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last. Three or four others presented, themselves as candidates for admission to the church; but as they did not give sufficient evidence of the internal teaching of the Holy Spirit, it was thought advisable to wait for further developement of their character. The chief and the two young men, also the chief's children, and our child were baptised.

winter. But a few weeks after this he was awakened to a sense of his dangerous and guilty state. His convictions were of two or three weeks continuance, when he began to hope his sins forgiven. At first he "saw men as trees walking;" but it was but a short time before "he saw all things clearly." His walk has been generally consistent, and he seeks The communion season was one of to adorn the doctrine of God his Savior. lively interest. There were a good num-He has abandoned every heathenish pracber who tarried and witnessed the cele-tice, and is becoming more and more asbration of the Lord's supper with much similated in customs to us, is industrious apparent reflection and with some ten- and thriving. The grace of God has derness. made him altogether a new man.

Those newly added to the church give growing evidence of being new creatures in Christ Jesus. The change in the chief is truly wonderful. A blind pagan, "led captive by Satan at his will," has his dark mind illuminated by the word and Spirit of God, and is led by the Spirit in an humble course of christian duties. But a little while since his whole soul delighted in the song of war and the dance; now the songs of Zion are heard daily in his lodge, and we trust that an acceptable sacrifice, well pleasing unto God, is also offered upon the family altar. The account of his christian experience, his new views of himself and God, of sin and holiness, would be very interesting to one who delights to mark the operations of the Spirit upon a dark savage mind. On one occasion he expressed himself thus, "Formerly I thought myself very great, I fancied myself a manito (or Spirit, he like most other Indians practised conjuring), I was so wise; but now I think myself of no more consequence than the dirt on this floor. Once I thought myself among

the bravest of the brave; but now sometimes when hunting in the woods alone, while reflecting upon my sins, I throw myself upon my knees weeping like a child, but can say nothing. Once I trusted in my idols and medicine; but now I trust only in Jesus; he only can throw away my sins and clean my heart."

He has been much persecuted from the time he expressed to the Indians his determination to renounce the religion of his forefathers. His life has been threatened, and last fall his fears were so strong that he should fall a prey to his enemies, that he resolved to leave for a time this part of the country. This was before the word of God had produced any visible effect upon his heart. In accordance with our advice he abandoned his ject, and came with his family a few days after and encamped by us for the

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Parents and children both continue to feel a good degree of interest in the school. The children from the three families which spent the winter by us are as regular in their attendance at school, while here, as children in the States. The families are absent only in the time of making rice and sugar. The men are occasionally absent on hunting excursions; but as they raised enough from their fields, in addition te the rice they gathered, to furnish their families with food, they were not under the necessity of taking their families with them to subsist upon the chase, as they formerly had done. This year they have enlarged their fields and planted much more than last. Each family has a garden planted with the most useful seeds.

RECENT INTELLIGENCE. CONSTANTINOPLE.-Mr. Dwight writes under date of July 10th, that the plague, which has raged in Constantinople with peculiar violence the present year, had entered his family, and on the 6th resulted in the death of one of his children, and that two days afterwards his wife also fell a victim to

the disease. Mr. D. mentions that he had himself been exposed to it in every possible manner, while it was in his family, and was of course anticipating an attack. He was in strict quarantine in one tent, and his surviving children in another near by. A note by Mr. Goodell on the 12th mentions that all were well.

SANDWICH ISLANDS:-The barque Mary Frazier, which sailed from Boston December 14th carrying the large reinforcement for the Sandwich Islands' mission, anchored in the harbor of Honolulu, April 9th, after the remarkably short passage of 115 days. The reception of the new missiouaries by the chiefs and the king was very gratifying.

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Rev. LYMAN MATTHEWS an Hon. Mem. 50; sab. sch. coll. 5;

Brookline, N. H. Mr. Eastman's so. Brookline, Ms. Mr. and Mrs. Holden, 10; Kingsbury so. for Mr. Butrick, 5; Brunswick, Me. J. McK.

Bucksport, Me. Mon. con. 52; young la. 11,75; Calais, Me. Mon. con. 30; Mrs. J Darling, for Joshua Darling in Ceylon, 20; Cambridgeport, Ms. Mon. con. in Mr. Stearns's so. 166,50; sab. sch. in do. 21; Canandaigua, N. Y., H. W. Taylor, Carlinville, Ill. Presb. chh. mon. con. Champlain, N. Y. By G. Grant,

Charlestown, Ms. Winthrop chh. and so. (of which fr. savings of 3 chil. for sch. at Beyroot, 3;)

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sch. 2;

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Collins, N. Y. Mary Hyde,

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Palestine Miss. So. Ms. E. Alden, Tr.
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Ellington, N. Y., B. Ellsworth,

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12; Worcester Central Asso. Ms. H. Wheeler, Tr. Worcester, Calvinist chh. and so. 434; Union chh, mon, con. (of which to constitute Rev. JONATHAN E. WOODBRIDGE an Hon. Mem. 50;) 217,73; extra effort, 112;

