of earnest prayer was becoming manifest with us. Our weekly lecture and prayer meeting became about this time deeply interesting and soleron. Several individuals at different times requested the prayers of God's people in their behalf, and one or two individuals declared their determination to be on the Lord's side. A meeting of inquiry was appointed and all were requested to attend who were resolved to make the subject of their souls' salvation, an immediate and personal concern. A much larger number than had been expected were present at this meeting. The presence of the Holy Spirit was visible. It was the most blessed night that had ever been witnessed at Prairie du Chien. Angels, I doubt not, beheld it with intense interest and joy, and we felt that it was indeed good to be there. And while we were constrained to blush and be ashamed, under a sense of our unworthiness of such distinguishing manifestations of divine grace and glory, "our joy was full." The next evening our room was crowded to overflowing, and the solemnity and interest increased. After this a series of meetings were held, which promised much good. The manifestation of denominational jealousies, however, arrested the work. Nevertheless, the people of God have been refreshed, backsliders reclaimed, and some sinners have been converted to God. Some, we fear, have become confirmed in unbelief. An interesting case. During the progress of our protracted. meeting, persons under conviction had been in the habit, after the public exercises had closed, of going into my house with two or three of the brethren for personal conversation and prayer. On one of these occasions, a brother from an adjoining county was present. He had been a professor several years, and bad once thought of entering the ministry. But like many other professors, he had been drawn away by the current of this world, and engrossed in its cares and business, until he had almost entirely lost sight of the great end of life. He came here on business, not knowing any thing of the meeting, but on hearing of it, he attended two or three evenings, and became interested in the work, and took part in our prayer meetings. On this occasion, he with two or three of the brethren came to my house to pray for a young man, whom I found at the close of our public meeting in great distress, who was once a professor. While we were engaged in prayer for this individual the Spirit of God seemed to fall upon our brother, disclosing to him his own sins, in departing from God, and causing him to cry out in agony of soul for mercy. For a time he seemed to sink into despair, feeling that his sins were too great to be forgiven. But on being reminded of the promise of God, "that if we confess our sins he is faithful to forgive us our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness," he made a full and ingenuous confession of his sins and besought the Lord for mercy. This was a scene of overwhelming interest. It was a scene,. I doubt not, the angels beheld with intense interest. But O, the joy, "When God revealed his gracious name, "His tongue broke out in unknown strains. And sung surprising grace" And we all exclaimed "it is good to be here." We felt the Savior precious to our souls; and almost desired to depart that we might be with him," and "see him as he is." Additions to the church, temperance, &c. At our communion season in May, seven were added to this little branch of our Zion. A considerable number had already connected themselves with the Methodist Episcopal Church in this place. Two others united with us at our last sacramental occasion, just doubling our number. When I came here, last December, there was no temperance society in existence; we now have a society of about one hundred members. Disposition to hear the Gospel, Speaking of his labors at Potosi and Cassville, in connexion with other brethren, || churches of our denomination should Mr. S. remarks: Here I found a strong desire manifested to enjoy Gospel ordinances. People did not seem to think it a great burden to travel six or eight miles to hear the Gospel preached. The Spirit of God was abroad in the community. Professors were praying to be revived, and sinners were inquiring the way of salvation. Several persons, formerly members of Presbyterian or Congregational churches, were urgent to have a meeting appointed and a church organized of our denomination. The church at Cassville. The church was formed at Cassville on Sabbath, Sept. 25th. Of this occasion, so deeply solemn and interesting to the longneglected wanderers that day gathered in, Mr. S. remarks: soon be organized, and "Now is the time." The field is already white to the harvest, but "the laborers are few.” Will not the churches at the East “pray earnestly" the Lord of the harvest to send forth more laborers hither, that the precious grain be not lost? INDIANA. Camp-meetings. We publish the following as information of the views which appear to be gaining ground among Presbyterians, Congregationalists, and