only Saviour of lost sinners. But think that is imposing-much of the coloring of not, dear friends, that I plead merely the romance. Guard well against this. Pure wants of the Indians. It is true they have love to God, and love to the souls of the claims upon us which are peculiar. They perishing heathen, must be the ruling mohave not only been a neglected, but a much tive-the main spring to action. Every injured people; and the very least we can other stimulus will fail, and leave the soul of do to compensate them for their land, the missionary to wither under disappointwhich furnishes Americans with a peaceful ment, and sink into despondency. We asylum, is to instruct them in that blessed need humble, holy, self-denying men for gospel which may direct their wandering this work. But let not these things intimidate feet to a better country; which promises you. Come with honest, candid hearts, them a home-" a dwelling not made with hearts open to conviction, to a throne of hands, eternal in the heavens." But the grace, to know what are your personal duIndian tribes constitute but a small part of ties in reference to this work; that you may the heathen world. 66 Ethiopia is stretch-be enabled to come to an early decision, so ing forth her hands." China with her mil- as to seek that grace and make those prelions, and the Isles of the sea in all their parations which are necessary; that your numbers, are perishing for lack of vision. minds may be duly informed, and your Are the eyes and hearts of any of you turn hearts expanded with this subject. God ed towards them? If so, go to them. We grant you wisdom to know and grace to do wish you God speed. Go in the name and his will. Spirit of Him who was, emphatically, "the To some of you this may be, as the missionary of the cross," and may His whole subject of religion is, a dull and unblessing go with you. But may there not interesting subject. Permit me, my dear be some of your number whose talents and friends, with tenderness, yet with plainness, constitutions are best calculated for this to warn you of the immense risk you run field? If so, come in the fullness of the in despising a preached gospel, and rejectpreparation of the gospel of peace, and you ing an offered Saviour. See to it, I entreat shall receive a cordial welcome. The bles-you, that you do not make these privileges sing of many a poor pagan, now in dark- which you enjoy, the means of your more ness, may rest upon your head; and in the fearful condemnation. Beware, lest the end, if found faithful, you shall receive poor heathen rise up in judgment to confrom your Master the plaudit, "well done, demn you; lest while they, (through the good and faithful servant, enter thou into preaching of that gospel which you des the joy of thy Lord." Nor think that I pise,) are brought into the kingdom of heawish merely to uphold that Missionary ven, you, who are the children of the kingBoard with which I stand connected. No. dom, shall be cast out. There is a Board close by you, which, like With feelings of respect and estcem for a heavenly cherub, is spreading out her in- your beloved Professors, as well as for fant wings to gather under their protection yourselves, individually, I am your friend, the sons of Jefferson; whilst she is already reaching forth to India and benighted Africa the fruit of that tree of life which is for We have seen in some of our exchange the healing of nations. It is not the cause papers, a statement given, that the Rev. S. of any particular nation, nor any particular C. Jennings is the editor of the Chronicle. Board, for which I plead. It is the cause We cannot tell how this mistake has occur. of six hundred millions of perishing hea- red, as the name of Mr. Jennings was nevthen, for which I raise my feeble voice, and er in any way connected with the editing or for which, I trust, I shall continue to plead, publishing of this work. Although the till this poor stammering tongue is silenced printing and publishing has been done in in death. But I wish not to appeal merely different offices, as circumstances required, to your feelings, but, also, to your sober the Rev. ELISHA P. SWIFT, Corresponding judgment. Decide not rashly. Count well Secretary of the W. F. M. Society, has the cost. To a youthful, ardent mind, the been and continues to be the only editor of subject of foreign missions presents much the F. M. Chronicle.-Christian Herald.

&c.

HENRY R. WILSON.

PROCEEDINGS OF OTHER SOCIETIES.

blood cause a god to dwell inside? This is a delusion by which people deceive themselves. They know not that there is one God, who governs and controls these heavens, the earth, and all creatures: he sends down misery or happiness on the men of the world.

He also says that American ships sométimes touch at Port Natal, and that any ship passing to the eastward of the Cape of Good Hope, might easily land missionaries at the Port. And as the territory is beyond the tropics, the climate would, doubtless, be found more favorable to the constitutions of

Answer of the multitude-" What God men from our northern States, than that of is this?" western Africa.

NEW MISSION TO WEST AFRICA.

