coming prejudice. But one im- a pair of shoes not made to please age is presented to the eye, and his taste, the canon became furithat is liberality. Her features, ous, and killed him. The unhapher attitude, her voice, her wea- py man left a widow, four daughpons, and her attire, are always ters, and a son 14 years of age. the same. Her broad mantle They made their complaint to covers the approach of the fend, the Chapter; the canon was till the treacherous blow be giv- prosecuted, and condemned not en, and“ truth fall in the streets.” to appear in the choir for a year. Certain it is, that such has been The young shoemaker having the ordinary course of those attained to man's estate, was who have turned“ away from the scarcely able to get a livelihood, holy commandment delivered and overwhelmed with wretchednnto them.” They began with ness, sat down on the day of a a show of liberality, and ended in procession at the door of the downright apostacy. Nor can cathedral of Seville, in the mothere be a worse symptom of a ment the procession passed by. professor of Christianity, than an Amongst the other canons, he anxiety to be accounted liberal perceived the murderer of his on points of principle. It is an father. At the sight of this anxiety which Christ and his man, filial affection, rage and apostles never displayed. It is despair got so far the better of the mark of one with whom the his reason, that he fell furiously

answer of a good conscience" upon the priest, and stabbed him is of less value than the breath to the heart. The young man of a passing compliment; one was seized, convicted of the who “ loves the praise of men crime, and immediately con. more than the praise of God.” demned to be quartered alive.

The king was then at Seville ; THE THREE QUESTIONS. and hearing of the particulars, BERNARD's three questions determined to be himself the are worth the asking ourselves, judge of the young man. When in any enterprise :- 1. Is it he proceeded to give judgment, lawful ? May I do it, and not sin ? he first annulled the sentence 2. Is it becoming me as a Chris- just pronounced, and after ask. tian ? May I do it, and not wrong ing the young man what was my profession? 3. Is it expedi- his profession, I furbid you, said ent? May I do it, and not offend he, to make shoes for a year io my weak brother ?

comie.

Edin. Miss. Mag. ANECDOTE OF PETER THE THIRD. In the days of Peter the Third,

of the cathedral of Seville, affected in his dress, and particularly in his shoes, could not find a workman to his liking. An unfortunate shoemaker, to whom he applied after quitting many others, having brought him

The following lines of Cowper possess exquisite bene

ty, and are above all praise.

ADDRESS TO DEITY.
Thou art the source and centre of all minds,
Their only point of 'rest, ETERNAL WORD!
From thee departing, they are lost, and rove
At random, without honour, bope or peace.
Vrom thee is all that soot bes the life of mas,
His high endeavour and his glad success,
His strength to suffer, and his will to serve.
But oh! thou bounteous Giver of all good,
Thou art of all thy gifts thyself the crowa!
Give what thou canst, without thee we are poor
And with thee 'ricb, take what thou vil avay.

Review of Dew publications. Universalism confounds and de- The professed design of the

stroys itself; or letters to a third part, beside answering obfriend, in four parts, &c. &c. jections, is to shew that the natBy Joseph SPALDING, A. M. ural and proper meaning of everPastor of a Church in Buck- lasting, eternal, forever, forever land. Wright. Northamp- and ever, and the original words ton. 1805. pp. 359.

from which they are translated,

is endless duration, The subject of this book is The remarks and criticisms highly interesting; as there is upon these terms appear to be an essential difference between just, and are sufficient to satisfy the scheme which supposes God a candid inquirer after truth, will put an endless difference that “ they properly mean endbetween the righteous and the less duration, and that this is their wicked, and that which promi- common and necessary, import, ses salvation to all mankind. If as used in the holy Scriptures. the former be true, the latter is The objections urged by Uninot only false, but pregnant with versalists, are fairly and fully aninfinite mischief to the souls of swered. men; and the cause of truth re- The author's principal object quires, that every lawful means in the fourth part is to shew, should be used to expose the that “the sufficiency of the falsehood, and counteract the atonement for the salvation of all tendency of such a system. is consistent with the final de

This work is divided into four struction of a part of mankind.” parts, each containing a number This is an important section, of letters.

and deserves a careful perusal; The general object of the first as the Universalists found some and second part is to show that of their most specious arguments the scheme, which denies all fu- and objections upon the supposture punishment, and that which ed inconsistency of these ideas. supposes a " limited punishment The author exhibits, in a clear hereafter, are made up of con- and convincing light, the nature tradictions." p. 9th and 22d. of the atonement, and also the From numerous quotations and consistency of God's leaving the reasoning upon them, it ap- some men to final sin and ruin, pears with sufficient evidence, with the doctrine, that the atone. that each of those schemes is ve- ment opens a door of salvation ry inconsistent with itself, and for all. involves many absurdities. It is What is said upon the second thought, however, that the ex- death, we think scriptural and pression, “ made up of contra- pertinent. dictions,” is too strong. A There are defects in the style, scheme may contain contradic- which will be noticed by the crittions, and even many contradic- ical reader; and some of the tions ; yet not be made up of arguments, and answers to obcontradictions.

jections might, with advantage, have been considerably contract. upon this subject, since the mased.

terly and unanswerable publicaBut this work, notwithstand- tions of Drs. Edwards and ing its defects, is far from being Strong; yet, considering the predestitute of merit. It indicates valence of Universalism, and its strength of mind, and an inti- dangerous tendency, we hesitate mate acquaintance with the sa- not to recommend this work to cred Scriptures. The reason- the attentive and prayerful peruing is, generally, perspicuous sal of those, who wish to know and conclusive. And though the truth upon a question, in little that is new can be expected which all are deeply interested.

Religious Jntelligence.

