Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-06-08
From the Christians Monitor.
GLAD TIDINGS.

GLAD IlOlNGc.
We stop the press aud take out other
matter TO give the following, which we
have Just received 10 letter from Utica,
and which, if correct, as we have no rea-
son to doubt, must be highly interesting
indeed.
To the Editor. Utica, March Ia.
SrR-Feeling it an indispensable duty
to give all the information in my power
to the furtherance Of the Gospel, | now
take this opportunity TO write to you.
have just arrived from the westward, and
can give glad tidings of the greatest joy
to the Christian. The Indians under the
direction of the Rev. Mr.. Hyde, are pur-
suing the way to life. 1t is with great
pleasure can inform you that number
of the chiefs have been admitted to the
sacrament Of the Lords Supper, and ap
pear TO understand what they have passed
through. Red Jacket says that he has
padded the old canoe long enough, and
now he has obtained a hope that be shall
have new one; and he is much happier
than ne was when ne was vicious.
Among the Indians at Grand River,
the Spirit of the Lord has been poured
out very plentifuily. One hundred aud
fifty were baptized in one day, and many
more we're serious. Among the Tuscaro-
ras, there are lively appearances Of the
new birth.
/ think, sir, that if we were to send
more missionaries to these tribes, that
they would bless us; and Oh the great
day would rise up and say, " By your
means we were brought from sin aud satan
unto God. And now We enjoy the sweets
of heaven" remain, sir, yours in great
haste. G. w. FORD.
THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY AT PRINCE
Extracts from the seventh annual report
of the Board of Directors of the The
illogical Seminary, to the General As
scnab!y.
&c The number of students 10 the Semi.
nary at the date Of the last annual report,
was filty-one. The highest number 10
the Seminary during the last winter was
sixty-seven. The number still remaining
is fifty-six.
Me following are the studies which
have been attended TO through the year
by each class; viz. The First class to
the composition and delivery of Sermons,
and to the Pastoral Care. The class
which at the commencement of the winter
session became the first, to Didactic and
PoIemic Theology, Ecclesiastical Histo-
ry. and Church Government. The Second
class TO the Oriental Languages of Scrip
ture, the Scriptures in the English trans
lation, Biblical History, DIR. Campbelps
Dissertations, Biblical Criticism, Didactic
Theology, and Ecclesiastical History
And the Third class, which was formed
at the commencement of the winter SEES
sion, to the study of the Scriptures in the
English translation, Sacred Chronology,
Sacred Geography, Biblical History, the
Oriental Languages Of Scripture, and
Jewish Antiquities.
At the close of each of the sessions in
the year, the Board attended to a careful
examination Of the students, in which they
received entire satisfaction.
The Board with pleasure remark, that
the Missionary spirit, which has existed
among the students of the Seminary, still
continues, and appears to increase. Num-
bers OF those who studied in this Institu-
lion have through the year been actively
and successfully engaged, on missionary
ground, in different parts of the United
States. And within few weeks two Of
the late students of this Seminary, viz.
Epaphras Chapman and Job P. Vinall,
have set out, under the patronage Of the
United Foreign Missionary Society, on a
mission to the southwestern Indians.
On the subject of Societies for the sup.
port of necessitous students, the Board
are happy to report, that they have beer
informed by the Professors, that the fol
lowing sums have been received, viz.
Female Cent Society of Jamaica, LII. gels 81
| Do. Florida, N. Y. SIS OF
Do Goshen, NY. 81 OF