with him, and tells it to his friends and neighbors. We have reason to hope that he is truly pious, that He, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shined into his soul with the light of life. 9. Sabbath. Mr. Ellis preached in the morning to the natives, upon the lengthening out of Hezekiah's days. At 11 o'clock but indulge the hope that he will yet be brought under the influence of the Gospel, and made to bow at the feet of Jesus, the King and Redeemer of the nations.* Progress of Instruction. 13. Several classes were examined in our would accommodate all that assembled. Besides the usual exercises, four of the pupils read short pieces of original composition, written by themselves in their native tongue, to the admiration of the spectators, and to the satisfaction of their instructors. The two following extracts are translated from these first efforts in composition. a mixed congregation assembled, Mr. Bing-church, as we had no school-room that ham addressed them from Luke xxii, 28, 29, 30. "Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations, and 1 appoint unto you a kingdom as my Father hath appointed unto me, that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom." After which the little church, with seven Occasional communicants, including Mr. Ellis and his wife, and two Tahitian converts, who have come with their pious wives to aid in propagating that religion which has made their islands happy, sat down at the table of our Lord to show forth his dying love among the heathen people. It was particularly affecting, as a parting scene with Mr. and Mrs. ChamberÎain, who have asked a dismission, and are about to return to their native land. The first is from Pea the friend of the young Prince who lives with Mrs. Bingham. "We have not loved God the author of our salvation. We must pray to Jehovah to have mercy on us. On account of the love of Jesus Christ our Lord, we may be saved. Let us take heed to the righteousness of Jesus Christ." The second is from Taumi, the son of Jack, the Tahitian, and the familiar friend of Cox. "There is one good thing-it is the palapala to enlighten the lands of dark minds. It is the good word of our great Lord Jesus Christ, the great God of heaven, who taketh away the sin of the world." Kapiolani and Tuhio read a lesson in their book. Though the king and queen, and most of the principal chiefs are now absent, there are still at this place about eighty pupils, in four divisions. The young prince, with half a dozen of his favorites of lain, and a considerable number of individuals taught by our foremost pupils, have been engaged during the last quarter. Probably about five hundred persons from the highest to the lowest, have been under 11. Ship Henrietta, Capt. Martin, arriv-equal age, instructed by N. B. Chambered from the N. W. Coast, where he has been during the whole time of our residence here. He is surprised to see the change among the people since he left this place. He brings us a very interesting letter from Capt. G- of the brig Owhy-instruction, at the two stations, since the hee, dated Tumgas, Aug. 9, 1822. The following is an extract from his letter: "Some of the better informed chiefs have heard of your being at the Islands, and of your object. They have frequently expressed a wish for their children to be under your care and tuition. A chief by the name of Skittegates, is very desirous to visit the Islands, with his family, and to be under your instruction. I hope and trust these people will become enlightened, and Christians." Capt. Martin gives us a similar account. We have before given some account of this