the active, the munificent gifts of the wealthy, ANNIVERSARIES OF AUSILIARIES. and the universal contributions of our great CONNECTICUT, The Eastern Auxiliary of community. New Haven County held its 3d annual meeting at Branford, on the 2d of October. The re ports of the Secretary aud Treasurer were OBITUARY OF MRS. HITCHCOCK. read, and addresses were delivered by the Rev. Aaron Dutton, and Col. John B. Chit. Mrs. S. S. Hitchcock, the wife of Mr. A. H. tenden, of Guilford, and Doct. Joseph Foot of Ilitchcock, assistant missionary at Dwight, North Haven.-Rev. Timothy P. Gillet, Secamong the Cherokees of the Arkansas, died at retary; Dea. Frisbie, Treasurer; both of Bran ford. that station on the of March. Rev. C. The Eastern Auxiliary of Fairfield County Washburn, after relating some of the circum held its 3d annual meeting at Brookfield, 4th stances of the sickness of Mrs. H. which ter. of October. The usual reports were read, and minated in a bereavement so afflictive to her addresses were delivered by the Rev. Amos Basset, D. D. Rev. Messrs. W. C. Kniffen, husband and the mission family, remarks William Mitchell, and Thomas Punderson. At the close of the exercises a collection of Thus, in a sudden and unexpected manner, 1 $74 was taken.--Rev. Joshua Leavitt, of and at a time and under circumstances very Stratford, Secretary; Dea. Stephen Hawley, tenderly trying, was our beloved sister taken of Bridgeport, Treasurer. from us. It is our Father's hand: He ordered The Auxiliary of Norwich and Vicinity held the time and circumstances of her removal, its 4th annual meeting at Norwich, 4th of Ocand we are sure all was ordered wisely and in tober. The usual reports were read, and adunerring kindness. We are consoled by the dresses were delivered by the Rev. Dr. Nott, evidence which she gave in life, that her and Rev. Abel M'Ewen, and Mr. Loomis, who death would be the entrance into immortal were present as members of the Deputation life. To us her death is a very great loss. from the parent Society:-Jabez Huntington, She was an excellent woman, a valuable mem- Esq. Secretary; Francis A. Perkins, Esq. ber of this mission, and a dearly beloved sister. Treasurer. Donations, Hampden co. Ms. S. Warriner, Tr. Agawam, Gent. 7,98; la. 7,03; 15 01 53 89 36 50 39 10 32 65 2 00—314 83 I. AUXILIARY SOCIETIES. Brookfield asso. Ms. Of the sums ack nowledged in the Herald for last inonth, pp. 365, 366, 850 from the la. asso. in Brookfield, w. par. and 850 from the gent, and la. asso. in Ware, constitute the Rev. JOSEPH I. FOOT and the Rev. AUGUSTUS B. REED Honorary Mem bers of the Board. Chesterfield, Gent. 5,44; la. 6,29; 11 73 46 41 Hancock, Gent. 16,75; la. 22,57; 39 32 79 58 Surry, Gent. 8,75; la. 12; 20 75 Westmoreland, Geut. 19,60; la. 14,75; 34 35 Winchester, Gent. 20,50; la. 21,71; 42 21 258 36 Ded. c. note, 00-253 36 Cumberland co. Me. W. Hyde Tr. Brunswick, Gent. 17 00 Falmouth, La. 9 77 74 00 Bridgeport, Gent. 44,75; la. 60,13; La. sew. so. for Elijah Waterinan at Dwight, 30; mon. con. 20; 154 88 Brooknield, Char. so. 15,50; fem. · Dorcas asso. 5; 20 50 Huntington, Gent. 60,08 la. 75,95; mon. con, 12; 148 03 Monroe, Gent. 10,96; la. 25,28; 36 24 Newtown, Fem. asso. 22 63 Redding, Gent. 32 30 Stratford, Gent. 13,95; la. 35; mon. con. 12; 60 95 Trumbull, Gent. 20,50; la. 6,90; mon, con, 4,26; la. miss. so. 3; 34 66 85 73 1 00—-84 73 19 00 27 20 128 31 19 52-235 03 New Boston and vic. N. H. J. S. Adams, Tr. 91 74 New