tracts and giving notice of his meet ings. The Presbyterian congregation in Smithtown had, in connexion with Fresh Pond, enjoyed till lately the labours of a stated pastor. Mr. Wickham arrived among them a short time after his dismission. He was received by both congregations with a cordial welcome, and it was here that he spent a large, and it is to be hoped, a profitable portion of his time. "Meetings," he observes in his journal," were uniformly full, and the audiences attentive and solemn. We were not without hopes at one time, that we should be favoured with the special operations of the Spirit. But though we were not permitted to witness a revival of religion, professing Christians are still animated with the belief, that the labours of your Missionary have not been in vain in the Lord." A number of the ladies in these societies expressed their thanks for his services, and their accordance with the object of the Institution which supported him, by a generous donation to its funds. The Female Cent Society of Miller's Place also contributed to the same object. Mr. Wickham found two auxiliaries to this society: "the Young Men's Missionary Society" of Southold, and another at Southampton still in existence and giving promise of increased efforts. Through the friendly countenance of the Rev. Mr. Philips, he formed a third at Easthampton, and left the Island with some prospect of soon hearing of a fourth in the congregations of Smithtown and Fresh Pond. In this tour, Mr. Wickham travelled nearly 1100 miles upon the Island, discoursed publicly sixty-five times, besides visiting families and schools, and distributing tracts. Mission to Corlaer's Hook, city of The success which has attended the operations of the Board in this city, equals that of any preceding year. It is their privilege to state, that the smiles Jan. 1822. 34 of Providence still rest upon the seventh Presbyterian church and congregation, which have continued to augment in their numbers and resources. The beginning of the year witnessed the special influences of the Holy Spirit, among that favoured people. "It proved," says Mr. Baldwin, a season of spiritual refreshing. As many as fifteen or twenty persons became solemnly awakened to their need of salvation; a majority of whom are now the hopeful subjects of divine grace. Nor have we had occasion to mourn, during much of the time since, the entire absence of the Holy Spirit. Of thirty-one members added to our communion, twenty-five have made public profession of their faith in Christ. They are generally persons in middle life; and, what is remarkable, with but two exceptions, heads of families. The church is thus increased to rising of one hundred and twenty-five members; and the growth of the congregation has more than kept pace with that of the church." The labours of Mr. Baldwin have been no less arduous than in former years. In addition to his sabbath-day services, he has supported many familiar lectures and meetings for prayer during the week. "I have literally," he observes, "preached from house to house, and the Lord has been pleased graciously to own this method of instruction, as a means of preserving in lively exercise a spirit of prayer and christian love, as well as of bringing sinners to the reception of the truth. My efforts in this way have strongly impressed my mind in favour of recommending a like course to the more general attention of clergymen in this city. These familiar lectures might form a happy medium between the public services of the sanctuary, which are too elevated and distant to interest some of our people; and the religious visits of the pastor, which become embarrassing and overwhelming to others. They have, by the blessing of God, served very much to advance the prosperity of this congregation." The congregation has made very laudable efforts to meet the expense of Christian ordinances; and, but for the debt incurred in erecting their house of worship, would have no need of further assistance. They have continued to support their sabbath schools with undiminished zeal and success. "It requires," says Mr. Baldwin, "but little discernment and no great skill in calculation to perceive, that the operations of the society have been of incalculable benefit to this section of the city; and yet we believe that the major part of the blessing is still to come. Το Jehovah Jirah, be all the praise. He has never denied us the gracious interpositions of His Providence, nor taken his Holy Spirit from us :-and where he mercifully condescends to direct our way and succeed our endeavours,we need not hesitate to go forward, to spend and be spent for Him." The success which has attended the efforts to raise the Seventh Presbyterian Congregation, and the prospect of its soon acquiring sufficient strength to support itself, have induced the Board to project another enterprise of the same character. For this object, a destitute section of the city has been already fixed upon, and a Missionary of suitable talents employed to occupy it. With the impression that the undertaking is arduous, and solemnly connected with the salvation of immortal souls, as well as the interests of religion in this populous and commanding city,would the Board commend it to the prayers and the Christian liberality of their fellow-citizens. Mission among the Coloured People of New-York. Within a few months, it has pleased the great Head of the Church to afford opportunity to the managers, of directing their attention to another class of the community. Since the first of October, they have employed Mr. Samuel E. Cornish, a man of colour, and a licentiate of the Presbytery of Philadelphia, on a mission among his coloured brethren of this city. It is due to the benevolence and enterprise of Mr. Cornish, to state, that he had himself conceived this design, and was already taking measures to accomplish it, when the Board, coming to the knowledge of his character and object, decided to receive him