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70 and 100 dollars to your funds for the present year. The Trustees state that several donations have been made by individuals, well wishers to the cause. Hon. William Phillips, Esq. of Boston, has given fifty dollars; which has been acknowledged in a letter of thanks addressed to him. Liberal sums have been received this year from the Female Association: see document (B). It is believed that many streams will yet flow from that source into your treasury, which will benefit and rejoice those who need and desire pious instruction. The charitable contributions made at different times since the last meeting have increased the funds. The annuities have been generally though not wholly paid. Various reasons may have produced a temporary delay. Seasonable payments are useful and enriching to the funds: as monies, not soon needed, are loaned. The monies which have been received for the funds, will appear from document (B & C) being 1303 dolls. 34 1-2 cts. The expenditures from document (D) amounting to 1142 dolls 53 1-2 cts. The present state of the Treasury with the report of the Auditing Committee from document (E.)

The Trustees hope they can say, Hitherto hath the LORD owned and prospered the institution. Many have been disposed to advance this great and good work. While some have readily honoured the LORD with their substance, and repeatedly consecrated a part of their earthly treasures to charitable uses; others have been found and inclined to carry into full effect, the benevolent designs of the Society. The liberal aid afford. ed by numerous female associations for the purchase of Bibles and other suitable books, should not be forgot ten and suppressed. No small praise is due to Gop for this very thing. It is what might have been looked for from the readiness of pious and charitable women to do good; from their compassion for souls and their earnest desire to spread the truth.

The present state of the funds will not let us doubt of being able to furnish future supplies for our distant settlements. But, since continued efforts require continued supplies, the friends of CHRIST and humanity will not discontinue them. Having begun

well, they will go on and further the important design. Many considerations will powerfully resist fainting and weariness in this acceptable service of Christian love. It will be useful frequently to recollect how many societies of Christians are engaged in this work. With what views, in what ways and to what glorious purposes they pursue it: How their love and zeal, their faith and hope grow exceedingly. Plans are ripened, means provided and instruments furnished to undertake very laborious, difficult and hazardous enterprizes in the cause of the dear Immanuel. In Europe this work is pursued with unremitted assiduity and unabated zeal, with sanguine expectation and ever In this country memorable success.

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too, the same spirit, kindled from above, glows, spreads and strengthAlmost throughout the United States similar societies are formed, measures adopted, monies collected and persons employed to spread the savour of divine truth far and wide. The gospel of CHRIST is thus preached to multitudes, who, without such benevolent aid, would live destitute of the means of grace, plunge deep into ignorance and error, and probably transmit a dreadful and odious inher itance of ignorance, error and corruption to their posterity. It is not easy for those, who have been always fa. voured with a fulness of religious advantages, duly to estimate their own mercies or keenly feel for their brethren famishing for want of the bread of life.

It is refreshing and animating to dwell upon the good already produced.

The solitary place hath been made glad, and in the desert they have sung the songs of Zion. Churches have been planted, ministers settled, and the word and institutions of CHRIST have proved the power of GoD and the wisdom of God unto the spiritual good of perishing sinners. The eyes of the blind have been opened, and the ears of the deaf have been unstopped; the lame have leaped, and the dumb have sung the praises of redeeming love. Christians have been edified, quickened, comforted and sanctified by the truth, ordinances This is the and grace of Christ. work of God; wondrous and joyous to our minds and hearts.

It is an high honour to be workers together with God in forwarding the work of redemption, in building up Zion,in bringing sinners to the knowledge and obedience of the faith, and preparing them for immortal blessedness.

It is well to reflect that much remains to be done; that much may be done by good people; that much is expected of them; that for this purpose God bestows his bounties; that all which they and others call their own is the Lord's; that he demands a portion of what he gives, for his more immediate use. Such an application is acceptable; an odour of a sweet smelling savour unto God. He can abundantly bless you for your labours of love in his cause. He can constantly satisfy liberal and holy souls from his own all-sufficiency and the inexhaustible fulness of Jesus Christ. Animated by such powerful considerations; impelled by, such weighty motives, will not the friends of Christ and of mankind persevere in their prayers and liberalities, their services ⚫ and efforts, until, by the grace of God, the wilderness shall universally be come like Eden, and the desert like the garden of the Lord?

