and to one of which the negroes could come from the others, for divine service, with great convenience. "The whole of the islands above-men tioned are within this Government, and may be visited with convenience, if a Missionary be appointed to give his labours principally to them." JAMAICA. We are sorry to have to communicate the intelligence contained in the following Letter of MR. YOUNG, dated Kingston, April 19th. MR. HENRY ALLEN, whose death it announces, had been unwell before he left England: but it was hoped that his health would be improved on the passage, and the Committee, considering him a young man of no ordinary promise for missionary service, were very desirous to have him in the work. THREE weeks ago our hearts were made glad by the arrival of three more Missionaries from home, whom we had long and anxiously expected;—we hailed them with grateful feelings, and recognized them as our brethren. You may easily conceive what were our feelings and hope when we beheld so many labourers sent forth into this harvest. But, alas, the scene is changed! Our joy is turned into sorrow, and the tabernacle of rejoicing is become the house of mourning; for one of them, MR. ALLEN, lies silent in the grave. He arrived on the 26th ult.; and on the ninth day was seized with inflammation in his kidneys, from which he had partly recovered, when an inflammation on his lungs commenced, accompanied with violent fever, which baffled the power of medicine, and terminated his life on the 17th instant, at Kingston, after having preached once, and breathed this atmosphere only three weeks. It will no doubt be pleasing to his friends to be informed, that he had the very best medical aid from the hour he was taken sick, and that nothing was left undone, that could be done, for his comfort and recovery. He was interred in our own burial-ground, close by the tombs of five messengers of salvation, who have fallen in this field of missionary toil. I had the melancholy office of committing his remains to the dust, in the presence of at least fifteen hundred persons, who deeply deplored the loss of so amiable a young man. During his affliction he had severe struggles with the adversary of his soul, who was not wanting to suggest that he had stepped out of his providential way, and grieved the LORD. This thought exceedingly troubled his mind for several days; but, thank GOD, he conquered through the blood of the LAMB, and a little before his departure said, "The LORD hath not sent me to Jamaica to labour, but to praise him!" He exhorted us all to assist him in praising God. He told me repeatedly that he felt CHRIST was with him; and a few minutes before his death, he lifted his trembling hand, and waving it in token of victory, exclaimed, with emphasis, “ Praise! Praise! Praise!"—and then, sinking into the arms of death, left us to write, "Blessed are the dead that die in the LORD." HAYTI. IN a recent number we laid before our readers 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 Proclamation 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 con tinue, as they are able, and can find opportunity, to meet together for prayer, &c. The following are communications recently received. Letter to his Excellency the PRESIDENT of Hayti, signed by order of the Methodist Society, Port-au-Prince. "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 on 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 approve the conduct of those who have stoned and evil entreated us without cause. We have been treated as enemies 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 ‹xamination, 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 uarrowly examined, and if fault is found in us, we are willing to suffer the punishment we merit. A note, which accompanies this Document, adds,-"The PRESIDENT did not reply, but ordered us to be set at liberty; and the evening of the day on which we were released we had a public meeting."