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The county of Columbia, the next north of Dutchess county, is in no better circumstances than the three preced

pastor for every two; which will be and a demand for 60 additional ministers THIRTY FOUR. Of 114 churches not va- of the gospel. Thus, on the right hand cant, and doubtless in most cases small, and on the left Connecticut is bounded the supply does not exceed one Sabbath by a moral wilderness, and her sympain two, and very often but one in three.thies demanded by a famine of the word If we give then to one half of these chur- of life. ches a stated pastor, there will be 57 of|| these churches destitute of religious instruction; leaving in this State at the rate of 127 vacancies to be supplied;-ing counties. and this notwithstanding, the ratio of It appears from the report of Messrs. ministers, including all who bear the Mills and Schermerhorn, founded on inname, is about one to a thousand. To formation obtained in their missionary meet this demand we have not more tour through the western States, that in than 30 ministers and candidates; leav-the whole district west of the Alleghany ing still a demand for 97 competent re-mountains, including Ohio, the western ligious instructors for the State. counties of Pennsylvania and Virginia; Allowing Massachusetts Proper a pro-the States of Kentucky, Tennessee, portion equal to that of Connecticut, and Louisiana, and all the Territories, conher deficiency of competent religious in-taining at this time a population of about structors will be 178. two millions of souls, there are not more New-York, a State of extended terri-than 180 regularly educated and settled tory, in the heart of our land, with a ministers; leaving a population of 1.870,population of more than one million, 000 unsupplied, and demanding 1870 and doubling, by the help of emigration additional ministers of the gospel. from New-England, at the rate of once In Louisiana, containing 76,000, there in 15 years, is greatly destitute of quali- is not one protestant minister of any fied religious instructors. From the denomination, and only about a dozen best accounts, obtained partly from prin- Catholic ministers. The people sit in ted documents and partly from individ- darkness and the shadow of death. uals personally acquainted in the State, there is reason to believe that 500 teach-furnished with ministers than any State ers will exceed the actual supply, leaving 500,000 of the population destitute of the stated means of grace, and demanding 500 additional laborers to fill the vacant vineyard. There are, it is estimated, in this State, nearly 200 or ganized congregations, in which ministers of education and talents might probably be settled, could such be obtained. The district of country which lies be-cy in that State, according to the calcu tween the west line of Connecticut and the Hudson river, is about 120 miles in length, 20 in breadth, and contains three counties, Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess, and a population of about 81-aggerate. 000 souls. In this whole district there Of Pennsylvania and Delaware, we are but 20 regularly educated ministers can only say generally, that the want of -9 in Westchester; 11 in Dutchess; ministers is great, without being able to and in Putnam county, containing a pop-furnish a probable estimate of the defiulation of 10,000 inhabitants, there is ciency. not one settled minister of any denomination. There is in this whole district of course a population of 60,000 souls destitute of the ordinary means of grace,

The State of New-Jersey is better

south of Connecticut; there is, however, in some parts of this State, a considerable deficiency, to what extent we are not able to say with much exactness.— It may be observed, however, generally, that as the population of New-Jersey does not differ greatly from the population of Connecticut; and the supply of ministers is somewhat less; the deficien

lations made for Connecticut, may be estimated at not less than one hundred ministers; but if we estimate the deficiency at fifty, we shall by no means ex

The State of Virginia, the centre of the Union, a State which, from its localion and its numbers, must always exert a powerful influence on our national

From the year 1700 to 1753, there were 1998 students graduated at Harvard and

concerns, contains a population of 974,622 and from the account of Messrs. Mills and Schermerhorn, has but about Yale Colleges, (at that time the only 60 regularly educated ministers, leaving 914,000. of her population in the hands of unlettered inen, or totally destitute of the means of grace. Of the State of Maryland we cannot speak particularly But from general information on the subject, we have no reason to believe the supply any better than that of Vir-average, one LIBERALLY EDUCATED minginia.*

Colleges in New-England.) Of this number, 804 were ministers of the gospel. Of these 804, there were living in 1753, according to the best estimate, 621. The population of NewEngland, in 1758, was 390,000. Of course there was at that time, on an

ister for every 628 souls in New-Eng

The State of North Carolina, posses-land. sing a population of 555,500, receives From a cursory examination of the the instruction of but about 20 educated necessary documents, it is presumed, ministers; leaving 535,500 of the popu-that previous to this period, back to the lation destitute of proper religious in first settlement of the country, the supstruction, and demanding the help of 535 ply was even greater than this proporadditional educated ministers. tion.

