counts, this would be desirable, and especially as they might then be under the immediate care of the matron who might preside over the institution. Now I wish you to lay this letter before your mamma, Mrs. C-, and Mrs. L-, and consult them, and see if they will not assist you, and solicit aid from others, and furnish the means for such a school in Greece. If they choose, it might bear your name, which, in Greece, would thus be rendered immortal-would be remembered along with those of Persis, Tryphena and Tryphosa. **** *** About three hundred dollars a year would, I think, enble me to procure suitable instruction for the above mentioned school. Should only a part of it be contributed, even a small part, it would be very acceptable, as that, together with some donations from other places, might furnish the means for establishing a school on a small scale. If a hundred cannot be educated, let ten be, or even five. JONAS KING LETTERS ADDRESSED TO THE LAST GENERAL ASSEMBLY, WITH THE ANSWERS RETURNED. (Continued from page 381.) CIRCULAR ENCLOSED IN THE LETTER FROM COLANY NEE. The Pastor of the Third Ecclesiastical Division of the Reformed Consistorial Church of the Departments of Aisne, and of Seine and Marne, to his fellow Pro testants. May grace and peace be given and multiplied to you from God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ. Sir, and honoured brother in Jesus Christ our Saviour. The parish or ecclesiastical section that the Lord has been pleased to intrust to my care, and that I have had charge of for fourteen years, appears to me to merit your attention for a short time, and I trust will excite your interest. Not that it has any thing to offer which would be considered worthy of notice by the world, being composed of none but poor rusticks, who have been but too long forsaken, because it is very difficult to discharge its parochial duties, and has afforded, and can still offer, but very few temporal advantages to the pastor. It is notwithstanding the most extended parish in France, and consequently, one in which there is most travelling and fatigue. In fact, it is composed of a Protestant population of about 2000 souls, dispersed among the Catholics in more than fifty communes, forming seven churches, and several dependencies, which are separated from the central one, by four, five, six, and eight leagues, and some even by fifteen leagues from each other. Many of these churches did not exist when I came into the parish, and the others were all more or less poor in a worldly sense; but, alas! still more so in the sight of God, and continued so for a long time. Poor myself, in this twofold sense, and especially in the faith, I could not declare to them what I did not yet know myself-the knowledge of free salvation by faith in Jesus Christ. Far from conducting them to this divine Saviour, alas! I was only the means of leading them farther from him, and confirming them in their own righteousness, by always representing to them good works, as a condition of that salvation which he obtained for us by his death, and not as a necessary fruit of faith in his blood. This error, which may appear at first of little consequence, was notwithstanding a fatal one, which rendered my ministry barren, and which only tended to establish the pretended merit of good works, at the expense of the infinite merits of Jesus Christ. Alas! I did not then comprehend what the great apostle teaches us, that it is not by the works of the law, but by the preaching of faith in Jesus Christ, that the Spirit is given which renews and sanctifies. Thus, my sermons were without fruit; my parishioners continued in their sins; and I saw no other effect from my ministry, during nine years, than a proud and vain confidence in the forms of worship; so that these children of the blessed reformation had only the name and exterior of reform, without possessing its faith, its spirit, its love, and its life; and the holy and happy doctrines of salvation could scarcely be found, except in the books of the ancient witnesses, in which they were read without being understood, without being received into the heart, without giving evidence of their consolatory, regenerating power. But when it pleased God to make known to me this free salvation, full and perfect, which Christ had obtained by his blood, and had given me grace to embrace it by faith, I declared it with confidence from the pulpit. Not satisfied with offering it in the church, I obeyed the command of the word of God, which requires that the ministers of Jesus Christ should be "constant in season and out of season," and teach the things belonging to salvation, both in publick, and from house to house. Responsible before God for the souls of all my parishioners, I endeavoured to approach each one of them, to question them as to their state, to engage them seriously in seeking reconciliation with God, and showed them, in the faith of Christ, the infallible and only means. The word of life thus offered to their consideration