Holden, Ms. A bundle, fr. indiv. by Rev. H. Bardwell.

Jaffrey, N. H. A box, fr. fem. by Mrs. E. Parker. coll. for wes. miss.

Montpelier, Vt. A box, fr. Washington co. benev. so. by E. P. Walton, Tr. for wes. miss. New-York City, A box, (of which, articles to the amount of 11; fr. Fragment so. of Spring street cong.) by Mrs. Sayre, for Sandw. Isl.

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Philosophical apparatus, for Rev. C. S. Stewart, fr. a friend now in England, Petersham, Ms. A box, fr. fem. char. so. Miss L. Goddard, Tr. for Dwight,

Wethersfield, Ct. 15 books, 12mo. part of bequest of the late Miss E. Talcott, by J. Williams, Esq. exr.

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LONDON JEWS SOCIETY.

Sixteenth Report, concluded from p. 295. Mediterranean.-The Rev. Charles Neal and Dr. Clarke had been spending some time among the Jews at Gibraltar, on their way to Leghorn. They were treated with marked eivility, both in public and in private.

In Malta, a society for the spiritual benefit of the Jews has been established. This society will aim to obtain all possible access to the scattered Israelites, so numerous in Palestine, in Egypt, and on the northern coast of Africa. They also hope to maintain a depository of necessary books, and to have it in their power at all times to facilitate the communication between Jewish societies and their missionaries in the Mediterranean.

With regard to the labors of Messrs. Wolff, and Way, and Lewis, in the Mediterranean, we need say nothing here, having noticed them frequently in our publications respecting the Palestine Mission. We only remark, that the London Jews' Society have determined to establish a permanent mission in Jerusalem, and directed the Rev. Mr. Lewis to proceed thither as soon as convenient.

India.-Schools have been established among the Jews at Cochin, of whom Dr. Buchanan gave so interesting an account in his Christian Researches. In proof that these are really Jews, and descended from the ten tribes, the following extract from the Report

is introduced.

It was hinted in the last Report, that Mr. Sargon had made a discovery which was likely

to lead to some interesting disclosures repecting the "Beni-Israel," or descendants of the Ten Tribes. Since that period he has been directed by the Madras Committee to pursue his investigations on this interesting subject, and, for this purpose, he visited Cannanore, a town of the interior, where they were supposed to reside. The result of his inquiries is thus stated by Mr. Jarrett, the Secretary of the Committee:

"I come now to Mr. Sargon's visit to Cannanore, with whose information we have every reason to be satisfied. The following important particulars, among others, are stated:-1st. These people in dress and man-ners resemble the natives so as not to be distinguished from them, but by attentive obser vation and inquiry. 2d. They have Hebrew names of the same kind, and with the same local terminations, as the Sepoys in the 9th Regiment Bombay Native Infantry. 3d. Some of them read Hebrew, and they have a faint tradition of the cause of their original exodus. from Egypt. 4th. Their common language is the Hindoo. 5th. They keep idols and worship them, and use idolatrous ceremonies intermixed with Hebrew. 6th. They circumcise their own children. 7th. They observe the Kippoor, or great Expiation-day of the Hebrews. 8th. They call themselves "Gorah the Black Jews "Collah Jehudi." 9th. They Jehudi," or White Jews, and they term speak of the Arabian Jews as their brethren, but do not acknowledge the European Jews as such, because they are of a fairer complexion than themselves. 10th. They use the same prayer as those of whom we have heard, namely, "Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord." Deut. 6:4. 11th. They have no Cohen, (priest) Levite, or it appears they have elders and a chief in each Nasi amongst them, under those terms, though community, who determine in their religious concerns. 12th. They expect the Messiah, and when he comes, that they will all go to Jerusalem: the time of his appearance, and

their return, they think, will soon arrive; at which they would much rejoice, since at Jerusalem they would see their God, worship him only, and be dispersed no more!"

