translations from Greek into Latin, termined according to his ordinary and from Latin into Greek, as before; recitations and uniform good behavPhilosophy of Mind; English Com-ior. The honors of the Institution position and Declamation. STUDIES OF THE SENIOR CLASS. First Term. are awarded upon the same principles. Connected with the College is a large and flourishing Grammar school Experimental Philosophy; Chemiswhose members are governed by the . try; Cicero de Officiis et de Natura same laws with the students of ColDeorum; Longinus; Double transla- lege and where they are prepared for tions, as before; Latin Verse; Univer-entrance. Students belonging to this sal Grammar; Reading English; De-school reside not in the College ediclamations in English, of the Stufice but board and lodge in private dents' own composition. Necessity houses through the town and are suband Evidences of Divine Revelation.ject to the general inspection of the Faculty. Second Term. Astronomy; Tacitus; the Odes and The statutes of the College have Epistles of Horace; Juvenal; the Me-been framed with a view to the preserdea of Euripides; the Edipus Tyran-vation and improvement of the morals nus of Sophocles; the Prometheus of the youth as far as practicable. EvVinctus of Eschylus; the Isthmia of ery student is required on the Sabbath Pindar; Double translation, as before; to attend the place of worship to which Latin Verse; Declamations in Latin, he professes to belong. During the of the students' own composition; hours of darkness, all the students are Criticism; Principles of Political required to be in their rooms, where Economy; Evidences of Divine Rev- they are visited by the professors, nor elation; Christian Ethics. is it lawful for them to be absent from them during these hours on any pretext, except by the express consent of some member of the Faculty. To visit a tavern or eating house or house of entertainment without per mission. Immoralities such as intemperance, riot, &c. are punished by expulsion. The general design of the discipline established is to prevent rather than to punish the commission of crime. The authority ex The qualifications for admission into the Freshman class are an acquaintance with the following studies, which are those of the Grammar school connected with the College; or attainments equal to these, viz: Eng-mission, subjects to suspension or dislish Grammar; the grammars of the Latin and Greek tongues, including Prosody; the rendering of English into correct, grammatical Latin; Lynes' Latin Primer, first part; Cæsar's Commentaries; Orations of Cicero against Catiline, and for the Poet Ar-ercised is chiefly parental. chias; the first four books of Virgil's Œneid: in Greek, the historical books of the New Testament, and Dalzell's Collectanea Minora. Arithmetick, also, including vulgar and decimal Fractions. The principal source of difficulty in the government of the youth is the means of extravagance. To prevent unnecessary expenses is a favorite object with the Board; & for this purpose they require the appointment of a Examinations of all the students in guardian by each student, to be choCollege are held in the months of De- sen from the Faculty, or Board of cember and June, on the different sub- Trustees or citizens of the borough, jects of study pursued in the terms with whom their money should be deimmediately preceding. The rela-posited and through whom alone, tive standing of each student is de- debts may be contracted. It is earn Methodist Mis. Society-Summary. estly recommended to parents to make but moderate appropriations for pocket money to their sons. Extravagance and unnecessary expenses by the students will be owing chiefly to parents' inattention to the recommendations of the Board. There is but one Session in the year, which lasts for 10 months. A recess of two weeks takes place about the close of December. The Session commences on the 1st of Sept. and closes immediately after the commencement which takes place on the last Wednesday in June. The above detail will put the pub- H. R. WILSON, Committee. 15 mong the aborigines of our country. The receipts into the treasury, including the balance in hand at the last anniversary, amounting to $8851,29; and the expenditures during the same period $5111,07. There are 19 missionries employed, most of whom are under the patronage of the Society. The Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church within the bounds of the Philadephia Conference celebrated its second anniversary in Union Church Philadelphia April 9. After paying $500 towards the support of the Wyandott and Greek Missions; and $42,32 for contingent expenses, a balance of $453,60 is reported in the areasury. Since the last anniversary the Treasurer of the Methodist Episcopal Chuach acknowledges the receipt of $20,52. Zion's Her. SUMMARY. In Lexington, Ky. and Columbia, Tennesse, are Revivals.-In 98 congregations connected with the GenChurch there have been Revivals dueral Assembly of the Presbyterian ring the last year. The Revival in BOSTON still makes a steady progress. The last united enquiring meeting was more full and interesting than any for the... last six weeks. Albion, Illinois.