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of mi*ioQ9 in Ibis benighted land.
r.k ‘i n v [ h ail'nied on the
month KtJw Waddv, and ieacce--
Mbi.’ by v**~W.usi ofwUte largest class. j
Hem e it must command the trade almost
for teak wood, aud ike only Umber in the j
EaiSt Indies suited for ship building : and oi
course to a government whose chiet de
peudeace is on auavy, must be of inestima
b!e value. It is no! likely that a place ofj
so much consequence will ever be given
up. Such tve know is the general opinion
in Calcutta.
3. The policy of the Bengal government
has always J>.i‘en directed by the desire of
conquest? They are not in the habit of (
relinquishing any thing which they have
ever acquir'd. This policy has uow be-
necessary. Their territories arc so
vast, and the people so dissimilar to their
rule r,tiat all would be lost were the charm
q| their invincibility broken. IJeoce, hn
ey.r i:iy colte lion arises between Ihetn
seti'Cs anda nu|i government, iu self de
fence that'-government most be crushed
Sufi i vyc conceive to be the policy of the
: Sng. -h. that the war on the one hand mint
be ca:: jcd 00, having been once cotmnen
''.xed, !<ll the enemy is humbled, and such is
character of the ‘ Burman', that they
wiiijpever agree to terms until they are
: entirely subdued. In !hi-> event, the whole
iof the empire will be under the protection
4>f u Christian government. j
- .JTpw we weil know, that the great obsta |
■'te in the way of the progress of Christian- j
i!y in this empires has been the intolerance .
rui.tbe government. The natives are io
laliigent, thoughtful and candid, willing to •
j x ami no any other religion, and only with- j
held from .doing so by the fear ol porsecn
lion. In all probability, this obstacle, by ■’
the termination ofthe present year, will be (
rensavy and If only Rangoon is retained by |
the English, it will enable our mi-sionaries J
to preach, and the people to hear without .
pSpilestatjun, ahjl will also present art op
'"pcifiv.iity a# favourable ascould be desiied,
lor enlightening the people through the
medf-im of she press.
with these considerations, the
committee nre convinced that
t.iis u.i--u.r.-uv field is at present more in
teietii;g Ihi'h ever, anti are look,: g lor
tv hr A to more strenuous exertions h*r the
rya}ig*djzjug.,of Bann.ih titan they have
hereiufore attempted: They rste.em these
ieMthatir.nscof Providence the call of Got)
to them to go forward. Bnl the missionary
tii’a=nry is exhatisted. It does not at (ire
sent cotithin snflirierit funds to meet the ex
fieri -ops. oft tie mission for the coming spring.
Brethren, what i- to he done • iU ll? cause
ich ha= so long hern dear to our hearts
at'hi* in'ereslicg period, to 1* relinquish
eel ?> .cann^rbelieve it We trust that
our brethren need only to be informed of
the nature <>. our situation, .and they will j
< o - mi it a privilege, to aid in sending the j
,ttosj;ei to seventeen millions of immortal,
sink perish tog % lack of vision. |
‘i WDWltansi-AKDS. I
On the 2sll. of May, 1323, Messrs. Rich- ;
Bids and Sto whs-• sailed from llonoruru, for
•iahinab, rr; the island of Mawee. They
jjjky-e vei-vr.hosp:t:dfy received, by the ru
-1: rs, who supplied their wants, and furnish
4,i them with h;n -..s and grounds. A build
mg tor juthlitk worship was erected, and
i;,e mi-sit narks were daily occupied in in
tbe i.atu es. In their Journal they
Where is the civilized heart, that will
Jefaseiis worm approbation and zealous
support to (he attempts lhare making
heritor of those, who appear so anx
■lons'fo receive it? Who, after once witness
ing ceue which bav. a become familiar.lol
*, will -av, ;he heal ken cannot be enlighten
” ~ r' "'! i i”
these is thrown away, when morning, noon,
Shf>.A.iaght, they may be found in groups of
froth 10 to 30 persons,spelling, and read
ring, an i writing; and whether in theii hon-
Vt*’*, or in the grove, whether si rolling-on
the beach, or, I might almost add, sporting
in ilu surf, m .lting their books and slates
• -their incurable companions. If, after
the ehet test and most imperfect tuition, ma
ny uie capable of composing neat and intel
ligent letters to each other, now, almost
daily, passing from island to island, and
trout di-t tic) to district; so far from judging
• the.-n not susceptible of attainments in the
i 1 ojtomsn branches of education, we need not
’ tear to encourage a belief, that some may
vi t rejoice In the more abstruse researches
’ of pliinvophy and science. They can be
‘f^fized—-they can be made to partake,
with mil lions of their fellow beings, in all
‘* the Advantages of letters and of the arts.
