Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-06-27

/ On the topic of Tracts the Committee
acknowledge the appropriation of 10000
pages from the Baptist General Tract So
ciety for the Upper Canada Mission, and
grant of 5000 pages to each of the
missionaries from the American Tract So
clety, similar grant having been made
the year previous by our own Tract Soci-
ETY.. AS to the usefulness of tracts, the
report states that there is no dissent on
this subject even in those parts where
few years ago they would not have been
received, Those who live in cities and
towns, where the question is hot, what can
we get to read, but what shall we select
from the mass, cannot we'll conceive the
accepta bleness of tract left by an timer
ant in the cabin Of the lone emigrant.
Nay, if our best pastors deem it essential
to ministerial faithfulness and success, al
ways to have with them printed col
league. ready to put into the hands of him
who has been addressed on the concerns
of his soul, to prolong and deepen the i'm
preston, or to leave upon the table of the
visited family to recall their instructions in
the hour Of leisure, how Infinitely more
important this unobtruslve mode of ag-
gress to the heart where these ministerial
attentions must necessarily be, in one re-
spect at least, like angels visits few
and far between
RHODE ISLAND BAPT1sT STATE Con-
vENT1oN.-The thirteenth annual report
of this missionary body contains many
interesting statements, showing that the
most gratifying results have been witness
ed. 10 the churches assisted during the
year, more than 100 have been added
principally by baptism. To churches
aided in former years, much larger &C
cession has been made. At New Shore
haven, on Block Island. where Brother
MacomberS, one OF the missionaries has
late y settled as pastor of the church, it is
recently converted to the Lord. This
number is indeed large considering the
population cf the island, which is estimat-
ed at 1850 "Should REVEALS" says the
report, 'equalIy extensive and general
pervade the satt,-the nation,-how glo.
rious would be the results how delight
tul the transformation -
BAPTIsTs IN THE ISLAND OF JAMA1-
Gave have received from our esteem
ed friend and brother, Joshua Tinson, OIL
Kingston, Jamaica, tabular view OF the
churches, stations, &c, In connexion with
the Baptist Mission In that Island, for thu
year 1887. From the Table it appear
III ho Of &c
Churches 29-whole number of mem
bers 1920. The number added by bap
tisn during the year is 2I2O-bv lete
382-restored l6l--Died l6O-Dismiss
ed 32O-ExcIuded Withdrawn g.
Met increase 1882. The whole mum
Der of Inquirers is l7,781.-The numbe
> of Day Scholars 2347-The number O
Evening Scholars 992-The number o
Sunday Scholars 1854.
Such results as the above are most en-
couraging and cheering to the friends O
missions, especially when it is remember
ed that the first Baptist Church in tn
: Island was formed at Kingston in 1876
Baptist Record.
THE CHERoKEEs-Jesse Bushvh head
natice Cherokee, in view of shortly be
ing put under the necessity of leaving thu
= country for the West, requests us to dis
z continue his paper. We have for severa
/ years sent it to nim gratis. OF it, he thu
writes 81 have read your valuable pa
Y per with great pleasure. | think ever,
Christian family ought to have a reIi
: gious aper.-lndeed, every family ough
: TO have something Of the kind to heI
J. them to add to their faith, knowledge
He further adds, Il trust our Chris'ia
q friends will not forget to pray for US. L
e the furnace of affection, the Lord | truE
O is sustaining u.s. The Gospel fourishe
$ in the midst of all our troubles. | hav
7 lust returned from a route by Coosewatt
p and along the Etawa River; in the cours
of W hich, bro. Wickliffe and myself ha
some very precious and interesting NEE
ings; and had the unspeakable joy t
I. bury In Baptism, forty-seven of my ma
d tion-l9 males and % females Ma
3 the glorious time soon come, when Ma
0 ton shall be born in a day Amen."-
d chr. Mde1 Of May "a.
Preach TO ScHooLs.-Pastors, w
e hold and cherish good schools in you
u towns and be prevailed upon occasional
!. " to visit the schools. That holy maj
~ Mr.. Thomas White, expressed desir
&c "that able and Jealous ministers wouI
sometimes preach at the schools; becaus
: preaching is the converting ordinance !
and the children will be obliged to hes
: with more attention in the school than j
N the public congregation; and the minis
RS tiers might here condescend to such EXPIRE
lr sions as might work most upon them, ar
s. yet not so fit for a public congregation
en- I have read the following account of or