MISSIONARIES. In April laft, the Rev. Timothy Woodbridge, returned from a miffion of three months to the towns on the western fhores of lakes George and Champlain. He was fent out by the Miffionary Society. in Berkshire. From feveral fettle to show by their countenances that | of God and bleffings to man; and they wished to come and taste and caufe it to fpread till it cover the fee that the Lord was good. Soon earth as the waters cover the fea.” the enquiry began to be, What fhall we do to be faved? We had kept up conferences in our neighborhood for more than a year; but our numbers were few. Now they began to increase, and I believe have increased every week fince. I do not mean to reprefent the attention to be general, though I hope there is a good number in this placements which he visited he brings and in Middlebury that are ferioufly impreffed in their minds, and fome we hope have chofen the better part. back reports, truly encouraging to thofe who are laboring and praying for the enlargement of the Redeemer's kingdom. About the first of June the Rev. Aaron Bafcom was fent out, by the fame Society, on a miffion of three months to the counties of Onondaga and Cayuga and to the fettlements on black river. Mr. Bushnell went from this place to the northward, and was abfent about feven weeks. He preached in this town last fabbath and spent the week here. He is to preach the next fabbath at Monkton and the fabbath after at Middlebury, where be expects to adminifter the ordinance of the Lord's fupper. He tells us that the gen-Mefs'rs. Job Swift and Jedidiah tle rain of the fpirit is defcending on a number of towns to the north ward, viz. Effex, Georgia, and fome others. The Millionaries now in the fervice of the Miffionary Society of Connecticut are, the Rev. Bushnell in the northwestern parts of Vermont, and the northern counties of New-York; the Rev. Seth Willifon in the county of Tioga; and the Rev. Jofeph Badger in New-Connecticut. The Rev. Jeremiah Hallock has lately entered on a miflion to the northeastern parts of Vermont. Another Miffionary will foon be fent to NewConnecticut, one to the fouthern range of Counties in the western part of New-York, and one to the fettlements on Black river, &c. The Rev. Mefs'rs. David Hggins and Holland Werks are appointWhether they "Thus I have given you a fhort account of our fituation as it refpects religion at prefent, and it is with a mixture of joy and fear. I think I can rejoice at what the Lord has done in our land, in the courfe of a few years past, and that he has of his own goodness and mercy, condefcended, to come and knock at the doors of our hearts, by his holy and bleffed fpirit, in thefe parts. But I fear left many of us fhould be fo dreadfully wicked Miffionarics. ed, as to fhut the door against the will go is uncertain. kiad Saviour. But it all depends upon God and, thanks to his name! he will accomplish all his glorious purposes of grace; and may he, of his great mercy, carry on that beffed work, fo full of the glory The Miffionary Society of Maffachusetts have voted to employ four Millionaries the prefent feafon, two in the Province of Maine, and two in the new fettlements at the weftward. gofpel among the Indians. They are alfo diftributing many religious books among the new fettlements, and endeavoring to communicate religious inftruction to the flaves in the fouthern states. The General Affembly of the | and are taking measures to fend the Prefbyterian church in the United States, have lately been incorporated as a Miffionary Society. Their funds are already very reSpectable; they are fending Miffionaries to the western and fouthwestern parts of the United States; The Treasurer's Account of Receipts and Expenditures of the Miffionary Society of Connecticut, from the close of the year 1800, to June 10th, 1801, referred to in the Report of the Trustees. 1801 No. I. Account of Monies received into the Treafury. D. C. Jan. 1. From Jofiah B. Andrews, contributed in new fettlements, 20 48 26. From Rev. Jedidiah Bufhnell, May 4. From Amafa Jerome, 26. From Rev. Seth Willifton, do. do. do. 48 50 99 81.95 Feb. 5. From a friend of Miffions, May. From Ladies Society in Norwich, From Nathan Beers of New-Haven, From a friend to Miffions, in Berlin, June. From Daniel Morris, Norfolk, From Rev. George Colton, April. From the Editors of Hartford Hymns, May. From Doct. Trumbull, profits of his Sermons, Sharon Contribution, May 1800, I 13 3.55 ΤΟ 5 50 I I 20 40 $30 75 54 825 Contributions of May 1801, received to June 10th, 2690 64 5 23 3031 88 Balance in the Treafurer's hands Dec. 30th, 1800, 3830 38 Amount of Receipts, No. 2. 