a fhort journey, fhe told me the had had special comfort in religion and religious duties, while I was gone; and I prayed and hoped and believed while abfent, that I should find her in the ftate that I did.

I will not ask you to excufe this long letter. It is upon a fubject with which my heart is filled, and I could not well have faid lefs. I know that you and my dear fifter will rejoice with me, and join in thankfgiving to God. The humble fhall hear thereof and be glad. Blefs the Lord, O my foul! What fhall I render to the Lord for all his benefits!

was often interrupted and prevented from working by the illnefs of her child, who, at times, required her whole attention. This, with the uncertainty of fupplies in a time of war, and the occafional fcarcity of provifions, reduced her in fome inftances to great ftraits, in which fhe had an opportunity of obferving, in a plain manner, the care of divine Providence.

At a certain time, fhe had been confined with her child, and was deftitute of money. Flour was fcarce in town, and at a high price; and for a day and a half she had used potatoes as a fubftitute, and then faw no profpect of obtaining a fupply. After the family had dined, the fick child,

who generally had an appetite for nothing but bread, looking withfully at her mother, faid, "I feel like the Roman Emperor (meaning the Grecian Father confined by the Roman Emperor) for had I a piece of mouldy bread it would be fweet to me." After she spake, and while the mother was wiping the tear from her eye, a little dog, which had been lying before the fire, arofe and went out at the door. In a few moments he returned with a fair, hard biscuit in his mouth, which he dropped at the feet of the child. The mother took it, and cutting out the parts marked with his teeth, furnished her child with that refreshment fhe appeared to want. The hand of Providence is not the lefs confpicuous, becaufe it employed an animal whofe inftincts are remarkable. The inftinct of the animal to take the food for himself was counteracted; the fupply was feasonable, and in a cafe which appears to come within the promise of the divine care and bleffing.

Note. The preceding anecdote was communicated to one of the Editors by a Clergymen of Newport, and may be depended upon as a fact.

Religious Intelligence.

MISSIONARIES.

THE Rev. Calvin Ingalls lately returned from a miffion of four months to the north-eastern parts of Vermont. He is re-appointed a Miffionary, and is expected foon to enter on a miffion to the new fettlements at the fouth end of lake George.

The Millionaries now in the fervice of the Miffionary Society of

Connecticut are, the Rev. David Bacon, at Michilimakinak, who is directed by the Trustees of the Society to leave that part of the country, and labor in New Connecticut; Meffrs. Jofeph Badger and Thomas Robbins in New Connecticut; the Rev. Seth Williston, in the fouth-western counties of New-York and northern counties of Pennsylvania; and the Rev. Jedidiah Bushnell and Mr. Samuel P. Robbins in the north-weftern part of Vermont.

Eaft Rutland, gave the right hand of fellowship; and the Rev. Mr. Prefton of Ruport, made the concluding prayer. The whole was performed in the presence of a large, ferious and attentive audi

ence.

POETRY.

COMMUNICATED AS ORIGINAL.

James W. Woodward and Mr. Thomas Williams ftand appointed as Miffionaries, and it is expected they will foon commence their refpective tours; the former to the fouth-western counties of NewYork and the northern counties of Pennsylvania; and the latter to the counties of Otfego and Delaware, ftate of New-York.

THE Editors are happy to inform their readers that from accounts lately received from New Connecticut, it appears the revival of religion is rapidly spreading in that country.

ORDINATION.

ON Wednesday, January 18th, Rev. ELIHU SMITH was ordained Paftor of the Congregational Church of Chrift in Caftleton (Vt.) The Rev. Mr. Hall of Granville (N. Y.), made the introductory prayer; the Rev. Mr. Gridley of Granby (Ms.), preached a fermon from 1 Tim. i. II, 12; the Rev. Mr. Haynes of Weft Rutland, made the confecrating prayer, during which the Rev. Meffrs. Gridley, Haynes, Kent and Bushnell impofed hands; the Rev. Mr. Kent of Benfon, gave the charge; the Rev. Mr. Ball of

The benefit of fandified afflictions. Written by BENEVOLUS. (Continued from page 432.)

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HE fubjects of fanctified afflictions will find the grace of the gofpel peculiarly en deared to them, and will ftrive to obey God's will in all things.

"Before I was afflicted," faith the Pfalmift, "I went aftray; but now have I kept thy word." Here we may obferve that the pious Pfalmift was led, by means of his afflictions, to love more than ever the book of God's grace, and to conform to it in his practice. Rom. v. "We glory in tribulation; knowing that tribulation worketh patience, and patience experience, and experience hope, and hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is fhed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghoft, which is given unto us.' 2 Cor. i. 5, 9. "For as the fufferings of Chrift abound in us, fo our confolation also aboundeth by Chrift. We had the fentence of death in ourselves, that we should not truft in ourselves, but in God which raifeth the dead." VOL. IV. No. 12.

The more deeply any are impreffed with a fenfe of their fins, and of the divine juftice in their punishment, the more fully convinced are they of the neceffity of gofpel grace, and the more clearly do they fee the glory of the gofpel plan of falvation. Seasons of fuffering have often proved feafons of high enjoyment to the people of God. The patriarchs, prophets, apoftles, and the primitive Chriftians in general, under their trials, were favored with abundant communications of divine grace; and rejoiced in hope of the glory of God. We may obferve at the present time, that thofe who appear to be true Chriftians fhine brightest when in the furnace. To them Chrift appears peculiarly precious, and they appear at times, to be chearful, in giving up all things for his fake. They difcover that they count not even their lives dear unto themfelves, that they may finith their course with joy.

Chriftians, when under the rod, read the holy fcriptures with fpecial attention and uncommon engagednefs, and manifest a strong relifh for the truths contained in Iii