U. F. Missionary Society.

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to avoid the frowns (and perhaps the threats) in order. The report empraced the of his parents, would be, but badly qualified history of this mission for fifteen for an example, in so important a matter. months previous to last March. Many of the circumstances related in it have been published heretofore. We observe however, that so auspicious" are the prospects, as respects the success

apply themselves to reading. We need not adduse any thing to prove the good conse

quences of such a result; every person who

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has rational understanding must and do admit, that a course of reading, such as the one proof their agricultural experiments, that posed would redound to the improvement of the persons embracing it, which would likely be very numerous, considering that their rents and other persons connected with the family, would have an opportunity of reading them, both to their spiritual and mental advancement in knowledge, and might, under the blessing of the Almighty, prove the means

of their early conversion to a life of Godli

ness.

We have been led to urge this matter, by the suggestions of some of the leading mem bers of one of our schools. We sincerely hope, that the teachers will not let a subject of so much importance pass, without bestowing some attention to its merits. Let not one leave it for another; but let superintendants, and presidents of schools propose the matter,

and we fear not the result.

A sufficient fund for this purpose could, no doubt, be raised by subscription among the members of the different churches, were any

it is expected the family will be able to raise all the articles of husbandry necessary for their support. The important experiment has been made of cultivating an acre of cotton, which produced in the field fifty dollars. The school in this place promises well; a son of the second chief in the nation attends it.

Great Osage Mission, was visited during the last summer with sickness, but lost none of its members-Mills have been erected, fields cleared, and cattle raised;-the confidence of the Indians have been obtained, and by their express requests, the farmers connected with the mission, had been invited to plough a field for them. But unhappily, a revocation by Con

of the friends of Sabbath schools unwilling to appropriate their regular funds, to this pur-gress of the system of Indian a

pose.

UNITED FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

gency, blighted the prospects of the school, which was flourishing, and changed the whole face of affairs; led We promised last week to present the Indians to remove sixty miles our readers with a brief account of the from the station, and exposed them to proceedings which took place at the the unrestrained influence of the merlate anniversary meeting of the above cenary and unprincipled traders, who society. Our means of information had decoyed them away. A church being more limited than we anticipa-was organized at this station in last ted, we are unable to give as satisfac-March, elders ordained and the Lord's tory a compendium, as we wished to Supper administered. Owing to the have done.

Union Mission, among the Osages of the Arkansaw, was the first noticed

removal of the Indians, those of the scholars which still remain under the care of the family will improve much

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Reply to the Goals of Columbia.

faster, not being impeded by the pre-necessity of vigorous and increased sence of their parents. exertion was made by Rev. Mr. Tuscarora Mission.-At this sta-Smith of Ballston, and seconded by tion a church has been established Rev. Mr. Cox. From the short sketchconsisting of twenty-two members.es of the speeches delivered on this No information was communicated occasion, they seem to have been highrelative to the Cataraugus and Seneca ly eloquent and impressive. missions, except such as our readers have already seen.

The Society now recognize 145 Auxiliary Societies, and has heard of others being formed. The receipts during the last year amounted to $12,409; and the expenditures exceeded $15,372, besides a balance due the Treasurer of $2,962; making the whole deficiency not less than $5,840.

A pamphlet has lately been published in Columbia, South Carolina by Mr. Wm. K. Clowney, under the following very singular title:--"A reply to the Goats of Columbia, in the state of South-Carolina." This Pamphlet has been published in opposition to Dr. Cooper of Columbia College and his friends, who have lately bestowed a large share of contumely on the clergy of that state. We shall extract a paragraph from a review of the publication, by the editor of the Southern Intelligencer, explanatory of the origin and signification of the title.

After reading the report, Mr. Z. "About the time that the affairs of Lewis, in the name of the chief warthe South-Carolina College became rior of the Osage tribe, presented to the subject of legislative investigation, the President of the Society, a War there appeared in the columns of one Club, which the chief had formerly under the title of a Sermon, purportof the Columbia papers, an article, used, accompanied with an inscription ing to have been copied from some to this effect:-"To the Honorable Northern newspaper. The text of Stephen Van Renselaer, the great the discourse was Prov. xxvii. 27. chief of the United Foreign Missionary "And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of Society; Mad Buffalo, chief of the Os-thy household, and for the maintainage warriors, sends you this club, and tells you that he has been a great and good warrior, but now he loves war

no more."