in publick and in private, and accompanied by fervent prayers, and above all by a blessing from on high, was not long in producing fruit in my churches. I soon saw consciences troubled in a salutary manner; young people abandoning the pleasures of the world to follow Christ; old men embracing the Saviour, like Simeon, with holy joy; hardened sinners, touched by the love of Christ, constrained to go to him that they might have life; and people, indeed, who had forsaken religious assemblies since the revolution, assembled with eagerness to hear the gospel of salvation, and bless the Lord with me for having saved us, not on account of any works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy, by the baptism of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost. It is true, that such a change in the minds of the people, and especially in my preaching, caused at first some agitation, and surprised many persons, who regarded as new the doctrines I declared; but after having compared them with the word of God, the confession of faith in our churches, and the principal writings of our reformers, which were in the hands of some of my parishioners, they were compelled to acknowledge they were in accordance with them; and that they had been wrong in calling them new, since they were as old as the world, and had been professed by the patriarchs, the prophets, the apostles, and true believers, at all times, and that they had found in them their consolation, their salvation, and their life. Since that period, the old and delight ful doctrince of free salvation by faith in Jesus Christ, has not met with much opposition among my parishioners, and the Lord has vouchsafed to bless it in a most gracious manner. Already more than three hundred souls have embraced it with faith, and are now rejoicing in God their Saviour: many others hear it with great respect, and desire to see it graven upon their hearts by the Holy Spirit. It is even held in honour among most of those who formerly contended against it, and who have not yet experienced its sanctifying power. Even among the children, there are those who have felt its salutary influence, and who only desire to belong to Christ; but his victorious grace is especially manifested among the young men, of whom there are many who desire to devote themselves to the work of the ministry. Four of these have already entered into the house for evangelical missions, established at Paris, for the conversion of the people who are not Christians. Several others are only waiting for an opportu nity to follow them; some intend to take the situation of teachers; and others are preparing themselves to serve the Lord in their own country. All in fact, feel it a duty to make the tidings of salvation known to poor sinners, who have not yet heard them; and with this design, they formed Bible, tract, and missionary societies, connected with those of Paris. Not withstanding the great poverty of the greater part of my parishioners, they have found something to give for his sake, who became poor to enrich them, and who has riven his life for the ransom of their souls. Their faith in this divine Saviour, their separation from the luxury and vanities of the world, and more especially their tem perance, which is carried to such an extent by some, that they make up the amount of their subscriptions from the salt which they would otherwise put in their wretched soup made of herbs, which serves them to moisten their bread;-behold, yes, behold, these are the treasury upon which the imitators of the poor widow of the gospel have drawn to establish their pious associations, and where they still draw to sustain them. They think themselves happy to be able to consecrate to the Lord who redeemed them, the time and money which they formerly devoted to the world, " to the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life." Such are the signal blessings which it has pleased the Lord to spread over my parish, and for which, both pastor and flock cannot humble themselves too much before God, and praise him, ascribing to him all the glory. Yes, this has been done by the Almighty, and it is marvellous in our eyes. It would without doubt occur to you, my honoured brother, that Satan could not see such a work wrought in my dis trict, without making use of every effort to arrest it and destroy it, if that had been possible. Enraged at seeing so many souls torn from him, which he held captive to do his will, he has endeavoured to entice them into error, and to trouble my churches, by means of some strangers, during a very serious illness, which prevented me from guarding my flock. But He who watches over Israel, has confounded the projects of the Evil One, and brought back nearly all the believers to the purity of the faith, and has made use of the errors of a moment to render them more humble and vigilant, and thus has established better order in my churches. Notwithstanding, all is not yet done in my parish, and there still remains much