Hard Times. I would here remark, that we suffer great inconvenience for want of Sabbath school books. We cannot get them. They cannot be purchased without money, and money here, at the present time, is entirely out of the question. No one has any, nor is there any prospect of obtaining any at present. Wheat is the only thing here which sells for money, and that only brings 25 to 30 cents per bushel. Most of the people are in debt, and how they will meet their demands is, as yet, a matter of faith rather than sight. It is impossible for many to meet the demands for taxes. Still the missionary does not regret that his lot is cast in the West. error embraced. Within a distance that Christians, who love the Saviour, often travel every Sabbath to hear the truth, may be found ten or a dozen of the class I have mentioned. One man, formerly a prominent individual in the Presbyterian church, one of the first settlers in the neighborhood, has never been to meeting in this place, and not a member of his large family, except once. Two or three who brought letters with them from the East, have embraced Universalism. Three seldom attend religious meetings of any kind, though provided with comfortable conveyances, and living no farther from the stated privileges of the sanctuary than they have repeatedly gone to attend parties of pleasure, where they joined the merry dance. But what is true in this region, in this respect, is not peculiar to it. Multitudes there are, who, in the when they came to the West," brought every thing with them but their religion." And I doubt not God intends to teach many of his children a lesson of wisdom, in disappointing their expectations, by the times under which we now so severely suffer. Not a few, who we hope are indeed God's chosen ones, now see that had they been contented when first their eyes opened upon these wide and fertile prairies, with what would have sufficed for their own comfort and convenience, and devoted the time and money, spent in speculation, in providing the literary and religious privileges they left behind, they would now have had joy instead of sorrow, dues instead of debts, comfort instead of confusion, and salvation instead of sin. Let Christians emigrating to the West, bring their religion, their spirit of prayer, their love of the Sabbath, their delight in God, and, if going to a destitute region, their LIVING MINISTER, if they bring nothing else. I have occasion to speak of the good-language of one of your correspondents ness of God, for his mercies to me are remarkable; and I think I can trust in him for the future without any painful solicitude. I feel that I have reason to praise him for opening the way for me to come to this part of the country, and I rejoice that I am now in this destitute part of his vineyard. A great Change. The Washingtonian Temperance cause is going on finely. The antitemperance movements referred to in my last have been of great service to us. The public mind became aroused to the subject, and the cause asks no more. We had a meeting in our village a few nights ago, at which there was supposed to be five or six hundred persons, and but very few went home without having signed the pledge. I do not know that a half pint of spirits could be found within fifteen miles of us. sponsibilities, which I have felt resting this darkest hour that we have ever exupon me, seemed, sometimes, enough to perienced, they, more than ever, stayed crush an angel, yet, I can truly say, up my hands, and encouraged my they have