which is at the same time, one of the strongest proofs, and one of the most blessed effects, of virtual goodness. It causes him who is the subject of it, to reflect with holy exultation, that he has obtained the friendship of the only being, whose displeasure is a just reason for serious and permanent alarm. Nor are these all the blessed effects which result from such a sense of dependence as has been described. It is the readiest and most effectual preservative against discouragement and dejection. It teaches what is otherwise almost impossible to be learned, a thorougn disregard for human opinions when they clash with the divine authority: and it prepares men either for acting or for suffering, as may be most for the glory of God, (To be continued.) A revival of religion has lately commenced in Boston. "This City," says a gentleman well acquainted with the place, "is the most interesting place for a revival of religion I had ever visited:" because it would be the means of dispersing the spirit of antinomainism which was so prevalent: and also rejoice the hearts of those devoted christians, who have long looked for the set time to favor Zion to come. Several letters, since its commencement have been published in different papers; we select the one which follows, as being the most discriptive of what is going on. weeks since, our hearts were animated with hearing that Christians in that city were awake, and sinners in Zion trembling. Sixty anxious souls attended the first inquiry meeting. The last intelligence states, that it has spread into all the orthodox churches, that two hundred sometimes attend the inquiry meetings, and that Mr. Dwight stated last Thursday morning, that the prospect was more promising than ever. They constantly repeat the cry, "brethren, pray for us."' About the first of January, a pious and promising youth of the Academy in this town was suddenly called into eternity. The voice of Divine providence was not in vain -as by a simultaneous shock, almost every heart seemed at first affecteddeeper solemnity was seldom ever witnessed. Thirty were previously ous; of eighty, some reckon thirsatisfactory evidence of being born apity, others only twenty, that give gain. It is now vacation with them. Several others in this place are hopefully subjects of the work. A few weeks since I had an opportunity of visiting Westborough, where I taught school last winter. The conference meetings that were adopted a little before I closed my school, were attended with very happy results. Twelve of my scholars indulge a hope -some of them the most engaged Christians I ever saw-many others eighty, who have a hope. Some of very anxious. They reckon about the most violent opposers are brought in, and the mouth of opposition completely shut. Christians are constant and fervent in their prayers, and laboring with united efforts for the salvation of souls. The work appeared gradually and happily advancing. In Shrewsbury, an adjacent menced; forty were reckoned among town, the work has recently comthe converts, and the work is going hear that God is thus magnifying his on with power. You will rejoice to Summary. grace, and building up the church. You cannot forget to pray that the work may continue,-not till it has embraced all in these several places; but till it has spread through NewEngland, and to the remotest corners of the world." In addition to the preceding particulars, we find the following remarks in other letters from Boston: "The whole aspect of things seems new. The strong holds of the enemy are beginning evidently to be shaken; the tokens for good are various and almost innumerable; and every thing seems preparing for a great work. In the old South Church appearances are encouraging. Mr. Wisner is greatly encouraged by his prospects. "Mr. Dwight meets his Bible class ence a fortnight. It numbers considerably more than 203, and is composed of youth from several congregations. Mr. Wisner has also a Bible class, and so has Mr. Wayland, a Baptist clergyman, and Mr. Fay, of Charleston." From a member of one of the Baptist churches in Boston.-"The Lord is with the Pedobaptists in this city. There are about three hundred inquirers and sixty converts; meetings are held every night and almost every day in the week. The Baptists begin to awake, and there are some anxious inquirers among us. The brethren begin to take down their long neglected harps, and tune them anew to the Lord. There has been great searching of hearts, and some backsliders are reclaimed, for which we ought to thank God, and take courage. We have, as a church, for a long time been too cold and neglectful of our duty; but we have reason to believe that the Sun of Righteousness is rising upon us, with healing in his wings. I hope it will not be long before I shall have the pleasure of in 175 forming you of a powerful work a mong us. SUMMARY. The following items are taken from the Boston Recorder: West India Islands.