1800. Difbursements by order of the Trustees. Der. 30. To Salmon King, balance of his account for Miflion ary services, 31.. To Rev. A. Flint, for stationary and postage, 6862 26 103 3 30 1801 To Jofiah B. Andrews, balance for Miffionary fervices, 83 Jan. 1. To Rev. David Bacon, Miffionary to Indians in advance, 26. To Rev. Jedidiah Bushnell, on account for Miffiona- Feb. 3. To Robert Porter, balance for Miffionary services, April. May. June. do. To Mefs'rs. Hudfon and Goodwin, for printing To Rev. Wm. Storrs, balance for Miffionary services, To Amafa Jerome, do. To Rev. Seth Williston, do.. To Elisha Colt, for affifting the Treasurer; do. do. To Rev. David Bacon, Miffionary to the Indians, 200 228 81 100 29 85 1 200 64 274 -3 33. 63 100 1369 15 Amount of Receipts, Amount of Disbursements, 6862 26 1369 15 Balancein the Treafury June 10th, 1801, 5493 IL Account of the fales, c. of the first twelve numbers of the Conne&icut Evangelical Magazine, to June 20th 1801. The whole number printed is 3266 for each month, amounting to 39192, at 66 Mills each for printing, Poftage, Stationary, &c. Whole expenses of the Magazine, 32359 fingle numbers have been fold to fubfcribers, mostly Of the above amount of profits there is due from Subfcri bers, as per the Publishers' books, Cafh in the hands of the Publishers, 1107 28 652 32 1759 60 The above Summary Statement is a true refult from the accounts of faid publishers, audited by the Subfcribers on the 29th day of June, 1801. Certified by, The above mentioned fum of 652 dollars 32 cents, and a further fum of 347 dollars 68 cents, making in the whole 1000 dollars, were, on the 8th of July, paid by the Publifhers to the Hon. John Treadwell, and the Rev. Mefs'rs. Nathan Strong and Abel Flint, appointed by the Trustees of the Miffionary Society of Connecticut, a Committee to receive the fame, and by faid Committee paid to the Treafurer of the Society, as per the Treasurer's receipt, as follows, Hartford, July 8th, 18o1. RECEIVED from the Hon. John Treadwell, Rev. Nathan Strong and Abel Flint, Committee of the Trustees of the Miffionary Society: of Connecticut, the fum of One thousand dollars, for which I am accountable as Treasurer to the Miffionary Society, having given a duplicate of this receipt therefor; it being avails of the Connecticut Evangelical Magazine. A. KINGSBURY, Treasurer. Note. There are fome finall bills against the Magazine, to be paid out of the above amount of Profits which have not yet been prefented. They will not however amount to much. Should any loffes accrue to the Editors through failure of payment, or from any cafualties, a particular account of fuch loffes will be published, that the public may have before them a fair view of the real profits of the work. Donations to the Miffionary Society of Conne&icut, On Self-examination. view of all Chriftians, that none 1. AMONG the various du- can be fuppofed to neglect this en ties of the Chriftian life, it is generally agreed that felf-examination has an important place. The great fubject of enquiry is, whether we are the true children of God, and fo heirs of eternal life, through Chrift Jefus, or, in the apoftolic language, "whether we are in the faith." Because all true believers in Chrift,are, in deed, the children of God and have, in the gofpel, a fure title to eternal life. The enquiry fuppofes the fubjet to be capable of a rational inveftigation and decifion, on proper evidence, and that Chriftians have the means and abilities to examine and decide. 2. The duty and importance of felf-examination, appears from various confiderations. Itrefpects the falvation of the foul, and is fo the falvation of the foul, and is fo intimately connected with it, that we may reafonably fuppofe it to be practifed by all who are the heirs of falvation, and poffeffed of the abilities and means for this duty. The Subject is fo exceedingly interefting and important in itself, and in the VOL. II. No. 3. It is a fubject capable of investi falvation may obtain fatisfying evigation. Those who are in a state of dence of it, by proper examinait would be improper to urge it. tion. If this were not the cafe In temporal concerns, where truth is attainable, men are difpofed to difcover it, in fome proportion to its importance, their intereft in it, and the means they poffefs for the discovery. In the progrefs of this difcuffion it will appear that the important queftion of our title to heaven, may be decided on good fcriptural evidence. A falfe hope is exceedingly danman's future ftate who thinks himgerous. Sad is the profpect of a felf to be fomething when he is all divine warnings to the wicked. nothing. He is hardened againft Nothing short of a conviction that his hope is unfounded will awaken him to fly from the wrath to come; and fo bring him within the make him afhamed at laft. This reach of a hope which fhall not conviction may be produced by L |