13, The Presbytery of St. Lawrence have one young man under their care, and have collected $25.66.

14. The Presbytery of Northumberland reported, that six of its ministers had contributed $5 cach, amounting to $30, and had aided two young men under their care.

15. The Presbytery of Miami have aided two beneficiaries, and have col lected last year $70.20.

16. The Presbytery of Newton act as an Education Society, and have funds arising from collections, donations, and interest on funded stock. They have one beneficiary, and indulge a confident hope that they shall soon be able to receive another.

17. The Presbytery of Londonderry have formed themselves into an Education Society, have collected last year $150, have one beneficiary, who is in William's College; and design, as soon as suitable candidates offer, to take more.

18. The Presbytery of Hanover, during the last year, have had under their care five young men, supported in whole or in part, by their Board of Education; and for this purpose they have expended about $450.

19. The Presbytery of Columbus aids one beneficiary, who is prosecuting his academical studies at Athens, in Ohio,

20. The Presbytery of Ohio, during the last year formed themselves into an Education Society, auxiliary to this Board, and have aided one beneficiary. In the city of Pittsburg there are two societies, which contribute annually about $90 each, for the support of two beneficiaries, A Female Education Society, in Canonsburgh, supports one beneficiary. A society in Williamsport contribute annually about $30. In Jefferson College there is a fund, derived from bequests chiefly, consisting of about $6000, the interest of which is regularly applied to the aid of pious students. Some congregations within the bounds of this Presbytery, have taken up contributions for the education fund; and from all these sources nine young men receive pecuniary aid, so far as to meet the expenses of boarding and tuition.

21. The Presbytery of Steubenville, acting as an Education Society, auxiliary to this Board, have collected last year $71.25, and aided one beneficiary. They intimate, that had they another promising person as their beneficiary, they should without doubt receive an extensive and liberal patronage.

22. The Presbytery of Oswego have contributed the last year $110 to the Education fund.

23. The Presbytery of Long Island have one beneficiary in Middleburg College, and have in fund $140.

24. The Presbytery of Erie have three beneficiaries, and have collected the last year about $100,

25, The Presbytery of Lexington have last year supported three beneficiaries, and at their last meeting took measures for a more extended system of education.

26. The Presbytery of Louisville support one beneficiary in the Seminary at Princeton. The Church in Louisville, by collections at the monthly concert of prayer, educate one beneficiary; and the church in Shelbyville

assists another.

27. The Presbytery of Carlisle have one beneficiary, and have collected $77.91.

28. The Education Society of the Presbytery of Redstone have collected $181.56, and have aided two beneficiaries.

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29. The Presbytery of Buffaloe have one beneficiary at Schenectady, who is supported by congregational contributions; and the Ladies of the 1st Presbyterian Church in Buffaloe have contributed $60 to aid a beneficiary in William's College.

30. The Presbytery of Bethel have organized themselves into a Board of Agency, auxiliary to the Synod of North Carolina; and have obtained by subscription and otherwise, $100; but as yet have no beneficiary.

31. The Education Society of Chillicothe Presbytery, during the last year, collected $146 towards the extinction of their debt reported last year; and remark, "During the last year we have accomplished so little, that were it not that we feel ourselves bound to obey the orders of the Assembly, you would probably have heard nothing from us this spring."

32. The Presbytery of Orange have under their care four beneficiaries, who are prosecuting their studies according to the wishes of the Presbytery. During the last year, they have obtained from the contribution of the churches under their care, $107.87.

33. The Presbytery of Susquehanna have under their care one beneficiary, pursuing his studies in Hamilton College, to whom they pay annually towards his subsistence, $30,

34. The Presbytery of Genessee have collected the last year $56.12, and expended the same in support of one beneficiary.

35. The Presbytery of the District of Columbia have formed themselves into an Education Society auxiliary to this Board, and have collected for the Education of poor and pious youth, $42.14, but have at present ne beneficiary.

36. The Presbytery of Transylvania have aided four beneficiaries during the last year, to the amount of $152.50.

37. The Presbytery of South Carolina have been endeavouring to establish a literary and theological Seminary to prepare and qualify young men for the Gospel Ministry. They have already made considerable collections for this purpose, but have as yet aided no beneficiary.

38. The Presbytery of Alabama, report that, in the important matter of educating poor and pious youth for the Gospel Ministry, they have as yet done nothing, because their region of country has been but lately settled, their Churches are small and weak-few of them are able to obtain the ordinary means of grace, and the Presbytery feel bound to appropriate all the funds which they can at present command, in furnishing their vacant Churches with the preaching of the Gospel.

39. The Presbytery of Winchester, have, during the past year, supported three young men, who are members of the Seminary at Princeton; and on whom they have expended $460 37. They have in their hands no spare funds.

40. The Presbytery of Troy have had under their care the past year three beneficiaries, and have collected from various sources $177 371—of which they have expended $101.

41. During the last seven months, the Presbytery of Columbia, have disbursed $150 in aid of three young men.

42. The Presbytery of Albany have 22 candidates, and raised last year, $1000 towards their education.

43. The Presbytery of West Tennessee supported two young men during the last year.

44. The Presbytery of West Lexington have one beneficiary under their care, now at Princeton.

45. The Ebenezer Presbytery have supported for the last year, one bene

ficiary at Princeton; and a Female Education Society, in Paris, Ky. have aided, two young men to the amount of $35.

46. The Presbytery of Oneida, have raised and expended last year a very considerable sum on twenty-three* beneficiaries, who are pursuing their studies in Hamilton College.