-In St. Vincents the word of the Lord has had free course & been glorified. Thousands in this island are living under the powerful influence of the gospel and these the most degraded of our species." Congregations are large, generally crowded, and deeply seri ous. In Tortola, one hundred members were added to the Methodist Society during the quarter ending in October, many of them, there is reason to believe truly devoted to God. Old members are exemplary, constantly and ardently pursuing that holiness without which no man shall see the Lord. Congregations in town and country continue large, Schools are prosperous. In Antigua the work of the Lord is assuming the aspect of stability. The several congregations at St Johns, Parker and English Harbor are increasing, and a thirst after divine knowledge extending. In the Bahamas the mission has encouragement.-Christians show the fruits of righteousness in their lives. Female Prayer Meetings.-The native sisters of the church at Serampore have begun to hold prayer meetings from house to house, and a happy revival is visible among the native members, who amount to about 60 persons. The following brief notices are from the Religious Intelligencer: The Treasurer of the American Bible Society, acknowledges the receipt of $2530,08 in the month of Eebruary. The issues from the Depository during the same period, were, Bibles, 2173; Testaments, 1653; to- crrás.. tal 3826. There are in England according to a list lately published, 692 Particular or Calvinistic Baptist churches. No one was reconed which was known to be Arminian, Antinomian, or Anti-Trinitarian. MARRIED-On Thursday the 13th inst. by the Rev. Joshua Williams, Mr. JOHN M'CANDLISH, Merchant of Newville, to Miss MARIA M'CORMICK, daughter of James M'Cormick, Esq. late of this borough. By the same, on Thursday the 20th inst. Mr. BENJAMIN ALTER, to Miss A donation of fifty pounds was late-NANCY LINDSAY, all of this county. ly made by the Rt. Hon. Sir George Rose, to the (English) Methodist -On Thursday the 13th inst. by Missionary Society. He observed the Rev.F. Pringle, Mr. DAVID STERthat he made the donation in consid-RET, jun. of Mifflin township, to Miss eration of the religious instruction which had been imparted to negroes on estates in the West Indies. RACHEL WOODBURN, dauhter of Mr. James Woodburn, of Dickinson township. Religious Miscellany. "SAY YE TO THE DAUGHTER OF ZION, BEHOLD, THY SALVATION COMETH." No. 12. CARLISLE, APRIL 4, 1823. REMARKS OF A TRAVELLER. At New-Haven we had an opportunity of seeing a painting of the Hall of the House of Representatives, by Mr. S. F. B. Morse. The size of the picture is eleven feet by six and a half: It shows the floor and one half of the interior walls of the house. The time is evening, just when the members are collecting for an evening sitting. There are between 90 and a hundred figures in the picture, almost the whole of which are portraits, drawn with great exactness; that is if the likenesses of our ac Vol. I. odium of being suspected to be an office hunter. There are some fine portraits in Extracts from the Journal of a Southern Traveller, in New-England-of Bishop Berkely, dictating to his the Lyceum of Yale College. That June, 1822. Amanuensis, struck me most forcibly. It is difficult to conceive a finer face than that of the Bishop. The form is truly beautiful, and in the expression there is a delightful combination of intelligence and benevolence. Dr. Berkely was a benefactor of Yale College. In the year 1732 he came to America, for the purpose of establishing a literary institution in Bermuda. Pursuing this favorite object, he spent much time and sacrificed much money, but was after all disappointed because the British ministry failed to fulfil their promises. On leaving this country, he presented to the college at New-Haven, the farm which he owned near Newport; and on his return to Europe, sent to the library an admirable collection of books. quaintances may stand as samples of the verisimilitude of the rest. We distinguished them in a moment, and it was pleasant there to recognize the faces of several Virginia acquaintan ces. Among them we marked the striking physiognomy of the Chief Justice of the United States, of whose intellectual character, although it is perfectly well known throughout the country, I could not forbear giving my opinion. Perhaps this was nothing else than an exhibition of the pride which Virginians are ready enough