NO. 5. THE CHRISTIAN ALMANAC TOR SOUTH CAROLINA, Forthe year of oar Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, ^ 1832: Being Bissextile, -or Leap Year, and the Fifty-sixth of the Independence of the United States. Calculated for the Meridian of Charleston. Latitude 32° 47', Long. 79° 54'. CHARLESTON. Published by the South Carolina Branch of the American Tract So¬ ciety, and sold by D. W. Harrison, Agent, at the Depository House, Chalmers-street, north-east corner of the City-Square,»' by the principal Booksellers and Traders in the State. POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES, Showing ihe number of inhabitants according to each Census, and the increase in the last ten years. Maine, . . New-Hampshire Vermont, . . Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New-York, . New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, . . North Carolina, South Carolina, .Georgia, .. 'Ohio, . . Kentucky, Indiana, . Illinois, Missouri, . ''Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, . Mississippi, Columbia, Michigan, Arkansas, Florida, 1790. I 1800. 96,540 151,719 141,885183,858 85,589 151,379 378,7871422,845 63,8251 69,122 237,9461251,002 340,120586,050 181,139 211,149 434,373! 54,094 1810. 228,705 214,460 217,895 472,040 76,931 261,942 959,049 245,562 1820. 319,723 47,610 393,951 249,073 82,548 73,677 35,691 eo^sio'sio^i 64,273 72,674 345,8241380,546 880,200:974,622 478,103 555,500 345,591 415,115! 162,686,252,433| 45,365 230,760 220,959 406,511 1830. Inc. 10 y. 4,651 215 105,602 42,375 8,850 1,493 3,206 24,520 12,282 19,783 261,727 76,556 40,353 24,023 4,762 1,0621 298,335 244,161 235,764 523,287 83,059 275,248 ,372,812 277,091 ,049,313 72,749 407,350 ,065,366,1 638,829 502,741 340,989 581,434 564,317 147,178 " 55,211 66,586 422,813 153,407 127,901 75,448 33,039 8,896 14,246 399,462 269,533 286,605 610,100 97,211 297,711 ,934,496 320,779 ,350,361 76,737 446,913 .211,252 738,470 581,478 516,567 937,679 688,844 341.585 157,575 137,427 684,822 215,275 309,216 95,865 39,85: 31,696 30,380 34,725 101,127 28,372 44,901 86,813 14,152 22,463 561,684 43,204 300,903 3,988 39,563 120,931 99,641 78,838 175,578 356,245 124,527 194,404 102,364 70,841 262,009 62,168 181,351 22,417 6,819 22,802 16,134 181 KICAPITCLATIOIt. Eastern States, 1,009,57211,232,92511,471,973 Middle States, 11,332,45411,809,841 2,467,922 South. States, West. States, I ' 73,677! 271,1901 693,856 S. W. States, ' 35,691 156,827 378,636 Territories, ! | 4,699| 29,847 Total U. S. i3,924,57615,342,06217,239,904 1,659,854 3,179,315 1,473,182 1,866,580 2,197,670 2,547,9*5 1,414,726 779,569 56,181 9,637,570 1830. 1,960,622 4,129,286 3,047,767 2,263,110 1,305,178 Increase. 297,828 949,342 474,988 848,381 527,945 136,659 45,755 12,842,62213,144.239 GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES. President, Andrew Jackson, of Tennessee. Vice-President, John C. Calhoun, of Soufh-Carolina. Secretary of State, Edward Livingston, of Louisiana. Secretary of the Treasury, Louis M'Lane, of Delaware. Secretary of War, Lewis Cass, of Michigan. Secretary of the Navv, Levi Woodbury, of New-Hampshire. Postmaster-General, William T. Barry, of Kentucky. Supreme Court of ihe United States. Hon. John Marshall, of Virginia, Chief Justice. Associate Justices.—William Johnson, S. C., Gabriel Duvall, Md., Joseph Story, Mass., Smith Thompson, N. Y., John M'Lean, Ohio, Henry Baldwin, Pa. CHRISTIAN ALMANAC, for SOUTH CAROLINA, For the Year of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, 1832: Being Bissextile, or Leap Year, and the Fifty-sixth of the In dependence of the United States. Calculated for the Meridian of Charleston. Lat. 32° 47', Long. 79° 54'. CHARLESTON. Published by the South Carolina Branch of the American Tract So¬ ciety, and Sold by D. W. Harrison, Agent, at the Depository House, Chalmers-street, north-east corner of the City-Square, and by the principal Booksellers and Traders in the State.. ECLIPSES FOR THE YEAR 1832. bruary 1.—Sun eclipsed, invisi s 1' 55" N. II. July 27. Sun eclipsed, visible. I. February 1.—Sun eclipsed, invisible, conjunction at 4h. 57m. evening, Mooo'a latitude 1' 55" N. H. M. Beginning, 6 15£ j Gr. Obscuration 7 9 j End, 8 1 morning. Ecliptic conjunction, 8 20j I Duration, 2 5 J Digits eclipsed, 7° 8' on the sun's southern limb. Morning and Evening Stars.—Venus will be morning star till July 27, and evening star the rest of the year. Jupiter will be evening star till February 24, morning star thence to Sept. 16, and after that evening star. Chronological Cycles.—Dominical Letters, A. G—Lunar Cycle, or Golden No. 9.—Epact, 28.—Solar Cycle, 21. Names and Characters of the Signs of the Zodiac. Aries, head, y Taurus, neck. TT Gemini, arms. Si Cancer, breast. Leo, heart. TVjl Virgo, belly. =e= Libra, reins. fH Scorpio, secrets. t Sagittarius, thighs. Yf Capricorn, knees. Aquarius, legs. ^ Pisces, feet. Names and Characters of the "Aspects and Nodes. 