ders of the Gospel! Often have I visited that | you think you are not ready to die?"
camp; but never did I come away with feel. I am not."
ings such as I had to-day.

June 27.-This afternoon, visited Lucy's camp. She, her daughter, and son-in-law, all manifest some seriousness. I hope they will be led to Christ, and yet I hope with trembling.

Visit from a Kaskaskia Chief.

July 14.—This evening, the Kaskaskia chief Gamassa, called. We have hoped for sometime that his mind was favorably impressed with divine things; and the interview this evening has strengthened that hope. I twice read to him the narrative of Bartimeus' appeal to Christ for the restoration of his sight-explained-noticed particularly his second appeal after he had been repulsed by those who attended Christ, and the tenderness with which the Lord met his request. Told Gamassa, he might expect to be opposed, if he tried to serve God; the Indians would think it strange and perhaps laugh at him. "Yes (said he) one night when sleep come, I, with my wife and children, kneeled down to pray for new hearts, one man in my camp laughed." His manner, speaking of this was peculiarly solemn, and drew the unbidden tear from every eye in the Then asked him if he would give up praying because Indians laugh. He answered, "No: I mean to hold fast: I do not care what Indian does; I think I will pray to God as long as I live." We then knelt in prayer. He prayed in Indian, with a trembling voice. Mr. Bradly and I followed. This was the first prayer we have ever been privileged to hear from any Indian belonging to this people. On the same floor where he to-day knelt in prayer, one year ago he lay prostrate under the influence of liquor. That was the last time he drank. How great, how cheering the Great enough, I could almost hope,

room.

contrast!

to excite joy in heaven.

Visit to the Sick.

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Whiskey-Sellers Troubled.

"I fear

Aug. 3.-We have incurred the execrations of some of the whiskey-sellers along the line, because we have induced the Indians in a measure to cease from drinking. The hope of their gains being gone, they imagine that we exceedingly trouble" them, as Paul and Silas did the men of Philippi. We have no other feeling toward these men, than that they renounce their traffic, speedily repent, and secure the favor of God by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Their prospect for this life is cheerless; and on their graves will rest the signet of the Almighty, that they rise not to a joyous immortality. Besides the general cessation from drinking, a case or two is more worthy of notice. Charley, one of the chiefs, a few days since, knocked in the head of a whiskey-keg which an Ottaway had brought from the settlement, and let out its contents on the ground. Two of our Indians, who had gone to Independence for supplies ten days ago, firmly opposed the solicitations of a Ro

man Catholic merchant to drink. He offered them a variety of drinks. But they refused; and he, in return, gave them the common blessing of a profane man. They did not trade with him. One Indian, yesterday after meeting, told me his father, mother, and brothers, are all dead, and he is left alone. He thinks they went wrong, and he is now determined to walk in the narrow road.

Afflictive Providence. Indian Funeral.

Aug. 11th.-Our hearts again bleed under the visitations of Divine Providence. This evening, at half past five o'clock, our dear little son, Kerwin Swift, was taken from us. I find it one of the heaviest trials I have had; and to my dear Mary Ann the dispensation is more afflictive. To murmur we forbear; the Lord has done it. An aged Indian died yesterday. In the evening, I was both delighted and surprised by a request which came to me July 24.-Visited Lucy's camp in company to attend the funeral and preach. The man with the interpreter. The few families in who came said, he wanted me to come and that neighborhood came together in her camp. talk about heaven, pointing his hand upwards. She was sick and in great bodily pain. I talk-The sickness of our dear little son, with my ed to her about being ready for death. Spoke of heaven; told her that in heaven there was no pain, no sickness. She became agitated and wept profusely. At this moment all the clattering in the camp was hushed, and every eye fixed on me. The thought immediately occurred, that I was crossing some of their superstitions by being at the bedside of the sick; but I afterward concluded, that was probably not the case. When Lucy became more composed, I inquired the cause of her trouble. She said, she was afraid she was about to die, and she wished to live a little longer. Why Aug. 24. We have been again pained to do you wish to live longer?" No reply. "Do know, that some of our Indians have been

own ill health, prevented me from going. Mr. Lindsay attended. They were orderly and solemn. They laid the corpse in a casing of puncheon, placed his clothes under his head, laid his tomahawk, pipe, and belt, at his feet. Then, before filling the grave, invited Mr. Lindsay to speak. He left them before the grave was filled; and we know not whether they afterwards performed a superstitious ceremony.

