There is a house of worship being erected by one of these churches, which will cost 17 or 1800 dollars when completed; for which the church and society have raised about 11 or 1200 dollars. fect order and decorum. No commotion, no boisterous excitement has been manifested by the anxious, but the falling tear, and the heaving groans of a troubled heart, have borne testimony to the deep emotions of the soul. Pray for us, my dear brother, On looking back over the five years of labour, I that God may continue to bless my poor labours regret that I have been able to do no more in the here, and that sinners in multitudes may be brought cause of my Divine Master; and still I am thankful to experience the preciousness of a Saviour's love. that I have been the instrument of doing so much. Since my last report, I have preached 65 sermons, My labour has been missionary labour; my field has administered the sacrament of the Lord's Supper in been a large one, and my labours have been severe. three of my churches, baptized 17 infants, attended But God has given me strength to lay the foundatwo prayer-meetings and sundry inquiry-meetings tions for at least two strong Presbyterian churches, weekly, and made something over 100 visits. and may God, in his good providence, send a man When I entered upon this field of labour a year to build up the Church of the living God in this ago, it was almost with a feeling of despondency-region. My ride on the Sabbath is too much for my all was dark and cheerless. At an early period, constitution. I feel myself called upon to seek a however, some tokens for good began to be manifest; field where my labours will be more confined. Such these continued and increased, until our hearts have a field I have found at in this State, where been made to rejoice, on beholding the stately steppings of Jehovah in his sanctuary. I remain, Rev. and dear brother, yours in Christ, C. M. S. P. S.-I should have stated, in the proper place, that during the current year, 74 persons have been added to the several churches embraced in my charge on examination, and 8 by letter; making an increase of 82 members. GOOD RESULTS-AN INVITING FIELD. Rev. G. W. MUSGRAVE, D. D. Yesterday closed my labours in this field. I have been here more than five years. During this time I have preached more than 700 sermons, attended nearly 70 funerals, and 30 marriages. I found one church organized, of about 20 members; I leave two churches, one of 20, and the other of 26 members. I expect to commence my labours next Sabbath. TABLE Showing the amount of money contributed to the Board of Missions from April 1st, 1852, to * This Presbytery has a separate Treasury; and having had a balance on hand at the commencement of the year, paid its own missionaries, and was not a charge upon the Board, as the figures indicate. TABLE Showing the amount of money contributed to the Board of Missions from April 1st, 1853, to April 1st, 1854, by the Presbyteries and Synods in connection with the office in Philadelphia, and the amount paid in return to them by the Board for the support of their missionaries. Allegheny City Presbytery having been set off from the Presbyteries of Ohio, Allegheny, and Beaver, its contributions to, and receipts from the Board, are embraced in those Presbyteries. † Only part of the Synod of Northern Indiana is in connection with the office at Philadelphia, and only that part is included in these Tables. Pby of North River.-Newburg First ch ann col- Pby of Long Island.-Sag Harbour ch 57 45; East SYNOD OF NEW JERSEY. Pby of New Brunswick.-Princeton First ch 100; *103 00 SYNOD OF OHIO. Pby of Richland.-Hayesville ch 4; East Union ch 6; Milwood ch 4 SYNOD OF NORTHERN INDIANA. Pby of Logansport.-Logansport ch 14 00 57 28 Synodical collection, to constitute Rev WILLIAM Y ALLEN an hon mem 71 12 $20 00 SYNOD OF WISCONSIN. Pby of Dane.-Richland ch Pby of Winnebago.-Plover ch 2 15 2 12 SYNOD OF IOWA. 117 79 Pby of Iowa.-West Point ch 5 00 SYNOD OF VIRGINIA. Pby of Lexington.-Hebron ch additional 1665; Union ch, from the Ladies' Missionary Society 4; Harrisonburg ch 5 25 45 Pby of Philadelphia 2d.-Allen Township ch 45; Doylestown ch 14; Phoenixville ch 5; Catasauqua ch 10; Bristol ch 10 Pby of New Castle.-Lower West Nottingham ch 67; Penningtonville ch 5; Fagg's Manor ch, from RN Brown 5; Forks of Brandywine ch 29 50, of which 14 25 from the Female Missionary Society, 13 75 monthly collections, and 150 from Miss C Ralston's Sab school class Pby of Donegal.-Slateville ch 12 69; Chanceford ch addl 2 Pby of Huntingdon.-West Kishacoquillas ch, to constitute JAMES CAMPBELL, Senr, and JOHN FLEMING hon mems 103 50; Middle Tuscarora ch 62; Lewistown ch 15 04; One-half of a Presbyterial collection at Academia 12 12 Pby of Northumberland.-Washington ch 35; Jersey Shore ch 18 42 SYNOD OF BALTIMORE. Pby of Baltimore.-Bethel ch 20, of which 350 from the Pastor's children; Madison street ch, Balt 2 31; Govane chapel 5; Ellicott's Mills ch 42 Pby of Carlisle.-Greencastle ch 42 35; Tom's Creek and Piney Creek chs, from Margaret Stewart 4 8. D. POWEL, Treasurer. Pby of Winchester.-Lewinsville ch 46 35 1 box from the Ladies of Flemington ch, NJ, value not given. SYNOD OF WHEELING. $602 32 Fby of Blairsville.-Unity ch 50; New Alexandria ch 21; Union ch 6 16; Ebensburg ch 12; Summit ch 6; Murraysville ch 17 89; Bethel ch 15; Curry's Run ch 10; Poke Run ch 60; Blairsville ch 41 09 Pby of Allegheny.-Plain Grove ch 26 37; Centreville ch (Fem Miss Soc 14) 21 38 Pby of Ohio.-Alleghany City 1st ch (for 1853) 156 90; Miller's Run ch 15 11; Hopewell ch 6 68 Pby of Beaver.-Little Beaver ch, Fem Miss Soc, 20; Unity ch 11 75 31 75 SYNOD OF IOWA. Pby of Cedar.-Centre ch SYNOD OF MISSOURI. Pby of Missouri.-Rev S Scott Pby of St. Louis.-Mrs Lyon, St Louis 4 50, Dr Finley 10, Rev Mr Blackwell 2 75, St Charles 10, Coulter Goodrich 1, A F and Caroline Pack, St Louis 7 50; Dardenne ch 2, a friend to missions 2 50 835 4.00 1 239 14 47 75 40 25 178 69 Pby of Louisville.—Mrs Stevens, Louisville 20.00 13.00 Pby of Clarion.-New Rehoboth ch 18 35; Clarion ch 30; Callansburg ch 21; Concord ch 810 Pby of Redstone.-McKeesport ch 47; Brownsville ch 20 |