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chuch, offer board to a missionary one year. The Farmer church would be his home for the present. He should reconnoitre the county.

right stamp, moving in harmony, would move this whole community, and erect standards that would not only attract attention, but gain the confidence of the people. Men of piety, active, laboring men, are rather especially required, the people think they must have the greatest and best. But men of good common sense, of wisdom, and enterprise will

preaching, will suit best, but good sermons delivered easily, and with dignity and earnestness, will be well received though written out.

Indications of Progress.

Henry county is also a wide and interesting field open to your missionaries. We have no hold there except a Sabbath school, furnished by me with a library. At Napoleon, there are a few eastern Christians, mainly women; but num-fill their eye; "off hand," men as to bers there (it is a county seat) would hail an educated man of almost any denomination, with much cordiality. The country is fine on both sides of the river. Lucas county is better supplied, the population greater, and furnishing important localities. The supply is composed of Mr. Haswell of Toledo, Mr. Johnson of Amboy, and myself, one fourth of the time at Waterville. Maumee city is now destitute; Manhattan a desolation; and other considerable places, where other denominations have flashed out," are destitute and wishing a minister. They wish a minister to settle with them in Waterville, preaching there one half of the time and the other half elsewhere. I think they could raise in such a case, in provisions and labor, for a minister's support $200 a year, and perhaps more. Something could be raised elsewhere. They ear-touching his inconsistency therein, he nestly request you to help them to a minister, in that case I could devote my whole time to Wood county. The Freedom church have $70 raised for a man one fourth of the time, and are urgent for a minister.

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ceptableness of my labors to my people, I have gratifying evidence of the acand hope that I labor not altogether in vain in the Lord. The congregation fills our small house from Sabbath to Sabbath.

ed here, is visibly declining. A promiInfidelity, which has formerly flourishnent, and indeed the leading infidel, (an Abner Kneeland atheist,) has subscribed $3 for my support this year; and in reply to a hint from me a few days ago,

said he had come to the conclusion that "a bad system is better than none.” Another, an apostate and an atheist, confesses that he prays and cannot help it.

The Sabbath is gaining outward respect, if not reverence. Our reformed inebriates, among whom are backsliders Sabbath school comprises about oneand infidels, generally hold out. The third of the congregation, and is interesting. One of the cases of hopeful conversion alluded to is of a member of a class of young ladies.

One fact indicative of progress among us is, that measures are being taken to build a good meeting-house, and another, that the Society have contributed, beside other things, some $400 during the last year towards a parsonage, and another, that the subscription for the expenses of preaching, &c., is nearly or quite $75 more this year than it was last, and be able to do without your aid after this we hope that we shall year.

From Rev. J. W. M'Cormick, Greenland, Ross Co., O.

Extension of Usefulness.

Difficulties arising from an inadequate Ministry.

The fatigue, the sacrifices to be made, and the patience to be exercised in this region for the upbuilding of Christ's kingdom, is not fully realized by any but those who bear the burden and heat of the day. Never was there more heresy afloat than at the present. Infidelity in its varied forms is showing itself without a blush. Fanaticism cries aloud for union. This union, with the great mass, is to be effected by discarding the principles of Christianity, and virtually renouncing the Cross of Christ. Campbellites, Arians, Universalians, are so filled with a spirit of proselyting that they compass sea and land. Added to these are the Arminians, so zealous for numbers that they encourage all, without regard to character, to join them, and often influence many by saying, "In the church is the best place in the world to get religion !" Now, owing to this looseness among professed christians, together with infidel tactics, the public mind has become poisoned, and what but the Gospel of Christ can ward off the distruction with which it threatens the church!