Haven co. East, Ct. S. Frisbie, Tr. Branford, Gent. 41,14; la. 57,75; fem. char. so. 12; 110 89 Cheshire, La. 9 00 15 00 12 89 46 27 North Guilford, Gent. 7,85; la. 18,36; 26 21 North Haven, Gent. 19,11; la. 17,14; 36 25 584 19 Ded. expenses, 32 92-551 27 Fairfield co. West, Ct. M. Marvin, Tr. Fairfield, Gent. 30 00 Ridgebury, Gent. and la. 19 92---19 92 458 58 expenses, and sum yet to be re- 60 75-397 83 54 45 Hamden, F. plains, Gent. 5,16; la. 15; 20 16 Mount Carmel, La. 17; young la. benev, asso. 12,24; 29 24 Montville, ia. 11 14 34 8L 11 86 68! 88 10 50-671 38 15 29 110 00 12 25 217 53 59 97 58 50 Whitneyville Armory, Gent. 13 64 44 65 28 14 73 79 23,71; boarding sch. asso. 15,82; 85 il 18 01 48 85 25 28 30 88 667 65 Oct. 150,27; c. note, 3; lost, 6; rec'd 204 22-463 43 68 26 E. S. Phelps, T'r. 21 21 3 00 tute the Rev. Prof. N. W. FISKE, 90 00 27 57 Jews so. 26; (of which to constitute 60 25 40 71 24 54 49 00 136 83 tute the Rev. JARED B. WATER- 70 32 21 00 235 24 5; la. Cherokee so. 17; la. cent so. 104 62 V. Gould at Brainerd, 30;) 40,45; 71 82 which for Enoch Hale in Ceylon, 40 93 61 83 19 80 1,394 02 8 82-1,385 20 Bozrah, Gent. 19,12; la. 11,05; 30 17 24 31 100 00 55 97 55 54 36 98 118 47 19-118 2 mentioned in the Herald for Nov. p. the la, asso, in that town. N. Y. E. Hills, Tr. (of which fr. la. 322 00 Grafton, Gent. 14,19; la. 22,14; 36 33 198 54 81 00 46 90 102 17 71 90 to constitute the Rev. RODNEY 145 33 Albany, N. Y. T. W. Olcott, 66,21; fem. so. 2d pay. for Stephen Van Rensselaer and 90 21 8 00 Samuel Phillips, IViltiam Phillips and Sam- 35 32 27 00 26 50 5 00 4 00 10 00 1 00 29 69 23 13 10 00 17 25 15 00 1 00 16 00 13 00 apples, &c. 6.87; R. Turner, 8; mon. con. 3; 25 62 5 00 125 00 10 00 Westfield, Ms. Coll. for Sandw. Is). miss. 52;. fem. union so. for do. 30; 82 00 West Salem, Pa. J. Donaldson, 1 50 IVest Tennessee, Synod, 93 81 Winchester, Va. L. Hoff, 50 00 Winthrop, Me. Gent. asso. 8; la, asso. 13; 21 00 Worcester, Ms. Sab. sch. for Waimea, Sandw. Isl. 6; gent. asso. in Calv. so. 57,50, la. asso. in do. 62; 125 50 Unknown, or purposely concealed by the donors; Heirs of a small estate; 100 00 A. B. Vt. 10 00 Whole amount of donations acknowledged in the preceding lists, 89,230 54. III. PERMANENT FUND. Chelsea, Vt. Rev. LATHROP THOMSON, (which constitutes him an Honorary Member of the Board,) 50 00 Southold, N. Y. Legacy of the late Mrs. Lucre. tia Thomson, dec’d, by Kev. L. Thoinson, 250 00 IV. DONATIONS IN CLOTHING, &c. asso. in Ware, 30; a box, fr. la. asso. in do., 70 79 Brooklyn, N. Y: Sundry articles, fr. la. of Rev. Mr. Sandford's so. for Sandw. Isl. miss. Chelsea, Vt. A box, fr. ladies for do. 56 00 Cohassét, Ms. A box fr. la. evang. soc. for do. Cooper stown, N. Y. A cask, fr. Ja. for do. 65 00 Crafisbury, Vt. A box, fr. fem. benev. so, for Wes. miss. 72 0 East Windsor, Ct. A box, fr. I. Wells, for Mr. S. Ruggles, at the Sandw. Isl. 55 78 25 50 Holden, Ms. A box, fr. ladies for Pal. miss. Londonderry, V!. Potatoes, fr. E. Smith, for Sandw. Isl. miss. in 1st par. for do. 9,60; a bundle, tr. do..for 24 60 New Haven co. East, Ct. Aux. so. sundry ar ticles. New Haven co. West, Ct. Aux. so. shoes, fr. gent. asso. in North Milford, 84 c. clothing fr. la. asso. in Mount Carmel, 2,24; 3 08 New York city. Hardware, tr. a friend, for Sandw, Isl. miss. 5 00 North Bridgewater, Ms. A box, fr. frag. so, for do. North IVilbraham, Ms. Sundry articles, fr. fem. benev, so, for do. Paris, N. Y. 