American Board of Foreign Missions, SANDWICH ISLANDS. BRIEF communications have recently been received from the missionaries at the Sandwich Islands. The latest date is the 16th of February, six weeks subsequent to the accounts previously received. The mission families were in usual health, and their labors in the various departments were carried forward much as heretofore. The Gospel of Luke was finished except the last sheet. Acts was about ready, and would go to press immediately after the finishing of Luke. Genesis had gone to the press and one sheet was worked off. A new tract has just been prepared and printed in an edition of 2,000 copies. It was expected that 3,000,000 pages would be printed at the office during the year ending last April. The letters bring intelligence that the Rev. Jonathan S. Green embarked at Honoruru, on the 13th of February, in the bark Volunteer, Capt. Charles Taylor, for the Northwest Coast, for the purpose of collecting information with reference to the establishment of a mission there. This service was specially assigned to Mr. Green, by the Prudential Committee, before his departure from this country; and would have been entered upon sooner, if a passage could have been obtained in any vessel affording the facilities necessary for accomplishing the object. The vessel which takes Mr. Green is expected to go immediately to the Russian settlements at Norfolk Sound, thence to the Kigane and Tongas tribes, passing between Queen Charlotte's Island and the main land, and visiting other places most frequented by vessels in the fur trade; thence up the Oregon or Columbia river, to the establishment belonging to the Hudson Bay Company; and thence down the coast to Port St. Francisco, the southern limit of the United States territory on the Pacific. Mr. Green, according to this plan, will have a range of about 20 degrees along the coast. Mrs. G. remains at Honoruru. MEDITERRANEAN. LETTERS have been received from Mr. Goodell with dates as late as the 19th of August. Mr. Bird had a few days before returned from his tour on the Barbary Coast, which was commenced early last spring, as noticed at p. 262. The mission presses were in very active operation. The 19th number of the series of tracts in the Armeno-Turkish language was in press; and they were expecting to commence an edition of the whole New Testament, in that language, to be printed at the mission press at the expense of the British and Foreign Bible Society. DEATH OF MRS. FERNAL. INTELLIGENCE has recently been received, that Mrs. Fernal, wife of Mr. Luke Fernal, assistant missionary at Brainerd, in the Cherokee nation, died at that station on the 13th of October, after a sickness of ten days. She enjoyed the presence of God in her last hours, felt the Saviour to be precious, and left evidence that she has gone to rest with him. The age of Mrs. F. was 28 years. She joined the mission near the beginning of the year 1826. ANNIVERSARIES OF AUXILIARIES. NEW HAMPSHIRE.-The Auxiliary of Cheshire County held its third annual meeting at Alstead, Oct. 6th. After the reading of the usual reports, the meeting was addressed by the Rev. Messrs. Herrick, Arnold, Sabin, and Walker; also by the Rev. Mr. Ely, recently from the Sandwich Islands, who was present as a Deputation from the Board. Rev. Z. S. Barstow, Keene, Secretary; Ch. H. Jaquith, Keene, Treasurer. The Auxiliary of Grafton County held its second annual meeting at Lyme, Oct. 9th. After the usual reports had been read, addresses were delivered on resolutions, by the Rev. Messrs. Perry, Farnsworth, Foster, Good all, Esq. and Rev. Mr. Hale, members of the Auxiliary; and by the Rev. Mr. Ely, recently from the Sandwich Islands, who attended as a Deputation from the Board. Rev. J. L. Hale, Campton, Secretary; Mr. William Green, Plymouth, Treasurer. MASSACHUSETTS.