Bridgewater, Ms. Dorcas So. Galway, N. Y. Fem. Hea. Sch. Assoc. 1st ann. 100 4. 00 15 25 10 10 Brimfield, Ms. Ladies, for Sand. Isl. miss. Fem. Juv. So. for do. by do. Browington, Vt. S. G. Strong, for Brainerd mis. Contrib. by ladies in cong. of Rev. Mr. Fay, for miss. to Sand. Isl. Charlion, N. Y. Coll. of indiv. by Mr. C. Eddy, Chelmsford, Ms. A small So. by L. Byam, Tr. for Mayhew, 5 25 93 30 00 2 31 13 00 10 00 17 11 13 00 2 00 45 26 33 25 payt. to support a sch. in Ceylon, under the care of Mr. Poor, by Mr. C. Eddy, Indiv. for Brainerd miss. 30, for gen. pur. 24, by do. Genoa, N. Y. South Presb. cong. by Rev. A. Bishop, Gloucester, Ms. Fem. So. for prom. chr. know!. by E. Stevens, Tr. for For. Miss. 13,60; Westein, do. 18, For. Miss. sch. 4,80, Gorham and Westbrook, Me. Fem. Cent So. by Rev. Mr. Hilliard, Greensboro', Vt. Fr. Ladies, for Brainerd miss. Guilford Co. N. C. Fr.Buffalo Fem. Benev. So. for Elliot miss. by J. Kent, 36 00 54 00 9.00 36 40 23 36 4.00 15 00 Hadley, Ms. Mite So. for two chil. in Ceylon Hallowell, Me. Mr. E. Bond's fam. miss. box, 512 54 08 3 50 Harvard, Ms. Fem. Aux. Asso. for ed. of hea.. youth, in Rev. G. Fisher's so. by Mrs. N. Nason, Tr. Hartland, Vt. Mon. con. fr. Dea. S. Tinkham, by Dea. N. Coolidge, Heath, Ms. Fr. the youngest class in sab. sch. Hillsborough Co. N. H. Bible and Char. So. by R. Boylston, Tr. fr. Fem. Rea. So. in Amherst, for Sand. Isl. miss. 7,59; av. of C. box in Amherst, for For. Miss. 6,22; Miss B. Arbuckle, Amherst, for do. 2; a char. box in Antrim, 2; indiv. in Bedford, by Miss A. Orr, 5, Fem. Benev. So. in Mont Vernon, 5; Fem. Cent So. in Temple, 24,25; a friend in Wilton, 1,56; a friend, 1,60, Hillsborough, N. H. Fem. Benev. So. 2d ann. payt. for John B. Lawton, by S. Simonds, Holden, Ms. Mon. con. by J. Crosby, Tr. Holliston, Ms. A gent. for West. miss. by Rev. J. Wheaton, Homer, N. Y. Coll. in Presb. chh. by Rev. A. Bishop, 2.90 25 55 20 22 22 12 00 13 00 2.00 18 38 East-Sudbury, Ms. Fem. Char. So. for Ind. Mon. con. by do. 9 21 miss. by Rev. J. B. Wight, 10; a lady, for same purpose, 1, 11 00 Elliot. In a box fr. Burlington, N. Y. 2; Wind ham, Ct. 75 cts. E. Hampton, L.I. 6,69; Granville, Ohio, 2, 11 44 Fannetsburg, Pa. Av. of Miss. card fr.32 indiv. by Rosanna Widney, 12 00 Farmington, Ct. Young Lad. So. by Miss C. Richards, Tr. 25 00 Florence, N. Y. Fem. Miss. So. by Rev. J. Frost, 2.50 Young ladies, 3,50; Mr. Perkins, a lady, a friend, I. Whiting, Esq. and an unknown fr. ea. 1; in sums less than a dollar, 2,44; by do. Jamaica, Vt. C. box at mon. con. Keene, N. H. Rea. Char. So. by A. Kingsbury, J. Dickinson, jun. 2; M. Dickinson, 1; C. D. 1; S. D. 75 cts. a friend, 50 cts. for Western miss. by Rev. Z. S. Barstow, Mon. con. for Nov. 5; mon. con. in Sept. 4; by do. Killingly, Ct. Mon. con. by Rev. R. Whitmore, Lebanon, N. H. Mon. con. by Prof. Shurtleff, Lenox, Ms. A fr. av. of looking-glass, for Sand. Isl. miss. by J. W. Robbins, Lewisburg, Pa. Buffalo Miss. So. of Union Co. Mary Geddis, Tr. 7 59 9.00 Baltimore, Md. M. Gillet, Beaufort, S. C. Mr. Means, 3 00 Brookhaven, N. Y. Fr. 2d congregation, 10 00 Danby, N. Y. Dea. Jesse Hyatt, 2.00 East-Haddam, Ct. Fem. Dona. So. by Mrs. S. Littleton, N. H. Rev. D. Goodall, by W. Brack- 30 00 16 74 Hartwick, N. Y. Hope Factory and Otsego Set. Longmeadow, Ms. Fem. Miss. Asso. Miss H. A. Bliss, Tr. by Rev. E. Hollister, 3. 