tend the benefits of the law to the remotest tribes, who inhabit our extensive domain. This will be a work of time; and, for its accomplishment, great labor and perseverance will be necessary. The progress, however, of this work, may be more rapid than any can now venture to anticipate. The instruction and civilization of a few enterprising youths, will have an immense influence on the tribes to which they belong. As the means are constantly applied, || the numbers reclaimed will increase, and an increase of numbers will ensure, in a geometrical proportion, success for the future. It is difficult to say what may be accomplished, under such circumstances. No one will be bold enough to denounce him as a visionary enthusiast; who, under such auspices, will look with great confidence to the entire accomplishment of the object.

The civilization of the Indians has been viewed as a work of great national importance, by many whose talents and public services have rendered illustrious the annals of our country. This was an object of great solicitude with Washington, and to all who have succeeded him. Prior to the passage of the above law, the attention of Congress was invited to the subject, in almost every annual message from the Executive. If the policy of this measure were considered merely as a question of pecuniary interest, it is believed that but few would hesitate to sanction it. That it inculcates the most friendly disposition, on the part of the Indians, no one, well informed on the subject, will venture to deny.

They understand the motive of the Government, and properly appreciate it. So far as the benefits of this policy are extended, will this feeling be cherished, and it affords the safest guarantee against future

wars.

To say nothing of the valuable lives which have been lost in the Indian conflicts we have had, how much treasure has been expended in our defence! More money was expended in protecting the exposed parts of our country from Indian depredations, during the late war, than would be required, if judiciously applied, to secure the great plan of Indian civilization.

Shall we, from recent injuries, indulge a spirit of hostility against these unfortunate people? The principles of humanity, and the dignity of our Government, forbid it. There is much in their condition to excite our sympathies, as men, and our protection, as legislators. They have been driven from this wide domain, to a territory far less desirable, and of limited extent. They are constantly receding, as we are advancing.

The Indians are not now what they once were. They have partaken of our vices, more than our virtues. Such is their condition, at present, that they must be civil

ized or exterminated; no other alternative exists. He must be worse than savage, who can view, with cold indifference, an exterminating policy. All desire their prosperity, and wish to see them brought within the pale of civilization. The means which have been adopted, and of which the law in question is the foundation, seem the most likely to obtain the desired result. They should not, therefore, be abandoned. The passage of this law was called for by many of the people, in the most populous and influential sections of our country. Their wishes were made known in a language that evinced a deep interest-an interest not produced by a momentary excitement, but the result of much reflection, and a high sense of moral duty. It may be said, emphatically, that the passage of this law was called for by a religious community. They were convinced of the correctness of the policy, in a political point of view, and, as Christians, they felt the full force of the obligations which duty enjoined. Their zeal was tempered by reason. No fanciful schemes of proselytism seem to have been indulged. They formed a correct estimate of the importance of their undertaking, and pointed to the most judicious means for the accomplishment of their wishes. Since the passage of the law, hundreds and thousands have been encouraged to contribute their mite, in aid of the wise policy of the Government. However the various denominations of professing Christians may differ in their creeds and general doctrines, they all unite in their wishes, that our Indians may become civilized. That this feeling almost universally prevails, has been declared in language too unequivocal to admit of doubt. It has been seen in their words, and in their

actions.

The Committee believe that such demonstrations are not to be regarded lightly: that the National Legislature will treat them with the highest respect. If a sectarian zeal had had any agency to produce this general interest, it would be less enti tled to serious consideration. But such a contracted feeling seems to have had no influence; a more noble and Christian motive has been cherished. All unite to second the views of the Government, by meliorating the condition of our Indians. They are taught the first rudiments of education, the duties which appertain to man as a member of civil society, and his accountability as a moral agent. Repeal this law, and his exertions are not only paralyzed, but destroyed. The Indians will see, in such an act, that we feel less for their prosperity than our professions have encouraged them to believe; and such an impression cannot fail to produce the most injurious consequences.