Skittegates, a chief of the Kigane tribe, on the N. W. Coast, and have some time since written him a letter; and we cannot last quarter commenced, all learning to read and spell, and many of them to write, and most of them listening, from time to time, to the voice of prayer and praise, and to the preaching of the everlasting Gospel. SPECIMEN OF IMPROVEMENT. Soon after the establishment of the mission at the Sandwich Islands, Mrs. Bingham took into her family a little boy, a native of the islands, who had received the name of Wil. liam Beals. He has uniformly been a docile and obedient child. In the summer of 1822, * See vol. xviii, p. 204. after his having resided in the family about || long very much to see her. I think about two years, he was permitted to accompany Tamuarii and Kaahumanu at their earnest solicitation, to Tawai, and to stay with them during a contemplated absence from Oahu of several months continuance. While thus absent, he maintained a written correspondence with his benefactors, both in English and in the Hawaiian language. The following letter || is a specimen of his English composition. He had previously written a long letter in his native language, addressed to Mr. Bingham; and, in respect to both letters, he had no person with him, who was capable of guiding him. Of course, the letters must have been in the strictest sense original. The one which we now publish was copied by Mrs. Bingham exactly, with the exception of her having corrected the spelling toward the close. This correction she believed would not have been necessary, were it not for the haste with which the latter part of the letter was written. Waimea, Sept. 10, 1822. My very dear Mrs. Bingham, I long very much to see you. I am in hopes I shall see you, in the course of a couple of months. I hope that you are well, and Mr. B. and the little Sophia. I her every day, how she used to play with me. I wish kiss her for me. You might be pleased to hear I have a school twice in the day. I have thirty-five scholars-boys and girls; and the remainder of the timel take to teach the king and queen.—So l have no time to write my journal. Once in a while when they are out in swimming, I have a little time to write it. I would thank you to send down some books, for there are some scholars who have none. You have mentioned in your letter about me to live with Mr. Ruggles, and to sleep there ||-but it is inconvenient for me to cross the river. But once in the day I can get cross, when I says my lesson regular before Mrs. R. I would thank you to let me know whether I sleep there or not. I am going to Onihaw in the Tartar, and my scholars are going with me-so I teach them there. Mr. Whitney is going with us to Onihaw. He say he will hear my lesson any time. thank you to give my love to Mr. and Mrs. Chamberlain, and to all the family, and to all the family children. Tell them they must all be good children. Give my love to John Honoree and James. King Tamuarii give his love to Mr. B. and to you, and Kaahumanu too-they say they like the palapala. Dont not forget to pray for me. WILLIAM BEALS. I am your child, Donations TO THE AMERICAN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS, From September 13th. to October 12th. inclusive. Abington, Ms. Fem. Cent So. by Mary Coolidge, 19 67 20 00 Abington and Bridgewater, Ms. So. for ed. hea. Amherst, Ms. m. f. of a child, (since deceased;) Andover, Ct. Mon. con.; by Mr. E. Ely, - 4 55 100 Benson, Vt. Cong. So. for Mrs. Graves, by Rev. 5.92 91 86 Berkley, Ms. Aux. Miss. So. 12; mon. con. 12; by 24.00 25 Berlin, Vt. Mr. Simon Dewey; by Mr. S. Moseley, 50 12 04 