The Connecticut evangelical magazine

of the concerns of her family fhe | abroad in her foul. Her heart was

filled with fuch raptures of joy as
overcame the fears of death, dif-
armed the king of terrors, and
rendered him lovely in her fight,
as a meffenger of peace. With
fuch views the feveral times ex-
preffed herself to the minister, as
he called to vifit her, in nearly the
following words. As he came to
the fide of the bed, on which she
lay, expecting hourly to depart,
fhe took him by the hand, and in
a cheerful voice, and with joy im.
preffed on her countenance, faid
"How fweet death is. It is pleaf-
ant as the morning, fweet as the
honey and honey-comb, to go to
my dear Redeemer." Seafons
of focial prayer were exceedingly
precious in her fight; and on fuch
occafions fhe appeared remakably
fervent and devout. Her joy was
at times like that defcribed by the
Apostle, "Whom having not
feen ye love. In whom, tho' now
ye fee him not, yet believing, ye
rejoice with joy unfpeakable and
full of glory."

was discreet and prudent. The
heart of her husband safely trust
ed in her. To her children the
was a tender and affectionate pa-
rent, a pious and able counsellor.
Such was the general character |
The exhibited in life; but the prin-
cipal defign of this fketch is to de-
fcribe fome of the leading exer-
cifes of her mind during her laft
fickness. In the first stage of her
illness, having little hope of re-
covery, the was greatly tried with
the thought of leaving her chil-
dren, who were moft of them in
that period of life when moft ex-
pofed to be deceived and led aftray
by the allurements, amusements
and vanities of the world. She
found it difficult to bring her mind
to a willingness to part with them,
and to commit them wholly to
God. This inordinate anxiety,
and want of confidence in the
great difpofer of all things the
greatly lamented. It feemed to
be the chief fource of her trouble.
She did not wish the clergyman of
the fociety, when he called to vif- She uniformly manifested a thor-
it her, to pray for her life, but ough conviction and feeling fenfe of
that the might be entirely refigned her entire unworthinefs, and af.
to the divine will. This refigna- cribed all the good, which the ex-
tion fhe foon obtained in a very perienced, or hoped for, to the
confiderable degree; and faid that free grace of God, through the
fhe was willing to give all up, to merits of the Redeemer. To her
commit herself, her children, and husband and friends bewailing her
all her concerns into the hands of expected death, the addreffed
God. To preferve and establish the words of Chrift, "Weep not
her mind in this patient, refigned for me, but weep for yourselves
and fubmiffive frame, fhe would and for your children. The falva-
frequently reflect upon the fuffer- tion of fouls and the prosperity of
ings of Chrift, to which he cheer-religion lay near her heart.
fully fubmitted in our ftead, and
mention the impropriety and inex-
cufablenefs of our complaints un-
der trials and fufferings compara-words but more powerfully by her
tively fmall, and which fall fo far

below our defert.

At times the love of God feemed to be remarkably fhed

She

urged it upon her family and oth-
ers to make religion their chief
purfuit. This the enforced by her

example. Her peace and comfort
of mind continued to the laft.
Having finished her courfe the fell
afleep in Jefus, and as we truft is

gone to her Saviour, in whom the To much delighted.

mercy, and of having others become veffels of wrath, fitted for destruction.

By God's hating Efau is not meant that God exercised any malice or malevolence wards him. God is not a malicious being. But he exercises a benevolent good will towards all his rational creatures. He had a benevolent regard to Efau's happiness. But his benev olence feeks the highest happiness of his holy kingdom, and not the greateft individual happiness of all and each of his creatures. And God's ultimate end in forming a rational creature is not the individ

In fcripture much is faid refpe&ting the pleasures of religion, and its confolat ons in times of trial. When we fee fuch declarations exemplified, the power, the joys and the fupports of religion felt and evidenced, we are led more fully to believe in the divine promifes, and more feelingly to realize the excellency of religion When we fee perfons, languishing on a bed of fickness, under a lively fenfe of the near approach of death, of their own characters as guilty and ill-deferving, and of the perfect holiness and juftice of God, ex-ual happinefs or mifery of that perience inexpreffible joy in contemplating the divine character, and through faith in Chrift triumph over death and the grave; the righteous must feel their faith ftrengthened, and be enabled more fervently to praife and adore their glorious Redeemer who is thus mighty to fave. Sinners alfo at fuch times are constrained to pay an involuntary tribute to religion, and to join with Balaam in faying, "Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my laft end be like his."

PHILO.

creature; but his ultimate end is his own glory, or, what amounts to the fame, the glory and blessednefs of his holy kingdom. And God, in determining to give exiftence to fuch a person as Efau, faw it would be moft for the glory and bleffednefs of his kingdom, to give up the holiness and happiness of Efau, and let him become a veffel of wrath, fitted for destruction. And therefore God comparatively hated him; that is, God had infinitely greater love to himself and to his holy kingdom, than to Efau, as an individual. God was not deftitute of benevolence towards Efau. Efau's individual happiness was as dear to God, as

TO THE EDITORS OF THE CON-
NECTICUT EVANGELICAL MAG-the individual happiness of Jacob,

fuppofing them to have equal capacity to enjoy happiness. But the individual good or happiness of Efau must be given up for the fake of a greater good. God in the exercife of his benevolence must

regard objects according to their worth. As God's holy kingdom, with himself at the head, is of infinitely more worth than fuch an individual as Efau, God can, in perfect wifdom and love, difpenfe with Efau's good or happiness,

that he may thereby promote a good infinitely greater.

