DONATIONS IN ARTICLES OR CLOTHING, &c.

Alstead, Ms. A barrel from the Female
Cent Soc. in the E. par. by l'hirza
Fletcher,
Braintree and Weymouth, Ms. Ladies
in the Union Rel. Soc. by the Rev.
Jonas Perkins,
Bridgewater, N. H. A box for Elliot,
from the Fem. Char. Soc. by Mrs.
Sarah Melven,

Brookfield, Ms. A bundle from a few

females in the S. parish, by the Rev. Micah Stone.

Croydon, N. H. A roll of cloth, &c. for Brainerd, from the Fem. Read. Soc. by Miss Hannah Haven, Hartland, Vt. A box by Dea. Nathan Coolidge,

Henniker, N. H. A box from several females, by the Rev. Moses Sawyer. Hopkinton, N. H. A box by Jane Morse.

North Bridgewater, Ms. A box for Mayhew, from the Fragment Soc. by Mrs. Huntington.

Putney, Vt. A package from the Fem. Soc. by Mrs. Lucy Smith, Rogersville, Ten. A box of medicine for Brainerd, from Dr. John H. Kain, by Rev. D. A. Sherman, A box was sent from Otis, Ms. by the Female Benev. Soc. to the care of H. Hudson, Esq. Hartford, in the autumn of 1820; and was forwarded thence to some of the Ind. missions.

45 38

15 83

Granville, Washington co. N.Y. 2 boxes. Guilford, Chenango co. N. Y.

65 00

105 21

32 25

30 00

Seredith, Del. co. N. Y.

Peekskill, N. Y.

Peru, Ms.

Southold, L. I. A number of small articles from a few benevolent individ-, uals, by Rev. Lathrop Thompson Springfield, Otsego co. N. Y. Female Miss. Soc. by Rev. J. Chester, Stockbridge, Ms. Char. Soc. of young people, by Mr. J. I. Crosby, Tr. Unknown, a box, by the Albany Sloop. Foreign Mission School. Princeton, N. J. various articles

163 42

56 28

It appears by the foregoing list, that a considerable number of boxes were sent to Mr. Sayre without any description of the value, All the articles or any notice of the donors. have been shipped, either to Savannah for Brainerd, or to New Orleans for Elliot.

Mr. Sayre, having removed from his late store, finds it necessary to decline continuing his agency. The Board and the Christian public are under obligations to him, for his faithful and gratuitous services in this business.

Articles designed for the use of any missions of the Board, may in future be sent to the care of Mr John P. Haven, bookseller, No. 146 Broadway; -the same place, which was lately occupied by Mr. Sayre.

CHARITY IN SYSTEMATIC OPERATION.

THE following letter was lately received by the Treasurer of the A. B. C. F. M. with the sum mentioned in it; of which $50 are acknowledged in the preceding list.

"Having paid our debts, which we had contracted for the support of our family the past season, or made provision for their discharge, as well as for our wants the ensuing winter, we, according to our usual custom at this time of the year, are about dividing the remainder of our income among the various charitable societies, and necessitous individuals around us.

"We inclose to you seventy dollars; fifty of which you will please to apply to the support of Foreign Missions: one half of the remainder, $10, we wish you to hand to the Treasurer of the American Education Society; and the other $10 to the Treasurer of the Ladies' Society of Boston and the vicinity for promoting Christianity among the Jews.

"If it will not take too much of your time, which is fully occupied with more important concerns, we will detail to you some of the particulars of the plan we have

adopted for using our Master's property. Perhaps, in some season of relaxation, you may feel disposed to peruse it. But that you may better understand our plan of living, and the reasons of it, we will first

state our circumstances.

"When, a few years since, we commenced housekeeping, God, in his providence, saw fit to commit to our care a small farm, in a country town, for which we owed about one quarter of its value. We had read the various accounts of the benevolent exertions of the day, and were anxious to join with our fellow Christians in their acts of charity. But how could we obtain the means? Our family must be supported, and we must pay our debts; or we should wrong one man while giving to another.

