Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-01-06
RELIGIOUS.

female member of the Baptist Church
in Cincinnati. Ohio to her correspon-
dent IN this town, will be particularly
acceptable to a portion of our readers,
at this time
IL have Cor long time wanted TO tell
you what the Lord is doing for us-to-
day while in the Sanctuary, ] frequently
thought of you, and | know your heart
would have rejoiced abundantly, had
YOU have been with us. Ii has been a
go.,d day in Israel, seventeen were this
morning baptised, all with the exception
of two or three) young people, and all
of them subjects of the present revival
| think you would rejoice, if you we've
here, 10 see revival in these ends of
the earth. Our meetings are crowded
to overlooking. Such scenes | never
witnessed betore.--The work goes on
very quietly no noise-no hustle: but
the streaming eyes-the anxious bo.
SONS the fixed attention, and the still
ness which relgns throughout the house
the Joys, the consultations, which the
children of God receive lead many to
exclaim at the close, 'is not this the
gate IF heayen.o
"Christians have been abundantly re-
freshed Our little female prayer meet
ings are sometimes "Bethels.n And
such unity Of spirit | never before wit
messed; love seems to run from heart to
heart, like oil from vessel to vessel, and
l rejoice to see that they do not confine
the efusions of this heaven born prin-
ciple to one branch of the body OF
Christ, but wrestle at the throne for the
outpouring OF the Spirit upon all the
churches. The cloud which has been
for some months lowering over us, and
from which precious drops of mercy
have been distilled, they are willing, and
that it should extend and water all he
churches around, of every denomination
where Jesus is known and preached
The Church, as body, appear to be d.
vested OF selfshness in .his thing. How
Religion enlarges the heart! How DIFF
ierent are those desires and fervent
breathings, for the glory of God upon
earth, from those narrow and sectarian
views and feelings which would circum-
scribe the power of Jehovah the dis
plays of his grace and mercy, to one
ht'!e spot. Indeed have lost all chart
ty for such. Such a spirit is so contrary
to the genius of the gospel"
Princeton Theological Seminary
The funds of this Seminary appear to
be very rapidly increasing. The Trea-
surer of the Trustees of the General As
sembly, acknowledges the receipt of
S4526, during the mGnth of November.
Of this the sum $4,000 was from the
Rev. DIR. Thomas Of NJ Auley, for en-
dowinga scholarship to be called The
Gosman Scholarship" after the liberal
donor, Robert Gosman, Esq. of Upper
Red Hook, Duchess county, IN. Y.;)
$1,000, from William Brown, Esq. of
Philadelphia, in full of bis subscription
forthe Philadelphia Synod's Professor
ship; $3.50, from Mrs. Jane Keith, of
Charleston, IS. c. being one years in
come OF a scholarship to be endowed by
her; 500 from the Rev. John PEBBLES,
on account of his subscription for the
Oriental and Biblical Literature Profess
sorship; $3.50 from Robert Oliver, Esq.
OF Baltimore, and 500, a bequest of
Capt James Allison, of Augusta county,
(Va.) for the permanent fund. Such
examples should induce others to go and
do likewise N. Y. OBS.
New- Hampshire Bible Socitty.-From
the thirteenth report of the New-Hamp-
shire Bible Society, communicated by
the directors at the annual meeting held
in Londonderry, we learn that during
the last year, the Society purchased
700 Bibles and 500 Testaments, max
ing total of lS,30S Bibles, and 7,64S
Testaments purchased during the thir-
teen years which have elapsed since its
Organization. The re ceipts of the So
ciety, during the same time, as appears
by the freasurer's report, have amour
ted to $I2s6:I6, and the expenditures
to S1443:56; and there remained in the
Treasury, Nov. 4, $945:67. Of the
sums expended, $50 were paid to the
American BibleSociety for the purchase
of Bibles, and $500 as a donation;
making $3.50 RENTED to the Parent
Institution, within the past year.
". III. Rep.
The directors of the African school
IN New-Jersey, on account of the want
OF the funds necessary to support their
institution, have authorised he Rev. Mr.