ed in England, are placed in the Museum, where they can be viewed on application at the Mission House, Old Jewry, London. It is also mentioned that the communication between the two bodies of Missionaries is short, and easily performed in canoes. SABBATH SCHOOLS. Extract of a Letter from a Gentleman in Milton, (Va.) to the Editor of the Christian Herald. Three Sabbath Schools have lately been formed in this County. They afford abundant encouragement. I never saw children conduct themselves with more propriety. My heart has been deeply and solemnly affected, whilst I have witnessed in those under my care the greatest attention, earnest solicitude to learn, and tears trembling in their eyes under the admonitions dispensed to them. The Second Annual Report of the Pleasant Valley Sunday School. With feelings of gratitude to the almighty disposer of events, the ladies are enabled to say, "surely the good hand of our God hath been upon us, and hitherto bath the Lord helped us." Amid many discouragements, difficulties, and trials, their school continues to flourish, and is attended by near seventy children. They have, however, to regret that adults do not attend as well as heretofore, on account of the difficulty of procuring a sufficient number of grown teachers. Thus in many places, too great a portion of this labour of love, and to the real disciple of Christ, this truly delightful task necessarily devolves upon such as are too young to be expected to perform this duty with that fidelity or effect that might reasonably be looked for from persons of maturity and experience. Oh, that those who are still going the giddy round of folly's ring would pause and reflect on the precious talents thus squandered in idle pursuits, and the good thus withheld. Yet, notwithstanding all these hindrances, the children make great progress in the art of reading in Scripture lessons and Catechism. Sure of the concurrence of all good citizens, and the sympathising prayers of all the followers of him who hath said "suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not," the Society still continue to sow in hope, and humbly pray that the blessed Lord of the harvest will, in his own good time, bring forth the fruit, and make them instrumental in gathering many a wandering lamb into the fold of heaven. MARY ODELL, Secretary. Pleasant Valley, (Dutchess Co.) March 11, 1818. SABBATH SCHOOL AT NEWTON. After the services of Sunday the 8th inst. in the Episcopal Church, at the Lower falls, an examination of the Sabbath School established during the last six months took place, highly creditable to the children, and gratifying to those who were present. The interest to which this little institution had given rise, and the ex pectations which were formed, were by no means disappointed. The surprising powers of the memory has been instanced in a peculiar degree in this school, as will be observed by the very large portions of scripture recited in the space of three months, by several of the children not over 13 years of age. It must be gratifying to learn that the scholars had been excited to diligence by very little else than the approbation of their parents and instructors, and a desire of becoming acquainted with the Scriptures; as rewards had been distributed but once since the commencement of the school. The following minutes contain a part of the progress made by some of the scholars since the 9th of August, 1818. A boy who worked in a Factory during the week, committed to memory and recited at school 3010 verses from the New Testament, and the answers to 430 of Cummings' Questions. Another recited: 860 verses, and the answers to 250 questions. Five boys recited 505 verses each, besides answers to questions. Seven recited over 200 verses each. Three boys recited over 104 verses each. Two girls, under thirteen years of age, recited over 750 verses each, together with 20 or 30 Hymns. Three girls under this age recited 470 verses each. Four girls recited over 209 verses each. The school has consisted of 50 scholars of an average, who together have recited 13,330 verses, 1796 answers to questions from different books, and 354 Hymns. The conduct of the children has always been creditable to them, and this school can probably boast of as much, if not more order and good behaviour than any other in our state. It would almost appear as if higher motives than those which are wont to influence infantile minds had conduced to the rapid proficiency evidenced in the above statement, and the peculiar interest in, and attention to the objects of the school. It must be doubly pleasing to those instrumental in its establishment, and who have been engaged in the duties of instructors, to reflect upon the utility which already has, and to a much greater degree hereafter must, attend their exertions. Societies for the distribution of the Bible and Religious Tracts are numerous in our days: yet unless through the medium of Sabbath Schools, owing in general to the neglect of parents, the blessings which they confer will seldom extend to this most important period of life, when the mind, not yet accustomed to the associations of vice, is most susceptible of religious truth. Boston Rec GLOUCESTER SABBATH SCHOOL. A Sabbath School was opened in the first parish in Gloucester on the first Sabbath in May last, and closed the last Sabbath in October. After the School was organized, and while the weather continued pleasant, the usual number of children present was 330; teachers 29; classes, 12 children each. One class of females committed 4,720 verses of Scripture, and 345 hymns. Another class of females committed 5,323 verses, and 620 hymns; and a third class of females committed 6682 verses, and 591 hymns. Several children committed over 1000 verses each; besides a large number of hymns. Four females committed each the whole gospel of Matthew; one the whole gospel of John; and another female the whole gospels of Matthew and John, containing 1950 verses, 34 hymns and the Evangelical Primer. The whole number of verses from the Bible committed and recited in the school was 44,876; the whole number of hymns 4190. In the 20 Testament classes the Doctrinal Catechism in Emerson's Evangelical Primer was committed by nearly every child; the Historical by a very considerable number; and the Assembly's in part by all, and wholly by some. The general improvement of the children has been very perceptible; and the interest which many of them have taken in the object of the school highly laudable. The school flourished beyond the expectations of its friends, and they have reason to bless God for an institution so eminently fitted to secure the best good of the rising generation. Boston Recorder. DOVER SABBATH SCHOOL. The Sabbath School which commenced in Dover on the 16th Aug. last was suspended on the 1st inst., to commence on the first Sabbath in April next. The average