Home Proceedings. FREE MEDICAL LECTURES FOR MIS- THE Faculty of the New York Medical College, wishing to encourage the study of medicine by missionaries, have recently adopted the following vote: "Resolved, That all students, intending to become missionaries, have free admission to the New York Medical College, on payment of the matriculation fee." The gentlemen composing the faculty are Drs. Horace Green, John H. Whittaker, Edwin H. Davis, B. Fordyce Barker, R. Ogden Doremus, John M. Carnachan, and Edmund R. Peaslee. The next course of lectures with commence October 6. EMBARKATION OF MISSIONARIES. Meriden, Cong. ch. m. c. and K. U. 20 38 75 142 18-163 31 On the 31st of May, Rev. Edwin H. Crane, of Clinton, New York, and Mrs. Ann Eliza Crane, of Otisco, New York, sailed from Boston for Smyrna in the Sultana, Captain Watson, with the expecta- Legacies.-Harrisville, Miss Chloe White, by G. W. Stone, Ex'r, 50; Meriden, Mrs. tion of joining the Nestorian mission, and of Hannah Duncan, by S. B. Duncan, Ex'r, being associated with Mr. and Mrs. Coan in Gawar. Mr. Crane is a graduate of Hamilton College, and of Auburn Theological Seminary. DONATIONS, RECEIVED IN MAY. MAINE. Cumberland co. Aux. So. D. Evans, Tr. 50; 794 16 100 00 894 16 VERMONT. 47 29-311 83 Kennebec co. Conf. of chs. B. Nason, Tr. Litchfield, m. c. 2,90; Rev. T. D. 5; 7.90 27 00 24 00--61 00 Lincoln co. Aux. So. Rev. J. W. Ellingwood, Tr. Penobscot co. Aux. So. E. F. Duren, Tr. Bangor, 1st cong. ch, and so. 10 00--40 00 41 00 Peru, Cong. ch. and so. 16; Rupert, Cong. so. 446 91 30 00 Bradford, Indiv. 5 00--46 00 476 91 York co. Conf. of chs. Rev. G. W. Cressey, Tr. 657 42 South Dennis, Cong. ch. and so. 64 19 53 00-338 79 Berkshire co. Aux. So. Rev. J. J. Dana, Tr. 53 00 Old Colony Aux. So. H. Coggeshall, Tr. Mattapoisett, Cong. 8o. 41,68; m. c. 21; New Bedford, 1st cong ch and so. 30; Trin. ch. wh. cons. Mrs. LouISA S. CRAIG an H. M. 102,76; South Dartmouth, Cong ch. and so. (of wh. for Rowland Bailey, CeyJon. 5 ;) Wareham, Cong ch and so. Palestine Miss. So. E. Alden, Tr. E Bridgewater, Tiin. so. Easton, Cong ch. m c. Scituate, 1st Trin. cong, ch. Pilgrim Aux. So. J. Robbins, Tr. Carver, Cong. ch. and so. by T. Cobb, Tr. Pembroke, Miss M. C. Ford, (of wh. 62 68 132 76 35 00 60 00-290 44 12 15 9 17 25 80-47 12 40 35 Worcester co. North, Aux. So. B. Hawkes, Tr. Gardner, Fem. sew. so. Templeton, D. Whitcomb, 13 75 100 00-113 75 Boxford, 1st par. 50; Cambridge, Shepard ch. la. sew. cir 50; Charlestown, 1st par. 158; Chelsea, Winnisimmet ch. and so. m. c. 36,16; Broadway ch. and so. m. c. 14,89; E. Cambridge, Evan. cong, ch. m. c. 11,88; Medford, Mystic ch. and so. wh. cous. Mrs. MARY REDMAN and Mrs. TALBOT FOWLER H. M. 295,75; Melrose, cong. ch. m. c. 18,37; Methuen, cong. ch. (of wh. to cons. JOHN DAVIS an H. M. 100; for E. H. Thaxter, Ceylon, 20 ;) 143,64; S Reading, B. Y. 10; Stoneham, cong. ch. and so. la. 37,27; W. Boxford, m. c. 6; Wilmington, cong ch and so. wh. cons. CALEB EAMES an H. M. 103,44; m. c. 12,94; fem. miss. asso. 36,62; Legacies.-Holden, Mrs. Mahalah Hubbard, by S. Hubbard, (prev. rec'd, 14,61,) 22 33; Ludlow, Mis Dimmis Cady, by A Sikes, Ex'r, 200; Warwick, Mrs. Abigail Wheaton, by S. D. Wheaton, Ex'r. (prev. rec'd, 100,) 14,63; Westfield, Freelove Collins, for schs. among the heathen, by Jonathan Taylor, Ex'r, (prev. rec'd, 1,000,) 100; CONNECTICUT. 