6 Conjunction. I ATrine, 120 degrees. I Q Ascending Node. Sextile, 60 degrees. Vc Quincunx, 150 deg.! Descending Node. □ Quartile, 90 deg. | Opposition,180deg. | The following characters denote—Q Sun, ]) Moon, £ Mercury, 2 Venus, ® Earth, $ Mars, 2i Jupiter, T> Saturn, JJl Herschell. TABLE OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM. Names. Mean di¬ ameter in Eng. mil The Sun, Mercury, Venus, The Earth, The Moon, Mars, Vesta, Juno, Ceres, Pallas, Jupiter, Saturn, Herschell, Mean distance from the Sun. 883,246 3,224 7,687 7,912 2,180 4,189 ■ 238 1,425 160 110 89,170 79,042 35,112 Time of Rotation round their Axes. 37,000,000 68,000,000 95,000,000 95,000,000 144,000,000 225,000,000 252,000,000 263,000,000 265,000,000 490,000,000 900,000,000 1,800,000,000 25d. 14h. 8m. Os. 1 0 5 28 0 23 20 54 10 0 0 29 17 44 3 1 0 39 22 0 9 55 37 0 10 16 2 Time of Revolu¬ tions round the Sun. D. H. M. S- 87 23 15 43 224 16 49 10 365 6 9 12 686 23 30 35 1,703 16 48 © 4,332 14 27 10 10,759 1 51 11 30,737 18 0 0 The sun's declination and equation of time are given for apparent noon at if. York- TO THE PATRONS of the The Christian Almanac was designed, as its name imports, to pro¬ mote the cause of Christ as well as to serve the common purposes of an Almanac. How well it has met the object in times past, the Chris¬ tian public have decided in the constantly increasing currency it has obtained. Last year there were published 22 editions, adapted to as many different places, making, in the whole, 147,000 copies; which, added to 784,000 circulated in the preceding ten years, makes a total of 931,000. The Christian Almanac ought to subserve the interests of the church by promoting all the objects of religion; and more particularly by giving prominence, from time to time, to those topics which most occupy the minds of Christians. The year 1831 has been remarkably a year for revivals of religion. During the first half of it, some of those best qualified to judge, suppose that more than 2,000 congrega¬ tions enjoyed a season of refreshing from the presence of the Lord. It has been generally remarked that these have been, in a striking manner, connected with the temperance reformation; so that the latter has been called the John Baptist of the fast days. We have also seen temperance principles taking deep root in England, Scotland, and • Ireland, and bringing forth excellent fruits; doubtless there also pre¬ paring the way of the Lord. The revivals in our colleges, and bringing several hundreds of young men of liberal education into the church, together with the prosperity of all institutions for aiding young men into the ministry, are en¬ couraging to the hearts of those who " pray the Lord of the harvest that he would send forth laborers into his harvest." The successful prosecution of the enterprise for supplying every family with a copy of the Bible, and for promoting Sabbath schools in the valley of the Mississippi, are pleasing signs of the times. So is the extensive*adoption of the monthly tract distribution. fhe cause of religion among seamen has received a great impulse the past year. The reform of prison discipline advances. Successful efforts have begun for rescuing degraded females from their infamy. Zion is called " sought out." Hardly any extensive class in our land can now say, " No man careth for my soul." The wonderful political revolutions going on in Europe are appa¬ rently the means God is using to throw down the barriers which despo¬ tic power and popular ignorance had interposed against the progress of the true light, and lead us to hope that he is about to lay the old world open for the propagation of the gospel. A call louder than ever known before, is beginning to sound in the ears of American Chris¬ tians to be diligent in sending through the world Bibles, and Tracts, and Sabbath schools, and Other preliminaries to the effectual preach¬ ing of the word. These things, so far transcending the largest hopes of God's people, should humble them, and lead them to more earnest prayer, more holy living, more enlarged faith, and more devoted and liberal zeal for the spread of the gospel. The wonders of redeeming love now displaying in Sabbath schools, Bible classes, and seminaries, ought especially to encourage our young readers to seek the Lord while ne may be found. They that seek me early shall find me. 4 CHRISTIAN ALMANAC. GOVERNMENT OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Gov. and Com. in Chief, James Hamilton, Jan.—Lieut. Gov. P. Noble.—Sec. ot State, S. Hammond.—Surv. General, Theo. Stark.—Compt. Gen Thos. Harrison. Treasurers in Charleston, Thomas Lehre, Jun.; in Columbia, Benjamin H. Saxon. Me/nib. of Congress from S. G'.—Senators, Robt. Y. Haync, Stephen D. Miller. Representatives, Wm. Drayton, Robt. W- Barnwell, T. R. Mitchell, J. M. Fe- laer, Geo. M'Duffie, W. R. Davis, W. T. Nuckols, Jas. Blair, S. Tucker. UNITED STATES' COURTS. Federal Circuit Court.—For South Carolina, at Charleston, 2d Teus. in April; at Columbia, 4th Mon. in Nov. Return day, 1st day in each court. Federal District Court, for the Eastern Dist. of S. Carolina.—At Charleston, on the 3d Mon. in Mar. and Sept., 1st Mon. in July, and 2d Mon. in Dec. For the Western Dist.—At Laurens, on the next Tues. after tire adjournment of the Circuit Court at Columbia. Return day, 1st day of each Court. COURTS OF LAW AND EQUITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Judges of Court of Appeals.—David John-son, William Harper, J. B. O'Neit.— Chancellors in Equity, Henry W. Desaussure, Job Johnson.—State Reporter, Henry Bailey. First Circuit. Edgefield, 3d Mon. in June, Whitfield, Brooks, Com. and Reg—may sit 6 days; AbbeVfite, 4th Mon. in June, David Lessly, Com andReg. 6 days. Pendleton, 1st Mon. aft 4th Mon. in June, Jos. V. Shanklin, Com. and Reg. 6 days. Anderson C. H.