ance for thy maidens." The ingenuity of the writer of the sermon was displayed in pointing out to his readers who the goats were, what was meant by their milk, who they were A motion for the acceptance of the that milked them, and to whose use Report was made by J. C. Hornblow- and benefit the milk was appropriater, Esq. and seconded by Rev. Mr. The milkers of the goats were religed; and the final destiny of the goats. Bruen. A resolution of thanks to ious people or sheep; the goats were Auxiliary Societies, was offered by the men of the world; their milk was Rev. Mr. Harris, one of the Society's their money; (the dear cash) the milkMissionaries, at the Seneca station-ing times were those periods in which contributions and collections were and seconded by Rev. R. B. E. Mc-solicited for Bible, Missionary, and Leod. A resolution, declaring the other religious purposes, of which the

Christian world, both in Europe and "Let every man be fully persuaded America has heard so much during a in his own mind," that no criminality few years past. And the poor goats, can be attached to errors in opinion, who, one would think, had been milk-provided, they do not emanate from an evil disposition.

ed by force, instead of voluntarily, were for their pains to be finally sent to the bottomless pit, by these sheep to whom they had been so kind, and who, it seems, according to the implied, if not expressed doctrine of the sermon, were to have the final disposal of their fates."

For the Miscellany.

From numerous texts of scripture similar to the one prefixed to this paper, might be shown the innocence of errors in opinions. But it may also be shown from the circumstance of their arising in the mind independent of the concurrence of the Will.

If it be conceded that involuntary errors are not criminal; then it only remains to show that errors in opin

"Let every man be fully persuaded in his ion are independent of the Will, in own mind."--Romans, xiv. 5.

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order to prove the innocence of such

errors.

There is probably nothing with which we are acquainted, better calAs the organs of sense are incapaculated to evince the limited charac-ble of modifying any impressions ter of the human mind, more especi- made upon them, so is the mind inally as regards its perceptive and capable of exerting any power like reasoning powers; than the variety of volition, so as to change any of its Es peropinion which obtains in all matters ceptions; for unless the organs thro' of speculation. Although vastly sus- which impressions are conveyed to ceptible of improvement, and the mind, suffer some organic coercion, ble of successfully scrutinizing into there is always a correspondence bemany natural phenomina, when the tween the object and the perception. mind attempts to scan the secrets of Now as it is from perception that oeternity, to unfold to the comprehen- pinion proceeds, it will be necessary sion of men all the counsels of Deity, to show that the mind is passive in it must, from a sense of its own com- what has been called "its operations parative nothingness, desist, and be in the arrangement of Ideas." It has lost in admiration of the greatness been said that the mind "can vary the and power of its God. To this im-arrangement of Ideas, overlook some, perfection we are to ascribe the dis-give a prominency to others, and work crepancies of opinion in relation to the whole up into different forms acall subjects which do not admit of cording to its taste and ingenuity;" mathematical demonstration. In mat- we say it does not depend upon the ters of Faith, for example, how nume- "taste and ingenuity" of the mind rous are the opinions of men? Each that its perceptions assume so many party vainly imagining their con- forms and relations, but upon the struction of the word of life to be the force of the perception, just as the only legitimate and fair one, looks virulence of a disease depends upon with contempt and enmity upon those the force of its cause. That a chain who are the advocates and promulga- of perception be removed it is not tors of opposite opinions. Now we necessary that the mind should set conceive it to be a spirit of this kind about an active operation; but mereagainst which the Apostle remon-ly that objects which are capable of strates in his epistle to the Romans, producing more vivid and permanent chap. xiv, and that it is implied in impressions be substituted in the room

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The Funeral.

of those which produced the impressions intended to be removed.

Then if the mind be passive in its

forth a sudden, and overwhelming burst of grief, and pour it unrestrained. In proportion as the deceased

perception, it follows that the off-was held dear, in the same proportion

spring of that perception must partake will the sorrow be felt. Contemplate. of the character of the soucre from for a moment, the death of an affecwhich it emanates. Opinion therefore, tionate husband or wife, robbed by the which is the offspring of perception hand of death, of the partner of their must be passive, and if passive then affections. Oh! with what sadness involuntary and consequently inno-would the miserable relict sustain the PHILOLOGOS. heavy stroke!

cent.