00 A contrib. for Sand. Isl. miss. by Rev. A. Bishop, 35 38 Oneida, N. Y. T. Hopkins, 1 00 Saybrook, Ct. Fem. Owhyhean So. Waterford, N. Y. Two small chil. Fire Ins. agency in the country, 17 00 3.00 10 00 199 29 Ludlow, Ms. Two indiv. for Sand. I. miss. by Rev. W. Richards, Ludlowville, N. Y. Mon. con, by Rev. A. Bishop, Lyme, N. H. A coll, in cong so, by S. Moseley, 2.00 0 00 2.39 Lynn, Ms. Fem. So. for ed. hea. chi. by Sarah Newhall, Tr. Manchester, Vt. Mrs. Bennett, av. of an orn. by Mr. C. Eddy, Do. Ms. Mrs. A. Hooper, for For. Miss. Marblehead, Ms. Mr. N. Hooper, 10; Mr. E. Roundy, 2; N. Broughton, 5; J. Hooper, 2; A. Briggs, 2; J. Russell, 2; Mrs. Gerry, 2; five indiv. 2,25; others, in sums of 1, and less, 13; by Mr. Á. D. Eddy, Marcellus, N. Y. Fem. Char. So. 10; mon. con. 7; by Rev. L. Parsons, Marlborough, N. H. Ed. So. for hea. chi. by Wm. Farrar, Tr. Mayhew. Col. Burnett, Dr. Punchard, Messrs. Gibbons, J. Robinson, 1 ea. a col. woman, 12 cts. Middleborough, Ms. Hea. Fr. So. by Mrs. M. Wood, Tr. Middlebury, Vt. Mrs. Andrus, by Dr. W. G. Hooker, Milford, Ms. Mon. con. Rev. D. Long's So. Monson, Ms. Young Ladies' Char. So. Miss C. Whitaker, Tr. Mon. con. for Oct. by A. Ely, Nelson, N. H. Chr. box, 1,50; a young lady, 50 c. by Rev. G. Newell, New-Bedford, Ms. Hea. Sch. So. Mrs. S. Crocker, Tr. 4th ann. payt. for Betsey Mayhew, New-Boston, N. H. Benev. females, Newbury, Vt. Mon. con. for Am. Ind. miss. by Rev. L. Jewett, Newburyport, Ms. Fem. Mite So. for Western miss. by Mary C. Greenleaf, Tr. their 3d ann. payt. Av. of indus. little children, New-Canaan, Ct. Legacy of the late Mrs. Hunt ington, for For. Miss. Sch. at Cornwall, Mrs. F. Fitch, by Rev. I. Bird, New-Haven, Ct. West Asso. Aux. So. by Rev. I. Bird, Reading, Ms. S. Par. E. P. R. from her sch. of small chi. for hea. schs. 82 c. Miss A. N. from do. for do. 1,26, Riga, N. Y. Aux. Miss. So. 2; mon. con. 5,62; Mrs. R. Adams, 75 c. by Mr. L. Dwight, Rindge, N. H. Fem. Miss. So. 5th an. payt. for Seth Payson, by Rev. A. W. Burnham, Rochester, Ms. Contrib. in Sab. sch. in the 4th par. by N. Cobb, Supt. Hea. friend So. 12,7; mon. con. 4,51, Rockingham, Vt. Hon. Wm. Hall, 2d an. payt. for Edward Hall, Rutland, Vt. Mon. Con. in Cen. chh. east par. for Am. Ind. by Wm. Page, Esq. W. Par. Isaac Chatterton, in behalf of indi. by Jas. Barrett, Jun. H. Post, prof. on 16 cop. Miss. Herald, St. Johnsbury, Vt. Mon. con. by L. Clarke, Esq. Salem, Ms. Mon. con. in branch chh. 13; a gentleman of Tab. So. 10; a lady of do. for Pal. miss. 10; a lady of do., a lady of Mr. E.'s So., Messrs. J. Howard, S. Ropes, D. Perkins, H. Whipple, and J. Torrey, 5 ea. 35; J. Brooks, A. Lawrence, a lady of Tab. So. and a friend, 3 ea. 12; J P. Foster, E. Kimball, E. Porter, W. Abbot, M. Webb, A. Haradan, T. Chamberlain, C. Warner, J. B. Lawrence, J. Derby, 4th, J. Bancroft, T. Brooks, Mrs. Cornelius, Mrs. Haradan, Mrs. Jenks, Miss B. Shepherd, 2 ea. 32; indiv. in sums less than two dollars, 15,70; by Mr. A. D. Eddy, Fem. So. for prom. ed. of hea. chi. an. sub. for Brown Emerson, Elias Cornelius, and Susan Hopkins, Sarah M. Richardson, Tr. Salina, N. Y. A coll. by Rev. A. Bishop. Salisbury, Ct. Contrib. for Pal. miss. by Rev. 1. Bird, 2 08 8 37 12 00 3 61 16 