-The Auxiliary of Hampden County held its fifth annual meeting at Springfield, Oct. 16th. After the usual reports had been read, the meeting was addressed by Hon. Lewis Strong and Rev. Dr. Proudfit, who attended as a Deputation from the Board. Rev. Dorus Clarke, Blandford, Secretary; Col. Solomon Warriner, Springfield, Treasurer. The Auxiliary of Northampton and the Vicinity held its 17th annual meeting at Northampton, Oct. 15th, in connexion with the Hampshire Education, Domestic Missionary, and Bible Societies. Rev. Mr. Perkins, of Amherst, presided. The reports of the several societies were read, and addresses were made by Professor Fisk and Mr. Newton, of Amherst, Rev. Messrs. Spencer, Crosby, Clark, Colton, Chapin, and the Rev. Dr. Proudfit, who was present as a Deputation from the Board. Daniel Stebbins, Secretary; E. S. Phelps, Treasurer. CONNECTICUT.-The Auxiliary of the Western District of Fairfield County held its 5th annual meeting in Norwalk, Oct. 22. After the transaction of the business of the society, addresses were made by the Rev. Mr. Temple, from Malta, and the Rev. Ansel Nash, of Tol land, who were present as a Deputation from the Board. Rev. William Bonney, New Canaan, Secretary; Matthew Merwin, Esq. Wilton, Treasurer. VERMONT.-The Auxiliary of Windsor County held its third annual meeting at Weathersfield, Oct. 21. The usual reports were read and the business transacted, and addresses were made by the Rev. S. Delano, a member of the Auxiliary; and by Mr. Ely, of the Sandwich Islands mission, who was a Deputation from the Board. Rev. John Richards, Secretary; H. F. Leavitt, Esq. Treasurer. According to a vote of the Auxiliary at its meeting last year, the time of the meetings of the Associations was changed so that they are to be held this year within the four weeks which follow the meeting of the Auxiliary, and a Deputation from the Auxiliary is to attend the meeting of each Association. This was recommended in the Missionary Herald of last year, p. 294; and in the last edition of Missionary Paper, No. 1.-In a notice of this meeting contained in the Vermont Chronicle, it is remarked- It Mr. Ely having been for four years an eye witness of the scenes of reformation at those islands, communicated peculiar interest by his narratives. were much to be wished that all the friends and the enemies of foreign missions would make themselves familiar with the facts presented there. The labor of less than ten years has transformed a nation before addicted universally to stealing, into a nation of honest men; a nation before abandoned to intemperance, into a nation of temperate men; it has arrested entirely the horrible practice of mothers' murdering their infant children; it has reclaimed them from the desolating effects of unrestrained lewdness; it has caused the Sabbath to be instituted and observed with a sacredness which Christian nations might be proud to emulate; it has built churches, in some of which are gathered every Sabbath from 2,000 to 4,000 hearers; it has given to the nation a written language, and placed them in the high road to the learning and the literature of the world; and as fast as labor can do it is placing the Bible in the hands of all. Revivals are experienced there, possessing the same characteristics that revivals do among us. Mr. Ely excepted the port of Honoruru from the full application of his remarks; for here the missionaries of Satan, in the garb of civilized and Christian men, labor to corrupt, and defile, and doom to temporal and eternal misery, a nation anxious to escape from both; and they are partly successful. Cheshire co. N. H. C. H. Jaquith, Tr. Chesterfield, Gent. Gilsum, A. Howard, Westmoreland, Gent. and la. 8,68; chil. in Miss G.'s sch. 60 c. Essex co N. J. T. Frelinghuysen, Tr. Fairfield co. West, Ct. M. Marvin, Tr. Darien, Gent. 12,07; la. 8; 4 93 4.04 9 28 18 25 132 50 20 07 63 00 30 51 North Stamford, Gent. and la. Norwalk, Gent. 50,25; la. 55,69; Ridgebury, Gent. and la. 19 