been the happiest months of heart. In my absence, they conducted my whole life. There is a luxury in the Sabbath school, and in a weekly doing good-a happiness indescribable prayer meeting they cried to God for in leading inquiring souls to Christ- help. in searching out and gathering the lambs into the fold of the good Shepherd! For two years previous to the present work of grace, there was little that was encouraging in the prospects of this church; but, on the contrary, every thing seemed to be against us. We labored under great discouragements, and sometimes were almost ready to give up in despair. "Clouds and darkness were round about" Jehovah; and this darkness increased up to the very time that God began to work. By deaths and removals, our little church was rapidly diminishing in number. The pressure, which was severely felt here, caused many of our church to remove to other places, and among them some of the most active members; so that, at the commencement of the present year, there was but one male member left in this church, who would render me any assistance in social meetings. There were a few other male members belonging to the church, but only one would pray in public. We now felt that we were reduced to the lowest extremity—but God saw that it was necessary to bring us still lower; and in April, this member of the church was, in a sudden and unexpected manner, cut down. By the fall of a pole, his scull was fractured, and he died in a few hours. This was a dark and mysterious Providence. We now felt that we were cut off from all dependance upon an arm of flesh, and must rely upon the Lord alone. But who was to stand by me, and stay up my hands in the Sabbath school, the weekly prayer meeting, and in all our social meetings? My armor-bearers had fallen, and I had none to look to but the sisters of the church. I made my appeal to them. I told them that the responsibility now fell upon them; and, I assure you, my appeal was not made in vain. With one heart they came up to the help of the Lord. They have always stood by me in every hour of trial; and now in The first of June, we had a communion meeting, which continued four days. It was an interesting season, and there were some tokens of good. The members of the church seemed to be approaching nearer to a right state of feeling. Seven at this time were added to the church. The first of July, Brother Sneed, from New-Albany, came to assist me in a protracted meeting. It was soon evident that the Lord was with us in every deed. The church were prostrate before God-they mutually confessed their sins, and resolved to return to God, and to do their duty. Some members, who had never prayed. in their families, nor in public, came forward and confessed how they had lived, and at once commenced the discharge of those long neglected duties. It was like life from the dead. Soon the inquiry was heard from the impenitent, "What must we do to be saved?" Solemnity and deep feeling pervaded the whole place. We continued our meetings over two weeks-preaching every night, and conference and inquiry meetings during the day-with visiting from house to house. During these meetings 16 or 18 were hopefully converted. Eight have united with this church, some with the Baptist, and others are expecting to unite with us. At the close of our meetings in town, we found that the work was spreading into a destitute neighborhood some seven miles from town. This neighborhood was considered one of the most wicked places in the