BEHOLD the Lamb of God for yourselves, my hearers, with penitence, with prayer and faith. Could you direct the eyes and hopes of millions to the Savior, this would avail nothing for your salvation, in the absence of a personal application on your own behalf.

Having first given yourselves to the Lord, then use every scriptural means for making him known to the heathen. Be importunate in prayer, that his kingdom may come, his "will be done on earth as it is in heaven." Believing prayer is the animating soul of the missionary cause. It is this which distinguishes it from every worldly combination, and elevates it far above the level of mere earthly institutions. Let this cease, and it sinks down from its own exalted rank, to take the place, and share the fortune of all other human associations. Any increase of eloquence, funds, or patronage, which the cause of religion might acquire, when the spirit of prayer is departed, is only like the extension which the human body sometimes gains when the vital principle is extinct, or at best but as the tumefaction which precedes dissolution.

Your property, however, must be added to your prayers, since he who has commanded us to ask, has also enjoined us to seek; evidently intending by such an order of injunction, that rational and devotional means are to be united in every case where human agency is employed. Christians, I come to ask you this day, not what you will give to send a specific remedy to a nation, desolated every year by the ravages of the plague; with such an object I might be bold in appealing to your benevolence; how much more bold then, when I ask what you will give, what you ought to give, to send the doctrine of the cross to more than six hundred millions of your fellow sinners, who are without Christ, and therefore without God, and without hope in the world. Answer me this question, not upon the principle of a mere worldly calculation, VOL. XX.

which looks round upon a circle of luxurious enjoyments with the inquiry, what can I spare and not be poorer; or which values every thing by a pecuniary standard; but as a Christian, who professes to have felt the constraining love of Jesus, and "to have rejoiced in God through Jesus Christ, by whom we have received the atonement;" answer me as a Christian, with your eye upon the cross for salvation, what ought you to give, out of that property, which God has first given you, to send the Gospel to the heathen.

Have you arrived at the very limit of your ability, and is every private resource exhausted? Then let us go to the treasure of the sanctuary, let us melt down the church plate, and convert even that into a means of sending the gospel to the heathen, assured that if we have nothing else to give, it will be more acceptable to our divine Lord to see it so employed, than to behold it glittering upon his sacramental board. But do not plead such a necessity, till you have surrendered the luxuries of your own houses, till the gorgeous display upon your own tables is given up. The mere tithes of extravagance would support all the missionary and Bible Societies in existence, magnified to ten times their present extent. A showy and lavish profusion in our habits, is not only injurious to our own spiritual interests, but also to the interests of others. It is a felony upon the fund of mercy. Frugality is the best financier of philanthropy, and one of the most important auxiliaries of the missionary cause.

It is an encouragement to your liberality, to know that eventually nothing shall be lost. You are employed in building that temple, of which Jehovah declares, "My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations;" and of which the top stone shall at length be brought forth, amidst the shouts of exulting spectators, crying, "Grace, grace unto it." Stupendous and glorious edifice! its transept shall extend from the northern to the southern pole. Its choir shall rest upon the empire of China, and its western window look out upon the waters of the Great South Sea; while all the nations of the earth, attracted by the cross which shines upon its dome, shall assemble within its mighty circumference, and amidst the sacred memorials of Missionary Institutions, and the monumental inscriptions of illustrious men, which occupy every niche, and hang from every pillar, shall celebrate the jubilee of the world, and unite in that sublime anthem:"Hallelujah; salvation, and glory, and honor, and power unto the Lord our God. The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign for ever and ever. Worthy is the Lamb that was slain." While the ten

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Acworth, N. H. Fem. char. so. Mrs. M. Grout, Sec. 2; Mrs. Shed, 19c.; Albany, NY. Fem. so. in aid of miss. for schools in Bombay, by Miss M. L. Willard, Sec. Andover, Ms. Miss Cook for "Barley Wood," 1,25; Theol. Sem. Mr. Mott, for do. 3; Newburyport, Miss T. for do. 50c. Charlestown, Miss K. E. for do. 1;

