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The following epitaph on the celebrated Dr. Samuel Johnson, appears in the late pub. lication of the private Correspondence of the Poet Cowper; and was written by him immediately after the Doctor's death. We have never before seen it. We think it would have past the review of the great critic and moral. ist himself, could he have examined it, with less censure than he has bestowed on most of the epitaphs of Pope.

It appears that Cowper, and his friend Newton, had feared that Johnson's piety was not more than formal till near the time of his death; and that they believed it then became real or evangelical. We mention this as explanatory of the words "And faith at last." Ch. Advocate.

EPITAPH ON DR. JOHNSON.

Here Johnson lies--a sage by all allow'd,
Whom to have bred, may well make England
proud;

Whose prose was eloquence,by wisdom taught
The graceful vehicle of virtuous thought;
Whose verse may claim, grave, masculine, and
strong,

Superior praise to the mere poet's song;
Who many a noble gift from Heaven possess❜d,
And faith at last--alone worth all the rest.
Oh man immortal by a double prize,
On earth by fame, by favor with the skies.

OBITUARIES.

Departed this life on the 22d inst. in the 45th year of his age, Mr. George Phillips, late proprietor and editor of the Carlisle Herald. The disease which terminated his earthly existence was the dropsy. Mr. Phillips had been the conductor of the above paper for upwards of twenty years, and supported during that time, a character for veracity and honorable principles, even among his political oppo. nents, unimpeachable, Those who have had dealings with him join in speaking of his magnanimous spirit in all such intercourse, as highly becoming a good citizen. His loss will be felt severely, especially by a numerous family, and materially in that department in which he was engaged. At his death he was quite sensible of the insufficiency of his own merits, in securing his future blessedness, and therefore rested his hopes on a better security. -The respect had for him was manifested by a large concourse of citizens who attended his remains to the grave. Communicated.

inst. mrs. Isabella M'Cormick, in the 12 year of her age.

Early in life she indulged the sweet hope of acceptance with God, through the merits of the Redeemer; to whose service and glory she devoted her days --In the decline of life, she manifested a maturity of christian character to be expected from one who had spent her early days in the exercise of the christian graces

She had too long experienced the faithfulness of God to his promises amid the trials of her pilgrimage, to doubt of his support in its termination. She viewed the approach of death with calmness and composure, and looked beyond the grave with hope and joy. She died as she had lived in the faith of her Redeemer, and left to her relatives and friends the delighful hope, that she has gone to be with Christ. Blessed are the dead that Visiter. die in the Lord."

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Religious Miscellany,

No. 20.

"Say ye to the daughter of Zion, behold, thy salvation cometh."
CARLISLE, JUNE 4, 1824.

MISSIONARY.

An Abstract from the London Missionary Re. gister, for January, 1824.

SURVEY

Of Protestant Missionary Stations throughout the world, in their Geographical order. Continued from p. 293.

CALCUTTA.

The chief of the British Presidencies in India-inhabitants, including 20 miles round, calculated in 1802, at 2,225,000: those of Calcutta itself very variously estimated.

Auxiliary Bible Society.

This Society circulated, in its eleventh year, 17,155 copies of the - whole or parts of the Scriptures. Its income was 11,200 rupees. The British and Foreign Bible Society has made grants to it during the year, to the amount of 5500£; and has resolved to print in England, under the care of Professor Lee, the following works for distribution in the east-5000 Martyn's Persian Testament, 2000|| Persian Psalter, 1000 Persian Genesis, and 5000 Sabat's Arabic Testa

ment.

Vol. III.

resolved on forming a Committee for the revision of Versions circulating in India, upon the plan adopted for a similar purpose by the Madras Auxiliary.

An Association for Calcutta and its vicinity, in aid of the Society, was formed in July 1822. The contributions in its first half year, amounted to nearly 6000 rupees.

Society for propagating the Gospel. On the death of the late Bishop of Calcutta, the Archdeacon gave directions for carrying on the College Buildings; but his own decease soon following, the authority to act on be half of the Society devolved on the Principal of the College.

The Christian Knowledge Society has appropriated 6000£. for the endowment of Five Scholarships in the College, and the salary of a Tamul Teacher.

Christian Knowledge Society: On the circulation of books the Board state-Care has been taken to keep up a supply of books and tracts for distribution, and of elementary works for young people.'

The Calcutta Society was about to Lending Libraries have been estabput to press 1000 Bengalee Testa-lished at Chittagong, Dacca, Cawnments and 4000 Gospels and Acts, pore and Meerut.-These institutions 500 Persian Testaments and 2000 are increasingly acceptable and useful. Gospels and Acts, and 500 Arabic Testaments with 2000 Gospels and

Acts:

The printing of the Old Testament in Hindostanee had advanced nearly to the end of Leviticus.