My labors during the summer have been a little more arduous than usual, inasmuch as I have been attempting to extend my sphere of labor. Frankfort is a village four miles distant from my residence, containing about five hundred inhabitants. It is the oldest town in Ross county, and, though there have been Presbyterian churches and ministers in the vicinity for years, yet there never has been any effort made by our denomination to build up the Redeemer's kingdom there until this summer. Two benevolent and able men, living in the neighborhood, formed the plan some two or three years ago of building a meeting-house in Frankfort. The resolution was carried into execution, and now there stands in that village a neat and commodious Presbyterian church. I was invited early in the spring to make that one of my preaching places. Accordingly I have been during the summer preaching there, about once in two weeks on Sabbath afternoons. The attendance has been unexpectedly large, and I regard it as a field where some good may be done. As the incipient From Rev. P. Barbour, Fort Ann, N. Y. results of my labors in that place, at our last communion here, eight or ten from Frankfort and the vicinity united with the church at Greenland. Most of them were heads of families, and had been in connexion with churches in other places. It is probable that a church may be organized in that place at some time not far distant; and it is hoped that Frankfort and Greenland may be able before long to sustain the preached Gospel themselves.

Although the policy of the Society is to concentrate the labors of its missionaries as much as possible, yet in circumstances like the foregoing, every missionary should regard himself as charged with the responsibility of nursing into a healthful state the surrounding communities. In this much good may be done, not only by saving individual souls, but by laying foundations of future churches.

NEW-YORK.

Light through the clouds.

In looking back upon the past, as F close my last quarter of my second year's labor with this people, I see much cause for humility and gratitude. Humility, that I have done so little and done it so poorly, and gratitude that God has done so much as he has for us, and done it so freely. The Lord has been better to us than our fears or our hopes.

While the temperance cause has more than sustained the ground it occupied last year, (which was somewhat doubtful, it being considerably in advance of any thing it had done before,) and the society has exerted a wholesome influence all through the town,. we have also been permitted to enjoy a most precious revival of religion in a part of it, which almost all christians had agreed in considering hopeless. The Universalist had nearly occupied.

the ground. Seventeen have united with the Presbyterian church, as the fruit of the protracted meeting held early in this spring. Two of the number were admitted at our last communion, some two weeks since; two more have been examined, and with others are waiting. A number have united with other churches.

A Sabbath school has been organized in the neighborhood with over 50 scholars, which is kept up with spirit. We have obtained a new library of about 70 volumes. I meet with them frequently for their encouragement. A weekly prayer-meeting is sustained, which has not been done before for years. A weekly female prayer-meeting is also held among them. I have preached with them a fourth of the time through the spring and summer season.

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I have organized schools in two neigh-be published. borhoods besides the one named above, and we are now making arrangements for a celebration of all the schools in town.

Pastoral incidents.

In furtherance of the wishes expressed by the Society at its late annual meeting, the Board of Officers and Managers of the American Sunday-school Union, would respectfully present to the churches and the benevolent people of our country, the following plan of operation for supplying destitute schools with libraries.

1st. It is not understood to be the wish

of the Society, that the Board should at all

relax its efforts, for the establishment of Sunday-schools, by missionaries en ployed for that purpose, as this ever has been, and should always be, an object of chief concern.

2nd. In solciting donations from the public, our agents will make the supply of books to destitute schools a prominent object; and they will be prepared with statements, furnished with unquestionable authority, to sustain their appeal.

I have spent considerable time in visiting from house to house; and also in visiting the sick. There is a street on the Lake shore which is thickly inhabited, which seems to belong to no parish of any denomination. I find there three sick persons lingering upon their beds. One of them four and half miles from me, is very near her end. She was trained up in a wicked family, (her father hung himselt in a drunken fit two years since,) and expresses a strong hope, and a willingness to leave the world. Another is a very intelligent woman, and able to converse freely, though her disease is pronounced incura3rd. Notice to be given in the Sundayble. She has a deep sense of sin and school Journal (and, if necessary, in other depravity, and of the vanity of this world's goods, and is cheerfully patient, but does papers) of the wish of the Board, to ascernot feel that confidence which is desira-tain what schools require aid, and such noble. The third is an old lady who has tice plainly to set forth the particular items joined no church, but I think gives some evidence of having been pious for some time. I have visited these as if they belonged to my people. Some from that quarter occasionally attend my neetings.

My meetings on the Sabbath are altogether more orderly than what they

of information which are desired.

4th. The Board will be glad to receive applications, not only from destitute schools and districts, and through pastors, and private persons, but from missionaries of any religious denomination, to whom our publications would be acceptable.