Jitere tnrfre doubt, that they can
yib e. They eagerly seek our
religious in.st ructions and prayers; and J
morning, nrwi evening, with seriousness and j
- fblemtihy, surround <I. altar of the great l
.IM. 1 1.4* approach of the Sabbath is anx- j
i'liisly waited, and so careful are they not,
t<i iniiinge its duties, or defeat its object, by j
y.-imitejOessary labours, that they prepare
Ib. ir fond before it* commencement, with
pure punctilious care Ilian many in our own
cowirtryv are thought to.observe it with
f- p.-rstilions partiality. We do not say
Ibis of fht natimi. ior alas ! gross darkness
covers the pe<ipbved 1 Imusands are, every
Where perislimgin *he depths of ignorance
i r “ I |
the fallowing firman, prohibiting the Lfj
’ o , , r 1 |iv Pajii^V
of pibio ocf niuer, nuu loe
was published at Aleppo by order of th\j
Torkteh Sultan. Iftha orrteris
the American missionaries in Palestine will j
i be deprived of their principal means of in-j
llti'Mice. V. Obs. \
I have learned that Books, such as the I
! Bible, the Psalter, the Gospels, ond the
; Epistles of (he Apostles, have been printed
in Europe, to the number of two or tbree
thousand copies of each, together with a
‘treatise in the Persian language, with four
‘or five of the Persian treatise, have come
to my capital—now, as it is my doty, en
tirely to prevent the arrival of such tbii.gs
in the empire under my gbvernroent, you
; have to order those books back to Europe,
land if such should arrive in futsre at the
j custom bouse, to make a strict examination,
[and *o take care that none of tkese books
‘be sold in my capital. You will also see
’ that oo Mussulman obtain soch books; and
! if there shoo Id be any copies ol them, that
they be taken away and thrown into the
fire to be consumed by it ; and above all
things let none of them be sold or bought
in any country belonging to my mpire.”
FIRST METHODISTS IN AMERICA
The Rev. tl. Reece, in a recent communica
tion to the Editors of the London Wiileyan Meth
odist . Maparine, gives the followini; account of
the first Methodists in New York, |ih, he says,
was received from the Rev. Mr. Rings, of that
city. f isittr.
‘■The first .Methodist Society in Ameri
Jen, was formed in thiscity in the year 17G6 ;
!and there are some circumstances connect
jed with its commencement, which may be
1 interesting to those who are in the habit of
| connecting the interposition ol God with
| the extension of his own work. In 1765,
j there were five individuals Irom Ireland,
| Members of the Methodist Society, who
i settled in this city; one of whom, Philip
| Embury, was a Local Preacher. Here
! they were soon separated, there being no
ministry, nor any private religious meetings,
by which their Christian fellowship could be
increased or continued. Neglecting to as
semble themselves together for their mntu
a! encouragement and support, they wore
ail, excepting one, drawn aside by the
pleasures of sin. Even the Local Preach
er became cold and formal, and put his light
under a bushel. In this scattered state they
remained till the following year, when an
other Irish family arrived. The mother of
this family was an excellent woman whose
so'ul was truly alive to God, and full of zeal
for his glory. One evening she paid a visit
to some of her countrymen, who were as
sembled in a social party, aud lound them
playing at Cards. Her surprise and indig
nation were extreme. She took up the
cards and threw them into the fire ; expos
tulating with these backsliders ou the sin
fulness of their conduct, in having so de
parted from ‘the holy commandment deliv
ered unto them.’ She quickly found out
Philip Embury; and reasoned with him oo
the evil of burying his talent, while there
. were so many even of bis own countrymen
i perishing in ilnrkncss. She entreated him,
j with tears, to call them together, and
j preach to them, and that if he neglected,
j God would require their blood at his hand.