-lst Mon. af. 4th Man. in June, J. F. Thompson, Com. and Reg. 3 days'. Pickens C. H. Fri. af.lst Mon. af 4th Mon. in June, W D. Sloan, Cora. a»d Reg. 2 ds. Greenville, 2d Mon.af. 4th Mon. in June, W. L. Choice, Com. and Reg. 2 days. Laurens, Tburs. af. 2d Molt. af. 4th Men. in June, W. L Clowne, Com. and Reg. 3 d. Newberry, 3d Mon. af. 4*h Mn. in June, Drayton Nance,Com. and Reg. 6 days. Second Circuit. Spartanburg, 3d Mon. in June, Wm. Trimmer, Com. and Reg.—may sit 3 days. Union, Friday after 3d Mon. in June, R. H. Spencer, Com. and Reg. 4 days. York, Thurs. after 4th Mon. in June, Julius Martin, Com. and Reg. 3 days. Chester, 1st Mon. after 4th Mom in June, Matt. Williams, Cora, and Reg. 3 days. Lancaster, Fri. af. 1st Mon. af. 4thMon. in June, John M'KenzieyCom. and Reg. 2 Camden, 2d Mon. aft 4th Men. in June, Thos.B. Evans, Com. and Reg. 3 days. Fairfield, Fri. af. 2d Mon. aft 4th Mod. in June, J. Buchanan, Jun. Com. & Reg. Third Circuit. Orangeburg, 2d Mon. in Jan. Samuel P. Jones, Cam. and Reg.—may sit ft days. Walterboro', 3d Mon. in Jan. Malachi Ford, Com. and Reg. 6 days. Coosawhatchie, 2d Mon. in Feb. William Joyner, Com. and Reg. 6 days. Barnwell. 1st Mon. after 4th Mon. in Jan. G. Trotti, Com. and Reg?6 days. Columbia, 3d Monday in Feb. T. T. Willison, Com. and Reg. 6 days. Lexington, 4th Monday in Feb. John Addison, Com. and Reg. 3 days. Fourth Circuit. Charleston, 1st Mon. in Jan. and 4th Mob. in April. M. 1. Keith, Master; T. Hunt, Commissioner ; T. I. Gantt, Register. Each term 4 weeks, if necessary. Georgetown; dist. of Georgetown and Horry, 1st Mom. after 4th Mon. in Jan. R. Herriot and T. Singleton, Com. and Reg sit 1 week, and 3d Mon. in April. Williamsburg, 5th Mon. af. 4th Mon. iu Jan. E. B. Wheeler, Com. and Reg. 6 days; Marion, 2d Tues. af. 1st Mon. af. 4th Mon. in Jan. G. Dargan, Com. and Reg. 5 days. Darlington, for Darlington, Marlborough, and Chesterfield, 3d Mon. aft. 4th Mon. in Jan. G. Dargan, Com. and Reg. 6 days. Sumter, 4th Mon. after 4th Mon. in Jan. John B. Miller, Com. aBd Reg. 6 days. General Sessions and Common Pleas. Associate Judges—Elihu Hall Bay, R. Gantt, J. S. Richardson, Baylies J. Earle, Win. D. Martin, Josiah J. Evans, J. B. O'Neale. Solicitors.—Eastern Circuit, J. I,.. Petigru, Attorney General; Southern do. F. H. Elmore,; Western, do. W. Thompson ; Middle do. P. E. Pearson ; Northern do. Jno. Mayrant, Jun. Eastern Circuit.—Charleston, 3d Mon. in Jan. continued 4 weeks; 2d Mon. in May, continued 6 weeks ; 1st Mon. in Oct.—Horry, 2d Mon. after 4th Mon. in Apr. 1st Mon. after 4th Mon. in Oct.—Georgetown, 3d Mon. after 4th Mon. in Mar.; 2d Mon. after 4th Mon. in Oct. Southern Circuit—Lexington, 1st Mon. in Mar, last Mon. in Sept.—Columbia, 2d Mon. iu Mar., 1st Mon. in Oct—Orangeburgh, 4th Mon. in Mar., 3d Mon. in Oct— CHRISTIAN ALMANAC. 5 Barnwell, 1st Mon. after 4th Mon. in Mar., 4th Mon. in Oct.—Walterboro', 2d Mm. after 4th Mon. in Mar. and Oct.—Coosawhatchie, 3d Mon. after 4th Mon. in March and October. Western Circuit.—Anderson, 1st Mon. in Mar., last Mon. in Sept.—Pickens, 2d Mon. in tMar., 1st Mon. in Oct—Greenville, 3d Mon. in Mar., 2 Mon. in Oct.—Lao- rens, 4th Mon. in Mar., 3d Mon. in Oct.—Abbeville, 1st Mon. aft. 4th Mon. in Mar., 4th Mon. in Oct.—Edgefield, 2d Mon. aft. 4th Mon. in Mar, 1st Mon. aft. 4th Mon. in Oct.—Newberry, 4th Mon. aft. 4th Mon. in Mar., 3d Mon. aft. 4th Mon. in Oct. Middle Circuit.—Spartanburgh, 1st Mon. in Mar., last Mon. in Sept.—Union, 2d Mon. in Mar., 1st Mon. in Oct.—York, 4th Mon. in Mar., 3d Mon. in Oct.—Chester, 1st. Mon. aft. 4th Mon. in Mar., 4th Mon. in Oct.—Fairfield, 2d Mon. aft. 4th Mon. in Mar., 1st Mon. aft. 4th Mon. in Oct.—Lancaster, 4th Mon. after 4th Mon. in Mar., 3d Mon. aft. 4th Mon. in Oct. _ .. Northern Circuit.—Chesterfield, 1st Mon. in Mar., last Mon. in Sept.—Marlboro', 2d Mon. in Mar., 1st Mon. in Oct.—Marion, 3d Mon. in Mar., 2d Mon. in Oct.—Dar¬ lington, 4th Mon. in Mar., 3d Mon. in Oct—Kershaw, 1st Mon. af. 4th Mon. in Mar., 4th Mon. in Oct.—Sumter, 2d Mon. aft. 4th Mon. in Mar., 3d Mon. aft. 4th Mon. in Oct.—Williamsburgh, 4th Mon. aft. 4th Mon. in Mar., 3d Mon. aft. 4th Mon. in Oct. The time of the sittings of the Court of Appeals is determined by the Judges of that Court. Return day, 15 days before the sittings of each Court. City Court of Charleston.—Held 1st Mon. in Jan, 1st Mon. in April, 1st Mon. in July, and 1st Mon. in Nov. Recorder, Samuel Prioleau. Return day, 10 days be? fbre each Court. POPULATION OF CHARLESTON. 30,289 . 10,054 Total, ..... 40,343 BANKS IN CHARLESTON. .Banks. Presidents. Cashiers. Offering Day. Ans. Refd. Transfer L of Stock. "Office of dis. & de. Bank of S. Car. State Bank Union Bank Plant. & Mechan. Bank of State, S. C. Br. at Georgetown Br. Bk. of St. S. ) C. at Colum. j Br. at. Camden Joseph Johnson Keating Simons Thomas Lee Rene Godard Thos. Blackwood C. J. Colcoclt, Wm. W. Trapier J. G. Browne Thos. Salmond 1 Peter Bacot Thos.W. Bacot Samuel Wragg Wm. B. Wilkie Daniel Ravenel A. Henry Moses Fort Jas. A. Black Lemuel Reid Monday Wednes. Wednes. Monday e.da.ex.Su. Friday Thurs. Friday Thurs. Wed. Satur. Tues. e.da.ex.Su. M.Tu.F.Sa e.da.ex.Su. e.da.ex.Su. * Transfers of Stock made at the Parent Bank, or the offices in Charleston, NeW- York, and Boston. CHARLESTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. President, David Alexander; 1st Vice-President, John Haslett; 2d Vice-Presi¬ dent, Simon Magwood; Secretary and Treasurer, Rodger Heriot. Committee of Appeals—Dr. Joseph Johnson, R. Carnochan, Isaac Course, Rene Godard, Charles Edmondston, John Stoney. OFFICERS OF THE SOUTH-CAROLINA COLLEGE. Thos. Cooper, LL. D., Pres. and Prof, of Chemistry. Rev. Robt. Henry, Prof, of Metaphysics, Moral Philosophy, and Evidences of Christianity. James Wallace. A. M., Prof, of Mathematics. Thomas Park, L.L. D-, Professor of Languages. Henry J. Nott, A. M., Prof, of Elements of Criticism, Logic, and Philosophy of Lan¬ guages. Also, two or three Tutors. OFFICERS OF THE CHARLESTON COLLEGE. Rev. Jasper Adams, D. D., President and Professor of Moral Philosphy. William L. Bailey, Professor of Languages. Stephen Lee, A.M. Professor of Natural Philos¬ ophy—with four other Instructors. 