DEATHS. At Liverpool, England, John Williams, son of Rev. Charles Harding, of the Mahratta mission, aged 14 months and 26 days. Mr. Harding was on his way to the United States with his motherless child. At Leland, Michigan, March 2, Miss Hannah Moore, formerly, for six years, from 1841 to 1847, connected with the Cherokee and Choctaw missions of the Board, as a teacher. A brief notice sent to the Missionary House states: "She was born in Union, Connecticut. After she retired from the employ of the Board, she spent ten years as a missionary in West Africa, laboring earnestly, and suffering much from that unhealthy climate. At two different times she was so isolated as not to see a white female for more than a year. "Her life was consecrated to the missionary work, and was full of toils and triumphs. She passed away peacefully to the home above." BIBLIOGRAPHICAL. "Life Scenes among the Mountains of Ararat. By MOSES PAYSON PARMELEE, Missionary of the American Board. Boston: Massachusetts Sabbath School Society. No. 13 Cornhill." THIS is a neat volume of 265 16mo. pages; with several illustrative engravings and photographs. It is, in the main, a pleasant narrative of the writer's own experience and observations, in his journeyings and missionary labors, from the time he came in sight of Constantinople, in 1863, on his way to Trebizond, and thence "across the mountains" to "his 66 new home " at Erzroom, and on subsequent visits to different places, until he was obliged to return to the United States in 1867. It brings to view, therefore, modes of traveling, manners, customs, and characteristics of the people, the face of the country, soil, productions, etc., as well as various facts of interest connected with the missionary work in portions of that favored Eastern Turkey field. The book is of far greater value than many Sabbathschool books, and it would be a great improvement if the older classes of children, and the younger classes of adults, for whom it is specially designed, could be led to form a taste for such instructive reading, to the neglect of trash. The book may be obtained from Mr. Charles Hutchins, at the Missionary House, and will be sent by mail if desired, postage paid, for $1.25. FOR THE CHILDREN. A LETTER OF THANKS FROM MICRONESIA. HERE is a letter to the children which would have been printed two months ago if the editor could have found room for it then in the Herald. But it will be just as good now, and will please, especially, the thousands of "Stockholders" to whom it is addressed. "To the Morning Star Stockholders:· "DEAR FRIENDS,- Just fifteen years ago, the missionary schooner Caroline brought teachers to these islands. Then, dismal night brooded over all these wide seas. There was no welcome for that pioneer vessel; but the missionaries went to work, broke up the ground, and put in gospel seed. They were among savages, widely separated from each other and from the world. Their supplies of food, clothing, and mails, were uncertain and slow in coming. They were anxious for their families when sick, and when exposed to savage violence, and sometimes longed for ships to come. You heard of our wants, and nobly provided the remedy. You built and dispatched the first Morning Star, which long cheered our hearts, and helped us in our work. Ten years did she come and go, always cheering us with your messages of love, and sometimes carrying to you tokens of the looked-for day. But these long voyages, in this sultry climate and over these stormy seas, told upon your gallant ship. She grew weary, and needed rest; and at length your agents said she should be discharged. So she retired, under full pay, to be known as the 'Harriet Newell' Again we were in distress. What could this island mission do without the Morning Star? Some said it must be given up! What, leave these hundreds of lambs without shepherds, and withdraw the Waters of Life from these thousands of readers and praying ones! We knew of the treasures -men and money-spent in preserving the life of the Union, and were sometimes fearful lest the burden of that debt would keep the people from furnishing the needed money for our work, so that you might feel compelled to withdraw from this field. But our fears were groundless, for ere we knew of your readiness to help, a new Morning Star breaks through the clouds, in the far-off east, and lo, the day dawns upon these gems of the ocean! And now what a welcome she has had! The awakened dwellers upon these thousand islets see a great light, and multitudes join to give her a cordial welcome. From islet to islet, from group to group, from lofty cocoanut-tree to breadfruit-tree, the shout is 'Sail, ho’! ‘Sail, ho'! 