The Litchfield County post., 1828-02-28


 heard, the past year by two English mis- sionaries--1nd the intelligence has been confirmed by our own missionary on the spot--ihat several hundred Jews, in that city are secretly persuaded of the truth of Christianity. We have heard also that a great sensation was occasiOned among the aitluCnt Armenans lt Constantinople, by q letter from one of our missionaries, and though the intelligence has not yet been confirmed by direct communications from that city, it is rendered not improbable by similar effects, which were produced upon d ,mpany of pilgrims in Palestine.
 Tuning our eyes now to that interesting region, which was anciently the dwelling place of the church of God, what do we behold? The inhabitants of Mount LebG- nOn---comparatiyely, hardy courageous, and intelligent people-become so sensi- tive to the approaches of truth, that the missionaries of Beyroot are obliged to re- strain themselves from travelling, lest the country be thrown into an uproar--as E. phesus was by the apostle Paul and yet in their houses, they find full occupation in conVersing with such, as brave the ter- TOTS of spiritual eXcommunication to call upon them. We aImost tremble to hear again from that land, lest some of the mes sengers of our churches may have fallen beneath the scmetar of the Turk, or the dagger of the vengeful papist of the noun tain.
 We have heard, also, that GREECE thro' the merciful providence of the Lord of the armies, is virtually free, and we shall watch with solictude, during the present year, to see if he gifted minds of her pop ulation can be made accessible to the inAu- ence of the Gospel. The same great e. vent (which has broke the chains of Greece, shook, also, the power of the Moslem in Europe and we shall probably know this year, whether the baneful food, which has long spread desolaton over the fair est portion of Asia, is to be speedily roll ed back, and lay open the ,Seven Chur- chcs to the terminating influence of the Sun of Righteousness.
 And now leaving Asia and Europe, let us look for moment t6 AFRICA, and Ob- serve inc indications of favor to that abu- sed continent.
 
 of Egypt, before the age of Mahommed, God, in his providence, preserved this people from the conquering sword of that impoStor. During twelve centuries, tho scarcely known to the rest of the Chris tian world, they have preserved nomin- al Christianity, and have received their patriarchs from the Coptic, or ancient Christian church of Egypt. But lately. CD the account of the intemperance, and other vices of the'r patriarch, he was eA- pelled from the country, the alliance of forty generations with the Copic church WIS broken off, and messenger sent to Egypt to request spiritual head from the Armenians. Saying nothing of this move ment in Abyssinia in favor of sound mor- als, behold the good providence of God in regard to their messenger. lie comes to Egypt just as missionaries had arrived here from England, destined for Abysinnia --meets with them--forms an acquaint- Ince with them over the New Testament becomes tached to them----accompanis them and one of our missionaries to Syria resides in the mission family at Beyroot, and observes their manner of life, faith, suffering, charity-becomes acquaint- ed with pious Armenlans in those tamllies-- gives evidence himself of possessing hum ble, devoted piety-invites the missiona- ries destined for his country to accompany him on his ,eturn-and offers them all the protection he can afford them by the way, and an introduction to his country men. Now behold the favor of God towards Africa :-.frSt, in preserving even nom- inal Christian church in sucha central pc sition as Abyssinnia and, secondly, in sending such a man into Egypt, ana on such message, and at such d time and in sending missionaries toameet him, tho they knew it no, and i'd leading him to such full acquaintance with the nature, design, purity and excellence of the pro- teStant mission.
 Let us turn our eyes to the other side of Africa,-to it's Western Shores. The intelligence last year seems to place be- yond reasonable contrc versey the practi- bility and usefulness of colonising western Africa with Christirn population of CO., lored people. This is not all. The re- searches of the colony in Liberia have made us acquainted with most interest," ing field of missionary labour in that coun- try, and three societies in the United States have already resolved to take possession
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