of baptism being clearly established, by his own request, regularly dismis recommended to the Baptist church of ton and Westminster, with which, a mitting to their particular form of ba was united.

In 1821, we find him pursuing hi at the college in Amherst, Mass., v graduated in 1825; here he sustai character of a consistent and exempla tian, and being a licensed preacher, b opportunities during his course of s theology, to exercise his minister During his collegiate course he was as an instructor, being well qualified respectable literary and scientific atta It was in this capacity he obtained th ledge of human nature for which he w wards singularly distinguished.

In the autumn of 1825, he ent Theological Seminary at Andover, resided two years, but his connex this institution was only dissolved b as in 1827, he obtained leave of ab a year or more, and immediately himself as an agent in the service of rican Sunday School Union. In this for which he was admirably calcu visited several of the southern stat he subserved greatly the cause of instruction amongst youth, and wher bours proved acceptable. He ret

hiladelphia in the following spring of 1828, nd was solicited by the society to continue their service, and to remain here during e summer-he consented to their wishes, ad during this period, he became intimate ith its officers and managers, who speak of m in the highest terms of affection.

The summer proving unsuitable for the disarge of the duties assigned him, his labours ere suspended by the committee until the 1. In the mean time they requested him prepare some book suitable for the society publish, and he immediately set about the story of the Sandwich Islands, but did not. e to complete it. In the midst of a life of fulness and great promise, he was arrested the hand of death. His disease was severe of short duration; and it is consolatory for friends to know, that he was resigned to will of his Master, and that his death exted another evidence of the triumphs of in the blessed Redeemer. His short, igh useful life, terminated in New York the 1st of March, 1829, whither he had > on important business for the society. r. Eveleth possessed, to an uncommon exa knowledge of human nature; few men is age had studied men with more rigid iny. His mind was undoubtedly of the order; and had it been cultivated with and uninterrupted care, it would have

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manners were frank and ingenuousversation acute and original-and th about him a child-like simplicity and o that gained ready access to the hea was a sincere and unaffected Christ piety was ardent, and his views of were broad and evangelical.

The work on the Sandwich Island death thus prevented his completi finally assigned by the committee hands. It of course needed revision tions, and additions; but notwithstand his friends will be gratified to find evident traces of his peculiar genius. sign is sufficiently indicated by its ti Without discussing the merits of writing, it may be remarked, that the friends of Sabbath-schools have for a desired the introduction of sober t juvenile libraries. The book now the public, bears this recommendatio letters were written at Philadelphia dressed to a Sabbath-scholar in Massa Corrections and additions are indeed another pen, but the original design tered. The object is, to give the complete understanding of the glorio which the Gospel has done for the Islanders. May this knowledge cir and wide, and promote extensively minds of children and youth, an inter great subject of missions!

MY DEAR YOUNG FRIEND,-We live at a
riod when Christians are making great ef-
'ts to extend the light of the gospel to the
note and uncivilized portions of the globe.
is desirable that these operations of benevo-
ce should be fully understood and appre-
ted by all classes of the community; but it
Deculiarly important that the young, those
whom must soon rest the responsibility of
rying forward, or of retarding, these noble
erprises, should be well instructed as to
ir nature and consequences.

t gives me pleasure to learn, that you feel
nterest in the welfare and success of those
sionaries, who are labouring among the
then in various parts of the world; and 1
cheerfully give you the information you
re respecting that station to which your
ntion seems now particularly directed.
he Sandwich Islands are situated in the
th Pacific Ocean, about 3000 miles from
western coast of America, and 5000 from

the eastern coast of Asia. They li on a line running from south-east west; between 19 and 22 degrees n tude, and between 155 and 160 deg longitude from Greenwich, or betwee 83 from Washington.

Although there are ten or twelve i this group, I shall mention the nam five of them; the others being very s unimportant, and some of them uni The names and situations of these fi you to fix clearly in your mind, so t one of them is again mentioned, you collect, without difficulty, in what and how far, it lies from any other, o the rest.

Ha-wai-i, the first and largest islands, is 97 miles long, and 78 br taining 85,000 inhabitants. It is "Cook's Voyages" Owhyhee..

Mau-i, 24 miles nearly north from is 48 miles in length, and 16 in bre has 30,000 inhabitants.

Mo-lo-kai, 10 miles north-west fro 40 miles in length and 7 in breadth, three or four thousand people.

O-a-hu, 27 miles north-west from kai, is 46 miles long and 23 broad, population of 20,000.

Kau-ai, 75 miles north-west from miles long and 28 broad, contains 10 ple.