ance, support, and medicinal treatment, is much less than in private practice. When a public institution is once established, and has commenced operation, it promises, very nearly, to support itself, as the rich have the same inducements to send their insane friends as the poor, and as towns can send their insane paupers, with less expense, than they can support them at home.

The neglect which this subject has hitherto received in this state, can be accounted for upon no other principle, than that the mind becomes callous to the evils which are constantly with in its sight. With the warmest wishes for the success of every other benevolent institution, we fondly flatter our selves that the time has arrived, when every object of humanity will have its due weight in our hearts, and receive its full proportion of our charities. Surely there can be nothing necessary, but a proper diffusion of information, with respect to the quantum of misery endured by this forlorn class of human beings, together with the practicability of so great an alleviation, in order to induce the public as readily to found and endow an institution of this kind, as to engage in any one of the charities, which are already so cheerfully and bountifully supported.

The Committee have no other interest in the furtherance of this design, than that which is common to every citizen. Notwithstanding the necessary expense of time and money, they have gratuitously undertaken to meet monthly till the next session of the Medical convention. Under these circumstances, they confidently call upon every class of people, for their zealous co-operation. The acknowledged influence which physicians, the clergy of the several denominations, and the Editors of Newspapers have, in their respective spheres, very obviously designated them as among the most proper persons to make applications to, upon every subject of benevolence and humanity, and more especially upon a subject of such deep interest to every one, and which involves the happiness of such numbers of the community.

THOMAS MINER, ELI TODD,

Com

SAM'L B. WOODWARD,

mittee.

WILLIAM TULLY,

GEORGE SUMNER,

Middletown, 22d May, 1821.

There are in this state 207 Congregational churches and societies; a very large proportion of which are at present supplied with regular pastors.Upon 84 of these, God has, during the past year, poured out his spirit, and hopefully translated about 5000 souls out of darkness into his marvellous light. This abundant shower of divine grace began to descend nearly a year ago. Some of the first drops of which, fell upon the favoured city of New-Haven. The cloud which was at first no bigger than a man's band, shading and refreshing the souls of a few christians mourning their own barrenness, and the wide spread waste around them, soon expanded over the whole town, reached the neighbouring villages, overshadowed counties and is now making its progress to the utmost borders, resting over us in majesty and mercy.

In attempting to discover the immediate causes of this remarkable awakening, in the special efforts of ministers and christians, we are stopped and baffled. The members of the last general Association returned to their respective charges disheartened and fearful. Whilst we were pondering on the forsaken and drooping state of our Zion, and at a loss what should be done to regain the presence of our grieved and injured Lord, suddenly he was in the midst of us. We are therefore to recount with adoring gratitude, the fruits of his sovereign and gracious presence rather than to boast of the efforts of human action.

Among the characteristics of this revival we deem it important to notice in the

First place, its unity. It is the same in the country as in the city-in the district school as in the college, and among the aged and the young, the moral and amiable, the vicious and violent, the speculative believer, the formal professor and the infidel. A des

abundantly, and have been uncommonly strengthened and supported to endure extraordinary exertions. The ministers of the state at the present time, are united in sentiment, and their hearts are knit together in love. Private christians also have been excited to more openness and decision. They have promptly and heartily seconded the efforts of their pastors. They have possessed a remarkable spirit of prayer. Feeling the absolute dependence of both saints and sinners, on the sovereign agency of God the spirit, they implored his presence with the simplicity of little children. A sense of the efficacy of prayer has existed in a special degree and is still increasing. They are investigating this subject with an ardour which we have never hitherto known. Churches have also felt a solicitude for their sister churches; not content with barren wishes for their welfare, they have visited each other, to go together to pray before the Lord and to talk of the things of his kindom. They have spoken often, one to another and the Lord has hearkened and heard.

This awakening has given a new impulse to all the operations of christian benevolence in our state. New hopes are prompting new undertakings and expectation is awake.

Yale College has also partaken of the special presence and mercy of the Great Redeemer. Of the youth there, about 40 have recently been hopefully converted, and 20 of these have been received into the church; making the whole number of the members of the church, between 90 and 100.

