There are several communities of Baptists, whose sentiments are similar to those of the Free-Will Baptists. The Liberty Association in Kentucky, have agreed to hold Quarterly Meetings, and have opened a correspondence with them. They report 10 churches and 324 members. Increase the past year, 39. A correspondence has been opened with the Black River Yearly Meeting, in New York and Upper Canada. By the minutes of their last session, it appears that they consider themselves one with the Free-Will Baptists. A complete union will probably be effected in the next General Conference. They number more than 50 churches, and 4000 members. There is also another Yearly Meeting, of similar standing, in New York. From a correspondence opened some months since by the "United Baptists," in Georgia, it appears that their sentiments are the same. They have 16 churches, and 1000 members. Information has been given of a considerable number of churches of this order, which have not yet been organized into Quarterly Meetings. There is great want of gospel laborers among them. The new connexion of General Baptists in England, in 1832, numbered 114 churches, and 11,990 members. They have a flourishing Academy, a Home and a Foreign Mission Society. They have seven missionary stations in India. There is also a Society of General Baptists in Wales.

NOTE H.-FRIENDS, OR QUAKERS.

The number of Friends in the United States, is estimated at 150,000, of which about half are Hicksites, or followers of Elias Hicks, who died at Jericho, N. Y. in 1830, aged 76. The Friends are divided in sentiment; there are in fact two sects, denominated Orthodox and Hicksites.

Some opinion of Hicks' sentiments in regard to the Trinity, may be formed by an extract from one of his publications, (Sermons, vol. 4. pp. 288, 289.)

"He that laid down his life, and suffered his body to be crucified by the Jews, without the gates of Jerusalem, is Christ, the only Son of the most high God. But that the outward person which suffered, was properly the Son of God, we utterly deny. Flesh and blood cannot enter into heaven. By the analogy of reason, spirit cannot beget a material body, because the thing begotten, must be of the same nature with its father. Spirit cannot beget any thing but spirit: it cannot beget flesh and blood. ‘A body has thou prepared me,' said the son; then the Son was not the body, though the body was the Son's."

The Friends are found in most of the States in the Union, and some in the British Provinces. They are most numerous in Pennsylvania, a State first settled by them, under their worthy head and father, in this country, WILLIAM PENN, in 1682. Penn died in 1718, aged 78, beloved and honored by every Christian that knew his character.

The term Wet-Quaker, is applied to those who retain the Quaker faith, but adopt the manners and costume of other denominations. The celebrated Nathaniel Greene was a Wet-Quaker, as were many of the people of Rhode Island, where religious liberty first erected its standard in America.

We copy the following well-authenticated anecdote, from a respectable Boston paper:

"When the British army had possession of Philadelphia, a committee of three of the leading men of the Society of Friends had permission to go to the Head-Quarters of Gen. Washington, relative to some matters of inconvenience of some of their brethren, within Washington's command. The General listened to them with his usual courtesy and wisdom; but could not determine the business till the next day. In the mean time, he told them he would put them under the protection of an officer, of their own society; and thereupon sent for General Nathaniel Greene; and when he arrived, in full uniform, he introduced "the Friends" to each other. After a little silence, Friend James Pemberton turned slowly to General Greene, and said, "dost thou profess to be one of our persuasion ?" "Oh, yes," said the General, "I was so educated." The committee looked at each other, and upon the General's sword; when one of them said, "may I ask General Greene, what part of our land thou wast born and brought up in?" "O yes," replied Greene: "I'm from RHODE ISLAND." "Oh! ho!" rejoin

ed more than one of them. "Yes! yes! A RHODE ISLAND QUAKER! Yes! Friend Greene, we are satisfied with thy explanation, and will accept of thy kind offer." Greene betrayed a momentary flush of disconcertion, at which, it was said, Washington's countenance half smiled at the Rhode Island Quaker!”

NOTE I.-INDIAN RELIGIONS.

The Indians of VIRGINIA, gave the names of Okee, Quioccos, or Kiwasa, to the idol which they worshipped. These names might possibly be so many epithets, which they varied according to the several functions they ascribed to this deity, or the different notions they might form to themselves of it in their religious exercises, and common discourses. Moreover, they were of opinion that this idol is not one sole being, but that there were many more of the same nature, besides the tutelary gods. They gave the general name of Quioccos to all these genii, or beings, so that the name of Kiwasa might be particularly applied to the idol in question.

These savages consecrated chapels and oratories to this deity, in which the idol was often represented under a variety of shapes. They even kept some of these in the most retired parts of their houses, to whom they communicated their affairs, and consulted them upon occasion. In this case they made use of them in the quality of tutelary gods, from whom they supposed they received blessings on their families.

