and deportment displayed so much of the beauty of holiness, that we could not but feel assured, that her bosom was indeed become the abode of that Holy Spirit, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works do proceed.

At the age of fifteen, her mind seemed to take even a still more serious turn. She became also at this period more anxious for my spiritual welfare, and that of Mr. Graham. At the same time, her health beginning visibly to decline, she expressed her decided opinion, that she should shortly leave this present evil world, and enter into everlasting rest.

Whenever she spoke on this subject, it affected me greatly; though I could not bring my mind to think it possible that I should be so soon deprived of my darling. The probability, however, of such an event, became gradually more apparent. The insidious disease, which had unexpectedly assailed her, continued to gain ground; yet so slowly, that for a year and a half we were deluded with the hope of her recovery. At length, all hope was removed, and we were brought suddenly to see that we must speedily make up our minds to part with our lovely child. This proved a grievous trial to my faith.

Mr. G. behaved more like a Christian than I did: he submitted more patiently to the will of God, and was sooner enabled to say, My God, not my will, but thine, be done." But I will pass rapidly over this part of my history.

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The growth in grace of our dear child was especially apparent to every eye during the last weeks of her life. A few hours before she was seized with the last mortal pangs, she, in the most solemn and affecting manner, thanked Mr. Graham and myself for all our kindness, expressing her affection for us as for very dear parents; and assuring us, that her feelings at that moment were not stronger for her natural parents, than for us, her adopted father and mother. She then proceeded to exhort us, in a manner which I hope will never be forgotten, to a serious concern for our immortal souls. She pressed upon us the important doctrine of our natural depravity, and consequent utter incapacity of helping ourselves. She next spoke of the Saviour; and on this subject all her accustomed warmth of feeling, with all her usual vivacity of thought, were called forth in praise of Him, who is altogether lovely, and the fairest among ten thousand. She entreated us to hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; reminding us how little the world could give, in comparison of that happiness which is laid up for the faithful: after which she proceeded, in a manner inexpressibly affecting, to point out the pleasure which she conceived to await us on our reunion in the presence of our adorable Redeemer. Here, however, her feelings overcame her dying frame, and her lovely face sunk upon my bosom, as I sat supporting her in my arms. the subject becomes too affecting.-O my Emily! my Emily! child of my tenderest affection beloved of thy Saviour! thou art removed to a happier world; while I am left bereaved of the delight of mine eyes, and the idol of my affections!

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RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

UNDER this head, it was our original intention to give our readers a summary of domestick and foreign events, to the extent of six or eight pages; but we soon found ourselves overwhelmed with a variety of information interesting to every Christian reader, and which it was difficult to select from or abridge, and impossible to give at large. We therefore were obliged to abandon, in some degree, the thought of giving foreign intelligence. We felt the less regret, however, on this account, because the Christian Observer contains so excellent a summary, and is, we presume, accessible to the great body of our readers. We have lately, however, made arrangements for being regularly supplied from London with the "Missionary Register, containing the principal transactions of the various institutions for propagating the gospel;" and this work, together with the Church Record, published at Philadelphia, and the Journals of Conventions, will furnish us with all that we can find room to insert in our small number of pages. We earnestly hope, that we shall be furnished as early, as possible with journals by the secretaries of the several conventions, and we respectfully solicit from our Right Reverend Fathers, the Bishops, that they will be pleased to direct the early communication to us of all the proceedings within their respective dioceses.

FOREIGN.

IN December last we received the report of the venerable Society for propagating the Gospel in Foreign Parts, for 1821, read at their anniversary meeting in February, 1822. To this society, as far as human agency extends, the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States is principally indebted, as to its nursing mother, for its existence and nourishment. It is proper, therefore, that we should assign to her proceedings the first place on our pages.

The society has 115 different stations in the American colonies and four in Africa, viz in Newfoundland, 18; Nova Scotia, 34; New Brunswick, 19; Cape Breton, 2; Prince Edward's Island, 2; Upper Canada, 21; and Lower Canada, 19.-In Africa, 4.-In the American colonies, there are 89 missionaries, 73 schoolmasters, 6 national schoolmasters, and 3 catechists. On the coast of Africa there is one missionary at Cape Town. The other three stations are vacant.

