a great comfort to us. May the Lord richly bless all those faithful intercessors, who lift up their hands to the throne of grace on our behalf, and who, by their liberal contributions, give evidence of the love of God that dwells in them.

You inquire, whether the Fingoos constituted the greater portion of our congregation. Previous to the war, our congregation numbered 40 Hottentots, from 30 to 35 Tambookies, and about 50 Fingoo families. From former letters, and from our Diary, you will have learnt, that the Tambookies with few exceptions, left us at the commencement of the war, even before it was brought to our own gates. The principal motive of their conduct was fear. They were summoned by the emissaries of their chiefs to return to their country; if they refused to do so, they were doomed to death, together with all the Europeans. The panic was soon spread among them; and when some began to leave us, the others could not be kept back. Fathers saw their children depart, and declared that they could not stay behind; baptized women, when their husbands left them were at first inclined to say: "Let them go, we will remain here;' but soon after they too followed. We have witnessed the mental struggles of many who seemed usterly at a loss what part to take; they would cry and tremble, now resolving to leave us, then again changing their minds, and declaring they would not; but at last permitting themselves to be carried along by the stream. The defection of the Hottentots appears to me to have been chiefly occasioned by their improper desire to remain neutral. This was the snare the Kaffirs laid for them. They promised to spare the Hottentots and their property, if the latter would assist neither the Fingoos nor the English. This attempt at neutrality could not but render them suspected, and create enmity between the Hottentots and Fingoos, especially when the cattle of the latter were stolen by the Kaffirs, and the former would not assist in protecting or recovering them. At length, matters went so far, that the Hottentots had to be declared as rebels. All the endeavors of the Kaffirs to gain the Fingoos over to their side were ineffectual; the more so as these races are inveterate enemies, the Fingoos having been formerly the slaves of the Kaffirs. The extermination of the former was therefore resolved upon. The Shiloh Fingoos, who are serving in the army, have attained the highest praise from their officers, on account both of their obedience and their bravery; not one of them has lost his life in this war. They attend our evening and Sundayservices very numerously; and on Sundays, many are obliged to listen before the doors, the school-house not being sufficiently large to contain them.

Extract of a Letter from Br. F. W. Klinghardt.

DEAR BROTHER,

ENON, Feb. 20th, 1852.

These last months we have been allowed to spend in comparative tranquility; we are, however, still surrounded by the Kaffirs. Thus, only on the 3d of January, twelve head of cattle belonging to our people were stolen, nor could they be retaken, though the marauders were immediately pursued. The delicate state of health of br. and sr. Lehman calling for my return to Enon, I with my family and the majority of our fugitive flock, chiefly women and children, left Clarkson on the 2nd of December, and arrived in safety at Enon on the 10th. Since that time, we have continued to live quietly, though the circumstances of our congregation are such as to give us great uneasiness. Till January the 12th, they received rations from the Government; but these have now ceased, end no employment being to be obtained for the Hottentots, the gardens having been neglected during the war, and drought and scarcity of water prevailing, there is everywhere great distress. Many have already left us, and still more are proposing to do so. In times of peace, we might be less apprehensive, but unhappily the prospect of a speedy termination of the war is very doubtful. The place being deserted by half of its inhabitants, the question often arises in our minds, what will become of us, if the Kaffirs should make a fresh irruption into the colony and in greater numbers. But we will cast our burden upon the Lord, who has hitherto preserved Enon, and who will not withdraw from it His merciful protection.

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JANUARY 1st, 1853.

Daily Word:-" TURN thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the Lord my God. Jer. 31. 18.

The language of true faith-is this: Lord, my Redeemer,-0 by thy blood and death,-Be thou my help and shield:-To thee myself I yield;-I'm thine, and thine will be To all eternity.

Doctrinal Text:-Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to-day, and for ever.

Heb. 13. 8.

Nor is there any other way-Into the holy place,-But Christ who took away our sins, His blood and righteousness.

We have placed, at the head of this article, the above Scripture Texts, with a view of recommending to the notice of our readers a small and unpretending Annual, published regularly, ever since

the year 1731, by the Church of the United or Moravian Bre ren, which must be familiar to the members of our own communion, but may not be so well known to the rest of our Christian friends in this country. It is entitled:

The Text Book of the Protestant Church of the United Brethren,

We reprint the following preface to the Text-book for the year 1831, as furnishing the history of this annual publication, which we would recommend as a simple, but approved manual of devotion for the family or the closet, at home and abroad; to be profitably used in connexion with the chapters of the Bible and the sacred songs of our Hymn book, from which the Scripture texts and the stanzas of verse, applying the subject, are selected.

The Text book is printed at Bethlehem, from the European editions, in the German and English language, and may be obtained at any of the Brethren's establishments in the United States.

The Daily Words and Doctrinal Texts of the Brethren's congregations-1831.