Reply: This God is from the beginning, before the heavens, earth, and all things existed. He, by his almighty power, formThe Rev. Messrs. John B. Pinney, Mr. ed these lofty heavens and this deep earth, Laird, John Cloud, missionaries, and Mr. and produced and sustains every creature. T. Temple, a colored Assistant and candidate This is the God who now governs heaven, for the ministry, all under the direction of earth, and all things. He is called by the the Western Foreign Missionary Society, names, The most high God; the Lord of are expected to embark in a few days, on heaven; the living and true God. Any of board of the ship Jupiter, of this port, for these names may be employed. Whatever Africa, to commence two missionary stations gods or budhs there may be, were all crea- in the interior behind Liberia. One of the ted by this God: therefore, praying to budhs missionaries, the Rev. Mr. Pinney, has alinstead of praying to God, will not only not ready spent some time in that country, and bring happiness, but involves the guilt of selected places at which missions may be rebellion against God. Suppose a person advantageously commenced. The plan of who wished to borrow money from a rich the present undertaking contemplates the man, instead of applying to him, should ap- connexion of a small agricultural establishply to his servant, would it not be an indig- ment with its operations, as an example to nity, and incur the displeasure of the rich the natives of manual labor in the cultivaman, instead of obtaining his favor? Now at tion of the soil. Village schools are to be present, instead of praying to the most high instituted, and, if the enterprise prospers, a God, that he would in mercy and compas-high school, on the plan of manual labor insion send genial showers, going and pray-stitutions, is to be established, to be compoing to all the gods and budhs, is a similar sed of those most improved and most promising of the pupils from the primary schools, and with the view of raising up teachers of youth and ministers of the gospel from among the natives. One or two of the missionaries will, it is expected, re

offence.

Answer:

According to what you say, it is not reasonable to pray to any but the most high God."

AMERICAN BOARD OF COM. FOR FOREIGN ceive ordination in this city, and a mission

MISSIONS.

ary meeting be held previously to their deProposed Mission on the Eastern Coast parture for Africa. In fitting out this misof Africa.-At the recommendation of the sion on the plan now stated, farming utenRev. Dr. Philip, the well known Superin-sils, smith's and joiner's tools, clothing of vatendent of the London Society's missions in rious kinds, plain articles of household furSouth Africa, the Prudential Committee niture, provisions, such a quantity of pickpurpose, with the leave of Providence, to led beef and pork, and flour, &c., will establish a mission among the ZOOLAHS be needed, and may perhaps some of a populous tribe of Africans on the eastern it be collected by the friends of missions in coast, between Port Natal and De la Goa this city and its vicinity. Those who may Bay-as soon as the suitable men for such feel willing in this way to aid the enterprize, a mission are obtained. Dr. Philip repre- are respectfully informed that during the sents the field as one of great promise, and few days in which the Jupiter will remain states that the societies now in operation in in port, any of these articles may be sent South Africa cannot occupy it efficiently. Ito No. 130 Washington near Rector street,

where they will be duly received. Notice of intended donations, or contributions in money, in aid of these missions, may be sent to the Missionary room of the society, in the 2nd story of the new chapel of the brick church opposite the Park.

tian grace, will, I trust, grow and increase more and more, there and in all our churches. That congregation will accept this note, as an expression of my gratitude for their affectionate remembrance, in this manner, of their former pastor. Yours, &c. THOMAS BARR.

I would thank the Editor of the Chronicle to publish the following errata in the next number.

Errata in the last page of the No. for
August.

As this is the first mission sent from this country, with preparations to commence regular establishments among the native! tribes of neglected, benighted Africa, and as the plan of immediately commencing schools, and directing the attention of the people to agricultural pursuits, in a region where no specimen of this kind has yet been presented, must be attended with additional read, $17 66.-Charlestown, Va., for an Apple Creek, for $15 per Mr. Young, expense, it is hoped that such as desire to individual, read, individuals.-Cumberland, gain for the arts of civilized life, and for Va., for Mrs. M. T. Venable, read, Mrs. the blessed gospel, a permanent footing on M. S. Venable; for M. R. Corball, read, the insalubrious and long-neglected shores of that ill-fated land, will find a pleasure in mack, read, Mrs. M. C. Womack; and inMrs. M. R. Caball; for Mrs. M. C. Worpromptly assisting the present enterprise.sert Mrs. Agnes W. Watkins, $5.—BoydMay not those who are unprepared to contribute money, provide articles of clothing for native children, elementary and school books, and implements of husbandry, to be put into the hands of this rude and indolent people? Besides the preparations already mentioned, two or three small buildings are to be sent out, ready to be put up on the arrival of the mission at Brussa, the place where its first location is expected to be commenced.-New York Observer.

