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On the 26th of August last, the Rev. Dr. Osgood, of Medford, from Rev. ORANGE LYMAN was ordain- Acts xxiv. 25.—“And as he reason, ed to the work of the Gospel Min-ed of righteousness, temperance, istry in Sharon, Ellsworth Society, and judgment to come, Felix tremThe several parts of divine service bled." The ordaining prayer was were performed in the following or- by the Rev. Dr. Kendall, of Wesder: Rev. Chauncey Lee of Cole- ton; the charge by the Rev. Mr. brook made the introductory prayer; Wadsworth, of Danvers; the felRev. David Porter, D. D. of Catts-lowship of the churches was prekill, (N. Y.) preached the sermon; sented, in a very affectionate manRev. Peter Starr, of Warren, made ner, by the Rev. Mr. Frothingham, the consecrating prayer; Rev. Al- of Lynn, and the Rev. Mr Chanexander Gillet, of Torrington, gave ning, of Boston made the concluding the charge to the Pastor; Rev. Jonathan Miller, of Burlington, gave prayer. the charge to the People; Rev. David L. Perry, of Sharon, gave the right-hand of Fellowship; and Rev. James Beach of Winsted, made the concluding prayer.--A very numerous and respectable audience witnessed the solemnities. The various performances were highly interesting, and very pertinently adapted to the solemn occa

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ON Wednesday the 16th Sept. last, the Rev. ISAAC HURD was ordained as Pastor of the first Church and Society in Lynn. The Rev. Dr. Barnard, of Salem presided on the occasion The introductory prayer was made by the Rev. Dr. Morse, of Charlestown. An excellent Sermon was delivered by the

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PHRY M. PERINE, was ordained On the 25th Aug. the Rev. HUMColleague Pastor, over Church of Christ in Cheshire. The the first religious solemnities upon the occasion were performed in the following order, viz.-The Rev. John Elliot, of East-Guilford, made the introductory prayer; the Rev. Nathan Perkins, D. D. of West-Hartford, preached the sermon, from 1 Tim. iv. 16; the consecrating prayer was made by the Rev. James Noyes, of Wallingford; the charge was given by the Rev. Matthew Noyes, of Northford; the right-hand of Fellowship by the Rev. Aaron Dutton, of Guilford, and the concluding prayer was made by the Rev. John Ely, of North Bristol.

American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.

On Wednesday, the 15th Sept. last, The American Board of Commis sioners for Foreign Missions, held their annual meeting in Boston. The day following the anniversary sermon was delivered at the First Church, in Chancery Place, to a large and respectable audience, by the Rev. Dr. DWIGHT, President of Yale College. The pertinent words of the Saviour, John x. 16, were his text-"Other sheep I have, which are not of this foldi them also Imust bring, and they shall hear my voice, and there shall be one fold and one shepherd.” The discourse was, in a peculiar degree, appropriate, interesting and eloquent throughout. The collection at the close of the exercises, for the funds of the board, amounted to FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS. In addition to this, the sum of one hundred pounds sterling was presented to the board, by one of its members, who was absent.* The music

*The Hon. Elias Boudinot, of New Jersey.

on this occasion was performed by the Park-Street choir, under the direction of Mr. Duren, in their usual style of excellence.

The officers of the Board for the ensuing year are,

Hon. JOHN TREADWELL, Esq. President.
Rev. SAMUEL SPRING, D.D. Vice President.
Rev. CALVIN CHAPIN, Recording Secretary.
Rev. SAMUEL WORCESTER, D. D. Cor. Sec.
JEREMIAH EVARTS, Esq. Treasurer.
CHARLES WALLEY, Esq. Auditor.

WILLIAM BARTLETT,

The Vice President,

The Corresponding Secretary, and

The Treasurer,

The Prudential

Committee.

The members of the Board who are not officers, are.

His Honor Lt. Gov. PHILLIPS,
Rev. JOSEPH LYMAN, D. D.
Hon. JOHN HOOKER, Esq.
Rev. JEDIDIAH MORSE, D. D.
Hon. JOHN LANGDON, Esq.
Rev. SETH PAYSON, D. D.

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Massachusetts.

New Hampshire.

Rev. HENRY DAVIS, D. D. President Vermont.
of Middlebury College,

His Excellency WILLIAM JONES, Esq. R. Island.

Gen. JEDIDIAH HUNTINGTON,

Rev. TIMOTHY DWIGHT, D.D.L.L.D.

President of Yale College.

Hon. JOHN JAY, Esq.

Hon. EGBERT BENSON, Esq.
Rev. SAMUEL MILLER, D. D.
Rev. ELIPHALET NOTT, D. D.
President of Union College,

Hon. ELIAS BOUDINOT, Esq.
Rev. ASHBEL GREEN, D. D.

Connecticut.

New York.

New Jersey.

President of Princeton College.
Rev. JAMES RICHARDS,

ROBERT RALSTON, Esq. Pennsylvania.

Rev. ALEXANDER PROUDFIT, D. D. of the State of New York, Gen. HENRY SEWALL, and Rev. JESSE APPLETON, D. D. President of Bowdoin College, District of Maine, were elected members, at the meeting above mentioned.

OBITUARY.

DIED. at Frederick, (Va.) EDMUND RANDOLPH, Esq. formerly Secretary of State.