6 CHRISTIAN ALMANAC. MEDICAL COLLEGE OF SOUTH-CAROLINA. The Lectures oommence on the 2d Men. of Nov. On Anatomy, by John Edward® Holbrook, M. I)—Surg-ery, James Ramsay, M. D Institutes and Practice of Medi¬ cine, S. Henry Dickson, M. D Materia Medica, Henry R. Frost, M. D Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Infants, Thomas G. Prioleau, M. D.—Chemistry and Pharmacy, Edmund Ravenel, M. D.—Natural History and Botany, Pro¬ fessor of Pathological and Surgical Anatomy, and Demonstrator of Anatomy, John Wagner, M. D. Edmund Ravenel, M. D.—Dean of the Faculty, H. R. Frost, M. D. BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS IN CHARLESTON. ■ffam.es of Societies. Pros'is. or Super.\ Secretaries. St. Andrew's Society South Carolina Soc. Fellowship Society Epis. Clergy Society German Friendly Soc. Orphan House Congreg'l. Clergy Soc. H i bernian Soc iety St. George's Society Charleston Mech'c. So Hebrew Orphan Soc. Method'tCliar'ble Soc Charleston Bible Soc P.E.So.for Ad. Chris'y New-England Soc. Ladies' Benev. Soc. Baptist Missionary So Female Educa. Asso. Charleston Marine So. Charleston Mar. B. So. S. C. Sund. Sch'l Un. P. E. Sund. Sch'l. Un. Fcm. Dom. Miss. Soc. Epis.Y. Mens' Miss. So Typographical Soc. Epis. Fern.Do Miss.So, Charleston Bethel Uu Methodist Miss Soc. Charleston Port Soc. Bap. Fern. Miss. Soc. Methodist Fern. Asso. Fern. Charitahle Asso. Apprentices' Library S. C. Missionary Soc. S. C. Br. Am. Tr. Soc Ch. For. Miss. So.Atix. Fem. Seamens' Fr. So Fein. Bible Society Metho. Sund. Sch'l Un. Charleston Benev. Soc. Fe.E.B.Pra.B.&Tr.So S. C. Education Soc. So.Br.Bap.Gcn.Tr Soc Char. Infant Sch' Soc S. C. Temperance Soc Windward Anchor So Charleston City Miss. Young Mens' Tern .So. Inst.' Object if Means, Adam Tunno James Jervey C. J. Stedman Samuel Wragg D. A. Riug James Jervey Thos. Legare Sim. Magwood James Calder William Bell Michael Lazarus A. McKee Thos. Lowndes Rev. Dr. Bowen D. Crocker Mrs. Grimke Rev. B. Manly- Mrs. Righton Thomas H. Jewey J. Haslot Chas. Edmonston R. Rev. Dr Bowen Miss S.E.Stephens R. Rev.Dr. Bowen W. S. King Mrs. Russell Joseph Tyler A. McKee. John Haslet Mrs. Fuller Mrs. Kingman Mrs. Gilman Dr. J. Johnson 1'ho111 as Legare Thomas Legare Wm.S. Smith Mrs. Grimke Mr. Grimke Rev. Mr. Boiss Win. S. Smith Mrs. J.W. Mitchell Jacob Ford Rev. B. Manly R.Rev. Dr. Bowen T. S. Grimke A. G. Jenniugs Alexand. Gordon William Bee R. Y. 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Lanneau 1824 18-24 1825 1826 1826 1827 1827 1827 1827 1828 1828 1829 1829 1830 1831 1831 Distribute Bibles Su.Miss.&dis.Tr. Rel'vepoorStram. Rel've poor&sick Su. For. Missions Ed.indi-& pi.Min. Aid. widows DisBib.am'gsea'h 10sc.l42tea.978se. 4sc.72tea.500schl. Su. City Mission. Su. Miss, in coun. Supindiv. memb. Su. City Mission. Pr.rel. am'gsea'n Ind.&Dora. Mist. Su. Sea'n preach. For City Missions S'k poor on neck. Missions in S. C. Dis900000p.T.an For Missions Su.gd.board'g h's Distribute Bibles. Rel've poor&sick Dis.B.Pr. B.&Tr. Ed.pi.&in.yo.m'n Su. infant schools Aid inst's forsea'n ET The Charleston Depository for Bibles, Tracts, and Sabbath School Books, is in Chalmer's-st.,N. E. Corner of the City Square:—D. W. Harrison, Agent. 33* For Pilots and Pilotage, see page 19. 1st Month JANUARY, 1832. hath 31 days. "SEARCH THK SCRIPTURES." Many different plans have been adopted fi,r promoting an intimate acquaintance with the Scriptures. One has recently been introduced by individuals in various parts of the country, which has afforded much interest to those engrafted in if. They all agree to learn a certain verse on a given day, and then cont nuelo learn a verse every day, taking the verges in order, as they stand on the sacred pages. Then every one who adopts the system begins with the verse lor the day. Those who choose cau begin the new year with the regular verse, and then pro¬ ceed in concert. [Verse for January I, is John, xx. 5.] MOON S PHASES. ^7 u m Mew Moon, First Quarter, Full Moon, Last Quarter, 2 10 17 .24 9 7 If II 53 E. 31 E. 34 \1. 41 M. EQUATION OF TIME. cs-ir-Mssift1! -S-CC — .O'-'OrtS-J D. n. M. w. 1 A 2 M 3 Tu 4 W 5 Th 6 Fr 7 Sa 8 A 9 M 10 Tu 11 VV 12 Th 13 Fr 14 Sa 15 A 16 M 17 Tu 18 W 19 Th 20 Fr 21 Sa 22 A 23 M 24 Tu 25 W 26jTh 27 Fr 28 Sa 29*A SO M 31 Tu Miscellaneous Matters. Circ. J) apo. g stat. Bal. Princ'tii. 1777 Middling Tides. 6H Lf l? smith 3 58 morn. 1 Sun. aft. Epiph. 7 sou. 8 16 ev. Inf. 6 0 $ Low Dr. D wight d. 1817 tjdes. Che. Mis. est 1817. Peace ratified 1784. 2 Sun. aft. Epiph. ]) in peiiRee. Dr. Franklin b. '06. Quite high Tides, fp so. 3 5 morn. 0 put. 5 D h Lmtisj xvi.heh 1793 3 Sun. aft. Epiph. 