Bernardstown, Ms. Three fem. 50c. each; a friend of miss. 2; by Mr. Z. C. Newcomb, Bolton, N. Y. For Mrs. Graves, 3.50 306 Ct. 8; by Mrs. A. P. Champlin, Saybrook, Ct. 1; in part from Cent So. in Knox, N. Y. by Miss Sarah Todd, 15, Maj. Josiah H. Vose, for Pal. Miss. 10; av. of miss. papers for a youth at the For. Miss. Sch. 1,67; av. of Foster's sermons, for do. 50c. by ladies in Providence, Dedham, Boston, &c. av. of "Barley Wood," 9,76; av. of Jay's Remarks, by Miss A. A. Fiint, Hartford, Ct. 1,50; do. of "Barley Wood," by do. 25c. do. of m. card, by do. 4; do. of miss. papers, by do. 2,50; several ladies for Ind. Miss. by Mrs. Cooper, 23,58; Charles H. Carruthers, for 3. B. Wisner, 89c. Miss Electa May, for 5 doz. "Barley Wood," 10; indiv. for do. 1,75; av. of 3 engravings of Owhyhean youths, 3; ladies, by Rev. S. E. Dwight, 1,25, Boxborough, Ms. A friend, Braintree, Ms. Fem. Miss. So. (15 of which for Cambridge, Vt. Contrib. Cong. So. for Mrs. Graves; by Mr. Safford, Candor, N. Y. Mon. con. 5; Capt. A. Hart, 7; by Rev. S. Parker, Canton, Ct. Benef. So.; by Mr. E. Ely, Charleston, S. C. Rev. John Dickson, by Mr. J. 24 00 70 65 12.00 Glens Falls, N. Y. A contribution, Greenbush, N. Y. Mrs. Kendall, 1; an indiv. 1; for Mrs. Graves, Greensborough, N. C. Buffalo Fem. Benev. So. Hampden Co. (Ms.) For. Miss. So.; by Hon. 8 00 9.00 2.00 12.00 129 11 George Bliss. Tr. 155 00 Hancock, N. H. Mon. con.; by Rev. J. H. Church, D. D. 12 00 2 27 23 00 14 68 10 00 7 65 12 00 45 97 Tyler, 10; Juv. Hea. Sch. So. in Sab. Sch. No. 1, for support of the Changane Sch. in Ceylon. Mr. H. C. McLeod, Tr. 120,01; "a reader of the Herald," for the young Choctaw mentioned in Herald, for July p. 203.82, 132 01 Charlestown, Ms. Two individuals, 65 00 Hartford, Ct. A friend of miss.; by Mr. E. Ely. 10 00 5 34 Haverhill, Ms. Coll. in Rev. Mr. Dodge's meetinghouse, 24,33; Fem. Elliot So, 8; by Mr. David Brown, 32 33 Haverhill, N. H. Contrib.; by Mr. David Wright, 12 38 Hillsborough, N. H. N. Johnson Esq. m. f. Hillsborough Co. N. H. Bible and Char. So. by Mr. R. Boylston Tr. viz. fr. the Amberst Fem. Tract So. 15; four indiv. an. sub. 4; a fem. friend, 3; a friend of miss. 6; do. 1; Mr. Edward H.-2; Jane Aiken, of Goffstown, 3; Sarah Emerson, of Francestown, 3; Mary Towne, of Milford, 1; Fem. Ed. So. of Hollis, for ed. hea. chil. 2; Widow M. Cochran, of New-Boston, for ed. hea. youth in America, 50, Homer, N. Y. Av. of half an acre of corn, by A. G. Atwater, 14; individ. 5,60; mon. con. 11,81; Juv. So. for Ceylon miss. 2; Mr. G. Hoar, 50c.; widow S. Hoar, 30c. Miss C. Powers, 18c.; by Mr. A. Hitchcock, Huntington, Ct. Fem. Cent So.; by Mrs. Betsey Punderson, 30; a fem. friend of miss. 10; by Rev. T. Punderson, 90 00 34 39 1 50 Claremont, N. H. Mon. con. 6; a friend to miss. 3; by Mr. J. Stevens, Jr. 9 00 Clarendon, Vt. Fem. Char. So. for Mrs. Graves; by Rev. E. Smith, 4 48 Columbus, Missi. R. Barry, reed. at Six Towns, Choc. Nation, Concord, Ms. Mon. con. 4,07; small patch in a garden, 3,93; by Rev. E. Ripley, D. D. Concord, Vt. Contrib. by Mr. David Wright, Cumberland, Me. Mon. coll. on Sab. 13,44; char. box of Rev. Mr. Stone, 40c. by Rev. S. Stone, Danbury, Ct. Ladies' Asso. for ed. hea. chil. Mrs. S. Andrews, Tr. 15; Gent. Asso. Rev. W. Andrews, Tr. 8: mon. con. 5; by T. Dwight, Esq. Kingston, Vt. Mr. R. Jenne, by Mr. S. Hulbut, Kingston, Pa. Miss. So. Miss R. Hoyt, Tr. by T. Borbridge, Esq. Knoxville, Ten. Dr. J. H. Kain, by Rev. D. Á. Lansingburg, N. Y. First Fem. Miss. So. by Mrs. 2 81 1 00 10 00 1 00 37 12 12 00 Dover, N. H. A friend to for. miss. 8 15 2.00 17 16 Limerick, Me. Mon. con.; by Mr. S. Martin, 14 00 