Rev. Benjamin Oviatt gave the right hand of fellowship to the candidate, and also addressed the church and society. Rev. Mr. Beaman closed the service by prayer. The season was solemn and interesting.

March 2. Mr. EBENEZER MOTT of Keesville was set apart to the work of the gospel ministry. Rev. Samuel Churchill, a missionary from the Baptist Missionary Society of Massachusetts, preached on the pccasion. Rev. J. H. Dwyer gave the charge; Rev. Stephen Wise gave the Right Hand of Fellowship; and Rev. E. Smith made the consecrating prayer at the laying on of the hands of the Presbytery. It is believed that the day will be long and gratefully remembered by those who were present.

CHURCHES CONSTITUTED.

Sep. 3, 1825. A Church was constituted in the town of Alleghany, Penn. Rev. Benj. Oviatt preached on the occasion.

The

Domestic Missions.
By Baptist Church and Soc. Alexandria,
collected at prayer meetings, for Mr.
M'Coy's Mission,

By same, for sale of Books given by S. H.
Cone, for do.

By same, pupils in Georgiana Kelton's school,
for do.

Foreign Missions.

prospects of this church are peculiar- By same, Jane Elexa Thomson, for do. ly encouraging. On the 19th of October, Mr. Oviatt assisted in the organization of another Baptist Church in Cameron, Penn. in both instances there had been remarkable displays of the grace of God in the

conversion of sinners.

By Baptist Church and Society, Alexandria,

Mission box of S. Cornelius, Burman Miss.

· 15,98

5,00

3,81

By Schroon Female Mite Society, N. Y. hand

of C. W. Hodges,

By Warrensburg Fem. Mite Soc. hand of do.

Total, 8574,46
Received the above,
HEMAN LINCOLN, Treas.

New-York, May 2, 1826.

Account of Monies received for the Baptist General Convention of the United States.

1826.

April 28. From Cumberland Foreign Mission
Society, auxiliary to the Bap.
Gen. Convention, Maine, by
hand of Rev. T. B. Ripley, viz.
From the Primary Soc. Bruns-
wick, by hand of Mr. Brown,
"Fem, Prim. Soc. do. by hand of do. 3,77
"Prim. Soc. Bath, by E. Stearns,
"Fem. Prim. Soc. Bath, by do.

"Primary Society, Portland,

10,25

18,62

18,75

From Foreign Miss.Soc. of the Mulberry Str.
Bap. Ch. N. Y. by Rev. Mr. M⭑Clay, 121,81
"Oliver Street N. Y. Bap. For. Miss. Soc. by

.Gilbert, Treasurer,

"the Juvenile Miss. Soc. belonging to the
Hudson Bap. Sabbath School, for the tu
ition of two Indian boys, Benjamin Stan-
ton and Howard Malcom, at the Valley
Towns Miss. Station, by Mrs. Lydia M.
Malcom, Directress,
"Thomas Swain, late Treasurer of the New-
Jersey For. Miss. Soc. for the Burman
Miss, by Rev. James E. Welch,
the Connecticut Bap. Convention, J. B.
Gilbert, Treasurer, by Rev. A. Wilcox,
for the Columbian College, g15; Foreign
Mission, g85,
"Captain S. Smith, of Branford, Conn. by
Rev. C. M. Fuller,
"Pennsylvania Bap. Miss. Soc. Saml. Hug-
gens, Treasurer, by Rev. David Jones, to
be appropriated as follows:

For Burman Mission,

100,00

"Miss. Soc. in Fayette,

66 Juvenile Fem. Soc. in Livermore, 5,00 April 21. "Benev. Miss. Soc. Industry, Me.

From Mr. E. Lincoln, as follows:

By Cash from the Female Missionary Soci-
ety, Fairfield, Vt. for the Burman Mission,
From Mrs. Miner,

145,00

7,25

For Education of a heathen child in

50

10,00--300,00

"as above, it having been received from the
Bap. Ch. in Vernon, by Sands Higinbot-
ham, through Rev. E. Galusha,

"Female Union Miss. Soc. of Perth Amboy,
N. J. for the Carey Station, from Miss G.
A. Brinley, Sec'y, by Rev. Mr. Cornelius, 30,00
"the Southwark Philadelphia Foreign and

Domestic Miss. Soc. by Rev. Mr. Ashton,
(it having been contributed by the young
ladies in the seminary under his care) for
the Carey Station,

"the Southwark Foreign and Domestic Miss.
Soc. to be appropriated as follows: for the
Burman Mission, by Rev. Mr. Ashton,
40,50; for the Carey Station, 40,50,
the Washington Bap. Soc. for Foreign Miss.
by Rev. O. B. Brown,

"brother Joel Battle, of N. C. falls of Tar
River, for the publication of the Bible in
the Burmah lang., by Rev. J. Mercer,

EPITAPH ON A CHILD.

