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nications to the Assembly, cannot be in all respects so richly grateful as were their last, nor so meager and comfortless as often in those of preceding years. In most of their churches there has been a gradual and considerable accession from the world, and in some of them the additions have been extraordinary and deeply characterized. The Rutgers' street Church in the city of New York, is the only one, perhaps, which it is competent to particularize. This church was destitute of pastoral superintendence formally for several months, and virtually, on account of the fever, for nearly a year. During the last five months, they have enjoyed the regular ministrations of their present pastor, and the special influences of the Holy Ghost; the fruits of this refreshing, already ingathered to the church, are about seventy names. The importance of religious revivals is more extensively felt, their details more impressively heard, and their blessings more generally sought by prayer and suppli cation to the God of Israel, who only doeth these wondrous things. The aggregate of accessions from the world has been larger than at any former period.

On the reverse of this general survey they must, however, impress the usual characters of gloom. The majority of our population give fearful proof of continuing on the wrong side of the controversy of God with the apostate children of men. Where one has been converted, we fear that numbers, too many to be counted, are persisting in their native and chosen courses of sin and death. The supineness, irresolution, and dubious indications of some, who "profess that they know God," must be noticed among the most mournful of the occasions of grief. Several painful instances of discipline, and some them distressful in a singular degree, have occurred in the details of sessional and presbyterial administration. But here the deepest shades of human degeneracy on the one side are gratefully relieved on the other, by the unequivocal evidences that a spirit of discipline is ascendant in our churches, that the vital importance of official faithfulness in dispensing this ordinance of God, our Saviour, is more widely realized than in former times, and that the promise of this spirit is the most propitious to the interest of the gospel thoughout our bounds.

On the whole, the Presbytery feel authorised and constrained, in a retrospect of the year, to "thank God, and take courage."

Signed

SAML. H. COX,

ROBT. MCCARTEE,

REVIVALS OF RELIGION.

Sharon, Conn.-By letters received in this city from

Committee of
Presbytery.

we learn that there is a powerful work of divine grace in Sharon, Conn. a town adjacent to this state. For several years there has been in that church a decay of the Christian graces. The love of many has been chilled by the prevalence of stupidity. But now a brighter day has dawned-a new scene has opened which is a prelude to the prosperity of that church. A short time before the commence ment of the work, there was an unusual degree of fervour among a little band of Christians. Deploring the alarming declension around them, they endeavoured to visit most of the members of the church, and inquired of them if they were desirous of obtaining the blessing. Nor were their visits in vain. A considera

ble excitement among Christians immediately ensued. In the mean time the number of meetings was increased-and they were all attended with a peculiar solemnity. At first, there were ten or fifteen who were present at the meeting of inquiry; but now the number is augmented to 100, besides, one hundred or more, feel that the chains of their bondage are broken and that by divine grace they may exult in the liberty of the children of light.

Thomastown, Me.-We have been favoured in this place during the year past, (says one of our subscribers) with our, Heavenly Father's smiles; we have seen numbers who appeared to be arrested in their sinful course, brought to bow to the mild sceptre of Prince Emmanuel. This town contains about 2700 inhabitants; between 3 and 400 are professors of religion. The churches the year past received an addition of near 100; and we feel encouraged, that the Lord is now awakening some from their slumbers. The Beloved seems knocking, and saying, open immediately. We are aft id we are making excuses, that we have put off our coat and shoes, &c. At a prayer meeting last evening for a revival, in which all "it denominations united, the Lord appeared to be in our midst; many could say, is good for us to be here." Our ministers appear to be much engaged; may we be Aarons and Hurs to hold up their hands. We have reason to be encouraged, when a spirit of prayer prevails; when Emmanuel is petitioned by many wet eyes for assistance.

THE Rev. Reginald Heber has been appointed Bishop of Calcutta, to succeed the late Dr. Middleton.

Donations-To the U. F. M. S. during the month of March $- - To the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions from the 13th of February to the 12th of March, $3,765, 63, also legacies $386, 52, and donations in clothing &c. to a considerable amount. To the American Bible Society during the month of March to constitute ministers members for life $210, laymen members for life, $30, donations $217, do from auxiliary societies $707, 14, in payment for Bibles $1,598, 41, total $2,672, 45. Issues from the depository, Bibles 2,284, Testaments 2,923, total 5,207--value $2,818, 69. Seven new auxiliaries acknowledged. To the American Education Society $340 during the month of March. To the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Prost. Epis. Church, $1,520.

RECENT DEATHS.