Mr. Jarrett remarks, on the preceding communication, "I think it is fair to conclude, that Mr. Sargon's account of these people is sufficient to prove them 'Israelites,' and not Jews of the two tribes and a half: and to distinguish the race as well from the White Jews, as the Black Jews at Cochin; and that it does not consist of a bare description of a people observing certain Jewish customs, but contains evident marks of such as have descended from the parent stock at one time or other, and probably, from all the circumstances, we may safely include them among the offspring of the long-lost ten tribes. Conceiving them, however, to be 'Israelites,' their idolatrous practices are evident: they invoke Ramah, (which is only another name for the Indian Camah,) the deity of love; and although while performing their idolatrous ceremonies they call upon Jehovah, the God of Israel, yet their idolatry is sufficiently marked by the existence of the idol among them, to fulfil the prophecy of Moses the man of God, (Deut. 28:64) who denounces the judgments of the Lord against them; "The Lord shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth to the other; and there shalt thou serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known,

even wood and stone.'

ENGLISH CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

Resignation of the Rev. Josiah Pratt.

THE resignation of the distinguished Secretary of the Church Missionary Society, after somewhat more than twenty years of very able service in that capacity, is thus noticed in the Report of the Committee of that Society presented on the 4th of May last:

The committee have now to state an arrangement in the Society's domestic concerns, which has been rendered necessary by the increase and great extent of its business Ad. ditional help has been obtained, from time to time, in the Secretary's department, as the immediate exigencies seemed to require. The Secretary has occupied that office since December 1802: in December, 1815, he was joined by the Assistant Secretary; and, since June 1820, Mr. Coates has devoted himself to the work of this department. The income and expenditure of the society, by the amount of which an estimate may be formed of the extent of its business, are at present more than double what they were when the Assistant Secretary entered on his office, and nearly one-third more than at the time of Mr. Coates' engagement with the society. While the business of this department has been thus rapidly augmenting without an adequate increase of assistance, the Secretary himself ⚫ has been progressively but unavoidably withdrawn from the active share in it which he had

proper conducting of that publication requires a constant and vigilant attention to allthat is passing in respect of missionary exertions throughout the world.

In consequence of the intimation from the Secretary that he felt it incumbent on him, on the grounds before stated, to retire from the responsibility of an office, the duties of which he had it no longer in his power to discharge, and aware that the great augmentation of the Society's concerns required new and efficient arrangements in his department, the committee entered into a full investigation of the nature and amount of the Society's business, in order to ascertain the measures which it had become necessary to adopt on the occasion. The result has been, a full conviction, not only that a new arrangement of officers was required, but some addition also to their number. Two clerical Secretaries being found inadequate to discharge the duties of the department, even with the very efficient assistance of Mr. Coates, and when the Secretary could devote his time more exclusively to those duties, it became necessary, not only that a Secretary should be appointed in conjunction with Mr. Bickersteth on Mr. Pratt's retiring, but that another clergyman should be added. These three clergymen, under the title of "Secretaries," together with Mr. Coates, to whom that of "Assistant Secretary" has been assigned, will divide among themselves all the duties of the Secretary's office.

Your committee received with real concern Mr. Pratt's resignation of the office of Secretary of the society, which he had held for a period of one-and-twenty years with the highest advantage to the society.

The committee attest, with grateful satisfaction, the distinguished share which, under God, the zealous, judicious, and unwearied labors of your late Secretary have had, in drawing forth the large resources now enjoy ed by the society, and in gradually enlarging its operations to their present wide extent. While they express the strong sense which they entertain of Mr. Pratt's long and able services in the society, the committee cannot refrain from recording also, the lively feel. ings of personal esteem and respect, which have grown up and been matured during their long official intercourse with him. In taking a reluctant leave of him in the capacity of Secretary of the society, the committee have requested that he will allow them to retain his name in connexion with their transactions, under the designation of "Chairman of the Committee of Correspondence." By this arrangement, the committee will continue to avail themselves of Mr. Pratt's counsel and co-operation, in the prosecution of their labors; and their future proceedings will participate in the advantages to be derived, as well from his intimate acquaintance with the society's concerns, as from his extensive information on all topics connected with the undertakings and operations of missionary institutions.

Lord Calthorpe made the following appro

ing occupied the chief part of his time, as the

delivered at the Anniversary meeting.