"After deliberating upon the subject, and reflecting that what we owed would not probably all be wanted for several years, we concluded, in the first place, to attend diligently to business as God should give us health and strength, and to expend nothing for the support of ourselves and family but what was absolutely necessary for our health and comfort;-avoiding all expense for show or fashion, unless by doing it we should hurt our reputation in society, especially the sober and reflecting part of it, and deprive ourselves of the opportunity of doing good. We then fixed upon a certain proportion of our debts, which we would endeavor to pay annually, and so much only; unless more was wanted; but if wanted, we would pay to the last of our ability. After paying the proportion of our debts agreed upon, the remainder of our income, whether more or less, was to be expended, according to the best of our judgment, in doing good.

"When we adopted this plan we concluded that it was best to review it at stated periods; and, if we conscientiously thought it our duty, to alter it; but not otherwise. After several years experiment, we are more and more convinced, that it is our duty strictly to adhere to it. God has blessed our labors in a remarkable degree. We can almost say that he has fulfilled to us his promise to Israel, that he would bless them in all that which they should put their hands unto. Indeed we have often, when reflecting on the dispensations of God's providence towards us, been surprised at the many temporal enjoyments he has vouchsafed to us. We have been led to fear, that our motives in our acts of charity were not right in his sight;-that we should have a mere temporal reward;and that we should never participate in those rich, spiritual, and eternal blessings, which are promised to those who are charitable from Gospel principles. find that we have the greatest cause to be VOL. XVIII.

We

humbled on account of our motives; but we discover no reason why we should be weary in well doing. A. & B."

The writers of the foregoing letter are unknown to us. We suppose ourselves to be informed correctly, with respect to the town in which they live. If the place were mentioned, it might excite useless curiosity.

We have no reason to think, that the writers supposed their letter, or any part of it, would be published; but it contains so much good sense, expressed in so simple a manner, that we are unwilling to withhold it.

Let every thriving farmer, or mechanic, or trader;-in short, let every man and every woman, examine the exposition of motives which it contains, and the course of conduct which it describes, and if no flaw can be discovered, let each one hear the voice of the Savior, Go thou and do likewise.

FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.

EXTRACTS OF A LETTER FROM DR NAUDI, TO THE REV. PLINY FI K DATED MALTA, JUNE 22, 1821.

AFTER several paragraphs of local intelligence, the letter proceeds as follows:

"The school established here, according to the new method of Lancaster, we may say goes on well. The number of boys is about 200, and that of the girls is not much less. Both sexes go to the school with pleasure, and, in a few months, a most remarkable change is produced. That which is most important concerning the school is, that in addition to the rudiments of education, which were before so much neglected, there has been introduced the reading of lessons from the Sacred Scriptures. This at first seemed an arduous and extremely difficult thing, and certainly would not have succeeded, if a divine Providence had not interposed.

"Some months ago, an excellent man, and an estimable Christian, General Macaulay, was here, who, after a short residence with us, went to Italy On his departure, he took with him the originals of these lessons, to see if he could get them published in that country. Providence conducted this gentleman to success, which we had not dared to expect. In a word, he printed the Scripture lessons, after some disturbance, in the city of Rome itself! and he has sent specimens to this school. The Catholic members of the Committee did not dare to make any objections to publications printed at Rome, and thus the sacred lessons were immediately introduced into our schools. We have now the pleasure of counting more than 300 persons in their early childhood, applying themselves to the imme diate study of the divinely inspired Scriptures. The signal advantages of so good a work will, without doubt, appear even in this generation.

"It is not improper to inform you, that in the past winter there departed from this

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place for Alexandria a Turk, a liberal and most respectable man, called Sadick Gibralter, son of Ismael Gibralter, a man of much influence in Egypt, and much esteemed by the Vieeroy. We had much conversation with Sadick concerning schools; for he came often into the school, and had a high esteem for the system. He even requested the master to teach and inform him, that he might be in a situation to attempt a similar thing on his return to Egypt. He also encouraged us to write a letter to his father, Ismael, and another to the Viceroy, in which we gave them some idea of the new system, and recommended it to them;--referring, at the same time, to the example of other princes, not only in Europe, but in other parts of the world, who protect such excellent institutions. Sadick has promised to assist as much as possible, by his own conversation, our communications both to his father and his Sovereign.