A Detestable Practice.

drinking. This, we think, is in a great degree owing to the decease of the aged man who died a few days ago. They have been long accustomed to observe the detestable practice of connecting intoxication with their attentions to the dead. One man has been stabbed, and probably will not live. None of those drank of whom we entertained hopes of reform.

Mission to the Ioways.

Sept. 8.-I have been to Ioway, and am as far as Shawnee Agency on my return. Our friends at Ioway are in health, and prosecuting their work. The Indians are friendly. Sone of the children spell in four letters. I spent three days at that place, during which we had several religious meetings.

FOREIGN MISSIONARY INTELLIGENCE.

MISSION TO CHINA.

a better cause. About 40 attended their church to-day. The priests blush not to say, there is no salvation out of the Catholic church. All the resources of the true church are now demanded, be they prayers, means, or holy men. If, in five years, she can supply the heathen world with 1000 holy missionaries, would it not be better than to wait ten years, assured that 5000 would then be equipped for her service? One man, in season, may extinguish a fire, which, if neglected, will reduce a city to ashes in spite of all its inhabitants.

ISLAND OF SCIO.

He

Rev. Peter Parker, at Singapore, February 15, 1835, writes substantially as follows, to Rev. Mr. Bacon, of New Haven, Connecticut. Singapore is but a little more than a degree N. of the Equator, Long. E. 105 degs. Here God has scattered the blessings of nature with liberal hand. Here" perpetual spring abides, and never-withering flowers." The richest verdure every where meets the eye. Here is a tree in full bloom, there one laden with fruit. It is delightful to visit the gardens and planta. tions of spices and other tropical productions. But, alas! man, apostate fellow inan, is "vile." If he knows God, he does not obey him. The population of Singapore is about 15,000, con- Rev. S. R. Houston, in a letter to the Editor sisting of Europeans, Malays, Chinese, Bu- of the Philadelphian, describes the present gise, Portuguese, Moors, Arabs, Jews, &c. state of this island and its inhabitants. The Chinese, by far the most numerous, ex. says, Scio has been celebrated for its fertile ceed 10,000. I, in the midst of them, occupy vales, its orange groves, its wines, its salubrithe house of Dr. Morrison's heirs, erected for ous climate, the wealth and refinement of its a mission-house, with large rooms for schools. inhabitants. But since the Turks, in 1822, With a Chinese teacher on each hand, I eat desolated this happy land, many of its fertile with chop-sticks, from the same plate with vales have become barren through neglect— them. So far as 1 know, the Chinese regard many of its orange groves are cut down; the me as their friend. My medical and surgical vine yields not its wonted abundance; wealth aid has often been put in requisition; and, ere and refinement have fled; its city, with its colI was aware, I had converted my house into a lege, lies a heap of ruins-its Campus and LiChinese hospital and eye-infirmary. About vadia, with their thousand palaces, mourn; and 200 cases have been under my daily care for from its lofty terraces is heard, in the silence weeks. The divine blessing on these efforts, of the night-watches, the gloomy screeching and the kind of cases first presented, seemed of the owl. Even the climate seems to be alto make a strong impression on their dark tered. The lemon trees have been cut off by minds. The American Consul, Hon. J. Balis- the frost and snow; and many limbs of the tier, has been a friend to me and my brethren. orange trees entirely destroyed. This people I give books to my new patients, if from a dis- have been visited in wrath for their iniquities. tance, as from Rhio, Malacca, Penang, &c. But may we not hope that the time for favorand some to carry to their friends. Our little ing them has returned? They have been assembly has increased to-day to 21, who hear humbled, and are willing to hear what the will the word with profound silence and fixed at- of the Lord is. We have brought them the tention. Weekly, the word of God is going, word of life; and they come from a great disas upon four winds, among these heathen of tance, begging it with an earnestness cheering China, and in other ways the true God is to a benevolent heart. With much gratitude brought to their knowledge: O, for the Eter and joy these poor people receive our books nal Spirit to descend!--the only hope of Gos- and tracts. But gross wickedness prevails pel ministers and missionaries to the heathen. here. On some of the great feast days, priests, Shall I tell you, the Roman Catholic missiona- as well as people, become disgracefully intoxiries are before us, and awakening interest cated. None have a correct idea of the saamong the Chinese? Two are gone to Siam; credness of the Sabbath. They have divine and two are here, laboring with zeal worthy of service at sun-rise in the morning, and an

