ples of this constitution. And all dolations to the permanent fund, whether in money, real or personal estate, shall be disposed of, vested in funds, put out at interest, or on lease, on ample security, at the discretion of the Trustees; the avails whereof, together with such sums as are given for immediate expenditure, shall be expended in fitting for college such pious young men in indigent circumstances, as they may select; and in contributing in part or in whole to the expense of completing the education of such as are so fitted, at some college in New Eng. land; and in aiding them afterwards, so far as may be necessary, in their professional studies And moreover, whenever the funds of the Institu tion shall be deemed by the Trustees sufficient to warrant such a measure, they shall be authorized to engage and support such instructor or instructors, as they shall judge to be necessary, and to erect suitable buildings for the purpose of this es tablishment.

Art. X. The chief Instructor shall be denominated the Principal of the Academy, and shall be ex officio one of the Board of Trustees.

Art XI. The Trustee, who shall be first appointed is hereby empow ered to call the first meeting of the Trustees åt such time and place, as he shall judge proper; and the Trustees shall then and thereafter from time to time prescribe the mode of calling future meetings.

Art. XII. The said Academy shall for the time being be called and known by the name of "The Union Academy," but the said name may be once altered by the Trustees, by prefixing the name of the principal donor, or the name of the town, where the same may be located.

Agreeably to the constitution, by them unanimously adopted, the Convention proceeded to choose by ballot nine Trustees; viz. Charles Marsh, Esq. of Woo Istock, Rev. Asa Burton, i). D. Thetford, Ebenezer Adams, Esq. Hanover, Rev. Bancroft Fowler, Windsor, Rev Zephaniah Swift Moore, Hawver, Rev. David. Sutherland, Bath, Rev. Stephen Fuller, Vershire,

Rev. Abijah Wines, Newport, and Gen Abner Forbes, Windsor.

Voted, that it be recommended to the Trustees to prepare the doings of this convention for publication in such periodical works as they shall deem proper, together with an address to the public, soliciting their patronage to this benevolent establishment; and also, that they prepare and circulate as extensively as they judge best, a subscription paper for the purpose of obtaining money for the object of this Institution.

The first meeting of the Board of Trustees, called as provided in the constitution, was holden at Hanover, Nov. 4th, 1812.

The Board organized themselves by choosing the Rev. Asa Burton, D.D President; Charles Marsh, Esq. Vice-President, the Rev. Zephainah Swift Moore, Secretary, and Gen. Abner Forbes, Treasurer. Ebenezer Adams, Esq. the Rev. Asa Burton, D.D. and the Rev. Zeph. S. Moore were appointed a Committee to pre pare and publish an address to the public, together with the doings of the Convention at Windsor. Charles Marsh, Esq., Ebenezer Adams, Esq., and the Rev. Zephaniah S. Moore, were appointed Prudential Commit.

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TO THE CHURCHES, AND TO ALL WHO WISH WELL TO ZION,

Christian Brethren and Friends,

Having presented to your view in the preceding pages the great object, at which we aim, the education of pious young men for the Gospel ministry; and having exhibited for your perusal the Constitution, by which we are to be governed, we now take the liberty, agreeable to the direction of the Convention and Trustees, to address you on this important and interesting subject.

You readily perceive, that our object is such, that it cannot be prosecuted without pecuniary assistance; and that it is an object, in which we are no more interested, than all, who are friends to the cause of Zion. Whether it is your duty to contribute of your substance to promote a design, which to every candid mind

That our new settlements, where they have not faithful ministers, will be left a prey to sectarian preachers, who disseminate errors, as ruinous to the soul, as poison is to the body; who create divisions, which weaken societies, render them unable to sup. port the Gospel, and tend to destroy all peace and happiness:

That there are many young men of piety in indigent circumstances, whose natural abilities are such as to render them eminently useful. could they have a liberal education. Unable to obtain this, their talents must be buried in obscurity, and the good they might do in building up Zion, must be lost:

That sending forth a greater number of the faithful servants of Christ to labor in the field, and gather in the harvest, will afford aid to Bible societies in accomplishing their benevo lent design. Translating the Bible into different languages and dispers ing it through the world is a great and glorious work. While this is pro gressing, able ministers are necded to explain and enforce the doctrines and precepts, contained in the sacred oracles, wherever they are read;

That the present Institution will be beneficial to our Colleges. When pious young men from The Union Academy become members of our Colleges, we have reason to hope they will be a mean of preserving them from corruption and of promoting their reformation. It will increase

annually the number of students in the Divinity College at Andover, and render that important Institution more extensively-useful:

That the religion taught in the Bible is the greatest blessing to civil society. Were mankind governed by that spirit of love, meekness, gentleness, forgiveness, and forbearance, which the Gospel requires and incul. cates they would beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Wars and intestine broils would cease. Kings would become nursing fathers, and queens nursing mothers to the Church. The inhabitants of the earth would rejoice in each other's happiness Society would be advanced to as high a de. gree of perfection, as is possible in the present life:

That the events of the present day, compared with the prophecies, clear. ly indicate, that the millennial state of the church is not far distant, and is swiftly approaching. We have reason to conclude, that as soon as the nations of the earth are supplied with Bibles in their own languages, accompanied with faithful preachers, having the everlasting Gospel to preach to them, that dwell on the earth, to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, explaining its sacred truths, and impressing them on every man's conscience. God will pour out his Spirit, and cause all from the least to the greatest to know, love, and serve him.

