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TO PROMPT THE SPIRIT OF RESEARCH, AND DIFFUSE RELİ-
GIOUS INFORMATION.

I make it my rule to lay hold of light, and embrace it, wherever I see it, though held
forth by a child or an enemy.
EDWARDS.

"Too many are to be found in all countries, like the Italian Philosopher, who was un-
willing to look through the telescopes of Gallileo, lest he should find something to
shake his belief in the dogmas of Aristotle."
Christian Observer.

VOL. III.

PUBLISHED UNDER THE INSPECTION OF A COMMITTEE OF CONGREGATIONAL
AND PRESBYTERIAN CLERGYMEN.

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PRINTED FOR CORNELIUS DAVIS.

1816.

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Associate Reformed Church.....Report of the State of Religion, &c.

Associate Reformed Church.

At the late meeting of the General Synod of the Associate Reformed Church, the Rev. Dr. Mason stated,!!

that in consequence of ill health he had determined to resign his office of Provost in Columbia College, and that intending to take a voyage to Europe, he should be prevented from officiat ing any longer as Professor in the Theological Seminary. The Synod expressed their deep sense of the value of the services which Dr. M. had gratuitously rendered the institution, and voted him 500 dollars, as a token of their disposition to remunerate him more liberally if they had the means.

The number of Students who attended at the Theological Seminary tbe last term was 21. The expences of the institution for the year ending the 30th of April last, was as follows: Expences of Superintendents, Ditto of Professors, Students board, Contingences of Seminary,

Synodical Treasury,

1100 98

$3313 96

Report of the state of Religion,
Within the boundaries of the Reformed
Dutch Church in North America, |
made June, 1816.

[The Reformed Dutch Church in this coun-
try contains about 80 congregations, sit-
uated in New-York and New-Jersey.
At the late meeting of the Synod, the
Committee on the state of Religion made
the following report:]

That on an examination of the minutes of the particular Synods of NewYork and Albany, (the only sources of their information) they rejoice to find that the Lord still continues to bless the means of grace, and to animate his servants by causing his work to prosDuring the year per in their hands. past, not only have vacant congregations, some of which had long been destitute of the stated ministry of the word and ordinances, been furnished with pastors, but a rich measure of divine influence also has been imparted to many of your societies. Within the bounds of the particular Synod of AlBy the Statistical Table of the Associate Re- bany, the state of religion appears to The truths of the Gosformed Church in North America, it ap-be improving. pears that there were, on the 30th of A-pel are heard by increasing numbers, pril last,

65
1300

1384 98
40

Total on account of the Seminary $2789 98

In the Synod of

New-York,
Pennsylvania,
Scioto,

Ministers

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Number,
Without
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Probation

ers and

21

9

23

53

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32 13

23 11
53 28

10852 The receipts into the Treasury of the General Synod, from 30th April, 1815, to 30th April, 1816, according to the Treasurer's account current, were as follows:

1. Donations to the permanent fund,

2. Contributions to the Semi

$988

In the

and with solemn attention.
congregation of Wynant's Kill, the Di-
vine Spirit has rendered the gospel ef-
fectual to the awakening and conver-
sion of many.
In the congregations
belonging to the Classis of Poughkeep-
sie, the zealous efforts of the servants
of the Redeemer, to promote the inter-
ests of his kingdom, have been owned
and blessed in a measure which calls
for our special gratitude. The church
of Poughkeepsie has enjoyed a season
unusually refreshing; many have been
awakened; more than a hundred per-
sons, and those principally from among
the young, have been added to the
church. The revival has been power-
ful, and extended its happy influence
to the souls of not a few blacks. A-
mong the congregations under the ju-

nary for current expences, 1323 98 risdiction of the particular Synod of

3. General Contributions to the

New-York, your Committee feel hap

py to state, that a growing attention || ful preaching of the word, and the eshas been paid to the Gospel ordinan-tablishment of praying Societies; a due ces, and that a considerable number of attention to all of which your commit persons have been added to the church ||tee beg leave earnestly to recommend of such, we trust, as shall be saved. Among the means, which appear to have been rendered effectual to the salvation of sinners, are family visitations, catechetical instruction, and in-of his people. creased attention to discipline, the faith

to the ministers and congregations un der the care of this judicatory, as means appointed of God for the conversion of sinners and the edification

A.

INDEX.

Church, Associate Reformed

2

Abdool Messee

of American Bible Society

Adam, sin of connected with his pos

233 Clark, Governor

118

Address on education of young men 29 53 Commandment 4th, Prohibitory part of 201 282 Commandment 4th, Exceptions to the 145 What is forbidden in 149 155 Connecticut Missionary Society 139 Contradictions, seeming reconciled 100 Conferences, Subjects for

terity

African Institution

All's for the best

45

88

228

American Bible Society

Antinomians, remark on

Assembly, general report of on state
of Religion

on ransporting mail
B.

Balls and Dancing Assemblies
Belief and Disbelief

Beecher on building waste places
Bellamy on the Gospel
Benevolence, feelings of
Bible

Bible Society, American, forma

tion of

Blackburne, Rev. Dr.

204 Departure of Missionaries
137 Duty of Minister

160 Distressed old Man

Devil's Work

280 Constitution of Amer. Bible Society

281

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18 22 Death, Daniels Reflections on

124

Fanny M'Clure

73

59

Deacon Merrell

146

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Rev. Dr. Buchanan

147

194

36

44

35

280 Documents respecting Loring D.

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266

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Edwards, Governor

118

Bonnel, Experience and death of

Aurelia

191

British & For'n. Bible Society 66 94 237

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Edwards', Pres. Character of works
Election, Scripture doctrine of stated
Proved
Objections to

138

81

107

152 130

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Essay on the education of Children
Experience of Wm. James

207

62

C.

F.

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Foreign missions, Meeting of Board

Children, Essay on the Education of

204

of

179

Christ, Divine Nature of

111

Form and Formalist

227

Church, Reformed Dutch

2 Fuller, Rev. Dr. death of

147

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