other at sun-set; but the rest of the day is true God and eternal life. Attendance is kept spent in visiting, gunning, playing cards, &c. up at three out-stations, though occasionally The people confess to the priests twice or interrupted by the small-pox. We have lathrice a year-hear the Scriptures read in an-mented, that our number as missionaries is so cient Greek, abstain from meat on certain small; and a large supply of European laborers days, and conclude all is safe. Many of the is wanted; but, in default of this, God is raispriests cannot read. Some are well acquaint-ing up instruments of themselves to carry on ed with the Scriptures; but their understand-his work; giving them zeal and knowledge, ings are completely perverted by their reli- love to the truth, and compassion for their gious system of error and superstition. Few countrymen. At a village sixty miles west of have any correct knowledge of geography or the capital, a small chapel has been erected by any science. Our teacher, Stomatinos, a priest, the zeal of the natives, excited by the exertions told us that Russia is on the top of the earth, of a pious female. A delightful spirit of inquiand a vessel going towards it from Scio is ry is awakened; and several natives, men of obliged to ascend and pursue a zigzag course rank and importance, conduct prayer-meetings with extreme difficulty. Some of the physi- with much fervor, pleasure, and propriety. cians have astonished us more than the clergy Public worship, for prayer and reading the by their ignorance. They are of three classes Scriptures, is held in distant parts, conducted -the educated from European Universities, by those who were formerly scholars or teachwho are very few-the quacks, who have spent ers in the missionary schools. Applications a few months in an apothecary's shop in Con- for books, especially the Scriptures, are very stantinople or elsewhere-and those who know numerous. The printing of the Scriptures is nothing of medicine, and use plants. These advancing towards completion. Premises are the most numerous. We expect, ere long, have been erected at Ambatonakanga for a to commence a girls' school. The poor females new press, types, &c. are much neglected. A few in the existing schools can read and write well. Some mo. thers desire Mrs. Houston to take charge of their girls, and teach them sewing, knitting, &c. The people are becoming tired of their long fasts, and some indulge themselves at night in forbidden meats. Even a priest took a hearty meal of oil, &c.; but if his offence were known to the bishop, he would be deprived of his beard, which in his estimation would be a capital punishment.

MISSION TO MADAGASCAR.

Rev. Messrs. Johns and Freeman, of the London Missionary Society, say, During the last half year, the mission has made a marked, steady, and encouraging progress. The chapel at Ambatonakanga has been well attended; for several weeks, actually crowded. A grow. ing attention has been paid to the word of life, under a deep conviction of the truth, value, and glory of the Gospel. We have been exceedingly gratified with the personal conduct of many. We have reason to think, that several are savingly converted to God, more perfectly convinced of the folly of idolatry and divination, and great numbers awakened to think and inquire. The force of error is subdued, and the power of truth acknowledged. The services are considerable, occupying a large portion of our time on the Sabbath. Mrs. Johns has a large Bible class of young women. There are also public services and prayer. meetings in the week evenings. A spirit of exists and increases among the natives; prayer who conduct those mectings themselves at their own houses, under a sense of obligation to spread around them the knowledge of the

DOMESTIC ITEMS.

Return of Mr. Finney.-Rev. John B. Pinney and his co-worker in our African Mission, Mr. H. C. Finley, on a visit to the United States, arrived at Norfolk, Va., Oct. 2. Some particular information in reference to that mission may be expected in our next.

American Board.--The annual meeting of this important society, held at Baltimore, on the 9th of September, was interesting. Much information, embodied in the report, was calculated to animate the zeal, the prayers and efforts of the friends of foreign missions. The receipts of the last 11 months were $163,340.19; the expenditures, $163,254.

