whom I mentioned as having come from England, generously opened to me their father's study, and supplied me with other conveniences. My duty was plain: I stopped. The assemblies,, instead of dwindling away, as some had represented they would,increased constantly. They were uniformly decorous and attentive. Though I endeavoured to make the apostles my model, as to the matter and the plainness of my discourses, yet, instead of going away offended, they seemed conscious that what I preached, was true, and came again. In private I was generally received with politeness and affection, and sometimes found an unexpected willingness to converse on religion.

Yesterday was the last sabbath that I was to continue here; and to me it was a most interesting day. As I was returning from the first service, I was requested to call at a house, and converse with a woman under deep concern for her soul. Upon leaving her, and returning to my chamber, I found a servant waiting for me, and wishing to know if I would stay till this evening, so that he and some other blacks could come and talk with me on religion. I readily told him I would; and I expect them soon. Last evening I met my audience for the last time. The house was crowded, and all were attentive. I closed my message, and bade them adieu. O my God, wilt thou not bless my feeble labours?

Nine o'clock, P.M. The blacks have just gone. I am fatigued, but I have had a very pleasant season. There were 15 in all, male and female. I conversed with them all individually. Six or seven of them were entertaining a hope in Christ, and had entertained one for years. They gave a brief relation of the work of grace on their hearts, and a heavenly joy beamed in their countenances. Others were enquiring with different degrees of anxiety, the way of salvation. The tears stole silently down the cheeks

of some, and all were serious. I directed them to come immediately to Jesus Christ, as the way, and the truth, and the life.' After endeavouring to impart to each the instruction they severally needed, and then making an address to the whole, the interview was closed by singing and prayer.-I expect to depart on the morrow.

With much esteem, yours affectionately, IRA CHASE. Rev. Daniel Sharp, Secretary of the Massa. Bap. Miss. Society.

Extract of a Letter from Rev. E. OsGOOD, to the Secretary of the Massachusetts Baptist Missionary Society, dated Henderson, July 14,

1818.

Dear Brother,

I MADE a communication to you in March last, relative to the prospect at Sacket's Harbour. I now sit down to inform the Board, thro you, of what I have done since my appointment as a missionary in the vicinity of this place. I have had regular appointments ever since I commenced my mission. I have spent my time in visiting from house to house, and in the garrison. When I have not been preaching, I have been cordially received both in the village and in the garrison. I have many times had my expectations raised, when preaching among the soldiers, and again I have been almost discouraged. I have employed such means as were in my power, to render myself useful to them.

I have written and delivered one discourse to them on intemperance, which the officers have engaged to publish and circulate among them. Some tracts that I have obtained, have also been circulated. I have found a few serious ones among them. The last time that I was there, after sermon, one of the soldiers came to me, and wished to talk with me after the rest retired.

We sat down, and I enquired of him what he wanted. He told me that he had sinned against his Maker, and was very much affected. I asked him how long he had had such impressions; he said, ever since he heard me preach in the company room (which was about six weeks before.) I asked him if he had been in the habit of intemperance and profane swearing-he said he had; but had not since that time, nor did he ever intend to do so any more. I recommended him to Christ for pardon, and told him I could do him no good; but that I would pray for him. He said, (weeping) won't you pray for me now?-We then kneeled down together, and I endeavoured to lay his case before God. This was truly an interesting time.

I have been treated at all times with the greatest respect, by all the officers, and they have of late, made me a present of a suit of clothing already made up, which was probably worth forty-five dollars. It was presented in presence of the soldiers, and a number of officers and their wives, by Colonel H. Leavenworth, with the following address:

"Rev. Sir,

THE officers of the Second Regiment of U. S. Infantry, have requested me to present to you this suit of clothing, as a small testimonial of their esteem and friendship for you, and their high regard for the honourable and important cause in which you are engaged; and also for the society from which you are a missionary. The officers of this Regiment are not ambitious to be thought zealots in religious matters -they wish not to see the Cross supported by the sword, or the inquisition. Neither do they wish to court the good opinion of their countrymen, by applauding that for which they have no real regard, other than to obtain thereby a transitory gleam of the public approba

tion: But, Sir, they do most sincerely believe, that a mild and steady practice of the duties, and obligations of the Christian religion, are especially necessary to the growth, strength, and preservation of that virtue and intelligence, which is the life of the liberties of this nation, and so materially necessary to the happiness and welfare of its citizens.-The manner in which you have inculcated these principles, has given the officers of this Regiment the most perfect satisfaction; and they assure you, that your good intentions and exertions for the happiness of the individuals of this corps, will be ever gratefully remembered.

This address, together with some observations that the Colonel made when I first went into the garrison, secured for me the decided respect of the soldiers. But whether 1 have done any good to them, is known only to Him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will. I think, however, that there is a prospect of doing good among them. In the village, my meetings have always been very full. There is a large majority who wish a continuance of Baptist preaching. I have received a number of personal favours, perhaps, to the amount of thirteen dollars, and shall probably receive more. As I live near, I am frequently present ed with something for the use of my family.

I have, in several instances, visited other destitute places. I have now spent between ten and eleven weeks, and probably by the time this will reach you, I shall have finished the term assigned me, and shall hence consider this as my return. I have preached 67 sermons, attended a number of conferences, and baptized six persons. I shall close the time for which I was appointed in about three weeks.

Do write me as soon as conven

blest Redeemer.

EMORY OSGOOD.

Ir is stated in Mr. Paterson's journal while at Koslov, "Sitting and musing in my lodgings on the obstinacy of the Mahomedans, and revolving in my mind the best means to employ in order to induce them to receive the truth, in came a company of Jews, and sat down at my side, and entered into conversation with me on religion. I spoke to them, and read portions of the New Testament to them. One of them opened a copy, and read to his countrymen two or three chapters. He read it with ease, and earnestly requested that I should give it to him. I told him that it was the New Testament; that I had brought copies of it to give away to Mahomedans; and that I was afraid, though I should give it him, that he would not read it, as it contained the history of that Jesus whom their forefathers crucified, but whom we believed to be the promised Messiah, and the Saviour of the world. He said, that if I would only give it to him he would read it, and stood as much in need of it as the Mahomedans did. His brethren made intercession for him, and said, "We wish ourselves to learn what is containrd in the New Testament." After some hesitation on my part, but anxiety on theirs, I thought it might be of advantage to the young man, and therefore gave it to him, and exhorted him to read it. No sooner had he received it, than another Jew sat down beside me, and read the New Testament fluently, and insisted that I should give him a copy also. This Jew was from Bakcheserai, and informed me that he had sold Mr. Pinkerton a Tartar Bible in Hebrew characters for two hundred rubles. After a considerable deal of conversation, I gave him likewise a New Testament. He not only read it with the greatest ease, but evidently understood what he read. He offered to sell me another Tartar Bible; but as Mr. Pinkerton had already purchased a copy, I did not think it adviseable to buy another. Several more Jews came forward, who could read Turkish, and requested New Testaments, but I was obliged to refuse them. One, however, who was pecul

iarly urgent, would not go away, and us ed many arguments to induce me to give him one; but for a long while without effect, my whole stock being now reduced to eight copies. He at last said; Give me this book: it had been good for me that I had never seen it, unless you give it me: it may be of eternal advantage to me. After such expressions, I could not withhold it from him any longer, but gave it to him as the word of God, and exhorted him to read it. There were more than twenty Jews in this company, and I conversed with them more than an hour. In the evening, several other Jews made application for books; but my stock being so low I could not gratify their desire, but promised to get copies sent to them from Theodosia. I could have given away many copies of the Scripture to-day, and was sorry that I had sent the whole commission to Theodosia. The circulation of the Tartar Testament among the Jews, did not indeed occur to me till I was actually among them, and saw their anxiety to possess the sacred volume.