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The Trustees suggest to the Society the expediency of recommending to the several Congregational and Presbyterian Societies in the county, a contribution to aid the funds of the society, to be made on the annual Thanksgiving, or on some Lord's day near, as shall be judged most eligible; and that this Report should be publish. ed, circulated and previously read in public. While doing good to others, you may humbly hope that God, who both ministers seed to the sower and bread

to the eater, will not let you lack any good thing; and that he will increase the fruits of your righteousness; that you may be enriched unto all bountifulness; for which liberality of yours many thanksgivings will be rendered unto God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

In the name of the Trustees, SAMUEL HOPKINS, V. Pres.

At a meeting of the Society, Northampton, August 28, 1806, read, accepted and voted to be printed, distributed and publicly read, as reported by the Trustees to the Society.

Attest,

PAYSON WILLISTON, R'g. Sec.

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by cast; that there is now in the hands of the Treasurer Vice-President, Secretary, Clerk,

in cash the sum of

dolls. 26 65

In promissory notes, with good sureties, on interest, the sum of

Amounting to the sum of

Which is humbly submitted.
ASA WHITE,
JONATHAN WOODBRIDGE,
NATHANIEL ELY,
Northampton, August 26, 1806.

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Auditing
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Officers of the Hampshire Missionary
"Society, appointed at their annual
Meeting the last Thursday in Aug.
1806.

His Excellency CALEB STRONG,
Esq. President.

Rev. SAMUEL HOPKINS, D.D.
Vice President.

TRUSTEES.

Hon. JOHN HASTINGS, Esq.
Rev. JOSEPH LATHROP, D. D.
Hon. EBENEZER HUNT, Esq.
Rev. JOSEPH LYMAN, D.D.
JUSTIN ELY, Esq.

Rev. SOLOMON WILLIAMS,
WILLIAM BILLINGS, Esq.
Rev. DAVID PARSONS, D. D.
CHARLES PHELPS, Esq.
Rev. RICHARD S. STORRS,
RUGGLES WOODBRIDGE, Esq.
Treasurer,

Treasurer, and a board of nine Trustees, chosen annually by ballot. The Trustees are empowered to judge of the qualifications and claims of candidates, and to give aid to the extent of their funds. None are to receive assistance but such as are hopefully pious, of orthodox religious faith, and members of some regu lar Congregational or Presbyterian church, and desirous to obtain an education with a view to be useful as teachers of religion. The Trustees are to direct and superintend the studies and moral conduct of the young men, and when they shall have acquired competent knowledge of theology, and other requisite branches of science, shall recommend them to some suitable board for examination and approbation for the work of the' ministry. Such young men as receive aid from the society are laid under obligations to refund the loans made them without interest, should their circumstances ever after admit.'

Persons of good moral character, members by a vote of the society. and sound in the faith, are admitted into the treasury, on his admission, Each member pays one dollar at least Really. The society consists at present and the same sum afterward, annuof between seventy and eighty members.

Rev. ENOCH HALE, Correspond ing Secretary,

Rev. PAYSON WILLISTON,
cording Secretary.

Standing Committee of the Trustees.
Rev. JOSEPH LYMAN, D. D.
WILLIAM BILLINGS, ESQ.
Rev. ENOCH HALE,
Rev. SOLOMON WILLIAMS,
CHARLES PHELPS, Esq.

EVANGELICAL SOCIETY. In the Western District of Vermont, there has lately been formed an Association, by the name of "THE EVANGELICAL SOCIETY," whose object is to aid pious and ingenious young men, in indigent circumstances, to acquire education for the work of the Gospel Ministry. The great scarcity of regular ministers in this thrifty portion of our country, and the recent revivals of religion in that quarter, led to the establishment of this benevolent Institution, which was first organized at Pawlet, March 6, 1804. The offcers of the Society are a President,

OFFICERS.