In view of these, as they appear to us, very weighty considerations, is not your judgment convinced, that it is a duty to promote the object in view by liberal contributions, in pro portion to the ability God has given you? Does not the present state of the world call for vigorous exertion in those, who are friends to the Redeemer's kingdom? Whilst his kingdom is with considerable rapidity ex. tending its limits, is it not evident, that we are living in the last days of blasphemous infidelity, when the prince of darkness is making great efforts to maintain his dominion over the earth, as if sensible that his time is short? Will you not unite with those in Europe and America, who, with no inconsiderable success, are using vig orous efforts for the diffusion of Gos

pel truth, and for, the redemption of those, who are dwelling in the region of the shadow of death? Will you not cast of your substance into the treasury of the Lord, that those who are perishing, may be fed with the bread of life!

Property given to promote pious designs is given to the Lord. To the liberal benefactor he has promised a reward. Honor the Lord with thy substance, and with the first fruits of thine increase, so skall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst

out with new wine. He that soweth sparingly, shall reup also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully, shall reap also bountifully.

Is not all you possess the Lord's? Is not your property one talent, which he has given you to improve? Ought not every one to act as a steward, who must soon give an account? Of the improvement of what portion of your property can you more joyfully give an account to the Lord at his coming, than of that, which you have given to promote the spread of the Gospel and the salvation of sinners?

Could you by your donations be a mean of exciting those, who are now destitute of a preached Gospel, to make the interesting inquiry, What shall we do to be saved? and also of administering comfort to such, would you for a moment refuse to give? Should you hear the Lord of life say. ing "Educate these pious, indigent young men for the Gospel ministry, that I may send them forth to proclaim the glad tidings of salvation, and gather souls into my kingdom," would you not obey? Does he not say "Go, preach the Gospel to every creature under heaven. If you cannot go yourselves, contribute of the substance I have given you to qualify others, that all the ends of the earth may look unto me, and be saved."

Should you reach heaven, and thence look down on this world, and see multitudes flocking to Christ from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south, and at death ascending triumphantly to join with you in songs of everlasting praise, and know that what you had given, had been a mean of such blessed fruits, and occasioned such

rich displays of divine love, could you repent, that you had given of what you now possess to the Lord?

If, as we hope, it makes a part of your daily prayer, that the Lord of the harvest would send forth laborers into his harvest, and that he would give to his Son the heathen for his inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for his possession, will you not manifest the sincerity of your petitions by doing all in your power to promote the end, for which you pray? We have confidence, brethren, that you will.

The cause, for which we plead, we commend to God, in whose hand are the hearts of all, and who can turn them as the rivers of water are turned.

ASA BURTON,
EBENEZER ADAMS,
ZEPH. SWIFT MOORE,

BURNING OF THE MISSION PRINTING OFFICE.

IN the beginning of the present month, intelligence reached this country, that the Mission Printing Office at Serampore was consumed by fire on the 11th of March last. The loss was estimated at more than Fifty Three Thousand Dollars, com prising 2,000 reams of English paper, and founts of types in fourteen Asiatic languages. This loss is deeply la. mented by the friends of missions and translations in Europe, Asia, and America. While it is lamented, however, the hand of God is seen in this apparently disastrous event, and the holy dispensations of infinite wisdom are submitted to with devout resig nation. Possibly we may never fully understand, in this imperfect_state, the reasons and uses of this afflictive providence; but perhaps we shall not be far from the truth, when we state the following as among these reasons and uses. 1. This providence may teach Christians that they must feel, as well as acknowledge, that God has a sovereign right to disappoint their expectations, and to make all the world see and know, that he will carry on his own work of renovating and saving mankind with such instru ments, after such interruptions, and

in such manner, as He pleases. 2. It may teach Christians patience in waiting for the salvation of God. 3. It may and probably will put their perseverance to the test. It will teach them that duty is theirs; that events are God's. 4. It will probably excne a new and increasing zeal in the cause of translations and missions, by the loud call upon the liberality of Christians which it presents. Already the British and Foreign Bible Society has sent 3,000. sterling towards making up the loss. Subscriptions are now circulating in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Alexandria, and New York, for the same purpose. Mr. Ralston writes from Philadelphia,that $800 had been subscribed there, though the paper has been as yet but very partially circulated. The subscribers in Philadelphia contemplate making the American Board of Com. missioners for Foreign Missions the channel of their remittances to India. Probably other subscribers will do the same. The Board have entered upon a plan of remittances, through the agency of Samuel Wil liams, Esq. and Junius Smith, Esq. of London, to the Hon. John Herbert Harrington, Esq. the Rev. David Brown, and the Rev. William Carey, D.D. of Calcutta. The gentlemen in India selected for this purpose are well known by the religious public. throughout the Christian world. To these gentlemen monies to re-instate the printing establishment will be remitted with all possible expedition. The approaching meetings of the Foreign Mission Societies of Boston, Salem, Newburyport, &c. will afford an opportunity for donations and con tributions, which we hope will not be neglected. Far from discouraging, this melancholy event, as it seems at first view, will stimulate to new exertions.