58 12.00 700 25 00 2.00 9 19 127 70 36 00 14 68 500 00 5 00 28 50 9 34 North-Bridgewater, Ms. Newell So. by Mrs. C. North-Brookfield, Ms. Cha. box for Sand. Isl. miss. by Rev. T. Snell, Norwich, Ct. First So. Mon. con. for Sand. I. Do. Court House, Fem. Miss. So. by do. Orwell, Vt. Fem. Cent So. by G. Hooker. Oswego, N. Y. Two indiv. by Rev. A. Bishop, Otisco, N. Y. Mon. con. Rev. Mr. Johnson, by Oxford, Ms. A char. box, 10 10 24 00 Sharon, Vt. Mrs. M. Bascomb, by Sam. Moseley, Southbury, Ct. Fem. cent so. first par. Mrs. B. Hinman, Tr. for Sand. I. miss. by E. C. Clarke, South Reading, Ms. Coll. by Rev. I. Bird, Springfield, Ms. A contrib. for Sand. I. miss. by Rev. W. Richards, Tyringham, Ms. Mrs. O. Jackson, by Rev. J. 10 00 14.00 6 08 9 43 112 62 1 50 A friend, 3d an. payt. for Israel Elliot Trask, 12 00 Sterling, Ms. Fem. Miss. so. by Mrs. E. Kendall, Tr. 14 20 J. Kilburn, by Rev. W. Goodell, 1 00 Stoneham, Ms. for Sand. I. miss. by Rev. J. H. Stevens, 5; a friend, by do. 5 50 375 18 12 17 50 75 Trenton, N. Y. (in Deerfield,) Cha. box Mr. Lewis Reed, by dea. A. Thomas, 6 48 Trumbull, Ct. Mon. con. by Rev. William Taylor, 12 28 W. Dow, 1 00 Union, N. Y. Rev. Mr. Whiton, by A. D. Eddy, 3 00 12 00 3 37 10 35 Philadelphia, Pa. Robt. Ralston, Esq. for Sand. I. miss. 20 00 By Robt. Ralston, Esq. col. by Miss P. Patterson, Mifflin co. Fa. 13 00 for ed. hea. chi. 1,39; chi. of Rev. J. Woods, for do. 1,60; indiv. for gen. pur. 2,52, Weathersfield, Vt. Mon. con. fr. V. Fellows, by Dea. N. Coolidge, 5 51 2 89 Plainfield, Ms. A contrib. for Sand. I. miss. by Rev. Wm. Richards, 18 43 Plymouth,Vt. A benev. female, by dea. N. Coolidge, Pomfret, Ct. Dea. J. H. Payson, av. of m. field, Rev. Mr. Porter, 2; little Mary P. 1, Pompey, N. Y. Coll. in cong. of Rev. Mr. Barrows, 8,57; do. in cong. of Rev. Mr. Baldwin, at mon. con. 21; by Rev. A. Bishop, 29 57 Portland, Me. A friend for Sand. I. miss. by C. Blanchard, Princeton, N. J. A fem. fr. by I. Sanford, Young ladies So. Miss S. Brigham, Tr. A col. woman, by D. Young, 100 6 00 Wellfleet, Ms. Church and Benev. So. by Rev. T. Davis, Fem. cent So. S. Bowen, Tr. to ed. hea. chi. by do. 5 08 15 00 3 00 Westborough, Ms. Mon. con. for Sand. I. miss. by Rev. E. Lockwood, 31 00 West Brookfield, Ms, A contrib. for Sand. I. miss. by Rev. W. Richards, 44 30 Cha. box, T. Thwing, 2 00 A female at Hardwick, Ms. 1 00 10 00 2.00 Westminster, Ms. Contrib. for Pal. miss. by Rev. Wm. Goodell, J. Murdock, 1; chi. in small school, 25 c. by do. 25 65 1 25 13 06 1 25 23 50 Westfield, Ms.C. box, of H. I. Morgan, for Sand. 1. miss. by Rev. W. Richards, Av. of m. field, by C. Smith, Wethersfield, (Newington Par.) Ct. Mon. cph. by W. Deming, 29 5 0 38 00 Cher. do. 1, Sand. I. do. 2; for. miss. sch. 3,91; miss. sch. 5,50, 12 41 Pal. miss. 3,27; aborig. 28,81; hea. chi. 1,62; from T. B. Chandler, Esq. Tr. by Col. J. May,* Windsor, Ct. Legacy of Mr. Pelatiah Allyn, deceased, Windsor, N. Y. David Hotchkiss, Esq. by Rev. S. Whittelsey, to revive sch. at Bombay, 30; for loss of articles shipwrecked on way to Choc. miss, 5, Woodstock, Ct. Ladies for Sand. I. miss. by Col. J. May, Newell So. for For. miss. by do. Indiv. by H. Wheeler, for Sand. I. miss. 33 70 200 00 35 00 Rindge, N. H. Bundle contg. needles, pins, thread, &c. coll. by Mersylvia Wilder, (six