recollect,' said he, my purchasing a Bible of you, in my last ship, for the cook? It was astonishing the delight he took in reading the Scriptures. He was constantly at the Bible, and he did not read in vain.' An excellent crew, and well supplied. One man said, 'I always carry two Bibles to sea with me: one is for my own use, of course; and the other for any of my shipmates who have not a Bible, and are inclined to read." " -, pur "No. 400. The Mate showed me a No. 2 Bible, in which were the following words written: This Bible belongs to the ship chased by the Captain for the spiritual good of the ship's company, with a hope that they will search the Scriptures agreeably to the command of Jesus Christ.' A vessel in good order, and well supplied with the Scriptures." "No. 407. The Mate of this small vessel, which had the appearance of a coasting sloop, hailed me as I was passing by at a distance. 'I want a cheap Bible, if you please,' said he: you have supplied several vessels where I have served as Mate, and now I am resolved to have a Bible of my own.' Ah!' said the custom-house officer, our Sailors differ from what they were: I am an old man, and have been many years amongst them; and where I hear one oath now, I formerly heard a hundred. Your Society, the Floating Chapel, Prayer Meetings, and Tracts have done wonders.' A very grateful and wellbehaved crew." JOURNAL OF THE BETHEL FLAG. July 21.-Sunday evening a Bethel Meeting was held on the deck of the new ship "London," Capt. Candler, in the London trade. At an early hour the people collected, and the exercises commenced at Seven o'clock. The Rev. Dr. Spring engaged in prayer, and delivered an appropriate discourse from Ps. xxv. 11. "For thy name's sake, O Lord, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great." The Rev. Dr. Rice, of Richmond, Virginia, followed with a few remarks, and prayer, and the exercises were concluded with singing. Every necessary arrangement was made by the commander to accommodate the numerous company, and awnings were spread to secure them from the dampness of the evening air. A large number of ladies attended, and many gentlemen from the city, and seamen: the whole assembly amounted to many hundreds of persons. The ship sailed on the 24th, and Dr. Spring went passenger, to visit England, while his church is undergoing some repairs and alteration. MARINERS' CHURCH. THE Rev. John Truair has gone on a tour, to visit the principal Seaports to the East, as far as Portland, Me. for the purpose of pleading the cause of Seamen; we trust our brethren, in those places, will receive him, and his object, with their accustomed hospitality and liberality. MISCELLANY MISSIONARY INTELLIGENCE England, Home Missions 486 The Press 710, 742 Gypsies, England 44, 359 Useful Hint Ireland 369 Vaudoise Churches Widow's Son, the 292 sionaries 335 Warning to the Thoughtless and Gay 421 Munsee and Seneca Indians, Ward, Rev. Wm. Defence of 17, 51, 77, 116, 174 MEMOIRS OF New-York, State of 566 Beck, John 609, 641 Osage Mission among the great De Misa, Jacob 353 181, 320, 340 Mouro, Robert 76, 307, 719 Payne, Peter Pacalt's Dorp. S. Africa . 398 Planta, John 671 Missions Worcester, Rev. Dr. MISSIONARY SOCIETIES- American Board of Commis- sioners for Foreign Missions, 12th Anniversary. (See Mis- Church, 21st Anniversary Evangelical, Anniversary Female, 5th Report Home, relative to England Irish Evangelical 289 South Africa, Griqua town . 398 . 615 Sherbro, Africa .462 . 146 nal 763 Mountaineers, the Pious 300, 431 43, 490 and Meeting respecting observance of . 206 469, 565 London, 27th Anniversary 175 Lutheran Missionaries from Basle 461 London Itinerant Society 240 Methodist Episcopal, 27 Moravian 375, 398, 666 United Foreign 27, 538, 181, 340 OBITUARIES— Wesleyan 177 Boudinot, Dr. death, &c. Young Men's 469 376, 404, 406 Youth's 469, 470 MISSIONARY INTelligence— Newton, Mrs. death of American Colony, Africa, 241, Seger, Mrs. Eunice 89 280, 593 Scott, Rev. Thomas . 120 African and Asiatic Society . 330 Searle, Rev. Thomas C. . 500 African Islands 592 Asia 596 Bancker-street, New-York City ters Mission 376 Bombay 464, 532, 555 Vredenburgh, Rev. J. S. Ordination of two Genevese Minis- Rev. W.J. Armstrong 499 .376 334 Joseph B. Felt 600 Burmah Bermuda, opening a Chapel Rev. Joseph Walker ib. Brainerd Osage Mission. (See Missionary 562 Intelligence.) 397, 490 .751 POETRY— Choctaws . 337 Cherokee Evening Hymn 344 53, 562 Chittagong Hymn on board the Franklin 74, 255 . 567 4 Creekpath Hymn-Mariners' Glory 288 Death of Mrs. Newton 463 Hymn for Seamen 191 My Father is at the Helm 64 |