This institution may be regarded as in a highly flourishing state; its numbers exceeding those of any former period, and the patrons of the Education Society must be gratified to learn that while they are preparing the means of diffusing the gospel, they are also, through their beneficiaries, exerting a most benign influence on the state of religion, in so important a seat of learning.

The foreign mission school at Cornwall continues to flourish, and several of the heathen youth there have recently given evidence of their hopeful conversion.

Finally, Brethren the days of 1740 have returned with brighter lustre. There remain amongst us here and there, a Simeon and an Anna of that glorious day, who have waited from

that time to this for the consolation of Israel. The hour has come. They are giving a rapid and exulting glance at the flying clouds and hastening away to carry the glad tidings to the upper world. Brethren! where are your harps? Shout, Oh! inhabitant of Zion. Sing a new song. The Lord hath triumphed gloriously.

The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, after mentioning as sources of lamentation, errors in doctrine and morals, the neglect of family and social prayer, coldness and indifference on the part of some professing christians, and the want of labourers in the gospel vineyard, proceed to say, "While on these accounts the Assembly have cause for lamentation, and call upon their churches to sympathize with, and pray for those, among whom the abovementioned evils exist: they also call upon their churches to unite with them in sentiments and expressions of gratitude and praise to God for his great, his unmerited and his continued goodness. We have probably say they, never heard so much, nor had so much to tell of the wonderful works of God amidst the churches under our care."

They state that "additions have been made during the last year to their churches, from which reports have been received, of 7186 souls.

While many of these have been the fruits of the Spirit, descending like the small and silent dews, many others have been the fruits of the same Spirit falling in copious showers which abundantly watered the parched field. Within 18 presbyteries more than 90 congregations have been visited with special seasons of refreshing from the presence of the Lord.

From the General Association of Mass. we learn that the line between those who build their hopes of salvation on the atonement of the God incarnate and those who deny the Lord that bought them, is more distinctly drawn, that this fact may account for the apparent increase of the numbers, and efforts of the abettors of a most danger

ous error.

From the report of this body it appears that members of churches in their communion have been blessed with special revivals of religion and that the churches in general with their ministers are more closely united in the bonds of christian fellowship.

The benevolent efforts of this body

of christians deservedly distinguished for their liberality, appear to have suffered no diminution, but rather have been augmented.

From the General Assembly N. H. we receive the pleasing intelligence that the cause of evangelical truth is gaining ground, that there is an increased attention to religious institutions, that the waste places are rebuilding, and that a number of their congregations have been favoured with the effusions of the Spirit.

While the churches in Vermont are rejoicing in the happy effects of former revivals and the more recent visitation of divine grace upon a few of their members they are mourning the absence of the Spirit in his convicting and converting influence from most of their congregations.

From Rhode-Island we learn that all the eastern part of the State has been visited with a gracious revival of religion in the course of the year, 1820. Very many have been raised from the 'death of sin to a life of holiness.

Most

of their churches have been enlarged with an increase of members. To some, the additions have been unusually great.

In all their congregations, stated prayer meetings have been regularly attended; and have been seasons of refreshment and enjoyment to beleivers. Sabbath schools have also obtained an universal establishment among them; and the experience of a number of years has fully proved that they are of great utility. Some, who commenced as scholars have been subjects of divine grace, and are now teachers of others.

Brown University at Providence, has been visited by the special influences of the Holy Spirit and 30 of the students have become the hopeful subjects of the grace of eternal life.

mission to prepare a version of the Testaments in the Kazan dialect of the Tartar. This request was willingly granted, and the work will commence without delay.

The Odessa committee still continue to labour with very encouraging success in the Biblical field.

Most of the resolutions which were made in their committee during my last visit to that place, have been carried into effect, among which, the formation of a Bible association at Taraspoll has also been realized. The Irkutsk Society has ordered one thousand copies of the Mongol Gospels, and anticipates a favourable reception for

them.

A Bible association, in connexion with the Irkutsk Auxiliary, has been formed in Jakutsk, which is situated on the banks of the Lera, under the 62d degree of north latitude, with about 5000 inhabitants. No less than 649 rubles and 50 kopecks were subscribed at the establishment of this society by the inhabitants of those northern regions. It has also been very pleasing to hear that every family in the seaport town of Okotsk, situated on the sea of Okotsk, at the very extremity of Siberia, had been furnished with a copy of the Scriptures, through the generosity of an English captain named Gordon, who, on his stay at that place, which contains about 150 families, purchased Bibles from Irkutsk and supplied them all!