'Morning Star'! Morning Star'! All through these three groups of islands, from the far south Nui, of the Ellice cluster, up north through the Gilbert and the Marshall chains, and so on to the west, to Ponape, in the Caroline range, wherever the Morning Star has cruised, in this her first voyage, she is hailed as the Star of Day! How different from the reception given her predecessors! "And you would know how your missionaries greet her. Little Julia, latest born of our number, says, 'Oh, she's a beauty!' And we that have stood in the front, and welcomed this 'flag-ship,' have greeted her something as weary soldiers greet reinforcements on the battle-field. "We never doubted in regard to final victory. When we came over these seas, we came to conquer or die. When the Caroline was sold, and we knew not what would become of us, there was no retreat, and no wish to fall back. And when the old Morning Star received her discharge, we were again very sad for these poor peo ple, and not a little anxious for ourselves. But hardly had we time to feel our loss when it was more than made up to us. "And how like the great American heart is this new Morning Star! In model, perfect; in build, substantial; in accommodations, complete! When you laid her keel and measured her beam, you must have thought to make her capacity for carrying sufficient for all our wants; and when you planned and furnished that saloon of a cabin, you must have had in mind the comfort of the weary and sick, as they would need to go to other climes in search of health. "Surely it was no blind providence that took from his work our beloved Bingham, and sent him back to our native land, to aid and advise you in getting up this model vessel; and especially in returning him to us, so much improved in health, as her captain. cess. "To all the Stockholders in both the old and new Morning Star, we wish to send our ‘aloha’- - our love. Her outward trip is now complete a perfect sucShe has brought to us much good cheer, and we now bid her depart in peace, hoping she will carry something of good cheer to you. She has visited more islands, crossed more dangerous reefs, and anchored in more places, than any other vessel in the same time, and by a favoring Providence has escaped all serious injury. "We are all delighted with the new vessel, and with the commander and his good wife, who have most cordially welcomed us and many of our people on board, and told us the story of some of the givers and their gifts. We have sung together, accompanied by that sweet-toned organ; have read books from the library; and enjoyed the comforts and luxuries of the large and generously furnished ship; and our hearts fill with gratitude, and our eyes moisten, as we think of the one hundred and fifty thousand owners. May your reward be a hundred-fold in this life; and when we meet on high, we hope to introduce to you thousands of these Micronesians, who will bless God and thank you for the Morning Star. "In behalf of the Micronesia Mission. "A. A. STURGES. "PONAPE, October 17, 1867." Caledonia co. Conf. of Ch's. T. L. Hall, Tr. McIndoe's Falls, Cong. ch. and so. St. Johnsbury, North Cong, ch. and so. 40.20; South Cong. ch. and so. 30.25; 1st Cong. ch. and so. 18.10; Friends, 300; Chittenden co. Aux. Soc. E. A. Fuller, Tr. Burlington, 1st Calv. Cong. ch. and so. m. c. Franklin co. Aux. Soc. C. B. Swift, Tr. East Berkshire, Cong. ch. and so. Sheldon, Cong. ch. and so., annual coll. (of which for China, 11), to const. Rev. ELAM J. COMINGS, Highgate, Vt., H. M., 70.07, less exc., 35c. Swanton, Cong, ch. and so. Orange county. Wells River, Cong. ch. and so. m. c. Orleans co. Conf. of Ch's. Rev. A. R. Gray, Tr. Greensboro, Cong. ch. and so. m. c. 19.54, less c'ft, 75c. West Charleston, Cong. ch. and so. Rutland and Bennington co's Aux. Soc. J. Barrett, Tr. Rutland, Cong. ch. and so. m. c. Windham co. Aux. Soc. C. F. Thomp son, Tr. Brattleboro, Centre Cong. ch. and so. (coll. 202.71, m. c. 73.55), 276.26; a friend, 10; 388 55-408 55 779 10 00 69 72 40 00-119 72 28 00 18 79 30 00--48 79 25 29 286 26 18 58-331 58 Barnstable county. Merrimack co. Aux. Soc. Geo. Hutch Truro, Cong. ch. and so. 30 00 ins, Tr. Berkshire county. Chelsea, Winn. Cong, ch. and so. m. c. 37.77, less c'ft, 50c.; Essex county. Andover, Friends, 10 00 Lawrence, Eliot Cong. ch. and so., for salary of Rev. P. O. Powers, to July 1st, 1 quarter, 175; Central Cong. ch. and so., a friend, 5; 180 00 Methuen, 1st Cong, ch. and so. m. c. 11 50 Salem, Crombie st. Coug. ch. and So., annual coll. Essex co. North Aux. Soc. William Thurston, Tr. Amesbury and Salisbury, Union Ev. ch. and so. Bradford, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Ord