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AUGUSTA, j. & E , COLOMBIA , J-Bynom,Esq.PM.ColumbiaC.H. S S! RSma , Robert S. DegroVe mEEYESBOROUGH, A. H. Icott. Trr .. Cyprian Wilcox. H tIIYTON, Wilkinson Th. Sherrer, Esq. PM.' 1 {ARTf< O Fit), Pulaski,G.B.Gardiner Esq.PM vimv*/’ - s - Esq. PM. .LISTON, Jones Cos. J. w. Carrington. AYANNAH, S. C. & J. Schenck ATOfrrO.Y, C . Pendleton, Esq. P E UWP.O. Greene, C. Alford, Esq. PM. (S. C.) Rev. H.^Reid. AYJOYER, Abberille, S. C Mai, U. Hill U’l’OK Twi^s , S. Williams, Esq. pm! hFFERSON. Jackson, Rev. E. Pharr .18ERTY-HALL, Morgan, C. Allen Eso VATKIYSVILLE, Clark. ’ q< H. W. Scorell, Esq. P. M. UCEBORO ', Liberty Wm. Baker, Esq. PM. rRAMTSriLLK, Orient, Samuel Finley! s -C. Joseph Grisham, Esq. PM. IAYIELSVILL E, Madison, J.l.ong, Esq. PM ZRrimriLLE, Rutherford, N. C. q ntirrr. , Rcv - H u sh Quin. WHEYS, Clarke, B. B. Peck. Milus Ncsbit. , INC OLA TON.Lmcnln. Peter Lamar,Esq. PM PARTAYBURGH, S.C. J.Brannon Esq. PM. ULLEDGEVILLE, Leonard Perkins. T.B ERTO.Y, George Inijkeep. Esq. P M )ÜBLIY, Laurens , W. B. Coleman, Esq. Pm! OUISFILLE, Jeff'n, John Boslwick.Esq.PM. ULLORYSVILLE, Wilkes, q Asa Dearing, Esq. P M. WA ESBORO\ Samuel Sturges, Esq. P M AUREYS, S. C. Archibald Young, Esq. r^ ra.nklin, Esq. IOJ\TICELLO, Greene D.Brantley, Esq. PM. jEORGIJ BIBLE SOCinrv. ELEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT. Il the Eleventh Annual Meeting of the Geor gia Bible Society , held at the Independent Presbyterian Church , in Savannah, May B th, 1821, the Rev. James Sweat in the chair : The meeting was opened with Prayer. On Motion of one of the Members, the CON TITUIION, with the ORIGINAL ADDRESS fthe Society to the inhabitants of this State erc read. The Committee appointed by the Board of lanagers to prepare a REPORT of its proceed ngs of the past year, presented the same, which ras read. REPORT. The Committee of the Board of Managers >ftlip Bible Society of Georgia, Respectfully Report, That they have examined the accounts if the Treasurer, for the year, and find hem correct; and that he has a balance n hix Jpands of S9B 60. There are also on hand 305 Bibles, 112 festiunents, 49 French Bibles, 95 Spanish Testaments, —Total 561. And there is due from the American )ible Society, in Bibles, when called for, ha sum of $279 50. The whole number of Bibles and Testa nents, purchased since the formation of his Sot - ty, is 6080, to which add a dona ion from the American Bible Society, of to French Bibles, 100 Spanish Testaments, Total 6230, Deduct on hand, as above, 561 -eaves the number distributed, 5669. The Funds of the Society, in the same teriod, have been derived— ?rom the London Bible Society a donation of £.IOO sterling, $444 44 “ Auxiliary Soc. nt Riceboro’, 1916 88 “ do. White Bluff, 365 37 “ do. Waynesboro’, 200 00 “ do. Augusta, 300 00 ” do. Louisville, 146 40 The Subscriptions at Savannah, 2540 60 $5,913 60 And they have been applied to the purchase of 6080 Bibles and Testaments, 3785 97 Balance due, in Bibles, from the American Bible Society, 279 50 J)oDation to the Philadelphia Bible Society, 500 00 80. to the American do. 1000 00 height and other incidental ex penses, 249 55 $5,815 02 Leaves Cash on hand, 98 67 $5,913 69 While your Committee present this view the efforts made by the people of Geor gia, to co-operate in the great work of fur nishing the Holy Scriptures to those who need them, “ without money and without price,” they acknowledge, wi,th concern, ibat the last two years have not been char- THE MISSIONARY. acterizedihy that zeal, with which this holy work was begun; the Societies at Rice boro’and White Bluff, uniformly liberal, i however, furnish an exception to the re ! ™ ark - Although -events have occurred in savannah, which were calculated deeply to impress us with a sense of the uncertainty I ot hie, and of the transitory nature of rich es, and to admonish us to lay up our treas ure where it cannot “ take wings and fly away; yet, in their temporal operation, they have no doubt retarded the collection of the sums of money due to the Society, and prevented the acceesion of new mem! hers ; but we are permitted to hope, that, m their moral effects, they have prepared the minds of many to rejoice in every thing which may promote the cause of the Re deemer. It will therefore be proper, in the opinion of the Committee, at this time, tosolicit from subscribers the arrears due from them, and to invite others to join in this interesting cause. Your Committee, also, flatter themselves that the friends of Zion, in those parts of the State, which have not yet formed Auxiliary Societies, will feel the importance of co-operating in this great