Dec. 21.

AMERICAN MISSIONARIES.

LETTERS arrived from India, a few days ago, communicating the agreea ble information that the American missionaries, Messrs. Judson and Newell and their wives, who sailed from Salem in the Caravan on the 18th of Feb. last, arrived at Calcutta about the middle of June, after a pleasant voyage of 116 days. The joy of this intelligence was damped, however, by the fact that the British Gov. ernment in India had ordered back the missionaries; and Capt. Heard of the Caravan states, that he should probably be obliged to give bonds to take them back before he could be permitted to clear out for his return. It will be recollected, that the Baptist missionaries were once threatened in the same manner; but that they found means to satisfy the govern ment and to avoid the execution of the threat. Gentlemen best acquainted with India, and friendly to the missionary cause, are not greatly a larmed at this intelligence. They suppose that our missionaries may either satisfy the government, or pass on to Rangoon, before the Caravan sails. The Ilarmony had not arrived. As she sailed a little after the Cara. van, and was expected to touch at the Isle of France, she would naturally arrive later than the Caravan. It is to be regretted exceedingly that not a line has been received from the missionaries themselves. They doubtless wrote by the Francis, which brought the other letters, and which stopped for orders at the Brazils; but why their letters were not sent of with the rest, we cannot even conjecture. With respect to the result of this mission, it behoves Christians to wait with resignation, and pray fervently that it may be prospered, or, if hindered for a time, that it may ultimately conduce to the glory of God. Dec. 21,

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EXECUTION FOR PIRACY.

On the 10th inst. the day fixed for the execution of Tully and Dalton, whose case was mentioned in our last number, the Marshal and other officers arrived at the State Prison in Charlestown at 10 o'clock. A. M. The two convicts, and all the other prisoners were assembled in the chapel of the prison, where the Rev. Mr. Eaton read prayers, to which Tully appeared to be devoutly attentive. Afterwards, while in one of the apartments of the prison, he intimated a wish to be as retired as possible. On being permitted to stand apart, he leaned against the wall, seemed to be engaged in prayer, and wept abundantly. The procession was Soon afterwards formed. It was preceded by the Deputy Marshal on horseback, bearing the Marshal s mace, a silver oar. Coaches followed in which were the offioers of the State Prison; and a coach in which were the Marshal and the Sheriff of Suffolk. Next came the criminals in the State Prison carriage, a kind of waggon bung in black, attended by the Rev. Mr. Collier, chaplain of the prison. They were pinioned, wore white caps, and were decently and warmly clad. Their coffins projected from each side of the carriage. The rear of the procession was brought up by assistant marshals and deputy sheriffs. On passing through Charlestown and Boston, a bell in each town was tolled. The chaplain employed all the time in his power in conversing with and exhorting the prisoners. Tully seemed much moved, and repeatedly addressed the crowds of people by whom the side walks of Boston were thronged.

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On seeing some of the by-standers smile and exhibit marks of levity, he told them, that though they might laugh now, the time was coming when they would be serious. When arrived at the place of execution at South Boston, the Marshal and his deputies, the Sheriff of Suffolk, the Rev. Mr. Collier, and the criminals ascended a stage attached to the gallows. After some preparations, the Marshal read aloud his warrant of execution, when Tully requested, and had leave, to read a written paper, which he did in a firm and distinct voice. In this paper, he confessed the facts for which he had been condemned, acknowledged the justice of his sentence, expressed his gratitude for the kindness and attention he had receiv ed from the Marshal, and the Warden of the State Prison, and spoke feelingly of the kind assistance he had received from the Rev. clergy, many of whom had visited him, and his fellow prisoner in their affliction. The criminals then kneeled, and the Rev Mr. Collier addressed the throne of grace in fervent prayers for them. He then took them by the hand, bade the farewell, and recommended to them two short passages of Scripture, which were, God, be merciful to me a sinner, and Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. These passages he exhorted them to repeat, in the last and awful extremity, with true contrition, and since ity of soul. Tully then mounted the draw, made a short prayer, and dropping a handkerchief, (the signal agreed ou,) the draw was instantly let down and he was launched into eternity without the smallest struggle, the limbs merely undergoing a slight contraction and extension.