its pastor; but "other duties have prevented his chester, Connecticut, Miss Mary M. Curtis, of being often there." And though his brethren, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, Mr. John J. Hotchkin with Mr. Foreman, have endeavored to supply and Miss Ann J. Hotchkin, of Lenox, Massachuthe pulpit from Sabbath to Sabbath, there have setts. The first three will be stationed at Stockbeen frequent failures. Of the remaining stations bridge; Mr. Harris will teach the school at Northe report speaks as follows: walk; the others will proceed to Good Water. Mr. Worcester has continued his labors at On the 11th of October, Rev. E. C. Bridgman Park Hill as usual, and preached occasionally at and his wife sailed from New York for China, other places. Eight pupils of the female semi-vid San Francisco, in the Wild Pigeon. They nary and his eldest son have been admitted to will proceed to Shanghai, as soon as practicable, the privileges of the church. The average con gregation, since the opening of the female semi-to resume their labors in that city. nary, has been nearly one-third larger than it was in former years; and it would have been larger ARIES. still, if the house of worship had been sufficiently FREE MEDICAL LECTURES FOR MISSIONcapacious and convenient. Preparations are now making to build a church, which will seat comA RESOLUTION of the Faculty of the New fortably some four hundred persons. About sixteen hundred dollars are supposed to be neces-York Medical College, tendering the advantages for the contemplated edifice, of which about of this institution to all who expect to become thirteen hundred and thirty dollars are already missionaries on payment of the matriculation fee, subscribed; persons in various parts of the naAn appointed tion, and some out of the nation, having helped was published in the July Herald. missionary of the Board, who has received gratuitous instruction from the College of Physi forward the work. Mr. Huss has been somewhat interrupted in his labors by ill health. When well, he has ordinarily preached two out of every three Sab-cians and Surgeons, No. 67 Crosby Street, New baths at Honey Creek, and the third in a neighborhood, about ten miles distant. His congregations were for a time much diminished; but recently the attendance has been good. Two persons have been received into his church on profession of their faith, two have died, and one has been excluded. Two others have recently applied for admission, who, he thinks, appear well. The people are enlarging their house of worship. The need of a missionary to aid Mr. Huss is great and increasing. Who will come? At Lee's Creek Mr. Ranney continues his labors, preaching sometimes at other places. A church has been formed at the station, consisting at first of seven members; to which number one has been added since. There are four others who, it is hoped, will unite with them soon. The station has been favored by the removal thither of a young man who acts as interpreter. His health, however, has been so poor, that he has often been unable to perform that duty; and the disappaintment thus occasioned has doubtless contributed to keep the congregation small. Not more than twenty or thirty have usually been present, except at communion seasons; when a goodly number have convened. As the fruit of the late revival in the female seminary, eight have joined the Park Hill church; one has been propounded for the same privilege at Dwight; and five are supposed to have united with the Methodist churches. The monthly concert collections at this institution