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Alex. A. Drummond,

Anderson Drysdale,
Robert D. Duncan,
William Fisken,

H. Erskine Fraser,
Robert Gibson,
John Haddin,
Andrew Hay,

William Hownam,

John Hunter,
John Inglis,
John Irvine,
George Jardine,

John B. Johnstone,

John Johnston,
John Ker,
George Kidd,

William Law,
John Leslie,

Alexander Lockie,
Andrew Main,
James Mather,
G. J. Mackenzie,

Peter Mercer,

Robert M'Laurin,
John P. Miller,
Thos. Montgomery,
David Mudie,
Alexander Notman,

Duncan Ogilvie,

James Pringle,

Robert Reid,

Alexander Renton,

John Riddell,

Archibald Ritchie,
John B. Ritchie,
Alex. Robertson,
Edward Robertson,
James Robertson,

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Correspondence respecting Appointments during these six months, to be with Mr RONALD. Figures mark the number of Sabbaths; Roman characters mark ordinary demands; others Missionary. Engagements of Preachers by Presbyteries or Ministers, will stand only if notified to the Committee of Distribution. Presbytery Clerks are required to intimate to this Committee the licences of Preachers.

The Synod recommend to Preachers, to take into serious consideration, the calls which, in providence, are addressed to them to engage in missionary labour, either by going abroad, or by accepting an appointment to a home station, for a period of not less than six or twelve months:-Preachers inclined to be thus employed, or who desire farther information on the subject, to correspond, if respecting Home Missions, with the Rev. D. RONALD, Saltcoats; if respecting Foreign Missions, with the Rev. DR. M'KERROW, Doune.

Probationers are enjoined by the Synod, to send their addresses, during their vacant time, to the Clerks of the Presbyteries in which their appointments end, and also to the Committee of Distribution.

The Synod has appointed a standing Committee, distinct from the Committee of Distribution, to whom all complaints, either by Congregations or Preachers, or others, in reference to appointments, or not fulfilling appointments, shall be made. This Committee has the power of corresponding with the Preachers:-all complaints or matters brought before them, which they cannot adjust or remedy, they shall lay before the Synod; it being understood, that this shall not interfere with the rights of Presbyteries.-Rev. Mr M'GILCHRIST, Edinburgh, Convener.

The attention of Preachers is called to the following standing Regulation:-"Each Preacher shall keep a journal of his proceedings in the Missionary Stations, and shall report regularly the whole of his operations to the Committee on Home Missions, (Rev. DAVID THOMAS, Mauchline, Corresponding Secretary,) at least once in three months; and also to the Presbytery in whose bounds he has officiated. This Committee is authorized to write to those Preachers who forget this Regulation, and if necessary, to report them to the Synod." Presbytery Clerks are requested to have all demands for next Scheme forwarded to Saltcoats not later than the 1st of December.

Printed by David Russell, 75, Argyll Street, Glasgow.

QUARTERLY RECORD OF THE MISSIONS

IN CONNEXION WITH THE

UNITED SECESSION CHURCH,

FOR JULY, 1844.

CONTENTS:

JAMAICA... Extract of a Letter from the Rev. William Jameson,
Extract of a Letter from Mr John Dawson,
Extract of a Letter from Mr George M‘Lachlan,
Extract of a Letter from Mr Hugh Goldie,

CANADA.......Extract of a Letter from the Rev. James Roy,

Extract of a Letter from the Rev. William Barrie,

S. AUSTRALIA.Extract of a Letter from the Rev. Ralph Drummond,

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JAMAICA.

Extract of a Letter from the Rev. WILLIAM JAMESON, dated Goshen, 18th March 1844.

The congregation have agreed to give their monthly subscription and collections to the liquidation of our debt; and to make an extra effort about the 1st of August and the new year for the funds of Rose Street. This effort is to come in the place of the seat-rents, which, by universal consent, have been given up in the presbytery. The system was extremely unpopular; and we have found that the same thing can be secured in a more satisfactory way by resting it directly upon christian obligation than upon the comfort of a pew.