number of scholars has been about 110. Their lessons were from the scriptures, various hymns, and Watts' Catechisms. The number of verses in scripture recited were 9934, of verses in hymns 6029, answers in the catechisms 5366. We shall mention but one instance of individual performance: A little girl, seven years of age, recited 544 verses in scripture, 99 hymns, 361 answers in catechisms. In addition to the above, many of the scholars recited the whole of the Assembly's Catechism, and many questions proposed by the instructors were correctly answered. The school was opened at 9 o'clock in the morning, and immediately after divine service in the afternoon. Many children were thus induced to attend public worship, who seldom, if ever, attended before. Those scholars who were capable were required to remember and recite the texts, which was performed by many of them to the satisfaction of their instructors. Dover paper. Extent of Sabbath School Instruction. It was stated at the Southampton school meeting, last week, that in Manchester alone, at the present time, no less than 22,434 children are constantly instructed in sunday schools; that the total number of sunday scholars in Great Britain and Ireland is about 550,000, attended by about 60,000 teachers; and that since the first effort made by the late excellent Mr. Raikes, of Gloucester, five millions of children have been under sunday school tuition. English paper. The Old South and Pearl-street Churches have united in the Monthly Concert of Prayer, to be held in the meeting-house of the latter; and have agreed to take up collections in behalf of the Jerusalem Mission. The last collection was $52. [Bost. Rec. Report of the Board of Direction of the Society for the relief of Poor Widows with Small Children. On this twenty-first Anniversary of the Society, we cordially greet the assembly of its benefactors. The statement we have to present of the manner in which we have discharged the trust confided to us, as almoners of your bounty, must necessarily be simple. Its chief interest consists in its furnishing a fresh occasion to the feeling heart of renewing the delightful exercise of its benevolent sympathies. The number of widows on the books of the Managers, during the last twelve months, has been constantly upwards of two hundred, together with about five hundred children under ten years of age. The income of the Society, for the past year, was scarcely sufficient to supply each family under its care with two dollars per month during the rigorous season, and afford a little relief to the sick during the warm weather. In order to provide a small stock of wood, it was found necessary to encroach on monies uniformly appropriated to the increase of the permanent fund. While the usual resources of the Society continue to bear so inadequate a proportion to the supplies required for so great a number, we shall be compelled, either to parcel out the monthly fare in such scanty portions as very imperfectly to fulfil the design of the Institution, or to diminish the number of our pensioners. The Board, after long hesitation, have finally determined to adopt the latter measure. They are at present the more reconciled to this course of proceeding, in consequence of the great improvements which have lately been made in the condition and management of the asylum provided for the poor of this city. We are persuaded that not a few of those who apply to this Society for relief, would be more comfortably situated! in that establishment, than they could be by depending on the small pittance which can be afforded from our funds. The Board have to express their gratitude to Dr. John Beck, for his gratuitous medical aid, voluntarily offered, and dispensed with great kindness and generosity to the sick widows and children under our care. Our thanks are likewise due to Dr. Thos. W. Blatchford, for the same benevolent offer of gratuitous attendance on our sick poor, but which his removal from the city, not long afterwards, prevented him from affording. Among the benefactions to the funds of the Society, we record, with gratitude, a legacy of five hundred dollars from the late Mr. Van Blarcom, of this city, paid to the Treasurer in June; and another of one thousand dollars, recently received from the executor of the late Mr. Jacobs, who was some time past converted from Judaism to Christianity. These tokens of the smiles of a gracious Providence upon our Institution, ought to fill our hearts with devout acknowledgments to the giver of every good gift, and encourage us to trust in his mercy, which endureth for ever. We should do injustice to our feelings, were we not, on this occa sion, to express our condolence on the loss we have recently sustained in the death of a distinguished associate. The late Mrs. Rodgers held a seat in this Board, either as manager or first directress, for the last eighteen years of her life. Endowed with a sound and discriminating intellect, and a heart susceptible of the tenderest sympathies; possessing great firmness and decision of character, with a good knowledge of human life; and acting under the influence of established christian principle, she was well qualified to make a discreet and advantageous application of the charities of this Institution to the various necessities of its indigent subjects. We need not remind you with what zeal, fidelity, and ability, she fulfilled the several duties of those respective stations. But her labours are now ended, and she has entered into her rest. As followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises, let us not be weary in well doing; but be excited to renew our diligence. and to persevere unto the end in the discharge of those charitable offices which humanity and piety unite in claiming from us. The annexed account of the Treasurer will exhibit the pecuniary transactions of the Society during the past year. The Society for the Relief of Poor Widows, &c. in a c't with Catharine Few, Treas. To Cash paid the Managers at To Cash paid for printing the April 16 To Cash paid, Rent for a Wood June, Yard, Nov. 7 Balance carried to new Account, CT. NEW COLLEGE AT DANVILLE, KENTUCKY. We are happy in being able to state, on good authority, that the Synod of Kentucky, at their late annual meeting in Lexington, adopted measures for the establishment of a new literary institution, to be denominated "The Kentucky College." A plan of the contemplated seminary was devised and adopted. It invites the co-operation of the different Christian denominations who agree in sentiment respecting the grand essential truths of the Gospel, while it makes provision for conducting the students through a regular course of Biblical instruction. The citizens of Danville having generously promised a donation of ten thousand dollars, on condition that the College should be located in that town, their offer on this condi |