Comparative Expenditure. It has been estimated, that the annual income of all the Bible and Missionary Societies in the British Empire would not do more than defray the yearly maintenance of one ship of the line. Such is the comparative expenditure of Christianity and War! Let this impose silence on all cavillers, who grudge the revenues of Benevolent Societies; and let it stimulate the exertions of Christians, that by the wider diffusion of their principles, wars may become less frequent, and the copious streams which feed them be diverted into channels by which they will fertilize and bless the world. Mis. Reg. Ministerial Students. At the beginning of the present year, sixty-seven gentlemen were preparing at Andover for the sacred office of the Christian Ministry. The scholars are divided into three classes-three years being the time allotted for the completion of their studies. Hartford paper. Episcopal Tract Society of New-York. The Board of Trustees of the Protestant Episcopal Tract Society in New-York, state in their report, dated 23d ult. that from 1810 to that period, they have printed and purchased 70,330 Tracts; of which they have dispersed (including a very small proportion sold at reduced prices) about 32,500. Support of the Poor. The poor rates in Philadelphia last year were about $120,000. This year they are expected to be $150,000. The poor rates in Manchester, England, a city about the size of Philadelphia, were, in 1814, $110,790.-The poor rates in Boston last year, it is said, were $25,000. It is conjectured three-fourths of the paupers in Philadelphia are blacks, and that the expense there respecting blacks, criminals, &c. $130,000. Recorder. Haytian Religion. Letters from Hayti mention, that it is the intention of Christophe to change the religion of his kingdom from the Roman Catholic to the Episcopal Communion; and Mr. Prince Saunders, who has the superintendance of an Academy there, is adopting measures for carrying this design into execution. A society has been recently instituted at Amherst, New-Hampshire, called The Amherst Bible and Tract Society. Its objects are," to promote the circulation of the Scriptures and Religious Tracts throughout the vicinity, and to become auxiliary to the New-Hampshire Bible Society." The Bible Branch is managed by men, and the Tract Branch by females exclusively. Each Branch has two stated semi-annual meetings, in June and December; and as many others as their respective Boards of Directors or Directresses may think proper. "The Bible Society of Georgetown, South-Carolina," recently instituted. Its objects are "the gratuitous distribution of the Holy Scriptures without note or comment, and of Religious Tracts." The 7th article of its constitution is as follows: "It shall be the duty of the Managers to do all in their power to establish a Sunday School or Schools, on Catholic principles, where children shall be instructed in reading the Scriptures; and it is hereby left with the Managers of the Bible Society to pursue such measures as shall seem to them best calculated to communicate such religious instruction to the children of the Sunday School or Schools, of which they are hereby constituted Trustees." Officers.-William W. Trapier, President; Savave Smith, Treasurer; Henry Denison, Corresponding Secretary. Communicated for the Christian Herald. IT will no doubt be gratifying to the friends of religion, to be informed, that on Thursday evening last, the chapel in Vandamestreet was formally taken possession of by the Berean Baptist Church, under the pastoral care of the Rev. J. G. Ogilvie, and a sermon preached by the Rev. Mr. Stanford. After which the confession of faith of the Church was read, and the relation with which it stands to other churches in this city. The confession of faith is truly Calvinistic; and while the church holds to independency, she at the same time considers it an incumbent duty to manifest unity to all her sister churches, and sincere affection for all Christians. FOR THE CHRISTIAN HERALD. MR. EDITOR, A friend to missions, having received from an authentic source, takes the liberty to communicate the following intelligence concerning THE EDUCATION OF HEATHEN CHILDREN. Mr. E. P. Swift, an agent of the American Board of commissioners for foreign missions, has recently been employed in forming societies for this object in the eastern part of this state and of New-Jersey. Associations have been organized in ElizabethTown, Woodbridge, Connecticut-Farms, Springfield, New-Providence, Bottlehill, Morristown, Percippany, Rockaway, and Caldwell in Jersey; and in Newburgh, Goshen, Florida, Scotchtown, Hopewell, Bethlehem, Wallhill, Marlboro', and Pleasant-Valley, in this state. These Societies raise annually a sum of from 30 to 140 dollars each; to be applied to the instruction of children among the Indian tribes in this country, and in those parts of India in which American missionaries are located. The Benevolent Society of Middletown, (Orange Co.) have made a donation of 60 dollars to the same object. It is extremely desirable that the dif ferent charitable and missionary societies should devote a part o their funds to an object which promises so much usefulness to the missionary cause among the heathen: especially those situated upon our borders. We are informed that two or three teachers have already gone to form an establishment in the Cherokee country, with the encouragement and patronage of the general Go vernment. The following contributions have been recently received from Boston by the President of the American Society for evangelizing the Jews, to be applied to the objects of this Institution: namely, 102 Dollars and 30 Cents, taken up at a collection in the Rev. John Codman's church in Dorchester, Massachusetts; and 220 Dollars and 15 Cents collected in the Parkstreet church in Boston, after sermons delivered by the Rev. Mr. Frey: also a box containing a few gold rings, bracelets, and other trinkets, which were doubtless contributed by pious females, under similar impressions with those which induced the good Hebrew women of old to make a willing offering to the Lord of their valuable ornaments and jewels, for the service of the sanctuary. FROM THE RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCER. “He shall be called a Nazarene.” I heard the crowd's exulting cry; He wept thy fall, Jerusalem! Not