-The Rev. Mr. Baldwin, agent of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, has succeeded in organizing an Episcopal Anniversary of the Missionary Society Congregation at Albion, in the State of the Methodist Episcopal Church. of Illinois. A vestry has been choOn Wednesday May 31 at 8 o'clock sen, by whom application has been P. M. this Society celebrated its 4th made to the Executive Committee, reanniversary in John street Church, questing that a Cleryman may be sent N. Y. city. After singing and prayer, them, for whose support a very good the report was read, and several ad-provision will be made. dresses delivered tending to shew the Religious Celebration of our Naimportance and utility of Missionray ional Birth Day.-This measure was societies and more especially the en- recommended by the General Assemcouraging prospects now opening a-ly of the Presbyterian Church; by the Association of Congregational have witnessed, or seen announced in Ministers in the country of Berkshire, Mass; by several Associations in the Baptist Church, &c. &c. In many places it has been observed in the manner recommended, and at the same time collections taken in aid of the funds of the Colonization Society. Melancholy Accident.-A chest containing 300 rockets exploded by accident amidst the spectators, in Salem, Mass. on the evening of the 4th of July. Five persons have since died of their wounds, 3 children in one family, and about 30 others were wounded, some of them in a shocking manner. the papers, let them attend seriously, with the deepest solicitude of soul, and without a moment's delay, to the things that belong to their everlasting peace.. THE BIBLE'S INTERNAL EVIDENCE. The terms of disputative art Had never reached his ear- A QUARTERLY MEETING Will be beld in the Methodist Church, The Pittsburg Recorder after in-in this Borough, to commence on Satserting the deaths of three young peo-urday the 26th inst. and continue durple by sickness, and two by drowning, ing the Sabbath. observes: DIED--On Friday the 1 th inst. in the 84th year of his age, Mr. DAVID KING, a respectable inhabitant of Dickinson township. CONDITIONS OF PUBLICATION. We have now recorded the deaths of five of the inhabitants of this city, who, within a few days past, have bid an everlasting adieu to all earthly things; all of whom, except one, were in the morning of life; and two of these The RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY IS were suddenly carried away without published every Friday, at two doldisease, the usual harbinger of death.lars per annum, payable HALF YEARThese solemn dispensations of Divine LY in advance. Providence ought to be viewed and improved as warnings to prepare for death which is near, and, for aught any of us know, may be now at the door. Let not youth or children, who are now in the enjoyment of health, presumptuously conclude that they are secure from the shafts of death, and, in expectation of long life, postpone the great and important work of preparing for their immortal state. But, in view of the solemn and very afflictive occurrences which they Introduction, Young Men's Mis. So. AGENTS. Rev. Mr. Elliott, Mercersburg. CONTENTS TO NO. 1. 3 Embarkation of the Mis. Fanetsburg. Summary, ih. Maine do. do. 7 Dickinson College, 10 Poetry, 16 ~ Religious Miscellany. No. 2. "Say ye to the daughter of Zion, behold, thy salvation cometh." Erom the Rev. Dr. Morrison. Vol. II. the glad reception of the truth. His Can-word shall not return void, it must ultimately produce the desired effect. the name of all who shall in China Under this conviction, I do now, in hereafter be benefitted by the Bible, return thanks to the Bible Society, have given towards traslating, printfor the generous pecuniary aid they ing, and distribting the Chinese Scrip ed in Chinese. Disease arrested his progress in the midst of a revisal of the last two books; these were sent up to me to prepare them for press, which I have done, and returned them to Malacca, to be put into the hands of the Chinese printers, under the care of Mr. Hutmann. go tures. purpose of receiving Christian instruction, has been transmitted to us by a valuable correspondent, who was at Berlin at the time of their arrival, and of their subsequent admission into the church. April 7th, 1823. CONVERSION and Baptism of two young Jewish Rabbies.