B. (to was the poor man called) stood stock still, astonished; and shouting aloud, with eyes uplifted, tears ran down his cheeks; and he bitterly reproached himself for his vile unbelief in that God who feede'h the ravens, and numbers the very hairs of our beads. painter threw himself on the grass, and wept aloud! "Who can read, without the deepest emotion, this wonderful relation of the gracious providence of God towards the necessities of his chilaren! The worthy painter acted with such pure humanity, and the hand of God so visibly interposed, that while we are compelled to bestow our warmest approbation on his conduct, we are led to offer our humble adoration at the throne of grace. Such tales as these are like apples of gold in dishes of silver; and th' at all times, yet in our days more especially, a word in due "Passing onwards, his way lay thro' a path between two hedges, where he heard a faint voice, in a mournful complaining strain; and as he looked round him to know from whence it proceeded, he saw a young man, who had the appearance of a traveller, ly ing in the grass, pale, weak, and ema ciated. season. "What is the matter, my friend" asked the poor painter. Sir, I am a travelling mechanic, and am going towards home: I have ye far to go. As my money ran short, I was obliged to act with the utmost frugality; and expended daily only what my most urgent necessities demanded: notwithstanding, my money is all gone. The whole of this day have I pursued my journey without tasting food; and my strength is so entirely exhausted, that I can go no farther!' What was poor B. to do? He had nothing but the small piece of silver:should he give him that? But what would remain for his hungry expecting children? Perplexed, confounded, and almost mechanically, without knowing what he said, he demanded of the young man if he had no small money about him, even of the most trifling value, to give him in exchange for his little piece of silver. O, my dear Sir, would I had, I should not lie longer here! The heart of poor B. felt a terrible conflict. At last, shrugging his shoulders, with great sorrow and heaviness of mind, he pursued his way; but he went not far: his piece of money burned like fire in his pocket: he hastily turned back, gave it to the poor traveller, and with great agitation turned away quickly, weeping, sobbing, and almost reeling like a drunken man. He had not proceeded far, before he met a man, with several longish loaves of bread, which he carried under his arms, coming directly towards him. As they approached each other, the man saluted him in a very friendly manner; and passing him, slipped one of his loaves under his arm, and putting a dollar into his hand, hastened away. The poor If the poor Christian is led to farther perseverance in his confidence in God, who hears and answers prayer. and the weak believer taught to blush for his unbelief, this memorable instance of God's paternal care will not have been recorded in vain!" 0. AMERICA. A Society has been formed in New Hampshire, called “The Piscataway Missionary Society." In the infancy of this institution, four Missionaries were employed, whose services in the new settlements, both in the district of Main and New York, were gracefully acknowledged. In some instances, serious impressions were made, convic tions produced, difficulties removed, reformations elected, order and peace restored; schools were visited, examined, and instructed; churches formed, and ordinances administered. The people crowded to hear the word of life; and seemed surprized and pleased, that those who lived at so great a distance from them, should express such concern for their best interests. The Missionaries penetrated through difficult and rugged ways into places where none had been sent before. I bey did not spare themselves, but laboured much in the Lord; and it is hoped, that the blessing of many, who were ready to perish, will rest upon them! A Periodical Work, entitled, "The Piscataqua Evangelical Magazine,” on a plan similar with our own, commenced with the year 1805. The profits of this work are devoted to the ad of the Missionary Society abovenamed. MISSIONARY COLLECTIONS. L. s. d. Contributions from Greenock, North Britain, remitted by Mr. Laird 25 15 9 HOME INTELLIGENCE. Extract of a Letter from a respectable THERE were some very pleasing cireumstances attended the work of collecting the contributions of our diferent con regations, in aid of the British and Foreign Bible Society, which I will take the liberty of relating to you Soon after the establishment of the above Society, I printed, in the Welon language, a small pamphlet; containing, principally, Accounts of Missions, and their various success in the several parts of the world where they are sationed, with a view of exciting a Missionary Spirit among our people; the greater part of whom were hitherto unacquainted with the perishing state of the Heathen; nor had they any conception that a large proportion of mankind are destitute of the word of God, as contained in the holy Scriptures. ia this work I took occasion to introduce an Account of the Formation of the New Bible Society, the necessity of it, and the very important and glorious object it embraced. Soon after this little publication was dispersed and pretty generally read, I was frequently accosted by one or another of our poor pious people, expressing their joy that such a Society was formed; and their hopes that public collections would be made in our congregations, towards the support of so glorious a work. I replied, That collections would be made in due season. - -Though. I