er half prefbyterians, mutually agreed on by the parties. HAWEIS of Aldwinkle, England; to Rev. Dr. Rodgers of NewYork, dated in May lah. nual 4th. If any congregation confift partly of those who hold the congregational form of difcipline" and partly of thofe who hold the prefbyterian form; we recommend to both parties, that this be no obftruction, to their uniting in one church and fettling a minifter; and that in this cafe, the church choofe a ftanding committee from the communicants of faid church, AM juft going up to London, to meet our brethren in our anaffembly for Miffionary purpofes, and have the pleasure of informing you, that our work at the Cape of Good Hope is very profperous and promifing. The first fruits to have written to us their grateful acChriftianity, among the Hottentots, it is in Jefus preached unto them, knowledgements, for the truth as and embraced in the love of it by of 229 members, vigorously purthem. A large fociety at the Cape, fue the fame objects with us, and about 2000 heathen are under their tuition. "From our affiliated fociety in Friefland, we have received the moft cordial co-operation, and sev eral German brethren have been whole business it fhall be, to call to account every member of the church, who fhall conduct himfelf inconfiftently with the laws of chriftianity, and to give judgment on fuch conduct and if the perfoo condemned by their judgment, be a prefbyterian, he fhall have liberty, to appeal to the Prefbytery; if a congregationalift, he fhall have liberty to appeal to the body of the male communicants of the church; in the former cafe the determina tion of the Prefbytery fhall be final, unless the church confent to a further appeal to the Synod or to the General Affembly; and in the latter cafe, if the party condemned fhall with for a trial by a mutual council the caufe fhall be referry. I look more to the Gofpe! red to fuch council. And provided the faid standing committee of any church, thall depute one of themfelves to attend the Prefbytery, he may have the fame right to fit and act in the Prefbytery, as a ruling elder of the Prefbyterian Church. NATHAN PERKINS, Scribe. QUESTION. Religious Intelligence. Extra& of a Leiter from Rev. Dr. propofed to us and accepted by us. Three of them are immediately to be added as a reinforcement to the Cape million. continues to fpread greatly; the "Among ourselves the work theet anchor of hope for our coun for our deliverance and prefervation from the devouring fcourge, than to our victories in the Baltic, Egypt, or elsewhere." 4 fort extract from the Journal of a Miffionary in the new fettle ments. of an infant. I was then at a lofs | lefs I fhould go, in the month of "The profpects of this country are very flattering; refpectable people are flocking in from every quar ter. Exirat of a letter from Rev. 7 gainit No. 2 & 5, in the 1ft Range, where there appears to be confiderable ferious awakening. There appears a general difpofition among the people to hear, and in fome inftances real conviction. I expect to beat Hudfon, on the 10th Range next fabbath, and to fpend the reft of my time on the western and northern parts of the Referve until I return to New-England, un ford the most attering profpects. banishes all apprehenfions of dan- live in. from the Rev. James M'Grady in Theeye which faw me haften'd to rejoice; Becaufe a patron of the poor I ftood, And gave the fatherlefs to tafte my food; Because to him o'er whom woes feem'd to bend, I always introduced myself a friend. The thanks of him in danger I receiv'd, And fill'd with joy the widow forely griev'd. "In righteoufnefs array'd, a light I ftood, With judgment showing what was juft and good. I Through me the blind their lofs of fight forgot, Through me the lame, that lameness was their lot : rais'd the fall'n, I fearch'd the unknown caufe, And brought oppreffion down by wholefome laws; The jaws of the profane I boldly broke, And from their faften'd gripe the booty took. ""Twas then I fondly hop'd my life would be Replete with years, and bright profperity. Like fome tall tree the glory of the wood; In great magnificence, and pomp, I stood, With moisture sweet and pure my roots were fill'd, And dews ambrofial on my top diftill'd; Myfelf in vigour and in ftrength I view'd; My might as in a bow I felt renew’d. "When I began to fpeak they all Evidence of Human Depravity. HISTORY the truth of the fcripture account of the depravity of human nature. They are an unexceptionable com ment on the facred text. has pleased, in the progrefs oftime, to place men in a great variety of fituations, calculated, in various degrees, to bring out to view their true character; and he will continue to vary thofe fituations, in future, until it is as fully disclosed as the nature of the divine government requires. Thus, not only individuals, for the period oftheir lives, but the whole race as fuch, from the fall to Chrift's fecond the race of man itself would be would remain for the difpenfation exterminated, and no opportunity ceffity of great and powerful reof divine mercy. Hence the neftraints on the lufts and paffions of men. God In providing thefe, at different times, and in degrees suited to the courfe of events fixed in the divine counfels, the power, wifwonderfully difplayed. In viewdom and goodness of God are ing the character of man, howevreftraints we are apt to form coner, under the operation of fuch clufions too much in his favor; for by means of them, no doubt, much wickedness is prevented, and a femblance of goodnefs is often their effect by laying a force upon, exhibited; ftill, as they produce and not by changing the inclinato be laid wholly out of the queftions of the heart, they ought tion, in forming an estimate of the human character. In proportion as thefe are withdrawn, the naked der to difcover it to the view of human heart appears. And in orfinite minds, God is pleafed, from time to time, to withdraw thofe reftraints, as far as the ftate of things will admit. coming, are in a state of probation. During this period the heart of man will be fully proved; and it will appear, from fact and experience, that it is deceitful above all things and defperately wicked. God will be found to be true, but every man a liar. To attain the ends of this trial and probation of human nature, fully, a long period of time feems fully, a long period of time feems neceffary, and during its progrefs, a certain degree of order among men is requifite; for, without this, VOL. II. Ne. 3. e |