With reference to Africa, I would remark, that whatever may be done by the presbytery, it is with the express understanding that friends at home have the first claim upon our contributions. And as to myself, I have promised that Goshen will do what it can for an African mission, as soon as it can do something efficient towards friends at home to relieve them from pecuniary pressure. The presbytery have no idea of an independent mission; for, in present circumstances, owing to the infancy of most of our congregations, and the debt upon our churches, we feel that such an undertaking would be impracticable. Could not the synod undertake such a mission, and make use of the tools which they have been instrumental in preparing in Jamaica? Why prepare tools and not use them, especially when so much required? Why take up a mission in the South Sea, where all is new; and take no advantage of an instrumentality which they have prepared, or are preparing an instrumentality so well suited to Africa-a field of missionary labour no less necessitous? Will no presbytery or congregation make a commencement on the Calabar coast? Surely some will be found who will be ready to wipe off the

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reproach which is ever thrown upon us. "You Scotch Presbyterians! You are slow in your movements, and always last in reaching the field." I wish Goshen was arrived at its manhood, and had broken its fetters; then would you see me in the midst of you, to plead the cause of Africa, and to entreat you to turn your efforts to that melancholy land, and to make an offer of my services to be your missionary there. Then would be seen the wisdom of God in directing you to Goshen, where, through your instrumentality, a vessel might be prepared, out of which the lamp of life which you send to Africa may be statedly supplied. Some of my people are desirous of going,-they have expressed their willingness. But I have said, think well about it. It must not be a matter of feeling, but of principle: the movement not of excitement, but of calm deliberation and of earnest prayer. Knowing the exciteable state of the negro mind, I have endeavoured to look at the question with calmness. I dread the effect of excite ment exceedingly. Through such a glass you have no correct view of individual character. The hardships of the missionary life produce a speedy evaporation of the effervescence of excited feeling; and, if there be no root, no principle, what then becomes of the man? he deserts the cause, and yields himself to the vices of the surrounding heathen.

All here is going on as usual. The teacher, Robert Jerritt, is doing well. Mary and he are daily employed in the school, and I am there as often as I can. The attendance is nearly 100. I am visiting the negro settlements at present, after the manner of a city missionary; and I am sorry to say that I find too many sitting down, spending their Sabbaths in idleness, and keeping themselves far from the house of God. I endeavour to "compel them to come in." I am happy to say that many are induced by this means to come, while others still continue unmoved."

The people are putting up prayer houses at each settlement, the objects of which are, that they may meet there twice a week, for reading the Scriptures and prayer, and that those who cannot read may be taught their hymns and questions, and verses of Scripture for the Sabbath class, by those who can read. And that, in the intermediate nights, reading and writing and arithmetic may be taught by those who are able to do a little in this way. I have also proposed to the people to put up a "prophet's chamber" in the one end, where I may seep when I come to superintend operations. I have been slow in urging the erection of these houses on account of the abuses which hitherto prevailed in them. I do it now after six years' labour among the people; for I have endeavoured first to instruct them, and I can now, with some measure of confidence, appoint them to instruct their neighbours.

Extract of a Letter from the Rev. JOHN DAWSON, Catechist, dated Hillside, 20th March 1844.

The object of this letter is to give you an account of this station during the past year. During the year we have had both encouragements and discouragements. I have been much pleased with the attendance of the people on the classes at Hillside. The prayer-meetings on the properties have been pretty well kept up, and several new ones have been formed. The attendance on the Sabbath has been as large as we could have expected, on account of the very incommodious house in which we meet for worship. Many are deterred from coming when it threatens rain, for fear of getting completely wet in the church, as the roof is quite porous. The general attendance on the Sabbath varies from 250 to 300. During the year many of the young people, and a number of the grown-up men

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