have amounted to fifty dollars. Home Proceedings. DEPARTURE OF MISSIONARIES. THE following persons have recently gone to the Indian country, to assist the Choctaw mission in their labors :-Mr. Jason D. Chamberlain and Mrs. Elsey G. Chamberlain, of Westboro', Massachusetts, Miss Mercy Whitcomb, of Boston, Massachusetts, Mr. John K. Harris, of Ticonderoga, New York, Miss Elizabeth Backus, of Col York, wishes it to be known that in the last named institution also free tickets may be had by those who intend to labor among the heathen; and that a course of lectures has just commenced, which will continue till March 10, 1853. "Any application for instruction made at the College to Robert Watts, M. D., Secretary of the Faculty, will receive a kind and favorable attention." DONATIONS, RECEIVED IN SEPTEMBER. Cumberland co. Aux. So. D. Evans, Tr. Penobscot co. Aux. So. E. F. Duren, Tr. Brewer, 1st cong. ch. to cons. Mrs. 50 00 43 00 5 00 100 00-150 00 Ellsworth, cong. juv. miss. so. 9; Frankfort, NEW HAMPSHIRE. Grafton co. Aux. So. W. W. Russell, Tr. Hillsboro' co. Aux. So. J. A. Wheat, Tr. Merrimack co. Aux. So. G. Hutchins, Tr. Boscawen, W. cong. ch. and so. Dunbarton, Cong. ch. and so. 198 00 89 00 287 00 15 69 664 30 00 9 84 53 81 15 28 24 00 5 00-107 93 Rockingham co. Conf. of chs. F. Grant, Tr. 10 00 Ripton, do. Shoreham, do. 200 18 00 Agawam, Cong. so. 11; m. c. 15,39; Falls, m. c. 26,50; 52 89 Chester Factories, Cong. so. 10; m. 5 12 29 25 c. 6; 16 00 2 75 Chester Village, m. c. 21 38 31 03 88 15 Chicopee, W. L. B. Chicopee Falls, Cong. so. to cons. JOSHUA COOк an H. M. 100; m. c. 4,18; Feeding Hills, Cong. so. 3,71; m. c. 17,98; Longmeadow, Gent. wh. cons. ETHAN ELY and WARHAM COLTON H. M. 200,85; la. sew. cir. 60; m. c. 71,57; la. benev. asso. 32,14; Monson, Coll. 46,13; m. c. 29,11; gent. 10; la. 59,95; A. S. 10; Mrs. H. N. 10; coll. 1,45; Palmer, 2d cong. so. 26; m. c. 6; Southwick, Mr. Cooley's so. m. c. Springfield, Mrs. C. Merriam's inf. class, for ed. in Ceylon, Westfield, A friend, for debt, 2; G. 10; Dr. Davis's so. 150; m. c. 134,83; India cir. for ed. of a child at Ahmednuggur, 50; 10 00 10.00 104 18 21 69 364 56 166 64 32.00 14 00 Brattleboro', Cong. ch. and so. m. c. 37 32 1,217 99 19 50 26 60 Fayetteville, do. 20; m. c. 11,68; 31 68 Ded. paid for printing reports, Hampshire co. Aux. So. J. D. Whitney, Tr. 29 00-1,188 99 Goshen, Gent. 121 64 Grafton, Cong. ch. and so. m. c. 21 00 Marlboro', Mrs. P. 1; Mrs. M. 50c.; N. Wardsboro', Cong. ch. and so. Putney, 150 Granby, m. c. 64 43 9 40 Hadley, 1st par. m. c. 50; N. par. gent. 26; 76 00 do. 24 61 Townsend, do. 24,50; Middlefield, m. c. 32 48 Northampton, 1st par. gen. benev. m. c. 14,77; 39 27 W. Townsend, do. Windham, Cong. ch. and so. m. c. Windsor co. Aux. So. J. Steele and 7 40 so. 32,33; m. c. 46,23; Edwards 14 40-232 68 ch. m. c. 14,47; fem. benev. so. 23; 116 03 E. P. Nevins, Trs. Plainfield, m. c. 10 00 Prescott, m. c. 10 00 Bethel, Cong. ch. and so. 15 00 Springfield, Rev. S. R. Arms, Southampton, m. c. 35 59 5 00--20 00 South Hadley, 1st par. a friend, 35 00 627 23 West Hampton, m. c. 26 23 Legacies.