Ashby, Ms. M. f. so. in Rev. Mr. Putnam's so. by Mr. N. Start, 14; Mrs. S. Rice, by the Rev. J. M. Putnam, 2,50; J. W. for Mr. Poor's fam. in Ceylon, 1;

Ashfield, Ms. Young men's so. for Nehemiah
Porter in Cher. na. 10,25; mon. con. for Bom-
bay chapel, 2; fem. benev. so. Miss L. Paine,
Tr. for Alvan Sanderson in Ceylon, by Rev.
T. Shepard, 12,18;

Aurora, O. Rev. J. Seward, a balance,
Barley Wood, England. Mrs. Hannah More, for
Barley Wood school in Ceylon, by A. Hodg-
son, Esq.

Bath, Me. Fem. ed. so. 2d pay. for John W. Ellingwood at the Sandw. Isl. by Rev. J. W. Ellingwood,

Guilford, Ct. Mr. J. B. Chittenden, m. f. by T. Dwight, Esq.

Groton, Ms. Major A. Farnsworth m. f. 3; master C. B. Farnsworth m. f. 50c.

Greens farms, Ct. Mon. con. for Bombay chapel, by Rev. E. W. Hooker,

Great Barrington, Ms. Fem. benev. so. Mrs. L. Leavenworth, Tr.

13 50

756

350

10.00 4.00

17 50

24 43 55

48 22

30 00 240 00 350

Bath, Eng. Mrs. Elizabeth Haweis, (widow of the late Dr. Haweis,) by D. Bethune, Esq. Berlin, Pa. John Fletcher, Esq. Boston, Ms. A few fem. of Old sou. chh. 6th semi. ann. pay. for William Jenks at Mayhew,by Mr. J. Clapp, 15; scholars in Miss Bordman's sch. for sch. at Dwight, 2; smal sch. of chil. in Hancock st. for hea. chil. 1; fem. benev, so. for Edward D. Griffin, and Sereno E. Dwight in Ceylon, by Miss Ware, 24; united mon. con. for Pal. miss. 58,80; a friend for Aaron Porter and Edward Henry Cobb in Ceylon, 40; for Edward Dwight and Isabella Porter at Mayhew 60; for miss. so. of Boston and vic. 188,25; 389 05 Bridgeport, Ct. Coll. in sab. sch. for west. schs. by Rev. E. Waterman,

Bridgeton, Me. Fem. miss. so. to constitute the
Rev. NATHAN CHURCH an hon. mem. of
the Board, by Phebe Beeman,

Caldwell, N. J. Av. of potatoe patch, by Mr. N.
Willis,

10 00

50 00

250

Hadlyme, Ct. Mon. con. by Rev. J. Vaill, Hamden co. Ms. For. miss. so. Hon. George Bliss, Tr. Springfield, fem. juv. so. for Sandw. Isl. miss. 12; Middle Granville, mon. con. by Rev. J. Baker, 8; Blandford, mon. con. for Bombay chapel by Rev. D. Clark, 11; Hamp. Chris. Depos. Northampton, pray. circle by Dea. E. Clark, 8; so. for ed. hea. chil. for Solomon and Samuel P. Williams in Ceylon, 24; mon. con. for Bombay chapel, 14,15; Ches terfield, Miss L. Davis, 1,50; Whately, Miss. Herald agency, by Rev. L. P. Bates, 70c. Hampton, N. H. Juv. so. for Indian chil. at Mayhew,

