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"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.

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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.
JESSE TOWNSEND of New Dur-
ham, dated May 9th, 1801.
"God is difplaying the fove-
reignty of his grace among my
About 20 have lately
people.
been hopefully made the subjects of
renewing grace; and about 30
work progreffes with great calm-
more appear under concern.
nefs, without the leaft appearance

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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.

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My brethren who have read your magazine, were pleafed with your important undertaking, praying with me, that you may receive

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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.

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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
regulations,
From fundry perfons, fubfcribed to promote the
object of a Miffionary Society eftablished by
Hartford North Affociation, and by direction
of faid Affociation paid to the Treasurer of
the Miffionary Society of Connecticut,
From fundry fubfcriptions and donations, (viz.)

April. Subfcribed in Woodbury,

From a Stranger,

1800 May. do. a friend, money found,

May.

do. Ladies' Society in Norwich,
do. a Stranger,

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

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Contributions in the feveral Societies in the State

on the first fabbath of May 1799,

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Dec. 29. Intereft on Money loaned to the prefent time,
From Norwalk, Canaan Society, for Indian
Miffion,

Subfcriptions for establishing a permanent Fund, viz.

1799 May. From Rev. George Colton,

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96 49

2033 63

2224 22

218 8

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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

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To Rev. P. V. Booge, do. Vermont,
To Rev. Alexander Gillet, do.

To paid for a Map of Vermont,

do.

To Rev. Andrew Judfon, for a Miffion to New-
York State,

Auguft. To Rev. A. Flint, for stationary and postage,
To Rev. Seth Willifton, for a Million to New-
York state,

Sept.

1800

Jan.

To Mefs'rs Hudfon and Goodwin, for Printing

and Stationary,

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For Books fent to the new fettlements,

To Mr. Jedidiah Bushnell, for a Miffion to New

88

3 89

230

971

115

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To Mefs'rs Hudfon & Goodwin for printing nar

To Rev. Seth Willifton, for a Miffion to New-
York State,

54 54

114 83

May.

To Mr. Marfhfield Steele, do. Vermont,
To Rev. J. Bushnell,

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June.

To Rev. A. Flint, for ftationary and postage,
To John I Wells, for a cheft to contain Mif-
fionary books and papers,

Auguft. To Mr. David Bacon, Miffionary to the Indians,
To Mr. J. B. Andrews, in advance to him as a
Miffionary,

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Sept.

To Mefs'is Hudfon and Goodwin for Stationary,
To Rev. A. Flint, for pollage,

08.

Nov.

To Rev. William Storrs, for a Mission to Vermont,
To Rev. David Huntington, do.
To Mr. Amafa Jerome, do. to New York State,
To Rev. Jofeph Badger, do. to New Connecticut,
To Mr. Robert Porter, do. to Vermont,

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NOTE. Of the above balance nearly 1400 Dollars, have been paid out, fince the firft of January last; a particular account of which w be given in the next number of the Magazine.

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