in some portions of the West. About a week since, I returned from a "feast of tabernacles," held at one of the churches under the care of Rev. Mr. H. I should have called it a It was truly an interesting sight to camp-meeting (for such it was,) were see these parents first dedicating them- it not that that term is associated in the selves, and their little ones to the minds of many persons, with enthusiasm service of God, and taking upon them- and wild fire, and with scenes disgustselves the bonds of the everlasting co-ing and revolting to christian refinevenant. It was an affecting and im- ment and pure morality. And it must be confessed that many of the camppressively solemn and joyful scene, which doubtless awakened the sympa- meetings that have been held in the thies of the heavenly hosts and occa- country have very naturally generated sioned a new thrill of joy over all the such associations. But a new order of plains of Paradise. Here, we trust, is a things is rising in this respect. Faithbranch of the church of the living God, ful and efficient ministers of the Gospel planted in Cassville, against which the being "few and far between," in the gates of hell shall never be able to pre-extending their labors over extensive wide spread regions of the great West, vail. fields and still viewing other fields which Cassville is pleasantly situated on the Mississippi river, 30 miles below they cannot cultivate, and thus seeing Prairie du Chien, and is destined at many souls perishing for want of the some day to become a very important bread of life-something, it has been point. It has a most beautiful country thought, must be done to reach the İying back from the river, of the richest multitudes thus destitute of the Gospel. For this purpose, the camp-meeting soil, and is capable of sustaining a dense population. And the quantities system has, to some extent, been adoptof mineral now found in the neighbor-ed; and with the happiest results. hood will induce emigration to that place. It is all important that the ordinances of the gospel be statedly dispensed here. The people are urgent that I should visit them once a month, or at least once in two months. Under judicious management, as all the Presbyterian camp-meetings that I have attended have been, I believe camp-meetings may be the means of immense good in new settlements, and for bringing under the influence of the Gospel, multitudes who do not frequent the house of God. All the meetings of this kind that I have attended have There is another point or two in this been conducted in a manner unobjecpart of the territory where a church ortionable to the most fastidious. "Pray earnestly,” Appointments by the Executive Committee of the A. H. M. S., from September 1st to October 1st, 1842. Not in commission last year. Rev. Calvin Waterbury, to go to the West. Rev. Edward Reynolds, Amity and Philipsburg, Rev. Lyman Manley, Ontario, N. Y. Re-appointed. Rev Daniel Johnson, Parma Center, N. Y. Rev. E. E. Wells, Destitute places in the vicinity of Rev. D. A. Sherman, East Troy, Wis. Rev. Thomas Jones, Grass Lake, Mich. Rev. C. Clark, Agent in Western Mich. Rev. G. A. Mathes, Rogersville, Ten. Rev. J. T. Tucker, Hannibal, Mo. Rev. E. M.Dowall, Royal Oak, Mich. Rev. E. Buckingham, Coshocton, O. The Treasurer of the American Home Missionary Society acknowledges the receipt of the following sums, from September 1st to October 1st, 1842. NEW-HAMPSHIRE Jaffrey, Cong. Soc., Con. coll., by Rev. MASSACHUSETTS Andover, South Parish, in part by Rev. Millbury, a friend to const. Horace Bridgewater, Ladies' Glean. Soc., for North Fairfield, by G. St. John, Treas., St. Louis, in part of legacy of the late JASPER CORNING, Treasurer. Rev, F. Bascom, acknowledges the receipt of the following: Rev. John Batey a L. M., 20 00 NEW-JERSEY IOWA 4.38 Wapello, by 2.12 1616 72 $3,268 46 475 00 Beebee's Grove, H., Ch., 1 62 15.00 Westminster, Cong. Soc., to const. Rev. Asa King a L. M.,by Rev. G. J.Tillotson, Wilton, Cong. Soc., by G. St. John, Trea., NEW-YORK 33 11 31 12 Rev. Joel Fisk, acknowledges the receipt of the following: Champlain, N. Y., Presb. Ch., Benev. 50 00 Catskill, Henry Whittlesey, by Rev. Dr. Crown Point, A. Penfield, 15 88 New York city, viz: 1st Presb. Ch., Kensington, coll. in church, $21 35; Missionary Association, $25, 1st Presb. Ch., Phila., Rev. A. Barnes, $75; J. Eckle. $25; Wm. Raguel, $10; Jas. Wright, $5; Joseph Courtney, $5; John A. Brown, $100; Ambrose White, $50; a friend, through Mr. Fassit, 50 cts., J. W. Ashmead, Esq., $20; D. Alden, $5; unknown, by Mr. Barnes, $5, Cherrytree, Indiana co., Pa., coll, by Rev. Mr. Williams, Snowhill, Md., coll. by Rev. Mr. Graff, $10; Dr. Martiu, by Rev. Mr. Belden, $1, Randolph, Congl. Ch., Pa., by Rev. Mr. Bridgman, 3d Presb. Ch., Phila., unknown, through Mr. Farr, $1; R. W. Davenport, $10; Mrs. M. O'Neill, $4 45, Madison, Presb. Ch., N. J., Fem. H. M. Society, by Mrs. Arms, $50; coll. in ch., (in part,) $21 30, Central Presb. Ch., Newark, N. J., Sewing