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cope with the spirit of the world, its
ever restless activity and enterprize?
Does the condition of our body show,
and do its prospects betoken, that all
among us, from our revered fathers to
the youngest, are deeply in earnest,
earnest from purely christian motives,
and for purely christian ends? Is the
zeal of our churches generally so in-
telligent, so hallowed, so catholic, so
glowing, that Christ will honour us
with success? Or is it rather, that, to
some extent, the spirit of the world
has chilled us, has crept into our hearts "Brethren and
and stolen from us affections and ener- for this! Gratitude
gies which are not its due, and so ex-binds us. Every
posed us, in some quarters, to the to enlist us.
dangers of sloth, stagnancy, retro-hallowed associatio
gression, and decay? God forbid that membrances is not
it should be so;-that we should prove the time in which w
ourselves unworthy of his work, un- or act for Christ.
worthy of the broad and generous this morning close
views of his truth which distinguish and to gather almo
us, unworthy of the times in which we and oblivious vapou
live, and of the exertions which are where are they?' is
made elsewhere in his church. May rises to our lips as
he help us to examine and prove our- whose venerable fo
selves, as to how we meet his require- to us at these year
ments with regard to the spread of his hear not the well
kingdom. He asks for holy example. has so often address
Do we so diffuse its light and warmth ber, too, that other
around us as to win the heartfelt rever-names have beco
ence of many for our principles, and Blessed be God th
to shut the lips of cavillers with a sepulchre of our d
silent but resistless argument? He voice of desponden
asks for personal effort. Do we put ment; but only th
it forth in every form for which he has tation that we gird
given us qualification and opportunity?
Whether we have but one talent or Sutton, D.D., of Orissa, a

The late Rev. J. G.

let it excite us. Ours is tion shall we, thy now unworthy s usness of sympathy with vants, findfulness of joy, and ple m his purposes of grace- sures at thy right hand for evermore.

on in his love and self

FROM THE "ORIENTAL BAPTIST."

THE PROTESTANTS "KYRIE ELEESON."

portion of it, was inserted in the offences, 28,405, of
Reporter; well, thought I, the Reporter foreigners; of 7,075
is very tenacious in sustaining its charac- are foreigners.
ter, and had I had the most distant idea

It would be well
it would press into its service a mere come out here to p
friendly epistle to its conductor, I cer- far west, where there
tainly would have bestowed a little more labour of every des
care in its arrangement: however, I con- remuneration, and w
soled myself with the thought that the they may become
friendly hand of its active editor would labourers would, of
lop off all the excrescences, and render it of remaining in the c
passable if not inviting to his numerous unless they have a
readers. It has occurred to me that I they had much bette
might occasionally supply you with a few are. It is worse th
items of intelligence from this Western to come here; what
world, which, though they would not success can they ha
enrich the pages of the Baptist Reporter, tion is advertized t
would at any rate constitute a little hundred applicants
variety, and possibly might be interest- young men coming o
ing to some of its many readers.
a trade. This is al

and if young men
to this advice, it v
their pockets and sa

Provisions have exorbitantly high

You will already know that the past winter was characterized by great severity of cold weather, the thermometer ranging from ten to forty degrees below disappointment. zero; a great amount of personal suffering amongst the poor and unemployed was the consequence. Large cities like England. Flour, w New York have, of course, the largest proportion of such; and although public liberality was most munificent in meet ing the distress, yet the funds were frequently exhausted. A great portion of the participants were foreigners, or those who having emigrated to the United States find upon landing that they have not the means to proceed onward, and are consequently obliged to remain in the city until the little means they have are exhausted, and then they become dependent on the city authorities. It is also a fact that an immense number of paupers have been transmitted to this land, and even criminals. But these inatters are beginning to be investigated,