Rev. James Richards, American missionary at Tillipally, on the 2d of August last. Rev. John Ireland, formerly Rector of St. Ann's Church, Brooklyn, L. I. and late a chaplain in the U. S. Navy, 64.-At Washington city, Hon. Brockholst Livingston of this city, one of the Justices of the supreme court of the United States, 66.-January 10th, at Richmond Va. Rev. John D. Blair, 64; and December 19th, Rev. John Buchanan, D.D.-Feb. 24th, at Washington city, Rev. Andrew Hunter, D. D. chaplain, U S. Navy.-At Norwich, Conn. Rev. John Tyler, Rector of Christ's Church, 86.-Jan. 26th, at Berkly, Eng. Dr. Jenner, the discoverer of vaccination, 74.-At London, Dr. Charles Hutton, the celebrated mathematician, 86.-Rev. Enoch M. Lowe, Rector of Christ's Church, Norfolk, Va. 38.-On 17th, Rev. L. D. Parks, Pastor of the church at Saltcatchers, S. C.25th, Rev. W. Hilman, pastor of the Baptist Church at Powletown, Ga.-At Barnardtown, Mass. Rev. Job Wright, 85.-At Eastport, Me. Rev Hosea Wheeler, of the Baptist Church. 31-At Bethel, Va. Rev. S. O. Henderson, of the Baptist

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Church. At Cheshire, Conn. Rev. Roger Hitchcock, Pastor of the Cong. Church, 56.-At Georgetown S. C Rev. Asa Blair, of Kent, Conn. 37.-Jan. 12th at Sangate, Va. Rev. Abisha Colton.

ORDINATIONS, INSTALLATIONS, &c

Having found it impracticable to insert at length an account of the services which take place at ordinations, installations &c. we shall in general hereafter make our record of them in the following manner :

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VACANT CHURCHES.

There are various circumstances which might assist destitute Congregations in procuring pastors, if their situations were generally known. With a view to aid them, and unsettled ministers, we have prepared the following list (confessedly very imperfect) and propose, from time to time, to add the names of such vacant churches as come to our knowledge.

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Collections made by the Rev. Mr. Frey, for A. S. M. C. J from Jan. 7, to March 3.

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NORTH CAROLINA.

Donations received by Mr. Frey:
Baltimore, from Mr. Gist,

Washington, from Judge Ray, of Charles

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Col. Gist of Pinckneyville, S. C.
John Wilson. Esq. do.

Dumfries. Va. Major Fitzburgh,
Reedy Creek, Va. Rev. J. D. Williams,

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From Mr. Frey, at Norfolk, a draft on the U. S. Bank at Philadelphia, Messrs. Fridge & Morris, of Baltimore, being the amount left in their hands by Mr. Frey,

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He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. Then are they glad because hey be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven. Psalms.

JOURNAL OF THE BETHEL FLAG.
(Continued from page 704.)

THE Committee in attendance at Mr. Gardiner's boarding-house, No. 243 Water street, had an interesting meeting there on Friday evening, the 28th of February.-The usual exercises were engaged in.-The sixth chapter of Daniel was read. The remarks made on it went chiefly to show the true courage of Daniel in honouring his God; the happy influence of frequent and fervent prayer on the temper of his mind, making him to descend from the height of prosperity to the depths of adversity, with perfect composure, because God was as near to him in the den of lions as in the palace. In the conclusion, the duty and safety of prayer was insisted upon, and each seaman was particularly urged to be careful that a Bible should be found in every ship he sailed in, and to endeavour to have it frequently read, as he knew not how much it might be blest to him, and to his shipmates.

A good looking seaman (second mate of a ship in port) then arose, and in a very feeling manner spoke to this effect. "I know not how to be silent on such an occasion; I bless God for such a meeting as this, to see so many of our seamen, some of them my shipmates, so richly enjoying the means of grace. I must declare the goodness of the Lord to my own soul, in bringing me, I trust, from darkness into light. It was three years ago, on a voyage to Curacoa, at sea, without human agency, that blessed book, the Bible, which has now been so earnestly recommended to our attention, was in the reading of it sanctified to my soul.— I was awakened to see my true condition, not that I was better than my shipmates, but that I was a guilty sinner, lying at the mercy of a holy God. I betook myself to prayer, beseeching the Lord for mercy, and I trust that like Daniel I have felt its efficacy in a trying hour. I found that precious Saviour who bled and died for me, that I might have hope of eternal life through him. Oh how different has that gracious change. I give my humble testimony in favour of prayer, life been since and of the grace and mercy of my God.-Oh that I could praise him as I ought!-My dear fellow-seamen, I know all your dangers; I have encountered them often since my youth; I know your unwillingness to forsake your sins and to turn to God.—I am acquainted with the excuses you offer, for not giving immediate attention to the salvation of your souls; they are just such as I used to make; but what will they avail us at the hour of death.--Are they not vain and dangerous now? Blessed be God for such meetings as these, and for the kind concern now mani

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