Missionary Intelligence.
The Times, 1824-01-02T00:00:00

(From a Nee YorkIparer of the 20th ult.) At the Monthly .eeting of. the Managers of the " Alissionary Society of the Mlethodist Episcopal Church," held on tVednesday last, nuch interesting intcligence was presented from their mis- ionaries who are laboburing among the Indians. The following are extracts of letters receAed from the Rev: Mtesses. Case and Torrey, of the GTand River Mlission :- " On the 24th,of Sbptember, in company with a religious friend, we passed into the woods and arrived at the residence of the In. dians at about 9 o'clock, the time at which they generally hold their morrdingevotions. We were received with cordialkind.ness and the she wa blown, as a call to assemble for religious service. \Very soon the people, iarents and childrcn, were seen in all directions re- pairing to theplice appointed for prayer; on their arrival they took their seats with great solemnity. re commenced by singing a hymn ia the Mohawk language. " After the sermronrseveral addressed the assembly in the Mohawk. and the meeting was concluded-with prayer by one of the Indians, jaUhis native tonguo- The work of grace appears to have made a deep impression on the minds of this people. The use of ardent spirits appears to beentirely done away, while the duties of religion are puhctuallyobserved. Tfe Indian character has been but little un- derstood. The worst of vices have been introduced among them bv the immoral whites.; while the exceUencies of tne Christian vitue's of the foret plibssess the advantages of Christian example and instru c ior, an7d relhave every reason to believe that all the amiable virtues of thefriend and the Christian will be as conspicuous as in any other peopleof hsmiail advantages. They are very desirous of obtaining educatipja for their. children, and ar making such efforts as their low circumstances willallowto attain thisobject. They have already comsuenced aschool-house,and a Sabbath-school is now in operation, wrhere about 20 children regularly attend. "At the conference in July last, I mentioned the commence. ment of a good work among the Mohawks and others. Tbis encou. raging beginning ha; since increased, and is now spreading in a powerful-awakeiing, in a number of families in the northern part of the Indian reservation. When I visited these natives in the month of Jutne, I found several utider awakenings, which-comnarenced while Bsethbe Whitehead, Stoney, and Alathews, were with them. They had for some time attended meetings for prayer, which were offered up in their own langilage. These, with .wo youths, who had lately received religious impressions, I formed into.a society, giving the charge to Brother Crawford. His account of the progress of the re- vival during my absence to conference I shaU extract from his let- ter to me. It is as follows :-' During your absence, I continued to meet with our red brethren, giving them public discourses, and privately calling on theru to answer their anxious inquiries concem- mg the things of God.' After detailing the result of several re- ligious meeungs, where several experienced a change of heart, the writer prooeeds-. Duarig singing and praving on Sabbath last, there was much niclting of heart and fervency throughout the assembly; some trembled and wept; others sunk to the floor, and a cry for mercy was heard tbrough the con- greartion. Some cried in Mensisaugah, some in Mlohawk, and others in Delaware. While these exercises were going on, a little girl left the house of worship to caU her tnother, who canie immediately to the meeting. Soon after entering the room wbere the people were praying, she was convinced of sin, and sunk under its weight and implored mercy from God. While in her distress herhusband entered and appeared much troubled, fear- ing his vifewould die,'but was bappUy diszappointed, when, a few hours after, her sorrows were tumed into joy. The husband now determined to serve the Lord, and the next day le found peace. The work is spreading into a number of families. Sometimes the pa. rents, sometimqs the children, are first brought under concern of mind-without delav' they go to God in prayer, and generally they do notlong,lnou-m.' " On my return from confereice, I called nand preaclhed to the MhohaCwks. After havingcxplained theues of our society to them, 20were admitted as membera: it-was aseasor of refreshing to us alL Oia the 28th of September 1 again .reaehedto them: the crowd was so great that they could no all get mto the houses Their nsual:attention and fervour were apparept, and near the conclusion of the discourse the 'learts of mAnyj&'ppeared seriously affected. Several who had been under awaletmng, 4,vng now returned'-fiom their hunting, requested toWb receiyve;. ind were admtittea into the soeCcty. The sccue of this gracious work is about 50 mile~ from tha' tetomth of i.he (Irad Xijvcr, iabotit si:} sislte from the-Mohawk Village;"und foufniiles'tfhm 'the'road leading frdom Ancaster to ~Long Point About 12 miles from the mouth of the C:aend River, another gracious workz was commenced amnnOg the lndians. Twelve bave experie,nced a charnge of heart, four of whom belong to the De- laware tribe. ' MISSIONARY INTELLIGANCE.