Next morning, a few more Jews came, and made enquiry about the coming of the Messiah. I pointed out to them the predictions of the prophets with regard to Christ, and particularly insisted on the fifty-third chapter of Isaiah, and the passage in Daniel which says, the Messiah shall be cut off. Mr. Paterson then gave them a summary account of the history of Christ, and dwelt particularly on the cessation of sacrifices among the Jews, concluding with stating the resurrection of Christ, his ascension, and the certainty of his coming to judgment. When I had proceeded thus far, says he, the man from Bakcheserai, and a few more joined the company, and I desired him to read to his countrymen the translation of the fifty-third chapter of Isaiah, contained in one of our tracts, which he immediately did. One or two of them appeared to be impressed with what was said, and expressed themselves that the Messiah was come, and that it was in vain to look for any other.

Extract of a Letter from Rev. JOHN EFFERIES, Pastor of the church at Mentz, N. Y. dated May, 1818, to one of the Editors.

DEAR SIR,

IT hath pleased God, the fountain of all good, to grant us another refreshing season in this place. The present is the fifth general revival we have experienced in this town, within the space of twenty years, and is, in some respects, the most remarkable I ever knew. Since about the middle of September last, there has been one hundred and forty-five added to this branch of Zion; and there is yet some appearance of a continuance of the work. The work has been very free from noise and confusion. The administration of the ordi nance of baptism seems to have been abundantly blessed, as a means of awakening many who attended as spectators on such occasions. May the Lord continue his work, and extend it through the world.

Yours, &c.

JOHN JEFFERIES.

Extract of a Letter from Elder J. WILSON, dated Homer, Courtland County, N. Y. July 17, 1818.

DEAR BROTHER,

-ON the 21st. of May, I set out on my missionary tour. I pursued my rout in a south-westerly direction, until I came to the Susquehannah. I crossed the river into a town called Guilford, a newly settled place. Here I found a few professors of the Baptist order. I appointed a meeting, and such was the appearance, that I thought it duty to tarry in this and the adjacent towns. The Lord began a work among the people. I tarried and preached in the new settlements, including a circuit of about twenty miles, for the space of forty days. I spent five Lord's days in one place; during which period, I baptized twenty-one candidates. There being no church nigher than seven miles, they were desirous of being constituted into a church by themselves. A council was accordingly convened on the 6th. of July, who gave them fellowship as a church of Christ. The number of members constituted, is 25; 12 males, and 13 females.

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administered baptism to five, and the Lord's supper to 75. It has been thought, that at some of our meetings,

not less than five hundred have attended. Some came 12 or 13 miles. During my continuance in this vicinity, (as stated above) I preached fifty sermons, and attended fourteen conferences.

Extract of a Letter from Rev. ALFRED BENNET, dated Homer, Julg 18, 1818.

DEAR SIR,

IN 1803, I came into this town, then new and thinly settled, now containing between six and seven thousand inhabitants. In 1805, I began to preach the gospel here in this wilderness, under many embarrassments; but hitherto the Lord has been my helper and shield ;and to-day I must say with the great Apostle, "by the grace of God, I am what I am.” O that his grace bestowed upon me, may not be in vain!

The church in this place has enjoyed great blessings in two ren:arkable re formations, and an almost constant increase of numbers; and we hope, has

acquired that establishment in the doctrine of the gospel and grace of Christ, that it will ever be a light to the world around.-Zion, in this western country, has enjoyed great blessings from God, in the increase of her numbers, joys, privileges, gifts and prospects; and, at present, is not left destitute of the divine favour. A general tranquillity prevails in the churches, and in some, the arm of the Lord is now made bare, working salvation in the midst of the earth. In Vernon, Verona and Lenox, and in Oneida county, there has been, and still is, a rich manifestation of mercy to sinners; but it being some distance from me, I cannot give you particulars.---The reformation in Guilford, which brother Wilson has named, (in which he was a happy instrument) is spreading its influence into other towns around. This is in Chenango county.-There is also a marvellous work of grace in the town of Fabius, a few miles north-east of this. The work commenced last spring, under the ministry of Elder Eliada Blakesly, from East Hartford, in Connecticut, who has removed to that place. Lord's day before last, there were 28 baptized, and 9 last sabbath. There have been 74 baptized and added to the church, and the work still continues.