My Lord, there has been one other subject alluded to in this day's proceedings, to which I cannot help adverting for a moment: I mean the retirement of our invaluable Secretary, Mr. Pratt. When that retirement was first named, my Lord, I felt as if it ought to have found its place among those passages of the Report which spoke of the discouragements that this society has met with: but, after having heard that he is still to remain an active participator in the measures of this institution, I could not help feeling that the members, instead of regarding it as a subject of discouragement that he is withdrawn from the very laborious station which he has so long held, should rejoice that they may still have the satisfaction left to them of identifying his name with all their proceedings; and may have the further consolation of thinking, that, by his retirement from the more arduous duties of his office, his services to this institution will, in all probability, be prolongedand that the society will enjoy, even in a larger measure than it has yet done, the benefit of that experience, that wisdom, and that unabated interest for its concerns and its success, by which it has been hitherto so long benefitted, and under which, through the blessing of God, it has grown up to those fair and ample dimensions in which we have the satisfaction and thankfulness of beholding it this day.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.

Death of the Foreign Assistant Secretary.

AT a meeting of the committee, held on the 5th of April, the following Minute and Resolution were recorded:

"The Foreign Secretary having reported the last sickness and death of Mr. E. F. Rouneberg, late Assistant Secretary in the Foreign Department of the society, the following resolution was passed:

"The committee express their sincere regret at the loss of so able, laborious, and faithful a servant of the institution; and request the Foreign Secretary to convey to his afflicted widow the assurance of their heartfelt sympathy under this painful bereavement."

The committee have printed some extracts of the late Mr. Ronneberg's letters to Dr. Steinkopff, in testimony of the spirit with which his active life was closed. From Bath, on the 5th of December last, he wrote

"When I felt so debilitated by illness, I scarcely ventured to pray for my recovery; and could only do so under the hope that all the powers of my body and mind might be consecrated to the work of the Lord, and that I might serve him without fear in holiness and righteousness all the days of my life.

"I now hope to return soon, invigorated both in body and mind, to the post assigned me by the Lord; ready to do and to suffer all his will. In the immediate prospect of death, the Gospel of Christ presented itself in such ineffable glory and delight to my mind, that the consideration of so many millions who do not possess, and of so many hundreds of thousands who do not regard it, brought tears into my eyes. This led me to regard

the cause of the Bible Society as of such vast importance, and proved so powerful an attraction in my mind to its object, that I felt resolved nothing but death should separate me from it while I remain on earth. There is something so simple in the idea of the Bible Society, and yet so grand; for each Bible reveals an eternity of bliss for all that receive and obey it. The father of a family, who loves his Bible, may become the progenitor of a whole race of happy beings. Oh! that all who labor with us in the work may be impressed with a deep sense of its great importance, and carry it on in the Lord's name, strength, and Spirit!"

From High Wycombe, whither he had removed after leaving Bath, he wrote on the 2d of March

"Taking a retrospect of the whole of the way in which the Lord has led me, I must confess that goodness and mercy have followed me all the days of my life; and I am willing to continue still a long time here below in the service of so good a master. But, it may be, I stand near the verge of my existence in the flesh: if so, I am also happy to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord. To Him, who has promised to be the husband of the widow and the father of the fatherless, I commit my dear family."

He survived but a few weeks. The Rev. W. Edelman wrote at two o'clock on the morning of Monday the 22d of March

He

"Our dear friend, Mr. Ronneberg, has just departed. He expired about half an hour ago, without any struggle whatever. really fell asleep. He was sensible to the last, and happy in his Savior. Blessed be the Lord God for his goodness and mercy towards him! Oh may our last end be like his!"

HAYTI.

Persecution of the Wesleyan Methodists. LATE numbers of the "Missionary Notices," -the official publication of the English Wesleyan Missionary Society,-contain accounts of lawless, and, as it would seem, in a considerable degree unchecked violence, committed upon Protestant inhabitants of Hayti. We compile a brief view of these aggressions, for the purpose of leading to inquiry, and also to full, explicit, and satisfactory assurances, on the part of the Agent of Presi. dent Boyer now in this country, that similar evils shall not be experienced by the colored people, who are emigrating to that island from our Republic.

We regret to find,-say the Committee of that Society, from the following letter received from Mr. Pressoir, that our poor persecuted Society at Port-au-Prince, so long the object of popish rancor, has again had to sustain the brutal outrages of an ignorant mob, incited it would seem, as in another place, by persons calling themselves "respectable,' and without experiencing any protection from

might do to us whatever they pleased; and they did treat us with inhumanity and the greatest violence.

