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cafe, there muft either be two very different measures of time, or time is not conftituted by the fucceffion of mental ideas and perceptions.

That fome idea of the fupreme God may co-exist with ideas of our own perfonal intereft, is evident from the fenfible oppofition of heart many times felt to the character and government of God. And if affections may confift of different feelings, in proportion to the different qualities of the object prefented to the mind, as has been already shown; it is manifeft, there is no natural inconfiftency in fuppofing the heart to confent to the fupremacy of God, without a perfect willingnefs, at the fame time, to come so low, and be fo low as is suitable for the finner. What difficulty. can there be in the fuppofition, that the holy God fhould be truly loved, and yet the affection not

If time be conftituted by the fucceffion of intellectual ideas, it will of courfe follow, that all the exercises there are of affection toward an object now exifting in the understanding, however complex, and of whatever different qualities, are fimultaneous; and, confequently, not fucceffive. Should we fuppofe the fucceffions of affection to be more rapid than thofe of intellectual ideas, time must be measured very differently by one train of thefe fucceffions, from that of the other; or, the will muft never act toward fome of the objects presented by the under-perfect y relish that high supremacy ftanding. of the Deity, which with infinite reafon he claims; and, that perfect self-abasement, which he requires of the finner? If ideas of the glorious God may co-exist with thofe of our own perfonal intereft, there can be no abfurdity in fuppofing that, without perfect difinterestedness, the heart fhould prefer the glory of God.

It remains, therefore, if the ideas existing in the understanding are ever complex,-if the objects prefented to the faculty of the will be of different qualities, that they are felt, and the will acts towards them all at once, and without fucceffive acts and exercifes. And if this be fo, the affection muft of neceffity be of a mixed nature, according as the feveral fimples prefented to it in the complex object, are fuited to the tafte, or otherwife.

This, it is apprehended is agreeable to conftant, daily experience. We often have objects prefented, which please on fome accounts, and not on others. Yea, we rarely, if ever, find an object, which we choose with so perfect a relish and approbation of the will, as to be fenfible of no drawbacks upon the affection, from fome quality in the object, or in the relation or terms on which it must be chofen, not altogether relifhed.

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If thefe obfervations be just, it may appear, that the moral imperfection of Chriftians confists, not in the inconftancy of their holy exercifes nor yet, in the exercife of affections of a perfectly dif tin&t and oppofite nature at the fame time-but in the moral, finful imperfection of the best affections ever found in them on this fide the grave.

FOR THE CONNECTICUT EVAN-
GELICAL MAGAZINE.
A brief account of the revival of
religion now prevailing in Yale-
College, New-Haven, communi-
cated to the Editors by one of the
Inftructors of the College.

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diftreffed, became the fubject of ftrong and dangerous temptations, which, however, it is hoped, have terminated in well grounded confolation and peace. Nothing is known to have happened, in any other inftance, which would give pain to a wife and good man, nothing enthufiaftic, nothing fuperftitious, nothing gloomy, mo rofe, or violent. All thofe, who have been thus affected, have plainimproved in their disposition, and in their conduct.

of the country, concerning the attention to religion which for a fhort time paft, has prevailed among the ftudents of Yale-Col⚫lege. Some perfons have expreffed a wifh, that a correct account of this fubject might be communicated to the public, that thofe, who are interested in the profperity of religion, might be able to know on what they might fafely rely. To fuch perfons the following fummary will, probably, af-ly ford fome fatisfaction.

In the beginning of March one of the students was admitted into the collegiate church; another was admitted the following month. At this time it was not publicly known, although it was true, that a few others had become particularly attentive to divine things. Six more were received into the church, in the month of May, and, before their admiffion, a fmall number of others began to be uncommonly ferious. About this time the fame difpofition appeared rapidly to extend itself, fo that before the vacation, which began on the 12th of May, not lefs than fifty of the ftudents exhibited a new and very folemn fenfe of the importance of falvation.

On their return, after vacation, the fame character ftill predominated, and, hitherto, not an individual has appeared to lofe the intereft which he had profeffed to feel in religion. The only change which has been perceived, has been that in which good men will rejoice. The determination to leave all, and follow Chrift, has,

it is believed, become stronger and more fettled. The number, alfo, has been confiderably enlarged upwards of eighty appear now to be deeply interefted in their falvation.

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During the progrefs of the year, the students have generally been, at least, as diligent, orderly, and decorous, fo far as is remembered, as at any former period.