ELDER SOLOMON GOODALE, of Bristol, N. Y. Aug. 10, 1818, writes to a friend in Boston, as follows:-"The reformation still continues in this place. I have baptized 100 since the good work began, and there are a number more who are candidates for the ordinance. Several other places are also blessed with precious revivals. In Fabius, I am told eighty persons have been baptized in eight weeks. How wonderful are the displays of grace, which God has reserved for these happy days!"

Extract of a Letter from Dr. KELLEY, to one of the Editors, dated Gilmantown, N. H. Aug. 17, 1818.

DEAR SIR,

As I have never seen any account in the Magazine, of the work of grace and mercy in our section of the country, I have thought proper to give you a short sketch of it. I have great reason to bless God, that he has been pleased to awaken one, that had been asleep many years, and bring him to some sense of his duty to God.

Last December, about the middle of the month, at a meeting of the Female Reading Society, near the Academy in this town, they began to read some lines from Watts, on the "end of time;" and the God of all grace and mercy was pleased to open eternity to their view, and by the light of his Holy Spirit, to impress the minds of a number of young persons of the first respectability, so that they were brought to cry aloud, "Lord, have mercy on us, great sinners!" From that time the work spread. The cloud full of grace and mercy, seemed still to hover over us. Hard hearts were softened, blind eyes were opened, and stubborn wills were subjected to the Saviour. The cry for mercy was continued night and day, till they were brought to rejoice in a risen Saviour. The work rapidly increased without any visible means, as there had been but little preaching in the place for some time before; and darkness and stupidity pervaded the town generally. Old professors were asleep, and sinners were hardened in sin. As the cloud passed, it seemed to overshadow the town, until the inhabitants were brought to say, "Thy mercies, O God, flow like a river, and thy grace descends like the gentle dews of heaven." Sinners were brought humbly to embrace the Saviour, and old backsliders returned to their Father's house with humble repentance, and gave glory to the name of God and the Lamb. There were about forty

who professed faith and hope in the Lord Jesus Christ, in the vicinity of the Academy, in a short time. The cloud seemed to move on eastward, and many in the north and lower part of the town, professed to have been madenew creatures. Likewise a large number in Barnstead. I think in both towns, as many as two hundred were made to hear the life-giving voice, besides many others who saw the light.

About twenty in the lower part of the town, have united as a Baptist church, at present under the care of Elder Phineas Richardson; and there is a pleasing prospect, that many more will be added. Many have joined the Congregational church in our town, for whom we have great charity. Others have joined the Free-will connexion.

The Rev. Enos George, a gospel Barnstead. While at the water, he teacher, was baptizing by immersion in exclaimed, "If any believe in the Lord Jesus, I am ready to go into the water with them."-On hearing that, one of the selectmen of the town, who had not before seen it his duty to follow Christ into the water, neither had made a public profession, but being now convinced of his duty, stepped forward immediately and declared his belief in the Lord Jesus Christ, and that he had found him precious to his soul. Thus he submitted to the ordinance of baptism, and was added to the church. It was a solemn time, and had a powerful effect on the minds of many.

Your friend and humble servant,
BENJAMIN KELLEY.

DELAWARE MISSION SOCIETY.

We notice with pleasure, that the Delaware Association have formed themselves into a Society, for "domestic missions." We subjoin the following extract from their Minutes.

"The object of this Society is to aid poor and destitute churches in the support of the stated ministry of the word, and to supply destitute neighbourhoods with the gospel. It shall be composed of the messengers of the churches who form the Association, and of all those who subscribe and pay to the society at least one dollar per annum.

FAYETTE FEMALE MITE SOCIETY.

Ir has pleased the Lord recently to visit the Inhabitants of this town with a shower of divine grace. Many of the