth Baptist church in the colony. Five were baptized on Saturday, 17th, at Caldwell, and a church will be formed there on the second Friday in February, unless it should be thought best to do it before. Our present calculation is to form an Association on the third Friday of February, which will probably be the First Baptist Association ever formed in Africa. We are poor, and

man of bright talents and good education; and I verily believe one may come with safety, if acclimated at Bassa. We have three men here that might be employed with advantage. The first organized Temperance Society in the Colony was formed at Edina, January 1. In 20 days including to-day, we have obtained two hundred and sixty-one signers to total abstinence. I obtained seventy-seven signers in a meeting at Caldwell, Tuesday evening last. There is some attention to the things of religion there. May God bless you, and the Board and Society with which you stand connected, and if you do any thing here, direct you by his providence to do it in the best manner for his glory and the advancement of truth, is the earnest prayer of your affectionate brother in Christ,

EZEKIEL SKINNER. Rev. LUCIUS BOLLES. In a postscript dated March 3, 1835, Dr. S. subjoins,

A church has been constituted at Caldwell of twelve members,seven of whom have been recently baptized: fourteen or fifteen more, members of other churches, we expect will join us soon. We have obtained to the total abstinence pledge in respect to ardent spirit, five hundred and three in two months and two days; that article, that for a month past and it is agreed by three venders of they have not sold more than a ninth usually have in the same length of or tenth part as much spirit, as they

time.

Indian Stations.

REV. EVAN JONES TO DR.
BOLLES.

Valley Towns, C. N. April 7, 1835.
Rev. and dear Brother,

We have just closed a series of meetings of three days' continuance. This appointment was made for the purpose of bidding the brethren fare

well, preparatory to my starting for, present year for this cause." the General Convention.

The prospect at present is quite encouraging. Attention to the Gospel is gradually and steadily increasing. At the meetings which we have just closed, applications were made from seven different settlements for preaching, besides those at which we statedly attend. Two of the places are 40 and 50 miles distant, and the others from 16 to 30 miles.

Not being able to attend all these places regularly, we have concluded to visit them occasionally as often

as we can.

The vene

rable Jesse Mercer, in a letter to the Corresponding Secretary, dated Washington June 3, speaking of the meeting of the Georgia State Convention, says, “ All was creased interest felt was manifest in the harmony and brotherly love. The in

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increased funds sent up for the various
objects before the Convention.
of the resolve to raise at least $100,000
this year by the General Convention, our
Convention resolved to make an effort to

raise $3000 of that sum." The Rev. J.
Hartwell, who was appointed by the
Board to an Agency at the South, has
also received several unequivocal tokens

of the favor with which the plan is regarded by our southern brethren.

writes thus:

He

The members of the church generally appear to be advancing in the divine life. Many are quite humble, devoted Christians. Family worship is regarded as a sacred duty, Soon after my return I was relatand the fruits of family religion are ing the circumstances of the meetfrequently witnessed in the conver-ing, with our prospects and the. sion of the children and other $100,000 resolution, to a brothbranches of professing families. er at his fire-side, when he, of his The political troubles which at this own accord, presented me with a time disturb the community, may hundred dollar bill, to carry forward seem to forbid the hope that much the noble object. Another put into attention could be directed to any my hand forty dollars, &c. I am other object; but the fact is, that persuaded that nothing but informamoral and intellectual culture, do-tion and effort is wanting, to bring mestic industry and domestic virtue are making rapid advances among

them.

I am, Rev. and dear Sir, your obedient servant in the Gospel, EVAN JONES.

forth from South Carolina Baptists their full proportion of the hundred thousand. Neither do I believe that the other southern States will be behind their more favored sisters at the north.

ORDINATIONS.

Mr. COLUMBUS F. STURGIS, ord. missionary to the Cherokees, at Augusta, Geo. March 8, 1835.

the Baptist church in Middletown, April 2. Mr. TRUMAN O. JUDD, ord. pastor of

Mr. LEMUEL COVELL, ord. pastor of the Baptist church in Athens, N. Y. April 23.

ENCOURAGING TOKENS. The Resolve of the Convention to "endeavor, by the blessing of God, to raise at least $100,000 during the coming year, for the purpose of sending the Gospel to the heathen," has been met, so far as ye have learned, with decided approbation. It is stated in the Baptist Register that, at the Anniversary meeting of the New York Baptist Association in May, the Rev Mr. Dunbar aunounced to the Association that "the church in McDougal Mr. LORENZO O. COVELL, ord. pagstreet (N. Y. city,) of which he was pastor of the Baptist church in West Boylstor, had resolved to raise $1,000 the ton, June 3.

Mr. WILLIAM H. DALRYMPLE, ord, pastor of the Baptist church in Abington, April 29.

Mr. RICHARD N. HERNDON, ord. evangelist at Long Branch, Fauquier Co. Virg. May 25.

