present system is preferable to any other rule, which has been devised. In bad money, in the delay of contributions, and in the want of personal effort on the part of some one person to superintend the movements of the whole machine, more money would be lost to the church than is now required to sustain agents. 5 It should be remembered that the collecting of funds is only a part of the duty of Agents. The one for the Home Missionary Society, for instance, is to act the part of a bishop to all the small and destitute churches, obtaining for them preaching, giving advice and watching over them with pastoral care. The Agent for the Education Society not only labors to procure money for the support of the young men; but it is made his duty to visit them, counsel, admonish, or encour age them as their circumstances require. Other duties, such as cannot be performed by pastors, devolve on agents of all these institutions. Synod would only add, that the experience of many years, with, and without Agents, has fully satisfied wise and good men, who have the management of our benevolent institutions, that in the present state of the church and the world, there must be a class of men, whose special duty it is, to superintend all the movements of our benev olent societies. MILK AND HONEY. He never was so good as he should be, that doth not strive to be better than he is. Though God suffers his people not to sin in revenging their adversaries, yet he suffers not their adversaries to sin unrevenged. The things of this life have not the promise of godliness; but godliness hath the promise of the things of this life. Every one that liveth, or hath life, hath not the Son; but every one that hath the Son, liveth, and hath life. Riches, honors, and pleasures cannot give one Christ; but Christ can give one riches, honors, and pleasures. A saint is not only willing (as the carnal man is) that Christ should bear his yoke; but is also willing (which the carnal man is not) himself to bear Christ's yoke. He that contemns a small fault, commits a great one. What the heart doth not, is as if not done, in religion. He that is little in his own eyes, will not be troubled to be little in the eves of others. What we are afraid to do before men, we should be afraid to think before God. As there is a vanity lies hid in the best worldly good; so there is a blessing lies hid in the worst of worldly evils. AMERICAN EDUCATION SOCIETY. THE Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors was held Wednesday, 8th of April. The usual business was transacted, and arrangements made for the Anniversary of the Society. The appropriations made to beneficiaries were ordered to be paid under the direction of the Financial Committee. When they shall be paid depends on the liberality of the friends of the cause. The Rev. Brown Emerson, late of Boyls ton, has been appointed to a temporary agency of the Society, and he has entered upon the duties of his office. He has been favorably received by the pastors and churches which he has visited, and been successful in raising funds for the cause. LETTER FROM A PRESIDING MEMBER OF BENEFICIARIES. February 10, 1840. REV. AND DEAR SIR,-I take the liberty of addressing you at this time, not because there is any special reason for it, but because we are desirous to receive some communications from yourself which may be read at our monthly meeting, and contribute to our edification and growth in grace. The brethren often ask a few days before the concert, if any communications have been received from the Secretary-intimating that an affirmative answer would secure their attendance. I am aware that your time must be very much occupied-but if other duties would allow you to write us oftener, the favor would be thankfully received by the beneficiaries at this College. Mr.the former Presiding Member, left with me twelve or thirteen copies of "Memoirs of Cornelius," and a few numbers of the last Annual Report, which of course are subject to your direction. You will be glad to hear that there are some indications of the commencement of a work of grace in our college, though I have heard of no recent conversions. Some, however, in the freshman class are inquiring what they shall do to be saved. I hope and trust you will soon hear of many new born souls, rejoicing in the Saviour whom they have hitherto rejected. But, dear Sir, we need the prayers of Christians abroad. Has the church a right to expect so great a blessing as a powerful revival of pure religion in the colleges of our land, without praying fervently and constantly for this object? You need not be told, Sir, of the obstacles to such a work, which exist in an institution like this-but if the great body of Christians were better acquainted with our situation, they would remember us more frequently in their call observations of the language, and logick, prayers. There is more than usual re- and in practicall and spiritual truths, as his ligious interest in the churches in town-Tutor shall require, according to his ability; there have been a few hopeful conversions, seeing the entrance of the word giveth and the blessed work appears to be pro-light, it giveth understanding to the simple. Ps. cxix. 130. gressing. Our concert has been held regularly from month to month-generally well attended and interesting. We all need more holiness of heart-more heavenly mindedness, not only to fit us for the responsible duties of the station to which we are looking forward with so much interest, but to qualify us for the faithful discharge of present duty. 4. That they eschewing all profanation of God's name, attributes, word, ordinances, and times of worship, doe studie with good conscience, carefully to retaine God, and the love of his truth in their mindes, else let them know, that (notwithstanding their learning) God may give them up to strong delusions, and in the end to a reprobate As the usual period of your visit is ap-minde. 2 Thess. ii. 11, 12. Rom. i. 28. proaching, we hope soon to see and converse with one for whom we entertain sentiments of the highest respect and esteem. With the desire to be remembered in your prayers, I subscribe myself, yours affectionately. There are now revivals of religion in a large number of colleges, the particulars of which we have not been able to learn, so as to give an account of them in this number. EXTRACT from the last Catalogue of the Officers and Students of Lane Theological Seminary, Cincinnati, Ohio. ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICAN THE Twenty-fourth Annual Meeting of the American Education Society will be held in the city of New York on Thursday, the 14th day of May, 1840. The members of the Society are notified to meet for business at the Rooms of the Central American Education Society, No. 89 Nassau Street, at 4 o'clock, P. M. of that day. The public meeting will be held in the Broadway Tabernacle, at 7 o'clock in the eve "Our students have had no difficulty in finding settlement, and if we had fifty instead of ten to give the churches annually, they would have found immediate employ-ning, at which extracts from the Annual ment." HARVARD COLLEGE. EXTRACTS from "New England's First Fruits, in respect to the Progress of Learning in the College at Cambridge in Massachusetts Bay, &c. Published in London, in the year 1643," &c. Taken from 2d Volume of the Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Rules and Precepts that are observed in the College. Report will be read, and Addresses WILLIAM COGSWELL, Education Rooms, Boston, FUNDS. Receipts of the American Education Society, for the April Quarter, 1840. INCOME FROM FUNDS LOANS REFUNDED 2. Let every student be plainly instructed, and earnestly pressed to consider well, the maine end of his life and studies is, to know God and Jesus Christ which is eternal life, John xvii. 3, and therefore to Jay Christ in the bottome, as the only Rev. Osgood Herrick, late of Millbury, by foundation of all sound knowledge and learning. And seeing the Lord only giveth wisedome, let every one seriously set himselfe by prayer in secret to seeke it of him. Prov. ii. 3. 3. Every one shall so exercise himselfe in reading the Scriptures twice a day, that he shall be ready to give such an account of his proficiency therein, both in theoreti LEGACIES. Henry Mills, Esq. Executor AUXILIARY SOCIETIES. 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