Of South-Carolina, the population is 415,115, and the number of regularly educated settled pastors is about 36; demanding 379 additional ministers to supply a destitute population of 379,115 souls.

Compare this result with the present supply of ministers from these colleges. Let it be first remembered, however, that since 1753 the population of New-England has increased nearly lenfold, and has spread itselfover the whole western country; and though Colleges have multipli

The population of Georgia is 452,083, while in the whole State there are noted, yet Harvard and Yale still educate

to exceed 10 ministers who are qualified to preach the gospel; leaving 442,433 of the population of that State, destitute of such instruction as God has decided to be proper for the salvation of men. A small portion of this destitute population of the land is enlightened by a feeble glimmering from uneducated men; but the greater part is unorganized, and in almost total darkness.

ONE THIRD of all who receive a collegiate education in the United States: that of course one third of the population, or nearly three millions of people, look to them for religious teachers. To supply this population as New-England was supplied for more than 130 years after its settlement, (that is, till within the memory of many now upon the stage,) would require 4250 ministers. Yet it is Such, then, is the state of our nation ;|| a fact, that there are now living only 760 more deplorably destitute of religious in-ministers, graduates of Harvard and struction than any other Christian nation Yale! leaving an arrearage of 3490. under heaven.

To speak more particularly of Yalo

We now come to the question, What College. Probably one sixth of all who shall be done? and a ready answer, receive a collegiate education in the which our readers we trust will antici-United States are graduates of this sempate, is, that something must be done;inary. Allotting then to Yale College something more than ever has been one sixth of the population of the United done, or our land will be ruined. That States, as her portion to supply, if this the ordinary providential supply, afford portion were now fully supplied, with ed by the Colleges of our land, is utter-one minister for every 1000 soul; yet, ly incompetent, is put beyond all ques- barely to fill the vacancies by death, and tion by the following statement. to meet the annual increase of popula* It is stated by a candidate for the ministry, tion, the College would still be called from Massachusetts, who has been preaching upon to furnish 80 ministers annually; for some time in this State, that there are only and this number to be increased in futwo regularly educated ministers, in any direc-ture, in proportion as the population tion for fifty miles from the place where he is should increase. Yet it is a fact, that employed,

for the last forty years, there has not ||tion 'must be awaked to save itself by its been an average of NINE ministers annu- own exertions or we are undone. ally from this institution.

So mighty an effort should undoubtFrom Colleges, then, in the ordinary edly be begun and carried on with im course of things our hopes are vain.-portunate prayer. In the public wor Nothing better can be expected from ship of the sanctuary; in every meeting any one of them than from Yale College; and were all the graduates to become ministers, they would not supply her proportion of the national demand.

of the church; in every religious confer ence; in the closet; in every select concert, and in that great concert which promises to unite at length the whole world in supplication to God, the spiritual

As to what shall be done, there can be no doubt that an immediate, univer-wretchedness of our country should press sal, vigorous effort must be made to pro- upon our hearts, and be recognized in vide religious instruction for the nation. our supplications to the Almighty. Go The enterprize is one which a few hands only can sanctify men and qualify them cannot accomplish. The nation, all the to be ministers. God only can unite the pious and well-disposed part of the na- hearts of all, and bless the excrtions of all tion, must unite and engage systematic-in this great work; and for these things ally and vigorously in this work of self- he will be enquired of to do it for us. preservation. The evangelizing of the There is a special demand at this time nation must not be a secondary object upon pious parents to consecrate their to any one. It must stand forth in all sons to God as Hannah did Samuel, its magnitude, as the prominent object and educate them with reference to the upon which all eyes are fixed; for sanctuary. While the cry of perishing which all hearts beat, and in which all millions assails your ears, and awakes hands are employed. A Bible for eve- the holy sympathies of your souls, make ry family, a school for every district, and to God, ye pious parents,the offer of your a pastor for every 1000 souls, must be sons, and educate them in the hope that the motto upon the standard, round GOD will sanctify them, and make them which the millions who enjoy these bles- his ministers, praying for their conver sings must rally for the purpose of ex-sion withont ceasing; and few who go tending them to those who do not.-forth weeping, bearing precious seed, While foreign missions are in no degree will fail to come again rejoicing, bringto be abandoned, a strong hand must be applied to the work of domestic missions. A thousand times as much as has yet been done, must be done every year till our country is rescued, and rendered great, and good, and happy.