Account of Moneys, received in Donations, by the Treasurer of the General Convention of the Baptist Denomination in the United States, for Foreign Missions, from April 15 to June 15, 1835.

From Rev. I. M. Allen, Agent of Baptist General Tract Society, to
aid in publishing Tracts in Burmah, by Rev. Otis Briggs,
The Young Ladies Retrenchment Soc. of Federal Street Bap-
tist Church, for support of native Burman teachers, by a
friend,

Baptist State Convention of Alabama, in a letter from Mr. A. G.
McCraw,

Male and Female Missionary Society of Andover, Vt. from Rev.
Joel Manning, by hand of A. B. Foster, Esq.

Mr. Joseph Fogg, Readfield, Me. Treas. Kennebec Aux. For.
Miss. Soc. by hand of Mr. J. Lambert, for the education of
Timothy Boutelle, 25; and Samuel Francis Sunith, 12,50,
Burman Tracts, 4; Burman Mission, 172,50,

Miss Betsey Sprague, of Attleboro', for Jewelry,
Mrs. H. Taft, 1; a friend in Wrentham, 1;
by Rev. J. E. Forbush,

Sunbury, Ga. Fem. Cent Soc. by Prof. Ripley,

Rev. J. Billings, Addison, Me. by Capt. J. Reynolds,

Dea. J. Briggs, of Colerain, Mass. for Bor. Tracts, 1; Bur.

$100,00

100,00

132,00

23,00

37,50

176,50

214,00

4,50

2,00

6,50

51,25

10,00

Schools, 1; by H. Thompson, Esq.

2,00

Catskill, N. Y. Bap. Ch. by W. A. Wilson,

11,00

N. J. State Convention, by P. P. Runyon, Treas.

160,00

Chenango For. Miss. Soc. Aux. by I. Randall, Treas.

112,00

Fem. For. Miss. Soc. of Mulberry St. Bap. Ch. N. Y. for Bur.

Miss. 1834 & 5, 100; from same, to educate Ann H. Jud-
son, for 1834 & 5, 40,

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J. Nickerson, Treas. Madison Bap. For. Miss. Soc.
by W. Colgate, Esq.
Cumberland, Me. For. Miss. Soc. Aux. &c. W. R. Stockbridge,
Treas. viz. S. School 1st. Ch. Brunswick, 6,10; Fem. Bur. Soc.
N. Yarmouth, 19,41; Male Prim. Soc. N. Yarmouth, 19,38;
Mission Box, do. 3,87; R. Mitchell, ,37; Fem. Prim. Soc. Vil-
lage Ch. Brunswick, 12,25; avails of a Ring, 1,50; Rev. B. Tit-
comb, 2,00; Male Prim. Soc. New Gloucester, 7,25; Fem.
Prim. Soc. New Gloucester, 6,10; Male Prim. do. at Bath,
13,50; Mission Box, 11,50; Fem. Prim. Soc. at Bath, 25;
Male Prim. Soc. at Freeport, 8,50; Fem. Prim. Soc. at Freeport,
12,00; Col. at Bath, 5,37; Fem. Prim. Soc. N. Yarmouth, 21; 175,10
Fem. Bur. Miss. Soc. Kingsville, Ohio, by Rev. A. Chapin,

20,00

Mrs. A. P. Stanghton, for Phil. Fem. Bur. Ed. Soc. to educate
William and Maria Staughton,

100,00

Phil. Fem. Bib. Soc. for Bur. Bible, by Mrs. E. C. Allen,
2d Bap. Ch. Phil. for Bur. Bib. by Rev. I. M. Allen,
Bap. Gen. Tract Soc. for Bur. Tracts, by do. Agent,

100,00

100,00

300,00

W. Winterton, Esq. for support of Ko Thah-a, 3d payment,
Avails of Jewelry, by a family in Richmond, Va.
American Bible Society for Bibles in the Burman Empire,
Dea. Levi Morrill, Treas. Penobscot Aux. For. Miss. Soc.
Friends at Powelton, Ga. for Bur. Bib. 25; Friends in Sparta, Ga.
5,00 for Bur. Bib.; Mr. G. Leaves of Milledgeville, Ga. for Bur. Bib.
5,00; Mr. D. Bathea, of Ala. 8,00; Georgia Bap. Convention,

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536; Mr. G. Camp, of Ga. 3, for Bur. Miss.; Rev. E. Battle, of Missis. 10; Geo. Bap. Conv. for Bur. Bib. 111; Rev. J. Matthews, Ga. 10; Geo. Bap. Conv. for Bur. Tracts, 3,00,

by Rev. Jesse Mercer,

716,00

Bib. Class, Frankfort, Pa. Bap. Ch. in aid of the Karens, by I. Mulford, Treas. &c.