The words of Chrift in Luke xiv. 26. may affift in understanding thefe words of the Apoftle. There Chrift declares that if a man hate not his father and mother, &c. he cannot be his difciple. It is an exprefs, divine command that every one should become the difciple of Christ, and, confequently hate in a certain fenfe his father and others. But yet no one is required to exercife ill will or malice towards his parents and connections. He is ftill to exercife benevolence towards them; but he is to exercise vaftly more love to Chrift. He is, comparatively, to hate them, because God isinfinitely more worthy of his love. The moral law is the only ftandard of holy love, both to God and creatures. This law requires us to relinquish a lefs good for the fake of a greater: And God regards his own holy law, by doing the fame. The law clearly fhews what is the temper or difpofition of God's heart; and it plainly teaches what we ought to be in the temper of our hearts.

God loved Jacob, in diftinction from Efau, by defigning him as a veffel of mercy. In his great love and grace, he purposed to renew and fanctify Jacob, and bring him to heaven, that he might be to the praise of the glory of his grace.

Coitsville, New Conne&icut,
March 28, 1801.

"I find people in general dif pofed to hear preaching, and in fome inftances there are hopeful appearances. The last week and Sabbath afforded, under divine influences, the most pleasing prospects of a revival among the young people in this town. A revival is greatly longed for by the pious people, and in fome inftances it appears as tho' God had begun to work. In a fociety called Little Beaver, about 20 miles from Young's town, there is much at tention to religion, under the miniftry of Mr. Thomas Hughes. He has with him a young man of the Shawanefe tribe of Indians, a very fenfible man, who is attending to the languages and is now a fubject of ferious concern. God fhould give him a pious heart, he would be of great fervice as a miffionary among the Indians of feveral tribes. We have heard lately from the country below Kentucky, that there is a remarkable revival there.

Extract of a letter from the Rev.

JOHN ETTWRIN, Bishop of the Moravian Church at Bethlehem, to one of the Editors, dated May 16th, 1801.

"I have particularly to thank the Editors of the Connecticut Evangelical Magazine for inferting a fhort and true history of the Brethren's church and her Miffions among the Heathen. At the end of last year 61 perfons were em

There was no criminal partiality in the divine conduct in this inftance; for God in the whole had a fincere and fupreme regard to his own glory, and the higheft bleffed-ployed in the blessed miffionary nefs of his kingdom.

work in different parts. Since that time 5 men and 3 women were added to that number from the brethren in North Carolina and Pennfylvania. A new miffion was begun among the Cherokee nation, and one on Wabash river,

near White creek, the chief fettlement of the Delaware nation. Upon an invitation from them to the Chriftian Indians on Muskingum, a brother with his wife and a fingle man from here, are gone with 3 or 4 families from Gofhen on Muskingum to begin a miffion settlement in that western country.

"An account received lately of the Miffion among the Hottentots, from July 15th, 1799, to January 8th, 1800, is very pleafing. In that time 57 adults and 27 chil dren were baptized into the death of Jefus; 25 admitted to the holy communion; 68 persons were added to the candidates for baptifm; 6 pair of the converts were married, and 7 fouls departed this life. The congregation (baptized) was 301 fouls: 1234 fouls lived about them to hear the word of God daily. On the 8th of January 1800, a new church was dedicated, in which about 1500 Hot

tentots can meet under cover. Many of the Low Dutch fettlers are become the Brethren's friends, and frequent their public meetings, with a feeming concern for their foul's falvation.

"The miffion in the island of Tobago was alfo bleffed. The Miffionary was encouraged by government, and many proprietors of eftates have invited him to preach in their houfes. 9 men and I women were baptized in the year 1799. "We take great part and rejoice in the endeavors of the different Chriftian denominations to propagate the gospel and the kingdom of Christ. If the fruit be but brought to him, to whom it belongs, no matter of what denomination the reapers are.

"My brethren who have read your magazine, were pleafed with your important undertaking, praying with me, that you may receive

Mr. Amafa Jerome returned from ABOUT the first of May last,

a miffion of eleven months to the western counties of New-York.

The Rev. Seth Willifton re

turned from New-York ftate the beginning of May, having been

on his miffion nearly 18 months.

About the fame time Mr. Robert Porter returned from a miffion of 10 weeks to the fettlements on Black River.

ORDINATION.

On Wednesday May 20th, the Rev. Archibald Baffet, was ordained to the work of the gofpet miniftry in the fociety in Winchef

ter.

The Rev. Samuel F. Mills, of Torringford, made the introductory prayer: the Rev. Amos Baffett, of Hebron, a near relative of the paftor elect, preached from Mat. vi. 22, 23; the Rev. Joel Boardwell, of Kent, made the confecrating prayer; the Rev. Ammi R. Robbins, of Norfolk, gave the charge; the Rev. Chauncey Lee, of Colebrook, gave the right hand of fellowship; and the Rev. Peter Starr, of Warren, made the concluding prayer.

A Statement of the Funds of the Miffionary Society of Conne&icut, from the inftitution of the Society to the clofe of the year 1800, published by request of the Trustees of the Society.

No. I.

Account of Monies received by the Treasurer of the Society. 1798

Sept. 7. From the Committee of Miffions, under former
regulations,
Odober. From fundry perfons, fubfcribed to promote the
object of a Miffionary Society established by
Hartford North Affociation, and by direction
of faid Affociation paid to the Treasurer of
the Miffionary Society of Connecticut,
From fundry fubfcriptions and donations, (viz.)
Subfcribed in Woodbury,

1799 April.

From a Stranger,

1800 May. do. a friend, money found,

May.

do. Ladies' Society in Norwich,
do. a Stranger,

Sept. 08. do. z do. 1 dollar each,

1799 Contributed in New-Settlements, (viz.) May. From Rev. Amos Baffett, paid to him, Sept. do. Rev. Seth Williston, do. 1800 Jan. do. Rev. Jedidiah Bushnell, do. do. Salmon King,

63883

96 61

27 88

13 34

61 22

1 17

53 41