tion was accepted. The institution will be established at Danville, which is situated in Mercer County, south of the Kentucky River, near the centre of the State, and which promises advantages in regard to health and accommodation of students, perhaps equal to any that could have been selected. We are informed that the public will be addressed on the subject of this College-that subscriptions will be opened, and donations solicited, for the purpose of raising the funds that are requisite for the erection of the buildings, the purchase of an apparatus, &c. It seems not improbable that an important revolution in literary affairs is about to take place in this western country. The election of Mr. Holly to the presidency of the Transylvania University, when there was reason to believe that his religious sentiments were Socinian, excited the just indignation of all the real friends of evangelical truth and vital godliness in the west. And seeing he has accepted the appointment, and, agreeably to an arrangement of the trustees, is to preach to the students, it is confidently believed that pious parents, of all denominations, who feel a due solicitude for the best interests of their children, will withdraw their support from that institution, and combine their exertions for the establishment and endowment of a College which promises to be a blessing to the rising generation. Let Christians be united, active, and persevering in this cause, and dependent on God for success; and they will doubtless be able to attain the object contemplated. [Chillicothe Recorder. Extract of a Letter to the Editor of the Boston Recorder, dated New-Albany, Indiana, October 31, 1818. "The State of Indiana now presents a wide and hopeful field for missionary labour. Its population is about 150,000, and is very fast increasing. The people, to a very considerable extent, are very desirous of hearing the preached Gospel. There are many infant churches formed, but very few have ministers. There are but 9 Presbyterian ministers in the whole State. "In many places the people feel their need, and are begging of the few ministers they see for help. In other places the ignorance and wickedness in which they live excite our commiseration, give stimulus to prayer, and make us, in their behalf, cry for help. And to the Missionary societies we say, the need is great, the field is wide and hopeful. MEN OF ISRAEL, HELP!" MISSIONARY TO ST. HELENA. The Pope has applied to the British Government for permission to send a Catholic Priest to Bonaparte, at the earnest solicitation of his relations at Rome. [Boston Recorder. BIBLE CAUSE. The British Government have directed that all Bibles and Testaments exported by the British and Foreign Bible Society, shall be allowed to pass duty-free. Anecdote of the Reverend JOHN THORPE, of Masborough, near Rotherham, Yorkshire. The town of Rotherham and its environs had, for a considerable time, been ranked by serious people among those parts of Yorkshire which were least inclined to favour the spread of evangelical Religion; and when Messrs. Whitefield, Wesley, and others, attempted to disseminate divine knowledge in that neighbourhood, their persons and message were treated in general with the greatest contempt. The propagation of malicious falsehoods was encouraged, with design to counteract the good effects of their ministry. Mr. Thorpe ranged under the standard of their most virulent opposers; and not content with personal insult, added private ridicule to public interruption. Ale-houses became theatres, where the fate of religious opinions was to be determined. It was at one of these convivial resorts, that Mr. Thorpe and three of his associates, to enliven the company, undertook to mimic the Methodist preachers. The proposition was highly gratifying to all the parties present, and a wager agreed upon, to inspire each individual with a desire of excelling in this impious attempt. That their jovial auditors might adjudge the prize to the most adroit performer, it was concluded that each should open the Bible, and hold forth from the first text that should present itself to his eye. Accordingly, three in their turn mounted the table, and entertained their wicked companions, at the expense of every thing sacred. When they had exhausted their little stock of buffoonery, it devolved on Mr. Thorpe to close this very irreverent scene. Much elated, and confident of success, he exclaimed as he ascended the table, "I shall beat you all!" When the Bible was handed to him he had not the slightest preconception what part of the Scriptures he should make the subject of his banter. However, by the guidance of Providence, it opened at that remarkable passage, Luke, xiii. 3. "Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish." No sooner had he uttered the words, than his mind was affected in a very extraordinary manner. The sharpest pangs of conviction now seized him, and conscience denounced tremendous vengeance upon his soul. In a moment he had a clear view of his subject, and divided his discourse more like a divine, who had been accustomed to speak on portions of Scripture, than like one who never so much as thought on religious topics, except for the purpose of ridicule! He found no deficiency of matter, nor want of utterance, and he has often declared, "If ever I preached in my life, by the assistance of the Spirit of God, it was at that time." The impression that the subject made upon his own mind had such an effect upon his manner, that the most ignorant and profane could not but perceive that what he had spoken was with the greatest sincerity. The unexpected solemnity and pertinency of his address, instead of entertaining the company, first spread a visible depression, and afterwards a sullen gloom upon every countenance. This sudden change in the complexion of his associates did not a little conduce to increase the convictions of his own bosom. No individual appeared disposed to interrupt him; but, on the contrary, their attention was deeply engaged with the pointedness of his remarks; yea, many of his sentences, made, to his apprehension, his own hair to stand erect! When he left the table not a syllable was uttered concerning the wager; but a profound silence pervaded the company. Mr. Thorpe immediately withdrew, without taking the least notice of any one present; and returned home with very painful reflections, and in the deepest distress. Happily for him, this was his last bacchanalian revel: His impressions were manifestly genuine; and from that period the connexion between him and his former companions was entirely dissolved. Thus, by divine grace, "the prey was taken from the mighty, and the lawful captive delivered!" Hell mourns sincere, as for an only son! A captive lost-and Heaven the prize has won ! AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY.—QUARTERLY EXTRACTS, No. II. STEREOTYPE PLATES. The Board of Managers have recently procured a set of stereotype plates for the English New Testament, executed by Messrs. D. & G. Bruce of this city, in burgeois type, making thirteen sheets duodecimo. The set of plates for the Minion Bible, duodecimo, for Kentucky, were forwarded from New-York early in September. The plates for the Octavo Bible will soon be dispatched for the same destination. The New Testament part of the plates for the French Bible have not yet arrived from England, but are daily expected. The plates for the Spanish New Testament, duodecimo, casting for the Society by Messrs. E. & J. White of this city, are nearly finished. It will be a true copy of the text of the second edition of the New Testament printed at Madrid, Spain, in 1797, being a very literal translation of the Vulgate, executed by Rmo. P. FELIPE SCIO DE S. MIGUEL, obispo electo de Segovia. The Board has resolved that it is expedient to appoint travelling Agents to aid in the organization of Auxiliary Societies, and otherwise promote the objects of this Institution, a committee has been appointed to prepare a plan to that effect. TRANSMISSION OF BIBLES. In consequence of the want of sufficient information as to the mode of forwarding packages of the Scriptures ordered by Societies, the books are liable, in some instances, to be either lost or delayed in their transmission. In order to avoid those disadvantages, the Board of Managers request Societies to designate, in all cases, the manner in which they are to be forwarded, the places to which they are to be sent, and the names of the Agents to whom they are to be consigned; } and as the expenses of transportation can be more conveniently paid by the Societies who order the books, or by Agents of their own appointment, than by the Agent of this Society, the proper officers of those Institutions are respectfully desired to give directions for that purpose in all instances where it is practicable. As the expenditures of the Society for the paper, printing, and binding of its Bibles, are very considerable, and as by paying cash, they obtain both the materials and the work on much more advantageous terms than they could do on a credit, Auxiliary and other Societies are respectfully requested to remit to the Agent, as early as practicable, payment for copies of the Scriptures purchased of the Society, Bibles not issued in Sheets. The disadvantages in regard to convenience, economy, and responsibility, which have been experienced in supplying societies with Bibles in sheets, have determined the Board to order that no more unbound copies of the Scriptures shall be issued from the depository; and that those issued shall be stamped with the name of this Society as soon as a suitable stamp can be procured. MEASURES CONCERNING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FUNDS. Stationary Agents. The Board has resolved to appoint Agents in the principal places of the United States to receive and transmit such monies as may be paid to them on behalf of the Society.. Publication of the Monthly Contributions. Measures have likewise been adopted to obtain the republication, gratis, in Newspapers printed in different parts of the United States, of the Treasurer's Monthly statement of contributions to the funds of the Society. Those printers who may be disposed to render that service to the Bible cause in this country, will receive the cordial thanks of the Managers of the Society. By signifying their intention to that effect to the Agent of the Society in New-York, measures will be taken to furnish them with one of the Newspapers of this city which print that statement under the authority of the Board. Congregational Collections. The Board have recently resolved, that every Congregation, religious or benevolent Society, which shall transmit to the Treasurer of the American Bible Society the proceeds of a collection made for its benefit, shall be entitled to one half of the amount of such collection in Bibles at the cost prices, provided application for the same be made within one year. Bibles and Testaments printed. The following copies of the Scriptures have been printed for the Society during the last quarter: 2000 Octavo Bibles, 6000 Brevier Bibles, 2500 Brevier New Testaments. Contributions to the Funds of the American Bible Society, in August, September, and October, 1818. From 40 Auxiliary Societies, in part for Bibles, and in part donations 3 Bible Societies, not Auxiliary, ditto Charitable Societies Congregational Collections Individuals, Members of the American Bible Society, or its Auxiliaries, for Bibles 1 Director, for Life 57 Ministers, Members for Life 8 other Members for Life. 16 Annual contributions Total during the second Quarter $6928 43 463 89 7 18 48 00 301 18 150 00 1715 17 240 00 102 00 9955 85 The above, added to those published in August, make the total number of Auxiliaries, now officially known and recognized, to be one hundred and seventy-nine. Lines on the recent designation of Messrs. PARSONS and Fisk, as Missionaries to Jerusalem. Where once the flow'rs of Eden flung their sweets; And Jeremiah wept, and Daniel prayed: Where lived, and preach'd, and died, and rose again, Along the rows of willows hung with harps, Of patriarchs, and saints, and seers, and kings: |