The Rev. W. Bowley had continued his preparation of the New Testament in Hinduwee, for the use of his people of Benares and a large district

around.

The number of books and tracts received during the year amounted to 16,723: of these, 5974 had been sold or gratuitously distributed. The com mittee have published not less than 14,000 tracts, translated under their care, into the native languages.

'At every important station of European troops, the Diocesan Commit. tee has its Depot of Bibles and tracts, which are distributed by the Station It is stated in the last Report of the Committees, in conformity with the British and Foreign Bible Society-rules of the Society.' The Calcutta Auxiliary has recently

The Committee state that the im

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portance of education begins to be more justly appreciated by the Natives. Two additional Schools were in preparation.

lish, by Mr. Yates, on the Doctrine, of the Gospel, in answer to Rammohun Roy, had been printed: and a periodical work also in English, called the 'Missionary Herald,' for convey-

Baptist Missionary Society-1801. John Lawson, Eustace Carey, W.ing religious intelligence to persons at Yates, James Penney, W. H. Pearce, J. Statham, missionaries-with Native Assistants.

Anunda, the promising Brahmin, died on the 7th of September. Krishnoo, the first convert of the Society, had departed in peace about a fortnight before.

The congregation at the English chapel is greatly on the increase. A Sunday School has been established. The places for Native worship-are four in Calcutta, one at Hourah, and three connected with Doorgapore.

At Doorgapore there is another Brahmin, who seems likely to tread in the steps of Anunda.

a distance from Calcutta had been undertaken.

Church Missionary Society-1816.

Deocar Schmid, J. And. Jetter, Theophilus Reichardt, Isaac Wilson, Michael Wilkinson, missionaries-T. W. Smyth, Assistant-Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Wilkinson, Superintendents of females schools--Anne M'Kay, Sarah Baron, Assistants-Thomas Brown, Printer-Native Masters of 8 schools.

The boys' schools had increased, in June 1822, to six, with about 600 scholars; in November to eight, with 735 scholars; and subsequently, to nine, with 751 scholars.

"They have, in every instance, been Of three Boy's Schools--at Sheal-established on the representation, and dah, Intalee, and Gowree Ber-the at the earnest request of a number of first has been relinguished for want of the most respectable inhabitants in funds. The Society has six girls' the respective neighborhoods, expressschools; and the missionaries consid-ed in writing.' er it peculiarly advantageous, that they have been able to procure native women competent to conduct them.

In March, fifteen Female Schools had been opened, eleven of which were held in School Houses erected for the purpose. Proposals were circulated for the establishment of a Central

On the subject of Female education, Mr. Pierce remarks--There can be no reasonable doubt that female edu-School; and contributions to a concation will soon become popular in Calcutta; though I am of opinion that, for some years, we shall not be able to get any large schools.'

siderable amount collected, for that object and the general support of Female education-the subscriptions amounting to 3320 rupees per annum, In the Benevolent Institution, un- and the benefactions to 2794 rupees. der the superintendence of Mr. Penny The printing-presses and types sent nearly 500 indigent Christian child-out by the Society, now form an effiren are educated. cient printing establishment.

The number of tracts printed during the year or at press in Bengalee, Hindoostanee, Hinduwe, and Sanscrit, was 12,500. A Harmony of the Gospels, on the plan of Macknight, of 400 pages 12 mo. had been prepared in Bengalee, and 1000 copies printed: the same work was to be prepared in Hindoostanee, chiefly from Martyn's Version, and 1000 copies were to be printed. A volume of Essays in Eng

The two presses already employed were found so inadequate to supply the wants of the rapidly increasing number of readers, that a third was ordered in Calcutta; but, so urgent is the demand, that the Committee have just received a request, that, in addition to two powerful presses, known to be on their way to India, two more night immediately follow.'

Besides various tracts and schoo

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Survey of Protestant Missionary Stations throughout the World. 307 books in the native languages, witherto attended their labors among the other works, which employ the press it is stated-Preparations are also making for printing three large editions of the New Testament in Bengalee, Persian and Arabic, under the patronage and at the expense of the Calcutta Auxiliary Bible Society."

The following extract from the last report of the Society gives a general view of the North India Mission:

At six stations, missionary labors are pursued; and at two others, schools are maintained. In the schools at the different stations, upward of 2000 children are receiving education.

The expenditure, by the Corresponding Committee, in the North-India Mission, from the 1st of July 1821, to the 30th of June 1822, amounted to about 50,460 rupees; or 6,308£ reckoning the rupee at 28 6d.

heathen, the brethren at this station have resolved to set apart one day in every month, for self-examination, humiliation, and special prayer.'

The Native Schools are on the increase: in all, catechisms and the Scriptures are used. Mrs. Trawin's School at Kidderpore had 16 girls.