work, and that, at our next Anni versary, we may he enabled to see evi dences of a renewed and anxious desire, throughout this State, to place the Holy Scriptures m every hand. With the hope of promoting this desirable object, your Committee recommends the republication of the Original Address of this Society, from the pen of one of its founders—that great md good man, the Rev. Henry Kollock. who, though he be dead, by it, yet speak etb. Samuel Howard, ) ~ John Hunter, $ Committee. At the conclusion of the reading of the forego mg Pceporf, a Member of the Society, according to appointment, addressed the Meeting, as fol lows ° ADDRESS. Friends and Brethren , It has long been a subjefct of the deepest regret, to the Managers of the Georgia Bible Society, that, among such a communi ty as ours, there should be found so few, who are willing to afford their aid in the collection and distribution of the Sacred Scriptures, yet acknowledged by the major ity to be the eternal wisdom, adapted to their adaptation to the condition of the various ranks of life, yet are unwilling to unite their efforts to place them io the hands of all men ? We hold io high estimation the Declara tion of Independence—we reverence its authors, and gaze, with admiration, at the mighty spectacle of chivalrous courage, combined with such lofty and exalted senti ments. The Constitution of the United State* we justly venerate, as the Magna Charta of our Civil and Religious Rights—as the result of soundest experience—of wisdom, drawn from the deep resources of ancient and modern times—as established on that justice,whose principles are eternal...whose foundations cannot be subverted. And we also rejoice, that on our Institutions, are in scribed, as in letters of gold, 7'oleration and Religious Liberty , as their brightest orna ment —their most splendid excellence. Nevertheless, all human declarations dwindle into insignificance before those of the Most High. What government like the universal sway of Eternal Justice ?—what liberty like that glorious liberty of the sons gs God ? The Bible poinl9 to these, aod bids us look beyond this narrow sphere, to Him who is the Creator of all things, the First and the Last, the Greatest and the Best. We are not insensible to the obligations we owe to the Almighty Disposer of events, who has cast our lot in this land of knowl edge and freedom—that we can claim as our countrymen the illastrious men, whose characters illuminate our annals, who will continue to shine, with undiminished lustre, to the latest posterity. We forget not the security we enjoy—that our liberties are guaranteed, and that to our own hands is committed the precious deposite—that our Constitution, called chimerical in the begin ning, promises duration and increasing strength—to continue to be the pride of our country and the admiration of the world. But, amidst these inestimable gifts, oor thoughts should be fixed on Him who so liberally bestows his benedictions; who gave us bis word, to be as a light to our feet, and a lamp to our path ; who has been kind to us as a nation, and as individuals ; who pours into our hands the blessings of his Providence, and offers the richer mer cies of his Grace; who gave Jesus Christ to die for us, and has condescended to make known the way of eternal life ; who pre sents for our acceptance, not the changing glories of man, but the eternal joys of His own blissful presence in heaven. Contem plations such as these may well awaken all our gratitude, and excite our souls to do honour to Him, from whom alone come these multiplied blessings. And let it be remembered, that there is another view of the character of God. —another exhibition of his attributes....not in the loveliness of compassion....not in the persuasion of mer cy, but of the terrors of his power, of the GO YE IYTO ALL THE WORLD AND PREACH THE GOSPEL TO EVERY CREATURE.-J KnB Christ. MOUNT ZION, (HANCOCK CO. GA.) MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1821. strictness of his justice, and of his exceeding great and terrible Majesty. Our thoughts have borne us in some de gree beyond our subject, and to it we now return, as the traveller descends from the precipitous heights of a lofiy mountain, to the calm sunshine of the sloping valley. The Georgia Bible Society, whose anni versary we now commemorate, was estab lished in the year 1810, under the happiest auspices—at the time that the Christian Publick in America began to he warmed into more animated life, by the brightening beams of the Sun of Righteousness. Its commencement was made in prayer its foundation was laid in humble reliance on the Grace of God, and its first efforts were, therefore, crowned