their people, in the rudiments of a civilized life, while they teach them the doctrines of Christianity. Their success seems to depend on their patience, perseverance, and their endeavors to accommodate instruction, in the first instance, to the low conceptions on moral subjects, which must always be expected among ignorant Heathen. The effects of their missions onthe frozen coast of Labrador, among a people, depressed by the inclemency of their climate, and without any means of information; a great part of the year separated from mankind by oceans of ice, is a notable proof of the benign influence of Christianity. The following Extracts shew the state of their missions at Hopedale, Nain and Okkak.] ED. Hopedale, July 25, 1810-"We entreat you, dear brethren, in the most cordial manner, to present to the venerable British and Foreign Bible Society, our most fervent thanks for their kindness towards our poor believing Esquimaux, in having sent them such a valuable present as the Gospel of St. John and part of that of St. Luke, printed in their own language. May our gracious Lord and Saviour richly reward them for it, and enable them to make known His saving word, by distributing it throughout every land and nation, to the glory of his redemption. When our Esquimaux are all at home, and we appoint a meeting to distribute these books, there will be great joy manifested among them, and many a prayer will arise from their very hearts in behalf of the Society." “Our proper calling to make known the Gospel to the Esquimaux nation, has remained most important to us, and we have sought to improve every occasion to represent to them the love of Jesus, and what He has done and suffered to redeem us, and to procure for us eternal life and happiness. He again granted His power to attend our feeble ministry. As to our Esquimaux flock, we can declare with truth, that we have seen the most manifest proofs of the fathfulness of the good Shepherd, and with what love and patience He leads them and preserves them from deviating again into the broad way. Even when one or another of them lost his first love, and became, for a time lukewarm, we had the joy to see them soon brought to reflection, and the love of Jesus rekindled in their hearts. On such occasions, they would come to us and weep, and lament over their indifference and coldness towards their Saviour, who, out of love to them, had suffered such bitter pains and torments, and died the death to save them. Weak and insufficient as they feel themselves, we can say of most, that they cleave unto, and seek grace and help from our Saviour. And as He becomes more precious to their souls, and His help indispensably necessary for their happiness, they seek more to enjoy His peace, through a sense of the forgiveness of their sins, and deliverance from the power thereof They delight to turn to him in prayer, and feel the comfort of being heard and answered. "Young and old have most diligently attended all the meetings of the congregation, and, as they often declared, never without a blessing. Our communion-days were truly festival days to us and them; the presence of Jesus was most sensibly felt on these occasions, and many tears of thankfulness flowed from their eyes. During their absence in summer, they have regularly held their evening and morning worship in their tents. Their joy on receiving the new Esquimaux hymnbooks, printed and sent out last year, was inexpressibly great, but we did not receive them till the 13th of March from Nain. We wish our dear brethren had been present at the distribution, to see the fervent gratitude with which they were received. They entreated us with tears to express their thankfulness to their fathers and brethren in the East, for this present, and for the trouble they had in putting it in print; and added, that they would not forget to pray to Jesus to bless them richly for it. We are frequently surprised and delighted to find how the Spirit of God explains to them more and more the spirit- | frequently during the winter to trade ual meaning of the holy Scriptures, and of all the words of Christ, contained in them and in the hymns. They often express their astonishment, that they had so frequently heard and read this and the other Scripture, and yet never understood its real meaning till now." Our Esquimaux congregation consists of 36 communicants, 12 candidates, 13 baptized, not yet communicants, 10 candidates, 38 baptized children. In all, of 109 persons.Thirty-six un-baptized, chiefly children, live on our land. In all, 145 persons, inhabitants of Hopedale " Nain Sept. 26, 1811.