The Mongols and Buriats, in the neighbourhood of Kiatchta, though heathens, continue to manifest a desire to possess the sacred writings in their own tongue. Many of them have liberally contributed pecuniary aid to the Biachta Society; and others who were not possessed of money, have brought in their offerings in tea, to advance the

cause.

For these, and other pleasing accounts of the success of the Bible So

ciety in the different parts of Siberia, our committee are deeply indebted to the unwearied exertion of the governor-general Speransky, who seems to be a true friend to the Bible, and is the author of a late highly esteemed version of Thomas a Kempis's imitation of Jesus Christ, in Russ.

From the Rev. Dr. Henderson.

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 18, 1820. It is a pleasing fact, that when an in

quiry was instituted at Okotsk by the governor, respecting the want of the Holy Scriptures; copies were found in quarters where they were least expected, which is attributed to the zealous and indefatigable exertions of our countryman, Captain Gordon, whose track from Okotsk the whole way through Siberia to Astrachan, and thence through Persia to India, is marked by the most tender solicitude for the welfare of the inhabitants, a diligent investigation of their spiritual wants, and an adoption of such measures for their relief as the circumstances of his immense journey would allow.

From the accounts recently transmitted by this singularly zealous traveller, the most encouraging prospects are opening for the dissemination of Divine truth in the Persian empire.

A Russian captain, lately returned from Persia, mentioned to a friend in Astrachan, that when he was in that country, he happened one day to go into the house of a native, where he was surprised to find between twenty and thirty Persians assembled and listening with attention to one who was reading a book. They no sooner noticed the stranger than the book was laid aside and concealed, and it was with some difficulty that he could prevail upon them to tell him what book it was. At last, they informed him, that it was the New Testament, and said that the reason why they endeavoured to conceal it was, that they were not permitted to read it publicly. How pleasing the idea, that many of the other copies which have been introduced into that empire, may also have their select circles to which they are proclaiming the glad tidings of redeeming mercy and love, and that here and there may be a Nicodemus inquiring, under the shade of concealment, How can these things be? On the subject of coming before the tribunals of the country, who will not be afraid to demand, Doth our law judge any man before it hear him, and know what he doeth? Let such an investigation once take place in regard to the doctrine and life of our blessed Lord, and we know what will be the result.

care of our Missionary, the Rev, JAMES C. CRANE, a regularly organized Church, comprising seventeen Indian members; all of whom, with the exception of a single female, are walking circumspectly, and adorning their christian profession. The individual thus excepted, we are happy to add, has given satisfactory evidence of her repentance, and is about to be restored to the immunities of the Church.

The whole of the nation, now residing at Tuscarora, have taken a decided stand in favour of the Christian Religion. They have, already, made considerable progress in acquiring the arts and habits of civilized life. Having, in a great measure, abandoned the chace, as the means of subsistence, they now depend, for their support, principally upon the produce of their soil. They occupy comfortable dwellings; and in passing through their village, you behold waggons, ploughs, and other implements of husbandry, around their doors. Some of their youth have made considerable proficiency in the elementary branches of an English education. One of their young men, hopefully pious, and of promising talents, is stationed at a Seminary in this city; and another, perhaps equally pious and promising, at the Foreign Mission School, in Connecticut.

From our Missionary at this station, we learn that the Indians have recently manifested more than ordinary solicitude for the general improvement of their village and their nation. Among other efforts for this object, they are preparing to erect a new CouncilHouse and Church, of larger dimensions, and of more convenient structure, than the one they now occupy. They have already furnished all the timber and boards required for building; and they hope to finish it early in the ensuing summer..

A School for the children of the tribe has been taught for several years by the Missionary and his wife. As an additional teacher, the Board have lately appointed Miss ELIZabeth L BROWN, of Homer, in the county of Courtlandt. She will probably commence her labours in the course of the present month; and it will be her par ticular duty to instruct the young females of the nation in the arts of sewing, knitting, spinning and weaving.

Our farm at Tuscarora comprises about one hundred and forty acres.