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could be had for fi has been for a consi is twelve and thir change for the bet Agricultural produc promise to be abur showers of heaven nost suitable time. hot or oppressive v California, instead o and flour is sending we hope, for the co that He, "who has heaven, will also gr ful seasons, and fill and gladness." WI nent is destined to

on the church of Christ. truly is plenteous." O for like "the men of Isaachar standing of the times, and srael ought to do." The the United States necesa powerful influence. I umber of Newspapers is housand, twelve hundred neutral, independent, and remainder being pretty between whig and demos periodicals are, of course, one of the most powerful pod is the American Sunion, established thirty-one esides the publishing dech during the last year

uཙ པ་མ PIvབ་སཅས WItuuv་ a༠༦ས་་སྐྱཔས་

and great success: 256 Students have been thus engaged-the time given by them to the work amounted to twenty-two years 202 days. By their efforts 909 Sunday schools have been organized where none existed, and 1545 visited and supplied with books. Into these new schools 6688 teachers and 37,917 scholars have been induced to enter. When it is remembered that these young men, in a little time, will be ministers of the gospel; the experience they thus acquire (by being brought into contract with the raw material, the stuff of which churches and congregations are composed) will prove of essential service to them in studying human nature in its varied phases and developments, and is calcuracts, &c. to the value of lated to fit them for more extensive usefulness.

the Union employs three wenty-four Sunday school But after all we must not forget that and sixteen agents, who the proclamation of the everlasting gosouring in twenty-four dif- pel by the living voice, is that which the nd territories. These mis- Head of the Church has instituted for the established during the past salvation of the race. And, perhaps, in schools, containing 16,500 no part of the world are the facilities so 8,000 scholars; they have great, or the demand more urgent for vived 3463 other schools, this work than in this country. Although 000 teachers and 158,000 there are not a few churches which are distributed by sale and termed anti-mission, yet, the great maO dollars worth of religious jority in evangelical denominations for children and youth. "have understanding of the times." estimate the moral influ- During the last twelve months many a movement? These important revivals of religion have taken collected for Bible study place, several of these connected with -day, are in three cases out the colleges and universities. In the ffspring of parents either university of Mississipi fifty are spoken the whole matter of per- of as having experienced the " great or, through vice, infidelity, change." Several churches have also , rendered hostile to the been favoured with the outpouring of tion. Left by their parents the Divine Spirit, amongst these not a heep without a shepherd, few in our own denomination. Here is v been led into the fold of an instance—the Rev. S. J. Atkins, of ool, "and where are these Prince Edward, says, "during the year ?" They are in the hem- 1854, I baptized into the fellowship of Maine; among the Green the three churches, under my pastoral

churen under nis pastorate. During his

inistry he baptized upwards of five tist church three miles thousand persons.

The house, which is a pla from which you have a p ing, is situated on a gra of the surrounding count painted houses peeping ou the shrubs and trees, whic season has garnished with give enchantment to the mind one of the glowing the prophet,-"The m

I feel great pleasure in noting the progress of religion amongst the sons and daughters of injured Africa. They need our sympathy, our prayers, and our efforts. Alas! that there are so many professing christians who look upon them with disdain. I cannot, however, but think, that the immense number located in the free States (where they are be- Lord's house shall be est coming educated and pursuing useful top of the mountain," &c. trades and occupations) is designed by within that house was equ God to prepare them for accomplishing interesting. In the sabl a glorious work in their own land, for of the worshippers, you when the time of their release from bond- living comment on the 1 age arrives, it is not improbable that the sweet singer of Israel—“I great bulk of them will return to their they said unto me, let us native land, and carry with them such a house of the Lord." leaven as will leaven the whole lump, coursing to them from the and then "Ethiopia shall stretch forth her hands unto God." I forget whether Christ," &c.; the fixed ye know the grace of o I named in my former letter that the trickling tear, and the h third baptist church in this city is col- evinced unmistakably tha oured. I visit them every sabbath afternoon and conduct a bible class of adults. whitened locks told they grace. Here were aged One member of the class was recently burden and heat of the d baptized; he had been connected with ing witness to the truththe presbyterians. He is now a very consistent member of the baptist church. After his baptism he literally "went on his way rejoicing."

I lately spent a very pleasant sabbath with the coloured baptist church at New Haven, Connecticut, seventy-five miles from New York. Perhaps in no part of the free States are the coloured people more respected than in this. Some of the members of this church hold very responsible situations under wealthy merchants of the place, and many of them own the houses in which they reside. New Haven is a delightful place. Its

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shall flourish like a palm flourish like a cedar in Le that be planted in the hou shall flourish in the court I purpose giving you a they comprise a record months, and will give so state of the baptist denon land.

Baptisms, 19,672; church 108; new church edifices, ordinations, 118; minister other denominations, fifte ministers, forty-four; cle and settlements, 380.