Dudley, Ms. Fem. Char. So. by Mrs. M. Hancock, Londonderry, N. H. Indiv. in the West par., 20 00 8 00 Lubec, Me. Mon. con. for Ind. miss.; by Rev. J. East Windsor, (North par.) Ms. Fem. Benev. So. 21,49; Candace Cohoon, 1,50; Lois Barber, 1; Thomas Potwine, 1; Men's Benev. So. 1,50; by Rev. S. Bartlett, Bigelow, 10 00 Ludlow, Vt. Mrs. Stephen Wright, 1.00 26 49 Lyme, N. H. Indiv. m. f. by Mr. David Wright, 11 25 Lyons, N. Y. Fem. Miss. So.; by Lavina Geer, Fairhaven, Vt. Cong. So. for Mrs. Graves, by Rev. E. Smith, Emitsburg, Md. Tom's Creek chh. miss. box, 13; Mr. J. Kerr, m. f. 62c.; by Mr. J. Darby, Essex and Willsborough, N. Y. Friends of miss. for Mrs. Graves, by Rev. E. Smith, Fairfield, Ct. Chh. and So.; by T. Dwight, Esq. 25 00 Fairfield, Vt. Contrib. Cong. So. for Mrs. Graves, by Dea. Wright, Tr. 18 00 13 62 1 76 2 07 Middlefield, Ms. Contrib. in Rev. Mr. Nash's cong. for Brainerd, 25; mon. con. char. box, 11; by Rev. J. Nash, 36 00 6 00 Falmouth, Ms. A lad, av. of turnips, 20c; Bible and Miss. So. 25; by Mr. N. Shiveriek, Tr. Genoa, N. Y. Mon. con. (2nd pres. chh.)7; Mr. J. Hitchcock, 2; Fem. Asso. Mrs. E. Aspinwall, Tr. 17,68; by Rev. S. Parker, 25 20 26 68 VOL. XIX. 45 Montreal, L. C. D. Farley, Esq. by Rev. N. Moriah, N. Y. Mr. Levi Reed, by Mr. E. Brews- Newburyport, Ms. A coll. in Rev. Mr. Williams's meeting house, New Gloucester, Me. A coll. by Mr. R. Anderson, 10; Miss M. N. Chapin, 50c. Sophronia Whitehouse, fruit of self denial, 12c. 5 00 1 00 120 00 13 00 4 00 28 04 5,50; Mr. S. Ferguson, Jr. m. f. 1,50; by Dea. South Wilbraham, Ms. Mr. A. Hitchcock, for Stonington, Ct. Mon. con. by Rev. I. Hart, Taneytown, Md. William Walker, 10; Isabella Templeton, Ms. Mrs. L. Bond, 1; a friend 4; by 34 74 2.00 205 3 10 14.00 8 14 28 00 5.00 New Haven, Ct. A friend of miss. 10 62 15 00 New Haven, Co. Ct. So. in the East dist. by Rev. M. Noyes, Tr. 20 44 4 20 New Ipswich, N. H. Dona. of chil. in various Newport, R. I. Miss. box in Miss M. Davis's North Carolina, A friend to for. missions, Oxford, Ms. Mrs. S. Hartwell, av. of a cheese, by Mr. H. Wheeler, 17.00 4 16 63 29 182 54 15 00 West Greenwich. Ct. Hea. Sch. So. Miss S. Lewis, 20 00 Pittsfield, Vt. Contrib. in cong. So. for Mrs. Graves, by Mr. A. Stewart, Plymouth, Ms. Fem. Miss. Asso. Mrs. H. Haward, Tr. by Rev. W. T. Torrey. Portland, Me. A friend, 1; a poor woman, by Mr. J. J. Boyd, 1; char. box, by Miss U. O. Woods, 1,75; coll. on occasion of a sermon before the For. Miss. So. of Portland nd vic. by the Rev. Tho. M. Smith, by J. Adams, Esq. Tr. 99,22; (2nd par.) a coil. by Mr. R. Anderson, 75, Portsmouth, N. H. Mon. con. for Mrs. Graves, by Rev. J. W. Putnam, Poultney, Vt. E. M. Janes and L. L. Smith, 61c. E. E. Smith, 25c. Mrs. Dane 1; for Mrs. Graves: Cong. So. for do. by Rev. E. Smith, 9,19, Princeton, Ms. m. f. by indiv. in Pres. So. by Mr. A. Maynard, 13,37; Young Ladies' So. 4th payt. for Alonzo Phillips in Ceylon, by Miss S. Brigham, Tr. 12, Princeton, N. J. A friend, Rochester, Vt. Mon. con. by Mr. S. Hulbut, Rochester, Ms. From the 1st par. by Mr. P. Jewett, Rockbridge, Co. Va. Fem. Benev. So. of New Sangersfield, N. Y. Fem. Char. So. for Pal. Miss. 17; Mon: con. 10,74; Mr. Q. Norton, m. f. 3 82 25 00 177 97 5 70 11 05 25 37 5 00 5 00 13 00 Amount of donations acknowledged in the preceding list, $4,089,39. 12 00 15 00 575 Various articles fr. Young Ladies Benef. Sø. by Mr. David Wright, 5.00 Rochester, Vt. Fem. Char. So. a box, by Olive Anthony, Sec. 34 of Rutland, Vt. A valuable box of linen for Bom bay; by Mrs. Graves. Springfield, Ms. Clothing &e. by Mr. E. Bliss, Jr. 111 87 Hadlyme, Ct. A package fr. Fem. Benev. So. Canton, Ct. Sundry articles fr. individuals, Sundry articles fr. indiv. 