-Peacham, Josiah Shedd, by S. A. Chandler and E. C. Chamberlain, Ex'rs, 2,500; ded. disc. 151,67; Williamsburg, Gent. 93,38; m. c. 120 76-648 16 27,38; Harmony Conf. of chs. W. C. Capron, Tr. Middlesex South Conf. of chs. Saxonville, Mrs. M. G. S. 5; S. D. S. 2; Mrs. Norfolk co. Aux. So. Rev. T. T. Richmond, Tr. W. Roxbury, Spring-st. ch. wh. cons. 92 91 Palestine Miss. So. E. Alden, Tr. 2.00 10 00 Rowley, Cong. so. wh. cons. JOSHUA JEWETT an H. M. Braintree, 1st par. la. Campello, A. E. Noyes, Cohasset, D. S. S. Pilgrim Aux. So. J. Robbins, Tr. Pembroke, M. C. F. Taunton and vic. Aux. So. Attleboro', Mr. Crane's so. la. 21 07 216 85-262 97 48 88 2 35 10 00-61 23 5.00 55 00 10 00 3,088 13 Board of For. Miss. in Ref. Dutch ch. C. S. Little, New York, Tr. Albany, 1st R. D. ch. Glenville, 1st R. D. ch. fem. miss. so. Harlem, R. D. ch. wh. and prev. dona. cons. Rev. Mr. AMBLER and LOUIS I. BELLONI H. M. Herkimer, R. D. ch. m. c. Lawyersville, do. 2 00 -67 00 200 00 10 00 Cortlandtown, R. D. ch. s. s. Fishkill Landing, R. D. ch. 3 50 65 00 5 00--15 00 22 00 125 50 15 00 7900 145 03 44 48 627 51 Andover, Theolog. sem. chapel ch. a bal. 46,75; W. par. gent. 52,44; la. 37,24; Auburn Dale, cong. ch. and so. (of wh. to cons. BENAJAH CROSS an H. M. 100,) 300,50; Cambridgeport, Mr. Stearns's so. s. s. for ed. at Madras, 20; Chelsea, Broadway ch. and so. m. c. 17,16; Winnisimmet ch. and so m. c. 53,25; E. Cambridge, evan. cong. ch. and so. m. c. 15,20; Nantucket, 1st cong. ch. wh. cons. Rev. BENJAMIN JUDKINS an H. M. 110,65; Salem, Crombie st. ch. m. c. 18,50; S. Malden, cong. ch. and so. 86; W. Cambridge, cong. ch. and so. (of wh. fr. J. F. wh. cons. ISAAC FIELD of Denmark, Iowa, an H. M. 150,) 358,30; Legacies-Deerfield, Solomon P. Fitch, by Sumner Dunlap, Ex'r, 33; Granby, Amos Ferry, by J. D. Whitney, 15; CONNECTICUT. 1,115 99 4,204 12 48 00 4,252 12 Fairfield co. East, Aux. So. Rev. J. S. Whittlesey, Tr. Danbury, 1st cong, ch. coll. and m. c. 180 24 Sherman, Miss S. P. dec'd, New York, Washington square, R. D. ch. Walden, do. 34,27; m. c. 10,21; 3 00-624 51 Ded. paid trav. exp's of Mr. Brice, Chatauque co. Aux. So. S. H. Hungerford, Tr. 5 00 Geneva and vic. C. A. Cook, Agent. Binghamton, Pres. ch. 92,10; O Ely, for Louisa G. Ely. Ceylon, 20; Mrs. H. Mather and fam. friends, for Mary E. D. Mather, Ceylon, 20; m. c. 25; fem miss. so. to cons. Rev. SILAS MCKINNEY of S. Africa an H. M. 50; cong. ch. 252 10 45; Elmira, Pres. ch. (of wh. to cons. Rev. L. HAMILTON an H. M. 50,) 225 68 Geneva, Pres. ch. 89,30; C. A. Cook, 25; juv. miss. so. 10; ded. unc. money, 25c.; W. H. S. 2; 2d pres. ch. 5; N. pres. ch. 7,20; Huntington, Mrs. T. P. 10 00 Horseheads, Pres. ch. 30 00 1 00 Prattsburgh, Cong. ch. 44,50; m. c. Stratford, Cong. s. s. 10 61-201 85 30; 74 50 Hartford co. Aux. So. A. W. Butler, Tr. West Fayette, Pres. ch. 225 Avon East, La. 21 75 Bristol, 10 35 808 78 Hartford, Centre so. a few friends for youth in Bebek seminary, 50 00 Greene co. Aux. So. J. Doane, Tr. Hartland, Cong. ch. and so. 15 00 South Windsor, m. c. 34,75; ack. in Oct. fr. Windsor. Suffield, 1st ch. la. 38 00 W. Hartford, 16 85 44 50 10 00 20 00-171 95 Windsor, Ist ch. Litchfield co. Aux. So. G. C. Woodruff, Tr. New Preston, Cong. ch. 8. s. for North Cornwall, 2d cong. ch. 14.00 Durham, A. Pratt, 20; C. S. H. 1,50; D. C. 31c.; a friend, 19c.; fem. cent. so. Monroe co. and vic. E. Ely, Agent. Rochester, Brick pres. ch. 50; 1st 85 00--95 00 23 50-37 50 New York City & Brooklyn Aux. So. A. Merwin, Tr. New Haven City Aux.So., A. H. Maltby, Ag. c. 16; C. H. Bullard, for Talcott H. New Haven co. East, Aux. So. A. H. Maltby, Ag. F. A. Perkins and C. Butler, Trs. Norwich, J. C. Windham co. Aux. So. J. B. Gay, S. Woodstock, Gent. Legacies.