5,719 03 984 96 6,703 99 336 96 7,040 95 Fairfield co. East, Aux. So. Rev. J. S. Whittlesey, Tr. Fairfield co. West, Aux. So. C. Marvin, Tr. Wilton, J. G. R. Hartford co. Aux. So. A. W. Butler, Tr. 25 00 15.00 5 00--20 00 Granby, J. L. 10 00 Warwick, A friend, 10 00-575 75 Hartford, Centre, ch. m. c. 145 88 78 60 Windsor, 1st so. m. c. 20 00-210 61 Norwich and vic. and New London and vic. F. A. Perkins and C. Butler, Tis. Windham co. Aux. So. J. B. Gay, Tr. Ded. paid for printing, 10 50 270 15 1 00-281 65 Milford, 1 15 77 00 46 60 124 75 Otsego co. Aux. So. D. H. Little, Tr. Springfield, Benjamin Rathbone, to cons. Miss CYNTHIA SYTHES an H. M. Plattsburg and vic. L. Myers, Tr. do. 495 49 2 46-493 03 66 66 53 82 12 35 100 00-232 83 Plattsburgh, Pres. ch. 137 00 8 00-116 75 St. Lawrence co. Aux. So. H. D. Smith, Tr. Canton, Pres. ch. 20 00 A friend, 2; Albany, a young man for Ind. m. 1; 3d pres. ch. m. c. 10; Amsterdam Village, pres. ch. 66; Berkshire, Brookside miss. so. 14; Castleton, pres. ch. 20; Cohoes, B. S. 30; Corning, 1st pres ch. 47; Crown Point, cong. ch. 49; 2d do. 15; Danby, pres. ch. 2,05; la. 8,95; Denton, pres. ch. 9; Dexter, ch. 11; Essex, Mrs. J. G. 5; Mrs. A. F. 1; Mrs. J. B. A. 50c.; Miss L. A. M. 1; Miss S. E. 50c.; Factoryville, pres. ch. m. c. 17,50; Galway, Rev. A. L. Chapin and wife, 20; Glen's Falls, pres. ch. m. c. 22,46; Hagaman's Mills, pres. ch. 3,51; Haverstraw, 1st pres. ch. m. c. 8,50; Ithaca, Rev. Dr. Wisner, 10 1st pres. ch. 90,70; WILLIAM P LUCE, wh. cons. him an H. M. 100; Jefferson, J. W. S. 5; Kingsboro', J. G. 10; R B. 10; J. S. 10; Livonia, s. s. chil. 1,05, Maine, cong. ch. in c. 6; Masonville, 1st cong. ch. 6; North Guilford, T. R. C. 1; Northville, cong, ch. 22; Norway, pres. ch. 8; Orient, cong, ch. m. c. 43; Mrs. J. Hobart, 50; Patchogue, M T. 0.75c.; Pittstown, J. L. Rice, 20; Plessis, pres. ch. 20,24; Sag Harbor, pres. ch. 120; 1st pres. ch. s. s. for Wickham sch. Ceylon, 30; Saratoga Springs, pres. ch. and so. 217,22; m. c. 51,51; L. M. A. 5; Southold, pres. ch. a mem. 5, S. Richland, Mrs. J. H. 10; Staten Island, Mrs. G. 3; Theresa, pres ch. 38,41; Troy, 1st pres. ch. m. c. 30; Vernon Centre, G. Skinner, wh. cons. Mrs. MARY SKINNER an H. M. 100; Walton, cong ch. 27; 2d do. 25; Wampsville, pres. ch. m. c. 13,75; Washingtonville, pres. ch. 16; Westfield, Caroline, 5; West Crown Point, Cong. ch. 8,45; West Galway, Miss B 20; S. J. 1; Whitesboro', pres. ch. 42,90; Willsboro', cung, ch. and so. 8,50; Legacies.-New Lebanon, Roswell Woodworth, (prev. rec'd, 953,77,) 87.32; Perry Centre, Mrs. Aurilla Ward, by Rev. T. M. Hodgeman, 15; NEW JERSEY. 