10,00

Juv. Ind. Miss. Soc. 5th Bap. Ch. Philad. Mrs. E. A. Crosby, Treas. 62,00
Rev. Alfred Bennett, collected by him as agent of the Board,
Gennesee Bap. Assoc. by Rev. J. Clark, of Batavia,

818,19

118,00

For. Miss. Soc. of Holland Purchase, N. Y. by Rev. E. Tucker, of
Buffalo,

300,00

Miss. Soc. of South Bap. Ch. N. Y. by Rev. C. G. Sommers,
Ladies in do. for sup. of Fem. School in Ava, by do.

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Ladies of the For. Miss. Soc. of 1st Bap. Soc. Providence, R. I. for support of Ko Thah-a,

100,00

Rev. D. Witt, by the Churches of which he is pastor,

100,00

Mount Tirzah, Shiloh, Ash Camp, Mossingford and Antioch, Va.
Churches, by Rev. G. Mason, pastor,

100,00

Scholars in Milton Street Sab. Sch. Boston, by Mr. Cobb,

2,06

Fem. Hasseltine Miss. Soc. of King and Q. Co. Va. Mrs. C. W. Ry. land, Sec.

100,00

Bap. Fem. For. Miss. Soc. Amity Street, N. Y. Mary Edwards,
Treasurer,

105,00

Youth's Miss. Soc. 2d Bap. Ch. Richmond, Va. I. Rust, Treas.
Penn. Bap. For. Miss. Soc. Rev. S. Huggens, Treas.

221,82

200,00

East Jersey Bap. For. Miss. Soc. by Rev. G. S. Webb,

130,00

Bap. Fem. Miss. Soc. of Baltimore, Md. by Rev. J. G. Binney,

100,00

Brooklyn, N. Y. Fem. Juv. Bur. Sch. Soc. to educate Sarali Board

man, 4th payment, Mrs. S. Crosby, Treas.

22,00

Bap. Ch. Great Valley, Penn. by Rev. L. Fletcher, pastor,
Evangelical Soc. Columbian College, by Dr. Chapin,

100,00

100,00

Youth's For. Miss. Soc. Portsmouth, Va. to educate a heathen youth to be named Thomas Hume,

25,00

Bap. Ch. Portsmouth, Va. per Rev. Thos. Hume,

75,00

Fem. Miss. Soc. 1st Bap. Ch. Philadelphia, per Rev. W. T. Brantley,

200,00

Bap. Ch. McDougal St. New York, by Rev. D. Dunbar, pastor,
Soc. of Inquiry of Vir. Bap. Seminary, by Rev. W. F. Nelson,
Mr. J. Rorer, of Frankford, Pa. per Rev. I. M. Allen,

100,00

100,00

5,00

Dea. and Mrs. Lapham, of Hamilton, N. Y., parents of Mrs. Wade,
Ladies in Bap. Cong. Cheneyville, La. for Bur. Bib.-Rev. J. B. Smith, 100,00
Richmond, Va. African Bap. Miss. Soc. to support a colored

15,00

missionary in Africa,

156,82

Va. Bap. Miss. Soc. for Bur. Miss. 354,14-Bur. Bible 54,55-African Mis. 82, 73-General purposes 400,79, by A. Thomas, Treas.

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Bur. Bib. Soc. Bruington, K. & Q. Co. Va. A. Fleet, Treas.
J. Withers, Esq. of Alexandria, D. C. for Bur. Miss.

30,00

50,00

G. Scruggs, of Huntsville, Ala., for Bur. Miss. by Rev. C. C. P. Crosby, 5,00
Bap. Fem. Mis. Soc. Brooklyn, N. Y. by Rev. L. Howard,
For. Mis. Soc. 1st. Bap. Ch. Richmond, Va. for Miss. to China, 169,65
Burian schools,

200,00

30,35

by James Sizer, Esq.

200,00

Goose Creek Ch. (of Ketochton Assoc.) by Rev. W. F. Broaddus,
Dr. W. Gwathney, King William Co. Va.,

5,00

5,00

Miss Harriet Hadley, Nashville, N. C. for Bur. Bible,

2,00

Karen Soc. Society Hill, S. C. 45,-Rev. R. Napier, Bennettsville,S.C. 5, 50,00
Fem. Mon. Concert for Bur. Bible, per Rev. J. C. Furman,
Sansom St. Phil. Bap. Fem. Soc. for sup. of For. Ev. Miss., for sund's,
Bap. Ch. New Market St. Phil., per Rev. J. H. Kennard,
Children Mr. R. P. Anderson of Washington, D. C., besides 3 rings,
Rev. J. E. Welch of N. J.

10,00

466,00

60,00

14,00

5,00

Fem. Karen Soc. Upper Alton, Ill. 20,25-contributed by others, 3,75, by Rev. J. M. Peck,

Miss Martha Booker, Amelia, Va. 5,00-Rev. V. M. Mason, 5,00,

24,00

10,00

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