-Plymouth, Miss Freelove Darrow, by Leavitt Darrow, Ex'r, 10; West Haven, Ichabod Smith, by Edward Wright, Silas Thompson and Sidney Pardee, Trustees, 500; 62 70 (Of wh. fr. N. pres. ch. wh. and prev. dona. cons. Rev. WASHINGTON ROSEVELT an H. M. 30; Brooklyn, South pres. ch. m. c. 83,83; s. s. for the Spear and Cobb schs. Madura, 60;) St. Lawrence co. Aux. So. H. D. Smith, Tr. Stockholm, Mrs. H. H. 5; Miss M. J. H. 5; for Good Water sch. Syracuse and vic. J. Hall, Agent. Syracuse, 1st do. Washington co. Aux. So. A. Eldridge, Tr. Cambridge, A. M. 283 53 10 00 Lenox, 1st cong. ch. 25 75 Marcellus, Pres. ch. 52.40 58 75-136 90 Bal. 7.00 Argyle, Dr. S. 1. 00 1.40 Granville, Mr. Doolittle's ch. 35.00 East Whitehall, R. A. 10 00 Hartford, H. B. 1 00 North White Creek, A. E. 2 00--57 00 Addison, 1st pres. ch. 43; Albion, s. s. for sup. of Dea. Khamis, Persia, 20; Brooklyn, young la. of fein. acad. (of wh. for books for Choc. m. 30,67,) 44,67; Miss Jewell's s. s. class, 5; for do. Chazy, J. C. H. 10; Mrs. A. H. 10; Colchester, pres. ch. m. c. 20; Miss Sarah Downes, 50; Rev. F. Janes, 5; Dryden, F. S. 4; Galway, young la. miss. 80. 11; Mrs. T. L. 1; Greenfield, cong. ch 25; Guilford, cong. ch. 35; Hartford, D. D. 2; Hopkinton, m. c. 12; Hudson, 1st pres. ch. s. s. for Dea. John, Oroomiah, 35; Ithaca, Rev. Dr. Wisner, 15; Johnstown, J. P. W. 2; 2,297 95 Kingsboro' and Gloversville, friends, 16,50; Morrisania, chil. of W. I. Thomson, 3,50; New Haven, m. c. 11,25; New Lebanon, pies. ch m. c. 5; New Road, youth's miss. asso. 2,54; Peekskill, 2d pres. ch. s. s. miss. so. 8,75; Peterboro', pres. ch. 11,25; Pitcher, Union cong. ch. 25,10; Silver Creek, Mr. I. 5; Skaneateles, pres. ch. m. c. wh. cons. MILTON A. KINNEY an H. M. 103; Stamford, pres. ch. 9: Staten Island, J. McL. 5; Troy, Mrs. Ruth K. Champion, wh. and prev. dona. cons. WILLIAM M. BLISS of New York an H. M. 50; a widow, 5; Nail Factory, m. c. 15; Truxton, pres. ch. 7,78; s. s. 2,24; Rev. S. N R. 5; Mrs. L. P. 5; Valatie, pres. ch. wh. and prev. dona. cous Mrs. JEANNIE E. NILES an H. M. 42; Walton, Mrs. E. Wood, 10,25; Warsaw, E. Maynard, 15; Mr. and Mrs. E. 5; J. M. 2; E. H. L. 2; J. C. 1; NEW JERSEY. Board of Foreign Missions in Ref. Dutch ch. C. S. Little, New York, Tr. New Brunswick. 1st R. D. ch. Reddington, R D. ch. 56 61 15 25--71 86 Belvidere, m. c. for Choc. m. 10: Bloomfield, a widow's savings, 50; Z. B. Dodd, for Jane Cochran Dodd, Ceylon, 20; prev. ack; Cedarville, pres. ch. 29,35; m. c. 1,81; Dover, pres. ch. 113; s. s. for William Armstrong, Ceylon, 20; Hanover, 1st pres. ch. 50; Newark, 1st do. m. c. 100; a bro. and sis. 1; Orange, 1st pres. ch. m. c. 130,58; 2d pres. ch. bal. wh. and prev. dona. cons. Mrs. CATHARINE R. CROWELL an H. M. 7: Paterson, 2d pres. ch. 21,67; W. Bloomfield, pres. ch. juv. miss. so. 46,76; By Rev. O. P. Hoyt. Albion, 16,50, Allegan, 13,26; Battle Creek, 22,48; Buchanan, 4; Coldwater, 15,67; Cooper, 1,23; Decatur, 3,35; Detroit, cong. ch. m. c. 15; Galesburg, 3,78; Hillsdale, 16,50; Homer, 3; Litchfield, 1st cong. so. wh. and prev. dona. cons. Rev. JOHN S. KIDDER an H. M. 8; Marshall, 8,25; Paw Paw, 3,28; Plainfield, 5,33; Richland, 1st pres. so. wh. and prev. dona. cons. Rev. MILTON BRADLEY an H. M. 21,04; Schoolcraft, 7; Three Rivers, 14,42; Berrien Springs, s. s. for Choc. m. 2; Jonesville, a friend, 19; s. s. 1; La Salle, Con 581 20 Bebek, Native fem. boarding sch. benev. so. Beirût, Syria, for sup of John, 8 0 0; Oroomiah, m. c. 21 30; miss. chil's m. c. 784; Geog Tapa, m c. 101 16; Seir, m. c. 12 3 10; Cherokee na. Fem. sem. m. c. 210 00 8 50 Constantinople, Baron Molerus, 20 19 England, W. Wilson, by H. A. DeForest, Malta, Rev. R. S. Bryan, 25 50 24 76 393 47 653 06 Donations received in September, 10,813 35 Legacies, 3,106 33 $13,919 68 36 69 TOTAL from August 1st to September 30th, $23,732 31 10 00 CHILDREN'S FUND FOR EDUCATING HEATHEN CHILDREN. 