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is the Son of God." This whole passage evinces the preternatural authority and elevation of that divine being, whoever he was, that made the communication to the mind of Saul.

Christ in the synagogues that he | which belongs to the Son of God. There is no variety in the reading of this passage from manuscripts, which can justify a material alteration in the sense. 'The same Apostle in Rom. ix. 4, 5, sumes a tone of more exact descripAfterwards, when preaching at tion, and informs us in one clear, Antioch, he gives a more definite unambiguous proposition, who character of the Saviour, and de- Christ is. Speaking of the Jews, clares him to be the author of for- he says, "Who are Israelites, giveness and justification. "Be whose is the adoption and the it known unto you, men and glory, and the covenants and the brethren, that through this man law, and the service and the is preached unto you the forgive promises, and whose are the fathness of sins, and by him all thaters, and of whom, as to the flesh, believe are justified from all things is Christ, he that exists over all, from which ye could not be justi-God blessed forever." 'There is

fied by the law of Moses."

In his address to the elders of the church assembled at Miletus, he adopts a language still more bold and decisive, and gives in one word, the dignity of that divine personage from whom he had received his ministry. "Take heed, therefore, to yourselves and to the flock over which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God which he has purchased with his own blood." Were it not for the arts of ingenious evasion, sentences like the foregoing, would settle forever the question of character

no possible way by which the force of this direct affirmation can be evaded, without torturing it into a false testimony against the Saviour.

Observe the remarkable structure of the whole passage. As to his flesh, Christ is of the seed of Abraham. But as to his divinity, he is over all, God blessed forever.

By him were all things created that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers, all things were crea ed by him and for him, and by him all things consist.

POETRY.

THE HEART'S OUTPOURING TO GOD.
PSALM CXLIII. 8.

THOU knowest, and alone canst know,
O God! each agonizing throe
I feel, as bow'd before thy face,
I cast myself upon thy grace.

Hold, hold, the thunders of thy throne,-
Thy justice, and my guilt, I own
With tears but thou wilt hear the plea
Of him who died and rose for me.

Ост. 1826.

I am oppress'd-do undertake
For me I ask it for his sake:
I am perplex'd-do guide my feet,
And make the path of duty sweet.

Oh leave me not, deceiv'd to stray
From thine approv'd, appointed way:
Oh leave me not, betrayed, to rove
Without thy presence and thy love.

Thou, thou hast taught my soul to be
Happy, alone, when near to thee ;
And canst thou leave a helpless child,
To wander desolate and wild?

My Father! to thy side I cling,
Forgive each past sad wandering:
Now lead me with a Father's love,
To thine eternal rest above.

On whom, but thee, can I repose?
Weak are my friends, and strong my foes-
My heart is treacherous-and a reed,
The world, upon whose point I bleed.

Fountain of good without alloy!
Thou source supreme of every joy!
Unto thy fulness I repair,

And drink immortal vigour there.

Oh! be thou still my joy, my strength,
In toil, in trial-and at length,

When called to dwell with thee on high,
I'll count it gain and bliss to die.

MISSIONARY INTELLIGENCE.

BURMAH.

ness. Having passed through the furnace of affliction, their faith, and pru

No recent information has been received concerning our missionaries in Burmah. From the nature of the intelli-dence, and zeal may all shine more

gence published in our last number, we do indulge the pleasing hope, that their lives have been spared, and that they have again resumed their valuable labours. Although the suspension of their evangelick efforts has been a matter of deep regret to the friend of missions, yet, we can easily conceive that providence may have been qualifying them by this event for more extensive useful

brightly; and their very imprisonment, as in the case of the apostle Paul, may have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel.

Of the termination of the war be tween the British and the Burmese, no one has a doubt. We have an impression that this interesting fact has been officially announced in England. It is believed that the provinces eeded to the

British government will at least be open to the introduction of christianity. Should the public dispensation of the gospel be tolerated there, without interruption from the civil power, much will have been gained.

Brethren Wade and Boardman with their wives, were in Calcutta, ready to embrace the first opportunity of making known the unsearchable riches of Christ to the Burmans. It will be gratifying to our readers to learn, that these devoted servants of Jesus, have lost little or no time, by the war which has kept them from the ultimate scene of their labours. They have all been assiduously employed in acquiring a knowledge of the language. Probably they are now teaching some of these deplorably ignorant people, the way of salvation.

CAREY STATION.

LETTER FROM MR. M'COY.