Soc., by Mrs. Sykes, Surry, Mrs. H. Holbrook, $3; Ch. and Soc., $2 42, 5 42 3 00 Now Providence, N. J., coll. in ch., $37; from Rev. Elias Riggs, missionary in Greece, $20; by Rev. Thos. Cochran, Williamsport, Pa., Presb. Ch., Mon. Con, coll., Neshamony, Pa., an aged lady, East Whiteland, Pa., Presb., Ch., coll., by Newark, N. J., David Hayes, in full to const. his son D. A. Hayes, Esq., a L. D., Barrington, Cong. Soc., $3 07; Rev. S. 50 00 Nichols, $10, 13 07 Mount Joy, Pa., coll. in Presb. Ch., 25 00 Durham, Cong. Soc., 14 11 5th Presb. Ch., Phila., C. Stoddart, $10; Mrs. Sutherland, $5, Tamworth, do. 15 00 Conway, do., $6; Mon. Con. coll., $27; South Orange, N. J., coll. in Presb. Ch., Caldwell, N. J., Presb. Ch., Mon. Con. coll., $14; coll. in ch., $64 27, in part to const. Rev. S. L. Tuttle a L. D., 24 64 Ladies' Sew. Soc., $12, 45.00 1st Presb. Ch., N. Liberties, Phila., bal. of coll., by Dr. Carroll, 38 25 Manchester, Cong. Soc., $29; Miss M. A. Morrel, $1; Mrs. Nancy Moore, $5, Concord South, Rev. B. P. Stone, $5; -Tenney, $5, 35.00 10 00 Norristown, (Presb. Ch.,) Pa,, coll. in cb., by Rev. Mr. Belden, Central Ch., N. Liberties, Phila., coll. in ch., $118 50; E. R. Fairchild, $30, to consi. Miss Emily H. Fairchild, of Plainfield, N. J., a Life Member of the A. H. M. S., Mercantile Lib. Company, Alexandria, D. C., Presb. Ch., coll. in part by Rev. Mr. Belden, Rockville, Md., Presb. Ch., coll. in part by Rev. Mr. Belden, Windham, Presb. Soc., 33. 50 Deerfield, Cong. Soc., Newport, Widow S. Newman, $5; Individuals, $35 54, 40 54 17 73 17.90 31 77 6 02 Lancaster do. 5.36 THE PASTOR'S JOURNAL, OR, SKETCHES OF REAL CHARACTERS, CONVERSATIONS, AND STRIKING FACTS, FURNISHED CHIEFLY BY CLERGYMEN. Rev. Stiles Hawley. longing in the neighborhood. We then proceeded over a twelve mile prairie to the first and smaller branch of the Kaskaskia, which Mr. H. had to cross in his route. We searched this stream and the adjacent timber, (for the streams in this country almost invariably have timber on either side to a greater or less extent) for a distance of six or seven miles, but discovered nothing. The next day we had an addition of one to our com THE perils of early Missionary life in the West, are illustrated in the following statement of the loss of Rev. Stiles Hawley, a Missionary Agent of the American S. S. Union, on the 18th Jan. 1830. This beloved young minister was a son of Deacon Hawley of Ridgefield, Con., and was endeavoring to pass across the Great Prairie to the vicinity of the Wabash, in the prosecution of his mis-pany, and proceeded over the other praision, when he perished, probably in attempting to swim his horse across a branch of the Kaskaskia River. The following facts respecting the discovery of the body, were communicated, at the time, to the venerable parents of the deceased, by Rev. Theron Baldwin, who was particularly active in the search. Several days after Mr. H. was last seen alive, reports reached his acquaintances at Jacksonville and Springfield, that a horse, supposed to be his, had been taken up, under circumstances that led to the suspicion that he was dead. After preliminary inquiry, so much was ascertained as to cause immediate search for the remains. Mr. Baldwin's statement is as follows: rie to the house of Mr. James D. Shaw, who lives one mile beyond the larger branch of the Kaskaskia, and 28 or 30 miles from Mr. Wilson's. This house Mr. Hawley expected to reach on the day that he was drowned. On inquiry, we found, to our entire satisfaction, that no such man had ever been there, and consequently, not a remaining doubt was left in our minds that the body was lying either in one of the branches of the Kaskaskia, or between the two. But the distance between them was not far from 16 miles, and as there was nothing to prevent the horse from leaving the road on either side and at any point, it will be seen that we had an extent of country to search, some 16 miles in length, and perhaps 6 in breadth-that On Monday morning, March 29th, is, 3 miles on each side of the road. In Mr. Andrew Moore of Sangamon coun- addition to this, the country was so new ty, and myself, started with the determi- that probably there was no point in this nation to push our investigations till extent which, if taken as the centre of a some satisfactory discovery should be circle, whose diameter was 20 miles, made, if that were within the limits of would have given us an an area containpossibility. The Rev. Mr. Hardy ac- ing many more than half a dozen famicompanied us for two days, and was lies. But a dear friend was lost, far then obliged to return in consequence from his relatives and his home, and of previous engagements. Tuesday friendship and humanity said, He must be morning we reached Mr. Wilson's, found. where Mr. Hawley staid the last night of his earthly existence. Mr. W. joined our party, and also a Mr. Foster, be We spent the remainder of the day in searching the river, and were agreeably and hospitably entertained for the night |