5th. The Societies employing missionaries in the West to be informed of our wish to avail ourselves of their kindness, not only to give us information of destitute places and schools, but to receive and supply the books when granted.

ALEXANDER HENRY, Pres. FRED. W. PORTER, Cor. Sec.

Notice to Sunday-schools.

American Sanday-school Union. Philadelphia, July 1, 1842. In accordance with the above resolution, the Board give notice that it is their intention to supply destitute Sunday-schools with libraries at half or quarter price, or gratuitous ly as far as they may have the means; and they invite applications from ministers, superintendents, or teachers connected with such schools, or acquainted with the circumstances of destitute places.

The application (WHICH SHOULD BE POST

PAID) must set forth the name of the place, county, and state, the date of its settlement; the number of children of a suitable age to attend Sunday-school; the number actually attending and capable of reading; the means of week-day instruction in reading; the time when the Sunday-school was established, and whether they have had a donation of Sunday-school books from the American Sunday-school Union, or from any other

source.

This statement to be certified by the minister (where there is one) of the church with which the school is connected, and when there is none, by some neighboring minister, or other respectable individual, accompanied with the remittance of as much money as the friends of the measure in the place will contribute towards the library, and with specific directions as to the way the books If the school has a library should be sent. and the object is to increase it, the titles of the books should be sent with the applica tions, to avoid having duplicates.

FRED. W. PURTER, Cor. Sec.

Appointments by the Executive Committee of the A. H. M. S., from August 1st to September 1st, 1842.

Not in commission last year.

Rev. O. Catlin, Newstead, N. Y.

Rev, J G. L. Haskius. De Witts Valley, N. Y.
Rev. J. P. Stryker, Reading Ch.. N. Y.

Rev. W. Roosevelt, 24 Presb. Co., Lockport, N. Y.
Rev. M. Spaulding, vacant districts in Tompkins
Co.. N. Y.

Rev. H. Kellogg, Rochester, O.

Rev. J D. Stevens. Prairie Du Chien, Wis.

Rev. W. E. Boardman, in the Mining region of
Wisconsin.

Rev. W. Whitaker. New Lebanon, NY.
Rev. L. Foote Cong. Ch., St. Charles Ill.
Rev. John Howes, Welch Ch., Remsen, N. Y.
Rev. A. D. Holster, New Lisbou, N Y.
Rev. W. L. Wilson, Newpo t, N. Y.

Rev. t.benezer Colman, Cong. Ch., Sherman, N. Y.
Rev. Thomas Cole, Knox ille, Ill.

Rev. David Weir, Arator and vicinity, Pettis co., Mo.
Rev. Calvin Waterbury, to go to Illinois.

Re appointed.

Rev. Joseph Underwood, Millport, N. Y.

Rev. Joel Byington, Lewiston. N. Y.
Rev. W m. Waith. Rutledge, N. Y.
Rev. Hervey Chapin. Alden, N. Y.
Rev. A. W. Gray, Portland, N. Y.
Rev. J. K. Ware, West Dresden, N. Y.

Rev. Jonathan Cochran, Charleston, O.

Rev. A. M. Dixou, in the Mining region of Wisconsin.
Rev. E. Taylor, in bounds of Cong'i Assoc. of Wes-
teru New-York.

Rev. Daniel Rockwell, Sharon, Ill.
Rev J. Harrison, New-York.

Rev. L. M. S. Smith, lonia Co., Mich.
Rev Jeremiah Porter, Green Bay, Wis.

Rev. N. Kingsbury, Presb. Ch., Prairieville, Wis.
Rev. C. Nicho's, Spring and Gardner's Prairies, Wis.
Rev. G. G. Poage, Presb. Churches Ridge and
Cherokee, O

Rev. A. D. Chapman, Kingston, O.
Rev. E Evans, Leyden, N. Y.

Rev. A. C. Tuttle. Liverpool, N. Y.
Rev J. D. Bake, Harford, N. Y.

Rev. J. G. Porter, Loesport. III.