6,58; do. fr. Miss. So. Glastenbury, Ct. 3 prs. shoes fr. Mr. N. Humphrey, 7. 00 3 00 33 28 27 81 6 00 44 25 Hartford, Ct. A friend, various articles 35; sundry 10 00 Tolland, Ct. A barrel for Elliot, Forringford, Ct. Sundry articles fr. indiv. West Hartford, Ct. Mr. B. Flagg, shoes, 4,50; Dea. Lebanon, N. Y. A box of clothing, fr. the Fem. 34 50 60 00 4 00 8 25 8 25 10 95 49 00 Foreign Entelligence. EFFICACY OF AUXILIARY SOCIETIES AND LADIES' ASSOCIATIONS. considerably exceeds that of the FIRST; and is nearly one-fourth greater than the average receipts of the preceding six years. The total amount collected by this Association is 9907. 78. 3d. THE instances, which we are about to select, relate to the Auxiliaries and Associations connected with the British and Foreign Bible A Branch Society bears the same relation to Society. an Association, that a regiment of soldiers The Bristol Auxiliary Society has distribut-sustains to a company of soldiers; and it is reed, within thirteen years, 75,697 Bibles and Testaments. The Auxiliary Society for Carmarthenshire has collected, since its formation in 1812, more than 10,000 dollars. The Swansea Auxiliary has done the same. The Taunton Ladies' Association was established in 1818. It was the first institution of the kind in the county; and has prosecuted its design with steady perseverance and unabated zeal. The thirty-four districts into which it is divided, are intrusted to about forty-two collectors, who have obtained no less than 2600 subscribers, being in the proportion of one to every five inhabitants; and have already circulated 2100 Bibles and Testaments. The total amount collected is 8267. 58. 7d. The Bridgewater Ladies' Association, established in 1819, has already distributed four hundred and seventy-nine Bibles and Testaments; and has collected 310Z. 198. 1d. A proposition to establish a Ladies' Bible Association for Swansea and its vicinity having been submitted, was received with unanimous approbation. The town and its immediate vicinity were divided into twenty-one districts, each of which was supplied with two collec tors. The Report of the Clifton Association exhibited a striking evidence, that, by strict ad. herence to system, a Bible Association may proceed for seven years, not only without a symptom of decay, but with increasing energy and success. The income of the last year lated to an Auxiliary Society in the same way, that a regiment is related to a brigade. The Branch includes the Association, and the Auxiliary include both. This economy is for the sake of order and efficiency; and some such economy as this, is as desirable and necessary in the church militant, as in any other militant body whatever. In Bristol, a Ladies' Branch Society with six Associations, has been established: these six Associations include the city and suburbs, and are subdivided into one hundred and thirtyone districts: upwards of one hundred and fifty ladies have already engaged as collectors. In the New Church of the Holy Trinity at Kingswood, a Branch Bible Society was established. It was calculated that 1200 persons were present. The body of this singularly neat and commodious church was filled principally by coal-miners, many of whom had actually worked for several hours during the preceding night in order to attend the meeting. May they be enabled to dig, from the exhaustless mine of the Divine Word, those enduring riches which will never perish! Western Africa. SIERRA LEONE. THE Head of the church, has been pleased greatly to afflict the colony and mission here, |