years old) by Rev. Mr. Burnham, 5.00 Rutland, Vt. A box for Brainerd, by Henry Post, 26 37 St. Johnsbury, Vt. Fem. cent So. a box by L. Clarke, Esq. Southampton, Ms. Young ladies' So. by Hamp. Chr. Dep. Stoddard, N. H. Three small pack. and 27 1-2 yds. cloth, from ladies for western miss. by Rev. I. Robinson. Trumbull, Ct. A box, &c. for Choetaw miss. Ladies' Miss. So. Rebecca B. Burton, Sec. Warner, N. H. Bundle in box from Trumbull, for Choc. miss. 43 00 41 30 17 25 Westborough, Ms. Three Testaments, from Capt. Otis Brigham, for western miss. 9 00 18.00 Westfield, Ct. A box, fr. females in Killingly, West Newbury, Ms. A box for Elliot, 56 25 40 00 200 81 1 00 Amount of donations received this month, 84,408 91. DONATIONS IN CLOTHING, &c. Ashburnham, Ms. a box of sundries from Fe male So. Mary Coolidge, Sec. Boston, Ms. A bundle, for Mayhew. Bridgewater, Ms. A bundle, from Dorcas So.; Bucksport, Me. A box, for Dwight. Mrs. L. Byram. Claremont, Ms. Box, from Betsey Allen, sent by her request just before her death, by D. Barnard. Concord, N. H. A bundle, for Rev. Mr. Kingsbury, by Eliza H. McFarland. Craftsbury, Vt. Box, from Ladies' So. by Miss C. Clark, for Brainerd. Cummington, Ms. Box from Fem. Benev. and Rea. So. by Miss C. Briggs. Greensboro, Vt. Box of sundries; from Browington, by A. Hale, 20,44; Coventry, 12,46; Greensboro, 22, Hadlyme, Ct. A bundle, from Ladies' Benev. Chesterfield Juv. So. Stockings and yarn, East Hampton Benev. So. boots and shoes, Hanover, N. H. Box, from Mite So. Mrs. C. Town, Hardwick, Vt. Fem. cent So. 11 yds. cloth and 6 yds. flannel. Hartford, Ct. A pair small hose, by H. Hudson, Esq. Hillsborough, N. H. Fem. Benev. So. box cloth ing, Miss Sarah Symonds. Jamaica, Vt. Box, from ladies, in cong. so. Ludlow, Vt. Fem. Miss. So. N. P. Fletcher, Mansfield, Ct. Two bundles, one cont. sattinett, by H. Hudson, Esq. 15 00 A pair shoes and a pair stockings,by two friends. Winthrop, Me. Box of sundries, fr. females, by Rev. D. Thurston, 78 15 10 09 19 09 22 70 Boston, Ms. A box of medicines for an indiv. from Mr. W. B. White. Bethel Flag, by Rev. Wm. Jenks. Juvenile Library, 10 00 Hardware, &c. from Messrs. Homes & Homer, 19 13 Bridgeport, Ct. A box. Brimfield, Ms. A box, from ladies, by Rev. G. 35 00 Brookfield, Ms. First par. Scott's Bible, for Mr. 16 00 A box, from Dorcas So. of which 8, from other indiv. by Rev. E. Phelps, Chelsea, Ct. Two bed-quilts, from Ladies' sew. 66 00 society, Cherry Valley, N. Y. A box. so. thro' Hamp. Chr. Dep, East Haven, Ct. A box, fr. Fem. Miss. So. Eliza Andrews, Pres. by Dwight and Williams, Hamp. Ch. Dep. Northampton, Ms. books for Hulda Butler; West farms, Ms. indiv. 23 yds. cloth; Cummington, Ms. a box from Rev. Mr. Briggs's society; Hadley, Ms. 15 yds. cloth, and a pail of sundries. Hollis, N. H. A box, bedding, &c. from Fem. Rea. and char. society, by Miss H. Worcester, 47 04 in east par. by J. Bartholomew, by H. Hudson, Esq. Tyringham, Ms. A box, from ladies, in Rev. J. Utica, N. Y. A trunk of clothing, Woodstock, Ct. Bundles, books, &c. from ladies, by Col. J. May, Worcester, Ms. A Waggon and harness, a plough, box and 4 baskets, by H. Wheeler. 