--THE following remarkable account of the recent conversion and baptism of two In February or March, 1823, I pur-led 1300 miles for the Jewish Rabbies of Poland, who travelpose to down to Malacca, for a season, to arrange with the brethren there such affairs as the Death of Dr. Milne has made it necessary to settle. Great is the loss to this mission which the removal of that faithful, devoted, and successful Chinese Missionary has occasioned. His attainments in the difficult language of this great em-ries had labored at Berditchef a town pire were eminent. His whole soul was in his work. Few have made so rapid a progress as he did in the language, and in a comprehension of the opinions of the Chinese, which he studied assiduously, for the purpose of conveying the truths of the Gos-course with some of the Missionaries, pel to their understandings and their hearts. But our great Lord and Saviour, the Head of the Church, who has all power in heaven and on earth, depends not, for the spiritual conquests of his kingdom, on any human arm. Silence and resignation became us all, under those occurrences which appear most afflicting and disheartening. May he be pleased to raise up other zealous servants, and by the outpouring of his Spirit, prepare this great nation for Notwithstanding that five Missiona of Russian Poland, no fruits of their labors appeared, and they were wholly discouraged. All left the place: at that instant two young Jews breeding up to rabbinism, and, as usual, advantageously married, who had had inter abandoned every thing for the cross of the Messiah; and being advised by Mr. Moritiz to go to Berlin, because a place of Christian refuge for Israelites since the formation of the Society there, they repaired thither, but, on account of their deviations from the strait line of road, which they found it necessary, or deemed it expedient to make to effect their purpose, by a journey through Memel of 1300 miles, reaching Berlin early in the last autumn. They obtained there religious 18 United Foreign Missionary Society. [Several Chiefs, who have for some time past, been seriously impressed with their situation as sinners, have been the subjects of much attention on the part of the Missionaries. The following extract from the journal will shew what interest has been taken on their behalf.] Conversation with some of the pious instruction, distinguished themselves | hearing some of them sung, the Indians were greatly by their piety, humility mod-much pleased, and pronounced them "very esty, and industry, and were pub-good." licly baptized there early in the spring. Their Royal Highnesses the Princes, the three eldest sons of his Prussian Majesty, and many persons high in rank and office, were the sponsors. The testimonies in favor of their sincerity, from all those who had any intercourse with them, were strong and unanimous; and the evidence of facts entirely corroborates Sabbath, March 30.-An opportuit. They sacrificed wives, children, nity was offered before preaching this fortune, home, reputation, and esteem and love of friends; beginning their morning, to consult the feelings of four of the natives, more particularly, new and uncertain career by such a in regard to their uniting themselves journey, as alone was enough to terrify with the Church of Christ. In addimen bred up so helpless and ignorant tion to the frequent opportunities of worldly things as the rabbies are; which have been presented for catefor these young men, for instance, chising these persons for more than a had not even been allowed to learn the language of the land of their birth year past, it has been made a special and residence, being still wholly ig-visit them at their own dwellings, and object of attention by the minister to norant of the Polish speech. They to spend the greater part of a day in are learning the trade of bookbinders, conversing with them expressly on and it is proposed for them to set this subject, with one exception. Unthem up as bookbinders and stationers, and possibly as teachers of the red, from time to time, so as to preexpected circumstances have occurGerman language, of which they had vent any direct conversation with him already some knowledge, through the on the duty of covenanting with God Jewish vernacular jargon in their na- and his people. It was thought best tive town, to which they willingly asto begin with him first alone. He said "it was true that hindrances had been thrown in the way of my speaking to him directly on that subject, and he had frequently thought that perhaps this was an indication from God, that he was not worthy of so great a privilege. He felt it was just in God to reject him, for he knew he was an unworthy and sinful creature, and should he be left to perish in his sins, God would still be just." thus saying, he wept freely. He afterwards said that his whole trust was in depending on the mercy of [An Indian Hymn Book, prepared by the God, though Christ Jesus; and if I teacher, Mr. Young, was announced as having thought, as one appointed to direct the arrived at the station, and ready to be deliv-ignorant and strengthen the weak, that ered to those who desired to have one. On his union with the Church of Christ sent. U. FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY. SENECA MISSION. [In the first part of this Journal is record. ed, an addition to the school of an intelligent boy, sixteen years of age. He had been placed by his relations, under the care of a young man, with a request that he should receive education. He is of the Mohock tribe of Indians, which reside on Grand River, Upper Canada. With him came another boy who had formerly been a member of the school, but had returned home on account of sickness. On |