EXTRACT OF A LETTER. A correspondent in Ellisburgh, (Woodville, N. Y.) under date of Aug. 29, 1824, informs us, that "at the present time there is in this region a very general call and attention to the preaching of the word, and in several places very special revivals. In the town of Orleans, there is a very gen- Poetry. [For the Am. Bap. Mag. Lines written after recovery from a fever. AS Etna burns with unabated heat, And from his crater pours forth scorching flame, Recoils to think how shook this mortal frame. Philosophy! where then was thy support? Where then were joy, ambition, av'rice, pride? What then were wealth, fame, learning, talents, power? But lo! there shone a beacon from afar ; Though dimmed by clouds, obscur'd by mortal sense, It led away to peaceful realms above, An haven for the troubled and distress'd. It led to God, the source of truth and love; It led to Heaven, where weary souls find rest. O! never, never from my faithful mind A. W. The Rev. Dr. Staughton, Secretary of the Board of Managers of the Baptist General Convention, in a letter of Oct. 21, 1824, states, that the Board have unanimously elected the Hon. Heman Lincoln, of Boston, Treasurer. TO CORRESPONDENTS. A Constant Reader came too late for insertion in the present number. It shall appear in the next. |