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This letter was addressed by | Old Barend, Old Solomon Kok, Mr. Huber to his religious Jan Mechiel, Jan Kok, Willem friends in Germany and Swit- Fortuyn, and his wife Mary zerland, and sent over to this Dorothea, Nicholas Barend, and country by a respectable gentle- Klaas Barend. Afterwards were man in Altona, with the follow-baptized Adam Barlie, Peter Daing remark: vid, Hendrick Hendricks, Fryn Prins, Eva Barend (the wife of Klaas Barend) Old Griet Barend, now called Margarette, and Sarah Pomer.

"Mr. J. S. Huber is personally known to us as a very excellent and arniable character. He deserves the attention of our Christian friends in England. A "This commencement to form donation of theirs might greatly a church from among the heaassist him in carrying his bene- then in the remote part of the volent views into execution.world, will, we hope, be accom[Apply to the Rev. Mr. Stein-panied with a special blessing kopf, Savoy, London.]

[Phil. Intel.

from the great Head of the church; so that we may yet see greater things than these, and our latter end be made greatly

MISSIONARY SOCIETY-AFRICA. to increase.

THE Journal of the Missionaries Anderson and Jantz, at Klaar Water, on the north of the Great River, from October 1807 to March 1808, has lately been received; from which we make the following extract:

"December 25.

According

to the custom of the Dutch church, the death of our dear Redeemer was commemorated. Brother Anderson preached from Luke ii. 8-15, and served at the table. The service was solemn; and we experienced some agreeable exercises of mind, which none will wonder at, if they place themselves for a moment in our situation, or consider that after sojourning for so long a time in this wilderness without this ordinance, we had now an opporbe-tunity to celebrate the death of our gracious Lord.

"The attendance on our preaching, especially on the sabbath day, is still pleasing but we have not lately perceived any powerful work among the careless and unconverted: our labors seem to be most blessed in building up those who have lieved through grace.

"We have lately lost a very useful woman, whose name was

"October 26, &c. The follow. ing persons, after giving a satisfactory account of their conver-Old Dortje: her father was an sion to God, have been received into the church by baptism: Piet Pienard and Piet Goejeman, our two interpreters; Andries Waterboer, a young man who has acquired a good knowledge of the Bible, and who has distinguished himself above all our people in receiving instruction;

European: she was baptized when a child; and could read and write. When brothers Anderson and Kramer came here, they found five whom she had taught to spell. A few weeks before her illness she was received a member of our infant church. She found much sup

sles (which have greatly prevailed) on the 12th of December. The Births and Deaths in 1807, have been as follows:

Male. Female. Total.

port in her dying hours. She was about 45 years of age: she was remarkably useful among us with her needle, and as a midwife. She was highly esteemed, and is greatly lamented. It is remarkable, that her husband died of the small pox in Sep- Of the above, 6 died of the tember last, and she of the mea-small-pox, and 4 of the measles.

BIRTHS, 23
DEATHS, 17

22

20

45

37

POETRY.

Hope.

BEST inmate of spirits refin'd!
By tender and severless ties,
In birth with this spirit entwin'd,
Immortal till this gain the skies.
Blest plant of Gethsemane's ground!
The earnest of pardon and peace;
Sole healer of sins' deadly wound,
And root of contentment and bliss.
The author, protector and friend,
Of all God calls virtue in man;
The source of all joy in his end,
Of pleasure in life's little span.

Our solace in sorrow and wo,

The zest of all joys we approve ;
The soul of our comfort below,
The earnest of all that's above.

Its origin, union of will,

With Jesus, and faith in his blood,

Its safety his word to fulfil,

Its basis the oath of a God.

No sorrows nor fears can control,

So cheerful the heart where it reigns;
No murmurs escape from the soul,
So grateful that soul tho' in chains.
From lust and corruption is free,

The heart on its pinions upborne ;
And thee, dazzling world, even thee,
Hope flees as the shadows the morn.

Extinct by its beams brighter glow,
The glare of thy grandeur so grac'd;
By transports its prospects bestow,
Thy beauty and glory effac'd,

It soars to etherial plains,

In verdure eternal array'd,
Where Jesus in majesty reigns,

To realms, peace and pleasure pervade.