1 doz, boxes pills, 2 50 Reading, S. par., Ms. Potatoes, fr. indiv, for Sandw. Isl. miss. Ms. A box, for Rey. Mr. Bing- Alikhunna, 200 89 Walnut Hills, 0. Socks, stockings, &c. fr. C. Kemper. Austin, at Harmony miss. Kev. S. Whitney, at the Sandy. Isl. Committed to the care of 1. Thomas, Utica, N. 2, Manlius, N. Y. A half barrel of dried fruit, Cortland Villave. N. Y. L. B. Parsons, 20 00 Cynthiana, Ky. Cong. for Sandw. Isl. miss. 10 75 Danbury, Ct. Mon. con. 9 40 Derby, Vt. Mon. con. 3 00 Dunstable, Nashua Village, N. H. Mon. con. 25 00 Trst Bridgewater, Ms. Fem. cent so. 6 54 Esser, Ct. A friend, 1 00 Esser, Ms. Gent.asso. 38 00 l'airfield, N. Y. A fem, friend, 5 00 Fishikill Landing, N. Y. Miss. so. in Ref. Dutch chh. 26 00 Flemingsburgh, Ky. Indiv. for Sandw. Isl. miss. 40 00 Franklin, O. Indiv, 6 50 Freehold, N. J. Coll. for Sand. Isl. miss. 51 00 Goshen, Choc. na. Av. of ring, 1 00 Greenbush village, N. Y. Fem. work. so. for books and tracts for Sandw. Isl. miss. 5 00 Guilford, N. Y. Fem. miss. 80. 8 50 Halifar, Vi. Fem. char. so. 14 00 Haridrick, Vt. La. asso. 13; mon. con. 16.15; E. Strong, 20; L. H. Delano, 5; 54 15 Huntsville, Ala. Mon. con. 5 50 Jasper co. Ga. J. Williams, m. f. 2 30 Lansingburgh, N. Y. Coh. for Sandw. Isl. miss. 20 00 Lawrenceville, N. J. A lady, for do. 2 00 Lebanon, N. H. Fem. bible and miss. so. 12 00 Lexington, Ky. 1st chh. for Sandw. Isl, miss. 28 00 Litchfield co. Ct. Aux. so. F. Deming, Tr. 150 00 Livonia, N. Y. Rev. J. Stow, for Bombay miss. 12 00 Manchester, Vt. Mrs. J. P. Warne, fur Richard Warne in Ceylon, 20 00 Maysville, Ky. Indiv. for Sandw. Isl. miss. 6 00 Midilleboro, Ms. Mon. con. in Ist chh. 17 80 Middle Granville, Ms. Char. box of Mrs. G. Hall, 3 00 Millersburgh, N. Y. Indiv. for Sandw. Isl. miss. 5 94 Nerv Concord, Ky: Cong. for Sandw, Isl. miss. 5 40 New Ipsīvich, N. H. Mon. con. 41 00 New Lebanon, N. Y. R. Woodworth, a rev. pensioner, for Sandw. Isl. miss. 5 00 New London, Ct. T. W. Williams, 42 14 Newport, R. I. A sab. seh. teacher, 10 00 New York city, A friend, 50; three indiv. of sab. school, for Sandw. Isl. miss. 1; Ja. of the Wall st. chh. for Pal. miss. 50; a widow, for William Henry Cross at Mackinaw, 12; mon. con. in Laight st. chh. juv, asso. 25,06, 138 56 Norfolk, Ct. JOSEPH BATTELL, which constitutes him an Honorary Member of the Board, 100 00 North Grant ille, N. Y. Juv. la. miss. so. 36; juv. gent. do. for hea. chil. in Ceylon, 50; 86 00 Orville, N, Y. A mem. of cong. chh. 6 00 Paris, Ky: Cong. for Sandw. Isl. miss. 36 62 Pewlet, Vt. A friend, av. of ring, 50 Philadelphia, Pa. Juv. mite so. in Miss Guild's sem. for Sandw. Isl. miss. 8 00 Pisgah, Ky.. Coll. for Sandw. Isl, miss. 15; D. Huni, fer do. 10; 25 00 Pompey, N. Y. A friend, 1 00 Portland, Me. A friend, 1 67 Potsdam, N. Y. Mon. con. 14 53 Prattsburgh, N. Y. Mon. con. 16; E. and B. 10; S. R. 1; 27 00 Princeton, N.J. Mon. con. in theol. sem. 10 00 Rochester, N. Y. Mon. con. for Nov. in 1st chh. 50; do. in 2d chh. 50; do. in 3d chh. 50; 150 00 Royalton, Vt. A friend, 25 00 Saco, Me. Four females, for Sandw. Isl. miss. 5 00 Salein, Ms. So. to support a fem. teacher at Bombay, 10,12; fem. so. for ed. hea. chil. in Ceylon, 20; 30 12 Schenectady, n. Y. Coll. 77 18 Simsbury, Ct. A few neighbors, 14 00 Smyrna, Ky. Cong. for Sandw. Ísl. miss. 6 50 South Salem, N. Y. Mrs. M. Northrop, 4th pay. for Elizabeth Northrop, at Cattaraugus, 12 00 Spencertown, N. Y. Fem. char. so. 12 50 Sudbury, Vt. Coll. by