county, and should have gone entirely || day, it was not concluded until the through the county, if our supply had not failed. A PIOUS SCHOOLMASTER WANTed. We earnestly invite the attention of our readers to the following appeal. Will not the friends of the salvation of the West endeavour to procure a teacher, competent for the instruction of a good school, for the place alluded to below, and en courage him to communicate with the writer, through the Cor. Sec., of the A. H. M. S.? seventh; and then, not because the people wished to depart, but because we had to commence another four days' meeting in one of my other churches. During the meeting from seventy-five to one hundred persons, at different times came forward to the anxious seat; about thirty professthen united themselves to the church for ed to have been born again, and fifteen the first time. It was a time of unusual solemnity, and especially to those of the higher class. Fourteen persons have since connected themselves with this church, nine by profession of faith, and five by certificate. At my other churches, we have had glorious times also; but the fruits are not, as yet, seen in such abundance as at this place. At Columbiana four persons have been added to the church by profession; at Calhoun, ten; four by profession, and six by certificate. In ——, we greatly need a schoolmaster, who is well qualified to teach the higher branches of literature. There are a few who wish to study the languages.A pious, active young man would, no doubt, meet with good encouragement, and a good permanent school might be established. At present, we have but one school in town, and this is taught by a Catholic. He calculates to continue his school until spring; when he intends to establish himself in business. He told me the other day, he intended to write to Cincinnati, for a person to take his place. This person will, doubtless, be a Catholic. Now, I feel anxious to procure a Protestant; for, if we can obtain a suitable per.a son first, the people generally would prefer a Protestant to a Catholic: if we do not, the Catholic will occupy the ground, and the Protestants will patron. ize them. If you can send us a pious young man, whom you can recommend, I am confident he would meet with good encouragement, and might in a short time establish a good school. Concern. ing this business, I feel no little solicitude. We should have a man early in the spring. As this place will soon be a place of considerable importance, the prospect is certainly fair. TENNESSEE. From Rev. F. Pope, Athens, Ten. I hasten to tell what God in mercy has done for us this summer and fall, and, especially, since I wrote to you last. For the last three months, there has been a greater outpouring of God's Spirit than I ever saw before. In September, I held a four days' (or sacramental) meeting, in this church, at an encampment which we have in the vicinity of this place: and such was the power of God, that instead of concluding the meeting on the fourth Vol. V. OHIO. . From Rev. E. S. Scott, Ashtabula, O. Revival. Nothing very special occurred here till protracted meeting, which commenced on the 12th October. While Christians of two denominations were met "with one accord in one place," God bowed the heavens, and came down by his Holy Spirit, to humble, and quicken, and comfort his children; and to convince the impenitent "of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment." During the first and second days there was nothing special apparent: on the third day, (which was the blessed Sabbath,) it was evident that the Lord was with us to work for his own name's sake. After the second sermon, thirty-two repaired to the vestry to be conversed with respecting the soul's salvation; while the people of God continued in the meeting-house to pray for their conversion; that God might be glorified, and infidelity here overthrown. this day found peace in the Lord. On the fourth day forty-five retired to the vestry; and on the fifth, (which closed our meeting,) about fifty-five: eight or ten were now indulging the comforting hope that they were reconciled to God, through his son Jesus Christ. Since the close of the meeting, a few more have indulged the same blessed hope. About half of those who, as we trust, are brought nigh to God, are among our Sabbath School scholars. 