to cherish on account of the pre-eminent talents of their countrymen. Altho' the figures in the picture interested us so highly, they are not the principal objects. The legislative hall, which by the way is said to be one of the most splendid in the world, is the chief thing with the painter. His design seems to be, to let his fellow citizens see Congress, without the expense of going to Washington, or the From New-Haven we pursued our journey, through a very pleasant country, to Hartford. This is quite a handsome little city on the Connecticut river, containing about eight thousand inhabitants. It is the seat of government, is a place of considerable trade, and has a number of well built houses. Among the public buildings are four churches, two belonging to the Congregational order, one to the Episcopalians, and one to the Baptists. The manners of no people impressed us more agreeably than those of the citizens of Hartford. They are frank, easy and graceful. There is a freedom and friendliness in their intercourse combined with a general intelligence, which compensated f 178 Remarks of a Traveller. the pain of leaving so pleasant a place, that of natural signs. It has been my as New-Haven, and the delightful society found there. But the most interesting object which we found at Hartford is, the American Asylum for the instruction of the Deaf and Dumb. It is a large brick building, standing on a beautiful eminence, and in every way well fitted for its purpose.-This institution, under the name of the Connecticut Asylum, was opened in the year 1817. In consequence of the patronage extended to it by Congress, and perhaps for other reasons, the style of the institution has been changed. The Rev. Thomas H. Gallaudet has been principal, from the foundation. He is ably assisted in his arduous labors by Mr. Laurent Clerc, a Deafmute from the school of the celebrated Abbe Sicard, and three or four others. The general superintendance of the pupils when out of school, is committed to Rev. Samuel Whittelsey and his lady, than whom, persons better qualified for the office could scarcely be found. There are about seventy pupils now in the Asylum, in various stages of education. The branches of knowledge are the same that are taught in other schools, as Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Grammar, Geography, &c. &c., and the progress of the scholars, considering all that they have to learn, may be regarded as equal to that of any others: for others go to school after they have learned, to a very considerable extent, their native tongue; but Deaf-mutes have to learn language and all. The subject of natural signs presents some topics of very curious and interesting speculation. There lives or has lived a very respectable Deafmute in the County of Cumberland, Va. named Philip Flippen; an inquisitive and communicative man; but who, never having enjoyed the benefit of education, has no means whatever of communicating his ideas, but fortune frequently to see this man; and observe his manner. When at Hartford, I was so struck with the resemblance between the signs employed by him, and those in constant use by the Deaf-mutes there, that I could not but mention it. This led to a very interesting conversation, in which the following facts were adduced to support the opinion that Deafmutes, throughout the world, adopt fundamentally the same signs to express their ideas. Thomas Hopoo, while a member of the Foreign Mission School at Cornwall, visited Hartford.-The principal of the Institution having observed that savages, whose language is very poor and imperfect, make up its deficiencies by signs; and supposing that Thomas would of course be acquainted in some degree with the language of signs, requested him, in the way of experiment, to endeavor to converse with his pupils. Thomas complied, and in less than an hour they became quite familiar. As a proof that they understood each other perfectly, I was told that Thomas undertook to describe the idolatrous rites & wretched superstitions of his countrymen. The Deaf-mutes looked on with intense interest, and at length a large number burst into tears of compassion for their fellow creatures involved in such deplorable ignorance. A teacher in the Asylum, visited the Foreign Mission School, and after an hour's intercourse conversed by signs without difficulty, on any ordinary topic, with the young heathen there. A gentleman, who had for some time been a teacher in the Asylum, met with the Indians who visited New-York last winter, and with very little difficulty, conversed with them by the natural signs employed in the Asylum. The same gentleman, being obliged to take a voyage for his health, on |