But those who have been referred to in this account, have become more attentive to their duty, more modeft, more refpectful to their inftructors, and more affectionate to each other. A diftinguishable ferenity and pleasantnefs of difpofition appears to pervade them generally.

With refpect to religion, all of them are greatly defirous to be taught, but none to affume the office of teaching. No spirit of self fufficiency, no inclination to diftribute cenfures, no appearance of arrogance, no flights of a wild imagination, have hitherto been difcovered. The lofty-minded have become humble, the lightminded fober, the thoughtless folemn, and the vicious regular and uncenfurable. The doctrines of grace appear almost instinctively to be acknowledged by all, without a doubt, as the true doctrines of the gofpel-the doctrines according to which they hope to be faved.

The influence of this fpirit, on their companions, has been visible

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and not unimportant. At first a very fmall number of them difcovered an inclination to oppofe the progrefs of what they then ftyledenthufiafm. Theoppofition has, however ceafed, and there are very few, who are not more folemn, and in whom a greater propriety of conduct is not clearly difcernible.

On the whole, the ftate of Yale-College is, in the view of the Inftructors, more pleafing and defirable than at any former period within their knowledge. Yale-College, June 15th, 1802.

The Report of the Truflees of the Miffionary Society of Connecticut, to faid Society, convened at Norwalk, the third Tuesday of June,

1802.

WH

To them

whofe agents we are.
we have thought it our duty, a
duty which we have cheerfully
performed, annually to make a
particular ftatement of the con-
duct and fuccefs of their miffiona-
ries, of the ftate of their funds,
and of all our proceedings.

We are exceedingly happy notonly in the abundant labors of our miffionaries,-in their fidelity and fuccefs,-and in the divine fmiles on our miffionary inftitution, but. in that harmony and brotherly affection which have fubfifted among ourselves: That we have. feen eye to eye, and have proceeded in all our tranfactions with the fuade ourselves that it is an omen moft perfect unanimity. We perfor good, and that our proceedings will meet the approbation of our conftituents and of our judge.

That the divine fmiles have fo remarkably attended the miffionary inftitution, and that they ftill attend it, in the liberality of our good people, in the increase of our funds, in the fuccefs of our miffionaries, in the approbation of our legislature, and in the general increafe and fpread of the miffion

HILE we congratulate you, that, through the good hand of God upon you, you are again allowed to meet in General Affociation, not only to deliberate on the important interefts of thefe Churches, but as the Miffionary Society of this ftate, to employ your counfels, and renew your exertions for the furthe-ary fpirit, challenges our particurance of the gofpel, in the new lar notice, and our grateful acfettlements and among the hea- knowledgments to him who perthen; we, having through the formeth all things for his people. fame merciful hand, continued to Whatever fuccefs has attended the this time, and having brought miffionaries, or any measures we our proceedings to another annual have adopted we affume nothing termination, beg leave to prefent to ourselves, but ascribe to him all you with our report of them, and the fuccefs and glory. When he with fuch papers as may be necef- has a good work to effect, he raiffary for their illuftration. es up the inftruments, provides the means to be employed, and gives the fuccefs. To him therefore belongsall the glory.

As the general concerns of the miffionary inftitution are committed to the management of the Trustees, we esteem ourselves under a high refponfibility for our conduct, to him to whofe kingdom they more immediately relate, and to the Miffionary Society

The narrative we have lately published, a copy of which is herewith tranfmitted to each member of the Miffionary Society, contains a general statement of

our proceedings, of miffionary labors, and the state of our funds to the clofe of the year 1801.

the account of an uncommon at tention among the people in Vermont to whom he preached, he obtained liberty to continue there, fo long as there should be an ex

He confequently spent about eleven months in the northern counties of that state, and returned to Connecticut in January laft. The Trustees have fince reappointed him a miffionary during pleafure, and directed him to revifit all the churches and places where he hath formerly preached, to confirm the brethren, to advife the churches, to compofe difficulties where any have arifen, and to perform all thofe minifterial fervices which fhall be neceffary for the furtherance of the gofpel in the places which he shall revifit.