Carey, (Mich. Ter.) 100 miles
NW of Fort Wayne, (Ind.)
June 26, 1826.

Dear Miss Ober,

An absence of more than four months

from this establishment, is the cause of delay in answering your very acceptable letter, dated February 13. That letter inclosed five dollars, safely received, and a list of articles put into a box for this mission: The whole being the munificence of the Juvenile Benevolent Society, of Beverly, Mass. for the purpose educating and clothing a female Indian child at Carey, named Harriet Emma Ober, of which Society you are Secretary.

We beg the society to accept our unfeigned thanks for their attention to this mission, for their compassion for the poor, dear Indian children of our charge, and for their very generous effort to imtheir condition.

prove

about four years old. Her Indian name
Her father is dead, her
is Okeetcheeh'.

mother lives in our neighbourhood, and
is worthless. She has two brothers older
than herself, residing in our family.

At this place the missionaries and their
children, and the Indian children, all
live together as one family; on this ac-
count it is not possible for us to estimate
with tolerable precision, the cost of main-
taining a child in our school. Excuse
me therefore, for not being able to reply
in direct terms to your inquiry on this
subject. If agreeable to the views of
your society, we would prefer to ac-
cept from time to time, whatever of cash
or clothing your society might think pro-
per to send, and shall be truly thankful
for the same, be it much or little. The
instructions of the society will, however,
be obeyed, and their views and feelings
gratified to the extent of our ability.

We shall endeavour to teach our littlé Harriet to feel grateful to her dear young friends whose faces she has never seen, and perhaps may never see on this side the grave.

We are deeply affected and much pleased with the fact, that females, mostly under the age of 12 years, should begin thus early, these acts of kindness to poor Indian girls, who are less fortunate than yourselves. You have christian parents to guide your feet in the paths of virtue, a gospel ministry to attend, a bible to read; poor Okeetcheeh' had not. Among her kindred she found no sabbath, no Sunday school, nor sermon. But now she finds a home, and teachers in our house; now she finds friends, who though a thousand miles off do "heartily remember her still;" yes, she is no longer Okeetcheeh' but Harriet Emma Ober.

Beginning thus early to do good, I
trust that every one of the members of
your society will find the path to heaven;
and O, may God grant that there you
may meet your Harriet.

Affectionately and thankfully yours
ISAAC M'COY.

We have selected for your beneficiary Miss Eliza-Ann Ober. a promising little Putawatomie girl,

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

Twelfth Annual Report of the Executive Committee of the Massachusetts Baptist Education Society, September,

1826.

dreds of churches who have no pastors, and the wide moral wastes, where dwell millions of souls, like our own, many of which must perish for lack of vision before our enlightened ministry can reach them, and how does the object magnify before our eyes!

How far this society shall succeed in effecting its designs depends on the guidance and blessing of the Lord. So much has already been done however, that this society and its friends have reason to thank God, and take courage. Beneficiaries.

on the list of

A mind highly cultivated, and stored with treasures of knowledge, softened and enriched by the grace of the gospel, with all its sentiments and purposes elevated by the knowledge of God, is of great worth. Having at its command the whole range of the sciences, and of Biblical Theology, such a mind like that of Paul, casts all these and itself too at the Saviour's feet, seeking direction how to use them. And receiving thence a new impulse, it goes forth in the spirit and power of Elias; infidelity is stripped of its mask, false sources of happiness are exposed, vain excuses are torn away from men, the violated law of God speaks out its thunders, the overwhelming evidences of divine love and the privileges of a believer in Christ are portrayed, until, accompanied by the grace of the Holy Spirit, those who were dead do live; and the happy influence of such a mind cannot be limited to the present generation or to its own immediate sphere, but it will be felt on the oth-college, and three are engaged in preer side the globe, in the islands of the Paratory studies or in English. sea, in our western wilds, in future in general spoken of by their instructers character and standing and progress are generations and in eternity. in terms highly satisfactory.