For the Miscellany:

Although many are always seeking after high honors while engaged as actors on this busy stage; in the grave THE FUNERAL. there is no precedence. The marble There is something strikingly sol- monument and the grassy sod, are emn and sublime in this rite, which the only marks which distinguish befills the mind when duly exercised, tween the rich and the poor, the honwith serious cogitations. The fool-orable and the mean. And what does eries and frolics of the profligate these dumb monitors inform us of worldling, for a time, create a curios- but that beneath this narrow circumity not to be satisfied in a moment.- ference lies deposited, a name which The play-house, that nursery of infi-was loved by all who knew it; or that delity, often affords to the votaries of it hides the ashes of an only child. Perfashion, seasons of vital amusement; haps under the little sphere rests a but they become stale in the usage. name known to the world by the greatMan finds nothing there, calculatedness of its deeds. But let us mark constantly to satisfy that aching void the contrast? The man of years, which the world can never fill. But whose head, ere the cold hand of death turn to this solemn rite, and you al-pressed him to leave this world was ways find a new theme to occupy a silvered over with age,' quietly_remoment's listlessness, in a quite dif- posing at the feet of an infant.-Herferent way. It is true the outward vy describes the scene, very pathetceremony presents a deal of sameness; ically: "They were huddled,—at least yet, every beholder invariably feels they rested together, without any remore or less interest in every one gard to rank or seniority. None were which occurs. Perhaps it is a dear ambitious of the uppermost rooms, or friend, that has just sunk beneath the chief seats, in this house of mourning. stroke of death; and in such case, the None entertained fond and eager exscene in doubly interesting. The ru-pectations of being honorably greetminations of a sorrowful heart, often ed in their darksome cells." turns in doleful reflections on the scene before us the thought, that we will never meet again in social conversation, this side the judgment seat of Christ;-that the companion, in whom all confidence was placed;that the partner of our social walk has sunk from all these delightful scenes, -are recollections too heavy to be supported; and we are forced to pour

These facts caused this venerable

and passionate writer to pen the following reflections, so well suited to such an occasion:-"Why then, said my working thoughts, Oh! why should we raise such a mighty stir about superiority and precedence, when the next remove will reduce us all to a state of equal meanness? Why should we exalt ourselves, or debase others;

Summary.

since we must all one day be upon a common level, and blended together in the same undistinguished dust? Oh! that this consideration might humble my own and others pride: and sink our imaginations as low as our habitation will shortly be!"

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In the year ending March 31, 1823, the Virginia Bible Society have, by extra exertions, sold 377 Bibles, and gratuitously bestowed on the poor and destitute, 345. They have also sold 522 Testaments, and given to the poor 186, making a total of 1430. The number of Bibles and Testaments distributed since the origin of the Socie

I never follow a corpse to its last small house, but my mind is occupied with reflections on the important e-ty, is 11,457. The cash received by vent. It is a subject calculated to the Treasurer in the last year, is call forth the most tender and lively 1198 dollars. sensibilities of the heart. God has called a mortal before his dreadful tribunal, to answer for the deeds done in the body; and who knows but I may be the next? "Dreadful thought! Meet God while unprepared? No!-no-Let me fly to the ends of the

earth from his face-Let me be ani

hilated into eternal nothingness" is the language of the heart which has found no refuge in the Saviour. How different the language of the dying believer. He does not fear to meet his God; "Come Lord Jesus, come quickly!" is the devout request of his soul; while he looks with an eye of faith to the purchased inheritance, which remains for him; and which is just opening to his view. He can truly say

"Cheer'd with Thy light, the dreary vale Losses its horror and its gloom.'

SUMMARY.

In the report on the state of religion in the presbytery of Oneida, N. York; adopted at a meeting in Feb. 1823; it is stated, that in the congregations of Utica, Paris, and Schenando, there have been hopeful ingatherings of souls. Also at Herkimer, and Little Falls, there is an increasing attention. The monthly concert of prayer is generally observed. Sabbath schools are in successful progress; and the hope is cherished, that the state of the churches and of religion in general, is improving.

Pelo Penang or Prince of Wales Island, contains about 35,000 inhabitants. 1,300 are native Christians. lays, &c. Here are six Schools un8,000 are Chinese, the rest are Mader the direction of the London Missionary Society-two Chinese, and four Malay. In these schools, the Scriptures and Tracts are read, even by Chinese and Mahometan teachers. Among the Malay youth,native teachof both sexes, read the New Testaers will soon be obtained. Several, ment with ease. The cost of the Malay school is but $10 per month, af

ter its first establishment.-Bos. Rec.

After April, 1822, in less than one year the Russian Bible Society despatched 145,000 copies of the Bible into the interior of that country.— The Swedish Bible Society since its establishment, has circulated nearly 200,000 copies.-ib.

Mission College at Calcutta. The society for promoting christian knowledge, Eng. has given £6,000 for the purpose of founding five scholarships in this Institution.

Columbia College Society.-The object, of this association is, to promote missions, and the education of poor and pious young men for the ministry. More than $100 were subscribed by the students at its formation.

The Young Men's Methodist Missionary Society of New-York, held their fourth anniversary April 21.