Much affected bv her arguments and en
treaties, but not knowing what to do, he
said, Where shall I preach? we have no
houie.’ She replied, ‘ Preach in your own,
to all who will come.’ A time was accor
dingly appointed, and their friends were in
vited. The congregation amounted to five,
besides the Preacher. They continued
their meetings, and the number gradually
increased. The report of a Methodist
meeting attracted attention, and the house
was soon too small ttf hold the people. A
larger room was then procured: they
formed themselves into a Class, and their
weekly contributions paid the rent of the
room. About this time Captain Webb, who
was an officer in the British army then sta
tioned in Albany, visited them. He bad
been awakened in England, and bad been in
the habit of preaching to his fellow soldiers
with success. The novelty of a Preacher
in his military uniform, the earnestness
with which he addressed his hearers, and
the power which accompanied bis word,
excjted puhlick attention ; and the room be
came insufficient to contain a quarter of the
people who assembled to hear the word.
Many were awakened, and filled with God
ly sorrow on account of their sins; several
joined .the society; and found peace with
God. The society thus increased and en
couraged, grew in grace, and proved, by
the consistency of their conduct, the reali
ty of the change which was wrought in
their souls. They next engaged a rigging
loft, in Williams Street, where they contin
ued to assemble, aod Mr. Embury preached
to them every week with increased liberty
and success. Captain Webb passed over to
Long Island, and preached there with the
like popularity, and his word was accompa
nied with the demonstration of the Spirit;
so that an effectual door was opened, and
j a work begun which continues to increase’
to this day.
“The room in William-street being
scarcely large enough to contain the Socie
ty, they thought seriously of building a
Chapel ; but many obstacles arose to dis
courage them. They were all poor, apd
had but little credit in a commercial point
of view : however, they had recourse to
him who has said, ‘The gold aod the silver
ts, mine.’ While one of them, an Irish wo
man, was engaged in earnest prayer, she
■',*• X, v
. • ® 1 ~ -* > | £•% t • 1
1 sno lolortnecl Mr. bißuttrY anu twpifliii i
Webb, who immediately began a sdbscrij)
lion. They went to the Mayor, -and others
stitt^££S*sS3
liberal donations. They then purchased
jhe ground and erected a Uaitec for God’s
Fworship io Johmstreet. This was the first
Methodist Meeting House which was built
in America. We may therefore consider
■the year 1763, as the period when Metbo
! disci was permanently established in the
Uuited StatesT” While this House was in
building, the Society addressed a letter to
Mr. Weslev, requesting him to send them
an able and experienced Preacher; one
who hath both grace and gills for the work ;
adding, ‘God has not indeed despised the
day of small things. Therfe is a real work
of grace begun in many hearts, by the
preaching of Mr. Webb and Mr. Embury;
but although they are both useful, and their
hearts are in the work, they want many
qualifications, necessary for such an under
taking. With respect to money for the
payment of the Preacher’s passage over to
us, if he cannot procure it gratis , we will
sell our coats and shirts to pay it for him.’
Such was the ardent zeal by which this So
ci'ety was actuatedat tl.:s time. In 1817, a
large, elegant, and commodious Preaching
Hons? was built on the same spot, which
will accommodate two thousand hearers.
“There, are now, in New York 2572
members in the Society ; five more Church
es besides the Mission House, and the Wes
leyan Seminary, in which publick worship
is statedly performed: and in addition,
there are two large and commodious
churches built for the coloured people, who
worship separate from the whites.’
SUNDAY SCHOOLS IN FRANCE.
