Her companion in effort has, herself, come in, and some of her class. Twelve scholars and three teachers have indulged hope; six or eight are anxious, and the number of scholars has doubled, and the interest increased many fold. There are three other schools in my circuit. Facts might be mentioned in regard to them, but I wait to watch their progress a little farther. 2. God has proved himself true to his blessed promise, Ask, and it shall be given you." We have never gone forward, relying on his grace, however dark and discouraging the appearances, confidently expecting a blessing, labouring with sin ners, as though we believed it would be given, and been disappointed. Our hopes have generally been greatly surpassed; and it looks to me more and more like most marvellous infidelity not to believe that GOD MEANS WHAT HE SAYS! Oh, when shall we learn to place confidence in God, that will not require a microscope to discover it, or a vision to sustain it!

KENTUCKY.

From the Rev. C. A. Campbell, Scott Co. In the Barclay church, on Saturday, the 2d of June, I commenced a three days meeting, when two were added to the church on profession, and much solemnity prevailed. On Friday, June 8th, I commenced a four days meeting in the Cherry Spring church, which proved to be a time of refreshing and interest. Five were add. ed to the church on profession, whilst others came forward inquiring what they must do to be saved. The result of this meeting has not only been encouraging to the people of God, but it has helped, in addition to the interest displayed at former meetings, to attract more to the house of God. Many, who, previous to that time, spent the Sabbath in idleness or sinful amusements, are now to be found among the regular attendants upon the house of God. I have also organized a Bible Class, consisting of twenty-three members. The class, previously organized in the Barclay church, has increased to nearly thirty

members.

OHIO.

From Rev. S. W. Rose, Homer, Licking Co., O.

There are many things now among us, of vastly interesting appearance, but what the result of all may be, I cannot tell. It is possible, that from four to ten or fifteen have experienced a saving change, within a few days, in this place. On last Tues. day evening, I held my first inquiry meeting-twenty-two attended. Last evening I held another-seventeen attended. Of these, thirteen professed to have submitted to God. Circumstances beyond our conI should be pleased to give you a full actrol prevented the attendance of several. count of these things, but it is not yet time to say much about it. The church have been, for a season, engaged vigorously in discipline. The Gospel has been preach. ed to the understanding, not the passions. Christians have laid hold on the horns of the altar. Our meeting-house is now under contract for completion, and is to be finished in a little more than two months. We are beginning to make arrangements for its dedication.

From June 8th to 13th, including a Sabbath, I attended a Presbyterian protracted or camp meeting in Kingston, Delaware Co.-an interesting and useful meeting. Between fifty and sixty hopefully converted at the meeting, among whom were ten of my people.

In Morvin congregation, at this place, a three days meeting or Sacrament com. menced on Saturday, June 30th. Nine joined the church on examination, two of whom belong to Canaan congregation, and will be transferred to that church. On Monday twelve came to the anxious seat, two or three of whom were hopefully converted at the meeting. Brother Little, of Granville, assisted me on the occasion. This church, formed last November with twenty-six, has now thirty-eight members. We have here no house for public worship; the people have lately made an effort to erect a house, but, on account of poverty, am afraid they will fail to do it.

On the 4th of July the Temperance Society of this place held a meeting-three addresses were delivered, and eight, I think, joined the society.

Last Thursday was observed in this place as a day of fasting and prayer, in reference to the Cholera, with a good de. gree of interest.

During the last quarter, meetings in my congregations have been well attendedthe Bible Class and Sabbath School in each, flourishing-and the state of religion on the whole better than it has been since I entered upon this field of labour. I am therefore encouraged to persevere in my labours. I still continue to preach occasionally in the region around, without the bounds of my congregations.

A FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION.

From Rev. A. Nash, Ravenna, O.

A new impulse to the Sabbath School was given by a 4th of July celebration. The day was celebrated in this village in a suitable manner for the first time. About 1200 Sabbath Scholars, and near the same number of friends of the cause, assembled here, to make an impression on the dull mind of Ravenna, and to gratify children, and for several other reasons. The meeting was religious and patriotic; and has done immense good to the Sabbath School cause through the county, and especially in this place-Infidels stood abashed, and, I believe, that they consider the cause of virtue and truth has triumphed here. It was an occasion of the most lively interest to the patriot and the Christian, and has amply repaid all our labours to get forward the object. We feared the interest awakened among children would die away again as the excitement abated; but it does not prove so; all the schools around us have yet sustained the interest-and children who once despised the school have become thoroughly attached to it. The cause has at once risen to popularity, and must now prevail.

From Rev. X. Betts, Wakeman, O.