county. Gambling, horse-racing, shooting-matches, hunting and fishing on the Sabbath, and sins of almost every kind were the common practices of that neighborhood. But little religious influence was exerted there. One female member of our church resided there, and but few of any other denomination. For about two years past, I have preached there once a month, but with little encouragement. Finding now that the revival was spreading into that neighborhood, I commenced a protracted meeting there, immediately, without any ministerial help. At the first meeting, several individuals were awakened, and in a few days, it seemed as though the whole neighborhood was roused up to attend to their eternal welfare. Men, who had not attended meeting for fourteen years, now came, and anxiously inquired the way of salvation. I think I never before witnessed greater displays of God's power and grace. Although it was in the midst of harvest, the most busy season of the year, the people flocked to the place of preaching day after day, with increasing interest and anxiety. Our meetings were held altogether in the grove in the day time. And such was the interest and deep solemnity of these meetings, that the people would, sometimes, sit for hours, without intermission, upon split rails, and then, at the close, were unwilling to go away. As the result of the revival in this neighborhood, we have received to our church thirty members, where before we had but one. Since the first of June, we have received to the church in all 44; of these, 24 are heads of families, and 24 received the ordinance of baptism; and as many as ten or twelve new family altars have been erected; and I have eighteen brothers in the church who never refuse to pray. Appointments by the Executive Committee of the A. H. M. S., from October 1st 19 00 700 00 3.00 The Treasurer of the American Home Missionary Society acknowledges the receipt of the following sums, from October 1st to November 1st, 1842. Hampshire Miss. Soc., by E. Williams, Treas., Lebanon, Ladies, for freight, 2.00 233 56 Rockport, Ladies' Sew. Soc., for freight, Springfield, 4th Ch., Ladies, do. West Stockbridge, Center, Cong. Ch., by Rev. S. Bryant, RHODE ISLAND Benef. Cong. in part, B. Hoppin to const. his son James Mason Hoppin a L. D., $100; W. J. King, L. D., $100; Benjamin Dyer, L. D., $100; Rev. Dr. Tucker to const. his daughter Miss Elizabeth Tucker a L.. M., $30; John Giles, $10; O. Kendall, $3; R. Chandler, $1, 1 00 2.00 50 10 00 Litchfield, Dorcas Soc., by Julia Bissell, $7; a friend, $20, Meriden, Cong. Ch., Ladies' Sew. Soc., avails of fair, by Rev. G. W. Perkins, New-Haven, College Ch. in part, James P. Hart to const. himself and Reuel N. Pearson Life Directors, to be expended in the Valley of the Mississippi, $200; Pres. Day, $50; Prof. Kingsley, $5; Prof. Stanley, $5, Center Ch., two ladies, Rev. Mr. Dutton's Ch., a member, 97 00 260 00 5.00 27 00 100 00 North Woodbury, by Rev. Mr. Churchill, 45.00 Norwich, Gen. W. Williams, 10.00 Reading Ridge, Lemuel Hawley, 1.00 Sharon, sub. in part, by D. Gould, 5.00 Tolland, Jonathan Flynt, L. M., 30 00 Worthington, Berlin, Ct., Ladies, for 344 00 freight, by Rev. C. A. Goodrich, 2.50 NEW-YORK Athens, Mrs. Deborah King, by Rev. New York city, viz: Mercer St. Ch., Mon. Con. Coll., by T. S. Nelson, $86 30; W. W. Chester, $20; R. Lockwood, $5, Murray St.Ch., Sab. sch. Miss. Assoc., by E. M. Kingsley, New-York Mills, 1732 P. Perit, 50 00 Rutland, 15.00 J. M.Comb, 25 00 Peekskill, Payson Presb. Ch., Mon. Con. Sacketts Harbor, coll., $24 