The Rev. Philip Falle, minister of the
Protestant congregation at Calmont, near
Toulouse, in France, at a late quarterly
meeting of the London Sunday School Uni
on, stated, that the churches in France
“ did not in general, enjoy the advantages
of Sunday schools; but where there were
evangelical men, they were established,
and had proved very beneficial. He had
formed four or five Sunday schools in Nor
mandy, which were going on well. In the
south near Toulouse, where he had preach
ed for nearly (wo years, he had established
two schools. At Calmont, there were 160
scholars of both sexes, seven or eight of
whom already understood a great deal of
the gospel, and it was hoped, also felt its
power. He would give ao instance of the
benefit of these schools: these children ,
were found in different fields in groups, of
six or twelve, on parts of the Sunday for
many hours, while one in the middle read
the Bible, and the others endeavoured to ,
explain it. Before he came into the vil
lage, the children were very ignorant; but
now, in general, they respected any thing in
the wav of religion, and attended to all the
instruction given, and to all the services
with reverence and devotion. He thought
one of the first ways of reviving the church
es in France, and on the Continent, was, by
means of Sunday schools. If there were
Sunday schools in the nine hundred prot
estaot churches of France, iD the course of
time he thought half of France would be (
reformed. He had therefore endeavoured
to encourage the ministers to establish i
Sunday schools wherever he went. In his
other Simday school at a small village,
there were about forty children. Iu both
the Sunday schools, there were a great
number who could not read at all; yet ma
ny of them knew the whole Gospel of Mat
thew. There were many who bad learnt
the whole Sermon on the Mount, in three
months, though they could not read, for
they went about the village, and offered
aDy thing they happened to have, in order
to get the verses repeated, that they might .
be enabled to commit them to memory.”
NOTICES,
Addressed to persons interested in Sabbath
Schools in the United States , by the Ameri
can S. S. Union.
Any Sunday School or Sunday School
Uoioo, desirous of becoming auxiliary to the [
American Sunday School Union, must ac
company the application with not less than
three dollars, a copy of its constitution, and
the names of its officers. The boundaries
of the district which the school or union
embraces, and the number of schools in that
districts, should be mentioned and the Se
cretary’s place of residence distinctly sta
ted; and should he not reside in a post
town, the one nearest his residence should
be mentioned.
All communications relating to the con
cerns of the American Sunday School Union
may be addressed to “ The Corresponding
Secretary of the American Sunday School
Uoion,” except
Donations, which may be addressed to
“ Hugh De Haven, jun. Treasurer;”
and
Orders, and remittances for the Union’s
publications, which may. be addressed to
“ A. Claxton, Agent.”
Letters to the President, or to any of the
other officers of the Union, may be addres
sed to them respectively, at the Union’s
Depository, No. 13 North Fourth street,
Philadelphia.
Religious Toleration.
The Chile paper El Liberal of Sept. 4,
contains —
j. A note from the Minister Plenipoten
tiary of the United States, to the Minister
for Foreign'Affairs, dated Santiago, August
4, in which he complains that the subjects
of the ynitpd States and other foreigners are
prohibited by the laws of Chile from the
free exercise of their religion, and even
the rites of burial, and he, therefore, ac-
| pinileges to which they are accustomed,
bus remove all grounds for Inture com
1 all's MU* * O ‘
. . i?
J plaint*. ■ .
April f Cimsul M Deneral if/Chile,
desiring him to require from the Govern
ment ol Chile, forthe subjects of his Britan
nick. Majesty, not only the enjoyment ol
civil rights hut the freedom ol religious
worship; these civil rights are, “freedom
of persons and property, agr-mst every act
us the 20jit>r.>onU><wm*hng rom political
relations with other countries or political j
dissensions at home.; and principally ex
emption from personal military service, 4’
from every impost which does not tall on i
(lie general mass. The free exercise ofj
their religion, and the decent celebration j
of the rites of sepulture, are equally indis
pensable to the tranquillity and welfare of
the members of a Christian community.
On the other hand, his Majesty’s, subjects
are to avoid all ostentatious display ol their
religions worship—to behave in a peacea
ble ar,d orderly manner—:o respect the
laws, customs, and civil and religious insti-,
tulions of the Government under the pro j
lection of which they live; and the Gov j
eminent of Chile may be assured that any [
of his subjects acting otherwise, ami in a
manner offensive to the Government and
people of Chile, will incur Lis Majesty’s
seiious displeasme.
’ INDIAN IMPROVEMENT.
Mr. Hughes, who recently visited the mission
ary station at Sandusky, r. (ates the following oc
currences, iu a letter published in the Pittsburgh
Recorder.
Near Sandusky, there is a large swamp,
where both Indians and white people m<;et
to gather cranberries. When the Sabbath
came on, the Indians kept still in their
camps, and observed this sacred day ; but
many of the white people continued to
gather their berries. I lodged with a fam
ily on the Scioto river, who informed me,
thr.t sometime before that, a number of In
dians, on their way from Sandusky to Co
lumbus, lodged with them. They asked a
blessing and returned (hanks at their meals.’
