Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-10-19
From the connsetieut COaranl, oA. 5.
oRDINATION OF MISSIONARIES

From the Connecticut Courant, Oct S.
ORDINATION OF MISSIONARIES.
| On Wednesday last, at Goshen, 10 tn,
county of Litchfeld, Messrs. asa Thurs
ton and Hiram Bingham, were ordained
Evangelists, to be employed as Mission.
aries to the Sandwich Islands, under the
direction of the American Board Of Com
missioners for Foreign Missions. Rev.
Mr.. Mills, of Torringford, offered the
Introductory prayer; Rev. Mr.. Hum
|phrey, Of PiitsfeId, (Mass.) preached
the Sermon from Joshua xiii. -" There
remaineth yet very mach land to be pos
sessed;" Rev. Mr.. HalIock, of Canaan,
offered the consecrating prayer; Rev.
Mr.. Perry, Of Sharon, gave the charge !;
Rev. Mr.. Porter, of Pennington, gave the
fright hand Of fellowship; Rev DRY orces-
tier, Of Salem, Mass. offered the con-
GLIDING prayer.
The occasion brought together large
concourse of people from that aud the
Ineighboring towns, whose silent and sol
emn attention testified the deep interest
which was felt 10 the contemplated mis-.
siea. The exercises we're peculiarly ap-
propriate and affecting, as well as highly
instructive. The hymns sung on the oc-
casion were judiciously selected, and the
music was performed with correctness and
taste. The interest of the scene was
greatly heightened by the presence of the
little band of Brethren and Sisters who
are to accompany the Missionaries, TO aid
in the great work Of Introducing Chris
tianity and the arts of civilization, among
the natives of those western isles. Four
OF the natives, who have been members of
the Foreign Mission School at Cornwall,
will also be attached TO the mission. 1t
is understood that Mr. Humphreys SER
mon will shortly be presented to the pub
llic. The Missionaries are expected to
embark at Charlestown, Mass. about the
/ 9Th inst.
New DIRK, Oct. Is.
aurora Borealis. Last evening after
sun set, we witnessed in New-Yor the
appearance of an Aurora Borealis, or
northern light, the vivid fulgency OF
which, and the extent on the horizon, we
have never witnessed in this nor the other
hemisphere, during As years Of recollec-
ton.
The phenomenon, at half after 7, re-
Elected lis light more towards the west, on
clouds which were magnifcently illumi-
mated by it, while those of the north re-
manned dark and interspersed seemingly
over rising sun. At BALI after eight,
splendid rays were projected divergingiy
from the focus Of light, and nearly reach
ed our zenith field of pale red color on
the horizon from west to east was distinct
iy formed at the extremity of those white
rays. AT ten o'clock the rays had much
vanished, aud their projection could scarce
ly be perceived, but they were at their
extremity, replaced by belt encirciins
the whole section OF Heaven that was
Heightened by the Aurora BoreaIis; it sur
passed the beauty of the Galaxys, and was
better projected from west to east; it was
really like night white rainbow. This
appearance was not intersected by clouds
but did not last longer than half an hour
At ! o'clock the northern light continued
very strong, without rays or colors; al
one o'clock the shades of the night were
dispelled even from the recesses of dark
rooms. | saw it once more at two o'clock
in the morning, soon after the rise of the
moon, il seemed perhaps somewhat strong
er than before. The reflection of the
solar rays on the polar regions Of ice, are
by the learned, supposed to produce Au
rora Borealis. Others prognosticate from
| it severe winter, in the regions Of tn,
learth which it reaches.
/ Oct. Ia
MARINERS CHURCH.
| Yesterday afternoon the CORNER STONE
of the Mariners Church, to be erected il
Roosevelt-street, was laid. The intro
ductory prayer was made by the Rev. I
Mason. The Rev. DIR. Romeyn deliver
ed an excellent Address, and The exerci
ses were concluded with Prayer by tn,
Rev. p. N. Strong.
The collection taken up amounted t
| about SIS. 1t was highly gratifying /,
see many respectable masters of vessels
and seamen, present on this interestin.
and solemn occasion. 1t is with peculia
pleasure that we find, in this hig hly i'm
portant occurrence, an opportunity o
congratnlating our fellow citizens on th
essay that is now making to redeem, i,
part, the obligation we are under to ID
something for the moral and religious i'm
provement of that important and VALUABLE
class of the community, SEAMEN