to do for its prosperity. But among those things which appear to me most urgent, there is one, sir, which my churches believe with me ought to be the subject of their most earnest desires and prayers, as most calculated to promote the kingdom of Christ among us;-it is the erection of a parsonage. Indeed, there is not in our district any residence assigned to the pastor. All the efforts which my predecessors have made, as well as myself, with the government, to obtain one, have proved ineffectual, and there remains no hope from that source. The pastor has always found it necessary, and is still obliged, to procure lodgings at his own expense, and, what is of still more consequence, it is impossible for him to find the necessary accommodation. It is * When visits were made to me, I was obliged to send some of my children to sleep in a neighbouring house one of the principal reasons which has till now prevented this district from retaining a spiritual teacher for two years together: for, it is a fact, that since the revolution, all my predecessors, without any excep tion, have only remained here a few months, or at most a year and a half. Since I have been at Lemé, my churches have endeavoured several times to procure me a dwelling: but on the one hand, their poverty, and on the other, the great expense they have already incurred, in building five churches, upon which they still owe considerable sums; also the establishment of religious societies, and the support of several schools, have put it entirely out of their power to provide for the object in question; so that nothing remains for me but to look to another quarter, and make an appeal to the generosity of those who shall think the circumstances of my churches worthy of their interest. If I have delayed until now to make this appeal, it has been from the fear of being suspected of having acted rather with a view to my own interest, than that of my congregations: but having been visited in my humble habitation by several servants of Christ, they have done away my scruples, and dissipated my fears, by calling upon me to consider, that after having passed fourteen years in my parish, having organized all its churches, built places of worship, founded schools, and established Bible, Tract, and Missionary Societies, no one could suppose that I only thought of myself. I therefore take the liberty of addressing you, honoured brother, to beg you to have the kindness to interest yourself in this labour of love, and to ask of you some assistance to build a parsonage at Lemé. It is this church which ought to have the preference. In the first place, because it is in a central situation; second, because it contains the half of the Protestant popu lation of the whole district; third, because one-third of the pastor's time, including the sacred days, ought to be consecrated to it. You have now, honoured brother, a faithful representation of the circumstances of my churches; and the motives which have induced the step which I have taken. It only remains to recommend it earnestly to Him whose blessing alone can enrich; and to beseech him to crown this effort with success, and permit a dwelling for the pastor to be erected at Lemé; that this house may be continually a house of prayer, a house always supplied with men of God, bold sentinels of Israel, faithful imitators of the Great Shepherd of the flock, and in which the flock of Christ may hear from all the ministers who will successively occupy it, the words of grace and of truth. This we may hope with greater confidence, because there exists at Lemé, as well as in my other churches, a spirit too openly declared in favour of the gospel, of the sound doctrine which ought to be taught, and the discipline and institutions of our fathers, to allow a pastor, who would depart from these institutions, and who did not bring the doctrine of Christ, to be established in this house, much less retained in this parish. May the Lord then realize the hopes we have formed in relation to this building, and add new blessings to those he has already granted, to the pastor and his flock, and pour out upon all those to whom these lines are addressed, the precious graces of his Holy Spirit, by Jesus Christ, our Saviour. Amen. Accept, honoured brother, the expression of my sentiments of respect and brotherly love. Your very humble and devoted brother in Christ, Lemé, November 11, 1825. COLANY NEE. The Treasurer of the Trustees of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church acknowledges the receipt of the following sum for their Theological Seminary at Princeton, N. J. on the 31st of August last, viz. Of the Rev. Dr. John Codman, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, per Messrs. - $100 00 Account of Cash received by the Board of Missions of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church during the month of August, 1829. From Wm. Brown, Esq. his subscription for 1829 Donation from Mr. Q. Campbell Annual subscription in part of the Auxiliary in 3d Church, Newark Do. Candee Do. $100 00 500 3.00 8.06 Church at Belvidere, by the Rov. Mr. 375 11 50 4 50 11.50 4. 