21 A few I have never witnessed so much liberality and kindness of feeling, between Christians of different denominations in any other place, as I have here. The Baptist elder observed, that he "never attended such a meeting;" that he "should not have known, by any thing in the appearance, but what they had all been of one persuasion." Other Protracted Meetings in Ashtabula Co., Ohio. From Rev. Wm. Beardsley, Jefferson, O. Protracted meetings have been held in Jefferson and Andover, to the edification of Christians, and, as is hoped, to the saving benefit of more than twenty souls. The meeting at Andover was, especially, interesting Christians wrestled with God and prevailed-the Holy Spirit descended -about eighty of the impenitent were awakened; and twenty, we think, sub mitted themselves to the Lord Jesus Christ. The meeting at Jefferson was beneficial, principally to Christians-and a few sinners then "first trusted in Christ." THE WORK OF THE LORD, In Warren, Washington Co., O. From Rev. J. M'Aboy, and Rev. A. Kingsbury. Mr. M'Aboy writes I have seen the glory and power of God every week since my last. Saturday, Dec. 10th, there were quite a number received by the church at Logan, who, on the 11th,| sat down, for the first time, at the Lord's! table. The work still going on. Monday evening, the 12th, preached in Athens; Tuesday, 13th, preached in Canaan; Wednesday, 14th, preached in Parkers. burgh, Va.; Thursday, 15th, preached in Parkersburgh, and in Belpre; Friday, 16th, preached twice in Warren; Sabbath, 18th, preached three times in Warren; Monday, 19th, preached three times in Warren. evidence of a decision to be the Lord's The work increased during the whole time. On Monday, a gentleman, one of wealth and influence, who had, during the meeting, submitted to God, and then re joiced in hope, arose, and with powerful effect, told the people that they knew he had been successful while in the pursuit of the world. He told them that now be was the Lord's; that he enjoyed greater happiness now than he ever had while the pursuit of the pleasures and riches of the world, and invited his neighbours to taste and see that the Lord was good.When he was done, a gentleman, who, as a judge and a senator, had filled his place with honour and success, then arose, and told them that the Lord had given him wealth and honours, and he had tried to obtain happiness from them; "but,” said he, "I have enjoyed more in these two days than I have enjoyed from the world in my whole life." The work is still going on. The Rev. A. Kingsbury, the Pastor of the church in Warren, adds One or two facts, in connexion with this revival, I deem worthy of notice.One is that the revival has been very near perance Society.-The other, that of all ly confined to the operations of the Tem who have regularly attended my Bible Class, for the year past, not one remains indifferent to the concerns of the soulAnd, with one or two exceptions, they are, it is believed, the children of God. TEMPERANCE MEASURES. Early in the spring we were obliged to excommunicate one of our church for intemperance. It was the first public of fence, but he was an habitual drinker, and was incorrigible. But he would make no concession, and, notwithstanding his father was an elder in this church, and one whose feelings we would have gladly spared, yet we felt compelled to the course which we pursued. This opened the eyes of the church: they imme. diately passed a resolution, (nearly unani. The meeting in Warren, Washington Co., began on Monday, and was the most successful meeting, taking all together, that I then had ever seen. I preached on mous-the vote was taken by requesting Friday afternoon to Christians: the sub- all, male and female, to rise,) that entire ject was "How to offer successful prayer." abstinence should hereafter be required The church pledged themselves to God, candidates for admission to this church as and to each other, to pray for the salva- a condition of membership. The same tion of all those who should attend on day, a resolution was submitted, making that occasion. At night, an awful solem. nity pervaded the assembly. At the close, plinable offence. After lying on the table the use or traffic in ardent spirits a disci about twenty, who gave for four months, as a subject for considera. there were tion, conversation, and prayer, it was passed by nearly a unanimous vote. “Temperance has done all this for me." A few days since, a citizen, whom, two years since, I had occasionally seen so far intoxicated as nearly to destroy his articu lation-made application for admission into this church. For a year past