"The Viceroy of Egypt, as you already know, sent, some years ago, a number of young men into Italy, to learn, under the best professors and artists, the sciences and the arts. These young men have returned, and are now established in different parts of Egypt; have made some publications in Arabic; and have also introduced many Europeans, (who at some past crisis had been obliged to fly from that country,) and with them many European customs and good things. In a word, Egypt may be considered at present under a liberal sovereign, and with a population already prepared for, and in a state very near to, civilization.

"Sadick said, that the Viceroy would have no objection to sending to Malta two of the same young men, who had been sent into Italy, to learn the system of education, and to introduce it into Egypt. We have heard nothing from Sadick since his departure; but I am expecting letters. We have promised all our assistance in favor of the two Egyptians, while they shall be in Malta; both to aid them in learning, and in preparing such things as may be thought necessary for them to carry into Egypt, in order to establish a new school.

"I have written you this, in order that you may communicate it to Mr. Parsons, that, in case he should go into Egypt from Jerusalem, he may find Sadick and encourage him in so important an affair. If he shall succeed in establishing a school in Alexandria, or Cairo, we may be sure it will be for humanity one of the best works that could be undertaken. Egypt lies on one side of that important and vast kingdom, which may be called nominally Christian,-Abyssinia, for which the British and Foreign Bible Society is now providentially preparing a version of the Sacred Scriptures, having bought the celebrated MS. made under the care of M D'Asselin; the story of which you know very well.

"I wished to tell you some things concerning the tracts which we have in hand; but must reserve this for another opportunity. When you receive this do me the pleasure to write me soon, and give me such missionary news as you have, and I will do the same in

return, because I view your station as one of the most important.

"From the religious publications of America, which I am just now reading, I observe with admiration, and my friends here do the same, that Providence has impressed on the minds of so many in the New World, the necessity of new missionary labors for the diffusion of the pure Gospel in these parts of the old world, left so long in a state of barbarism. "Remember me in your prayers, as we never cease to do you and Mr. Parsons, when we approach the throne of grace. Send him this when you write to him; and, for me, I have the pleasure to remain, Your very affectionate friend, REV. PLINY FISK, Smyrna.

CLEARDO NAUDI."

LETTER FROM THE REV. THEOPHILUS
BLUMHARDT TO THE TREASURER OF
THE A. B. C. F. M.

Basle in Switzerland, Aug. 28, 1821,
Very Dear Sir,

SAFELY returned, under the protection of God, from a most interesting missionary tour through several tracts of South Germany, I avail myself of the first opportunity to send to you two letters of our very amiable old friend, M. de Campagne, which he was so kind as to commit to my care.

Full of a holy love to your blessed missionary work, he commissioned our Board to send to your missionary treasury his gift of 150 Louis d'or, [French guineas, or 664 dollars,] which sum will be paid to you by Mr. Roulet of New-York, to whom the money was given the 6th instant. Our dear father in Christ added to his gift in money a little case of several friendly presents to your missionary pupils at his beloved Cornwall, on which the praying hearts of thousands in our Switzerland are kindly fixed.

This little case will be sent to you, (postpaid Hamburgh,) by the benevolent care of our dear friend, Mr. Gilbert Vander Smissen of Altona, by whom we were rejoiced in the happy receipt of your precious sets of interesting books and missionary papers, for which

we

are much indebted to you, and all the respected members of your Missionary Board. In my last journey I was happy enough to witness the wonderful power of the Holy Ghost in the hearts of thousands of brethren and sisters in our dear beloved country, who from all ranks and ages came forward to bow their knees before the King of Zion. He has begun to exert his power in the day of his might. The Missionary Cause is prospering in such a degree, that it is a wonder in our eyes. It is not to be denied, indeed, that the numbers of foes of our crucified Redeemer, are not lingering on their side to destroy the holy work, which the King of kings is building up in our days. But they shall not succeed: for He, who is with us, is Jehovah the God of heaven; and his arm will reach all the nations of the earth.