under their patronage. He at present occupies the Chapel in Rose-street, on the sabbath; and during the week, conducts numerous meetings for religious instruction and prayer in other sections of the city. In his communication to the Board, dated Nov. 7th, he says: "I have preached since the 7th of October, twenty-two sermons, seventeen in the Rose-street church, and five in other places. My audiences have been, all things considered, very promising; solemnity and prayerfulness have prevailed on every occasion. There are several persons under serious impressions, and disposed to ask, 'What shall we do to be saved?' More than sixty adults have given in their names to become regular worshippers with us. "In addition to my public ministrations, I have visited, conversed, and prayed with many families and sick persons. In every instance, I have been most cordially received. We sincerely hope, that in the course of a few weeks the way will be open for organizing such as may present themselves for it, into a regular Presbyterian church." A still later communication from Mr. Cornish states, "that the number of his hearers continues to increase weeklythat his audiences are remarkable for their good order and serious attention to the word-and that numbers of pious individuals express considerable anxiety to enjoy church privileges. I sincerely believe," he adds, "that the Great Head of the Church is about to do something for us." The Board calculate with the greatest confidence on the cheerful support of the society, and the countenance of all true Christians in their labours of love among this too much neglected and depressed portion of our fellow-men. They consider this opening in Providence too manifest and promising, to be overlooked; and they do not doubt but they shall touch a responsive chord in every Christian bosom, when they profess that their heart's desire and prayer to God for the injured sons of Africa is, that they may be saved. It has occurred to them, that efforts of the above description among the free coloured population of our larger cities, may prepare the way for those more general and systematic exertions, through which, Ethiopia herself shall be brought to stretch forth her hands unto God. Conclusion. In summing up the operations of the Board, it appears, that they have had in their employment the present year, ten Missionaries:-one in the state of Missouri-six in the middle and western counties of New-York-one on LongIsland-and two in this city. To sup. port these operations, considerable funds were required; and much has been generously bestowed. But while it is due to the friends of the society, and above all to the good Providence of God, to state, that our treasury has answered the demands which have been made upon it during the present year-let it not be suspected that the managers have permitted their funds to accumulate on their hands, or to remain inactive. God forbid that they should prove themselves so unworthy of being employed as his stewards, and the almoners of your bounty. Their present extensive egagements are made with entire reliance on Providence, and the liberality of those who love the prosperity of Zion, to supply the means of performing them. Our funds are at this moment more than spent; but the followers of Him who went about doing good, cannot become weary in well doing; the treasury of the Lord cannot be exhausted. Extensive as the operations of the Board have been the present year, they come very far short of their desires, and what, it is believed, they ought, in faithfulness to God as servants, and to men as Christians and fellow-citizens, hereafter to attempt. The result of five years' practical attention to this subject is, an overwhelming conviction, that scarcely one in twenty of professing Christians, and a still smaller proportion of our churches, are thoroughly awake to the present solemn call for missionary exertions. Without adverting to pagan Asia, to Africa, and the islands of the South Sea, or to the widespreading harvest, beginning to be white for the sickle, from the borders of our country to the Southern Cape ; our own new settlements, planted, and from year to year increased, by our enterprizing population, present a field for missions which has no parallel. Only let the standard of the cross move onward with every new emigration to the South and West, and a few revolving years will disclose the sublime spectacle of a people, blessed with the Bible and religious teachers, and all the means of grace and variety of religious and civil privileges, inhabiting from ocean to ocean, and from Mexico to the furthest country of the north. The present generation of American Christians, and their immediate descendants, seem destined, by Providence, to give religious and moral character to a people more numerous and enterprising, and distinguished for arts and science, than the world has ever seen. Shall we tamely permit that character to be the stain of infidelity and the disgrace of every vice? Shall we look on with cold indifference, while our rising cities become, through the prevalence of error and crime, so many sources of corruption to every part of our land? Will piety, will Christian patriotism, fold her hands, while each succeeding wave of emigration westward presents a darker and still darker aspect, until our nation shall meet in character, as it comes in contact, with the heathen tribes of Asia? Home Proceedings. UNITED FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY. FROM the UNION MISSION, we have no advices later than were given in our last number. The Journal of this Mission, from the 29th of May to the 1st of September, mentioned in our last, will be found below. Our latest communications from the Superintendent and Assistant of the GREAT OSAGE MISSION, were dated on the 6th of August, and were published in our September number. In our last, we gave several extracts of letters, from other members of the Mission, as late as