The sacerdotal vestment of their priests, was like a woman's petticoat plaited, which they put about their necks, and tied over the right shoulder; but they always kept one arm out to use it as occasion required. This cloak was made round at bottom, and descended no lower than the middle of the thigh; it was made of soft, well-dressed skins, with the hair outwards.

These priests shaved their heads close, the crown excepted, where they left only a little tuft, that reached from the top of the forehead to the nape of the neck, and even on the top of the forehead. They here left a border of hair, which, whether it was owing to nature, or the stiffness contracted by the fat and colors with which they daubed themselves, bristled up, and came forward like the corner of a square cap.

The natives of Virginia had a great veneration for their priests; and the latter endeavored to procure it, by daubing themselves all over in a very frightful manner; dressing themselves in a very odd habit, and tricking up their hair after a very whimsical manner. Every thing they said was considered as an oracle, and made a strong impression on the minds of the people; they often withdrew from society, and lived in woods or in huts, far removed from any habitation. They were difficult of access; and did not give themselves any trouble about provisions, because care was always taken to set food for them near their habitations. They were always addressed in cases of great necessity. They also acted in the quality of physicians, because of the great knowledge they were supposed to have of nature. In fine, peace or war was determined by their voice, nor was any thing of importance undertaken without first consulting them.

They had not any stated times nor fixed days, on which they celebrated their festivals, but they regulated them only by the different seasons of the year. As for instance, they celebrated one day at the arrival of their wild birds, another upon the return of the hunting season, and for the maturity of their fruits: but the greatest festival of all was at harvest time. They then spent several days in diverting themselves, and enjoyed most of their amusements, such as martial dances, and heroic songs.

After their return from war, or escaping some danger, they lighted fires, and made merry about them, each having his gourd-bottle, or his little bell, in his hand. Men, women and children, often danced in a confused manner about these fires. Their devotions in general, consisted only of acclamations of joy, mixed with dances and songs; except in seasons of sorrow and affliction, when they were changed into howlings. The priests presided at this solemnity, dressed in their sacerdotal ornaments, part of which were the gourd-bottle, the petticoat abovementioned, and the serpents' or weasles' skins, the tails of which were dexterously tied upon their heads like a tiara, or triple-crown. These priests began the song, and always opened the religious exercise, to which they often added incantations, part of the mysteries of which were comprehended in the songs. The noise, the gestures, the wry faces, in a word, every thing contributed to render these incantations terrible.

The number of missionary stations among the Indians throughout North America, is about 150. These include tribes in Labrador, Upper Canada, and the State of New York; the Cherokees, Wyandotts, Choctaws, Osages, Putawatomies, Machinaws, Chickasaws, and others. The missions among them are conducted by the following Societies, viz: The American Board of Missions, American Baptist Board, Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Episcopal Missionary Society, Cumberland Presbyterians, and Moravians, or United Brethren. The number of missionaries in all the stations, is about 200, of assistants 317, of communicants between eight and ten thousand, and between 3000 and 4000 Indian children at the missionary schools.

Mr. McCoy, in his valuable "Annual Register, of Indian Affairs," for 1836, published at Shawanoe, in the Indian Territory, makes many important statements respecting this highly interesting people.

He says that the number of Indians North of Mexico, may be fairly estimated at 1,800,000. Mr. McCoy estimates the population of the tribes East and West of the Mississippi as follows: Tribes East of Mississippi River.

The above tribes, although within the territory of the U. States, are not within what is commonly called the Indian Territory.

Mr. McCoy states the names and numbers of the indigenous and emigrant tribes within the Indian Territory, so called, as follow:

Among the population of the emigrant tribes, are included 1350 negro slaves.

Mr. McCoy estimates that of the 1,800,000 Indians, in North America, about 70,000 may be classed with civilized man; having in greater or less degrees advanced towards civilization.

By the Indian Territory is meant the country within the following limits, viz: Beginning on Red River, on the Mexican boundary, and as far West of Arkansas Territory as the country is habitable; thence down Red River, Eastwardly, along the Mexican boundary to Arkansas Territory; thence Northwardly, along the line of Arkansas Territory, to the State of Missouri; thence North, along its Western line, to Missouri River; thence up Missouri River to Puncah River; thence Westerly as far as the country is habitable; thence Southwardly to the place of beginning.

NOTE J.-LUTHERANS.

The following TABLE, from the "Quarterly Register," gives the statistics of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, for 1834.