40 00 8 75 12 00 83 00 Many articles have been given in Boston, and elsewhere, for the convenience of the Missionaries to be sent to the Sandwich Islands, and to Western Asia, the particulars of which have not been given us. A box was sent, some time since, from the north parish in Danvers to the Female School at Tillipally, Ceylon. It contained 40 Spanish dollars, and stationary and other articles, for the use of the school, amounting, in value, to 43 dollars more. Mr. Poor has acknowledged the receipt of this box. THE SPIRIT OF MISSIONS. A LETTER, enclosing a donation to the Treasury, contains the paragraphs which follow: "I hope the subject of Missions is beginning to occupy more of the attention of Christians at large; and for one, I feel determined to maintain the doctrine, both in public and private, that without the spirit of missions, it is not possible for a man to be a Christian. "The cause of missions is the cause of Christ; and when we speak intelligently upon the subject, Christ has no other cause on earth and with men, but the missionary cause. The whole plan of salvation is a missionary plan; and the sooner our churches learn, that missionaries have no other spirit, than the spirit of the Gospel, and that every real Christian possesses it in a greater or less degree, the Sooner they will cease to grudge the charity they give to the missionary cause; and the sooner they will begin to connect their efforts to spread the Gospel, with their own hopes of heaven." FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. THE JEWS. Extracts from Mr. Wolff's Journal at Jerusalem. Procopius. March 12, 1822. I called on the amiable and zealous Christian, the Rev. Procopius, undoubtedly the most active, most sincere, and most disinterested promoter of the cause of the British and Foreign Bible Society in this part of the world. After I had acquainted him with the object of my mission, and had given him a sketch of the history of my life, he observed, "You have reason to give God double thanks, for you have experienced a two-fold grace. The first grace he bestowed on you was, that he brought you out of darkness to his marvellous light, to the knowledge of his only begotten Son: and the second grace was, that he enabled you to renounce all worldly expectations, and travel from city to city, from land to land, from river to river, and from sea to sea, for the promotion of the knowledge of that Savior.' If Ihad not seen Procopius and Archbishop Minosia, I should have thought I had reason to exclaim with Jeremy the prophet, 'Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth;' but thus we perceive that the Lord of hosts has left a remnant at Jerusalem. Procopius promised to assist me with Bibles and New Testaments. Caraite Jews. Al March 13. I sent the Dragoman of the Armenian convent to a Caraite Jew with my compliments, and desired him politely to drink a cup of coffee with me. The Caraite, Saadiah, called immediately on me. though he is able to converse in Hebrew, he reads it not fluently at all. I told him I heard at Acri that the Caraites were the followers of Sadok, (Sadducees) he replied, 'God forbid; how can we be Sadducees, whilst we believe in Moses and the Prophets?' I asked him whether they believe in the resurrection of the dead? He said, 'Most surely.' 