Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-04-25
THE osAGE MISSION

A very solemn and interesting meeting
took place on Monday evening last in the
Middle Dutch Church in New York, for
religious exercises preparatory to the de-
parture ofthe Mission Family to the Usage
tribe of Indians. The exercises we're as
follows:-
Introductory Prayer, by the Rev. B.
E. M'Leod.
Address aud Charge TO the Mission
Family, by the Rev. DIR. MilledoIer.
Address to the Board of Managers and
the audience, by the Rev. Mr.. Chapman,
one of the Mission.
Address by the Rev. Mr.. Vail, the
superintendent Of the Mission Family.
Concluding Prayer by the Rev. DR..
Richards.
The exercises were all highly appropri-
ate aud interesting the address of DR..
Milledoler, in particular, was truly great
not only as specimen Of pulpit eioquence,
but also for its soIemnity, and the pious
feryor which it breathed throughout. A
more gratifying scene TO the Christian,
and 10 the friends of Missions, it is be.
lieyed, was never witnessed 10 that city.
Added TO the exercises, which we're emf
nently calculated to awaken all the fine
and noble feelings of our nature, the
spectacle of number Of our feilow-citi-
zens. among whom we're several interesting
females, about to withdraw themselves
from their homes, their friends and reIa-
tives, and all the comforts and endear.
ments of civilized life and society, drew
tears from almost every eye.
The following persons constitute this
interesting Mission Family -
Rev. Wm. f. Vail. wife and four chill
dren, Of North Gnilford, CT.
Rev. Epaphras Chapman and wife, o
East Haddam, CT.
Doctor Marcus Palmer, Greenwich, Ct
Abraham Red6eld, of Orange co. N. Y
William C. Requa. of West Chester Co
| George Requa, of .
/ Alexander Woodruff, of Newark, N. J
| Stephen Spanlding, Of Colchester, CT.
Dolly E. Hoyt, of Danbury, CT.
Eliza Cleaver, Of Litchfeid, CT.
Clarissa Johnston, of Colchester, CT.
| Susan Lines, of Reading, CT.
Phebe Beach, of Newburgh, N. T..
Mary Foster, of the city of New York
On Tuesday evening the farewell meet
| ing was held 10 the Brick Meeting house
/ At an early hour, the house was filled I,
| overflowing and it was computed that no
/ more than one fourth Of the persons VIII
wen, for the purpose Of witnessing the 10
Iteresting exercises, we're able to find seats
The following is the order ofthe exercises
iuterspersed with appropriate Hymns:
/ A Prayer by the Rev. DR.. Romeyn.
j An Address BY the Rev. Mr.. Forrest.
i A Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Knox.
| An Address aud Prayer by the Rev
DR.. MDowell.
/ An Address. by the Rev. Mr. Fisher.
| An Address by the Rev. Mr.. Marsh.
i An Address by the Rev. DR.. Griffin.
/ An Address by the Rev. Mr.. Vail, 81
perintendeut Of the Mission family.
d Concluding Prayer by the Rev. d.
j Griffin.
This interesting family left Ne&Y orI
on Thursday morning, in the steam-bos
Olive Branch. They were attended I
the boat by the Board Of Missions, and
vast concourse Of friends. Before tn
steamboat left the wharf, the Rev. d.
MilIedoler addressed the throne OF grace
committing the family to the care and pre-
lection Of the God Of Missions.
The above is taken from more length
account published 10 the Commercial Ad
'vertiseE