-" Our Esquimaux congregation consisted, at the close of the year 1810, of 67 persons, 5 more than at the close of the last year. Of these, 20 are communicants. Besides these, 48 persons including children, live on our land. In all, 115 persons; 24 more than at the close of last year. Okkak, July 27, 1812-"The number of Esquimaux, who live with us, amounts to 233, of whom 116 belong to the congregation; 6 adults and 7 children have been baptized, 3 admitted to the holy communion, 1 became candidate for the same, 1 was received into the congregation, 12 admitted as candidates for baptism, and three readmitted." "With the necessaries of life, our Esquimaux have been more abundantly supplied, than we ever remember. Their success in procuring provisions last autumn was tolerable, and they have besides caught many seals in nets; so that they have not only had a sufficiency for their own consumption, but were able to assist their brethren at Hopedale, whose supplies have been but scanty. We joined them in thanks to the Lord for this favor. with us, were reminded, both by us and our Esquimaux, of the necessity of conversion; and Jesus was proclaimed to them as their only Saviour and Redeemer. He has blessed this testimony, so that their principal leader removed to Nain in February last. This man seems to have been prepared by the Spirit of God for his conversion. He complained bitterly of the load of guilt he felt, on account of his sins, and expressed his fervent wish that our Saviour would deliver him from them. We assured him, that, if he was anxious to be freed from the power and guilt of sin, Jesus was ready and willing to cleanse him from all unrighteousness; that He had come for this purpose into the world, had suffered and shed His blood, and died for our transgressions. We have good hopes of this man, and his removal hither has not failed to create much sensation among his neighbors; another family has come to us, and one to Okkak. Besides these, two families from the north are with us at present, but we are not certain whether they will remain here or remove to Okkak. Should they remain here, the number of our inhabitants would be increased by twenty-five souls, and consequently amount to 140 in all. For so many our church which has been crowded during the winter, would be too small; and God grant that it may be too small for the souls who attend it with real hunger and thirst after salvation; how gladly should we propose the enlargement of it." "With regard to the principal object of our dwelling in this country, we bless the Lord that he has graciously owned the preaching of the glad tidings of salvation, and accompanied it with power and the dem"In your kind letter you ex- onstration of His Spirit. Often was press the joy it would give you, if His presence so powerfully felt, that the heathen, who live in our neigh-hearts and eyes overflowed. This borhood and frequently visit us, would hear and receive the Gospel. You will rejoice with us, when you learn that we have hopes that this will be the case, and that a beginning is already made. Our neighbors at Nokkasusuktok, who came was particularly the case, when, from time to time, individuals have been joined to the church by holy baptism, and when we partook of the Holy Sacrament of our Lord's body and blood in fellowship with our dear Esquimaux communicants. At Topsfield (Mass.) the Rev. ASAHEL HUNTINGTON, aged 53, the worthy and beloved pastor of the church in that town. Dart. 1786. At Waterford (N. Y.) Rev. JOHN CLOSE, aged 76. On such occasions we have often | ASAHEL HOOKER, aged 49, pastor thought how great the delight of of the second church in that town, our brethren beyond the ocean and late pastor of the church in Gowould be, could they behold this shen. Yale, 1789. congregation gathered from among the heathen, rejoicing with heart and voice in God their Saviour.' "The schools, which have been kept without interruption during the winter, have been well attended by diligent scholars, who make considerable progress in reading and in writing. All these blessings, which we can only briefly touch upon, afford, both to us and you, abundant cause of the sincerest thankfulness to the Lord for past favors. We most willingly devote ourselves, with soul and body, to His service; and if we may be permitted to bring one stone (however small in comparison with His great work upon earth), to the building his Jerusalem below, how great will be our joy!" OBITUARY. DIED at Marlborough, (Vt.) Rev. GERSHOM C. LYMAN, aged 62, pastor of the church in said town. Yale, 1773. At Norwich, 19th April last, Rev. In Philadelphia, 19th_April_last, of the prevailing typhus fever, BENJAMIN RUSH, Esq. M. D. aged 70; celebrated as a physician, a man of science, and philanthropy. In Alexandria, (Va.) Rev. LASTLY MATHEWS, aged 57. In Annapolis, (Md.) Rev. RALPH HIGGINBOTHAM. In Derby, D. HOLBROOK, Esq. his wife, and son, all in the space of nine days. In Switzerland, C. DE NARBONNE PELLET DE SAGAS, aged 86; he had removed to S. from England after the completion of the education of the Prince Regent and the Duke of York, to whom he was private tutor. In Lisbon, Lt. Gen. Sir W.ERSK INE. In St. Croix, Gen. (Gov.) HAR COURT. 