To empire.unbounded and free,

Where truth, love and virtue control,
To life's ever fruit-yielding tree,
To God of all being, the soul.

To songs sweet as angels can boast,
To joys no expression can reach ;
To union with God's mighty host,
To lore deep as Jesus can teach.
Intent on this ravishing scene,
This fulness of greatness and bliss ;
Hope sits a refiner from sin,

And man meets th' GODHEAD in peace.
Views death with a grief less'ning tear,
The grave with no terror oppress'd;
Sees worlds rush on worlds, without fear,
And hears his last doom self-possess'd.

Blest Christian! above seraph blest!
Emotions like these he ne'er knew ;
The raptures of Hope fly his breast,
Grace-grace has reserv'd them for you!

FOR THE CONNECTICUT MAGAZINE.

MR. EDITOR,

THE following lines were written by a young Lady, a native of Hartford, early in the spring of 1807, and left with one of her friends as she was about to leave the place. If the strain of piety that pervades them, renders the piece worth preserving, you are at liberty to publish it in your useful Magazine.

The Farewell.

WHY sinks my heart, sweet cherub Spring,
To meet thy lov'd return?

While every Bard thy beauties sing,

Shall I those beauties mourn?

No....though thou bidst me hie away,

From scenes to me so dear,

I must not wish thy long delay,
Or greet thee with a tear.

All nature sighs for thy embrace,
And hails thy op'ning charms....
The slightest beamings of thy face,
The coldest bosom warms.

Come then, and soothe chill pen'ry's woes,

Come wake the poet's lyre,

And those that love the GREAT FIRST CAUSE,
With new delight inspire.

And tho' dear friends, my sadden'd heart
To early friendship true,

Shrinks from the destin'd hour to part,
And dreads the long adieu ;

Yet HE who bids the leafless trees,
Their swelling buds unclose,
Opes the sweet lily to the breeze,
And scents the blushing rose ;

He too, directs my humble way,
Beneath his care I roam,
I bow before his sov'reign sway,
And seek a distant home.

Oh, let us "worship at his feet,"
And his rich grace implore

For this sweet hope....one day to meet

Where farewells are no more!

M***

1809.

Donation to the Missionary Society of Connecticut. March 14. Rev. Erastus Ripley, contributed in new settlements § 10

Donations of Books to the Missionary Society of Connecticut.

By the Rev. Doctor Trumbull, 100 Religious Tracts.

By Wethersfield Female Cent Society, 200 Religious Tracts.

NOTE—The Editor gratefully acknowledges the favor of those, who have given an account for publication, of the revivals of religion in their several places. These narratives have refreshed the hearts of many pray ing Christians. If many others, who have it in their power to make similar communications would do it speedily they will have the thanks of all, who hope for the coming of our Lord, in the day of his glory of

earth.

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Sketch of the Life and Character a minister in Hatfield-His moof Dr. Solomon Williams.

THE

ther was the daughter of the venerable Solomon Stoddard, of Northampton, whose praise is in all the churches.

HE duties of Clergymen are so uniform-and the incidents in the lives of those Under these parents he had who faithfully discharge those the benefit of pious examples, duties are so similar that the added to the weight of religious At Harvard Col particular events in the life of instruction. such a character are soon for- lege, he received all the advangotten-while, the errors of one tages in his education which the who has wandered from his du- first seminary of an infant county are long remembered; as a try could bestow. By indefatitorrent which has destroyed the gable application to study, he labors, and ruined the hopes of became a distinguished scholar the husbandman is remember in the liberal arts and sciences : ed, while the mild showers, and in 1719, he received the which fertilized the earth are honors of college. Having forgotten. But although all the been early impressed with the information relative to the sub-truths of religion, and the value ject of this sketch, has not been of immortal souls, he devoted obtained, which was wished, himself, not from necessity, but perhaps the following account from choice, to the study of d vinity. Other studies were atmay be gratifying. tended to only as accessaries to

The Rev. Solomon Williams, was born on the 16th of Janua-this--and as soon as his age His father the made it proper he became a ry A. D. 1701. Rev. William Williams, origi- preacher of the gospel. He soon nally from Roxbury in the state after received a call from the of Massachusetts, was settled as first society in Lebanon in this VOL. II. NO. 5.

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