From

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OF THE COV- they had distributed in the new set. GREGATIONAL MISSIONARY

SO.

tlements about 200 books belonging CIETY IN THE COUNTIES OF to the Society, and brought back in BERKSHIRE AND COLUMBIA.

contributions 851 87. The ninth annual meeting of the The Report of the Treasurer was Congregational Missionary Society, also heard and accepted. The fol in the counties of Berkshire and Co- lowing is his report at large. lumbia, was hulden agreeably to ap- A statement of the funds of the Corpointment, at the meeting-house in Richmond, Sept. 16, 1806; at the

gregational Missionary Society, orig,

inated in the counties of Berkshire and opening of which a sermon was delivered by the Rev. Beriah Hotchkin,

Columbia, and the expenditures of from Matt. xvi. 18. “ And I say also

the same, from the 12th of Sept.

1804, to the 21st of Nov. 1806. unto thee, that thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church ;

Account of the monies received by the Treasurer.

D G and the gates of hell shall not prevail Balance in the Treasury, Sept. 13th, 1804, 345 59 against it.”

Sept. 18, A contribution from the Rev. Mr.
1804.

Collin's Society in Lanesborough
At this meeting the Society was

From a friend of missions
encouraged to continue, and, if possi-
ble, to increase their exertions to

A contribution from Rer. Mr. Morse's
society at Green River

$ 56 spread the knowledge of the gospel, Oct. 14. Addition to the last contribution from by having opportunity to witness an

I 10

From Mr. Asaph Morgan, collected on addition to the body of several valua

8 35 ble members.

Dec. 13. From Rev. Benjamin Wooster, collect The Report of the Trustees, con.

Jan. 12, A contribution from the town of Pitta taining an account of their proceed. 1803. ings the last year, relative to the em.

18. From Rev. Joha Morse, collected on a ployment of missionaries, and the ex- Teb. 11. A contribution from the town of penditure of monies, was exhibited

20 34 to the Society and received their ap.

April 8.
From Kev. Samuel Fuller, collected on

31 35 probation. From this report it ap

23. From a fentale friend of missions

500

29 A contribution from the town of Lee 33 33 pears that the Trustees, during the

From Rev. Gideon Hawley, a donation 1 00 fear, had engaged eighty weeks of June 14 From Mr. Samuel P. Robbins, collected missionary service ; that they had

25 Os Aug. 22. From a friend of missions

12 00 received returns from their mission

From

do. in Williamstows 10.00 aries of forty-four wecks of service,

Sept. 17. From

A contribution from the town of Shefactually performed ; that the mis

1 2 25 mionaries who had made returns, had Jan. 8, From Rev. Joseph Avery, collected oa preached 268 sermons, besides at

13 43

Feb. 18. A contribution from the town of Pittstending many religious conferences,

field and making many family visits ; that

March 23. A contribution from the town of San

disheld

Pittsfield

25.

a mission

od on a mission

18 00

field

mission

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Windsor

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FOREIGN

promising, several of them being able EDINBURGH MISSIONARY SOCIETY to read both Turkish and English; that

This society has lately publish the prejudices of the surrounding pacd its annual report, containing tives are not so violent as formerly; and a view of the progress of their that even some of the Efendis are beaffairs during the last year. An come friendly, and seem to wish well occurrence of considerable impor

to their cause. The Russian Gov. tance to their mission in Tartary, ernment has made them a grant of which has recently taken place, is thus land, and anitexed to the grant cerrelated. “ When the state of our tain important privileges. A tract funds tad put it out of the power of the against Mohammedism has been missionaries to redeem any more of printed by the missionaries in their the native youths, the providence press at Karass. It is written of God, in a very extraordinary man. in Arabic, and the typography is ner, sent them, free of cost, from a remarkably well executed.. The distant part of Tartary, above forty tract makes a great stir among the children, to be educated in the Christ. Moslems. Mr. Brunton has made ian faith. They are of a tribe of considerable progress in translating Kirghisian Tartars, of both sexes, and the Scriptures into the language of from five to fifteen years of age. In the country. To this object he has de. their native country, they were, to hu. voted much of his time and attenman appearance, placed beyond the tion; and he thinks that he has sucreach of the means of grace ; but cecded in making such a translation HE who says, “I will bring my sons as will be understood, not only by the from far, and my daughters from the Turks, but also by the Tartars. All the ends of the earth,” compelled their the missionaries, and some even of the tribe, under the pressure of famine, to Efendis, are anxious to have it print. offer their children to the Emperor ed, but this cannot be done without a as the price of bread; and induced new font of Arabic types; and in the his counsellors to present a portion of present exhausted state of the societhem to the missiogaries at Karass, to ty's fund it is doubtful whether they be educated under their eye, in the can engage in this great and neces. Christian religion.

sarily expensive work. “O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! METHODIST CONFERENCE. How unsearchable are his judgments, The minutes of the annual confer. and his way's past finding out." ence of the Methodist preachers late Would it have been proper for the in connexion with Mr. Wesley, repremissionaries to have declined the of- sent the numbers in their societies to fer because they had not the approba. be as follows : tion of the society? Would it have In Great Britain..

.110,803 been proper for the society, after they In Ireland....

23,773 received information, to have censur- Gibraltar....

40 ed their conduct in accepting so sin. Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, gular a gift ? Certainly not. They and Newfoundland.....

1,418 are the Children of Providence. West Indies, Whites.... 1,775 God has said, “Take these children and Coloured people, &c..13,165 educate them for me, I will give you

14,946 your wages :' and it is hoped that the United States. Whites...95,629 friends of religion will not suffer the Coloured people, &c..24,316 missionaries to want the means of

-119,945 feeding and clothing them, and of bringing them up in the jurture and

t