The whole sum known to have been collected by this Board and its auxiliaries last year, for the education of poor and pious youth, who have in view the Christian Ministry, exceeds $14,000; and the whole number of beneficiaries aided, so far as they have been ascertained, is 234. The Board have to report with regret, that only 46 out of 81 Presbyteries have sent up reports, and that 35 must be considered as not having done their duty. They are so numerous that it would be painful to record their names.We wish them to reflect, that the Assembly has repeatedly ENJOINED on all the Presbyteries, to report wHAT they have done, if any thing in this business-and if nothing, WHY? which, surely, is a very reasonable requisition.If any Presbyteries act as Education Societies, or as Executive Committees, auxiliary to the Presbyterian Education Society, or any other similar Institution, and report what they have done in this connexion, they will be considered as complying with the rules of the Assembly. This Board desire to present annually a full exhibition of what has been done by the whole Presbyterian Church in the United States, in educating her sons of evident piety and promising talents, for the service of the sanctuary, that we may rejoice together in our co-operation; and may know what should be our hope concerning the future supply of our destitute congregations, with well educated and pious teachers; or, what are our reasonable grounds, for fear that the widely spreading population of the South and West, will live and die by thousands of thousands, without having enjoyed the ordinances of the gospel. It remains with the Presbyteries to grant, or withhold the requisite information. May we not anticipate more complete returns in future?

By order of the Board.

GEORGE C. POTTS, Vice President.

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION,

At present, consists of the following:

* The 23 beneficiaries here enumerated, have not been brought into the total, because the stated Clerk presumes they were reported to the Presbyterian Education Society, and included in their total of 94. Every Presbytery which reports to this Board, and at the same time to that Society, is requested to state this fact, in future communications to this Board, that their beneficiaries may not be twice enu merated; for this would lead the churches to suppose our harvest of future Ministers much more abundant than it is likely to be.

Extracts from the Report of the BOARD OF MISSIONS to the General Assembly, for 1825.

FOR the missionary appointments of the last year, the Board refer the General Assembly to the Appendix to the Printed Minutes of the last Assembly. As some changes in these appointments occurred, after the publication, and some additional appointments were made, it is proper to subjoin the following information.

In consequence of the resignation of Mr. Moses C. Searle's commission, Mr. John Young, of the Theological Seminary at Princeton, was appointed to perform missionary labour, three months, in Indiana, and three in Illinois.

Mr. Nathaniel Pratt was appointed for three months, in Shrewsberry and vicinity, New Jersey.

Mr. Robert Lee, for two months, in Richland County, Ohio.

Mr. William J. Bradford, for two months and a half, in Bradford County, Penn. to labour particularly among the inhabitants of Wyalusing and Pike; and to receive part of his compensation from the Wyalusing Creek Missionary Society, auxiliary to this Board.

Mr. David M Kinney, for three months, to the congregation of Erie, and to receive his compensation from that people.

The Rev. Andrew Rawson, for three months, on missionary ground, within the bounds of the Presbytery of Niagara.

Mr. James Wood, for two months, to Luzerne County, Penn. under the direction of the Rev. Cyrus Gildersleeve.

Mr. Sylvester Scovel, for six weeks, along the Delaware from Yardleyville to Bristol.

The Rev. James Ward, for one month, to the people of colour in Reading, Penn.

Mr. Eleazer Lathrop, for four months, in St. Augustine, and for two, in Pensacola.

Mr. Oren Hyde, for five months and a half, at Potts Town and adjacent places, Penn. and afterwards for six weeks to the same places.

The Rev. M. Miner York, for one month and a half, under the direction of the Wyalusing Creek Missionary Society.

Mr. Alvin H. Parker, for six weeks, in Orwigsburgh and vicinity; and to receive $20 for his labours.

As it appeared for particular reasons desirable to have the gospel preached every Sabbath in the region lying along the Delaware from Yardleyville to Morrisville, and it was ascertained that this important object could be obtained at a very small expense, by employing the licensed students in the Theological Seminary; Drs. Alexander and Miller were appointed a committee to send missionaries to that region; and the Board agreed to allow them two dollars and fifty cents per week, to defray their travelling expenses.

From a review of the missionary appointments for the last year, it appears that they amounted to fifty-four, embracing 168 months; exclusive of the stated supply on the Sabbath in the region along the Delaware; and exclusive of what has been done by auxiliary socie ties.

Reports have been received from 46 missionaries.

The result of Missionary labour has been encouraging. Your Missionaries have organized nine or ten new churches; they have formed Sunday Schools, Bible Classes, and praying meetings. They have aroused professing christians from their slumbers, and excited them to greater activity, in the service of their Lord and Master. They have been instrumental in awakening and converting a number of careless sinners, and have admitted many to the communion of the church.

In consequence of their missions, four of your missionaries have been settled as Pastors over congregations living in their respective missionary fields.

The Presbytery of Niagara have organized a Missionary Society, auxiliary to this Board; and have reported that they intend to raise their funds by contributions taken up in each of their congregations, which they will forward to the General Assembly by their commissioners.

The Presbytery of Oswego report, that they have appropriated to domestic missions, during the past year, $132; and that other monies have been raised for missionary purposes.

The Presbytery of Oneida report, that they, as a Presbytery auxiliary to this Board, "have done nothing, but that the congregations under their care, have during the past year contributed very liberally to domestic missions."

The Presbytery of Hudson report, that a missionary was employed by them one month, agreeably to the authority granted last year.

The Presbytery of the District of Columbia report, that they have formed a Missionary Society auxiliary to this Board; that they take up collections at each stated meeting of Presbytery, for missionary purposes; and that they have employed a missionary for three months and a half during the last year, whose labours have, they believe, been useful.

The Presbytery of Hanover report, that the Missionary Society