ing their sheaves with them. And if it be the duty of pious parents to educate their unconverted children in faith and hope, how much more is it the duty of those to whom God has already given pious sons, and ability to educate them? Do you need their help? But do you need it as much as those wretched millions who have no teacher, nor guide to heaven? Will it press you in a pecuniary view to educate them? but will the pressure be like the everlasting pressure of sin upon your brethren, your kinsmen, according to the flesh? Do you need the consolation of their presence in the decline of life? But will you not deny yourselves that pleasure to send by their hand the consolations of the Spirit to the hearts of thousands whom sin has rendered disconsolate ?

To produce such a combination and such efforts, the wretched state of our country must be made known. The information contained in this address, may, with propriety, it is believed, be communicated on the Sabbath to all our worshipping assemblies, and the investigation commenced in it with propriety, be continued until a regular and minute account can be given of the religious state of our land. The newspaper, the tract, and magazines must disclose to our slumbering countrymen their danger. The press must groan in the communication of our wretchedness; and It behoves every pious young man of from every pulpit in the land the trum- his own self to ask the solemn question, pet must sound long and loud. The na-"Lord what wilt thou have me to do ?"

And if the door be open and the demand rigid manner, and that they will even be made," by whom shall we send," to find fault because there is not edge say, "Here am I, Lord, send me." enough on the sermon; and at the same But all these resources will not meet time be very much nettled at the preachthe demand. The great mass of talent, ing of thorough experimental, and pracand piety, and zeal, and hardy enter-tical ¡eligion? prise, lies in the middle class of socie- If this be true, how shall we account ty, and downward to the cottage of the for it? Do Antinomians love truth in poor. In this class revivals of religion || doctrine, and hate it in practice? We anhave gloriously prevailed, and the tri-swer, no-they who hate practical godumphs of redeeming love have been liness, hate those doctrines which are multiplied. Here at all times may be according to godliness. Antinomiaus found a resource of talents and piety for have learned to pervert predestination, the Church of GOD. But the pecuniary resources to obtain an education are wanting, and the great body of this description of pious young men are, by their poverty, shut out from the vacant vineyard of the Lord, till means can be provided to put their services in requisition by giving them an education. It is to accomplish this object that the Charitable Society for the education of pious youth has been instituted; that under GOD, we may approach and open and bring out the treasures of this invaluable mnine, and consecrate them to God; that we may open this inexhaustible fountain, and draw from it streams which shall refresh the barren land, and make glad the city of our God.

imputed righteousness, and such like doctrines, so as to foster their selfish affections, or to encourage their sluggish neglect of duty. We conclude therefore, that the doctrines which they embrace, though they call them by the same name of the Calvinistic doctrines, are not really the same; but do in fact differ from them, as much as selfishness differs from benevolence.

12. Some confound the work of God with the work of the devil. I have heard a person object against being reconciled to an event in providence, because it was brought about by some carelessness or improper conduct of men; who would still, on another occa sion, be unwilling to make any distinction between the agency of God, and that of wicked beings. The truth is this; it is perfectly proper to urge submission

In so glorious a work, we call upon the Pastors and the Churches, for their co-operation. Nor do we anticipate that the call will be unwelcome and unhee-to every event, from the argument, That ded. If ministers do not feel, in such a the Lord hath done it "shall there be cause, and the churches redeemed by evil in a city, and the Lord hath not their instrumentality, we should despair done it ?" This will apply, let the evil of exciting sympathy or obtaining help. come by whatever means or instruIt is our expectation, that every church ||ments. Jehovah governs evil, as well in the State, will in some way, accor-as good agents. In view of this, Job ding to its own discretion, enlist as an auxiliary to this Society. We would invite the churches, after hearing this communication, to deliberate and pray, and act on the subject.

