given by Capt. Perez Graves of Hatfield, to the education of the same Indian lads, conformably to the request of the donor.

The Trustees, also, appropriated a sum, not to exceed one thousand dollars, for the support and payment of Missionaries the ensuing season; and a sum not to exceed two hundred and fifty dollas for the purchase and distribution of bibles and other pious books in the new settlements; and empowered their committee to procure such Missionaries and to purchase and distribute such pious Christian writings as they should judge most conducive to the benevolent designs of the society.

The Trustees report to the society the result of their measures and of the labors of their Missionaries, as far as they have come to their knowledge since the last annual meeting.

The four Missionaries employed in 1804, were Rev. Theodore Hinsdale, and Rev. Joel Hayes, appointed for eighteen weeks to labour in the new settlements of New-York, and Rev. Vinson Gould, and Rev. Thomas H. Wood, appointed to labor for twenty weeks in the District of Maine.

to the society for their affectionate concern for the interests of immortal souls, who were either pining for the bread of Christian ordinances, or were perishing for lack of knowledge. But the Trustees, with humble submission, regret the rebuke of God's providence, that for a number of weeks, your able and faithful missionaries were much impeded in their work, by bodily infirmities and disease, and by the prevalence of sickness, with the advice of physicians, were compelled to leave their service and return home before the expiration of their term.

Mr. Hinsdale was in your service eleven weeks and one day. Mr. Hayes, who commenced his mission earlier in the season, was in your service fifteen weeks and three days.

Rev. Mess. Gould and Wood were employed for twenty weeks in the northern parts of the counties of York and Cumberland, now Oxford, and on the eastern borders of the county of Kennebeck. Through divine goodness they, in general, enjoyed good health, and were able to prosecute their mission, through the whole of their term, with an activity and perseverance which manifested how much their hearts were in their work, and how well placed was the confidence of the Trustees in their integrity and ability for such ar

Your Missionaries in the state of New-York performed their service, mainly, in the counties of Chenango and Onondago.In the early part of their mis-duous employments. sion they enjoyed such health as to pursue their work without interruption and with much activity, laboring abundantly not only on the Lord's day but on other days with an attentive and grateful people, whose lips uttered the praises of God for the rich blessing, and thanksgiving

It might gratify the inquisitive and pious mind to follow, in our narrative, each of our worthy missionaries, both eastward and westward, through the whole progress of their zealous and well chosen labors for the good of our brethren in remote and destitute parts of the country.

the society's books added much to their other labors.

The experience and observation of missionaries and the re

But the sameness of their instructions and of the design of their mission, and the sameness of their desires to do good to souls, will render a more gener-peated written testimony of the al view of their labors sufficient for the information of the society, and prevent a report too prolix for the present occasion.

inhabitants of the new settlements prove the wisdom of sending pious books to be distributed among the people. The numerous books sent by the society have been received with much avidity and joy; the recipients feel a peculiar gratitude for this

Your Missionaries have the testimony of the people, where they have been employed, to their constancy, skill and fidelity in the discharge of their min-mode of expressing the Christian istry. In almost every settlement which they have visited, your missionaries found a ready disposition to receive them, and cordially to welcome and attend their ministrations, excepting when they were prevented from assembling for lectures by the urgent toils of harvest. And what may animate your hopes for the future, and enkindle your present thanksgivings to God, your missionaries assure us that God generally gave the people an hearing ear, and in many instances they appeared to have an understanding heart.

benevolence of their distant brethren. The most happy and permanent effects are stated to arise from the instructions which those pious writings impart. Public worship, family prayer and personal religion have, through the co-operation of the Holy Spirit, been greatly encouraged and promoted by the bibles and pious writings sent by this and other societies. Past success, attending this method of advancing christian knowledge and practice, cannot fail to encourage and animate the future liberalities and exertions of the society in the same

Besides the duties of the Sabbath, which were often perform-course. ed in three distinct exercises, Ample testimonies from the many lectures were preached on inhabitants of the new settleother days, so many, that one ments, joined to the uniform could hardly suppose their bodi-opinions of your missionaries, ly strength to be equal to their labors. These lectures were attended by goodly numbers of devout hearers. Your missionaries administered, as opportunities presented, the Christian sacraments of baptism and the Lord's supper. They often visited schools and prayed with, and instructed the children. They went from house to house inculcating the important duties of personal and family religion.

The care and distribution of

lead to the conclusion, That missionary labors are still greatly needed; that the necessities of the destitute inhabitants far exceeded the means and exertions which have hitherto been made by this and the other missionary institutions of this country and of Europe. Urgent motives and arguments, from duty and compassion, continue to prompt the liberalities, the labors and the importunate supplications of Christ's disciples, who, it is

hoped will persevere in contri- | commenced their labors, and are

buting with a ready mind, of their worldly substance, and will daily besiege the throne of grace with their fervent prayers to the Lord of the harvest to raise up, qualify and send forth, still more abundantly, laborers into his har

vest.

joyfully received by the people.
The narrative of the labors of
our missionaries, for the present
season, must be deferred until
the next annual report.
In the
mean time, the Trustees, from
a confidence in the piety, zeal,
and capacity of your missiona-

from the prayers of the society and the numerous friends of our benevolent institution; they anticipate from Christ, the source of gracious influences, blessings upon the missionaries, upon the people they may visit, and upon a multitude of perishing sinners.

The present season, six preach-ries, anticipate happy effects ers are employed in the service from their ministrations and of the society. Rev. Payson Williston and Rev. Thomas H. Wood, for fifteen weeks in the counties of Chenango and Onondago, in the state of New-York; and Mr. Royal Phelps, a candidate for the ministry, is to labor for three weeks in the town of Adams, and for four weeks in the settlements called Camden, lying near lake Ontario in the same state. These gentlemen have arrived at the places of their destination and have nearly completed the terms of their service.

