Providence, to their wants. The energy and prudence of the mother have carried her children on, from youth to maturity, without any diminution of substance; and the welcome, which the friend and the stranger always found at her husband's hospitable board, is still continued. Believing in the correctness of the poet's aphorism, "Man wants but little here below, she is liberal in her charities; and like the widow in the gospel, casts more into the treasury of benevolence, than thousands who riot in splendour and abundance. And is all this without its reward? No. Besides the treasure laid up in heaven, she has the richest earthly comfort that a mother can enjoy—that of seeing her sons virtuous, and rising into notice, to usefulness, and even to eminence: her daughters pious, dutiful, and affectionate; respected and caressed by all, who know and value female worth. I cannot conclude this narration, in language more appropriate than that of the psalmist: "I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.” A. TO THE EDITOR OF THE GOSPEL ADVOCATE. THE following prayers were appointed by the bishop of South Carolina, to be used in the churches in that diocese, on the Sunday succeeding the hurricane of September 27, 1822, and on Thanksgiving day, November 7, 1822. FOR THE SUNDAY SUCCEEDING THE HURRICANE. "O thou, who sittest in the heavens and rulest over all, God glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders, who makest the stormy winds obey thee, and at whose voice the waves of the sea are still, we humble ourselves before thee for thy afflicting visitations; we give thee thanks, we bless thee, we praise thee for thy great mercies. Thou, Lord, amidst the terrours of thy mighty power, hast shown thyself gracious and merciful to thy people. Thou savedst them, when they were ready to perish, from destruction; and, when their hearts failed them for fear, thou strengthenedst their heart, and causedst them to trust in thee, who alone art mighty to save. Lord, what reward shall we render thee, for this thy merciful favour Vouchsafed unto us. We confess and bewail our unworthiness of such thy great goodness sparing and delivering us, when we deserved so much greater evil than that which thou hast seen fit to bring upon But, gracious Lord, who despisest not the desire of such as are sorrowful, help us, we beseech thee, while we rejoice in thy goodness, to feel a deep and godly sorrow for those sins, which render us unworthy of it. Awaken us to a sense of our spiritual necessities and dangers. Pour into our hearts the abundance of thy grace, and enable us, by a better obedience to thy will, and a more pure, humble - and holy walking before thee, duly to express our thankfulness, us. through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee, O Father, and thee, O Holy Spirit, be praise and glory, world without end. Amen." FOR THANKSGIVING DAY. "O Lord our God, who at sundry times past and in divers manners, hast wounded us for our sins, and consumed us for our transgressions, but who, in the midst of judgment, rememberest mercy, and hast averted from the habitations of thy people, the destroying sickness, and hast redeemed their life from destruction by ruling the raging of the stormy wind and tempest, and bringing to nought the counsels of the wicked; we bless and praise thy holy name, for these thy great mercies vouchsafed unto us. Lord, may thy goodness lead us to repen. tance. May our souls and bodies, which thou hast delivered, be a living sacrifice unto thee. And while we praise and magnify thy mercies in the midst of thy church, so give us, we beseech thee, thy Holy Spirit, that we may be enabled to show our thankfulness in a holy and humble obedience to thy will through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen." FOR THE GOSPEL ADVOCATE. EXTRACT FROM THE MESSIAH. BOOK II. Translated from the original German of Klopstock. IF yet, he cried, ye sons of hell, if yet From Satan's grasp may wrest his rights o'er man! ye That bears the marks of Godhead, 'neath a form Would the Eternal to facilitate 41 To us the victory, from the womb go forth Ye timorous wretches to veil thick your fronts Earth's ample bosom fostereth of climes! Unceasing, was pronounc'd; that ev'n the woods Trembled amaz'd; and thro' the thick palm leaves Thence, the proud Gabriel exulting, went Adown the mountain to the Israelite; And hail'd her as he hails his God, and said: Is he the Son; and Jesus 'mongst mankind GOSPEL ADVOCATE, VOL. III. Of danger be there in a dotard seer That walks our realms of earth and dreams of God. RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. OHIO. In our last, we commenced an abstract of the state of the Church in this diocese; and now present to our readers a continuation. We proceed at present to the third part of the bishop's address; and shall insert the first and second parts in our next number. "Dear Brethren of the Clergy and Laity, "Having spoken thus freely