he had not tasted ardent spirits: his family are now well clothed; his children are always at Sabbath School; himself and wife are punctual in their attendance upon all our religious meetings, and give credible evidence of piety. During the interview above referred to, he remarked, of his own accord, Temperance has done all this for me." This family is not the only one in this church, in which great changes have been wrought by Temperance. SEEKING IN EARNEST. I preached in the meeting house, was blessed to the awakening and conversion of at least one. The first evening lecture was blessed to the awakening and hopeful conversion of three or four, who are now bright ornaments in our church. The work went on gradually, until we could number about 100 hopeful converts. Fifty-two have united with our church, 20 or 30 with the Methodists, and several have not united with any church. Several, we expect, will unite with ours soon. Two years ago, there was no church of any kind in the town, and but two or three praying souls. The dead were buried without a prayer, or some one must come from a neighbouring town to offer one. But, O how changed! They have now constant preaching. I preach one half of the time, the Methodists the other half. The Congregationalist church are very anxious that I should settle with them, and preach all the time. We have a flourishing Sabbath School, which is a new thing in this town. In consequence of my being there only half the time, I have not established Bible Classes, but have had evening biblical lec. tures. From Rev. D. C. Blood, Hamilton Co., O. In September, we held a camp meeting within the bounds of the Cheviot congregation. Two persons, a man and his wife, from the bounds of the Cleves congregation, attended the meetings, and beThe cause of temperance has succeeded came much interested. They have both lived in this part of the country till they wonderfully. Of the three stores in the place, all of which kept and vended the are about forty years old, and have a family of six children; but have been so liquid fire, not one now contains the arti. in- cle. Very little is used in the town. The regardless of religion, that Mr. church have passed a vote to receive none to forms me that he had never been at meeting more than three or four times in his their membership, except such as will conwhole life, previously to our camp meet-form to the principle of entire abstinence. ings. But such were the feelings of himself and his wife, at this time, that they walked one morning through the mud, which was quite deep, no less than seven miles, and were in season for the sunrise prayer meeting. They immediately erected a family altar, and after several weeks of trial, were received as members of the church at Cleves; and so great is the change in them, that their neighbours "take knowledge of them, that they have been with Jesus." NEW-HAMPSHIRE. From Rev. J. Davis, Wentworth, N. H. When I took charge of the church in Wentworth, there were but 13 members. Immediately after I commenced my la. bours in that place, the Lord began to work by his Holy Spirit. The first sermon One young man from Vermont visited a connexion of his in the time of our revi. val, in order to be out of the way of the Spirit's influence, which was powerful among the people where he resided. He had not been with us many days, before he was under deep conviction; and soon re. turned home rejoicing in the Lord. Another young man, a merchant, from near the Canada line, called at our village on Saturday night. He entered our prayer meeting, appeared attentive and solemn; attended meeting on the Sabbath, also our conference in the evening; was made a subject of conviction. After meeting, he called on the deacon of our church, and desired prayers, and prayed himself. He obtained relief, and went on his way re. joicing in the Lord. Several other in stances of peculiar interest might be named. Appointments by the Executive Committee of the American Home Missionary Society, from December 15th, 1832, to January 15th, 1833. Re-appointments. Rev. Robert Everett, Welch Ch., Utica, N. Y. Rev. Calvin Butler, Evansville, Ind. Rev. Albert Judson, Southwark, Philadelphia. Rev. A. Kingsbury, Belpre and Warren, O. CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF AGENCY AT CINCINNATI. Some errors having occurred in previous acknowledgments of moneys received by the Agency for Home Missions at Cincinnati, we republish the following abstract of receipts