More miffionaries have been employed, and more miffionary labors performed than in any pre-traordinary call for his labors there. ceding year. Fourteen miffionaries are particularly named in the narrative, as having been employed in the course of the year, for a longer or a fhorter term. Six of thofe miffionaries, viz. the Rev. Mr. Williston, Mr. Jerome, Mr. Porter, Mr. May, the Rev. Mr. Higgins, and Mr. Woodward, have all been employed in preaching to the new fettlements in the county of Luzerne in Penofylvania, and in the western counties in the ftate of New-York. Their particular tours and labors are fo fully related in the narra tive, that little more is neceffary to be obferved refpecting them. Mr. Willifon at prefent continues one half of his time in the service of the Society. He is very ufeful in the fhort circuits which he makes in the counties of Otfego, Onondaga, Cayuga, Chenango, Tioga, and Steuben in the ftate of New-York, and in the county of Luzerne in the state of Pennfylvania.

Mr. Bubnell, after fpending eleven months in the western counties of New-York, returned to Connecticut in January 1801. During the whole term of his miffionary tour, he preached not lefs than five fermons a week, attended nearly ninety public conferences, befides performing other miffionary labors. Soon after his return, he was re-appointed to the miffionary fervice. It was expected he would spend a few weeks in the vacant fettlements in the ftate of Vermont, and that he would then vifit the western counties in the ftate of New-York; but on VOL. III. No. 1.

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Exclufive of the labors of Mr. Williston and Mr. Woodward, the gentlemen who have been in the western counties of New-York, and in the county of Luzerne in Peunfylvania, have preached more than 600 fermons, befides attending numerous conferences, forming churches, baptizing hundreds of perfons, and often administering the holy communion.

Mr. James W. Woodward spent four months on a miffion to Black River, and has been fince reappointed to labor in the fame place. Hence it appears that our miffionaries, in the ftates of New-York and Pennfylvania, during the term of their feveral miffions, have performed fervices equal to about fix years of minifterial labor.

Exclufive of eleven months labors of Mr. Bushnell in Vermont, Mers. Huntington, Hallock, Swift and Morgan have preached be tween three and four hundred fermons, during the paf and prefent year, befides the performance of other miffionary labors. It E

appears that more than three years of ordinary minifterial labor have been employed in that quarter fince our laft report.

The Rev. Alexander Gillet has lately entered on a miffion to the northen part of Vermont for the term of four months.

Mr. Badger and Mr. Chapman are performing miffionary labors at New-Connecticut; but we have received no recent accounts from them. We confider the furnishing the inhabitants of that territory with the best minifterial inftruction as a matter of the first importance, and fhall, by no means, lofe fight of fo interesting an object.

tled within the fame territory, or border upon it. They generally if not univerfally speak the fame language. The introduction of a miffionary, well verfed in the Chippeway language, as we hope Mr. Bacon foon will be, may happily lead the way to the spread of civilization and the gofpel through a most extenfive country. The Trustees earneftly wish to be a means in the hands of Providence of fuch immenfe good to large numbers of their perishing fellow men. While we pray for wifdom and the fuccefs of the miffion, we afk the prayers of the Society, and of all the friends of Zion for us, that we may have light and prudence happily to conduct the miffionary business, and that it may be crowned with distinguished fuccefs. And we pray it may be no lefs fuccefsful among our brethren of the American forests than among ourselves.

The public contributions in May laft, we are happy to obferve, have been more liberal than any of the preceding. In addition to thefe, many private donations have been made to the Society, two of which amounted to 100 dollars each. This affords us an ample evidence of the approba

The laft accounts from Mr. Bacon our Indian miffionary, are flattering. He expects to proceed foon to the river Miami, about 70 miles from Detroit, where is a large body of Indians who fpeak the Chippeway language, and to open to them the defigns and views of the Miffionary Society and of their Trustees, and begin the communication of the gofpel to them. It appears by a letter which we have lately received from him, that he has a profpect of obtaining a good interpreter upon reafonable terms, and that the Indians are difpofedtion of our benevolent people, and to give him a favorable reception. prefents us with a pleafing prof Some of them have expreffed a pect, that their hearts and hands ftrong defire to be inftructed in the will be opened in future to the art of husbandry, and intimated calls of Providence whatever they that if Mr. Bacon could inftruct fhall be.. them in that, fuch numbers of their Indians would collect about him as that his hands will be filled with more than he can do. The Chippeways are fettled on the lakes Michigan, Huron, and Superior, and are scattered over extenfive regions about thofe lakes. The Wyandots, Twitwees, Miamis, Ottowas, and other tribes are fet

The Trustees at a late meeting, refolved, that for the current year, two miffionaries be employed in New-Connecticut :- -That the Rev. Jedidiah Bushnell itinerate as a miffionary through the year, in the western counties of NewYork and the northern counties of Vermont :-That the Rev. Seth Williston continue to labor as a

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