1 s s. 7 16 even. Low Tides. Conv. of St. Paul. fp so. 2 31 morn. Peter thegr.d.1725 4S.aft.Ep. ]) in ap. 6 ]> 3 7 sir s sou. 6 44 ev. Hises. iTTM 7 4 4 3 3 3 a! 2 2 I 1 0 0' 6 59 « 5:1 6 58 6 57 6 57 6 56 6 56 6 55 6 51 6 51 6 53 6 52 6 52 6 51 6 50 6 49 6 49 6 48 6 47 Sun Sun Sets, ib el. S. II. M. ° , 4 56 23 3 4 56 22 58 4 57 22 53 ' 1 57 22 47 4 57 22 41 4 58*22 34 4 58 22 26 4 58 22 19 4 59;22 11 59 22 2 0 21 53 0|2l 44 121 31 121 2 J 2 21 13 3*21 2 3 20 50 4 20 38 4 20 26 5 20 1 I 6 20 1 6 19 47 7 19 33 8 19 19 «jl9 5 9 18 50 1018 35 11 jl8 19 11 !l8 3 12 17 47 13 '7 31 ©s cs >rj cc e Dans | — h) e> eft— Moon Moon M It si s. south. PI H. M. H. M 5 33 10 5122 Sets. 11 39 ,5 42 ev. 27 *6 33 1 14 7 27 2 1 8 22 2 48 9 19 3 31 10 16 4 19 17 11 15 5 5 1 morn. 5 52 0 15 fi 41 1 11! 7 33 2 23 8 28 3 29 9 26 f'i 4 36 10 28 5 42 11 SO rises. hi orn. 21 6 3f 0 32 a 7 37 1 31 24 8 42 2 26 "J 9 45 3 17 22 10 45 4 6 11 42 4 53 19 morn. 5 38 m 0 38 6 22 13 1 31 7 7 26 2 27 7 52 / 3 19 8 38 19 4 10 9 26 V3 5 0 10 14 S3 5 47lll 125 H. M 6 f 7 2 7 5; 3 2- 9 • 9 3 10 I 10 4-, 11 2- inon 0 21 2 5: IS 2 2.' 1 5t 8 4! 9 21 si 5= 10 37 11 18 ev. 5 1 0 2 11 3 21 Charleston. 2d Month FEBRUARY, 1832. hath 29 days. A VERSE A DAY. Learning averse of the Holy Scriptures daily, has long been practised with great benefit by individual christians, each individual selecting a verse for himself. The Moravians, whose missionary zeal has carried the Gospel to the Esquimaux, the Greenlanders, the Hottentots, and the slaves in the West Indies, have two texts of scripture appointed for meditation every day in the year. By the present plan, the text for each day is not miscellaneously selected, but taken as arranged by the Holy Spirit, in the lively oracles; and a concert is effected, by which all learn the same verse. [The verse for February 1, John,xxi. 5.] EQUATION OF TIME, o n MOON'S PHASES., New Moon, First Quarter, Full Moon, Last Quarter, 1>. H. 1 4 9 5 15 10 m. 57 E. 54 M. 0 E. 0^ j«- 9 Proeyon s. 6 52 ev. Regulus so. 9 17 ev bun Rises. h. M. 6 19 6 1 6 17 6 16 6 15 6 14 6 IS 6 12 6 11 6 10 6 9 8 59 58 5 57 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 Sun Sets. H. M. 5 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 6 9 6 10 6 11 Sun's decl. S Days. 2*2 H.W Ch. Br, 7 23 7 0 6 S7 6 14 5 51 5 27 5 4 4 41 4 17 3 54 3 30 3 7 2 43 2 19 1 56 1 32 1 0 45 S. 21 N. 3 0 26 0 50 1 14 1 37 2 1 2 24: 2 48 3 11 3 35 3 58 4 21 Moon Rises. II. M. 5 47 sets. 6 57 Moon South. morn- 0 10 rises 7 15 8 15 9 IS 10 11 11 morn. 0 2 0 54 H. M. 11 21 ev. 8 0 55 1 4S 2 31 S 21 4 13 9 57 10 52 11 44 morn. 0 35=2= 1 23 21 2 10 2 57 3 44 4 32 5 6 8|ltf 6 56 17 7 45®9 8 33 £? 9 2023 10 10 5619 11 44 T h. m 7 7 41 8 15 8 50 9 24 10 10 43 11 32 morn. 0 36 2 3 40 4 59 5 57 6 45 7 24 8 1 8 35 9 9 9 43 10 19 10 59 11 45 ev. 41 1 53 3 14 4 26 5 21 6 7 6 48 7 24 ftf Z s 11 '«» "SfrlS SS fl Of 9 03 S 68, -s^ij »wf -qsnA l\ 09 q L f5 61 II SS f zs fl 68 9 13 S •AH|)llll^ AVII'J i 63 95 9 Jj OS 01 61 f Hi fl 88 9 33 q mw f>• l -ns Saj| l!v 85 3f S Z5 If 6 ff s 65 SI ZS 9 S3 S •'j Z3 OS f fl SS 8 8 8 0f> SI 98 9 13 S •AAA 95 8 (, -qj. 95 0f S * 9 8 18 3 13 SI SS 9 S3 S ? 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WAV. 11 08 m«q *5881 "initTV i|ju..|v i.lft 5th Month MAY, 1832. hath 31 days THE DAILY CONCERT. It is the duty of every one who learns the verse a day, to pray over it, that it may be made useful to his own soul, and to the souls of all who receive it into their minds that day. " Prayer moves the hand that moves the world.'" THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT. The sword of the spirit is the word of God. And the verse a day plants the naked sword in every bosom. And often, where Gabriel's eloquence would die away in feeble accents on the ear, this one verse, one little verse of the Divine word, engraven on the soul, may prove the power of God unto salvation. [Verse for May 1, is Acts, ii. 44.] MOON'S PHASES. First Quarter, Full Moon, Last Quarter, New Moon, D. 7 14 22 29 M. 46 M. 5 E. 1 E. 37 E. EQUATION OF TIME. © & Days. | — D. D. W. Miscellaneous Matters. Sun Rises. Sun Sets Sun's decl. N. Moon Sets. Moon South M's PI. H. W- Ch. Br- - H. M. H M- a H. M. H. M. H M. IjTu St.Phil.&Ju. [high 5 20 6 40 15 IS 8 £ 1 5 23 8 23 2 W Green.Miss.b. 1721 5 19 6 41 15 31 9 10 2 3 n 9 4 3 Th J> in perigee. Tides 5 18 6 42 15 49 10 16 3 3 22 9 48 4 Fr Bonaparte d. 1821 5 17 6 43 16 6 U 18 4 3 Ho 10 35 5 Sa Inf. 6 OS- 5 16 6 44 16 24 morn 5 3 21 11 28 6 G- 2 Sun. after Easter. 5 15 6 45 16 40 0 14 6 1 a morn. 7 M south 8 7 eve. 5 15 0 45 16 57 1 2 6 55 19 0 32 8 Tu DOIdH 5 14 6 46 17 IS 1 45 7 47 w 1 52 9 W Ara.Tr. Soc. anni. 5 13 6 47 17 29 2 24 8 36 16 3 16 10 Th stationary Am. 5 12 6 48 17 45 3 0 9 23 4 29 11 Fr [Bib. Soc. anniv. 5 12 6 48 18 0 3 34 10 10 13 5 24 12 Sa Antares so. 14 m. 5 11 6 49 18 15 4 8 10 55 26 6 9 13 a 8 Sun. aft. Easter. 5 10 6 50 18 SO 4 41 11 41 tit 6 47 14 M so. 7 17 eve. 5 10 6 50 18 45 rises. morn. 21 7 22 15 Tu High tides. [1830 5 9 6 51 18 59 7 54 0 28 t 7 56 16 W Erup. Mount Etna, 5 8 6 52 19 13 8 49 1 16 16 8 31 17 Tli $ stationary. Gem 5 8 6 52 19 26 9 41 2 4 28 9 5 18 Fr ]) in ap. [Assetnb. 5 7 6 53 19 40 10 29 2 53 VS 9 40 19 Sa Dark day in N. E. 5 6 6 54 19 52 11 12 3 41 21 10 16 20 ct 0 enters n [1780 5 6 6 54 20 5 11 5S 4 28 AAV vw 10 55 21 M 6 [Anniv. 5 5 6 55 20 17 morn. 5 15 15 11 40 22 Tu American S. S. U. 5 4 6 56 20 29 0 31 6 1 27 ev. 32 23 W Fed. C.Phil. 1787. 5 4 6 56 20 40 1 7 6 47 X 1 38 24 Th Copernicus d. 1543 5 3 6 57 20 52 1 42 7 82 22 2 52 25 Fr F> so. 6 34 eve. 5 8 6 57 21 2 2 15 8 19 T 4 6 26 Sa 6 8 H Calv. d. '64 5 2 6 58 21 13 2 50 9 7 18 5 7 27 & Rogation Smi. 5 2 6 58 21 23 3 26 9 57 8 5 57 28 M Wm. Pittb. 