designed, from the first formation of the Society, to try what could be obtained by public collections, yet I thought that the country in general ought to be well-informed on the subject, before any considerable success could be expected. After my pamphlet was extensively careulated, and I had conversed with persons of all persuasions, who had any influence in the country, I began to collect in the month of August ast. Our congregations, though not affluent, yet are numerous; containing many hundreds, and sometimes many thousands of people.. I am unable to give you any conception of the feelings of our poor people on this occasion. When I informed them of the countless millions of guilty and miserable sinners, like themselves, who had no Bibles, were "without Christ and without God in the world," but were worshipping stones, logs of wood, beasts, &c. or plunging into rivers to cleanse themselves from their sins, totally ignorant of the fountain opened for sin and for uncleanness," I saw hundreds bathed in ears, and overwhelmed with sorrow and compassion. When, again, I pointed out to them the prophecies and promises contained in the word of God, of the call and conversion of those miserable benighted Heathens, every countenance glittered with joy and exultation. I have frequently stood at the door after preaching, and I never witnessed, on any occasion whatever, such expressions of joy as I perceived in the countenances of the people when dropping their mites in the plate; especially the young persons who had received instruction in our Charity and Sunday Schools. Mothers brought their infans in their arms, that they might not be without the honour of contributing their pense towards so gloriOns a cause. One instance particularly affected me:- A father came with his small piece of money in the plate. At tea children together, each dropping a another collection, a servant girl, who had only three guineas and a half a year for her wages, put dawu a guinea. I might fill another sheet with similar instances, but I forbear. I mention these, I hope, not by way of boasting; but to shew the grace of God given to these poor people, that we may praise the God of all grace for it; and also as a proof that our poor people not only want Bibles, but dearly love them; and that the hearty prayers of thousands of them daily ascend to the court above, for the prosperi y and success of the Society in the pursuit and accomplishmeat of its glorious object. here related to you, I have no doubt From what I have seen and have but many thousands of Welch Bibles would sell as soon as they are brought into the country. Compared with what it was a century ago, what a blessed change has taken place in the information and morals of my poor countrymen! I am, dear Sir, yours faithfully and affectionately. Chiswick, Feb, 15, 1805. Several Members of the Society for the Suppression of Vice, having observed, with great satisfaction, the steps taken by the Tradesmen, &c. in this. parish, who have joined in Resolutin respecting the Lord's Day, have obtained a Copy of the said Resolutions; and which they hereby publish, in hope, that this exemple, with others in the metropols and its vicinity, of the like nature, will ontribute to a me zeneral adoption of such Resolutions, for the decent observance of the Lord's Day: e tradesmen. &c. residing in the psh, of on wwick, whose names are heredaso subscribɑd, caualy approving of the Notice give by he Magistrates sitting at the police-office, Stor an! Carter Tavere, &ew Bridge, respecting the Lor's Day *; being desims that ties ricies regard may be pa a to the sane, and being convinced that CX reising our severaleocupations, by selling on any pat of the Lord's Day, would frustrate e desired end, have come to the following Resolutious: -- Resolved, I, That we do not, during the Lord's Day, exercise our severa! occupations, by serving castomers, or any other persons. Resolved, I, ihat if we know, or hear of any persons selling on any part of the Lord's Day, we shall en teavour to dissuade them from the practice by private admonition. Resolved, 111, That if any person will not desist from selfing, after being privately admonished, we will acquaint one of the peace-officers to represent their conduct to the magistrates. Mr. Justice Hardinge's Address to Mary Morgan, convicted at Presteigne, on Inu stay, April 11, of murdering her Bustard Child; and who was executed on the following Saturday. Mary Morgan, UPON evidence which leaves not a shade of doubt in the mind, you are convicted of murdering your child, a new-horn infant, of your own sex, the ofspring of your secret and vicious love; mordering it with a knife, selectes as the implement of a purpose deliberately force, before its destined victim came nto the world. Your hatred of this innocent little sufferer could not have been your motive. it never offended you, and was therefore Do object of resentment. It is true that if the child had lived, it would have witness proved your crime in its birth; and your shame would have been the consequence of that proof. Buvas this a reason to kill and mur ler it? If its first cries to you (its natural parent) for sustenance and care made it by force your living accuser, could this be a reason to hush rose cries, and stide that breath of the unconscious against you with a knife, and with a murdering hand? Had it live, you aight have lost your place; you might have lost other places, you might have s into poverty as well as in 3 sha ue; but was his a reason to kill the 1.D? Was it a reasa to acquire a fave character, with a guilty conscience, upon