Our Missionary Seminary consists of thirty. one promising and pious students; eighteen of whom will leave our school in the course of this year, for entering into their respective situations among the heathen of upper and under Asia. May the God of peace be with them, and prepare their way before them to the hearts of the heathen world.

With the warmest interest I have read the last Report of your Prudential Committee; and I shall publish it in one of the next numhers of our Magazine. Such a voice, I trust, will be heard by all the believers in Christ in all the quarters of America;-it will reSound on the Alps of Switzerland. The Lord is with you, brethren; be cheerful in hoping, and your hope shall never be ashamed. Yours in the bonds of love,

THE letter, of which the most important part is given below, exhibits a spirit every way becoming the writer, as an excellent and very laborious conductor of missionary operations. It was written to the Society of Inquiry at Andover.

"I can assure you that the increasing exertions made in the United States for the propa gation of the Gospel, afford a high degree of sacred pleasure to the friends of missions in England. If you proceed as you have begun, I am not sure that we shall not become jeal. ous; however, proceed as fast as you please, and we will try to keep before you-and this will be a race that angels will delight to witness. May there never be any contest between Old and New Britain, except it be which shall do the most good-which shall most glorify God; and this will be, what few if any wars have deserved to be styled-THE HOLY WAR. We are particularly delighted with your efforts in the Sandwich Islands, which, may the God of heaven abundantly prosper' I, for one, had long my eye fixed upon that groupe, but our hands were too full to make the effort. It is not of the smallest consequence by whom the work of evangelization is effected; none are more than the tools which the Almighty employs, and let him employ whom he pleases, the work is all his own, and to him be all the glory!

"If a distant stranger, now in his 70th year, might hope to have an interest in your prayers, it would afford pleasure to your unworthy fellow laborer, GEORGE BURDER,"

From the London Jewish Expositer.

INTERESTING COMMUNICATION OF DR. PINKERTON, RESPECTING THE JEWS IN POLAND.

He pointed out on the map a district, comprehending Russian and Austrian Poland, and a part of Turkey, in which he said at least THREE MILLIONS of Jews were to be found.

Among these he declared there is an unusual spirit of inquiry upon the subject of Christianity, and a readiness to receive the New Testament which surpasses expectation. As he himself travelled through their towns, they would often exclaim, "Here comes the Bible man and he will give us Hebrew New Testaments."

In confirmation of this statement, he read an extract from a letter lately received by the Bible Society, from the Rev. Drs. Henderson and Patterson, who were at the time of writing it in the heart of this district,

They wrote that at "one place where there were 16,000 Jews resident, they found a Bible Society in active operation, and who, said they, do you suppose were the most zealous supporters of it? THE JEWS. They further declared, that among an interesting colony of Karaite Jews there, they found the Hebrew Testament in general circulation, and that they spoke of it with the greatest respect: And they added, that wherever they came in those parts, their lodgings were actually besieged by Jews, who came asking for the Hebrew New Testament.

Under these encouraging circumstances, Dr. Pinkerton most affectionately and solemnly pressed upon the Committee the ne, cessity of strenuously cultivating, under the divine blessing, this promising field. Circu late, said he, the New Testaments as widely as possible, and above all, send out as many well qualified Gentile missionaries as you can. Sow your seed plentifully, and send forth your laborers with earnest prayer for a blessing. Leave the result to God."

We can only add that it is the earnest desire of our Committee to follow the advice, and comply with the request of this experienced counsellor: if the Christian Church will enable them to do so, by the increasing liberality of their contributions and support,

EDUCATION OF JEWISH CHILDREN IN HOLLAND.

We have heard with much satisfaction, of the establishment of a Society at Amsterdam, of united Jews and Christians for the purpose of educating the children of the poorer part of the Jewish population. The intention is to give them general instruction, and to teach them to read their own Scriptures in the Hebrew language.

We hail with pleasure every attempt that is made to impart to this long neglected race, the advantages of education, and to raise them in the scale of intelligent beings.

RUSSIAN BIBLE SOCIETY.

RUSSIA is already a great and powerful em

erton to the Committee, during his late visit to England, was of a very interesting kind.

ness. It embraces a vast extent of country, stretching from the Baltic to the North Pa