1759. 5 1 6 59 21 33 4 4 10 50 16 6 43 29 Tu SirH. Davy d. 1829 5 1 6 59 21 42 sets. 11 47 n 7 26 30 W Very high tides. 5 0 7 0 21 51 8 1 ec. 47 16 8 9 31 Th Asc. Day D in per. 5 0 7 0 21 59 .9 6 1 49 s 8 54 Charleston.* tJtli Al'iittii JUNK, 1832. hath SO days, JOHN SUMMKRFIFXD. This excellent young preacaer, whose piety and eloquence has given such a savor to lis u ime among the American Churches, imbibed from the Moravians the practice of selecting a text for daily meditation. Consider the value of such a habit, the restraining influence of one verse every day, t ue treasuie of div.ne tiut.i eventually laid up in the mind, the provision thus made for a sick bed and a dying hour. Ministers and exliortero would never be at a loss for subjects. By taking the verse for t.ie day as their guide taey would often be likely to fall in with a tram of thoughts and feelings already iu t ie mind of their tearers. [Verse for June 1, is Acts, iv. 2. J MOON'S PH.ASKS. i» H First Q'uarter, 5 9 M 40 M. KqtiAllON OF TIMK. w . i ecr.of w tfs r- * ® > CO — Full Mi ion, 13 2 2.) M ■ — c —■ 31 C5 Last Ou after, 2 5 55 .VI. ©s I®* — •— ~ £ o \e w Moon, 21 t 3y iVI. Days. 1 — inoin £ *0 wY M. D. w. Miscellaneous Matters. Sun does. Sun Sei». Sun's .:e. 1. N Moon Sets. Moon Soul'.. M\ H. H. W. Ch. Br. ■ I. M M". o II. M H. M- II. M. 1 Fr Gr. elon. p 4 59 7 1 22 8 10 5 2 51 16 9 39 2 Sa Spica so. 8 33 ev. 1 5:i 7 1 22 15 10 57 3 52'a 10 25 d a Su. a ft. Asc.-n.Day 4 58 7 22 23 11 43 4 49,15 11 14 4 iVl d D i? Dr. \Vi>ivesterd.'21 4 58 7 2 22 30 morn. 5 12 29 morn. 5 ru 4 58 7 2 22. 36 0 21 6 S3 tig 0 9 6 iV L«>w tides. 4 57 7 3 22 43 1 2 7 20 ,27 1 17 7 Th Airfares so. 11 15 e. 4 57 7 3 22 49 1 36 8 6 -A- 2 33 8 Fr 4 5; 7 3 22 54 2 9 8 51 23 3 46 9 SH Spiea so. 8 4 eve. 4 56 7 4 22 59 2 42 9 S6 in 4 48 ID G Whit. Sunday. 4 5b 7 4 23 4 3 15 10 22 18 5 S7 11 M 4 56 1 4 23 8 3 51 11 9 / 6 20 12 TH 4 56 7 4 23 12 4 31 11 56 12 6 57 13 W Antaresso.10 50ev. 4 56 7 4 23 15 rises. morn- 24 7 33 14 rii Middling Tides. 4 55 7 5 23 18 8 21 0 44 vs 8 7 15 Fr J) ill apogee 1818. 4 55 7 5 2i5 21 9 6 1 33 18 8 42 16 Sa S. J. Mills<1. at sea. 4 55 7 5 23 23 9 48 2 20 /VW 9 16 17 a Trin. Sun. d ]> # 4 55 7 5 23 25 10 <2' 3 7 r. 9 51 18 M □ © L£ 4 55 7 5 23 26 11 3 3 53 24 10 26 19 TII 4 55 7 5 23 27 11 37 4 38 X 11 4 20 vv Dr. Belknapd.1798 4 55 7 5 23 27 morn. 5 23 18 11 48 21 Th 0 enters [£ 4 55 7 5 23 28 0 10 6 7 V ev. 40 22 Fr Low Tides. 4 55 7 5 23 27 0 43 6 53 13 1 48 23 Sa Antaresso.10 9 eve. 4 55 7 5 23 27 1 17 7 41 27 3 7 24 G 1 Sun. aft. Trinity. 4 55 7 5 23 25 1 53 8 31 8 4 23 25 M [d 5 9 4 55 7 5 23 24 2 33 9 24 25 5 - 5 26 Tu GwirgelV.d. 1830. 4 55 7 5 23 22 3 19 10 22 n 6 20 27 VV Clias. XII. 1). 1602 4 55 7 5 23 20 4 12 11 24 25 7 8 28 Tli Win. IV. prod. '30 4 56 7 i 23 17 sets. ev. 27 s 7 55 29 Fr Tides very high. 4 56 7 4 23 14 8 4. 1 ?0 25 8 40 30 Sa Antares so. 9 40 ev. 4 56 7 4 23 10 9 33 2 31 5L 9 24 7th Month JULY, 1832. hath SI days. Verse for July 1, "And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul; neither said any of i hem that aught of the things which he pos¬ sessed was his own ; but they had alt things common." Acts, iv. 32. The simple language ot the Bible has a wonderful power over the consciences of men, especially of christians. Suppose that all such, of every name, were to learn this verse, and pray over it, and meditate upon it all day long. How it would pre¬ pare them to love their brethren, and to devote their wealth, and time, and talents, to, the service of Christ. MOON 'S PHASES. D. H. M. EQUATION OF TIME. First Quarter, 4 6 14 E. c * o^sint-wat- C3 — Full Moon, 12 5 36 E. Last Quarter, 2(J 4 43 E ©s New Moon, - 27 8 36 M. Di*ys. | -lOOiWI- -001 ststst u. M. 1). W. Miscellaneous Mailers. Sun Iti-es Sun Set*. Sun's decl N. : Moon Sets. Modn South. M'> Pi. H. W. Ch- Br. ' H. M H.M- " > 11. M. "HTM. H. M. 1 G 2 Sun. after Trin. 4 56 7 4:23 6 10 16 3 28 25 10 7 2 M 6 D *? 4 56 7 423 2 10 55 4 21 Ufc 10 49 3 Tu Sup. d © S 4 57 7 322 57 11 31 5 11 23 11 36 4 W J. Monroe d. 1831. 4 57 7 s'22 52 morn. 5 58 morn. 5 Th Fr. take Alg. 1850. 4 57 7 3 22 46 0 5 6 44 20 0 28 6 Fr L«>w tides. 4 57 7 S 22 40 0 38 7 SO m 1 34 7 Sa Sheridan d. 1816. 4 58 7 2 22 34 1 12 8 15 15 2 50 8 G 3 Sun. aft. Trinity. 4 58 7 2 22 27 1 48 9 1 27 4 0 9 M Aquila so. 0 SO mo. 4 58 7 0 22 20 2 26 9 48 t 5 0 10 Tu Columbus b. 1447. 4 59 7 1 22 12 3 5 10 36 21 5 49 11 VV J. Q. Adams b.'67. 4 59 7 1 22 4 3 49 11 24 vs 6 31 12 Th J) in apogee. 5 (l 7 0 21 56 rises. morn. 15 7 8 13 Fr H so. 4 20 morn. 5 0 7 0 21 47 7 43 0 12 27 7 45 14 8 a Fer. revo. corn. '89. 5 1 6 5921 S8 8 23 0 59 W AAV 8 18 15 G 4 S. aft. Tr. d ]|| 5 1 6 59 21 29 8 59 1 46 21 8 52 16 M Antares s. 854 eve. 5 2 6 58 21 19 9 33 2 31 X 9 24 17 Tu Dr. Walts b. 1674. 5 2 6 58,21 9 10 6 3 16 15 9 58 18 VV Aquila so. 11 50 ev. 5 3 6 57,20 58 10 39 4 0 27 10 32 19 Th Geo. IV. crow. '21 5 3 6 57,20 47 11 12 4 45 T 23 11 11 20 Fr 5 4 6 56 20 36 11 47 5 30 11 56 21 Sa Low tides. 5 4 6 56 20 25 morn. 6 18 S ev. 55 22 G 0 enters 5 5 6 55 20 13 0 24 7 8 20 2 12 23 M Gibraltar tak. 1704. 5 6 6 54 20 1 1 6 8 2 D 3 40 24 Tu 2X so. 3 44 morn. 5 6 6 54 19 48 1 54 9 1 18 5 0 25 W St. James. 5 7 6 53 19 35 2 48 10 3 6 3 26 Tli ]) in per. 5 8 6 52 19 22 3 49 11 6 18 6 56 27 Fr Su. 6: © ? i J) 9 5 8 6 52 19 8 sets. ev. 8 7 42 28 Sa Quite high tides. 5 96 51 18 54 8 4 1 9 18 8 26 29 G 6 Sun. aft. Tiinity. 