50 7.00 Collection in the 11th Presbyterian Church From the Congregation in Newton, Bucks Co. by Rev. J. W. Scott Spillman Collection in Sharon, (Illinois) by Rev. B. F. Spillman Do. Shawneetown, do. do. From George Ralston, Esq., his subscription for 1829 11 4 100 From Female Missionary Society of Chillisquaque Congregation, by Elinor S. From General Daniel Montgomery, of Danville, his subscription for 1829 . $300 2 The sum said to have been received from Mr. Mallary in the last month's receipts should have been acknowledged as a donation from Dr. Carnahan, Princeton. SOLOMON ALLEN, Treasurer, View of Publick Affairs. EUROPE. Havre papers of the 24th of July, Liverpool of the same date, and London of the 221 inclusive, are the latest that have reached this country. BRITAIN. The British parliament was prorogued on the 24th of June to the 20th August. The Lord Chancellor read a speech from the throne, in which his Majest makes his acknowledgments for "the zeal and assiduity" of his Parliament in the e patch of publick business, especially in reference to the Catholick Relief Bill-says he continues to receive assurances from his allies and all foreign powers, of "their des to cultivate the relations of peace"-laments the continuance of the war in the E and pledges himself to " use his utmost endeavours to prevent the extension of host 3 ties, and to promote the restoration of peace"-is glad that he has been enabled b renew his diplomatick relations with the Ottoman Porte," and says that his ambass dors, and those of France, " are on their return to Constantinople," and are author to act on behalf of Russia for "the final pacification of Greece, in the name of th three contracting parties to the Treaty of London"-states that the French army bu been withdrawn from the Morea, "with the exception of a small force destined, for time, to assist in the establishment of order in a country which has so long been the scene of confusion and anarchy"-regrets the condition of" the Portuguese Monarchy and gives assurance that he will "use every effort to reconcile conflicting interests and to remove the evils which press so heavily upon a country, the prosperity of t must ever be an object of his Majesty's solicitude." He then, as usual, thanks the Co mons for granting the necessary supplies: and he expresses to both Houses his h that their measures will," under the blessing of Divine Providence, tend to establish t tranquillity and improve the condition of Ireland," and in general promote the happ ness of his people, and cement all the parts "of this great Empire." From this speech it is evident that Britain does not wish the Russians to conquer the Turks, and is determined not to engage in war in behalf of Portugal. Reports repre sent the Duke of Wellington as less popular than he was some time since, and that be possesses less of the confidence of the king. This, however, may be nothing more the party misrepresentation, or mere popular rumour. There are still great disturbances in Ireland. The Protestants, it appears-the Orangemen especially-are indignant at the late immunities granted to the Catholicks, and now return upon them the same cisgraceful measures of riot, and assassination, and murder, which the Catholicks have heretofore pursued. There was no doubt that O'Connell would be elected to Parliament There was great dissatisfaction among the English weavers, and they had even appled to Lord Wellington to afford them facilities to emigrate; but their request was net granted. The quid nuncs were expecting and talking of changes in the administration, but no changes had taken place at the date of the last advices. We reserve an account of the late Russian successes to another article; but we may here remark, that Britain, France, and Austria, are manifestly disappointed and displeased at these successes, and will probably combine their influence to stop the career of victory on the part of Russia. For our own part, we hesitate not to say, that we should rejoice to see the sanguinary Turk driven out of Europe, and trust to the settling of the balance of power, in such manner as should afterwards be found practicable. It was expected that the Bishop of London would be advanced to the vacant Archbishoprick of Canterbury. FRANCE. The publick papers during the month, have furnished us with no important intelligence from France. The Chambers are far from being harmonious in their views and measures, and the court is not satisfied with the proceedings of either; but nothing ppears to threaten the quiet of the nation. There is much discussion in the publick ipers on the subject of the war between Russia and Turkey, and now and then an inmation of something more to be done against Algiers. SPAIN. It appears that the king of Spain has in some way, we know not how, had a lling out with the ecclesiasticks of his kingdom. We observe a late paragraph