Rev. J. S. Green, 5 12 Templė, Me. Mon. con. 2 86 Troy, N. Y. Coil. 71 63 Tunbridge, Vt. Rev. D. H. Williston, 50; cir. conf. meet. 3,80, 53 80 Turner, Me. Mon. con. for Sandw. Isl. miss. 5 00 Utica, N. Y. Welsh miss. so. 37 38 Uxbridge, Ms. A friend, for Sandw. Isl. miss. 50; coll. for do. 17; 67 00 Washington, N. H. A friend, 51 00 Waterford, N. Y. Coll. 28 00 Watervlict anil Nesticauna, N Y. Aux, so, 20 00 and a trunk of clothing, for Sandw. Is), miss. Trenton, N. Y. Clothing, for Sandw. Isl, miss. blanketing, fr. L. Younglove and others, Mackinaw mission. miss. INDEX TO THE PRINCIPAL MATTERS CONTAINED IN THIS VOLUME. 343 the, Abdool Messeeh, journal of, American Sunday School Union, report 318 Tract Society, annual meet- ing of, 193, 223_report of, 257, 259 Apocalyptic churches, Rev. Mr. Hart- 349 390 | Arabic and Armenian types obtained in France and England, 374 pilgrims, interview with, 141 342 - hopeful conduct of, 219 91 press, importance of, 113mm 344 9 Armenians, intelligence respecting, 19, 349 105, 119--meeting of at Constantia 112 Asaad Jacob, an Arab youth, mention 11, 321 of, 20, 21--letters from, 22, 137-- 378 Shidiak, a remarkable Arab 261 young man, 22, 68-public statement of, 71-76, 97—101---biographical 254 notices of, 129--137, 169--177, 268, 369-372 Assistant to family religion, Mr. Cogs- well's, noticed, 197 Associations, formation of, 62, 92, 165, 228, 262, 294, 326,365 Auxiliaries. See American Board, &c. Ava, sufferings of missionaries in, 85 mention of, 81 tral school at, 329 of, 273 mention of the, 82 215 9 Beyroot. See Syria. lusion to, 292 in Calcutta, mention of, Protestant, of France, proceedings of, 56 256 Bibles distributed in Syria, Palestine, and Egypt, 215 the age, ary of, Bible, circulation of, in the United Circular letter of the missionaries at 2410 Colonization Society meeting, 122 106 112, 237, 239, 232, 346 264, 296, 328 proceedings of Mar Athanasius, 158 79 378 226 Dalton, Doctor, death of in Palestine, 139 Daniel, ship, outrage of crew of, at the Sandwich Islands, 39 275 Deputations to the anniversaries of Auxiliaries, remarks on failures of, 363 Der el Kamer, mention of, 68 Desert from Egypt to Palestine, jour- ney through, 338 351 Dinagepore, success of missions in, 16 115 of the Bible Society to the spirit of 219 233 Dodge, Rev. Nathaniel B., communica- tions from, 149, 312 96 Dreams, confidence in at the Sandwich 144 Druses, mention of, 141 85 Dutch, former efforts of in Ceylon, 252 Dwight, station of, 9--intelligence from, 382 214 East India Company, resolution of in respect to hunian sacrifices in India, 393 337 317 Elliot, station of, 337 Ely, Rev. James, communication from, 209 80 349 67 Esdraelon, adventures on the plain of, 65 8 30 Farewell letter of Mr. King to the peo- 342 ple of Syria, excitement produced by 8 112 Fathalla, a promising Syrian youth, 249, 385 141 79, 329 114 Fisk, Rev. Pliny, remarks upon, 101-- retlections on the death of, 112--ex- tracts from a letter of, 267 Foreign Mission School, reasons for suspension of, 24 Fort William, at Calcutta, mention of, 79 France, protestant evangelical societies in, 55, 83--Mr. King's return to, 78-- the south of, 192 382 Free-school at Calcutta, mention of, 81 Galeb Shidiak, brother to Asaad, men- 135, 170, 302, 372 164, 213, 277 Garrett, Mr. James, communication 180 118 mission to Western Africa, 292 Missionary Society, proceed. 117 233 81 Girgis, an Abyssinian, account of, from, 286 30 |