20 105 94 17 60 Ridgefield, Gent. 8; la. 14,86; Stamford, Gent. and la. 22 86 32 44 Stanwich, Gent. 15,28; la. 21,10; West Greenwich, La. 36 38 25 66 Wilton, Gent. 19,63; la. 18,30; Franklin co. Vt. H. Janes, Tr. Georgia, A fem. friend, St. Albans, La. (of which to constitute the Rev. SYLVESTER NASH an Honorary Member of the Board, 50;) 75,26; mon. con. 26,80; Grafton co. N. H. W. Green, Tr. Campton, Gent. 49,19; la. 43,25; 37 93-411 59 2.00 con. in Dartmouth coll. 69,50; 93 50 Haverhill, Gent. 18,35; la. 14,70; 33 05 Hebron and Groton, Gent. and la. 12 00 Holderness, La. Lebanon, Gent. 16; la. 27,20; Lime, Gent. 12,57; la. 41,65; (of Oxford West, Gent. in Rev. Mr. Dana's so. 12; la. 20; mon. con. 13; a friend, 5; to constitute the Rev. SYLVESTER DANA an Honorary Member of the Board; J. B. W. 5; Gent. 12; la. 12; in Rev. Mr. Farnsworth's so. Piermont, La. Plymouth, Gent. 19,47; la. 28,74; mon. con. 7,58; Thornton, Gent. 12; la. 13,91; Ded. expenses, 1,25; loss on coin, 1,38, Hampden co. Ms. S. Warriner, Tr. Coll. at ann. meeting, 4.80 96 07 54 22 21 08 6 45 50 00 29 00 735 55 79 25 91 622 41 2 63-619 78 15 66 Mendon, N. par. Gent. and la. 12 00 2.00 12 00 7 34-47 55 100 00 76 75 Blandford, Gent. 58,42; la. for Blandford school at Bombay, Chester, La. 12; S. L. av. of c. box, 1,51; Longmeadow, Mon. con. Southwick, Gent. Springfield, Mon. con. 93,05; B. Osgood, in Ceylon, 20; Westfield, Gent. C. J. Salter, Millbury, Presb. so. Gent. 20,04; Ward, Gent. 16,81; la. 15,50; mon. con. 12,25; sab. sch. chil. Westboro', Gent. 100,75; la. (of which to constitute the Rev. Worcester, La. in Calv. so. 40 05 4.00 28 50 81 02 12 00 45 56 215 75 75 58 47 85 1 00 14 00 34 12 V. DONATIONS IN CLOTHING, &c. miss. Bethany, Ct. Spectacles, fr. la. asso. Bradford, Vt. 12 reams printing paper, Glenn's Falls, N. Y. Gent. 18; young ladies, 12, 3d pay. for Glorianna Folsom, Green Bay, Michi. Ter. L. Foot, Halifax, Vt. Fem. cent so. Hardwick, Vt. Fem. asso. 15,36; mon. con. 2,31; E. Strong, 20; L. H. Delano, 5; Jersey city, N. J. R. Varick, Littleton, N. H. D. Goodall, for wes. miss. Salter Storrs, in Ceylon, Ludlowville, N. Y. For. miss. so. Lynn, Ms. A lady, to pur. testaments, Lyons, N. Y. La. asso. Memphis, Ten. L. Henderson, Milford, Ms. Mon. con. Monson, Ms. Gent. for. miss. asso. New Albany, Indi. Rev. A. S. Wells, New London, Ct. Sewing so. Miss. so. $10. 30 00 3 50 Charlestown, Ms. A box, fr. fem. miss. so. 50 00 15 00 42 67 20 78 100 00 100 00 12 00 12 00 1.00 2 69 32 00 150 00 This sum was included in the $15 ack. last New York city, Coll. in Murray st. chh. at miss. meeting, Oct. 11th, 89; a friend, Ohio, A Clergyman, for the Indians, Philadelphia, Pa. Juv. mite so in Misses Rutland, Ms. Miss S. Phelps, Salem, Ms. Jews so. for fem. Jewish sch. Crab Apple, O. A box, fr. fem. miss. asso. Granville, O. A box, fr. fem. ass. Hanover, N. J. A bale, fr. fem. clothing so. Homer, N. Y. Sab. sch. books, fr. sab. sch. 12 00 Northford, Ct. 8 hkfs. fr. ladies, 2 00 Peacham, Vt. A box. Plainfield, N. H. Clothing, fr. Mrs. M. Chase, 7,85; do. fr. Mrs. E. Stowell, 1,80; A box, for Willstown, Thompson, Ct. A box, fr. la. in Rev. Mr. Trumbull, Ct. A bundle, fr. la. miss. so. 9 65 1 31 25 00 75 94 20 46 The following articles are respectfully solicited from Printing paper, to be used in publishing portions Writing paper, writing books, blank books, quills, Shoes of a good quality, of all sizes, for persons of Fulled cloth, and domestic cottons of all kinds. INDEX TO THE PRINCIPAL MATTERS CONTAINED IN THIS VOLUME. America, North West Coast of, 278- American Colonization Society, slaves Andover Theo. Seminary, anniversary of, 360 Amer. Board; New York; Philadel- Asbury, mission station, Asia, Western, mission of the Board in, Associations in aid of the Board. See Auburn Theo. Seminary; anniversary of, Batticotta, mission station, Bawhyta, residence of Mr. Bird at, 13- 47 360 326 195 133 7 49 |