the 15th of September; and we have now before us another private letter of the 27th of the same month. Several interesting communications from the TUSCARORA and SENECA MISSIONS have been received during the last month. Extracts from each will be given in our present number. In the course of the last month, a deputation from six of the Indian tribes, in the vicinity of Council-Bluffs, arrived in this city. During their short visit, the Committee of Missions, and most of the other Managers of the United Foreign Missionary Society, had an interview with them, which, it is hoped, may lead eventually to the introduction of Civilization and Christianity among the tribes to which they belong. An extract from the Minutes of the Committee of Missions, embracing a brief account of the interview, will be given in a subsequent page. UNION MISSION. JOURNAL OF THE MISSION, FROM MAY 29 TO SEPTEMBER 1, 1821. . Arrival of Supplies. Tuesday, May 29.--This evening a large keel-boat arrived from the mouth of White river, with thirty-three barrels of flour, a large pair of mill-stones, and bolting cloths. These articles were ordered by the Board last autumn, and were consigned to us by Messrs. Keys and Boal, of Cincinnati. By this boat we received also a large box of clothing for Indian children, containing four hundred and fifty garments, from the Female Union Missionary Society of Philadelphia. May the Divine blessing repay an hundred fold the labours of these females, and may others, who desire to reap the blessedness of doing good to the heathen, go and do likewise. Wednesday, May 30.-Having no place in which to store the flour, we agreed in a meeting for business, to build a warehouse of logs, 24 feet by 20. This is to contain an upper room sufficient for dry goods. Mr. Vaill's departure for the post of Finding ourselves unable to meet the demand for freight, and being in need of funds to carry on the business of the Mission, it was agreed that brother Vaill should go down the river, and procure by draft, if practicable, the necessary funds. Other business at Fort Smith and elsewhere makes this tour necessary. Voted, also, to hire another labourer. Thursday, May 31.-This morning the Superintendent took an affectionate leave of the family, and embarked to go down the river in the boat which came up with the flour. He took the journal from Dec. 10th, 1820, to May 28th, 1821, and brother Chapman's report of the brethren's expedition to this place last fall. Monday, June 4.-Brother Redfield and Mr. Ransom have spent several days in searching for a mill-seat, but without success. About twenty miles up the river they found some pine timber, and they think logs may be rafted down sufficient for the proposed frame buildings. Resolved, That a sufficient number of hands go up the river with brother Redfield, to raft down timber for the purpose above specified. This evening attended the monthly concert of prayer. Our Superintendent having just left us, and the Assistant with brother Wm. C. Requa being ready to depart on their western expedition, it was a peculiarly interesting season. Departure of Mr. Chapman and Mr. Requa for the Indian Camp. Tuesday, June 5-Four hired men, with some of the brethren, went up the river for timber; and brothers Chapman and Requa took their departure for the Osage hunting ground. Monday, June 11.-Brothers Chapman and Requa proceeded on their tour about one hundred miles, when they were overtaken with sickness, and returned. They steered a western course till they struck the Indian trace, and would probably have overtaken them in a short time, had they not been providentially prevented. They sustained much hardship from the want of food, and the roughness of the country through which they travelled. They hope that they shall be able to enter on the study of the language, when the Indians return from their hunt. New Disappointment. Friday, June 15.-The brethren who went on the timber excursion, returned. They have suffered much hardship and disappointment. Having put in a large raft of one hundred and forty pine logs, it soon struck the rocks, and was broken in pieces. Several of those who at tempted to come down on the raft were exposed, but escaped without injury Saturday, June 16.-Two men arrived this morning on a fragment of the raft. We have secured several of the logs as they floated down, but many have lodged above. Thursday, June 21.-Have secured all the logs, except a fragment which probably passed by in the night. Friday, June 22.-A sudden rise in the river, but by great exertion we have saved the logs from being washed away. Saturday, June 23.-The number of logs saved is ninety. We have of course lost fifty. In saving these, the greatest activity in swimming has been necessary. Many have been brought to shore, and before they could be hauled away, swept off by the rising of the stream, and again secured by swimming after them. Thus we have been tried by a singular dispensation of Providence. To one that has not visited this country, it may appear strange, that good timber is so scarce. But such is the fact. We have hardly been able to find sufficient for our necessary log buildings; and have expended far more labour in getting puncheons, shingles, and rails, than would have been needful in a thrifty timbered country. This day put a sawpit into operation; but to our surprise three of our hands are about to leave us for the present, two of whom we expected would have attended to sawing. We have three left. Indian Murder. Lord's Day, June 24-We were refreshed by the exercises of the morning, but were interrupted this afternoon by the arrival of several of Joseph Revoir's family, who have been alarmed by the Cherokees. They state that the Cherokees had taken their horses, and that they had not seen their father since early in the morning. Mr. Revoir is a half breed, French and Osage, a decent citizen, and lived fifteen miles up this river. He had just formed a settlement in that |