The letter from Mr. Pressoir is dated about a year since. The following extracts describe the violence of the mob.

I have read of many instances of martyrdom for the testimony of Jesus Christ, but 1 have not yet read a passage which relates that the people of a city rose up like murderers, with a very few exceptions, to stone a few persons met together in a house, as our fathers, mothers, brethren, and children, have done unto us not long ago. O cruel people! They began to throw stones at us at five o'clock in the afternoon, and continued their assaults till ten o'clock, committing all kinds of violence. They broke down the doors, broke open the windows, destroyed the first and second partitions in the upper chambers; in a word, every thing that was in the house, and beat with their cowskin-whips the brethren and sisters there, without showing compassion for either age or youth or even infancy. I believe I suffered the least of any. Only a great emissary of Satan, seized my left hand, and lifting up his whip declared he would knock me down, if I did not say “Almighty God, the Virgin Mary." My only answer was, turning my back. Several times he even brought his whip to my neck, and afterwards laid it on my shoulder, raging and abusing me with all the fury of Antichrist. But he that numbered my hairs did not allow one of them to fall to the ground. Thanks be to him for confidence in his holy word, which is firmer than heaven or earth. When the populace entered to knock down our sisters, I was in the first chamber, and hearing their cries, I tried to force my way to them, to try if I could render them any assistance; then the tyrant persecutor struck me several times on my hat, but I received no injury. But we were in great danger; those who wished to go out were stoned, beaten, torn, outraged, and brought back to the house, where they exercised their dark cruelty. It appeared as if Satan was unchained, and had come forth to make war against those whom the truth of the Gospel had made free, and to crush those who had believed the testimony of the Son of God.

It was impossible to go out without being beaten, stoned, dragged abused, and covered with dirt, and in the end we could neither buy nor sell without being dragged before a mag

mud. and all kinds of outrages. They went beyond Porte Marchant to brother Floran's, sister Claire's, and J. P. J. Lausant's. At brother Floran's they destroyed every thing in the garden, and treated his wife, already broken with age, with the greatest inhumanity; dragging sister Claire by her feet out of the house, as also her god-daughter. And at J. P. J. Laurent's what disorders have they not committed amongst those poor persons, who have fled from the town to have some tranquillity. I must tell you one circumstance which J. P. J. L. told me, to show you the cowardice of persecutors, five or six of them entered his gate, concealing their swords, making up to him with load vociferations; seeing them coming, he went into his house, took an old rusty musket without flint, and levelling it at them, they all instantly fled with all speed, saying, "The Quakers don't carry arms, and see this old Quaker here intends killing us.”

Alluding to the letter of Mr. Pressoir, above noticed, and to other communications received about the same time, the Wesleyan Committee remark, in their publication for July:

In a recent number we laid before our read. ers/some extracts of letters from our afflicted and persecuted Society at Port au Prince, Hayti, from which it appeared that several of them had again been called to suffer bonds for the cause of Christ; that the house in which they were in the habit of assembling for religious worship was demolished; and that they themselves were delivered up to the will of a blind and infuriated populace, the magistrates refusing to afford them any protection against the outrages to which they were daily exposed. From later communications we learn, that, on an appeal being made by letter to the President, those in prison were set at liberty; and that a procla mation was made by his Excellency's orders, forbidding any one to stone, injure, or otherwise persecute the Methodists, but at the same time prohibiting all meetings of our society for religious worship, on pain of being arrested.

Notwithstanding the above proclamation, our people have still to suffer, in various ways, the insults and persecutions of the rabble. They continue, as they are able, and can find opportunity, to meet together for prayer, &c.

President,-You are acquainted with our society, formed here six years ago The end of our meeting together is, to invoke the blessing of God, not only on ourselves, but also ou the government, its magistrates, and even on those who evil entreat us without cause; for we do not hate them, nor render evil for evil. This is what our religion commands. It is not that we wish by our meetings to disobey our President; but our desire is to obey God our sovereign, and his law requires that we should love the head that he has placed over us.