From the establishment of the press up to Aug. 1822, seventeen Works in various languages, comprising 26,750 copies, had been printed; and 101,500 copies of tracts, catechisms and Magazines.

Calcutta School Society.

The Annual Examination of the Schools of the Society took place on the 27th of February. Out of more than 2800 boys now in the schools, about 150 boys, brought from nearly 90 schools by their respective Mas ters, were examined. The improvement of the youths of the Hindoo Col

yet in the College and others who have left it, gratuitously instruct other youths in English.

The receipts in Calcutta, besides the bills drawn on the Society, were in round numbers as follows:-Bene-lege, in particular, was manifest: some factions and Subscriptions, 574 Female Branch, 892-Collection after the annual sermon, preached by the Rev. Daniel Corrie, 175£--Donation from government to the school at Benares, 347-Printing, binding, and sale of books, 345€-making a total of 2333£.

London Missionary Society-1816. S. Trawin,James Hill, Micaiah Hill, Jos. Bradley Warden, missionaries-Edward Ray, Assistant-George Gogerly, printer.

At Union Chapel the Congregation has increased to upwards of three hundred: the Communicants are about 50. There is Pengalee preaching in four places, and another was to be erected. "The congregations which assemble listen with attention. Many, from time to time, have appeared deeply impressed with the force of truth, and some during the past year have manifested very encouraging indications of real conversion to Christ.

Seriously and painfully impressed with the little success which has hith

Calcutta Female Juvenile society-1819.
The object of this Society is the es-
tablishment and support of Bengalee
Female Schools.

The prejudice of parents against the education of their daughters gradually giving away, the number has increased to 101, in four schools, under Female Teachers.

"Of 30 scholars, no less than 11 are called after one Goddess, the wife of Siva; and 9 more after another, the wife of Vishnoo. What kind of conduct ought we to expect from these || poor children, named by their parents after imaginary Goddesses, whose adultery, cruelty, and gratification of other passions, as detailed by their own sacred writings, were so abomin able!"

The committee consider the pro. gress of the society as encouraging not so much from the little that has "been effected by its own exertions, as

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from the view which it presents of what it is possible for Females in India to accomplish, by more vigorous and extended co-operation.'

of the church, and are youths of great promise; and four more students, apparently under serious impressions, have solicited baptism. Between 30 Christian School Society-1822. and 40 youths and children, born of This Society is designed to effect converted Heathens, are thus brought much good at a small charge; by al-under daily close serious christian inlowing the Teachers of such schools struction. as are under the entire management 'One morning the college native of Natives about a penny a week for physician said, as we sat down to woreach scholar taught to read the Scrip-ship, 'Sir, the boys have made a hymn

tures.

INDIA WITHIN THE GANGES.

SERAMPORE.

and wish to sing it.' I sat and listened to this hymn in honor of the Saviour of the world, made and sung by this interesting groupe, with sensaA Danish settlement, about 15 tions of delight, which no person, unmiles north of Calcutta, on the west-less he had been in the same circumern bank of the Hoogly-the chief stances, could realize.' station of the Baptist Mission. Baptist Missionary Society-1799. Wm. Carey, D. D. Joshua Marsh man, D. D. missionaries-John Mack, Professor in the College-European and Native Assistants.

With pain we cease to connect the name of the Rev. Wm. Ward with his faithful associates. An extract

from a Circular Letter, addressed by him to several friends in different parts of Britain, will be read with mournful interest.

On my return to Serampore, after an absence of nearly three years, the College premises had made a progress, considering the largeness of the pile, which could not have been expected: the principal building forms one of the finest modern pieces of architecture in India. This College is built from the proceeds of our own labors.

A second Examination of the College has been held, equally satisfactory with the first; several of the head pupils having, in a third of the time Occupied by Students in the Hindoo colleges, conquered the Sanscrit Grammar, will soon commence the study of a regular series of Sanscrit Literature. We have, at present, no students for the Ministry.

Two students are already members!

The ninth memoir on the Translations states, that the New Testament had been published in 21 languages, and was in the press in 10 more, and that 10 versions of the Old Testament were completed or in progress.

"The native converts at Serampore, whose knowledge of the Gospel and practical exemplification of it encourItinerants, spend part of each Lord's their teachers to send them out as age day in the neighboring towns and villages, scattering the good seed.'

Mrs. Mack, assisted by Mr. Ward's eldest daughter, holds meetings with the native christian females twice a week. They learn to read and use the needle; and appear pleased with their new engagements.

Dr. Carey writes in March-The Progress of the work of God in this country, though not rapid is very enconnected with our mission, there have couraging. At nearly all the stations been additions, and at some of them,

very

considerable ones."

CHINSURAH.

A Dutch settlement, 22 miles north of Calcutta. London Missionary Society-1813. J. D. Pearson, G. Mundy, missionaries.

The schools under the patronageof

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