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Hamp. Chris. Depos. Ms. Profits of Miss. Herald, agency for 1835 and 1836, viz. Ashfield, Rev. M. G. 3,20; E. P. 3,54; Buckland, Rev. B. F. C. 3,18; Charlemont, Rev. W. T. 7,15; Chesterfield, M. B. 3,97; Conway, J. W. 80c. East Hampton, Miss W. 80c. Goshen, R. D. 3,97; Granby East, Rev. J. K. 5,97; do. West, A. G. 1,59; Hadley, N. C. 7,23; J. B. P. 7,87; Пlatfield, C. P. 8,75; Hawley, J. L. 3,18; Northampton, D. S. W. 22,44, Norwich, N. S. 40c. S. Deerfield, A. W. 2,81; Rev. W. R. 2,36; South Hadley, L. B. 1,59; Southampton, E. E. 7,57; Sunderland, S. W. 40c. Westhampton, Rev. H. P. C. 6,76; Whately, L. B. 6,35; Williamsburgh, J. B. 8,35; Worthington, Rev. H. A. 1,58;

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Pepperell, Ms. Evan. cong, chh. and so. ex. effort,

Middleton, Ms Evang. cong, chh. and so.
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Milton, Ms. A. Tucker, 3; an indiv. 10;
Mofhtt's Store, N. Y., P. Roberts,

Monson, Ms. Inf. sab, sch. for books for Ind. chil. 1,50, fem. praying circles, 50; Newark, N. J. 3d presb. chh. 20; youth's miss. so. in do. to constitute LEWIS C. GROVER an Hon. Mem. 100;

New Hampshire, A poor widow, av, of 5 weeks labor,

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Union, Cher. na. Mrs. Redfield,

Vermont, Rev. J. Emerson,

Wells, Me. Mon. con. and contrib. in 2d cong, chh. and so.

Western New York, A friend,

Westford, Ms. Evan. cong. so. ex. effort, 50,03; mon. con. 10;

West Roxbury, Ms. Spring-st. mon. ron. 100; do. special coll. 60; juv. miss. so. 10; Williamstown, Ms. Mrs. L. Whitman, Wilmington, Ms. La. asso.

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DONATIONS IN CLOTHING, &c.

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Portsmouth, N. H. Juv. so. for sch. in Ceylon, 40; for Harriet Putnam in do. 20; Princeton, Ms. Evan. cong. mon. con. Princeton, N. J. Miss. so. theol. sem. 40,50; J. Carey, for Henry W. Carey, Ceylon, 20; Quincy, Ill. Cong, chh. mon. con. 20; M. F. R. 5;

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The following articles are respectfully solicited from

Manufacturers and others.

Printing paper, to be used in publishing portions of the Scriptures, school-books, tracts, etc. at Bombay, and at the Sandwich Islands.

Writing paper, writing books, blank books, quills, slates, etc. for all the missions and mission schools, especially for the Sandwich Islands.

Shoes of a good quality, of all sizes, for persons of both sexes; principally for the Indian missions. Blankets, coverlets, sheets, etc.

Fulled cloth, and domestic cottons of all kinds.

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THE introductory paragraphs of the journal will sufficiently disclose the circumstances under which it was written; and as no other so full and authentic an account of the effects of the terrible event which it describes, is known to have reached this country, the document is inserted almost entire. The paragraphs under the first date were written at Neby Yoonas, where Mr. T. spent the first night after leaving Beyroot.

From Beyroot to Tyre.

Let

had elapsed, that any reports which
could be relied on were received.
ters arrived on that day from Safet, stat-
ing that the place was utterly destroyed,
not a house remaining of any descrip-
tion; and that Tiberias and many other
places had shared the same deplorable
fate. Some of the letters stated that not
more than one out of a hundred of the
inhabitants had escaped, while others
more correctly declared that out of a
population of 10,000 at least 6,000 had
perished.

As soon as these awful facts were sufficiently ascertained to justify it, collections were taken up at Beyroot to relieve the survivors, and persons appointed to proceed to the scene of distress and superintend the distribution of the articles January 13, 1837. The first day of and assist in taking care of the wounded. this year will be long remembered as the To aid in this work, and also to obtain anniversary of one of the most violent accurate information, so that further and destructive earthquakes which this measures and more effectual might be country has ever experienced. The adopted to relieve their distress, Mr. shock occurred at half past four o'clock, Calman and myself left our homes this P. M., and was neither preceeded or fol- morning for Safet. Seven hours hard lowed by any remarkable phenomena. || riding brought us to this noted locality, A pale smoky haze obscured the sun and where the great whale cast forth the regave a touch of sadness to the scene, bellious prophet. So tradition declares; and a lifeless and almost oppressive calm and as no one can prove the contrary, settled down upon the face of nature; and the smooth sand beach renders the but these appearances are not uncom- place altogether adapted to the purpose, mon in this country. the people rest quite assured of the fact.

In Beyroot itself but little injury was sustained, although very many of the houses were badly cracked, but on the river flat, east of the town, the houses were greatly injured, some thrown down, and a few persons wounded. For several days succeeding the shock flying reports from various quarters gave frightful accounts of towns and villages overthrown and lives lost; but so slow does authentic information travel in this country, that it was not until eight days

VOL. XXXIII.

I do not remember any occasion when I left my family with greater anxiety than on the present. So large a circle, with so many cares, my own work already so accumulated upon my hands, my health doubtful, while the season promised nothing but bad roads, storms of rain and snow, and on the mountains fierce cold. He, however, in whom our life is, can easily protect all concerned, both at home and abroad, from every

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