and sincerely, though very briefly, of your duties, it remains to speak of those which God has enabled me to perform since our last meeting. In an address of this nature, to mention my own embarrassments might want decorum, were it not necessary to state the cause of neglecting so great a portion of my diocese. "Painful as it has been to my feelings to leave the north part of the state for two summers without an Episcopal visitation, yet my health, and the want of pecuniary means of travelling, not permitting it, I am sure of your forbearance from censure; and I hope, also, the great Head of the church will not record the omission as a sin against me. "On June 9, the Sunday next succeeding the last convention at Worthington, I admitted Messrs. John Hall and Rufus Murray, to the holy order of deacons; and on the same day, at the same place, I administered the apostolick rite of confirmation to twelve persons. On the Wednesday following, viz. the 12th of June, 1822, I admitted the Rev. Ezra B. Kellogg to the holy order of priests, in St. Paul's church, Chillicothe. "On the 15th, Saturday, I was at Portsmouth, and performed Divine service and preached in the evening. Next day, Sunday, read morning and evening prayers, preached two sermons and confirmed six persons. The sacraments of the Lord's supper and baptism also were administered. "On the 19th of June, I was at Chillicothe, and performed Divine service and preached in the evening. Sunday, the 23d, at Worthington, and performed the ordinary duties. The 28th, on All creek, and performed the burial service. Sunday, the 30th, I was too much indisposed in bodily health to leave my dwelling. "July the 1st, though in ill health, I set off for the south. 66 July 2, I preached and performed Divine service in Springfield, and the 3d, did the same at Dayton. Sunday, the 7th, I preached in Cincinnati three times. "Previously to my visiting the last mentioned place, I had received letters from the trustees of Cincinnati college, signifying my election to the presidency: and now, finding that this appointment had not only been unanimous, but that it was urged on my acceptance with assurances of its being consistent with the performance of my episcopal duties, as far, and perhaps farther, than for the want of the means of travelling would otherwise be permitted, I thought proper to accept it. The kind treatment I have hitherto experienced, and the field opened to me by these means of being constantly useful to the rising generation, are circumstances which, though attended with some sacrifices, are calculated to afford agreeable prospects. The measure is at the disposal of a merciful Providence: I pray that it may be for good. "In returning to my family, then at Worthington, after spending the Sunday at Dayton, and performing morning and evening service and preaching twice, I took Troy and Piqua in my way, where I did the usual duties. Here the prospects of the Church, though lately very flattering, are somewhat damped by the unexpected departure of the Rev. Spencer Wall. They seemed, however, not discouraged; and looked forward with peculiar solicitude for the services of a pious missionary. "Sunday 21, I was at Worthington; and the 20th at Delaware, performed duty morning and evening. Monday 29, in the afternoon, I read prayers and preached at Berkshire, besides meeting the youth in the evening for prayer and exhortation. "Monday 23, I pursued my journey, through almost an entire woods, to Coshocton county. Here, in Perry township, a few families had associated together under the direction of the Rev. Mr. Morse, by the name of St. Matthew's church. Their zeal in proceeding immediately, though under straitened circumstances, to the erection of a place for publick worship, deserves much praise. The building, though made with hewed logs, bids fair to unite a considerable degree of neatness with commodiousness and firmness: when it is considered that it is the effect of the personal labour of a handful of pious men, assisted only by the voluntary donation of a few persons in Zanesville in the articles of glass and nails, will, when finished, furnish a theme of wonder and praise. God grant that this worthy example may be imitated by others in like, and more favourable, circumstances. "In this parish I endeavoured to perform the duties imposed on me by our heavenly Master, in visiting the sick, in prayers, and in preaching the word, from the 31st of July, till the 4th of August, when I administered the Lord's supper to 17, and confirmed 22 persons. Monday, the 5th, in company with Mr. Trimble, I rode about 15 miles to Mill Creek township, between the Tuscurawas and Whitewoman rivers. Here, the same day, according to appointment previously sent, I preached, confirmed 9, and administered the holy communion. The same day rode 12 miles to Coshocton village, held service, and preached in the evening. "From Coshocton to Steubenville is 80 miles. Under a burning |