At New Orleans, DANIEL CLARK, Esq. an eminent merchant of that city, and formerly member of Congress.

In Middleton, (Mass.) Rev. SOLOMON ADAMS, pastor of the church in that place.

In Sherburn, (Mass.) Dr. TAPLEY WYETH, aged 48: An eminent Physician, and highly useful and respectable member of society, a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society, and of the Legislature of that Commonwealth.

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At Woodstock, Rev. WILLIAM GRAVES.

At East Haven, on the 16th ult. Rev. LUCAS HART, pastor of the church in Wolcott, aged 29.

In S. Kingston, Hon. FREEMAN PERRY, aged 83; upwards of 20 years a Judge of the Court for Washington County, (R.)

In Royalton, (Vt.) Rev. MARTIN TULLER.

At Goshen, on the 6th Sept. last, NATHAN HALE, Esq. late Judge of the Court in Litchfield County.

At Cheshire, Aug. 30, Rev. JoHN FooT, in the 72d year of his age, and 46th of his ministry.

At Hebron, Mr. JONATHAN BIRD, Minister of the Gospel, aged 67.

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Donations to the Missionary Society of Connecticut.

Sept. 25. From a Female friend of Missions, Durham New-York, by the hand of O. D. Cooke,

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Life of the Rev. William Tennent.

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MONG the duties which every generation owes to those which are to succeed it, reckon the careful delineation of the characters of those whose example deserves, and may invite imitation. Example speaks louder than precept, and living practical religion has a much greater effect on mankind than argument or eloquence. Hence the lives of pious men become the most important sources of instruction and warning to posterity; while their exemplary conduct affords the best commentary on the religion they professed. But when such men have been remarkably favored of God, with unusual degrees of light and knowledge, and have been honored by the special and extraordinary influences of his Holy Spirit, and by the most manifest and wonderful interpositions of divine Providence in their behalf, it becomes a duty of more than common obligation, VOL. VI. No. 12.

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to hand down to posterity the principal events of their lives, together with such useful inferences as they naturally suggest. A neglect of this duty, even by persons who may be conscious of the want of abilities necessary for the complete biographer, is greatly culpable; for if the strictest attention be paid to the truth of the facts related, and all exaggeration or partial representation be carefully avoided, the want of other furniture can be no excuse for burying in oblivion that conduct which, if known, might edify and benefit the world.

The writer of these memoirs has difficulties of a peculiar kind to encounter, in attempting to sketch the life of that modest, humble, and worthy man, whose actions, exercises, and sentiments he wishes to record. Worldly men, who are emulous to transmit their names to following ages, take care to leave such materials for the future historian, as may secure the celebrity which they seek. But the humble folHhh

lower of the meek and lowly Je- Every species of deception, falsesus, whose sole aim is the glory hood, and exaggeration he ab of God, in the welfare of immor- horred and scorned. He was an tal souls.goes on from day to day, Israelite indeed in whom there as seeing Him who is invisible, was no guile. With such matecareful to approve himself only | rials, then as have been mentionto the Searcher of hearts, regard-ed, and for a work of such charless of worldly fane or distinc-acter as has been hinted, the tion, and leaving it to his heaven-writer has undertaken his task. ly Father to reward him openly, He has undertaken what he in the day of final account. The would most gladly have resigned writer of such a man's life, must to an abler hand; but from which principally rely on a personal ac- as no other offered, he dared not quaintance with him, and the withhold his own. He could communications of his intimate wish that speculative and even friends, for the information which unbelieving minds might be inshall be imparted to the public. structed and convinced by these In these circumstances it is pe- memoirs. But his principal obculiarly embarrassing if some of ject, and that in which he trusts the facts to be recorded are of he shall not be entirely disapsuch a nature, that it is most de- pointed, is to direct, assist, and sirable to have their authenticity comfort pious souls, groaning unso fully established, that incredu-der the pressure of the calamility shall be confounded, and the sneer of the sceptical and profane lose its effect. But the writer of the following narrative, though placed in these circumstances and having such facts to detail, | has nevertheless determined to proceed. He has refreshed and corrected his own recollection, by the most careful inquiries that he could possibly make of others, until he is well assured, that what he shall state is incontestible truth. From the very nature of several things of which an account will be given, they do not indeed admit of any other born and received his direct testimony than that of the education. He was chaplain to remarkable man to whom they an Irish nobleman, but being conrelate. But if there ever was a scientiously scrupulous of conperson who deserved to be believ-forming to the terms imposed on ed unreservedly on his own word, the clergy of that kingdom, he it was he. He possessed an in- was deprived of his living. He tegrity of soul and a soundness now became acquainted with the of judgment, which did actually famous Gilbert Kennedy, of secure him an unlimited confi- a presbyterian minister, who had dence from all who knew him. also been persecuted for his reli

ties which they often have to endure in their pilgrimage through the wilderness of this world.

The late Rev. WILLIAM TENNENT. of Freehold, in the county of Monmouth, in the state of New-Jersey, of who we write, was the second son of the Rev. William Tennent, minister of the gospel at Neshaminy, in Bucks county, in the state of Pennsylvania. This last gentleman was originally a minister of the church of England, in the then kingdom of Ireland, where he was

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