that he may thereby promote a good infinitely greater. "I find people in general dif pofed to hear preaching, and fome inftances there are hopeful appearances. The last week and Sabbath afforded, under divine in fluences, the moft pleasing prospects of a revival among the young peo people in this town. A revival is greatly longed for by the pious people, and in fome inftances it ap pears as tho God had begun to work. In a fociety called Little Beaver, about 20 miles from Young's town, there is much attention to religion, under the miniftry of Mr. Thomas Hughes. He has with him a young man of the Shawanese tribe of Indians, a very fenfible man, who is attend The words of Chrift in Luke xiv 26, may affilt in underftanding thefe words of the Apollle. There Chrift declares that if a man hate not his father and mother, &c. he cannot be his difciple. It is an exprefs, divine command that every one fhould become the difciple of Chrift, and, confequently hate in a certain fenfe his father and others. But yet no one is required to exercife ill will or malice towards his parents and connections. He is ftill to exer. cife benevolence towards them; but he is to exercife vaftly more love to Chrift. He is, compar. atively, to hate them, because God isinfinitely more worthy of his love. The moral law is the only ftand-ing to the languages and is now a ard of holy love, both to God fubject of ferious concern. and creatures. This law requires God fhould give him a pious heart, us to relinquifh a lefs good for the he would be of great fervice as a fake of a greater: And God re- Miffionary among the Indians of gards his own holy law, by doing feveral tribes.-We have heard the fame. The law clearly fhews lately from the country below Kenwhat is the temper or difpofition tucky, that there is a remarkable of God's heart; and it plainly revival there. teaches what we ought to be in the . temper of our hearts. God loved Jacob, in diftinction from Efau, by defigning him as a veffel of mercy. In his great love and grace, he purposed to renew and fanctify Jacob, and bring him to heaven, that he might be to the praife of the glory of his grace. There was no criminal partiality in the divine conduct in this in ftance; for God in the whole had a fincere and fupreme regard to his own glory, and the higheft nefs of his kingdom. If Extract of a letter from the Rev. JOHN ETTWEIN, Bishop of the Moravian Church at Bethlehem, to one of the Editors, dated May 16th. 1801. "I have particularly to thank the Editors of the Connecticut Evangelical Magazine for inferting a fhort and true hiftory of the Brethren's church and her Miffons among the Heathen. At the end of last year 61 perfons were embleffed-ployed in the bleffed miffionary work in different parts. Since that time 5 men and 3 women were added to that number from the brethren in North Carolina and Pennfylvania. A new miffion was begun among the Cherokee nation, and one on Wabash river Religious Intelligence. Extra of a letter from one of the Connecticut Miffionaries, Dated Extract of a letter from the Rev. The near White creek, the chief fet-, God's blefling and gracious affift. tlement of the Delaware nation. ance in it." Upon an invitation from them to the Chriftian Indians on Mufkingum, a brother with his wife and a fingle man from here, are gone with 3 or 4 families from Gofhen on Muskingum to begin a miffion fettlement in that western country. "An account received lately of the Miffion among the Hottentots, from July 15th 1799, to January 8th, 1800, is very pleafing. In that time 57 adults and 27 children were baptized into the death of Jefus; 25 admitted to the holy communion; 68 perfons were added to the candidates for baptifm; 6 pair of the converts were married, and 7 fouls departed this life. The congregation (baptized) was 301 fouls: 1234 fouls lived about them to hear the word of God daily. On the 8th of January 1800, a new church was dedicated, in which about 1500 Hottentots can meet under cover. Many of the Low Dutch fettlers are become the Brethren's friends, and frequent their public meetings, with a feeming concern for their fouls' falvation. "The miffion in the Ifland of Tobago was alfo bleffed. The Miffionary was encouraged by gov. ernment, and many proprietors of eftates have invited him to preach in their houses. 9men and 11 women were baptized in the year 1799. "We take great part and rejoice in the endeavors of the different Chriftian denominations to propagate the gospel and the kingdom of Chrift. If the fruit be but brought to him, to whom it be longs, no matter of what denomination the reapers are. 66 My brethren who have read your magazine, were pleafed with your important undertaking, praying with me, that you may receive of enthufiafm. The hand of God God is found of thofe who fought is most evidently difplayed in it. not after him." MISSIONARIES. Mr. Amala Jerome returned from ABOUT the first of May last, a miffion of eleven months to the western counties of New-York. The Rev. Seth Willifton returned from New-York Rate the beginning of May, having been on his miffion nearly 18 months. ert Porter returned from a mission About the fame time Mr. Rob. of 10 weeks to the fettlements on Black River. A Statement of the Funds of the Miffionary Society of Connecticut, fra the inflitution of the Society to the clefe of the year 1800, publifbed request of the Trustees of the Society. No. 1. Account of Monies received by the Treasurer of the Society. 1798 Sept. 7. Odober. 1799 From the Committee of Miffions, under former April. Subfcribed in Woodbury, From a Stranger, 1800 May. do. a friend, money found, May. do. Ladies' Society in Norwich, Sept. Oa. do. 2 do. 1 dollar each, 1799 Contributed in New-Settlements, (viz.) May. From Rev. Amos Baffett, paid to him, Sept. do. Rev. Seth Williston, do. 1800 Jan.do. Rev. Jedidiah Bufhnell, do. do. Salmon King, Feb. do. Rev. Seth Williston, do. March. do. Sylvefter Dana, 27 88 5 63883 96 6: I 13 34 12 2 61 22 I 17 53 41 5 Contributions in the feveral Societies in the State on the first fabbath of May 1799, Dec. 29. Intereft on Money loaned to the prefent time, Subfcriptions for establishing a permanent Fund, viz. 1799 May. From Rev. George Colton, 96 49 2033 63 2224 22 218 8 50 1799 May 7. June. No. 2. Disbursements by order of the Trustees of the Society. To Mefs'rs Hudfon and Goodwin for Printing and Stationary, To Rev. Amos Baffett, for a Miffion to Vermont, To Rev. Walter King, 846 120 2 To Rev. P. V. Booge, do. Vermont, To paid for a Map of Vermont, do. To Rev. Andrew Judfon, for a Miffion to New- Auguft. To Rev. A. Flint, for stationary and postage, Sept. 1800 Jan. To Mefs'rs Hudfon and Goodwin, for Printing and Stationary, For Books fent to the new fettlements, To Mr. Jedidiah Bushnell, for a Miffion to New 88 3 89 230 971 115 To Mefs'rs Hudfon & Goodwin for printing nar To Rev. Seth Willifton, for a Miffion to New- 54 54 114 83 May. To Mr. Marfhfield Steele, do. Vermont, June. To Rev. A. Flint, for ftationary and postage, Auguft. To Mr. David Bacon, Miffionary to the Indians, Sept. To Mefs'is Hudfon and Goodwin for Stationary, 08. Nov. To Rev. William Storrs, for a Mission to Vermont, |