which timates that it would not be surprising, if Ferdinand should treat his Monks as the urkish Sultan did his Janissaries. The Spanish armament which sailed from Cuba › invade Mexico, has been separated by a storm at sea-a part has arrived on the Mexan coast, and a landing has been effected near Tampico; another part has been driven to the Mississippi, and the troops have landed about 16 miles below New Orleans, at e English Bend. We have seen a proclamation of their general, in the true Spanish randiloquent style. They expect shortly to sail to join their comrades. We wait with me interest to see the progress and the effects of this expedition. PORTUGAL. The young queen of Portugal has gone, attended by a large number of stinguished Portuguese emigrants, to the island of Terceira, where she expects to stablish her court and proclaim her title to the crown. It is believed that she will be le to defend this island, which has always remained loyal to her, against the forces of le usurper Miguel. It is also expected that her grandfather, the emperor of Austria, ill espouse her cause, and that the great powers of Europe generally, will recognise er claims and reject those of her perjured uncle. We hope it may be so, but interest nd policy, or what is believed to be such, will govern those powers in regard to Portual, as they did and do in regard to Greece. AUSTRIA-It appears is at war with the Emperor of Morocco-has made a descent on he coast of his barbarian Majesty, and cut out from one of his ports an Austrian vessel aptured by his cruisers, and has declared a blockade of his ports, so far as provisions. nd military stores are concerned. It is but recently that Austria has possessed a naval orce that deserved the name, or much maritime commerce. But it appears she is maing her advantage of her port of Trieste, and the small part of her territory that is rashed by the Adriatick gulf. Having now commerce in the Mediterranean, she finds hat, like all other nations that trade in that sea, she must either bribe or fight the Barary powers, who are all pirates and freebooters by profession, and by long and tolerated Isage. GREECE. It would seem as if the misfortunes of this interesting and desolated counry were not yet terminated. We have been pained to learn within the last month, that the powers united for the pacification of Greece are disposed to give her a very limited territory, to make her tributary to her old oppressor the Turkish Sultan, and to place over her a king not of her own choice. Such is the friendship and generosity of potentates, to a people that cannot help themselves, or resist the will of their benefactors! Benefactors indeed! But it appears that Capo d'Istria has resisted, so far as to refuse to order his troops to relinquish their recent advantages over the remnant of the Turkish forces, and to retire within the limits prescribed by the British and French plenipotentiaries. What will be the issue, time alone can unfold; but we do hope that some event in Providence will yet favour this abused and insulted people, and insure to them the blessings of liberty, peace, knowledge, and undefiled religion. RUSSIA AND TURKEY.-The war between these mighty belligerents has materially changed its aspect since the month of June last. At the beginning of that month, the Turk, although powerfully assailed, was so strong in his chain of fortresses from the Danube to Constantinople, that he seemed prepared to wear out another campaign, without yielding much to his adversary. But his line of posts is now completely broken up, and we see not why the Russian army, if so disposed, may not pursue a march to Adrianople, with little concern for what may be left in its rear. The Grand Vizier, after his return from Paravadi to Shumla, as stated in our last number, appears to have received a large accession to his army. Thus reinforced, he marched toward Silistria, with forty thousand of his best troops, in hopes of raising the siege of that important fortress. Count Diebitsch, the commander in chief of the Russian forces, was able, by consummate military skill and address, to get, entirely unperceived and unsuspected, into the rear of this formidable corps, and to occupy every pass and defile by which it might retreat to Shumla. Having effected this, Diebitsch, on the 11th of June, brought the Vizier to a general engagement. A most sanguinary battle of four hours' continuance ensued, and exhausted the strength of both armies, without a decisive result. It was, however, soon after renewed by the Russian general, by changing the front of his army, and bringing fresh troops into action. In the event, the Vizier was completely defeated, and his troops dispersed. He himself with difficulty escaped by a circuitous route to Shumla, accompanied by about 600 cavalry. A more decisive victory was scarcely ever achieved. Another action, of less importance, soon followed, between the advance of the pursuing Russian army, and a detachment from Shumla, in which the |