Harpersfield, N. Y. Mr. D. Penfield, by Rev. Dr. Porter, Hartford co. Ct. Miss. So. J. R. Woodbridge, Esq. Tr. West Hartford, by J. W. Mills, agent, 3; Lebanon, T. Fuller for west. miss. 1,09; East Windsor, (north so.) J. Eaton, agent, 17,50; men's benev. so. Rev. S. Bartlett, Tr. 14,06; fem. benev. so. Fanny Bartlett, Tr. 3,21; sixth district, A. Vining, agent, 4,18; fem. friend, 2; Dea. N. Allen, 2; a friend at Warehouse point, 1; Simsbury, young men's union so. 2d pay. for Allen McLean in Ceylon, by J. Fuller, Tr. 13,50; Glastenbury, Aux. for. miss. so. Dea. O. Hale, Tr. 13; Washington benev. so. Dea. O. Hale, Tr. 25;

Henniker, N. H. A fem. friend for Hightower, cher. na.

Holden, Ms. Miss M. Bartlett, 2,50; S. Foster for the Jews, 3; mon. con. for Bombay chapel, 15,50; by Rev. H. Bardwell, Holland Patent, N. Y. Mon. con by Dea. A. Thomas, Huntington, L. I. Mon, con. in so. of Fresh-pond for Bombay chapel, by T. Dwight, Esq. Kingsborough, (Johnstown) N. Y. Mon. con. (20,14 of which for Bombay chapel,) by Rev. E. Yale,

5.00

99 54

1 00

21 00

4.50

2.00

Jr.

9 50

40 00

Leominster, Ms. Mon. con. in Calvin. cong. so. for Bombay chapel, by Susan Lincoln, Leyden, N. Y. M. f. cul. by Rev. R. Kimball 3; Mrs. L. Dewey, 1; by Dea. A. Thomas, Londonderry, (East Par.) N. H. Fem. char. so. for west. miss. by Miss M. Crocker, Sec. Longmeadow, Ms. West. miss. so. Mr. E. Newell, Tr. 17,62; mon. con. in Rev. Mr. Dickinson's so. 8,27; la. so. for Richard Salter Storrs in Ceylon, 15; by Mr. S. Keep,

686

4.00

12.00

40.89

Lyme, (first so.) Ct. Fem. miss. so. Lois Matson, Tr. Madison, N. Y. Mon. con. 13,50; Mr. G. Tomkins m. f. 7,50; Mr. G. Stebbins 2,06; a fem. friend for pal. miss. 4; by Dea. A. Thomas, Marblehead, Ms. Ladies, 5th an. pay. for Samuel Dana in Ceylon, by Hon. W. Reed, Masonville, N. Y. Coll. in the chh. by Mr. Roosa, 2,56; char. box 50c. by Rev. Dr. Porter, Medford, Ms. Fem. prayer meeting of the 2d. cong. by Rev. A. W. Warner,

Mexico, N. Y. Presb. so. mon. con. 5,81; coll. for Bombay chapel, 4,31; coll. 8,75; by Dea. A. Thomas,

Middleborough, Ms. Mon. con. in first chh. by Mr. N. Eddy,

Milan, N. Y. Youth's miss. so. for west. miss. by Mr. H. Millerd,

5 00

Bedford, N. H. A coverlet from Mrs. R. McGre gor, for For. miss. sch.

New Haven, Ct. A friend of miss. 5; an indiv. 5; by T. Dwight, Esq. North Yarmouth, Me. Three indiv. m. f. 2,25; 1st. par. mon. con. (5,37 of which for Bombay chapel, and 24,63 for Jews in Palestine,) by the Rev. A. Cummings, 30;

Norwich, Ct. Mrs. H. Lathrop, an. pay. by W. P. Greene, Esq.

32 25

10 00

12 00

Oglethorpe, Ga. A box fr. centre meeting house fem. mite so. Jane Campbell, Tr.

Orego, N. Y. Fem. cent so. by Rev. H. Lombard,

12 00

Richmond, Va. Fem. beney. asso. clothing for Hannah More at Brainerd,

36 25

Pal. Miss. So. for sup. of Rev, D. Temple, by Dr. E. Alden, Tr.