-Ten days after the date of the above Letter, ST. DENIS writes, A PROCLAMATION was inade 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 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. One of the friends, MADAME MICHOT, the owner of the house that was demolished by the rabble, has since been removed from that scene of suffering to the rest which remains for the people of GOD. She was on her death-bed at the time the outrageous assault was made, but was conveyed to the house of one of her neighbours, who humanely afforded her an asylum at that trying moment. When her daughters became decidedly religious, she violently persecuted them; but at the time when MESSRS. BROWN and CATTS left the island, there was a manifest change in her conduct; and she afterwards cast in her lot with the persecuted servants of CHRIST, and opened her house for public worship. A few particulars relative to her happy death are thus given by her daughter MARY MARTHA MICHOT: "It is with sorrow that I inform you of the loss I have lately sustained in the death of my dear mother, who departed this life on the 13th day of September, 1823. I feel it painful to be separated from her, but what shall I do? It is my duty to submit to God, and I endeavour to be resigned to my SAVIOUR. In her last illness she often testified to me her desire to leave the world and to be with her heavenly Father. I asked her if she felt in her heart the peace of Gon; and if her being willing to die proceeded from a confidence that GOD would receive her? She answered, Yes.' I asked her, farther, For what reason she thought God would receive her? She answered, For the sake of the blood of our LORD JESUS CHRIST.' And this she continued to testify unto her last moment." DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. ANNIVERSARIES OF AUXILIARY OR BRANCH SOCIETIES. APRIL 12th, 1824. Gainsborough Branch-Society: MR. MAWER, of Lincoln, (whose lamented death has since been announced,) in the Chair. Preachers, the Rev. J. BOWERS, and others. Speakers, the REV. MESSRS. INGHAM, TOWERS, KING, MARSDEN, WATSON, AGAR, BOWERS, and SMEDLEY. Collections, nearly £54-In the Gainsborough Circuit, Meetings of Missionary Associations have also been held at Beckingham, Walloughton, West Stockwith, and Wellingham. April 20th. Cleckheaton Circuit Branch-Society: this Anniversary was held at Heckmondwicke: G. B. BROWNE, Esq., in the Chair. Preacher, the REV. A. E. FARRAR. Other Speakers, and Collections, not reported. April 21st. Burslem Branch-Society: the REV. GEORGE MARSDEN in the Chair :-and, April 21st, Tunstall Branch-Society: MR. CORMIE in the Chair. Preachers, the REV. MESSRS. J. ANDERSON and OAKES. Other Speakers, the REV. MESSRS. LESSEY, JAMES GILL, CONDER, (Independent Minister,) JOHN KEELING, ISAAC KEELING, WATSON, ARMSON, SKELTON, DERMOTT, HILL, SUMNER, &c. Collections not reported. Proceeds of the year, more by nearly £100 than those of any former year. April 27th. Knaresborough Branch-Society: the REV. T. KELK in the Chair. Preachers, the REV. MESSRS. J. MARSDEN and GREAVES. Collections, £27. May 10th. Midsummer-Norton Branch-Society: the REV THOMAS ROBERTS in the Chair. Preacher, the REV. JONATHAN CROWTHER, of Kingswood. Other Speakers, the Rev. MESSRS. TOWNSEND, R. WOOD, TOASE, SQUANCE, MARSH, DUNBAR, BAKER, WORTH, &c. Collections, £25.-Two Village Associations, in connexion with this Branch-Society, were formed at Clutton and Trinsbury, May 26th and 27th. Collections, £29. May 12th. Stroud Branch-Society: the REV. JAMES Woop in the Chair. Preacher, the REV. JOSIAH HILL. Speakers, and Collection, not reported. May 17th. Worcester Branch Society: the REV. J. KNOWLES in the Chair. Preacher, the REV. JOHN SCOTT. Speakers, not reported. Collections, nearly £45. May 17th and 18th. Hull District Auxiliary Society: THOMAS THOMPSON, ESQ., in the Chair. Preachers, the REV. MESSRS, R. NEWTON, JOSEPH TAYLOR, GILPIN, and CLOUGH. Other Speakers, the Rev. MESSRS. JOHNSON and M'NICOLL, and MR. AGAR of York. Collections, £175. Proceeds of the Year, in the Hull District, £1788. May 19th and 20th. Bristol District-Auxiliary Society: JOSEPH BUTTERWORTH, ESQ., M.P., in the Chair, and, at the adjourned Meeting, the Rev. T. ROBERTS. Preachers, the