45 00 Amount received in September, 40 00 139 82 $464 03 DONATIONS IN CLOTHING, &c. Elizabethtown, N. J. A box, fr. la. of 2d pres. Fairhaven, Ct. A bundle, fr. girls' miss. asso. Mendham, N. J. A box, fr. Mrs. Dalzel, for Mr. Newark, N. J. A box, fr. la. of 6th pres. ch. for New Haven, Ct. A box, fr. J. D. Dana, for Mr. New York city, A box, fr. Mr. Jennings, for Mr. 91 00 Niagara Falls, N. Y. A box of paper, fr. A. H. Porter. Troy, N. Y. 200 Davies's Sermons, fr. Rev. J. Yonkers, N. Y. A box, fr. la. of pres. ch. for Unknown. A box, for Miss H. Goulding, Choc. m. The following articles are respectfully solicited from Printing paper, writing paper, stationery, slates, 182 09 shoes, hats, blankets, sheets, pillow-cases, towels, shirts, socks, stockings, fulled-cloth, flannel, domestic cotton, etc. the subject anew, we voted to approve of their going with their husbands; and LETTER FROM MR. L. SMITH, JULY 22, the decision caused them all to leap for 1852. THE last number of the Herald contained the latest intelligence which had been received, at the date of its publication, in regard to the Micro nesian mission. A letter has since arrived at the Missionary House from Mr. Smith, pastor of the Second Church in Honolulu, giving an account of the embarkation of the brethren and sisters who have gone forth to the "regions beyond," and also stating some facts, illustrating the history of this enterprise at the Islands, which ought to be generally known. Change of Plan-Want of Interest. Our first advice to the new mission was, that the brethren should go and explore the islands, with one of our number as a counselor, return to us again, and then take their wives, outfits, &c. But during our general meeting information came to us from a respectable source, showing that the people on Ualan, or Strong's Island, are friendly to foreigners; and that a whaling captain has been on shore there with his wife two or three weeks, and received kind treatment. The missionaries, therefore, were advised by some of the most judicious among us to take their wives along with them. The ladies have expressed a wish from the first to accompany their husbands on the exploring tour; though they were willing to be governed by the voice of our mission. After discussing VOL. XLVIII. 23 joy. The vessel was detained two or three weeks on account of this change. I think, however, that what has been lost by her detention, has been more than made up by an increase of interest among the people; inasmuch as they have attended several solemn and consecrating meetings, of a character quite new to them. And even the contributions were constantly coming in, both from natives and foreign residents, till the vessel sailed. The subjoined extract embodies principles of the first importance. How many churches in the United States would have been stronger and more efficient, if they had given more to benevolent societies? But I ought in justice to say that, on the arrival of Messrs. Snow and Gulick in the Esther May, the zeal for this new mission at the Islands was at a pretty low ebb. True, we organized a missionary society last year, in anticipation of this enterprise. Still as a mission, I think, we had been quite slow in recommending the subject to the native churches. Probably one reason why we were so backward, was the transition state in which we all have found ourselves. Very few of us feel that our churches are able to sustain their own pastors; how then could we regard them as able to send forth and sustain missionaries? This is the way that some of us, if not all, |