50 00

Plymouth, Ms. Fem. asso. by Miss H. Morton, Tr.

Pelham, N. H. Dr. B. Skelton, for Pal. miss. by Rev. Dr. Church,

Pomfret, Ct. (1st so.) Mon. con. (6; of which for
Bombay chapel,) by Mr. J. Porter,
Portland, Me. Chh. miss. so. in 2d chh. (25; of
which for Bombay chapel,) by Mr. L. Cutter,

Tr.

Prattsburg, N. Y. E. and B. Bridges, for E. and B. Bridges in Ceylon, 24; mon. con. 9,50; Provincetown, Ms. Benev. so. by Mr. D. Rider, Rensselaerville, N. Y. M. box 4,44; thanksgiv. contrib. for Bombay chapel, 3,75; by Rev. M. Smith,

Rochester, Ms. (2d par.) Hea. friend so. an. sub. by Mrs. A. Kendrick, Tr.

125 00 33 50 6 00

8 19

3 00

Rindge, N. H. Mon. con. for Bombay chapel by Dea. E. Brown, Tr.

Rochester, N. Y. Mr. C. Cook, 1; N. Savage, 1; J. C. Winnans, 1; E. C. Root, 75c. a balance 25c. by Mr. L. Ward, Jr.

4 00

5 00

Saybrook, Ct. Chh. miss. so. by Mr. A. Sheffield,

39 22

Committed to the care of Henry Hudson, Esq. Hart. ford, Ct.

West Chester, Ct. A bundle fr. fem. benev. so. by
Mrs. Scales, Sup.

Committed to the care of Dea. A, Thomas, Utica, N. Y.
Mexico, N. Y. A bundle,

Utica, N. Y. 1 bush. beans fr. Mrs. S. Cooper.

3 00

NOTE. In August last, a contribution of $15 was made in Belchertown, Ms. towards the outfit of Mr. William Holland for the Cherokee nation. Donations (partly in labor) were made for the same object, by the following persons, viz. Jonathan Dwight, 13,50; Col. S. Dwight, 5, J. Wright, 5; G. Filer, 3; S. P. Hopkins, 3; S. Pepper, 2; Col. Z. Stebbins, 2; T. Bridgman, 2; J. Dwight, Jr. 2,34; E. Abbey, N. Pratt, G. B. Woods, and J. Cowl, each 1,50; T. Pearl, 1,68; J. Kennedy, 1,76; H. A. Bridgman, L. Burt, J. Thayer, and C. Washburn, each 1; indiv. in smaller sums, 3,24; other indiv. 10; Total $79,52.

ERRATUM:-The following donation which should have been acknowledged in the Herald for February, was by mistake omitted. Winthrop, Me. A box fr. indiv. for Carmel, by Mr. D. Campbell,

160 00

EXTRACTS FROM CORRESPONDENCE.

From a Clergyman, inclosing twenty-eight dollars. Dear Sir,-The appeal to the friends of missions, con tained in one of the late numbers of the Herald, induced me to lay the pecuniary situation of the Board before the people of my charge, and the result, small as it is, compared with the magnitude of the object to be accomplished, I have given you above.

Donation of a little girl.

Of the sum which I send you herewith, fifty cents are from a little girl, three years of age, which she has laid up in the family "Missionary box," and wishes it applied to the purchase of books for the "poor heathen children." This she has done of her own accord; and prefers employing it in this way, rather than spending it for those toys in which children commonly take pleasure.

* On settlement of the estate of Mrs. C. there was not a sufficiency to pay all the legacies, and in order to complete the above amount, Misses Esther Filley and Mary Ann Filley generously directed the sum of 820 to be paid from legacies made to them.

+ Mr. Treat died intestate, and the above sum was cheerfully paid over to the Board by the heirs, Mr. Isaac Treat and Mrs. M. Stone.