Rev. WILLIAM JACKSON, of Dorset,
President.

Rev. NATHANIEL HALL, of Gran-
ville, Vice-President.

Rev. JOHN GRISWOLD, Pawlet, Secretary.

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The Directors, though their means are yet small, have already given aid to three or four young men, one of whom has commenced the study of Divinity. This seasonable and be. nevolent institution has our best wishes for its support and success. We hope it may be instrumental, under the divine direction and blessing, of drawing from obscurity many young men of talents and piety, who may prove faithful labourers in the vineyard of our Lord. Of this part of country, as well as of others, it 1 truly be said, "The harvest is great, but the labourers are few."

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We understand that the New-Lon. don Association, (Conn.) at their meeting in June last, passed, unanimously, the following vote, viz. "Whereas, it appears that Arian and Socinian errors are spreading in New England, we judge it our duty to declare our firm belief of the divine Trinity in Unity; and of the true and proper Divinity of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, as taught in the Holy Scriptures, and for substance maintained in the Westminster confession of faith and catechism. And we recommend to the members of this Association carefully to avoid all ministerial communion with ministers who oppose these doctrines."

ON Lord's day, May 25, 1806, was opened for public worship the new Independent or Congregational church in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Hollingshead preached in the morning from Isa. lvi. 7. "For mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people." In the afternoon Dr. Keith delivered a discourse from Hag. ii. 7. "And I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of Hosts." This elegant edifice is built of brick, in a circular form, and of sufficient size to contain from 1500 to 2000 people. The whole expense is estimated at 60,000 dollars. It is hoped this beautiful edifice may stand for ages to come, an honour to those who erected it, an ornament to the city, and a commodious place for public worship, to a large and flourishing branch of the Christian Church.

SCOTLAND.

IN consequence of a project for the revival of the stage-coaches between Glasgow and Edinburgh on Sundays, to accommodate a numerous body of. travellers, who have occasion to pass and repass to those places on that day in particular, the Presbytery of Glasgow have had a meeting, to take the subject under their serious con.. sideration, and oppose it by every possible means. In their observations, which they have published, they state, that "they contemplate with dread the awful change which must follow the introduction of this practice on the morals of the people of Scotland." They add, that "the mail-coach may be a work of necessi

ty, but that the employment of stagecoaches on the Lord's day is a direct violation of the Fourth Commandment; and that if such abominable practices are suffered, they know not where the outrages upon the feelings of the public will stop, or how religion is to be maintained." Ev. Mag.

PALESTINE ASSOCIATION.

We understand that a society has been established for the purpose of promoting the knowledge of the Geog. raphy, Natural History, and Antiquities of Palestine and its vicinity, with a view to the illustration of the holy writings, and the promotion of Bibli cal and historical knowledge.

It has been regretted by. all who have attended to the subject of Syrian Antiquities, that much valuable local information is still wanted for the illustration of the ancient historians, sacred and profane, who have treated on the affairs of that province; and that, notwithstanding the learned and laborious compilations of Adriconius, Revenelli, Cellarius, Fuller, and Lightfoot, the more recent details of Reland, Calmet, &c. many of the most important points are still left unexamined: that there are many chasms which ought to be filled up, and a va riety of easy and obvious facts that have been little, if at all, attended to; which, if ascertained with precision, could not fail to elucidate many of the most difficult passages of the Sacred Scriptures.

It affords us pleasure to hear that this Society are now engaging proper When persons to execute this plan. we consider the high respectability of its original Institutors and Members, and the importance of its objects, we cannot but entertain hope, that they will meet with every requisite encour agement. Evan. Mag.

BIBLE SOCIETY.

The British and Foreign Bible Society have lately been favoured with a noble present from a lady of quality, of the sum of one thousand guineas.

THE SLAVE TRADE.

The Slave Trade has now continued 303 years, viz. from 1503 to the present. It appears on a moderate computation, in that period, that the number of slaves imported from Afri

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