1. How many families of Caraites are here? Saadiah. Only three families, we are so much oppressed here, that many of our brethren have gone either to Egypt, or to Kalaa, in the Crimea, where our brethren live in great peace. I. Are you still in correspondence with your brethren in the Krimea and Egypt? Saadiah. Continually, and every one of us who are now at Jerusalem, have been at Kalaa, and have taken our wives from thence. I. How many years since you have been in the Krimea? Saadiah. Five years ago I left Kalaa. I lived there more than twenty years; I knew well the Sultan Alexander. Ó that he may live in prosperity many years; he is our great protector, and Catherina herself did not like the Rabbinist Jews, but she was a friend of the Caraites, for we sent her a letter of great wisdom. 1. Did you see any English gentlemen at Kalaa? Saadiah. There came three, one of them was a great and wise man, and understood Hebrew very well: they brought books with them which we have not accepted, but some of them have read them. I. Will you introduce me to your Rabbi, and shew me your synagogue? Saadiah. With great pleasure. I. How many Caraites may be in the whole world? Saadiah. I cannot say; but there are some thousand in the Krimea and Polonia; there are some few at Damascus, and a thousand Caraites in Egypt-there are Caraites in India, and in the land of Cush (Abyssinia,) but with the latter we have never been in correspondence-if you should go to Abyssinia, we will give you letters for them to hear about their state. I. Who has been the founder of the Caraites? Saadiah. The founder of the Caraites was Anan in the captivity of Babylon. Mention of Mr. Parsons. the Caraites do not believe in the existence of the devil, and believe the book of Job not to be an inspired book. March 17. I delivered the letter of introduction, with which Assaid Ahyr Effendi, a mussulman at Jaffa had furnished me, for Mohammed Said Har Allah, at Jerusalem. The latter is known from Jerusalem to Mecca, on account of his knowledge of the Arabic language I have taken him for my master in Arabic and Turkish, and he instructs me every day, two hours. I have induced him to write a letter to Henry Drummond, and John Bayford, Esqs., and to the learned oriental scholars in Germany and England. March 14. I called again on Procopius, Procurator General of the Greek Convent: he gave me a quantity of Greek, Hebrew, Syriac, and Arabic New Testaments, and will recommend me to a clever Greek master. I was again very much edified by his conversation: he spoke with high regard of Archbishop Jacob said to me to-day, that Levi Parsons, and told me that that gentle- it is highly necessary, that the English Bible man went every day among Jews; until he Society should print, 1. Turkish Bibles and was obliged to leave Jerusalem. I was finally Testaments with Armenian characters; and introduced to the synagogue of the Caraite 2. Bibles and Testaments in the vulgar ArJews by Saadiah and their Rabbi Beracha. Imenian tongue: he recommended to me this opened the prophet Isaiah, and explained to them the xiiith chapter, and said to them, that the whole chapter has no sense, if it is not applied to Jesus Christ our Lord. Another young Caraite was present who knew the Rev. Lewis Way when at Kalaa: Saadiah's wife, called Esther, likewise knew him. They have in their synagogue five manuscripts of the Torah, and beside this, a most beautiful manuscript