object from want of information; they must be enlightened. Others object in order to excuse themselves from performing duties which they do not like to perform; they are a discouraging class. are dying, can I help to save them? I shall meet them at the judgment seat of Christ; will my conscience, will my Judge, then be satisfied with what I am now doing for their salvation? Their eternity will be as long as mine; their souls are worth as much as mine; their time here is as short as mine; their song of praise to redeeming grace would sound as sweetly as mine; what, then, am I doing to put them in possession of the blessed hopes which I enjoy myself? All that I have I have received from God through the blood of Christ. I am not my own. Blessed Jesus! what will thou have me do?" These, and such like, are the thoughts and feel On what does the work of Foreign Missions hinge in our Church? We answer, not on questions of missionary policy; we are, for the most part, agreed about them. But the turning point of the whole enterprise is this, that the hearts of the people become interested in the work. And how shall this result be obtained? By dwelling chiefly, (we do not say exclusively, but chiefly,) on the great truths on which the whole work is founded. Each follower of Christ must feelings which should fill the hearts of all Christians. "I am commanded by my Lord, by my Redeemer, to give his Gospel to my fellow men; I am commanded to do this. And if I have the spirit of the Gospel, I will do unto others as I would have them do unto me-have I then the spirit of Christ in this matter? Those poor he athens Now what are the considerations which will call these feelings into life, and invigorate them? Surely not the discussion of subordinate questions of mode, at home or abroad; no, but the solemn truths of God's word, and the out-pouring of the influences of the Holy Ghost. SYNOD OF PITTSBURG. Pby. of Blairsville. Unity ch. SYNOD OF S. C. AND GA. Pby. of Georgia. Midway ch. Liberty co. Ga. Peter Winn to ed. Wilson Winn. 25.00 8.00 Pby. of Hopewell. Lexington, Mrs. G. R. Gilmer don. 10; Milledgeville ch. Mrs. Jane Shaw in part to ed. a child in India, 10; mo. con. 38,90; Ladies Sew Soc. for China Mission, 25; Total fron Milledgeville, 73,90. SYNOD OF MISSISSIPPI. Pby. of Mississippi. Salem and Concord chs. 16; Natchez chs. mo. con. 149,30; Sab. Sch. 15,01; ann. coll. 291,66, add. prem. pd. for bill, 1,68 Pby. of Clinton. Jackson ch. mo. con. 83 90 473 65 8.00 5 50 Nashville, Tenn. Robert Woods decd. per James Woods ex. SYNOD OF WHEELING. Pby. of Washington. East Buffalo ch. J. Donahu, don. 10; Washington ch. sab. sch. to aid Rev. Mr. Hamilton, of Iowa Mission in building a house, 20,80. 100 00 MISCELLANEOUS. 30 80 87 Paterson 1st Quarterly Report of Receipts BY THE BOARD OF FOREIGN MISSIONS. Total received by the Board of Foreign Missions during the Nine Months ending February 1st, 1844, $36,924 51, from the following sources: exclusive of $10,000 for the China Mission. [Note. For particulars see monthly acknowledgments.] SYNOD OF ALBANY. Pby. of Troy. 37 32 Newtown 20 00 Pby. of New Castle Wilmington, Del., 1st 19 00 Danville 245 83 Derry 3 50 47 95 11 16 10 50 Washington 49.68 44 00 Pine Creek 6 00 65 00 Lower W. Nottingham 50 00 THE DOMESTIC MISSIONARY CHRONICLE. MARCH, 1844. BOARD OF MISSIONS. AN ADDRESS TO CHRISTIANS. [The following plain and affectionate appea!, || bered this object in your prayers? What from a venerated and much-loved father in our portion of your earthly substance have you Church, we think, cannot be read but with deep contributed annually to aid this cause? and tender interest; and we would fondly hope, Alas! such questions will strike many proit may lead many to prompt, and decided action.— Ed.] fessors dumb; they will not have a word to answer, and the excuses of others will be pronounced insufficient. For the Domestic Missionary Chronicle. DEAR BRETHREN : Dear Brethren, remember that in a short time, you will be done with the present world; and when you come to die, the reflection, that you have been instrumental in blessing others, by aiding in sending to them the precious Gospel-will be much pleasanter, than that you have expended your funds in procuring luxuries, or in lay. ing up an estate for your children. Remember, that, you are but stewards of the property you have in possession. God is the proprietor, and you should faithfully use what is entrusted to you, in that way which will be most pleasing to him. You may say, many of you, that with all your exertions, you can only make out to live, and educate your children; but could you not, with a little self-denial, save out of your income a few dollars in the year to aid the cause of Missions? Could you not by extra labour make something for this important object? If you are a farmer, could you not cultivate an acre of ground, or more, the proceeds of which, whatever that might be, should be applied to this object? Are you a mechanic? You might set apart one day in the month to earn something, to be employed in spreading the Gospel among the destitute population of our frontier set|| tlements. If there was a ready will, there would be a way. Make the trial; form some plan by which you may aid this great cause, which so much needs the aid of all The cause of Missions, both at home and abroad, needs your immediate and efficient aid; complaints of the want of adequate funds, are, from time to time, reiterated, and yet God's professing people do not appear to be generally awakened to the importance of this subject. Why is this? Is not the religion of Christ benevolent in its spirit? and is not every true Christian desirous to bring his fellow creatures to the knowledge of a Saviour? Ought we not, therefore, to exert ourselves to send the Gospel to all the destitute ? In our own country there are many, very many real Christians, situated where the pure Gospel is seldom preached. These need to be fed, and strengthened, and comforted; and in order to this, we should send the pious missionary to break to them the bread of life. As they love Christ, he acknowledges them as brethren, and will consider what kindness we show to them as done to himself. "Inasmuch as ye have done it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me." "We must all appear before the Judgment Seat of Christ, to give an account of the things done in the body, whether they have been good or evil." Suppose when we stand at that awful tribunal, it should be asked, what efforts, what sacrifices, what contributions, have you made to send the Gospel to your destitute brethren in the wilderness? How often, and how earnestly have you remem.its friends; the mere effort will do you |