Delia. How did it happen, cousin, that you learned so much about missionary doings?

Cornelia. There was no subject dearer to my mother, when I was a very little girl, and she used to fit my work, and while I was performing my daily task, she used to beguile my working hours, by relating stories about poor heathen children before the kind hearted missionaries went to tell them about Jesus Christ, and heaven, and hell, and how they might get new hearts, and be fitted to go to heaven at death. When I was five years old, my mother formed a little society of children, about my own age, who met at her house every week; she fitted our work, and provided missionary intelligence, which she either read to us, or related it from memory, after having read it herself; we always preferred the latter method, and she usually gratified us.

Delia. Do you still meet?

Cornelia. Yes, Delia; and when you visit us, you will be invited to meet with us.

Delia. If I should, I hope I shall hear more about the Indians.

Cornelia. We often receive new meinbers; and if they have not had an opportunity to know what has been done by missionaries, we take up a particular station, and give à

sketch of its history. Aunt, I have one more letter from my uncle, which I have not read Perhaps I may not find another opportunity. Should you like to hear it read?

to you.

Mrs. Claiborne. Yes; I am quite at leisure, read it now, if you please. Cornelia. (Reads.)

Cherokee Nation, 1830.

I have seated myself at my writing desk this evening, to make an effort to satisfy Cornelia's unbounded curiosity, if possible, and answer all her questions. You say, 'Do, my dear uncle, give me a view of all the stations in the beginning of 1830?' I will begin at Brainerd; Mr. John C. Elsworth is superintendent of all the temporal concerns, and teaches the boys' school; Miss Lucy Ames teaches the girls' school; Mr. Vaill, Mr. Blount, and Mr. Parker, manage the farming, mechanical, and milling business; their wives assist in the various departments of domestic economy.

The church contains twenty-two members; and the schools fifty-two scholars. The Rev. Mr. Worcester resided at Brainerd some time, and from there he removed to the seat of

government, occasionally visiting Brainerd to preach and administer the sacrament.

The Rev. Mr. Thompson is the missionary at Carmel; Mr. Proctor the schoolmaster. There are thirty-seven church members, and thirty scholars at Carmel.

The Rev. Mr. Potter continues at Creek Path, and his church contains seventeen members. Miss Sargent instructs the school which numbers thirty-one scholars. It was formerly taught by Mrs. Potter and Miss Nash, a young lady who entered upon her missionary. duties with so much zeal, that her constitution was very much impaired, from over exertion; her health failed; and after spending some time with Christian friends, in the neighboring states, she returned to her beloved missionary friends, and now assists in family affairs.

The scholars at this station have made considerable advances in grammar and geography; the girls exhibited some beautiful specimens of needlework, at their last examination, and a clergyman present said, "I could have wished that all, who feel indifferent or opposed to missions, had been present. Their ill-founded prejudices must surely have vanished, in view of such an interesting spectacle."

The little society still flourishes, which was formed by Catharine Brown, and an annual sum is raised for the furtherance of the gospel.

At Hightower, Mr. and Mrs. Buttrick are the only missionaries; they have a school, and board ten of their scholars. The church prospers, having twenty-seven members. Mr. and Mrs. Holland, are the only missionaries at Candy's Creek; they have about thirty. scholars, and between twenty and thirty church members-eight were added the last year.

The Willstown church contains thirty-four members. The school is not larger. The Rev. Mr. Chamberlin, Mrs. Chamberlin, and Mrs. Hoyt, the mother of Mrs. Chamberlin, with Mr. Ellis, and his wife, compose the mission family. John Huss is a native assistant. The females in Mr. Chamberlin's church have formed a benevolent society, and the blacks in his neighborhood have been brought under Christian instruction, and have united to form an auxiliary society, and send their annual subscriptions to the Colonization society.

Rev. Mr. Worcester, his wife, and Miss Sophia Sawyer, constitute the mission family at New Echota. Mr. Worcester has quite a number of preaching places, but his time is chiefly devoted to translations, and superin

tending the books, which have been printed. Several book societies have been formed among the natives, who manifest much anxiety to obtain a copy of those printed in Cherokee, especially the hymn book. Two young persons, a male and female, attended a meeting, expecting an opportunity would offer of purchasing hymn books; they both failed of their object, and the next day, followed the missionary nine or ten miles on foot, over the highest mountain he had ever crossed, solely for the purpose of gaining such a treasure; and when they received it, their satisfaction was expressed by words, and still more powerful gestures.

The station at Haweis has a church of fifty-two members; eleven have been added within a year. Among the members is an old woman about ninety, who had been a celebrated conjurer: for a long time she seemed like a Christian, in every particular except her extreme unwillingness to relinquish the practice of her highly valued art; but as her mind became more and more enlightened, she abandoned every heathen ceremony, and all her wicked arts. The mission family at this place consists of Dr. Butler, Miss Post, and Miss Thompson. Mrs. Butler's death was a severe stroke to her husband, family, and