Letters by Dr. Pye Smith to Mr. Belsham, and Notes taken down from two Sermons preached by Mr. (I believe now Dr.) Chalmers of Glasgow, upon the following texts, Psal. lxxxv. 10. and Rom. viii. 7. Yet these few helps to the better understanding of the holy Scriptures, though counteracted by the volumes above cited, by long association, by frequent references to other Unitarian volumes in my collection, and by the various arguments on that side, which memory was constantly suggesting, have ultimately led me to the conclusions above stated. But I should grossly belie my own heart, and should think myself guilty of odious ingratitude to the Father of lights, from whom cometh down every good and perfect gift, if I did not avow my conviction, that, to these means, the teaching of his Holy Spirit has been superadded; for I can, in his presence, affirm, that during the latter part of the inquiry more particularly, the Scriptures of truth were never opened by me without profound and fervent prayer for illumination; and almost always with reference to our Lord's promise in St. Luke, ch. xi. ver. 13. Indeed, my dear sir and friend, I was in earnest. A change so awful, so unexpected, I may add so improbable, which, four months ago only, I should myself have said was impossible, has deeply and solemnly impressed my mind. That I must encounter much ridicule, in consequence of this change, I fully expect. I am sure that I well deserve it; for no person would have burst out more loudly against such an alteration in the views of another than myself. Nor ought I to omit to add, that my excellent friend Mr. Vernon, while I was communicating to him the conviction that I had received, and my expectation of being ridiculed for such a change, observed to me, that I certainly must expect it, but he hoped that I was prepared to forgive it. I trust that I shall be enabled to do so. Upon reviewing this last sentence, my dear sir, I feel myself bound to say, that, in stating this, I hope not to be understood as anticipating any thing of the sort from you, or from your venerable colleague. No! however you may pity my delusion, I feel assured, that you will do justice to my motives. My dear sir, I have extended this letter to a much greater length than I had any expectation of doing when I began it. I began it with alluding to my regard and my respect for you. Will it be deemed inconsistent with either, if I venture to conclude it with a most affectionate wish and prayer-that you and yours, and all who are near and dear to you, may receive every earthly blessing, and may be brought to the knowledge of the truth! I feel it to be my duty to conclude thus, and I shall stand excused. And oh! how much is that wish enkindled, when I recollect the seriousness and solemnity of your manner in prayer, and your impressiveness in preaching! How do I wish that endowments of such value, were consecrated to those views which I have received! But I feel myself getting upon tender ground. It is difficult to word such a wish without appearing arrogant, or impertinent, or presumptuous; and yet nothing is farther from my heart than either of these feelings, Believe me to be, with sincere regard, yours, my dear Sir, J. E. STOCK. HINDOOS. The worship of Books is very common among this people. The lower orders have such a profound respect for a book, that they think every thing in such a form must be divine. On several occasions a book is converted into an image, and worshipped with all the forms used before the most popular idol. Religious Intelligence. MORAVIAN MISSIONS. WE revert, with pleasure, to the sub- whence serious injury to the religious and ject of the Moravian Missions. Their set- moral welfare of the flock has been inva tlements were long ago established on the riably sustained. They parted with many coast of Labrador, and the wonderful inter- tears on both sides: surely we may hope the position of the great Head of the Church great Shepherd will not suffer his wanderhas been manifested, in protecting a small ing sheep to forget him, but will bring them vessel, for a long course of years, through back to the fold. The congregations and a most dangerous navigation, to supply the communicants continue to increase in them and their Esquimaux flock with the number, and experience much of the prenecessaries of life. Her voyages appear sence of the Lord in the midst of them. A to have become more and more hazardous fourth Mission, further north, is still kept in of late, from the unusual accumulation of view. The invitations of the natives have ice. For seven days on her last voyage, she again been particularly urgent; and should was pressed on all sides by mountains of funds be furnished, and the natural state of ice, which threatened instant destruction; the country permit, it is probable the atand, from this perilous situation she was tempt will soon be made. Brother Hasting, mercifully delivered: while the masses of who has served the Mission on the coast for ice were seen from Hopedale extending be-thirty-one years, has, with his wife, returned yond the reach of the eye from their highest in the ship to rest from his labours, unless hills, and the Esquimaux, with their pastors, his health greatly improve: one of the Brewere anticipating a tedious suspense as to thren of the Mission, and two children of the safety of their brethren and of the ves-missionaries born in the country, have also sel, which had not reached them in the pre-accompanied him. ceding year; the object of their anxiety ap- Recent accounts from Antigua, where the peared at a distance within the ice, (having Brethren's most extensive Mission is situatpenetrated in a channel through it) and their ed, confirm the opinion so generally receiv fears were exchanged for thanksgivings. ed, of the beneficial effects of their labours, The accounts received are, upon the even in a moral and political point of view, whole, favourable. The want of labourers The Legislature of Antigua, impressed with and of provisions which had been experi- this feeling, have held conferences with the enced at Hopedale, was, in a degree, sup- missionaries, to induce them to commence plied from the more northerly stations, new Missions in other parts of the island, though at considerable peril :-some of the upon land, which they have offered to make missionaries were obliged to travel over the over to them for that purpose.