his own agonies, and death, I saw the Jewish temple purg'd, Jesus the Nazarene was there. I saw the glow of life, and love, Steal o'er the sick man's pallid cheek; I saw the solemn funeral train; The widow'd mother's silent tear; Hadst thou been here he had not died," But see the croud to fury given; What could such mor:al madness mean?: Why imprecate the wrath of heaven; Why crucify the Nazarene ? Silent the gentle sufferer stood; And, pitying, heard the phrenzied cry; "On us, and ours, be all his blood; Jesus the Nazarene must die!" How devils smil'd when Jesus bled; The Nazarene must die to save! I heard the trumpet long, and loud; I saw the world consume in flame; I heard the happy, heavenly throng, Praise him who bought them with his blood; I heard the everlasting song, Jesus the Nazar is God." CHRISTIAN HERALD. VOL. II.] Saturday, March 8, 1817. [No. 24. DOMESTIC MISSIONS. Extracts from the Report of the Society for propagating the Gospel among the Indians and others in North America. Read and accepted Nov. 8, 1816. STOCKBRIDGE INDIANS. THE labours of the missionary at New-Stockbridge appear to be assiduous, and, in a degree, successful. From the journals of Rev. Mr. Sergeant, no very material change appears to have occurred in the mission. Sermons and expositions of the Scriptures are statedly continued on the Lord's day. It is gratifying to learn, that catechetical exercises are also uniformly attended on that day, for the instruction of the children; and that the Lord's Supper is duly administered. The missionary avails himself of favourable seasons and occurrences for giving religious advice or admonition. At " a funeral among the pagan Oneidas, so called, a good number being collected on the occasion," he "improved the opportunity to give them a long exhortation on the important subject of religion, being assisted by a good interpreter. All appeared very attentive and serious."-Among a people apparently" cast off," it is pleasing to find the missionary recording examples of the influence of the Gospel in regulating the life, and imparting hope in death. He attended the funeral of a young woman, "who hopefully died in the faith; and preached a sermon on the occasion." After preaching several times at a house "where was an amiable young woman, dangerously sick and under serious impressions, very anxious to hear the word of God," at the close of the service, she" manifested, by her answers to questions, a humble, penitent temper of mind; gained the charity of a number of members of the church who were present, that she was hopefully become a friend of Christ; and, at her most earnest request, he " administered the ordinance of baptism to her."-He afterwards wrote: · "Attended the funeral of the above-mentioned young woman, who, I have good reason to believe, went to rest. Some of her last words were, "I die, I leave you. O my friends, forsake drinking poisonous liquors. O prize the great privileges you enjoy. Don't put off the concerns of your precious souls." At another time, he preached a funeral sermon, on occasion of the death of an aged woman and member of the church, who had maintained a Christian life for nearly forty years." On the 21st of December, he writes, VOL. II.-No. 24. 2 A tr A ser My people agreed to unite with the people of New-England, in observing this as a day of thanksgiving and praise to God. mon was preached on the occasion My people spent the evening in singing, in which they have made great progress." After catechising a few children who live in his neighbourhood, at his own house, (" as I constantly practice," he observes, every Lord's day,) an elderly man, born blind, who constantly attends on this exercise, and has for some time been under religious impressions, after the children were dismissed, asked me for a piece of bread. gave it him. He then turned his face to the wall; I took notice of his lips, and was satisfied that, in a silent manner, he returned thanks to the Lord for the food he had taken. He then rose from his seat, and said to me, The seventh day from this I shall be here again to be taught my catechism." It is affecting to find a single instance (happy were there not many such!) of ignorance and stupidity among our own people, surpassing what is found even among indians. The missionary writes, "by request, visited a white woman, who lay dangerously ill in the neighbourhood-endeavoured to impress religious truths upon her mind; but found her much more stupid and ignorant than the natives." In 1814, there were 13 births and 9 deaths in the town. In March, 1815, Mr. Sergeant, with two of the Indian Chiefs, visited the schools. In the first school they found 20 or 30, mostly small children. They appeared well, and had made good progress in reading." Advice was given to the master, a young Indian well qualified for teaching, relative to some improvement that might be made; an éxhortation was given to the children; and the visit closed with prayer. "In the second school we found," says the missionary, "about the same number of children, but older. Two classes read well in the sible. Two girls, between 9 and 11 years of age, read and pronounced as well as any children of that age I have ever heard. They were from a family of the Delawares, who generally speak English in their houses. They had likewise made good progress in their writing." The examination was concluded, as in the former instance, with an exhortation and prayer. The third school had been kept by a white man, who was dismissed for unfaithfulness. It was the missionary's intention to put Levi Konkpot in his place. Having attended the funeral of a young woman, whom he had lately baptized, he remarks, that he had reason to hope she died in faith. The copy of a letter is inserted in the missionary's journal, "addressed," he says, "to my children, from a young man and member of our church." It is subscribed "Jehoiakim Wanauwas;" and is an agreeable specimen of intellectual, moral, and religious improvement, acquired within the sphere of the Indian mission. In June last (1816) the Rev. Dr. Backus, president of Hamilton College, preached for the missionary, " to very great acceptance." "In the forenoon his sermon was interpreted to the Indians by Capt. Hendrick." It appears that, about two years since, in consideration of the general inattention and indifference to religious |