Miss M. F. Brame. Some jewelry menton, Va., for Miss M. F. Browne, read, tioned in my report was not noticed.

LOYAL YOUNG.

The list of contributions for the present No. is necessarily omitted until our next.

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Monroe, Butler Co., Ohio, statedly contribute to its funds; to the offcers of all Auxiliary Societies; to the active To the publisher of the F. M. Chronicle. friends of the Society, wherever desired: Rev. and Dear Sir-In the August No. other persons who may order it will be exof the Chronicle, I read in the list of dona-pected to pay the sum of Fifty Cents per tions, a notice that the congregation of Ap-annum, to go to the general use of the Inple Creek, (Wayne Co., O.,) had been plea-stitution. sed to constitute me a Life Member of the Western F. M. Society. This act of kind remembrance, on the part of that people, has been peculiarly refreshing to my recollections of Christian ministerial labors amongst them, during a period of nine years. To many evidences whilst resident with them, I consider this act an additional, that my labors were not in vain, in the Lord, amongst them. And I rejoice that the interest for missions, which I endeavored to cherish whilst with that people, abides and increases, and, with every other Chris

All communications relating to remittances, and the transmission of funds, should be directed to Rev. ELISHA MACURDY, Briceland's Cross Roads, Washington county, or to Mr. SAMUEL THOMPSON, NO. 110, Market street, Pittsburgh.

All others should be directed to the Rev.

ELISHA P. SWIFT, Corresponding Secretary of the Society, Pittsburgh.

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FOREIGN MISSIONARY CHRONICLE.

VOL. I.

PITTSBURGH, OCTOBER, 1833.

WESTERN FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

AFRICAN MISSION.

No. 7.

of the missionaries, Messrs. Pinney and Agreeably to an intention expressed in Cloud; and the services, (after a collection our August No., the Mission for Africa amounting to $141 183,) were concluded was organized, in the city of New York, with the benediction, by the Rev. Dr. Philearly in the present month, and has since lips, who also presided, and offered the insailed for Monrovia. It consists of the Rev. troductory prayer. Of the addresses deJohn B. Pinney, the Rev. Matthew Laird livered by President Durbin and Dr. Spring, and wife, the Rev. John Cloud, and Mr. we have only room to say, that we enterJames Temple. The Rev. Mr. Laird was tain the hope of being hereafter enabled to ordained by the Presbytery of Northum-lay an abstract of them before our readers. berland, in the first week of the present

Laird, John B. Pinney, and John Cloud, and Mr. James Temple.

month. The ordination of Mr. Cloud took | Instructions to the Rev. Messrs. Matthew place in the Rev. Dr. Spring's church, (N. Y.,) on the evening of the 11th instant.That spacious edifice was filled to overflowing with a very attentive congregation. The appropriate discourse of the Rev. Mr. Krebbs, and the impressive charge and ordaining prayer of Dr. M'Cartee, were such as truly to deserve the close and solemn interest which they awakened.

In conformity with your convictions of duty expressed to us, and the wishes of the Western Foreign Missionary Society, ar-. rangements have been made for the commencement of a mission in Africa, and the time has now arrived when you are about to At the closing missionary meeting, held bid adieu to your native land, and repair to in the Wall street church, (N. Y.,) on the the scene of your future labors. You will following Monday evening, at which the in-proceed from this city to the borough of structions to the missionaries were deliver- Norfolk, Va., and take passage in the ship ed, the Rev. President Durbin and the Rev. Jupiter, now waiting at that port, bound for Dr. Spring addressed the meeting-Mr. D. Liberia. in reference to the growth and progress of the missionary spirit, and the present state of Christianity in Africa; and Dr. Spring on the need of a great increase of laborers for the foreign field, and the duty of ministers and churches in this country, by the union and consolidation of small congregations, and the exercise of a stricter economy of means in other ways, to provide for a larger contribution of ministerial help in the great work of Foreign Missions. The assembly were also addressed by two

Among the earliest acts of the Executive Committee of our society was the adopting of a resolution to commence a mission in Western Africa, and one of you was among the first missionaries whom the society received after its organization. Before any laborers were sent to that important field with the view of commencing a permanent establishment, it was deemed expedient to attempt an exploration of the accessible parts of Western Africa. When the two brethren appointed to that important and ar