NEWFOUNDLAND. This island forms a part of the diocese of Nova Scotia, but its geographical situation depriving it of the advantages resulting from an active and vigilant superintendence of ecclesiastical authority, the bishop, at the recommendation of the society, has appointed the Rev. Mr. Leigh as his commissary. There are 5 mis sionaries and 13 schoolmasters employed; the former are allowed a salary each of 2001. sterling per annum; the latter of 10l, 15l, or 201. These schoolmasters or catechists are under the direction of the missionary in whose district they severally reside, being required to make a report to him of the state of their school, before they can draw for their yearly stipend. Each catechist or schoolmaster is required to assemble the inhabitants of the place where he resides, on

Sunday, and read the service and a sermon from books provided by the society or by the missionary. For this purpose, each missionary is furnished with a few volumes of sermons to lend to the catechists or schoolmasters. The latter are required to keep a regular Sunday school for the gratuitous instruction of the poor, while the missionaries themselves are required to visit the several stations within their districts as often as circumstances will permit.

NOVA SCOTIA. The bishop has, for several years, resided in England on account of his health, which had been so much impaired that the severity of the climate of Nova Scotia could not fail to produce a recurrence of all the most fatal symptoms of his disorder. In consequence of his absence, the candidates for orders have been obliged to go either to England or to the bishop of Quebeck. No confirmations have been administered, and the Church has, in general, suffered very great inconvenience and detriment from the want of Episcopal superintendence. The Rev. Dr. Inglis, rector of St. Paul's church, Halifax, is, however, the ecclesiastical commissary of the diocese, and by his indefatigable labours compensates, as far as possible, for the absence of the bishop. There are, in this province, 26 missionaries, 36 schoolmasters, 3 national school instructers, and 2 catechists. Dr. Inglis receives 400l. ($1777,77) from the society in addition to what he receives from his parish. Mr. Twining, his assistant, receives 100%. The Rev. Mr. Burnyeat, visiting missionary, 300l. The other missionaries the usual amount of 2001. The male instructer of the national school at Halifax receives 150l. per annum, and the female instructer 501.; the schoolmasters and catechists, from 10l. to 157.

With regard to the national school, occur the following remarks, which we are sure will interest our readers:

"The expectations which had been formed of Mr. Gore's capability to conduct the national school at Halifax, have been fully realized: upon the resignation of Mr. West, and the establishment of a school upon similar principles, under the direction of Roman Catholicks, a considerable diminution had taken place in the number of scholars; but, when it was seen that the present master was fully equal to the arduous task he had undertaken, the parents readily availed themselves of the advantages the institution offered, and it has become equally popular and flourishing, as in the days of its first establishment. It may be said, indeed, that it now offers advantages which are seldom, if ever, found in similar foundations in England. The rich, as well as the poor, eagerly avail themselves of its means of education. The instruction embraces a wider scope than is the practice in England. The higher branches of arithmetick, and the practical branches of mathematicks, grammar, and geography, are taught by the present master, without which extension of its advantages, it would lose much of its respectability. The expenses of the buildings have exceeded 20007; and the unavoidable outgoings which attend the conduct of the school amounts to 200l. per year, independently of the salaries which have been paid by the society. Since its establishment, eight hundred and eighty-one children have been received into the school, of whom five hundred and five have attended the church; one hundred and fifty-seven the catholick chapel; one

hundred and fourteen the presbyterian meeting-houses; one hundred and seventy-five the methodists; and thirty the baptists. More than one hundred children have, within the last year, received rewards for regular attendance at schools and publick worship.

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Thirty-three schoolmasters and seven schoolmistresses have been instructed in the system, and are now teaching in various parts of the diocese, and the whole system is evidently gaining ground in the publick estimation."

This system of education the society are endeavouring to extend throughout the diocese. They "have endeavoured," they observe, "to meet the wants of the growing population, by encouraging the establishment of schools in every part of the country, where the state of the population would admit of the children collecting together in sufficient numbers for such a purpose; a measure which they have every reason to believe will be productive of most essential benefit to the country, inore especially since the introduction of the national system of education has increased the means, and given greater facility to the general instruction of the people."