To be Continued.

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THEOLOGICAL MISCELLANIES.

Taken from a Common-place Book. (Continued from No. 1, Vol. III. Page 8.)

said with application to all his losses, those by the hands of the wicked Sabeans and Chaldeans, as well as those by the fire of God and the wind from the wilderness, "The Lord hath taken away." There is however a perfect difference between the actions of the Supreme Being, and the actions of his creatures. As the character of the action is respected, what satan does, the Lord does not. And it is proper to say, and

No. 11. Is it not the case with Anti-a regard to the Divine honor will oHomians, that they will bear predestinafion, the decrees, justification by faith alone, &c. to be preached in the most

blige us to say, This is not the work of God; it is the work of the enemy of all good. God has no hand in such a work

as this. "God is not the author of con- || see, that if I had been speaking of divine fusion, but of peace." Satan is a temp-government, and in this connexion had ter; but in the same sense that he is said, There never ought to have been any tempted, God tempteth no man. such thing as sin, it would have been heterodox, because it would have been impeaching the government of God. But in the connexion in which it was said, it appeared, on a review, to be perfectly correct: and to a candid and attentive auditory, it seemed as if it needed no explanation.

13. 1 Kings xxii. 13. "And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good." Here is a case which has oc- If a minister of the gospel when curred repeatedly since the reign of preaching upon the obligation of all Ahab. The messenger, who goes in men to be holy, to love God supremequest of a candidate for a particular peo-ly, and their neighbors as themselves, ple, frequently takes liberty to tell him were to say, "Brethren, we ought to what he must preach. He proceeds have the millennium now; we ought to to tell him what doctrine they have have had it long ago,”—would his hearbeen accustomed to--what doctrine ers have a right to say, that he found they will bear, and what they will not fault with the King of Zion for not inbear. Perhaps the preacher is told, that troducing the millennium at an earlier their former pastor, and the minister period? If a minister is treating on the whom they have been accustomed to duty of men, it is proper for him to say, hear, declared good to the people with there ought to be such a thing as perone mouth;-that they did not take fection, not only in heaven but on pains to continually run down human carth. nature, and alarm the fears of their hear- If the counsel or work of God, should ers with the cry of hell and damnation. be his subject, it would be wrong for He is exhorted to say nothing to con-him to say, there ought to be such a tradict what they have said. He is re-thing as perfection on earth. God is minded that if he should, it would dis-wise and good in so ordaining that there please the people and prevent his being should not be a just man on earth, who popular among them. All this has the doeth good and sinneth not. But as for appearance of friendship-friendship to us, it is our present duty, to be perfect the people whom he wishes to have as our Father in heaven is perfect. pleased, and of friendship to the candi- Query. Does not much of the misapplidate whom he wishes to have popular. cation of scripture arise from want of But what was the duty of Micaiah ?-a careful attention to the import of the Was it his duty to please a wicked words and phrases in their present conprince, that he might be popular at nexion? If men will neglect to examine court? or faithfully to deliver the Lord's the scope of a passage-if they will sevmessage? Decide on the duty of the er a word, or clause, from its connexion, Lord's prophet, and you decide on the they may build up almost any scheme duty of the Lord's minister. they choose; and seem to support it by 14. While preaching at G- -,on Eph.scripture. Even polytheism might in v. 16. Redeeming the time, because the this way, be supported by scripture; for days are evil; I endeavored to show, there is a text which says, "There be that sinning was the greatest mispense gods many, and lords many." 1 Cor. or misapplication of time. viii. 5.-To be Continued.

I proceed to observe in this connexion, That there never ought to have been

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any such thing as sin. Of this it was of the return of the Jews to their own 'said by some of the hearers, that I had contradicted the idea of the wisdom of God in the permission, or introduction of sin into the system. This led me to

I forbear to bring forward other scriptures, which it is thought strengthen the

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