The books of the society for the four past years have been sent for distribution nearly in an equal proportion into the state of New-York and the district of Mains. They comprise 220 bibles, 591 other bound books, and 6254 pamphlets and small religious tracts. To this report is annexed a document No I. showing what books have been sent each year for distribution, and in the same document will be found a list of the books which remain

But our communications from them are so few as to make it impracticable to give much information concerning them. The Trustees, however, can state that they are in health and have entered upon their work with hap-on hand for future use. py tokens for good, and are cor- In another document No. II. dially welcomed by the people to whom they are sent.

Rev. Joseph Field, Rev. John Dutton, and Mr. Samuel Sewal, are engaged in missionary labors in the counties of Oxford and Kennebec in the district of Maine. Mr. Field for sixteen weeks, Mr. Dutton for twenty weeks, and Mr. Sewal for eighteen weeks. From them less information has been received than from the missionaries in New-York; but the Trustees are happy to say, that in health and with animated courage they have VOL. VI. No. 5.

is contained an account of the monies which have been received since the last annual report, by which it appears that there have been paid to the funds of the society,

From the profits already obtained on the sale of Doddridge's rise and progress, From the sale of other books,

From the charitable
female association in
the county,
Making in the whole
the sum of,
The expenditures of
the society the year
past have amounted
to,

in entering the annuities and donations on the books, together with the names of the benefac82 70 tors where they are known; this entry being required by the 3 83 act of incorporation. The ministers of the respective parishes, or some other benevolent friends 278 89 of the institution, are earnestly requested to make such returns 1365 95 both of the donations and the donors, to the annual committee of the Trustees, as early as may be convenient. The document No. V. contains an account of the sums paid to the funds of the

963 29 The several items of which account are comprised in a doc-society by the charitable female ument No. III. appended to this report.

The state of the treasury may be seen in the report of the society's committee for auditing the treasurer's accounts--Document No. IV. There are in the hands of the committee the su of $151 95, reserved for the purpose of paying what remains due to the missionaries. Accounts of which will be lodged in the treasury the next year.

par

association, in this county, and of the disposition which has been made of the monies received.

The Trustees report to the society, and particularly to the liberal subscribers of the charitable female association, that, by an examination of the accounts of the monies added to the funds by the contributions of that association, effectual aids have been afforded to the operations of the society, and, that the most substantial benefits are to be expected in future from that pious in

stitution.

As far as can be ascertained from the imperfect returns made from the several towns and ishes, there remains due at the present time on the annuities year have exceeded, considerasubscribed, the sum of 170 dol-bly, the expenditures for bibles

lars.*

It is necessary for an accurate adjustment of the society's accounts that returns should be made of all new subscriptions, donations or annuities pledged to the funds since the first returns. In this way only, can the committee discharge their duty

It is not, however, expected that the whole of this sum will be realized,

in collection, owing to a change of

circumstances in several of the subscribers.

The sums contributed this

and other books; but this excess is to be attributed not only to the number of books on hand, but more particularly to the large appropriations which had been previously made for the purchase and distribution of books. Rev. Mr. Atwater's legacy of eighty dollars, was, by the testator, appropriated to the purchase of books, and the profits arising from the sale of the edition of Doddridge's Rise and Progress

was consecrated to the same purpose, and $ 82 70 have already

mote and destitute settlements of our country; and that he will open a wide door, and effectual to increase Christian knowledge among our countrymen, and in due time, among the pagan tribes which surround our borders.

Hopeful symptoms, it is tho't, presage the approaching conversion of some of the savages of the wilderness, to Christ. It will certainly be a happy prepa

our Redeemer, when the people who inhabit our frontier settlements, shall imbibe the spirit of Jesus, and shall be made obedient to his gospel, and thus, by their example, allure pagans to revere the name and religion of Immanuel.

been applied from the profits in the purchase of books. These payments have anticipated large expenditures from the funds of the female association, but no such considerable aids are expected in future. And a large purchase of five or six hundred of Vincent's Explanation of the Shorter Catechism, for distribution, out of an edition soon to be printed, the purchase of bibles and several other books, will render large appropriations and ex-ration for their ingathering to penditures necessary. It is therefore hoped, that the benevolent charities of the female association will be continued, that the other resources of the society may be applied to the support of missionaries. The Trustees express their gratitude to the charitable female association, and fi- Every friend to Zion is enducially rely upon the mercy of treated to put his hand to this God, through our Lord Jesus work of the Lord, and cheerfully Christ, that in answer to the to come and deposit his offerprayers and liberalities of the ings in the treasury of Christ, daughters of our Zion, the long that so, means may be amply expected and blessed period will provided for repairing the walls be hastened when the seed of of our Jerusalem, and enlarging the woman shall bruise, effectu- the boundaries of Zion. How ally, the serpent's head. can men believe, unless they A view of the state of the so-hear? How can they hear, withciety's funds affords matter of encouragement and of ardent thanksgiving to God, who has put it into the hearts of his people to take of the wealth which he has given them and to consecrate it to the interests of his kingdom.

out a preacher? How can preachers be obtained by the numerous, scattered, and divided settlements of our country, unless we, and others, like minded, appropriate a portion of our property, and lend our unwearied attention to this good work Let the society and those who of sending able and pious misfavor its pious designs joyfully sionaries among them, to make say, "Hitherto the Lord hath known to them the mysteries helped us." Let them take of the kingdom of God, and courage to pursue their work the gospel of our salvation?with renewed ardor, and with a What purpose equally valuable humble, stedfast hope in God, as that of procuring gospel inthat he will more and more in-structions for perishing sinners, crease the means of sending the can lay claim to our worldly sub light of gospel truth into the re- stance?