with great success: Individuals of every class and condition brethren in Christ of every sect, were unit ed to contribute their aid to its operations, from the hundreds of the wealthy, to the widow’s mite : high and low, rich and poor poured their offerings into its Treasury ; and the British and Foreign Bible Society fostered this infant Institution, by its gener ous and prompt liberality. By reference to the letters to and from the Corresponding Secretary of the Socie ty* *'appears, that various Bible associa tions hailed its formation with peculiar pleasure, and looked to it as a means of conferring on many, the inestimable bles sing of the knowledge of Christ and his sal vation, and of meliorating the condition of i those within the sphere of its action, by i giving them that Word, which could make i them wise unto salvation. \ The Society had not long existed, when the pleasure was enjoyed of aiding one of the then most important Bible Societies in the l mted States, in its progress to useful ness. The duties of the Board have been pur sued unto this time, under various circum stances ; yet there has not been a season in which a number of Bibles have not been ready, for gratuitous distribution, or actual ly distributed. nu? ‘. iberali ty ‘^ e community, the Lible Society has been sustained—aided, however, in no small degree, by its auxilia ries in different sections of the State, whose zeal and perseverance in their mutual ob jects we cannot praise too much. The continuance of the duties of the SnrJbu f.,_ of the word ; yet the stream has pursued its calm and silent conrse, and we trust its flow shall not be unfelt in the great ocean of eternity. Some of the earliest members of this So ciety have passed away ; gpme, having re ceived help of God, remain until now. Its affairs have been conducted by various hands. You will here allow us to digress from our subject, as the occasion is aptly offered, to pay a small tribute to the memory of our departed coadjutor, the late Dr. Henrv Kollock, to whose instrumentality and ex ertions, the origin and usefulness of this So ciety are principally to be attributed. You all knew his kind,conciliating goodness—his abundant charity—his unrivalled talents: his memory lives embalmed in your recol lections, and many rejoice in his faithful ministration of the word of life. He was ardently engaged in the things which be long to the Redeemer’s Kingdom, and was ever willing to use his exertions to diffuse the light of the Gospel, not only in his lec tures and sermons, in which were breathed the very soul of eloquence, and the true spirit of the Gospel, but in united efforts to deliver unto men, by the scriptures, those words which are spirit and are life. Where shall we look for another, who, like him, can sustain the duties of a Chris tian, a citizen, a friend and Pastor ? Many others, though less known to fame, have fulfilled the objects of this Society with abil ity and zeal; but we have chosen the late Dr. Kollock, and added our testimony to his worth—our small remembrance of his distinguished excellence. We do *ot sup pose you ignorant of his actions in any sphere of his life; but we introduce him, as connected with this Society, for the purpose of seizing your hearts, in which his virtues have erected their own monument, and leading you to use the same means that he adopted, ofbringing glory to the great name of Him who inspired the Scriptures, and ex tending the knowledge of that Saviour, whom to know aright is life eternal. The Georgia Bible Society is now before you, on its own merits, supported by the consent and contributions of this community, and identified with revered names, dear to the church, sweet to our memories—our friends in life, whom we should hope to meet in joy, in that which is to come. What more shall we say ? By what considerations shall we move you ? We conjure you to de clare by what motives more powerful we can address you,than those which have been already cited. All Europe is engaged in the work, from the bead of an empire to the lowest vassal —from the prime minister to the peasant —apd we see, with exultation, the efforts of our nation in the same glorious cause. The wealth, the. learning and the power of nations, are engaged in the translation and diffusion of the Scriptures; and the time is rapidly hasting on, when every people shall read them in its own tongue. It would af ford us pleasure to enter into details of the operation of the British and Foreign Bible Society—of those of Russia and Prussia— and of thjkAmerican and others, which are rising up iff every quarter. But time would not suffice us, even to repeat the names of places where are associations fostered by these Societies, whose high pleasure, and pleasant duty it is, to be even the instru ments of sending light to those who sit in darkness. The Bible, (he book of Eternal Life, shall soon be in the hands of all men, and its words in many hearts; it shell have free course, yea, be borne on the very winds of heaven, ihe swift ships shall transport it to the ends of the earth, a light to lighten the Gentiics, and the glory of his people Israel. 