The commencement of a second century in the annual publication of this selection of Scripture Texts for each day in the year, calls for an expression of gratitude to God our Savior for the benefits which have resulted from this publication, which appears annually in three European languages; and for the divine blessing which continues to rest on its daily perusal, both by the members of the Brethren's Church, and by a numerous circle of their Christian friends of other communities. The idea originated in the mind of the late Count Zinzendorf, who will be held in grateful remembrance, while the renewed Unity of the Brethren exists. Soon after the spiritual revival of the Moravian emigrants, whom he had received on his estate at Berthelsdorf in Upper Lusatia, a district of Saxony; and while Herrnhut (as the first settlement of these descendants of the ancient Bohemian and Moravian Brethren was called) became an asylum for an increasing number of persons from various places, seeking, together with the salvation of their souls, the means of daily edification in Christian fellowship, Count Zinzendorf, among other methods for promoting and keeping alive the spirit of devotedness to God, adopted, as early as May 3d, 1728, the custom of giving to the congregation at Herrnhut, a daily watch-word, as, in allusion to a military practice, it

was called. "One of the Elders, in the sequel, visited each family every morning. Before he took his round, he went to the Minister, who, from a selection of texts written on slips of paper, gave him one, designed to supply the congregation with a subject of meditation for the day. The visiter, when he entered the house, read this text to the inmates, addressing a suitable exhortation. In 1731, a beginning was made to print this collection, and in 1740 it was enlarged by the addition of a second text for each day. Since then, this practice has been regularly continued. The selection is made by the Elders' Conference of the Unity, in a full meeting of the Board, and sufficiently early in the preceding year to be forwarded in time to their several congregations and Missionary stations. It consists of two parts, the former containing texts from the Old Testament, and the latter from the New, with the addition of a few lines from a hymn, by way of antiphone, and personal application. The former texts, called the Daily Words, are drawn from a very numerous collection, while the latter are chosen from the books of the New Testament, and are designedly adapted to days and subjects of commemoration in the Christian Church in general, or in the Brethren's Unity in particular. As the texts are varied every year, almost every passage of Holy Writ, profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, is, in course of time, introduced; while those texts which teach the essential doctrines of the Christian faith, occur more frequently.

In the estimation of the Brethren, the value of this collection

has been confirmed by the experience of a century Not to mention the benefit derived from it by individuals in their private devotions, it has served to cherish a communion of feeling and spiritual enjoyment in the Church, however widely its members are separated from each other. Often, also, have the texts for a particular day or week, been strikingly adapted to minister comfort or encouragement to congregations and individuals, on occasions of peculiar trial; so much so, that if these trying occurrences could have been previously known, it would have been almost impossible to have selected a passage from the Bible, either of warning, or admonition, or promise, more suited to the circumstances of the afflicted congregation or individual."

May this manual of daily devotion continue, and by the blessing of God, in an increasing measure become a bond of brotherly union to many; may those who open it in the morning of each day, through patience and comfort of the Scriptures, have hope; may they, instead of confining their attention to the isolated passages in this book, be moved diligently to search the sacred volume in all its parts, under the guidance of that Spirit by whose inspiration holy men of God spake and wrote; and many a united sacrifice of prayer and praise be thus made to ascend to God from many hearts!

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or WEEKLY LEAVES, communicated by the U. E. C., from the 10th of Oct., to the 6th of Nov., 1852. (No. XLI-XLIV.)

1. Within the last weeks, the letters still due from Fredericksthal in Greenland, came to hand. Twelve adults and four children from among the heathen residing there for some time, were baptized. New people from among the heathen, applying to our missionaries, are, by order of Government, to be directed to the Danish Mission. It is to be regretted, that Greenlanders, belonging to Fredericksthal, when removing to out-places, often choose to locate, where there is no resident assistant, to hold meetings or to keep up a school for their children. Along with complaints of indifference on the part of members, our brethren report some encouraging facts in regard to the spiritual state of their congregations. In externals, the mild winter and early spring had been favorable to the pursuits of the Greenlanders. Three individuals had perished, while out in their kayaks. For the gifts of love, sent by brethren and sisters, and friends of the cause, our Greenland missionaries at all the stations testify their gratitude.

2. Br. Mallalieu reports the safe arrival of the Harmony in England. Br. and sr. Knauss and the widow sr. Koerner, with four children, were on board, and all well. They had a tedious passage, on account of frequent storms and rain.

3. Br. Haeuser at Basseterre, St. Kitts, informs us, that on the 4th of July, seven heathen had been admitted to the church by holy baptism. They were slaves from Africa, rescued by the British. There was a great lack of business and consequent poverty in the island.

4. Agreeably to advices from br. Wullschlaegel, dated Paramaribo, Sept. 17th, our missionaries were all well. The trainingschool at Beckhuizen had been visited by the Governor, who evinced a lively interest in the institution.-On the 18th of Oct., br. and sr. Theodore Cranz and the widowed sr. Bau left Zeist for Nieuwendiep; and on the 23d, br. Stanke, with his child, landed there in safety. In the course of the voyage, they had been exposed to great danger from the collision of their ship with another, in a stormy night; both vessels, however, were mercifully preserved.

5. Letters from South Africa state, that our missionaries at Shiloh and Enon were well, up to the latter end of July, and that nothing of moment had occurred. Still, as long as the war continued, these stations were not out of danger.

6. Br. John Rogers, senior minister at Fairfield, England, was consecrated a bishop of the United Brethren's Church, on the 19th of Sept. at Ockbrook, by br. Benjamin Seifferth, assisted by br. John Ellis.