Upon the representation of Dr. Inglis, grants of money have been promised in aid of the erection of churches, in eight towns. Three missionaries were added during the year 1821, and four were added in 1822. The following interesting anecdote occurs in the report of the Rev. Gilbert Wiggins, missionary at Rawdon. It affords another example of the advantage of a liturgy. Upon his return from Quebeck, whither he had proceeded to obtain holy orders, he traversed that tract of country which lies between the river St. Lawrence and St. John's, New Brunswick. "On reaching the river De Verd, about nine miles from the St. Lawrence, he found a small settlement of eight or nine families, consisting of disbanded soldiers, who had received from the provisional government grants of the lands they occupied, and had been encouraged to cultivate them by an allowance of provisions to assist them at the commencement of their labours. Upon inquiry, he found, with much concern, that there was only one person among them who could read; this was a female. He immediately went to see her, and was highly pleased to discover in her not only a sound understanding, but apparently a mind piously disposed. She informed him that she took as much pains as the little time she could afford would allow (for they were extremely poor, and she was obliged to work very hard with her husband on the farm,) in educating her children, and instilling into their minds principles of religion. She professed a firm attachment to the Church of England. Her library consisted of a bible and prayer-book. As he could not but deplore the wretched state of those families ignorant of religion, and with nothing to distinguish the holy Sabbath of the Lord from any other day, he requested this poor woman to assemble as many of her neighbours as would attend at her tent on Sundays, to read to them the holy scriptures, and to offer up some of the prayers in the liturgy. He also gave her a volume of sermons, and asked her to read one of them at the same time. She seemed much pleased with the proposal, which was most acceptable to many others in the settlement. He conceives that this simple mode of instruction, where no other way

could be provided for their spiritual improvement, might, through the blessing of God, be productive of good effect, and the means of leading some of those ignorant beings to the knowledge of Divine truth, and that the Father of mercies might, even by the instrumentality of this solitary individual, raise up children to himself in the wilderness.' NEW BRUNSWICK. The Rev. Robert Willis, missionary at St. John's, is the ecclesiastical commissary of this province. There are 16 missionaries, 19 schoolmasters, 2 instructers on the national system. The mission in general appears to be prosperous.

THE CANADAS. The bishop of Quebeck, during the preceding year, completed his visitation, and held a confirmation at every place in which a missionary was established. He was much gratified at the pleasing appearance of many churches begun, and some handsomely finished. Two Lutheran missionaries received Episcopal ordination, and many of the Lutheran laity received confirmation. The number of missionaries in Upper Canada are 19, in Lower Canada 20. There is one catechist and one schoolmaster in Upper Canada, while in Lower Canada there appears to be only one school, which is on the national system. The state of religion in Upper Canada seems to be improving. The Rev. G. O. Stewart, missionary at Kingston, writes, "that in consequence of the great increase of the inhabitants, it is in contemplation to build a new church before the termination of the year, the present building not being sufficiently large to accommodate the congregation. Several churches are now building in the province, which, with the late increase of missionaries, gives an animating aspect to the exertions of the society."

Mr. Norton, at Niagara, has finished the translation of St. Matthew, and proposes to continue his labours till the Indians are furnished with all the gospels in their native language.

Mr. Weagant, missionary at Williamsburgh, reports, that when he was first appointed to that mission in 1811, there were no members of the Church of England. Since that period, the Bishop has held three confirmations, at the first, 8 were confirmed; at the second, 48; at the third, 53.

We have already mentioned the Rev. Mr. Burnyeat as the visiting missionary of the diocese of Nova Scotia. The Hon. and Rev. Dr. Stewart is the visiting missionary of the diocese of Upper and Lower Canada. The Rev. Mr. Leigh is also appointed visiting missionary in Newfoundland, on account, say the society, of "the many and very important benefits that have been derived from the appointment of visiting missionaries in Canada and Nova Scotia." The plan seems to be to select some clergyman of respectable standing, as to years, experience, learning, zeal, and piety, whose duty it is to travel through the diocese, performing the various offices of the ministry, examining the religious condition of the people that he may give a report concerning them to the bishop, or, when there is no bishop, to the ecclesiastical commissary. It is certainly a wise provision and eminently well adapted to the state of things in this country. We cannot but hope that our own society, formed at the last meeting of the general convention, will employ missionaries of this kind. In those parts of the United States, where the Church has not been organized, a bishop