We are, in some measure, enjoying the fruits of what God has done for us in days past, i. e. those who have been brought into the fold of Christ appear generally well, and exhibit an interesting stamp of piety; they seem to possess something like the spirit of the times,-understand in part that Christians are not converted simply to be carried to heaven, but that there is also a work for them to do in the Lord's vineyard here. We have not yet come up to the right standard, I am well aware, or we should report perpetual revivals. There is still lurking some practical notions that a relaxation must be experienced after an effort, although proba bly the theory of most has become orthodox on the subject of perpetual obligation VOL. V.

and increasing effort. There has been evidently some relaxation since the past year, but I think we can see some evidence of an awakening sense of this fact, and a desire again to find the right way, the way in which the Lord would have us go. It does not appear as though the new converts, or the old, were preparing to take a three, or five, or ten years' sleep. I think we occasionally hear the inquiry, What shall we do? Ordinary means of instruction are well sustained. The cause of Sabbath Schools, Temperance, &c., are no longer regarded in the light of experi ments, but as an essential part of the moral influence which is to be excited in subduing this wilderness to the reign of the Lord Jesus Christ. When I say this, I do not wish to be understood that all professed Christians, or even all that I regard as real Christians, take their proper place in respect to these subjects. There are many of the Lord's host, no doubt, who have not yet caught the watch word, "onward," or, if they have, they are not so fully convinced that it proceeds from head quarters, as to be excited by it to attach themselves cordially and fully to the advancing ranks. We trust, however, they will keep in sight, and presently learn that the watch word is genuine, and the duty essential to Christian character and consistency. What I intend by the remark is, that I regard the firm ground which these subjects have gained, as a strong pledge that they will not be uprooted here again, unless the Lord in his righteous judgment should deliver us up to some influence which shall remove our candlestick from its place, so that these subjects should go with every thing else which constitutes the life of religion. They are so rooted, that they will stand or fall together with religion itself.

VERMONT.

Results of a Year.

From Rev. N. Hurd, Peru, Vt.

We have had, within the year, a revival of religion, of considerable extent. It prevailed throughout the town, and, for a while, there seemed to be but very few persons in town who were not under some special serious impressions. The means used at the commencement of the revival were such as are commonly used at such times. The church awoke to prayer, several of the people attended protracted meetings in the neighbouring towns, and came home with arrows of conviction their hearts. Sabbath School and B

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Class instruction, family visiting, and the preaching of the Gospel with simplicity and plainness, all bore their part as the means of commencing the revival.

It was thought best by the church and your missionary to have a protracted meeting. Accordingly one was appointed, which commenced on the 29th of August, and continued five days. It was attended with glorious results. Several persons evidently submitted to Christ, and deep convictions were felt by a still larger number. The meeting was followed by meetings for prayer and religious conference, every day, for several weeks. The revival continued with unabated and overwhelming interest, until the extreme cold and the storms of the winter (which in this mountain town were extremely severe) prevented our attending meetings as we had done. From that time the revival began to decline; but the fruits of it are very apparent yet, and I trust will be to all eternity. There were fifty hopeful conversions; thirty of whom have united with our church, and more will probably unite soon. We are not now enjoying what we call a revival, but there is evidently an advance from what we were before the revival, in point of deep-felt, consistent and intelligent piety. There are quite recently some few tokens of special good among us.

With respect to our Sabbath School and Bible Class, they are both flourishing. About seventy scholars in the Sabbath School, and almost the whole congregation attended the Bible Class.

The cause of Foreign and Domestic Missions seems to lie near the hearts of many of our church, who "do what they can" for those objects. There are some, however, who, though not openly opposed, are nearly asleep in relation to the sub. ject. The Monthly Concert is punctually attended by almost two thirds of our members, and a contribution taken up in behalf of the Vermont Domestic Missionary Society, which amounts to about one dollar per month.

We have a Temperance Society of about one hundred and sixty members, to which we usually have some accession at each of our quarterly meetings.

NEW-YORK.

From Rev. John Gray, Livingstonville. Amidst all our anxieties and fears, we have cause to be grateful to God for what he has done. There has been an increased anxiety in the church for the cause of

Discouragements.

It sometimes seems as if God intended to let in the powers of darkness upon us, until he compels us to come to our duty. And let it be so, if this can only effect the object. Foreign emigrants are coming in, some of them rich, and bringing with them pernicious principles and practices. If it may be that, "when the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him." Our streets are patrolled with Sabbath breakers, and the sportsman's gun is heard at the door of our sanctuary. This is done, it appears, mostly by people some miles out, who come in, as if determined to break down the religious order in this place, and desecrate the Sabbath here. We have enough among us, however, to encourage them. We know not but we had better oppose to them the arm of the civil law, but feeling that "the weapons of our warfare are not carnal," I am reluctant to urge on a prosecution, but have commenced the prac. tice of making them subjects of special prayer.

Among the other movements of the enemy, is the marked contempt cast upon prayer. Efforts are made, I am told, in another part of the town to form a Temperance Society, from which prayer is to be excluded. They mean, they say, to be "temperate in praying as well as other things." We witness in this town such a combination to propagate infidelity, and such exertions made by influential men, as we have never witnessed before.

From Rev. J. Marsh, West Aurora, Erie Co., N. Y.

Since my last report, I have attended four protracted meetings, one at Collins, one at Hamburg, one at Springville, and