Rev. S. G. Lowry, Rockville and Roseville, Ind.

Rev. Chas. Crocker, 1st Cong. Ch., Friendship, N. Y. Rev. L. Bridgeman, Aztalan, Wis.

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27 25

10 00

31 50

78 27

19 00

30 00

28 00

10 00

4 87

12 00

1400

34 57

229 69

The Treasurer of the American Home Missionary Society acknowledges the receipt of the following sums, from August 1st to September 1st, 1842.

MASSACHUSETTS

Hampshire, Miss. Soc., of which $17 is from the South Farms Benev. Soc., by E. Williams, Trea.,

Williamstown, Fem. Char. Soc., by Mrs. M. Smedley, Trea., CONNECTICUT

Brooklyn, Cong. Soc., by Rev. G. J. Til lotson, Mrs. E. Smith, $10; V. Robinson, $8; H. Almy, $6; Deac. Newbury,. $3; Rev. G. J. Tillotson, $3; P. Dyer, $3; H. Dyer, $2; Mrs. M. Gallup, $2; E. Baker, $2; Sarah Hyde, $2; others, $50 75, in full to const. Rev. G. J. Tillotson a L. M.,

Cheshire, Cong. Soc., by J. Allen,

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Darien, Cong. Soc., by Rev. E. D. Kinney, 25 00 Templeton, Ladies' Char. Soc.,

East Avon, Cong. Soc., by Rev. Mr. Hubbell,

Hartford, Friend,

Madison, a Lady, $2; T. Hotchkiss, $5;
A. O. Wilcox, $3; by Rev. M. Badger,
New Haven, First Cong. Soc., Sab. Sch.,
by C. Robinson,

Norfolk, Cong. Soc., by Rev. J. Eldridge,
Stanwich, Cong. Soc., by Rev. D. B. Butts,
Stonington, Fem. Aux.. by Miss E. A.

Sheffield, to const. Miss Sarah W.
Phelps, of Vicksburgh, Miss., a I.. M.,
Westfield, Cong. Soc., by John Smith,
NEW-YORK-

Brooklyn, 2d Presb. Ch., Ladies' Assoc.,.
by Mrs. E. Carrington, Trea.,
Franklinville, L. I., by Rev. C. E. Rosen-
krans,

Hoosick Falls, Presb. Ch., coll., by T.
Gorden,

La Grange, Presb. Ch., by Rev. S. Mande.
ville.

New York city, viz:

Pearl St. Ch., H. Aikman,

Providence Chapel, Fem. Miss. Soc.,
by Rev. J. Harrison,

Schenectady, Presb. Ch., by Rev. J. T..
Backus,

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Methuen, 1st Cong. Ch. and Soc.,
Chilmark, Rev. L. A. Spofford, $1; Deac.
J. Allen, $1,

Woodstock, Rev. Mr. Obear's Soc.,

Norfolk Conference, 1st Parish, North
Bridgewater,

A F end in Worcester County,

20 91

A Lady

do.

do.
Medway, Rev. Dr. Ide's Soc., Mon. Con. coll.,
15 13 Haverhill, Centre Coug. Ch. and Soc.,

Hampden Co., H. M. Soc., H. Brewer, jr.,
Trea.,

14.00

Sherburne, Evan. Soc.,

25 00

Rutland, Rev. Mr. Clark's Soc.,
Northboro', Evan. Cong. Soc.,
Charlton, Calvinistic Soc.,

65 00

48 50

30.00

Marshfield, Rev. Mr. Tappan's Soc.,

18 83

18.00

82.00

2.00

22.00

10 00 South Weymouth, Rev. Mr. Holbrook's Soc.,
Waltham, legacy of Miss Abigail Warren,
Cambridge, Shepard Ch. and Soc.,

5 00

100 00

52 25

Mansfield, Rev. Mr. Blake's Soc.,

13 96

Tisbury. Rev. Mr. Chase's Soc.,

27 18

Haverhill, legacy of Mrs. Lydia Boardman,

late of Topsfield.

50 00

A Friend from the country,

5.00

50 75

175 00

25.00

17 56

48 31

690 00

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