5 10 6 50 18 40 8 48 2 6 U1 9 7 30 M Wrn. Penn d. 1718. 5 10 6 50 18 26 9 27 2 59 18 9 45 31 Tu Aquila so. 10 58 e. ,5 116 49 18 11 10 3 3 50 10 28 8th Month AUGUST, 1832. hath 31 days. LESSONS FOR SABBATH SCHOLARS. A verse a day is seven verses a week. Parents who find it difficult to prevail on their children to learn lessons for the Sabbath School, will find it perfectly easy to set the example, and induce every child to learn a verse a day. As it costs nothing to learn this lesson, those schools, or teachers which prefer it, may add the verses to their other lessons and just have them repeated regularly on the Sabbath. Inone place the minister ha- already prevailed upon all the inmates of the county Poor-house to learn the verse a day, and repeat it together on the Sabbath. [August 1, the verse is Acts, v. 26.] MOON'S PHASES. i>. H. M. EQUATION OF TIME. First Quarter, 3 5 30 M. o ® :4C>t~ao Full Moon, 11 9 8 M. CD , Last Quarter, 19 I 14 M. ©■ irj us us rf m m New Moon, 25 4 25 E Days -ooiot- — .0 0 ?»st et l>. D. Miscellaneous Matters. Sun Sun Sun's Moon Moon M'sl H. W. W. Hi*es. Sets. decl. N. Sets. South. PI. Ch. Br. If. M. H. M w H. M- H. M. H. M. 1 W 5 12 6 48 17 56 10 37 4 37 16 11 3 2 Th IS south 3 7 morn. 5 13 6 47 17 40 11 11 5 24 29 11 49 S Fr □ O A . 5 13 6 47 17 25 11 46 6 10 morn. 4 Sa Low tides. 5 14 6 46 17 9 morn. 6 57 24 0 44 5 6 7 Sun. after Tr. 5 15 6 45 16 53 0 23 7 44 / 1 54 6 M Trans, of our Lord 5 16 6 44 16 36 1 3 8 82 18 3 12 7 T» If so. 2 47 morn. 5 16 6 44 16 19 1 46 9 21 Y3 4 24 8 W 2) in ap. £ © JJt 5 17 6 43 16 2 2 33 10 9 12 5 22 9 Th Philip 1. procl. K. 5 18 6 42 15 45 3 22 10 57 24 6 8 10 Fr [of the Fr. 1830. 5 19 6 41 15 27 4 14 11 44 /wv MW 6 49 11 Sa Highi tides. <3 ]) fjl 5 20 6 40 15 10 rises morn. 18 7 24 12 a 3 S. aft.Tr.Gr.e. $ 5 21 6 39 14 52 7 37 0 30 X 7 57 13 M Aquila so. 10 9 ev. 5 21 6 39 14 33 8 11 1 16 12 8 SI 14 Tu Fomal. s. 1 13 m. 5 22 6 3» 14 15 8 44 2 1 24 9 3 15 \V Bona, horn 1769. 5 23 6 37 13 56 9 16 2 45 T 9 35 16 Tli Choc. Mis. esta. '18 5 24 6 36 13 37 9 50 8 SO 19 10 8 17 Fr 5 25 6 35 13 18 10 25 4 17 5 10 46 18 Sa H so. 2 2 morn. 5 26 6 34 12 59 11 4 5 5 16 11 30 19 a 9 Sun. af. Trinity. 5 27 6 S3 12 39 11 47 5 57 29 ev. 27 20 M Low tides. 5 28 6 32 12 19 morn. 6 52 n 1 46 21 Tu Wm. IV. b. 1765. 5 28 6 32 11 59 0 37 7 50 28 3 22 22 W 0 enters ft#. 5 29 6 31 11 39 1 35 8 51 S 4 48 23 Th Aquila so. 9 32 eve. 5 30 6 30 11 19 2 39 9 52 27 5 58 24 Fr J) in perigee. 5 31 6 29 10 58 3 46 10 53 a 6 46 25 Sa If so 1 84 morn. 5 32 6 28 10 37 sets . 11 52 27 7 30 26 » 10Sun. aft.Tr. g st. 5 33 6 27 10 16 7 23 ev. 4£ w 8 11 27 VI Dr.Herschel d. 1822 5 34 6 26 9 55 8 2 1 42 26 8 49 28 Tu 5 35 6 25 9 34 8 39 2 33 9 26 29 VV St. John Bapt. heh. 5 36 6 24 9 13 9 15 3 22 24 10 2 30 Th Fomal. so. 0 15 m. 5 37 6 23 8 51 9 50 4 10 10 40 31 Fr A 9 *? 5 38 6 22 8 SO 10 27 4 57 20 11 22 9th month SEPTEMBER, 1832. hath 80 days- O HOW LOVE I THY LAW! It is a common fact that persons learn to love any thing by habitually partakingof it. Thus food that was at first distasteful, acquires a high relish. This object is gained in a degree, by having young people read their Bibles daily. But theeffect nil! be much greater by learning a verse a day. and meditating upon each verse separately. In this way also, the sentiments will be inwardly digested, and become assimilated to the mind, as food, when digested, strengthens the body, and makes it grow, by be¬ coming a part of it. Thus like babes, we shall receive daily a manageable portion of the sincere milk of the word, and by the grace of God grow thereby. ^September 1, the verse is Acts, vi. 15.] MOON'S PHASES. D. H. M. EQUATION OF TIME. First Quarter, 1 8 11 E. r* 6*5 Oi —. t-Ol9i ■<* Full Moon, 10 0 14 M Last Quarter, „ 17 8 26 M ©s New Moon, 24 1 49 M. Days. — »0 31 ?. i— — T! OJ ■?< C D. M. D. W. Miscellaneous Matters. Sun | Rises. Sun Sets. Sun's dec.N. Moon Sets. Moon South. M's PI, H. W. Ch. Br HTm. H. M. " ' "H7M7 H. M. ~H. M. 1 Sa 5 39 6 21 8 8 11 7 5 45 t morn. 2 g Lond.b. 1660,0. S. 5 40 6 20 7 46 11 49 6 34 15 0 13 5 M O. Cromwell d. '58 5 41 6,19 7 24 morn. 7 22 27 1 19 4 Tu 5 42 6 18 7 2 0 34 8 11 V3 2 35 5 W J) in apogee. 5 43 6 17 6 39 i s: i 8 59, 20 3 54 6 Th La Fayette b. 1757. 5 41 6 16 6 17 2 14 9 46 yvw 4 58 7 Fr Fed. Con. form.'87 5 45 6 15 5 55 3 10 33 14 5 47 8 Sa Inf. 6 ©, » 5 46 6 14 5 32 4 3 11 2d 26 6 29 9 g 12 Sun. aft. Trin. 5 47 6 13 5 9 4 59 morn. *€ 7 5 10 m Bat. of L. Erie '13 5 48 6 12 4 47 rises . 0 5 21 7 41 11 Tu <5-0 $ 5 49 6 11 4 24 7 2< 0 50 T 8 11 12 W High Tides. 5 50 6 10 4 1 8 0 1 36 16 8 45 13 Th H so. 0 17 morn. 5 51 6 9 3 38 8 35 2 23 29 9 19 14 Fr Moscow burnt '12. 5 52 6 8 3 15 9 14 3 11 8 9 54 15 Sa Sur. of N. Y. 1776. 5 53 6 7 2 52 9 55 4 2 26 10 34 16 g 43 S.af.Tr. 8 QU 5 54 6 6 2 28 10 4 2 4 55 n 11 20 17 M £ stat. 5 55 6 5 2 5 11 35 5 51 24 ev. 20 18 Tu Low Tides. 5 56 6 4 1 42 morn 6 50 S 1 44 19 W IX so. 11 49 eve. 5 57 6 3 1 19 0 34 7 49 22 3-20 20 Tii ^ so. 4 18 morn. 5 58 6 2 0 55 1 39 8 49 4 46 21 Fr 2> in perigee. 5 59 6 1 0 32 2 46 9 47 21 5 48 22 Sa 0 enters =o= 6 0 6 0 N. 9 3 54 10 48 m/ 6 37 23 g 14 Sun. aft. Trin. 6 I 5 59 S.15 5 2 11 37 20 7 19 21 M Gr. elon. y 6 2 5 58 0 38 sets. eV. 29 7 57 25 Tu IX so. 11 24 eve. 6 8 5 57j 1 1 7 18 1 19 18 8 32 26 VV High. 6 4 5 56 1 25 7 53 2 8 m 9 8 27 Th $ south 4 morn. 6 5 5 55 1 49 8 30 2 57 15 9 43 28 Fr Harv. Coll. found- 6 6 5 54 2 12 9 10 3 46 28 10 20 29 Sa fed 1686. 