1,556 45 5,546 41 102 32 5,648 73 Rochester, New York City & Brooklyn Aux. So. J. W. Tracy, Tr. (Of wh. fr. R. H. McCurdy, wh. cons. Rev CHARLES L. BRACE of Hartford, Ct. an H. M. 50; Bleecker-st. ch. la. 109,50; Brooklyn, S. pres. ch. m. c. 97,55; Bridgest cong, ch. miss. asso. for Miss Fisk's sch. Oroomiah, 15; for sch. at Madras, 15; wh. and prev. dona. cons. CLARK JACOBS an H. M. Oneida co. Aux. So. J. Dana, Tr. Board of Foreign Missions in Ref. Dutch ch. C. S. Little, New York, Tr. Keyport, R. D. ch. Peapack, do. Roysfield, m. c. Somerville, W. Conklin, Whitehouse, R. D. ch. 16,89; Miss L. J. for hea. chil. 1; 12 50 20 00 13 00 25 00 17 89--88 39 Cedarville, Pres. ch. 15,19; Elizabethtown, pres ch. 532,58; Madison, Indiv. by Miss Carter, 38; Mount Morris, pres. ch. 93; Newark, High-st. pres ch. m. c. 139,63; 3d pres. ch. a bro and sis. 1; Orange, Rev. Dr. F. 2; Parsippany, read. and sew. so. 20; Troy, fem. benev. so. 29; PENNSYLVANIA. Athens, Pres. ch. m. c. 31,39; Brooklyn, pres. ch. 20; Carbondale, Welsh ch. 24; s. s. 9; 870 40 958 79 800 00 Fayetteville, J. Darby, 12; Honesdale, Miss M. D. 2; Montrose, pres. ch. m. c.5; Northern Liberties, Central pres. ch. Mrs. HANNAH B. LENTZ, wh. cons. her an H. M. 100; Philadelphia, Mrs. S. H. 10; 1st Indep. pres. ch. miss. so. for John Chambers, A. H. Burtis, and Martha Chambers, Ceylon, 60; Arch-st. pres. ch. m. c. 67,45; J. C. 10; 1st pres. ch. H. W. 3; chil. of C. Bayard, 2,58; Green Hill, pres. ch. 17,27; Pleasant Mount, pres. ch. 30; York, fem. miss. so. 46,12; united m. c. 73,12; 1st pres. ch. S. Montgomery, 15; Mrs. S. 10; P. A. S. 10; indiv. 43,50; Legacies.Westmoreland, Rev. William Swan, by J. C. Plumer, Adm'r, (prev. rec'd, 200,) Western For. Miss. So. G. L. Weed, Tr. Belpre, 18,68; Centre, 1,55; Cincinnati, 2d pres. ch. m. c. 17,51; Tab. pres. ch. m. c. 4,49; 1st ortho. cong. ch. m. c. 32,46; 8th pres. ch. m. c. 6; 3d do. m. c. 5,10; Concord, la. for Dr. Williamson, Kaposia, 3,50; Greenfield, 27; Groveport, 3,35; Jersey, pres. ch. 8,55; Johnstown, a bal. 6,23; Little Muskingum, ch. 1,66; Marietta, cong. ch. for Rev. C. Byington, 212,51; mater. asso. 16; so. of inq. 2,70; McConnellsville, s. s. 9,22; New Plymouth, 10,32; Oxford, 2d pres. ch. 8; Mrs. Tenny's Bible class, 5; Pomeroy and Sheffield, 22,33; Putnam, a bal. 2,50; juv. fem. miss. so. for Levi Whipple, Ceylon, 20; Southfork, ch. 2,75; Warren, 31,77; Washington, 1,50; Wilkesville, 12; IN FOREIGN LANDS, &c. 25 00 Ahmednuggur, India, Viator, Rs. 200; T. G. 5; by Rev. E. Burgess, for new chapel, 280; Capt. Hibbert, for do. 100; A. N. Shaw, for do. 50; indiv. for schs. 196 8 0; B. Burgess, for do. 100; W. O'Brien, for do. 100; m. c. 44 10 11; Alleghany, N. Y. Miss. so. 100 00 Bombay, India, Indiv. Good Water, Choc. Na. R. Wall, 1; Mrs. J. W. 50c.; Matanzas, Cuba, Mrs. S. E. Montreal, C. E. A mem. of Zion ch. Mt. Pleasant, Choc. na. Chickasaw ch. 7,90; col'd mems. for African m. 6; Park Hill, Cher. na. m. c. 38; fem. sem. m. c. 25,94; Mr. C 2,94; 490 00 15 79 225 00 1 50 8 50 5 00 13 90 66 88 10 00 25 00 50 00 425 00 1,336 57 Western Reserve Aux. Soc. by Rev. S. G. Clark. Hudson, Wes. Res. col. 14,50; Rev. C. Pitkin, 20; Johnson, 5; Vienna, 4; A friend, by E. Lane, 600; Cuyahoga Falls, 1st cong. ch. to cons. ELISHA N. SILL an H. M. 100; Florence, pres. ch. 10; Johnstown, Rev. E. G. 1; Kirtland, cong. ch. 14,50; fem. miss. so. 3,50; Monroe, F. K. 3; F. S. 1,50; Sylvania and Whiteford, 1st cong. ch. 6; Legacies.