1813. Donations to the Missionary Society of Connecticut. April 13. From Rev. Giles H. Cowles, by the hand of Rev. 8850 1.00 Received by Mr. PETER W. GALLAUDET, to be transmitted to the Treasurer of the Foreign Missionary Society. 1813. April 5. From P. B. Gleason & Co. from a friend to the Translations of the Scriptures, in Cayuga, (N. Y.) towards repairing the loss of the Serampore Printing Office, $20 00 A Missionary Sermon, delivered in the North Presbyterian Church in Hartford, on the evening of the 18th May, 1813, at the Request of the Trustees of the Missionary Society of Connecticut. By Samuel GOODRICH, A. M. Pastor of a Church in Berlin. PHILIPPIANS i. 12. "But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which have happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel." A MONG those who were early converted to the Christian faith, and voluntarily engaged in spreading the knowledge of Christ, the apostle Paul appears pre-eminent. Bold and daring, though young, he was chosen and commissioned by the high priest, and rulers of the Jews to persecute the followers of Christ. Full of zeal in prosecuting his sanguinary business, behold him on the road to Damascus! See him fallen to the earth, stopped in his mad design by him who has "all power in heaven and in earth!" His heart is changed by the sovereign grace of God. Instructed in his duty, and furnished from on high for a different work, he steps forth the able advocate and defender of the Christian faith. Behold him laboring in different quarters of the world, establishing Churches, and confirming Christians. View him arraigned before Nero, at Rome, the capital of the empire. While there, he wrote several of his epistles to the Churches he had planted; in which he explains their duty, as members of Christ's body, and the doctrines of the gospel. The spread of the gospel was an object which lay near the apos tle's heart. For the honor of Christ, and the salvation of souls, VOL. VI. NO. 6. Bb he willingly suffered the loss of all things. The love of Christ constrained him. Of this, in his affectionate epistle, he assures the Philippian Christians, and informs them that the things which had happened unto him, however unpropitious they might have appeared, had been over-ruled by the great Head of the Church, for the furtherance of the gospel. Events, unpropitious in human estimation, are oftentimes over-ruled by God, for the accomplishment of his glorious purposes; even those, which we think will greatly retard, if not entirely disconcert, their progress, are the means by which they are perfected. Thousands of Christians, no doubt, were greatly perplexed, at the mysterious conduct of their Lord and Saviour, in permitting Paul, the apostle of the Gentiles, to be a prisoner, and in bonds at Rome; but Rome was the place, where this distinguished champion of the cross was to act the most conspicuous part of his ministry. Of this, the apos tle reminds the Christians at Philippi :-" But I would that ye should understand, brethren, that the things which have happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel." The subject presented to our consideration, in the text, is applicable to the present occasion. I propose, therefore, to notice. I. The natural and distinguishing effects of the gospel, and the importance of making exertions for its spread. II. The means by which the spread of the gospel is to be accomplished. In consideration of the natural and distinguishing effects of the be to notice those effects. gospel, it proper may 1. As they respect individuals. The law of God, being an expression of the holiness and purity of his nature, affords no remedy for the pardon of sin, or hope of acceptance with God; for "by the law is the knowledge of sin." The clearer discoveries any one may have of the character of God, and of the nature and extent of his government, without the gospel; the more certain will be the evidence and conviction of his inevitable ruin. All the divine attributes are pledged to maintain the governing justice of God. This is fully revealed in the method of pardon and recovery by Jesus Christ. The sinful and guilty creature, arraigned at the bar of his Creator, is cut off from hope. Under a full conviction, and even an acknowledgment of his rebellion, guilt, and folly, he perceives the holy law of God armed against him. But the religion of Jesus reveals the mercy and benevolence of God; it brings relief and hope to the despairing criminal. Provision is made in the plan of salvation, for the honor and establishment of the divine authority. The folly and unreasonableness of sin are declared; justification is freely dispensed; and eternal life given. A way is provided for the acceptance of the rebel to favor, upon his submission. Through the power of the gospel, his heart of stone is taken away, and a new and divine principle implanted. Reconciled to God, he ap> proves of the divine character, and law, in condemning sin; and |