1 Phall we stand at a distance from our du ty, cud refuse to join our feeble efforts to those of so many of our bretheren in the midst of us, or in other lands, who labour that the people may not perish for lack of vision? Let no man say, It is not mine to come forward in this matter. We would ask, why are you exempted, unless you de ny the authority of the Bible ? To such we would say, it has stood the test of ages, & is rising into new importance— that cavil lings have ceased, and infidelity is ashamed of its opposition. The streams of truth, of knowledge, of civilization and of virtue, which flow from the Bible, are swelling into a mighty tor rent, which will rise above every obstruc tion. e are all anxiously inquiring for some new thing; and in the Bible are things both new and old, from the creation of all things to the dissolution of this material universe —from the affecting narrative to the subli mest morals—from the thunders of Sinai to the mild voice of the Gospel of peace—from the doubt nnd terror of the grave to light and immortality. Men and Brethren, are these thing? so? Is the Bible indeed the Declaration of the truth of God ? And shall we be judged ac cording to its standard ? Should we not then desire that this law of condemnation of sin, and this promise of pardon,by faith in Christ, may be universally known ? We anticipate your answer—we hail your willingness to siniixk uiifK a%o in tk. *r;j . x ty assigned to u* by the Georgia Bible bo ciety, of lifting our feeble voice in its behalf —of attempting to awaken among you,some feeling on the subject of its design and ope rations. The work should have been committed to abler hands ; hut it shall be our pleasure to reflect that you have so long indulged us with your attention; and we fondly hope, our meeting may not have been entirely in vain. Our help is from God—our success depends on his will; may he grant his bles sing, and seal upon our hearts, by his Spirit, the knowledge and love of his eternal truth. Officers of the Georgia Bible Society for the ensuing year. Rev. James Sweat, President. Rev. John Howard, lsr Vice-President , Benjamin Burroughs, 2 d do. Joseph Cummins, Corresponding Secretary. Josiah Penfield, Recording do. John Hunter, Treasurer. MANAGERS. Muses Cleland, Samuel Howard, Nathan iel Lewis, Charles M’lntire, Edward Cop pee, F. M. Stone. FROM THE CHRISTIAN WATCHMAN. SANDWICH ISLAND MISSION. The Editor of the Missionary Herald has received by late arrivals, a continuation of the journal of the M ission family, to Nov. 17, 1820. No positive or indubitable evi dences of saving conversion to Christ were apparent among the natives, so far as the journal is published, yet the general indi cation of events from the beginning seemed to promise a favourable seed lime, and even tually, by the blessing of God, an invalua ble harvest ip the salvation of these untu tored One unpropitious incident had occurred to distress the little church, the defection of a member, whose name was Tennooe. “ Earnest and repeated at tempts had been made to reclaim him. He did not deny the charges of Sabbath break ing ; and avowed his determination to contin ue the same course. After deliberation and prayer the church voted his excision. The poor youth seemed singularly hardened: and has since, as we learn from different sources manifested peculiar mWgnily to wards the missionaries. It is so ordered, in the providence of God, that such charac ter* immediately lose influence, and sink in to entire insignificance, even among sava ges. “ The apostacy of Tennooe, though not a wonderful event, considering what human nature is, may properly lead the friends of missions to salutary reflection. They may here see how easy it is, if divine grace do not prevent, for a kind and amiable yontb, a docile and apparently grateful beneficia ry, to become a dissipated, idle, reckless being, the moment the restraints of civili zed society are removod. And what is more paieful still, they may see habits cf apna- Price, f&Mpr.oan. or, > f $3,00 m advance. J -1 rent piety,—of piety'supposed to be real by 1 ‘be unhappy subject himself,—give place lat oD ce to habits of gross wickedness, and to a vehement dislike of religion and it* consistent professors. Let every young convert tremble in view of such develop ment of character, while he exclaims,- — Lord, lead me not into temptation .” Much good may be expected to be real ized from the Sabbath School, as well as from the daily school. The following is afn account of a review of the latter, which took place on Monday, Aug. 14, 1820, Examination of the School. 