your piliov, aud cries of the mur dered infant at your ear? When did this fear of shame and poverty begin? Was it an obstacle in the way of your criminal intercourse with your lover? No; when you had criminal passons to indulge, and criminal pleasures to enjoy, you had no fear of the risk. Wea those passions were satiated, and those pleasures were accusers in their over fruit, then you became such a cowar!, that you have sacrificed your infant's life, the peace and the interest of your soul here and hereafter, to that newborn fear. Alas! how dreadful are the landing-places of guilt, when it ascends in its progress! You began with inconLinence, criminal in itself, bu full of complicated peril, in is tendency to worse crimes. Your next guilt was, a mask to the world in the concealment of your pregnancy, which (besides the Vicious art of the imposture) was dangerous to the child you had conceived. Your last crime was the murder of that child, indicted by yourse. You have murdered that humancreature, who, of all others upon earth, had the most affecting right, as well as claim, to your mercy and your love: the offspring of your own guil, and guilt entailed upon it, in some degree, by the shane of its descent. At your wild and you:?ful age, uudisciplined, I fear, as well as unenlightened,-and with such early habits of deprayed self-indulgence, it is. not probable that a religion like that of the New Testameur, which breathes in every page of it love to infants, cold have been impressed upon your mind, But the God of Nature has written a book, which "he that runs may rea i.” You have read that book, and the letters of it were stamped upon your feelings at your birth. It was a law written * The magistrates had issued a notice round the diferent parishes in this district a lite i etore, threatening to put in force the laws against those who opeLed shops, &c. on the Sabbath. upon the living and glowing tablets of the bear', which told you how unjust it was to punish the offspring of your gui, for the life you had forced upon it by that guil alone. You should have exere every morgent of your osa life in atoning, by re fumble atten tum to a Augiter so born, for the Camnity of such birth. Instead of bracing yours!! to this atonement, you were deaf to her infan ries, and you, aver the repeting by putting her to deate in this choice of diculties a us clot of chances, what is in vou barg line? You have entered the pers of detection and punish men, by a death of shame, as -You the murderer of your child. have taken the chance of dying impeniteat, or with a conscience ill prepared for so awful a change, as from this life into the judgments of eternity. You have taken the chance, had you escaped from human detection, —had you inposed upon the whole world ever so web, of lingering tormen's, upon the rack of a life self-ac used and selfaccust. Thus it is that one guilt prodices another, especially in your sex, when seda et into its criminal intercourse with ours. The natural delicacy and notesy of the female character entangles all its progress in gilt; an accumulated crimes are generated by the fear of sha e. At last the energies of the mini are half our in the confusion of shit ed expe bents to escape from the importunate eye of the world. But there is another EYE"about the path and about the bel," from which no darkness can seclude, ant from which "no secre's are hid." That eye never is closed, and orings to light guilt like yours in a manner for which the sagacity of human conjecture despairs to account, Guilt is always a Coward; guilt Lke yours prompts the offender to accuse herself, and prove her crime by evidence of the fact in a moment of despair, fear, or surprize. Madness like this, comes too are: it' is the elect and the doom of guilt; it is no shelter for it. You have no plea of sudden impulse to this act (not that any such plea could avail you, if in fact it existed); yours was a deliberate murder, the implement of the death's wound obtained, and set apart for its destined office and victim. fad you Escape, many other giris (thoughtless and light as you have been) would have been encouraged by that escape, to commit your crime, with hopes of your impunity. The merciful terror of your example will save them. Desperate acts like these very often escape from punishurent; merciful juries, merciful roles of law, and merciful judges give rumerous occasions to that impunity: If it is a dele, I hope it will never be repaire : at the same juries, the s.me law, and the same judges are fim to their trust in a case like yours. The life that you have destroyed, lost its natural parent when you were its executioner, for guilt of your own. → I found a parent in Heaven; there is not a more sacred object of that Parents love (whose children we all of us are) than a new-born child, created in his image. Its blood is like that of Abel; it cries from the earth; and its complaint is noted in Heaven. What your inducement was to sacrifice this pledge of your love, and your crime, we have no means to ascertain: your conscience knows it well; but we are able to know, that it must have been selfish and crue!.