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MR. ISRAEL ALGER, JR. JUST one week after the demise of a sister who was hopefully pious, Israel Alger, Jr. of Boston, died at the house of his parents in Bridgewater, (Mass.) Mr. Alger experienced religion when he was young, and continued stedfast in the faith and practice of Christianity to the end of his days. He was a graduate of Brown University; and, although he never became a Pastor, yet being a licentiate in the ministry, he occasionally preached to destitute Churches. For several years he was a successful instructer of youth; and was the author of some elementary works on particular branches of education, which have been favourably received by the publick. Mr. Alger rendered an important service to the Christian community by preparing for the press and publishing the "Pronouncing Bible."

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consider it a kind arrangement of providence that he was permitted to complete his valuable edition of the Scriptures a short time before his labours on earth terminated. The parents must keenly feel this bereavement of their children. But it is not their affliction to sorrow as those who have no hope, "for if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.”

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Norman Warriner, Esq. Treas. of the
Bap. Evan. Ben. Soc. pr. Rev. Mr.
Barrett, through Mr. E. Lincoln, 10,70
From Levi Farwell, Esq. Treas. of
the Boston Bap. Ass. it having

been received by him at the An-
nual Meeting in Methuen-as fol-
lows: viz.

First Bap. Ch. and Soc. in Charles-
town,

Two Female Friends of do. being
the profits of the sale of 87 copies
of the Rev. Dr. Chaplin's Miss.
Sermon at the Ordination of Rev.
Mr. Boardman, for Burman Miss.
Charlestown Female Baptist Miss.
Society, for Burman Mission,
Lord's Day School children, Charles-
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Cherokee Indian Schools,

a Fem. Friend in Weston, by Uriah
Gregory, for Burman Mission,
Bap. Ch. and Soc. Mount Desert,
(Me.) by Rev. Samuel Norton, for
Burman Mission,

Bap. Evan. Soc. in the western part
of Mass. through Norman War-
riner, Esq. by the hand of Rev.
Thomas Barrett-as follows: viz.
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Extract of a Letter from Rev. George H. Hough, to his father, dated Serampore, April 19, 1825. "From Mr. and Mrs. Judson, and Dr Price, I have heard nothing for 14 months. If they have not perished by violence, I fear they have from other causes, as they have been shut out from all communication with us, and we with them, and therefore they could not have had the pecuniary means of subsistence."

"I am now superintending Mr. Judson's revised translation of the Gospel of St. Matthew, (in the Burman language) as it comes from the press at Serampore: and our Mission is allowed half the edition gratis-the other half being reserved by the Serampore missionaries, for their stations in Aracan, in the north-western part of the Burman empire." Concord, (N. H.) Register

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THE subject of this Memoir pos- rent of time, I have left behind sessed uncommon excellence of me the scenes of childhood and character. His amiable and dig- youth. Much that I have enjoynified conduct, blended with uni-ed, and much that I have suffered form piety and active benevolence, has rendered his memory peculiarly dear to his surviving friends. Although he occupied a station in private life, yet it is thought, that he exhibited an example worthy of imitation, and that it is due to the living as well as to the dead, to delineate some of those moral features by which he was distinguished. This task is undertaken, not merely to gratify the feelings of personal affection and respect, but that others may emulate whatever in him was virtuous and praiseworthy.

until the present moment, are now buried in oblivion. The sports of childhood, and the excesses of youth; the illusions of hope, and the pangs of disappointment; the pleasures of knowledge, and the bitterness of guilt, have each in their turn occupied my mind. But the ideas associated with most of these scenes have passed away, like the baseless fabric of a vision, without leaving a single trace behind. Yet this impression is distinctly left on my heart, that I have lived almost exclusively under the direction of wrong principles. It is now more than

Mr. Freeman was born at Brewster, (Mass.) Aug. 9, 1791. four years since I professed to With the history of his early life, have experienced religion. For a weare not sufficiently acquainted to time, I enjoyed inexpressible degive any satisfactory information.light in its services. My closet In a journal which he kept with was often visited, and I engaged more or less regularity to the end in devotional exercises with fer- of his life, he remarks, Aug. 9, vour and alacrity. I hastened 1812 This day I am 21 years with willing feet to the courts of Borne on the rapid cur- God; and the tears of affection

of age. NOVEMBER, 1825.

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effect of a supernatural agency. I rather considered those who were the subjects of this work, as

and penitence often bedewed my cheeks. The bleeding cross filled me with admiration and joy; and I returned home with new reso-highly visionary and enthusiastic. lutions to pursue a holy life." At times, however, my skepticism But after lamenting that it was forsook me. The evidence, that not with him as in months past, the power of God was in this he closes his journal of this date, work, was too clear to be resisted. with the following prayer-"O! But yet I had no realizing sense may the cleansing blood of Jesus of my own condition. A little wash my polluted soul. And may more sleep, a little more slumber, pardoning grace blot out the mem- was the language of my heart. ory of actions, which deserve the If I should become religious, most exemplary punishment." I often said to myself, my happiMr. Freeman left his father's ness will be at an end. Religion house and became a resident in is a dull and melancholy thing. Boston while he was yet a youth. It is important, indeed, that I Although in this new situation, he should be acquainted with it bevery laudably endeavoured to im- fore I die. But now, just as I am prove his understanding, yet he entering on the world, to bid adieu neglected the state of his heart. to all that felicity which I have so He was preserved from immoral fondly anticipated, to give the practices, but he felt an aversion parting hand to my old companto a course of humble and self-ions, and probably receive nothing denying piety. And it was not but their scorn and derision in retill he had attained his seventeenth turn, are considerations too painyear, when on a visit to the town ful for me. I was, therefore, deof Barnstable, that his views and termined not to make the sacfeelings on the subject of religion rifice. were completely changed. The nature of this change, and the manner in which it was effected, will be best described in his ownereign, unmerited mercy, I would

words.

"But forever adored be that grace that plucked me as a brand from the burning. To rich, sov

ascribe all my salvation. Blessed "In the summer of 1808, my at- be God, he did not suffer me to have tention was first arrested by the my own way. He did not seal power of divine truth. I was, at my sentence of condemnation by that time, on a visit at my father's saying, "he is joined to idols, let house in Barnstable. Until my him alone. After spending a arrival, I knew nothing of the re- day in a very careless manner, vival of religion which had just and in using every effort to divert commenced in that town. I was one of my friends from an attenfilled with astonishment at the tion to religion, I left the comchange which appeared so visible pany I was in, and agreeably to in the conduct of many of my for- my usual practice, took a walk in mer associates. A universal se- the adjacent fields. Here, all at riousness prevailed. The common once, the subject of religion ocavocations of life were suspended; curred to me with uncommon force. and the time of most individuals I had some discovery of its vast was almost exclusively occupied and immediate importance. The in religious meetings and in chris-danger of my condition as a sintian conversation. At first, I was disposed to speculate on the subject. I very much doubted whether what I witnessed was the

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ner, filled me with anxiety. knew indeed, that there was a Saviour provided for the wretched and guilty, but alas, I feared that

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