way, to const. CARRIE W. LEAVITT, Bangor, Me., H. M. Groveland, Cong, ch. and so. Ipswich, Linebrook Cong, ch. and so. Newbury, 1st Cong, ch. and so. Newburyport, a friend's quota of the 2,000,000 for China, West Newbury, 1st Cong. ch. and so. m. c. Essex co. South Conf. of Ch's. C. M. Richardson, Tr. Beverly, Washington st. Cong. ch. and so., annual coll., (of wh. from a friend, to const. Rev. S. I. BRIANT, Sharon, Mass., H. M., 100); to const. Rev. CHARLES VAN NORDEN, H. M. Essex, 1st Cong, ch. and so., annual coll., to const. L. W. BURNHAM, H. M. 152 68-354 18 9.28 100 00 16.00 29 00 40 66 5.00 10 84-210 78 New Bedford, a thank-offering, Palestine Miss'y Society. E. Alden, Tr. East Weymouth, Cong. ch. and so. Scituate, Cong. ch. and so., annual coll. South Weymouth, Union Cong. ch. and so. n. c. Weymouth, 1st Cong. ch. and so., to const. A. P. NASH, H. M. Plymouth county. Marshfield, 1st Cong. eh. and so., add'l, Taunton, and vicinity. Raynham, 1st Cong. ch. and so. 25.00 Neponset, Trinity Cong. ch. and so. 43 00 33 04--101 04 10.00 18.00 18 75. 31 00 120 11--187 86 Lynn, 1st Cong, ch. and so. m. c. 42.00 Marblehead, thank-offering of a friend, 2 00 Middleton, Cong, ch. and so. m. co. 25 00 Peabody, Cong, ch. and SO., to const. Mrs. HANNAH C POOR, H. M.; (annual coll. 508.71, m. c. 130.79,) 639.50; friends, for the Gaboon Mission, 20; a friend, for China, 10: Hampden co. Aux. Soc. J. L. Whitney, Tr. Tolland, Cong. ch. and so. Hampshire co. Aux. Soc. S. E. Bridgman, Tr. Amherst, Faculty and Students of Granby, Cong, ch. and so. m. c. 190.51; Edwards Cong, ch. Southampton, Cong. ch. and so. Cambridge, Shepard Cong. ch. and so., Ladies Miss'y Soc. Cambridgeport, Prospect st. Cong. Douglas, a member of 1st Cong. ch. 5.00 m. c. 256.91; Central Cong, ch., a Worcester co. South Consociation. W. C. Capron, Tr. Blackstone, Cong. ch. and so. 506 91-511 91 20.00 Fairfield co. East Aux. Soc. Stratford, G. Loomis, Fairfield co. West Aux. Soc. A. E. Norwalk, M. Darling, Hartford co. Aux. Soc. E. W. Par. sons, Tr. East Glastenbury, Cong. ch. and so. East Windsor, Misses L. and S. Wells, Hartford, Theol. Institute Chapel m. c. 26.25; Asylum Hill Cong. ch. and so. m. c. 20.22; Wooster st. Chapel, 19.92; Centre Cong. ch. and so. m. c. 16.95; Mrs. S. F. Blodget, 10; a friend, 10; Middletown, 4th Cong, ch. and so., coll. 49.15, m. c. 19.10; Amenia, 1st Pres. ch. 20 00-62 80 Auburn, Society of Miss'y Inquiry in Auburn Theol. Sem. 15; Mrs. L. E. Lyon, Sarah H. and Helen E. Hunt, 10, each; 45.00 20.90 24 40 5.00 600 33 14 Dunkirk, Pres. ch. 44.56, Helen S. 39 49 65.00 Hopewell, Pres. ch. 9, Mrs. E. H. and Miss H. N. Wells, 5 each, their quota for China, 19.00 103 34 Hyde Park, Mrs. Sarah Willis, 1000 East Haddam, Rev. Isaac and S. B. Millington, Cong. ch. and so. (add'l), tre Cong. ch. and so. m. c. 12.17; New Haven co. West Conso'n. Oxford, Cong. ch. and so. Tolland co. Aux. Soc. C. H. Dilling and so. 27.75; Leavitt Hallock, 5; Malden, Pres. ch. m. c. Montgomery, 1st Pres. ch., add'l, Poughkeepsie, Pres. ch., of wh. from 2007 00 Troy, 2d Pres. ch. 700 52 93 E. B. 46 75 A. C. Frissel, 20; 165 60 Elizabeth, S. W. Stebbins, 8.00 Windham co. Aux. Soc. Rev. S. G. Willard, Tr. Woodstock, 2d Cong. ch. and so., add'l, New York and Brooklyn, Agency of the Board Bible House, Of wh. from Mercer st. Pres. ch. (of wh. from Mrs. M. C. Bull, 150, O. W. Booth, to const. Mrs. C. B. LINSLY, H. M. 100, Miss L. Deming, 100, C. A. Davison, 50, F. C. Jones, 33.33, T. Denny, Jr., 25, H. C. Southworth, 25), 491.33; Church of the Covenant (Pres.) (of wh. from C. N. Talbot, 100, D. H. McAlpin, 100, G. F. Betts, 100, Rev. E. F. Hatfield, 65, H. Kimball, 20), 395; Central Pres. ch. (coll. 31.45, m. c. 31.23), 62.68; 1st Pres. ch. (Williamsburgh), 50; Madison Sqr. Pres. ch., W. S. Gurnee, 50; 14th st. Pres. ch., add'l, (coll. 20, m. c. 19.35), 39.35; 7th Pres. ch. m. c. 22.85; Annie, 500; 100 10 00 25 00 36 00 250 00 53 86 By S. Work, Agent. Delaware Water Gap, Mountain Pres. ch. m. c. Philadelphia, Trustees Presbyterian House, Bethany, Pres. ch. East Springfield, Pres. ch. 26 40-330 26 Minersville, Pres. ch. 500 15 50-20 50 13 00 10 00 8 47 10.00 Montrose, Pres. ch. m. c. 22 00 Mount Pleasant, Pres. ch. 50 00 Philadelphia, Charles Burnham, to const. MARIETTA BURNHAM, H. M., 100; J. D. L. 50; 150 00 Pittsburgh, Third Pres. ch. (of which from m. c. 363.63, a "Grateful heart," 10), 373 63 10 00-642 10 662 60 7.00 Pittston, Mrs. Harriet D. Strong, MARYLAND. Darnstown, John Darby, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Washington, Rev. E. Goodrich Smith, 15; Eunice L. Strong, 15; TENNESSEE. Athens, Mars Hill Pres. ch. 80 00 500 |