- I have talked with you hitherto, as a Julge, preparing and bound by his painful office to inflict the penalty of death upon his convict ed prisoner before him:- but look up to me! I can give you comfort, and can tell you without impairing the weight of your doom in this world, t that you can turn away your e, es to the Judge of us all, whose mercy has no limits, and whom no sinner can inplore in vain, if the tears of penitence and remorse are deep and sincere. You must have expected your fate; and I hope in God that you will be prepared, by a new-inale heart, for a better world, having made all the human atomeinent in your power upon earth. To cut off a young creature like you, in the morning of life's day (for it is little more than a day to the oldest of us all) is an indiction thrown upon me, which I have no power to describe, or to bear, so weil as perhaps I sa uld. You must not think we are cruel; it is to save other infants like yours, and many other girls like you, from the pit into which you have fallen: your sentence and your death is mercy to them: if you have repented of your crime, it is mercy to yourself. Had you escaped, your mind and conscience would, or might have been so depraved, that mercy, winged as it is, could not reach it in time. You have now the tears and prayers of all around you. In our abhorrence of your erime, we have not lost our compassion for your fate, nor our zealous hope, that you will find. mercy at the judgment-seat of a Redeeming Intercessor, who diel for you; that is, who died, that penitent sinuers, through uim, should be rescued from the doom they had incurred, and should expiate their pollutions in the atonement of his blood. I am now to pass upon you the awful sentence of your legal, your jus', and your inevitable dooin in this world. [Here he delivered the sentence, and proceeded thas:] You have heard the sentence, and the imperious will of the law. affects your body alone; your soul it cannot reach it is in the hands of your God. May that God shew mercy to it, when it shall appear before him upon the day of its final judginent! May it there be acquitted, and blest! It May 29. The Rev. Mr. Penny was. set apart over the particular Baptist church in White's Row, Portsea. Mr. Shoveler, of Portsmouth, began the service by reading and prayer; Mr. Miall, of Portsea, asked the questions, &e. and gave the charge from 2 Tim. ii. 15; Mr. Bogue, of Gosport, prayed the ordination-prayer; Mr.Saferey, of Salisbury, preached to the people from Isa. xxx. 20, last clause; Mr. Grillin, of Portsea, concluded. June 20. A plain, neat, and wellbuilt meeting-house (measuring in the clear forty-eight feet by thirty-three) which has been erected by the Baptist congregation, under the pastoral care of the Rev. D. Trotman, in the town of Tewksbury, was this day opened for public worship. In the morning, Mr. Jay, of Bath, preached from Mat. xviii. 20. In the afternoon, Dr. Ryland preached from Hag. i. 14. In the evening, Mr. Belsher, of Worcester, preached from Heb. i. 8, 9. Messrs. L. But terworth, of Evesham; Williams, of Cheltenham; Bedford, of Birlingham; T. Edmonds, of Upton; Rowland, of Pershore; and one of Mr. Wesley's ministers, engaged in prayer. A small neat place of worship has been erected at Wivenhoe, a little seaport near Colchester. About eighty years ago there were two meetinghouses there, a Presbyterian and a Baptist; but no vestige of them now remains. One family only (Mr. Coney's) resident in Wivenhoe ahout twenty years, has kept the faith of the gospel amid the general depravity. They attended on the Lord's Day at Mr. Hobbs's place at Colchester; from whence it is distant about four miles. About nine years ago, a Lord's Day Evening Lecture was Instituted there by Mr. Taylor, of Colchester, which has been continued, as occasion per mitted, by him and by Mr. Kemn, 8′′, sistant to Mr. Hobbs. By this means a small interest was gathered, which has varied with circumstances, till it pleased God to favour them with a stated ministry, which increased the congregation till it was much too large for the private rooms where they used to assemble; and a liberal subscriprina soon raised the present building. The place was opened July 2; when three sermons were preached by Mr. Crashern, of Dedham, from Matt. xviii. 20; Mr. Newton, of Witham, from Acts xiv. 7; and Mr. Taylor, of Colchester, from 2 Cor. ii. 12. Prayers were offered on the occasion by Messrs. Hobbs and Kemp, of Colchester; Nicholson, of London; Hordle, of Harwic; Cover, of Mersey; and Merchant, of Layerbretton. The attendance was numerous, and the general feeling much impressed. Mr. Coney, in whose house the congregation used to assemble, and who had long prayed to see this happy day, saw it; and, as if spared on purpose that he might finish the honourable work of fixing the gospel in the place, he sickened from the day of its opening, was seized with a pleurisy, and in a few days died; and was buriel, July 15, close to the vestry-door, amidst a coacourse of his neighbours, who were much affected with the providence. The funeral - sermon was preached from Rev. xiv. 1, by Mr. Hyde, the minister of the place. July 11 Mr. James Smith, probationer, was ordained to the office of the holy ministry, and the pastoral charge of the Associate Congregation of Bolton-le-Moor, Lancashire. Mr. Thomson, of Leeds, preached the ordination-sermon from Jer. i. 6—8; Mr. Jack, of Manchester, asked the ques tions of the Formula, ordained, and gave the charge to the minister and the people; Mr. Black, of Musselburgh, preached from Heb. xiii. 15, and cou cluded the solema service. July 31. The Thirteenth Anniversary was heldt Cheshunt College, Hertfordshire; when three of the stu dents delivered orations on the following subjects, viz. Mr. Lake, on Christ, under the title of a Friend; Mr. Wilkins spoke of Him under the metaphor of the Sun; aud Mr. Bridgman considered Him as typyfied by a Lamb. After which the Rev. M. Wilks preached a sermon, in which he held up Christ as an example, from Acts x. 38, "Wha went about doing good." Mr. Wilkins, |