We know that your Excellency will not ap: prove the conduct of those who have stoned and evil entreated us without cause. We have been treated as nemies to the government, yet we are not such. Yesterday we were arrested and put in prison, by order of General Thomas, who at once, without examination, pronounced our sentence. And we know this was not by order of the President, which renders it our indispensable duty to give you information thereof.

President, let our society be narrowly examined, and if fault is found in us, we are willing to suffer the punishment we merit.

Confidently expecting your favorable reply, we have the honor of saluting you most respectfully.

To this letter the President did not reply, but ordered those, who had been arrested, to

be set at liberty. Ten days after the date of the letter to the President, a letter was written, from which the following paragraphs are taken. The concluding sentences open the way for putting a favorable construction on the intentions of the President.

A Proclamation was made in the name of General Thomas, commandant of the place, to prevent any one from throwing stones at the Methodists, forbidding every one to evil entreat them, or to go before their houses to insult them. But by that proclamation we were also forbidden to meet together, and informed that should we meet, the police is ordered to arrest us; but as for the people, they ought not to interfere, nor throw stones, because we are citizens of the republic. This is the substance of the proclamation.

Although this proclamation was made, yet the people did not cease to ill treat us, and cry after us as we went along. General Thomas gets out of that affair, by saying, that they only made use of his name, when he had nothing to do in it. "But, take care," said he, "if that continue, that it do not cost the life of some one."

One of our sisters visited the President, to whom she made her complaints, and informed him that it was said, that it was by his order that these things were done. He received her very politely, assured her that this was not so, but that he was exceedingly sorry that we should be improperly treated, and that he had written to General Thomas to that effect, and if the General did not attend to his orders he could not hold any command in the republic. In consequence of this the General made the above proclamation. The

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President also told her, that he could not allow us to hold our meetings, because we were not in peace; that France was proposing to march upon us, &c., &c. Since the last persecution, we enjoy, by the grace of God, the means of praying, when several of us meet together.

MORAVIAN MISSIONS.

Extracts from the Journal of the Mission at Spring Place, among the Cherokee Indians.

(Concluded from p. 298.)

Aug. 18, 1822. Susanna, Oaty's wife from Oochgeelogy, paid us a visit. We had the pleasure of informing her, that she and Ajosta, Tussewallety's wife, would shortly be bap tized, which proved a very cheering intelligence to her. With many tears she gave us an unaffected description of the state of her miud, her son Stand, our former pupil, acting as interpreter. He likewise appeared to be under serious impressions, when particularly addressed on the concerns of his soul. We cherish the fond hope, that he will one day become the property of the Lord Jesus.

22. Had a very solemn and blessed day, when the two abovementioned female members of the Cherokee nation were baptized, more than two hundred persons being assembled on the occasion. After an appropriate discourse brother Gambold baptized Ajosta, calling her Anna, and brother Schmidt administered the same rite to Susanna, Oaty's wife, and named her Susanna Charity. Scarcely a dry eye was seen among the whole company, the presence of the Holy Trinity was most powerfully felt, and many received an impression, which we trust will never be effaced. In the afternoon all our communicauts from both places celebrated the holy communion.

Oct. 24. Received intelligence that our pupil Moses had died of the flux. A fortnight ago he was taken ill at our house, and manifesting a desire to return home, brother Crutchfield took him along on his way to Oochgeelogy, where he daily became worse. Shortly before his dissolution he is said to have raised himself once more in his bed, and thanked the Lord with up-lifted hands for sending him to Spring-Place, where he enjoyed the favor of being brought to an acquaintance with Him. Reports further state, that he intreated the Savior incessantly to come speedily and take him home. On receiving this intelligence, brother Schmidt convened our scholars in the meeting hall, and after singing some appropriate verses, announced his departure to them.

29th. The brethren Schmidt and Reich went to Newtown. Next day major Ridge introduced brother Schmidt to the Indian council. All the chiefs shook hands with the latter, giving him assurances of their good will and esteem. Brother Charles R. Hicks being still confined with a diseased leg,old chief Pathkiller presided in council: the names of the other principal chiefs are; the Crawling Snake, Gentleman Town, Big Half-breed, Big Cabin, Major Riley, Rising Fawn, Speaker 42