The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-11-18
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
Sod moves in a mysterious way,
His wonders 10 PERFORM


His wonders TO PERFORM"
In the South Pacific Ocean. lat IA A. a h..n-
tifui cluster Of Islands called the Nayi0ator.-
They were frst discovered by Bougainville, ~
years ago, and were so called from the cireuIn-
stance that the inha bitants had a great number
Of canoes, and showed an admirable skill in their
management. They are surrounded by coral
reefs, and seem TO have been Of volcanic origin
The people are numerous, we'll built, and sc-
tive. Their villages sloping up the hill-sides.
or half buried in the shady yallies, present
beautiful picture, seen from the sea. Pigs.
poultry, bread-fruit, bananas, and oranges
abound.
About the year ISIS, reckless sailor prefer
ring chance among the savage natives, to the
hard usage he received on board British whale
ship, ran away, and found a home on one OF
these Islands. The natives finding him capable
Of teaching them many things useful, treated
him with marked respect and kindness The
old chief gave him one Of his daughters for a
wife. In year or two after, tive native mis-
sioa aries, educated by the Martyr Missionary
Williams, arrived from the Island % y JrOsoagz.
fE-.-sh sisir iRstramsn tally the szls0r became
a changed, praying man, and Immediately joiIed
them IN their various labOrs for the temporal
and spiritual good Of the people; and suisse
quentiy took charge of this missionary station
Three years ago, another young sailcT desert
ed from British whale ship, and as good prov
idence directed, fell into the hands Of this sailor
Missionary. Being a son Of a minister Of the
Church Of England, he had received instruction
in the things Of God in his earlier years, but no
lesson ever went TO his heart till the Holy Spirit
sent home the teachings of his brother sailor in
this distant island Of the sea. Seven years he
had wandered Prodigal from his fathers house
and native land; and now, for the first time, was
constrained TO cry; ''GOd be merciful 10 me a
sinner" He also became a 'new creature"
and Joined his brother sailor, and brother IN
Christ, in the missionary work. The natives
built him alarge and convenient house, in which
he has taught school The mission is lOeates. in
a village of 500 inhabitants. A good meeting
house has been built, and church organised
with 30 members at the present time. Every
family in the village observes morning and even
ing worship. In November last he left in sn
American whale ship, 10 visit once more the
home and the friends Of his youth. The other
day he arrived in New York, and having spent
short time at the Sailors Home, on the 3lst
of August, he sailed a cabin passenger In the
tine ship Lebanon for Liverpool In the spring
he purposes TO return TO his adopted home ia
the South Seas, where he hopes to spend his
days a missionary in the service Of his Divine
Master. These two sailors are the only white
persons on the Island. Surelg the isles shall
pait for me. and the ships Of TaTshish fra 20
bring thy sOas from tar.-SailOs's Magazine
for Der.
The AMERICAN TRACT SOcIETY.-The receipts
of the Society, for the six months ending Oct.
LIST, were sos, 097, and the issues from the Gen
eral Depository amounted to $4,000 The
amount of gratuitous circulation already sane
toned, exceeds IA 900 900 pages. Nine double
medium power-presses, with several hand-Pres-
ses, fail to do all the printing required More
than 200 colpOrters have been commissioned du-
ring the six months previous, including NAM
Der of theological students for their vacations.
The number Of colportsrs in regular service, ex-
elusive Of students, exceeds 23O, Of whom about
one fourth for the German, French, Irish or
Norwegian The society is inceb;-
ed for printing Pare. 90 the amount Of nearly
$40 ,000.
STRIKING CoSTRAsr.-The Morayiaa brethren
: ihosSS poor, cOatEih.ta- o. avrra-ts rfst
four to six dollars per member Tor foreign MISSION
ary purposes; while the amount contributed 10
the American Board Of Foreign Missions, BY
/ the 5000 churches in its connection, very
large proportion Of them wealthy, averaged bal
ttcenfy cents for each member.-ChrisfiaR Inf-