One who could imperfectly speak the Eng
lish language, told the family, that they
could not well understand them when at
worship; that it was the custom also to
worship, and wished to have the liberty in
their bonse; which was granted. They
suog a psalm or hymn, which had been
translated into their language; and kneel
ed, when one led in prayer with a very
solemn tone of voice. Most of the time,
the tears were running over his cheeks;
and all appeared devout.
On the Saturday before the first Sabbath
which we passed with the mission family at
the Maumee river, two Wyandot families,
on tbeir way from Malden to Upper Sandus
ky, bad encamped near the mission house.
The two oldest men came in, and continued
with ns during the religious exerdses of j
the day. They appeared grave and sober, i
One of them has a son in the mission family
at Maumee. And there are a number of
boys of the Wyandot nation in this family.
After family worship, these men and the
boys who knew their language, were con
versing together. They sung a hymn or
two iu their own language ; then kneeled
down, and the old men led in prayer. Af
ter prayer, I held a conversation with them,
by the help of one of the scholars, a decent
young man, who bad been at the school at
Sandusky. He could interpret well. In
answer to inquiries, these men informed us,
that they formerly lived at Sandusky; but
latterly had resided at Malden, and were
going now to live at Sandusky ; that there
are about 25 families of the Wyandot na
tion living at Malden. About one half of
these have become religious, chiefly by
the preaching of the Methodists; that they
themselves were awakened about a year
ago, when Mr. Finley, the preacher at San
dusky, was there.
Colonization of the Indians.— From the
fallowing article, which we copy from the
National Journal, it would seem that the
agents of the government have been en
gaged for two years in preparing the minds
of the Indians for the execution of the
scheme.
“ It appears from letters just received
from the Superintendent of Indian Affairs
at St. Louis, that a great council of the
Cherokees, Delawares, Shawanese, Weas,
Kickapoos, Piankashaws, and Peorias, re
siding west of the Mississippi, has been
held; at which it was agreed to receive
their Red Brethren from the cast, and to
invite them to come among them as soon as
possible. This subject has been in agita
tion for about two years ; meanwhile, wam
pum has been exchanged in great abun
dance between the tribes east and west cl
the Mississippi, until, at last, the object of
both has been agreed upon, and a deputa
tion is now on its way to Washington, led
by Col. P. Menard, to conclude an arrange
ment with the President of the United
States, for the removal of those Indians re
siding on the east of the Mississippi, if the
arrangement is made, it is not -unlikely but,
it may embrace the tribes in Ohio, Indiana,
and Illinois, except the Ottawas, and a tew
others, who, it is probable, would prefer
to join their friends west of Lake Michi- j
gan.
Those Indians consider the step they
have taken ns a very important one to
them; and look upon its completion as es,
sentinl to their prosperity and happiness.
They were very agreeably surprised on
learning what the President had said ofi the
euhjectln his message to Congress, at the
opening of the session ; —“Our Gr*-ut Fath- 1
er,” eaiil they to Gen. Clarke, “must
have been inspired by the Great Spirit, or;
have studied well.our miserable situation’
necessity of establishing
seminary of learning within the hounds of’
the Virginia Conference, Resolved, that
i she Rev. George W. Charlton, William
j GUrke, and G,*brie) P. Diso=way, be ap
! pointed a committee to draft ao address ou
he -nbnci.”
i At a* subsequent meeting, held on the
! 13lh idt. an able and eneegauck address
was presented, liaanimonsty adopted, aid’
ordered to be printeand.
THE MisSISSIi’BU
The Mississippi, with ait i*.a)gb<y % ji|
tees, is.the moat unpleasant, as welt as dan
gerous river, I have ever, beervon. Its ca
pricious bendings, snag-',
I sawyer?, and eddies, require the most sk.il
| ful piloting, to ensfere any degree ol safety
lin navigating its waters. There is one
bend,'where by cutting a mile across, the
distance pf 80 miles might be saved. The ;
noise of.a steam boat may be M s
by water, you are at that,distance I join her.