By Rev. RALPH CUSHMAN, between Nov., 1830, and August, 1831. Cincinnati, sundry colls. and subs., (of which $90 to const. Rev. James Gallaher, Rev. R. Cushman, and Mr. John H. Groesbeck, L. M.,) Do. sundry colls. and subs., Reading, O., Lexington, Ky., (of which $30 to const. Mr. Thomas T. Skillman, and $30 to const. Mrs. Eliza Hall, L. M.,) Springfield, Ky., (of which $30 to const. Paul J. Booker, L. M.,) St. Louis, Mo., George Colton, for Home Do., Lackland & Mills, for do., Do., 1st Church and congregation, St. Charles, congregation, 2.00 2.00 200 00 60 00 Dardenne, congregation, 7 00 $184 00 Cincinnati Journal, 2.00 81 00 New-Albany, Ind., 10 00 28 13 Louisville, Ky., from A. Bayless, avails 22 50 Do., 2d Church, 54 37 27 62 30 00 17.00 Versailles, Ky., cong., to const. Rev. Gi- Do., Rev. N. H. Hall's cong., (of 8 25 64 00 38.00 Cherry Spring Congregation, Ky., to const. Nicholasville and Clear Creek congrega tions, Ky., to const. Rev. Samuel Tay- 30 00 Rev. J. W. Dot glass, to const. Rev. Henry Do., 1. 00 Do. 6th do., Do. do. do., 2.00 Dayton, O., collected at Synod of Cin., 1831, Georgetown, O., Rev. R. J. Hall, 17 00 ledges the y 15th, 35 1 30 00 The Treasurer of the American Home Missionary Society acknow. receipt of the following sums, from December 15th, 1832, to Januar 10 00 45 00 Do., do., Corey & Fairbank, Cold Spring, N. Y., Presb. Ch., Mon. Con. coll., 28.75; coll. in Ch., 16.25, per Rev. U. Maynard, Connecticut Miss. Soc., Fairfield, Mrs. Elizabeth Sherman, to const. James Sherman Hunter, L. M., 30.00; NewHaven, East Dist., per Rev. E. P. Salmon, 33.00; North Haven, Mon. Con. coll., per C. J. Salter, 11.50; Stonington, Fem. Aux., per Lucy A. Sheffield, 15.00; Sharon, H. K. Hunt, Treasurer, per D. Gould, to const. Mrs. Mary Gould, L. M., 30 00; David Gould, 10.00; Harriet Anthony, 1.00; J. S. Reed, 2.00; J. C. Smith, 20.00; Friend to the Object, 5.00; C. Sears, 3.00; J. Chamberlain, 3.00; S. Rockwell, 2.00; S. Smith, 1.00; R. Smith, 1.00; Prudence Reed, 1.00; A. A. Hotchkiss, 3 00; E. Garnsey, 1.00; A. Reed, 1.00; H. Goodwin, 2.00; C. Elliot, 1.00; Mrs. King, 0 50; Friend, 0.50; Stranger, 0.25; G King, 1.00; L Chapman, 0.50; L. H. Merchant, 2.00; Friend, 10 00; H. Reed, 100; J. Lyman, 0.50; H. Cowles, 0 50; 8. Benedict, 1.00; Betsey Reed, 0.50; Friend of Missions, 0.50; Penelope Bennet, 1.00; H. Pardee, 1.00; 0. Pardee, 1.00; Mrs. A. Sears, 1.00; R. Boland, 1.00; Betsey Boland, 0.50; D. Woodward, 1.00; Priscilla Chapman, 1.00; J. Lovell, 1.00; S. Beecher, 100; B. Sears, 1.00; J. A. Elliot, 5.00; Miss H. Elliot, 0.50; E. Hamlin, 1.00 B. Hamlin, 0.50; H. K. Hunt, 1.00; J. S. Canfield, 0.50; R. H. Close, 1 16; J. Elton, 0.25; Mrs. Lovell, 0.25; P. Hamlin, 0.50; H. Weed, 0.50, A. Boland, 1.00, (in all, $128.41,) 217 91 Fishkill, N. Y., 1st Pre b. Ch., per Rev. U. Maynard, Harrisburgh, Pa., New-Year's Gift, 5.00; Mon. Con. col., 15.97; Legacy of Hopewell, N. Y., Dutch Ch., per do., Ch., 101.38; gold ring, value unknown, Rev. U. Maynard, 52.63, A Friend, per Rev. J. W. M'Cullough, 5.00, Lawrenceville, Pa., Rev. E. D. Wells, Massachusetts Miss. Soc., per B. Perkins, 76.00 ple, 30.00; do. 1st Parish, Mon. Con. Mill Creek, Pa., Cong., per R. N. Havens, C. Deforest, 50.00; W. Sherwood, Do., Brick Ch. Assoc., A. Fisher, bal. Do., Laight-st. Ch. Assoc., Dr. A. L. Do., South Dutch Ch. Assoc, O. Holmes, Do., Friend (D. P. I,) 2.00; C., left at the house of the Cor. Sec., 5.00, Owen Co., Ind., Rev. J. Hill, bal. of salary, Piketon, O., Rev. G. C. Beaman, do., Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Ref. Dutch Ch. coll., 18.76; Presb. Ch., 57.56; Miss Bos- Providence, R. I., Cong. Ch., 21.45; Sab. 120 97 80 82 18 19 13 83 28 52 5.00 201 38 17 80 1.50 do., 14 44 57 63 7 50 Treas., 1000.00; do. 1000.00, (of which 115.00 was acknowledged last month,) 1885 00 Do.. Attleborough, 1st Cong. Soc., Feni. Miss. Assoc., 25.50; gold necklace, value unknown; Beverly, 3d Ch., to const. Rev. David Olyphant, L. D., per J. Punchard, 100 00; Hadley, Elisha Dickinson, to const. Rev. E. P. Salmon, Huron Co., O., L. M., 30.00; Monson, A. W. Porter, per II. Waldo & Co., 100.00; Newburyport, Ebenezer Plumer, L. M., per C. Whip Wappinger's Creek, N. Y., bal., to const. Rev. E. Price, L. D., 27.20; jewellery, value unknown, per Rev. U. Maynard, Washington City, 1st Presb. Ch., Fem. Aux., per Rev. R. Post, 27 20 60 00 West Granville, N. Y., Subscription, per Rev. U. Maynard, 11 00 Home Missionary, 56 24 $5436 31 K. TAYLOR, Treasurer. |