REV. MESSRS. JAY, of Bath, JOSIAH HILL, J. ANDERSON, CLOSE, and WATSON. Other Speakers, the REV. MESSES. R. SMITH, DIXON, THORPE, (Independent Minister,) J. WOOD, STANLEY, LOMAS, R. WooD, and JoHN BAKER, and T. ROBERTS, ESQ. Collections, &c., £404. May 20th. Coventry Branch-Society: J BUTTERWORTH, Esq., M. P., in the Chair. Preachers, the REV. MESSRS. LESSEY and SCOTT. Other Speakers, the REV. MESSRS. JERRARD, (Independent Minister,) CLOSE, EDEN, and FRANKLIN, (Baptist Minister,) N. MERRIDEW, Esq., Mayor of Coventry, and JOHN EDWARDS, Esq. Collections, &c., £57. May 24th. Newcastle-upon-Tyne Circuit Branch-Society: CHRIST. WAWN, Esq., in the Chair. Preachers, the REV. MESSRS. GAULTER, WALMSLEY, and JOSEPH TAYLOR. Other Speakers, not reported. Collections, £80. May 24th. Maidstone Branch-Society: the REV. JONATHAN EDMONDSON, A. M., in the Chair. Preachers and other Speakers, not reported. Collections £22. May 25th. Newcastle District-Auxiliary Society This Meeting was held at North Shields, ROBERT MIDDLETON, ESQ., in the Chair. Other Speakers, the Rev. MESSRS. GAULTER, TAYLOR, CLOUGH, STOWELL, (Independent Minister,) and WALMSLEY. Collection, £43. FORMATION OF NEW BRANCH-SOCIETIES. April 11th, 1824. A Branch-Society was formed at Buckingham: TnOMAS MARRIOTT, Esq., in the Chair. Preachers, the REV. MESSRS JAMES WOOD, CUBITT, and BATTY. Other Speakers, the REV. MESSRS. AUSTIN, BURKITT, BARHAM, and SYDSERFF, and MESSRS, NEWMAN, WRIGHT, LANGTON, and SMITH. Collections, £32. 1 May 12th. A Branch-Society was formed at Wellington, Salop: MR. THOS. VERNON in the Chair. Preachers, the Rev. MESSRS, ATHERTON, JAMES GILL, and T. WALKER. Other Speakers, not reported. Collections, £40. May 17th. A Branch-Society was formed at Dover: the Rev. J. EDMONDSON in the Chair. Other Speakers, the REV. MESSRS. BURDSALL, GOSTICK, SECKERSON, GOLDING, KERST, (Independent Minister of Lewes,) WOOD, BELCHER, and CLARK. Collections, not reported. June 1st. A Branch-Society was formed at Higham-Ferrars: the Rev. C. GLOYNE in the Chair. Preachers, the Rev. MESSRS. MORLEY and T. WALKER. Other Speakers, the Rav. MESSRS. HEWITT, STEEL, JACOMBS, REYNOLDS, SEVER, and others. Collections, £31. DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL OF MISSIONARIES. MR. ROBERT SNOWDALL, appointed to join MR. WHITWORTH, at Delagoa-Bay, South Africa, proceeded in the Mary, CAPTAIN WATSON, which sailed in May for the Cape of GOOD HOPE. MR. and MRS. WHITWORTH, and MR. and MRS. S. YouNo, have arrived at the Cape, on their way to their respective Stations in South Africa. CONTRIBUTIONS. The amount of Contributions to the Wesleyan-Methodist Missionary Society, received by the General Treasurers, since the account last published, is £4753. 4s. 6d. Among these are the following: "The New England Corporation for the Civilization and Con- T. F. RANCE, Esq., London, A Young Lady, Hayle-Copper-House, Legacy of the late MR. JOHN GYLES, of Margate, by W. SHRUB- £. s. d. 100 10 0 0 10 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 500 Dumfries and Maxwell-Town, Male and Female Penny-a-week GEO. SANFORD, ESQ., Stowey Mead, Somersetshire MRS. LINCOLN Soldiers of the Third Regiment, King's Qwn: second Donation, Methodist Preachers' Sons at Woodhouse-Grove School T. BONVILLE, Esq., Bristol REV. DR. BRYDGES, Ditto The Proprietors of the New Arcade, Ditto Ditto, from the HoN. JOHN Ross, B. HEWITSON, Esq., the Ditto, and Collections, from Jamaica 6 12 6 18 2 1 60 0 0 20 0 0 16 0 0 24 4 3 270 19 8 1. DIED, Jan. 2d, 1824, in the fortyninth year of his age, MR. ELEAZER BADDILY, of Castle-Donington. His parents brought him up in the fear of the LORD, and his mind was early impressed with the importance of religion: but it was not till the twenty-ninth year of his age, that he yielded up his heart to GOD. Soon after he had obtained a sense of the divine favour, he was considerably agitated about the doctrines of unconditional election, and final perseverance. His parents being decidedly Calvinistic, he naturally felt a strong prejudice in favour of these sentiments; but, on reading with attention the sacred