A vast portion f the most fertile land in
the world lies waste along litis river, and
mast forever remain so, owing to the inun
dations of rhe.-siream. At the highest stag-,
es of the water, in some places, a space of
more that) 60 mites in diameter, is flooded.
Here and there the bank presents a spot pf
greater elevation, on which a solitary cabin
is erected, the owners of .which mostly live
by selling wood to,the steam-boats; afidf
twice io each year, in spring and autumn,
they witness around'them a genCraJileluge.
The difference from the lowest toj*e high
est stages of the liver, I am informed, is
about forty five feel. [Statcsinati
rcMPEii, f‘ :
Mr. Tavlnr, who is engaged in his re
searches at Pompeii, in a letter to his friend,
Mr. Nodier, dated Pompeii, Nov. 16, 1824,
says :—•“ In one of the rooms of those baths
(speaking of some hot baths rccetiily dis
covered,) my attention has been particular
ly attracted by three seats made of bronze,
of a form entirely unknown, and in the high
est state of preservation. On one of them
was placed the skeleton of a female, whose
arms and neck were covered with jewels;
in addition to golj bracelets, the form of
which was already knowrr, I have taken oft’
the npek of the skeleton a necklace, the
workmanship of which is absolutely mirac
ulous. 1 assure you that our most skilful
jewellers could make nothing more ele
gant, or of a better taste, it has ail the
; beautiful workmanship of the Moorish jew-
i els which lukamufaf Granada,jwJ-fO 1
same designs which are to be found in ihe i
dresses of the Moorish women, and of
Jewesses of Tetuan, on the coast ol Airica.
The bracelets form a single ring, and are so
perfectly resembling each other, that one
would suppose (hem manufactured by the
same artist. The principal hajfr of the:
baths is covered with beautiful ornaments
and the cornice is supported by ao infinite,
number of srpall figures in alttfielievd of
very original character. It is difficult to
describe the charm that one (cels in touch
ing these objects on the very ?pht where
they have stood forages, and before the il
lusion is entirely destroyed. Oue ot the
Windows was covered with magnificent
glass, which has just been deposited in the
Museum of Naples.” , i ‘
LITERATURE OF MEXICO. .
A Virginian, who Is giving sketches of
Mexico, in the Richmona.Complfer, says-
In the eastern and northern provinces ot
Mexico, are to be found lew or op-boo#",
except in the boose of a priest, Pew'ot
the women can read; and 1 travelled her
tween three and four hundred, miles, beton
l saw one amongst those I became acquaint
ed with, who knew how to write. 1 hit
catechism is almost the only print to-be met
wilh. A friend of mine informed
on the borders of the province of Mpriler-rv
he met with an old catechism, which had
bpen introduced by the priests in the reign
of Ferdinand the 7tb, which was evidently
intended to impose upon the ignorant .and
to insure their adherence to that tyrant. U
commenced in the following manner:
q-ues. Who is the first in the world?
Jins. God. ,
Q, Who is next to God? 4- Ferdinand
the \ Y\SwiJiSmmlmSUlilmmm
Q. Should God die who would then bp y
God? Jl. Ferdinand the VII. fee.
From -this will easily be perceived the
policy pursued by Ferdinand - awl the priests.
FEAST OF SHELLS.
Our readers know that a laudable custom has
obtained in Massachusetts, of ebserviiig the An
niversary of the landing of the Pilgrim,fathers on
Plymouth Hock, with religions solemnities, deliv
ery of an addreis, &c. &o. From .all parts of fin
state, persons resort to Plymouth for the purpose,
and spend the day with much hilarity amt good
feeling. This is all as it should’ tie—but the ab
surdity of a man of such religious tenets as Pro
fessor Eyerett —a rank fjnn'tii ian—being engaged
ito deliver an address OTI the, occasion-—and the.
incongruity of closing the proceedings with a ball
have called forth the cmlstick rVtharks of a lively
writer in the Connecticut Observer. Our read
J ers will we think be gratified by an extract.
[Chnshan XJaseUt.
“ The Pilgrims it is well known, were
staitnch Calvinists, and Professor Eveiett,
their Eulogist, a Unitarian probably of the
‘ lowest grade. We leave it for the consid
eration of greater -criticks than ourselves,
to say, whether it is not a. violation ot ..H the