-On a represnow, at a time when Fahrenheit's thermo-sentation of the total inadequacy of their meter had fallen thirty degrees below 0: finances and their numbers to effect so deand on their return in a kaiak or canoe, they sirable an object, the Legislature passed a were seventeen days in effecting a passage, vote for the grant of 1000l. for the erection which, at other times, is frequently perform- of a place of worship and dwelling-house, ed in two. Much grief has been experienced and have appropriated an annual stipend of from a body of heathen Esquimaux having 300l. to the support of the Missionaries that persuaded several from the Brethren's con- may be nominated to one of the stations gregations, some of them communicants, to pointed out. They have also expressed, in accompany them on a visit to the southern a communication to the government at home, parts of the coast, inhabited by Europeans, their regret that their limited means pre clude them from doing more to promote a measure calculated to prove so beneficial to the interests of the colony; and they attribute mainly to the exertions, and the pious but silent labours of the Brethren, the tranquillity they have enjoyed in Antigua, whilst the islands around them have been suffering from the refractory and rebellious disposition of the negroes.—Such a circumstance needs no comment; and, while it gives us an additional proof that the grace of God teacheth "to live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present evil world," it reflects the highest honour upon that class of Christians whom Jehovah has employed as his instruments in calling forth so decided a testimony to the effects of his own truth. "The Church of the United Brethren, (commonly called Moravians) has been distinguished for zeal and simplicity in propagating the Gospel among the Heathen. "As early as the year 1732 their first Mission was established: this has multiplied into nine and twenty Settlements, in which above one hundred and fifty Missionaries are employed. In Greenland and Labrabrador, among the hordes of the Delaware and other native Indians in North America, the Hottentots of Africa, the Negroes in the West Indies, and on the continent of South America, it has pleased the Almighty to give them ability to labour in preaching the Gospel, and to crown their endeavours with success. "These extensive Missions have been supported by voluntary contributions from their own body, with some aid from other Christians. But their resources begin to fail-their congregations always few, and in general poor, (those on the Continent be From other islands in the West Indies, accounts of a gratifying nature have also been received. In some (Jamaica and Barbadoes for example) the work of the Lord is now reviving; in others it proceeds more rapidly, or has maintained a steadying further impoverished, and their Settle course. An Association is now formed in London, of Christians of various denominations, for the purpose of raising funds to enable the United Brethren to meet the pecuniary difficulties in which they are involved, and to afford them the means of extending the number of their Missions. We insert an extract from their Address; and, adverting to the retired habits of these excellent Brethren, and their modesty in urging their claims, we rejoice in the present opportunity of cordially recommending them to the attention of our readers;-- ments almost ruined, owing to their situation in the very seat of war) have not been able to contribute as formerly to their support. Their collections have in consequence fallen, of late, so much short of their expenditure, that they are upwards of five thou sand pounds in debt, and thereby not only prevented embracing opportunities of usefulness now offered them, but they have reason to apprehend that they must contract their present sphere of operations. In short, this favoured Mission must fall into decay, unless Christians come forward to its aid." SUNDAY SCHOOLS. Report of the Managers of the Sunday School Society of the Reformed Dutch Church in the city of New-Brunswick, N. J. To the Christian as well as to the philan- the more destitute classes of mankind. It thropist it is matter of delight to witness the is among the indigent, who from their conprosperity of institutions calculated to me-dition are deprived not only of the comforts liorate the state of society, and especially of life, but of its necessaries and of the of such as tend to improve the situation of means of instruction, that vice makes its greatest inroads. Crime is most frequently dren of the poor, who have not wherewith the concomitant of ignorance; and hence to procure instruction, and of blacks of any the value and importance of disseminating age. The number at present on the books useful instruction. To promote this object, of the managers is ninety-six. They are and more especially to inculcate the truths instructed in the alphabet, in spelling, in of religion; to instil into the young and reading the Bible, and in committing to tender mind a suitable sense of the pro-memory sacred hymns, the Hellenbrook and mises and rewards of the gospel; the in- Mother's Catechisms, and portions of Scripstitution of Sabbath Schools has, we hum-ture. Some of these little wanderers who bly hope, in some good degree contributed. have been taken from the streets, and from The little trembling mendicant, whose fa- a habitual profanation of the Sabbath, have mished and tattered appearance bespeak exhibited in a few months marks of rapid his wretchedness, is taught that he may be improvement. There are instances of some decent and respected, though in the vale of of them, eight years of age, who when they poverty; and his desponding countenance entered the school knew not a letter of the is brightened by the cheering prospect alphabet, that now begin to read, and can rewhich the proffered instruction in useful peat from recollection, a number of Watts's knowledge, and the consequent improve- hymns, and the Mother's Catechism. Many ment of his condition, present to his view. people of colour have been so far instructed In the discharge of their duty at this time, as to enable them to read for themselves the board of managers of the Sabbath those great truths which proclaim the glad School Society of the Reformed Dutch tidings of salvation, and liberty to the capChurch in New-Brunswick, congratulate tive. its patrons on the success which has thus The benefits already experienced from far attended their exertions. The School the institution, are, the managers confidently was organized in the month of December, trust, a guarantee of its future support from 1816, at a meeting of a number of ladies its friends, and that these by their liberality, belonging to the Dutch Reformed Congre- will continue to second its efforts. The gation in this city, and has been continued effusions of many a grateful heart will regularly to the present time. The scho- hereafter constitute for the patrons of the lars are composed principally of the chil-I needy a noble reward. Obituary Notice OF THE REV. WILLIAM BOARDMAN: On Wednesday, the 4th of March, 1818, | him on the Lord's day previous to his death, departed this life, the Rev. William Boardman, pastor of the Presbyterian church of Newtown, Long-Island. From the only obituary notice of him, which we have yet seen, we make the following Extract :— During the course of his long protracted, and severe illness, the exercises of his mind were generally comfortable, manifesting throughout an entire resignation to the will of God. To one of his brethren, who saw in reply to the question which was put about |