About thirty young men have received mittee since our last anniversary. At that more or less assistance from this comtime twenty-one were beneficiaries; ten have since been received, two have been dismissed, six have with-drawn, one to receive ordination, others, three to pursue other professions, two to study under the patronage of all the monies they have received, shall giving assurances to the committee that speedily be refunded; leaving under the these, three are at Newton, fifteen are in patronage of the society twenty-one. Of

Their

tors of churches, and are labouring with happy prospects. Others are preaching travelling as missionaries, we have reas candidates; and from some who are ceived the most pleasing intelligence of

It is true highly cultivated minds, even without religious experience, have pro-men, recently beneficiaries of this comWithin the past year, several young duced great changes in human society, inmittee have received ordination as pasmany respects for the better. And on the other hand minds with little cultivation and discipline, but eminently pious, have done and continue to do much good. But it is principally to those minds in which science and the power of godliness are blended, we are to look for the origin and execution of those great plans, which are to give the bible to the nations, the gospel to every creature, and to evangelize the whole world.

their usefulness.

case.

wishes should be fully realized in every It would be in vain to expect that our No society of this character, either in England or America have been These are the minds which are destin-long in existence without some instances

ed to exert a wide and salutary influence, and to take hold with a strong grasp on the eternal destinies of man.

of disappointment. If any occur among
us it is earnestly hoped the churches may
be excited by them to greater care in ex-
amining and recommending candidates,
those who are licensed.
as well as to earnest prayer in behalf of

It ought to be distinctly known that no person is properly a candidate for the of which he is a member, express its becharities of this Society, until the church lief that God in his wisdom has designed him for the ministry.

Now that the church of God may have such minds as these for her Pastors, and that the wilderness and solitary place may hear their voice and be glad for them, is the great object for which this society was established, and for which your committee have laboured the past year. It is that the sons of Zion, who, in indigent circumstances are called to the ministry, may have the best possible advantages, adapted to qualify them At the time of the last Annual Meetfor this great work. Consider the hun-ling, your committee appointed the Rev.

Theological Institution.

Irah Chase as Professor of Biblical Lit-forts; for the Lord is with us, the God of erature for the new Institution. Jacob is our refuge.

The two sub-committees that had been appointed at the close of the last year, made their report at an early period.

That on the location of the Institution, in company with some other persons, visited several towns in the vicinity, and reported in favour of Newton, and referred to an eligible situation there which could be purchased at a low price. Whereupon this committee, after seriously deliberating on the question, proceeded to decide by ballot on the place of location, and gave their votes in favour of Newton.

The sub-committee chosen to solicit donations reported that it would not be difficult to obtain funds for the purchase and repair of the Peck estate, so called, in Newton, They were then authorised to purchase and repair the same, and to solicit monies to meet the expense, which we are happy to add has been accomplished. The whole amount being about $8000, has been generously subscribed by a few individuals in Boston and its vicinity, and the premises were presented to the Trustees free of incumbrance at their last annual meeting.

On account of the great accumulation of business in relation to this object, and for other reasons, your committee decided in December last that it was expedient to commit the management of this

Institution to a Board of Trustees dis

tinct from this body. Accordingly they. with some other persons, presented a pe tition to the General Court for an act o incorporation, which was granted.

All the affairs of the Institution were then cordially transferred to that Board, and are now by the blessing of God in a state of happy progress

Thus it will be seen that instead of being disheartened, this society have much to stimulate and encourage them to go forward and to make still greater ef

Your committee at their last meeting, having been informed that the Trustees of the Seminary had assumed the salary of the Rev. Professor Chase, and that they had appointed the Rev. Henry J. Ripley, Professor of Biblical Literature and Pastoral duties, deemed it expedient to afford him support till other means are provided; which they doubt not will soon be obtained.

Benefactions.

One duty, which your committee feel deeply binding upon them, and which they are not reluctant to fulfil, is, to notice, with gratitude to the great Author of all good, the timely aid they have received from Benevolent Societies and individuals, in the support of beneficiaries, and in laying the foundation of that infant Seminary, which we hope is fraught with blessings to thousands of souls that are now ready to perish.

Although our treasury is now nearly exhausted, yet the prompt and liberal assistance which has hitherto been afforded by the benevolent, is a kind of pledge that this society shall never be suffered to languish, or to relax its efforts for want of funds, so long as its concerns are managed with prudence and discretion.

Let every pious heart then, seek the blessing of the Lord on this benevolent society, let them pray the Lord of the harvest to send forth more laborers, and that he will replenish the managers of this society with grace and wisdom to do right, and to do with their might whatsoever their hand findeth to do, and we may hope to see, every year, new pastors and teachers rise, who, as servants of the living God, shall show unto men the way of salvation. E. NELSON, Sec'ry.

Annual account of the Treasurer of the Executive Committee of the Massachusetts

1825.

Baptist Education Society.

Receipts.

Sept. 24. By amount received from H. Lincoln, Esq. late Treasurer,

By cash from Bap. Ch. and Soc. Charlestown,

458,01

13,47

African Church, Boston,

3,00