SLEEP on, my babe, thy little bed
Is cold, indeed, and narrow;
Yet calmly here shall rest thy head,
And neither mortal pain nor dread
Shall e'er thy feelings harrow!
Thou may'st no more return to me;

But there's a time, my dearest,
When I shall lay me down by thee,
And when of all, my babe shall be,

That sleep around, the nearest !

And sound our sleep shall be, my child
Were earth's foundations shaken;
Till He, the pure, the undefil'd,
Who once like thee, an infant smil'd,
The dead to life awaken!

2,00 Then if to Him, with faith sincere,
My babe at death was given,
The kindred tie that bound us here,
Though rent apart with many a tear,
Shall be renewed in heaven!

2,23

"Dea. Woodbridge, (half the amt.)
"Second Church in Bowdoin, by
Mr. Norton,

75

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Evan. Mag.

The following brief sketch of an eminent and useful minister of Christ, is taken from Ivimey's History of the English Baptists. It is believed that it will be interesting to readers generally; and it exhibits some traits of character which may be contemplated with great advantage by those who are devoted to the Christian ministry.

Ed.

MR. EDWARD WALLIN || of the ministry, he set himself inbecame the Pastor of the Church defatigably to study the Scripin Maze-pond, London, in 1702,tures, and the oriental languages; and served it faithfully and with whereby it was discovered that he considerable success, during a pe- aspired at an higher employment riod of nearly 30 years. He had the than trade, for which he was dehonour of having descended from signed by his parents, and in parents, who, in the persecuting which he was engaged. times before the Revolution, took When he began preaching the joyfully the spoiling of their goods gospel, is not known; but that he for the cause of Christ. The loss- engaged in it, with disinterested es to which they had been subject views, and not from mean, merceon account of their religious pro-nary, or worldly considerations, fession by fines and imprisonment, is very evident from the circumprevented them from giving their stance that two congregations son, who soon evinced considera- having given him a call at the ble genius, that learning which his same time, he chose to accept that capacity demanded. The relig- of the poorer and meaner congreious instructions which he receiv- gation, because he believed it to ed from his godly parents were the be the will of God concerning him, means, through a divine blessing, and that his work lay there; and of leading him in early life to put this notwithstanding he had at on the Lord Jesus Christ by bap- the time a young and increasing tism. family, and was under very pressing necessities.

Having united himself to a church of Christ, and being desirous, if it should appear to be the Lord's will, to engage in the work JULY, 1826.

At the time he settled at Mazepond the church was in a low estate as to numbers, and its cir

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cumstances were very discour-What a loss will the churches in

aging. Not being able to pro-
cure Mr. Wallin a sufficient sup-
port, he attended laboriously to
the care of a school to provide for
his family, which was often in
great straits; but the Lord was
pleased to appear for them in an
uncommon manner. "How of
ten,"
says Dr. Gill, have I,
with others of my brethren here
present, heard him relate, with
the utmost pleasure and gratitude
of mind, the instances of providen-
tial goodness to him, with a sin-
gle view to glorify God, and to
encourage the faith and hope of
others in him."

it."

city and country sustain, who had a common share in his care and affection! And how long has he been a father and a guide to you, my brethren, and myself! Have we not reason to cry, as the prophet did, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof."