14. To-day closed what we consider the first quarter of the school, and we were much gratified with the quarterly visitation and examination. Among the visiters were Dr. Williams and two officers of the L’Ai gle, two of the St. Martin, one of the Thad* deus, Mr. Holmes, a resident, and his wife ; who have five promising children in the school, one or two other residents, and Dr. Holman and his wife. The examination was conducted wholly by Mrs. Bingham, who has had the principal care of the school, though assisted liy Mr. B. and oc casionally by some of the sisters. The ex amination could net, indeed, be expected to compare with that of an academy of young ladies and gentlemen in a land of civil and religious institutions, after years of intense application ; but humble as it was, even in the first rudiments of learning, it was by no means less interesting than an examination of the best schools in America. The school consists of about 40 scholars, both children and adults. During the first week it contained fcnt 10 or 15 pupils, who attended about an hour in a day ; but con siderable accessions have been made from time to time, and the hours of attendance have been increased from one to 4or 5 hours each day. Two or three of the pu pils lately entered are in the alphabet, A few hours instruction given in the course of a week or ten days has generally been sufficient to teach our pupils the alphabet in the Roman character. About half the school had three exercises today, in mono syllables of 2 nnd 6 letters. One class has proceeded through about 40 columns in the American primer, who read and spelled with accuracy one new column this after book. One of them, Sally J. read iutelii gibly several sentences in English reading. Though she, like the rest, begun the al phabet with us, she has acquired a good knowledge of about 20 lines upon a Sab bath School Card, commencing with the sentence, “ I cannot see God, but God can see me,” which she can read with facility, nnd translate into Owhyhee. Hannah Holmes, Mary Marin. George Holmes, Wil liam Beals, and several others, have learn ed to read a considerable part of the same card, and manifest a considerable degree of enthusiasm in acquiring the art of reading. All the native pupils have attended more or Iqss to copying their lessons on the slate ; an exercise both pleasant and useful. George Holmes has attended to systemal ick writing, and exhibited some specimens of writing, drawing and painting, which do great credit to his genius and application, and which afforded great satisfaction to the visiters, who, with o.je voice pro nounced them good. He is 17 years of age, and of good promise. Dexter, the eldest son of Mr. Chamberlain, has attend ed to reading, writing, drawing, arithme tick and geography: Mary C. to reading, writing and spelling. Several of the na tive pupils have begun—and barely be gun, to learn the use of maps and globes. At the close, the whole school recited in concert, in the Owhyhee tongue, sev eral passages which they had committed to memory, and which contain some of the most prominent doctrines and precepts of Scripture. “ Id the beginning God created the heav ens and the earth.” I cannot see God, but God can see me.” “Jehovah is in heaven, and he is every where.” “Jesus Christ, the good Son of God, died for our sins.” “ We must pray to Jehovah and love his word.” “ God loves good men, and good men love God.” These passages are taught at the sabbath school; and then the pupils teach them to their neighbours and friends, out of school. After a short address to the scholars by Mr- B. they retired in perfect order, much pleas ed themselves, as well as their visiters, and each, turning round at the door with a bow or courtesy, very pleasantly bade us “good afternoon.” We regret that Boka and his wife andCapt. Joseph Banks have not atten ded much to study. Neither they, nor the daughter of Nihe, a chief of Karakakooah, who made a good beginning, had any part in the examination. We hope, when their affairs nro more settled, they will persevere in acquiring the art of reading and a knowl edge of the Bible. Thus we have the satisfaction to reflect that in Woahoo a regular school is estab lished for the instruction of this people, in addition to what has been done by similar