09; Col. Camp, $10, 34 09 coll., by Rev. Mr. Brown, 11 65 Sauquoit, coll., $8; Fem. Benev. Soc., by Pine Plains, Presb. Ch., by Rev. W. N. Sayre, Miss Gray, $5, 13 00 20 00 Syracuse, Fein. Miss. Soc., by Rev. J. W. Randolph, by Rev. E. Taylor, 9.00 Adams, 5.00 Ridgebury, Presb. Ch., by Rev. W. Y. Miller in part, Union Village, Cong. Ch., 5.00 Coshocton, Presb. Ch., by Rev. E. Buckingham, Somers, 1st Presb. Ch., by Rev. G. Monilaws, Troy, 1st Presb. Ch., by J. Raymond, Treas., $50; J. Edwards, $10; Miss Champion, $10; Dr. Robbins, $2, Second Pr. Ch., in part by C. Lyman, Yorktown, Coug. Ch., by Rev. S. J. White, NEW JERSEY Bloomfield, Presb. Ch., bal. of coll., Madison, Presb. Ch., by Rev. C. S. Arms, OHIO Little Mill Creek, by Rev. J. Labaree, ILLINOIS Belvidere, by Rev. R. N. Wright, 20 00 Utica, Mrs. J. Kirkland, Watertown, First Ch., 700 Second Ch., 10.00 39 21 17 82 Whitehall, by Rev. L. Kellogg, 58 26 Buffalo, First Presb. Ch., Friend to const. Dr. Moses Bristol a L. M., $30; others, $162 57; T. R. Stocking a case of hats, valued at $25, 217 57 Pearl St. Ch., 16 70 $3,110 99 Park St. Ch., 40 63 JASPER CORNING, Treasurer. Centerfield, $5 25; Endies, $10, 15 25 East Avon, by H. Young, 4. 00. East Bloomfield, J. Porter, $50; Anson Munson, $20; Ladies' Miss. Soc., by Brown, box, 63 32 Mrs. J. Porter, Treas., $29 18, 99 18 Hoosick Falls, N. Y., a barrel. Fairport, Chemung Co., 12 00 Royalton, Vt., a box. Gainesville, 11.00. Rockport, Mass., Ladies' Sew. Soc., a bar. Geneva, bal., 9 50 Greenwood, Mr. Manning, 5.00 Springfield, Mass., 4th Cong. Ch., Ladies, Jasper. Rev. Mr. Cressy, 1 00 a box, by E. Russell, 60 00 Kendall and Carlton, 1.00 Dudley, Mass., Ladies' Sew. Soc., a barrel, Kennedysville, 5.00 by Dolly Conant, 56 00 Lansing, Lucretia Todd, 1 00 Worthington, Berlin, Ct., Ladies, a barrel. Le Roy, 14 92 Boylston, Mass., Fem. Benev. Soc., by Livonia, by Mr. Coy, 6 25 Harriet S. Sanford, box, 40 00 Lyons, 44 10 Vernon, Ct, a barrel, by Mrs. N. O. Kellogg, 94 05 Mendon, Andover, Ct., Ladies' Benev. Soc., by Miss Millport, 24.00 12.00 F. White, 45 50 Newark, Wayne Co., 5 00 Lebanon, Ct., Ladies, by Miss A. Buckingham, half barrel. Newfield, by Rev. Z. Riggs, 5.00 Northeast, 5 00 Ogden, Ladies, 31 00 Ontario, 2.25 Receipts of the Central Agency at Utica, N. Y., from July 1st to Oct. 1st, 1842. Rev. 4. Crane, Secretary. 15 00 Adams, 5 00 Parma and Greece, 10 00 Alder Creek, 20 75 Prattsburgh, 50 00 Bellville, 10 00 Camden, coll., $17 38; Mrs. Leworthy, $5, 22 38 Pultney, First Presb. Ch., 20 44 Camillus, by Rev. J. W. Adams, 13 75 Richford, 10 81 Champion, 18 61 Columbus, 25 00 Rochester, First Presb. Ch., by Rev. T. Edwards, 136 66 East Lincklaen, by Rev. P. R. Kinne, 3 52 Brick Ch., O. Hastings, 2d payment, Eaton Village, 20 00 $25; bal., $106, 26 06 The Philadelphia Home Missionary Society ac- 5th Presb. Ch., Philadelphia, G. W. M'Cle- 1st Presb. Ch., Carlisle, Pa., Miss M. M'Do- Connecticut Farms, N. J., coll. in Presb. Ch., by J. W. Wade, Esq, Alexandria, D. C., a friend, by Rev. J. N. Danforth, 100 00 8 06 27 26 Moore, $1; G. F. Dillen, $1; H. Anderson, $1; cash, $8 18; others, 75 cts.; Ladies, $5, of which $30 to coust. Mrs. Wright a Life Member, Nittany Villey, Centre co., Pa., Presb. Ch., Mon. Con. coll., by Rev. F. D. Harris, $2 60; coll. in church in part, by Rev. Mr. Morss, $2, Pitts Creek, Presb. Ch., Md., coll. in ch., by Rev. J. J. Graff, Harrisburg, Pa., Presb. Ch., Jas. W. Weir, $10; Miss Julia A. Todd, $5; Mrs. J. Geiger, $6; John A.Weir. $10; Elder & Piper, $4; Mrs. ,$10; Mrs. Hal derman, $5; William Allison, $5; H. Alrichs, $10; A. Graydon, $3; Mrs. R. M Kenney, $3; Mr. Foster. $3; A. Armstrong, $2; Miss E. Allen. $2; W. Root, $2; Mrs. M. Ross, $2; a lady $2; Mrs. H. Mabany, $2; E. Ward, $2 50; Mr. M-Clean, $2; Miss E. Wallace, $1 50; Mrs. A. V. Parsons, $1 25; S. W. Hays, $2; Mr. T.Wyeth, $10; Mon. Con. coll., $29 60; others, $15, York, Pa., Presb. Ch., Samuel Small, $50; Mrs. I. M'Donald, $40; Mrs. M. Cassatt, $10; Miss Margaret Coleman, $30; Miss Sarah Coleman, $20; Miss Isabella Coleman, $25; Mrs. C. Spangler, $7; C. A. Barnits and Miss Grier, $10; H. M. M'Clellan, $10; Mrs. M. Bradford, $10; P. A. Small, $10; John Evans, Esq., $5: Miss S. Montgomery, $5: Mrs. Davidson, $5; Wm. Millvain, $5; Mrs. Durkee, $1; Jacob Emmet, $5; James W. Kerr, $2; James Johnson, $2, Rockville, Md. and Bethesda, bal. of coll. in Prest. Chs., by Rev. J. Mines, D. D., Lawrenceville, Pa., coll. in Presb. Ch., by Rev. S. J. MCullough, Pottsville, Pa., Presb. Ch., coll., $7; Mon. Coo.. $20, 39 93 4.60 35 50 149 85 252 00 86 48 39 00 54 30 30 00 200 27 00 Fairfield, N. J., coll. in Presb. Ch, by Rev. Mr. Bartlett, 13 12 Springfield, N. J., coll. in Presb. Ch., by Rev. Mr. Hart, 31 00 Port Penn, Del., bal. of coll. in Presh. Ch., to const. Rev. G. Foote a L. M., 19 00 1st Presb. Ch., Philadelphia, C. S. Wurts and wife, $100; E. A. Holmes, $10; A. R. Perkins, $50; H. Perkins, $24 00; Miss , $100; (omitted in last acknowledgment through mistake,) Meadville, Pa., Mr. Sackett, $6; others, 284 00 Salem, Pa., by Rev. J. Barlow, 4.00 $610; Mon. Con. coll., $10, 22 10 Mount Pleasant, (Westmoreland co.,) Pa., coll. in church, Erie, Pa., coll. in Presb. Ch., 80 00 Greensburg, (Westmoreland co.,) Pa., coll. in Presb. ch., North East, Pa., Presb. Ch., 3. 00 27 00 East Whiteland, Pa., coll. in Presb. Ch., by Mr. Mussey, 12.00 3d Presb. Ch., Pittsburgh, B. A. Fahnestock, Esq., $30, to const. his wife Mrs. Fahnestock a Life Member; A. P. Child, $10; W. M. Semple, $10; R. Edwards, $12; H. Shaw, $5; John Bissell. $20; H. H. M'Cullough, $5; A. Gordou, 5; L. Wilcox, $3; T. Bell, $5; E. Moorhead, $5; Geo. Breed, $5; Mr. Hart, $5; W. Algeo, $2; Mr. Forsyth, $2; W. F. Albree, $2; H. James, $2; S. B. Williams, $2; 8. Uffington, $2; 1. I. Henderson, $2 ; I. R. S., §7; R. Dickey, $2; cash, $5 25; others, $10; Mrs. W. M. Semple, $3; Mrs. A. P. Child, $2; Miss Hopewell, $1; Mrs. Turner, $1; Miss L. Watson, $1; Miss Martha Dickey, $7; Miss N. Finney. $3 25; Mrs. Blair, $5; Miss George, $2; Mrs. Patterson, $1; Mrs. Turner, $2 63; Miss Forsyth, $1; others, $14 25; (as far as collected,) 6th Presb. Ch., Pittsburgh, Pa., Morrison and Burus, $5; G. Van Arsdale, $2; W. G. Taylor, $1; L. P. Smith, $2; Wm. Augenbaugh, $1; F. Spitler, $1; G. Lamb, $1; A. Scott, $5; J. M-Clurg, $1; J. Irvin, $1; C. S. Gay, $1; W. Kirkpatrick, $1; S. H. Patterson, $1; James "Cecil," through the Post-Office, Spring Mills, Centre co., Pa., James Duncan, Esq., $50; Mrs. M. Duucan, $10; Thos. Hutchinson, $2; Mrs. M. Hutchinson, $1; Peter Wilson, $2; Mrs. F. Wilson, $1; James Allison, $2; O. P. Duncan, $2 50; John Foster, Jr., $3; Doct. Charles Coburn, $3; William C. Duncan, $2; David Duncan, $2 50; Mrs. S. M. Duncan, $2 50; Charles Hill, $1; John F. Hay, $1 50; others, $3 87, of which $30 is to constitute Rev. F. D, Harris a Life Member of the A. H. M. S., Mrs. S. W. Duncan, $250, Gravel Run, Presb. Ch., Pa., Harbor Creek, Pres!. Ch., Pa., Wattsburgh, Presb. Ch., Pa., 202 38 Beaverdam, Congl. Ch., Pa., Union, Pa., |