of the whole of the Old Testament, written with golden initial letters-this manuscript is five hundred years old. Rabbi Beracha has told me that I might some to him every Sabbath and read Hebrew with him. I am interrupted this moment by a priest of the Jacobites, from Syria, who are likewise called "Children of Israel;" he has written his name with his own hand-his name is Raba Tuma. They have here a convent, in which five or six of them live together: a Bishop is their head. I was rejoiced with the simplicity of that Syrian Christian; he read the Syriac New Testament with great fluency, and he regretted that he had no money to purchase that precious book; I gave him therefore one gratis. He was entirely overjoyed with it, and he wrote my name in it, in the Syriac tongue-"I have received this book from Joseph Wolff; may God make him very great!" I visited this evening, the patriarch of the Armenian convent, where I am now situated. He asked me whether I found myself happy in this convent, and he promised me to write to you. We conversed on the excellency of the Scriptures. Archbishop Jacob made the excellent observation, that we must take Scripture in its simplicity, and not lay into the text so many explanations; and by doing so, we shall not find a pope in Scripture. He added to this observation, "I shall lay down my sentiments on paper, and you may send them to England.” March 16. The Caraite Jew, Saadiah, called very often on me. I made him and the other two Caraite Jews, presents of Hebrew New Testaments, and three Arabic Psalters, which they accepted with thanks, and prom. ised me to read in both books, which they likewise did in my presence, longer than an hour. I was struck by their telling me that repeatedly. A Talmudist Jew. March 18. I have to-day invited John Carne, Esq. and Gethin, Esq. from England, and Mr. Lutzen, from Germany to dine with me. During our dinner, Rabbi Mose Secot, one of the Divines (Hakam) of the l'almudist Jews, a Pharisee by persuasion, entered the room. I was struck with his modesty. I (In Hebrew.) Have you read the law of Moses and the Prophets? Rabbi Mose Secot. Yes, the name of the Lord be blessed for it! 1. And the l'almud? Rabbi M. Secot. I am reading it day and night. I. Will you give me lessons in Hebrew and Spanish? Rabbi Mose Secot. With all my heart, I shall come to you every day; I am surprised to hear you so well talk in Hebrew. Where have you learned it? I. Jews and Gentiles have been my masters, in that language! Rabbi Mose Secot. Your name? Rabbi Mose Secot. I have heard of you; you have conversed with Jews in Egypt! I. Yes, and was very well received by them indeed; the letters I have received from them for several rabbies of this place, may persuade you of it. Rabbi Mose Secot. And you shall be well received by Jews of the holy city. We shall shew you our colleges and our synagogues! I. How many synagogues are here? Rabbi Mose Secot. Five synagogues, and 700 families of Jews. I. Of what persuasion? Rabbi Mose Secot. 1. Rabbinist Jews, among whom are many Pharisees, especially among the Ashkenaci (Polish Jews:) 2. Caraites, which are disciples of Sadok! (Sadducees.) I. The Caraites protest against being Sadducees, they believe the resurrection of the dead! Rabbi M. Secot. They are disciples of Sadok! |