Scriptures, and other publications which treated upon the Calvinistic Controversy, particularly the Works of the REV. JOHN FLETCHER, his mind was set at rest, and he became firmly settled in the views so ably stated and defended by the eminent writer just mentioned. From the time of MR. B.'s union with the Methodists, he was an ornament to his profession. He loved the ordinances of religion, and regularly attended them. His attachment to the cause of CHRIST, to the Ministers of the Gospel, and to the people of GOD, was sincere and ardent. He loved to visit the sick and infirm; and generally spent an hour or two every Sabbath in that excellent employment. Though he had but little to give, yet he gladly communicated that little; and, by his prayers and advices, poured into their hearts the consolations of piety. He loved every institution which had for its object the glory of GoD, and the salvation of men; and was an active agent in the Bible-Association of this place. In the Missionary cause, also, he took a great delight. His spirit was truly amiable; and his conduct was uniformly such as became the Gospel. Though he was generally in low circumstances, yet it was not from want of industry or frugality on his part; for while he was fervent in spirit serving the LORD, "he was also diligent in business," and his poverty was the result of much family affliction. He had to wade through deep waters, but in patience he possessed his soul.-About thirteen weeks before his death, he was seized with his final sickness. His mind was composed; and he had not a doubt of his acceptance with GOD. He observed that he was in the LORD's hands, and was willing either to die or to live. As his complaint increased, his mind became more and more spiritual, and his conversation more heavenly. When his medical attendant informed him that there was no hope of his recovery, he received the intelligence with all possible calmness; his hopes were built upon the Rock of Ages; and from that time he was exceedingly happy. To several of his friends he wrote letters, giving them the advice of a dying Christian, and exhorting them to seek the LORD with all their hearts, and to become the faithful followers of CHRIST. All who came to see him, he kindly and affectionately admonished :-if they were careless about their souls, he beseeched them to think seriously, and to prepare in time for the important concerns of eternity:if they were undecided, he urged them not to be almost but altogether Christians :-if they were justified by faith in CHRIST, he entreated them to persevere, and to press towards all the heights of christian holiness. When a friend asked him whether he was happy, he answered with uncommon emphasis, "Happy, happy, happy! Unspeakably, unutterably, infinitely happy!" When the same friend asked, at another time, what were his views of the essential Divinity of CHRIST, his Atonement, and his ability to save to the uttermost, he spoke with extraordinary clearness and decision upon these and other important doctrines of Christianity. When asked whether he felt any fear of death, or of dying, he said, "I am a stranger to fear. I know not what fear is."-" Let me die the death of the righteous," said the same friend." Live his life," replied the dying man, "and then you may expect to die his death." He continued in this happy state, with very little interruption, till his spirit took its flight to Paradise. Castle-Donington. WM. BACON. 2. Died, at Etruria, Staffordshire Potteries, Jan. 3d, 1824, MRS. ANN JACKSON. At an early period of life, she became a steady and constant attendant on the ministry of the Methodists; but did not join their Society until she was twenty-six years of age. Little is known of the exact period when she received the testimony of GoD's pardoning love, or of the manner of her conversion. This great change appears to have been wrought more gradually in her, than in many other individuals; but the evidence of its reality was not on that account less satisfactory to herself, or to her religious connexions. In her subsequent life, she always spoke of her |