Whilst, however, Mr. Wallin manifested great concern for the publick good of the churches of Christ in general, he did not neglect to manifest affectionate regard to the church under his pastoral care. This, of all the

branches of the Redeemer's inter

It is recorded also, to the hon-est, lay nearest his heart; and our of Mr. Wallin, that "though here he spent his time, his talents, he had temptations thrown in his and his strength. This was es¬ way to leave his small flock, he pecially manifested at some peribravely resisted them, and cheer-ods of trial and difficulty which fully continued in his oversight of he had experienced in connexion with the church. In a manuscript found after his death, these sentiments were expressed;"Oh! that my present tears might cement the hearts of my dear members together in love, and that there might be no other contention

As it might be expected, so we are informed that the blessing of God attended his faithful labours, and that his success in the ministry was very great, in the conversion of sinners, and the edification of saints. In the funeral sermon preached for him, by Dr. Gill, he says, "There needs no further proof and demonstration of this, than the bare consideration of the low estate in which this church was when he came among you, and the very flourishing state in which he has now left you."

Oh !

among them, than what might express their self-denial for the sake of Christ, and as fellow-members striving together for the faith of the gospel, but not with one another about different sentiments in matters not essential to true religion, or to the publick worship of God under the gospel. imitate a dear Redeemer in this self-denying, loving, and tender spirit and carriage one towards another: this will produce peace in the church; this will yield peace in your own souls; this will yield a comfortable reflection in the near views of death and an eternal world."

It is mentioned, to the honour of this worthy minister, that his large acquaintance with men and things, together with a great sagacity and penetration, joined with labour in which he took pleasure, gave him an uncommon turn for business. The following exclamation from such an honest great man as Dr. Gill, is one of It appears that he had been exthe highest eulogies which could ercised with many afflictive provihave been pronounced upon the dences, and had always manifestuseful character of Mr. Wallin ;- ed great resignation to the divine "How many will miss him for his will. His last illness was for sevprivate advice and counsels !eral months; and when he was

first seized, considering that he had received "the sentence of death," he wrote the following sentiments in his diary :- "And now, methinks, I am ready to yield up my soul into the hands of a dear Jesus, in whom alone I have hope, and with whom I long to be. I have been a wonderful instance of his grace, and indeed of sovereign goodness, in that he should put such an one as I into the ministry, and uphold me so long in it, to some usefulness to poor souls, whom I hope to meet in the great day with exceeding joy."

The following statement by Dr. Gill will be read with interest, as it affords proof, that the end of the upright man is peace.

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vest, that his churches may be supplied, and his interests preserved ?"

In describing the character of Mr. Wallin, Dr. Gill says, "His indefatigableness was very considerable, as appears from the progress he made in some of the learned languages, and in other parts of useful knowledge, which recommended him to the pulpit, and the press, and to every branch of conversation.

"His ministerial endowments and qualifications were such, as are rare in this present age. Besides a large experience of the grace of God, he had a considerable share of light and knowledge in the great truths of the gospel, he had an heavenly skill to lay "During his long indisposition open the wretched and miserable he was very comfortable in his state and condition of sinners by soul, and satisfied about his eter-nature, and to set forth the glory nal state. In my last visit to of Christ in his person, blood, him, that he was able in any tol- righteousness, and sacrifice. His erable manner, with any degree of language was plain and easy, strength to converse with me, I though strong and masculine, farasked him whether his faith in above contempt, and yet free from Christ was now steady; he re- the swelling words of vain rhetoplied, Steady, steady on the ricians. His reasoning was clear person of Christ, and those glori- and nervous, his mien and deportous truths of the gospel, which ment were grave, his address was have been the support of my soul, with majesty, which at once had a and the delight of my ministry." tendency to command awe, enOne of the last things he was gage the attention, and strike the heard to say before his death, was, affection. And, let me not forget that the present dispensation was to take notice of his excellent the most delightful one he ever yet talent in prayer, and of that sweet was under; which shows, that he and near communion he often enmust have had great supports, and joyed with God in the discharge of large discoveries of love in his last that work in private. moments. And thus he sweetly fell asleep in Jesus, and now makes one of the shining crowd which stand before the throne, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands. May we "Notwithstanding all his attainbe able to make a right use of this ments, gifts, and usefulness, he melancholy providence should was humble, and entertained mean not the removal of such able and and low thoughts of himself; this faithful servants of Christ send us might be seen in his carriage to to the throne of grace, to pray the those who were inferior to him. Lord of the harvest, that he would In a manuscript written by himself, send forth labourers into his har-I meet with some lines, breathing

"His conversation with men was free and pleasant, affable and courteous, instructive and diverting, which made him universally esteemed and beloved.