VOL. III....No. 12. PITTSBURGH, DECEMBER, 1835. WHOLE No. 33.

ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS.

CONVERSION OF THE WORLD.-NO. 4. THE prosecution and conclusion of this subject in successive numbers of the Chronicle has been prevented by the press of other matter; and, at present, there is room only for the briefest notice of additional evidence in the New Testament that the worid will be converted to God.

The Apostles were to be Witnesses for Christ to all nations; to the Jews, the Samaritans, and the Gentiles, to the utmost parts of the earth. (Acts 1:8.) That their successors are to bear testimony for him to all nations is evident from the promise of his presence to the end of time which he connected with their commission: "Go ye, teach all nations," &c. Lo, I am with you alway," &c. (Matt. 28:20.)

Paul, at his conversion, was commissioned to preach the Gospel specially to the Gentiles, who did then, and do still, constitute the principal part of the human race. (See Acts 9:15, and 26: 17,18.) Accordingly, he preached through the vast circuit from Jerusalem to Illyricum; and exhibited an illustrious example of zeal and active labor to all the heralds of salvation sent to Pagan lands.

The Revelation made to Peter at Joppa showed the gracious Design of Heaven towards the Gentiles, and opened the Way for the unlimited Promulgation of the Gospel. What was Peter, that he could withstand God?" And who, in modern times, can, without perilous presumption, set themselves in opposition to missions among the heathen?

then, the will of God on this subject should be proclaimed to all, ere it be for ever too late for repentance.

The Gentiles will hear and obey the Gospel. Paul admonished the unbelieving Jews at Rome, saying, "Be it known unto you, that the salvation of God is sent to the Gentiles, and that they will hear it." (Acts 28:28.) He was confident, from the predictions of the Old Testament, his Lord's commission to himself, and his blessing on his ministry, that many of them would receive the Gospel in faith and love. It is still true, that increasing numbers of the heathen are induced to hear and profit by the truth, and faithful ambassadors of Christ have ample grounds of encouragement.

The Awful Depravity of the Heathen proves their Need of the Gospel. Their moral state is delineated in affecting terms by the Apostle, (Rom. 2:21-32,) and ought to command the attention and exertions of Christians for their deliverance. His description was applicable to the refined Greeks and Romans, as well as to barbarous nations; and from the reports of missionaries and other credible writings it is evident, that the heathen are still under the bondage of corruption, and must perish, without the knowledge of the Savior, communicated by the Gospel.

The Calling and Salvation of the Gentiles by Christ, through the preaching of the Gospel, is proved by the Apostle from Scripture prophecy, and illustrated by remarks, showing the necessity of hearing, in order to faith and salvation, and the consequent importance of proclaiming the Gospel in all the earth. (Rom. 9:24,25-30, and 10:12-17.)

Paul and Barnabas understood the unlimited Extent of their Commission, and fulfilled it by preaching in every accessible country; first, to the dispersed Jews; and, when they refused to The Conversion of the Jews, as a body, and hear, to the Gentiles, in obedience to the their Restoration to their forfeited inheritance, Lord's command. (Acts 13:46,47.) And why have been noticed by quotations from the Proshould not the most effective measures be ta-phets; and the evidence thus presented is fully *ken, in our own day, to send the Gospel, to en-confirmed by the Apostle, who clearly foretels lighten the millions who are yet in the grossest the same events, with the ingathering of "the darkness, and lead them to the knowledge of the only way of life?

God commands all Men, every where, to repent, under that new and glorious dispensation of mercy which he has opened in the Gospel of his Son. (Acts 17:30.) The command is universal. There is no exception of age, caste, nation, or place of residence. All have sinned; and sinners must repent, or perishbecome holy, or never enter heaven. Surely,

fulness of the Gentiles." (Rom. 11:15,25,26.)

The Gospel ought to be preached in places where Christ is not named; to people who have never been informed of his Divine character, his immeasurable love, his atoning sacrifice, his mediatorial office, his invaluable blessings, his gracious calls and overtures of salvation, and his assurances of life to all those who truly believe on his name. (See Rom. 15: 18-21.)