-B. Roots, (prev. rec'd, 184,94,) Pine Ridge, Choc. na. Mrs. E. Kingsbury, 43 50 TOTAL from August 1st to May 31st, (of wh. for debt, $15,905 08,) 536 18 INDIANA. Concord, Ohio. A box fr. la. for Dr. Williamson, 40 57 Craftsbury, Vt. A box, fr. fem. and juv. miss. so. for Alleghany m. 23 00 Lebanon Centre, Me. A box, fr. la. s. s. Lynn, Ms. 312 Question Book on the Assembly's Catechism, fr. Rev. A. R. Baker. The following articles are respectfully solicited from Printing paper, writing paper, stationery, slates, shoes, hats, blankets, sheets, pillow-cases, towels, shirts, socks, stockings, fulled-cloth, flannel, domestic 114 80 cotton, etc. Sandwich Islands. letter from mr. cOAN, MARCH 3, 1852. THE island of Hawaii, on which Mr. Coan is laboring, is widely known for its remarkable volcanic phenomena. Several of its eruptions have been reported in the Herald in past years; and now our missionary brother at Hilo has given us an account of another. After reading his description of the scenes which, in the providence of God, he was permitted to behold, the sublime language of the Psalmist naturally occurs to us, as the appropriate expression of our feelings "He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; he toucheth the hills, and they smoke." "The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth." "Marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well." Mauna Loa in Action. At half past three, on the morning of February 17, a small beacon light was discovered on the summit of Mauna Loa. At first it appeared like a solitary star, resting on the apex. In a few minutes its light increased and shone like the rising moon. Seamen, keeping watch in our harbor, exclaimed, "What is that? The moon is rising in the west!" In fifteen minutes the problem was solved. A flood of fire burst out of the mountain; and soon it began to flow in a brilliant current down its northern slope, in the line of the great eruption which I visited in 1843. 15 VOL. XLVIII. In a short time immense columns of burning matter were thrown heavenward, apparently three or four hundred feet, flooding the summit of the mountain with light, and gilding the firmament with its radiance. Streams of light came pouring down, flashing through our windows and lighting up our apartments; so that we could almost see to read fine print. When we first awoke, so dazzling was the glare on our windows, that we supposed some building near us must be on fire; but as the light shone directly into our dormitory and upon our couch, we soon perceived that it proceeded from a volcanic eruption. At the end of two hours the molten stream had rolled down the side of the mountain, as we supposed, about fifteen miles. The eruption was one of terrible activity and surpassing splendor; but it was short. In about twenty-four hours all traces of it seemed extinguished. At daybreak, February 20, we were again startled by another eruption bursting out laterally, about half way down the mountain, and exactly facing Hilo; so that we could again see it through the windows of our dormitory. This crater seemed as active as the one on the summit; and in a short time we perceived the molten current flowing directly towards Hilo. The action became more and more fierce, from hour to hour; floods of lava were poured out; and the burning river soon reached the wood at its base, a distance of some twenty miles. Clouds |