6 7 5 53 2 35 9 53 4 35 I 11 2 30 a 15 S. af.Tr. <5 £ T? 6 8 5 52 2 59 10 37 5 24 23 11 49 10th Month OCTOBER, 1832. hath 31 days. An aged man, a revolutionary pensioner, who commenced his christian life at three score and ten, was induced to join a Sabbath School. Speaking of the benefits derived from the School, he said he was always used to read the Bible from his youth, and had read it through many times, and thought he understood it tolerably well; but when he jo ned the Sabbath School, he lound it was necessary to do something more than read the Bible. He had to search the Scriptures. And it led him to observe, that we are no where commanded to read the Bible, but every where directed and encouraged to "search the Scriptures." [Verse for October 1, Acts, vii. 30.] MOONS PHASES. First Quarter, Full Moon, Last Quarter, New Moon, Firsi Quarter, D. 1 9 16 23 31 2 2 3 1 10 18 F., 17 E. 14 E. 29 E 57 M. EQUATION OF TIME. fcoseoao - o ©E Days. | — 1) JVT D W. Miscellaneous Matters. Sun 1 fiiges.j Sun S^ts. Sun's lecl. S. Moon Sets. M»on South. M's H. w. !M. Ch. Br. H M.iH. M. o , H. M. H. M. li. M. 1 M Quite Low. 6 9 5 51 3 22 11 24 6 13 YS morn. 2 TH Maj. And re ex. 1780 6 10 5 50 3 45 morn. 7 2 17 0 48 3 W ]) in ap. [tides 6 11 5 49 4 9 0 15 7 50 28 2 2 4 Th 6 J) 6 12 5 48 4 32 1 8 8 87 AW 3 22 5 Fr Brainerd d. 1747. 6 13 5 47 4 55 2 2 9 23 22 4 31 6 Sa 21 so. 10 39 even. 6 14 5 46 5 18 2 58 10 9 X 5 24 7 a 16 Sun. aft.Trinily. 6 15 5 45 5 41 3 55 10 54 17 6 8 8 VI S stitith 3 27 murn 6 16 5 44 6 4 4 52 11 40 29 6 46 9 Tn 6 17 5 43 6 27 rises. morn. T 7 21 10 W High Tides. 6 18 5 42 6 50 6 42 0 27 26 7 55 11 Th Ba. di. hy Col. 1492 6 19 5 41 7 12 7 20 1 15 8 8 80 12 Fr $ so. 3 13 morn. 6 20 5 40 7 35 8 1 2 6 23 9 6 13 Sa U so. 1011 even. 6 21 5 39 7 57 8 47 2 59 n 9 45 14 a 17 S. aft.Tr. $ stat. 6 22 5 38 8 20 9 38 3 55 20 10 28 15 M 7 sfc s s. 2 16 morn. 6 23 5 37 8 42 10 35 4 53 s 11 18 16 Tu H. Martyn d. 1812. 6 24 5 36 9 4 11 37 5 52 18 ev.21 17 W J) in perigee. 6 25 5 35 9 26 morn. 6 50 a 1 43 18 Th St. Luke. 6 26 5 84 9 48 0 42 7 47 17 3 16 19 Fr Cornwal. sur.1781 6 27 5 33 10 10 1 48 8 42 m 4 37 20 Sa <$ smith 2 42 morn. 6 28 5 32 10 31 2 54 9 35 15 5 S6 21 a 18 Sond. aft. 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'94 6 50 5 10 18 38 morn. 6 39 28 1 26 16 Fr Ferguson d. 1776. 6 51 5 9 1 8 53 0 47 7 32 trg 2 52 17 Sa 6 52 5 8 19 8 1 50 8 22 25 4 10 18 Cr 22 Sun. aft. Trinity. 6 52 5 8 19 22 2 53 9 10 5 10 19 M 7^s sou. 11 5.4 ev. 6 5S 5 7 19 36 3 55 9 57 22 5 57 20 Tu 6 © $ 6 54 5 6 19 49 4 55 10 44 m 6 38 21 W G. Hopedb'd. 1497 6 54 5 620 3 5 55 11 32 19 7 15 22 Th Q enters $ 6 55 5 5 G> 0 16 sets. eve-HO t 7 50 23 Fr High Tides. 6 56 5 4 20 28 6 24 1 9 14 8 26 24 Sa 6 56 5 4 20 40 7' 9 1 59 26 9 2 25 Gr Dr. Watts d. 1748. 6 57 5 3 20 52 758 2 48 vs 9 37 26 M 7;fcs so. 11 25 eve. 6 58 5 2 21 3 8 49 3 37 21 10 13 27 Tu ]> in apogee. 6 58 5 2 21 14 9 41 4 24 /w 8 36 10 M Tides High. 7 4 4 56 22 59 8 14 2 26 25 9 21 11 Tu □ 021 7 4 4 56 23 4 9 22 3 27 ■a 10 6 12 W $ south 9 55 eve. 7 4 4 56 23 8 10 28 4 25 24 10 53 13 Th K south 6 2 eve. 7 4 4 56 23 12 11 33 5 19 njz 11 44 14 Fr Washington d. '99. 7 4 4 56 23 16 morn. 6 10 22 ev. 44 15 Sa $ stat. Low tides. 7 5 4 55 23 19 0 36 6 58 1 57 16 G 3 Sun. in Advent. 7 5 4 55 23 21 1 37 7 45 19 3 14 17 M 7^:sso. 9 54 eve. 7 5 4 55 23 24 2 38 8 31 0] 4 23 18 Tu [livar d. 1830. 7 5 4 55 23 25 3 37 9 17 15 5 18 19 W □ 0 b. Gen. Bo- 7 5 4 55 23 27 4. 35 10 5 28 6 5 20 Th Landing at Plym. 7 5 4 5523 27 5 32 10 53 t 6 46 21 Fr ©enters V3 [1620 7 5 4 5.V23 28 sets. 11 41 23 7 22 22 Sa a" 86 Church-street I g. 7 Smith's Lane ) • James Burns, Frederick Burrows, Samuel Newbold, Thomas Surtis, fiill branch ditto ditto ditto 12 Lynch-street 1 - O Cor. Water &. Mech.-sts. 1 S.g 12 Water-street f ^ 2. Water-street, near Bay J " ?■ James Copes, Henry Parker, William Trout, full branch ditto ditto 7 Stoll's Alley 1 Js a 44 Church-street con. v ~ g 8 Lynch-street J s RATES OF PILOTAGE For 6 ft. water or under, $8 7 do 9 8 do 10 9 do 11 10 do 14 11 do 16 FOR THE BAR & HAR1 For 12ft.waterorunder$19 12 and a half do. . 20 13 do 21 13 and a half do. . 23 14 do 25 14 and a half . . 29 BOR OF CHARLESTON. For 15 ft.water or underf 31 15 and a half do. . 35 16 do 42 16 and a half do. . 50 17 do 60 NEW GARDENER'S CALENDAR. January.—Sow peas, spinach, lettuce, cabbages, radishes, parsley, beets, carrots, salsafy, parsnips, turnips, asparagus. Plant horse radish, Irish potatoes. Transplant cabbages and lettuces. Remarks■—The best variety of peas for this month are the early frame and Bishops, for an early crop, and dwarf marrowfat, and dwarf green imperial for a succession. Only a few of beets, carrots, parsnips, salsafy and turnips, should be sown this month, as they are all very tender whilst young, and consequently easily killed. Should there be any severe weather, they should be protected by some light covering. The lettuces, cabbages, and radishes, should also be pro- tected; the last may be sown between rows of carrots, or among spinach. Cellery should be earthed up during dry weather as often as required, which will be at least once a fortnight. Endive should be tied up for bleaching. It is late to dress artichokes and aspara¬ gus beds, but if not done before, they had better be now attended to. The Irish potatoes planted in the commencement of this month may have their tops killed by frosts in February, but they will not be in¬ jured by it; toward the last of the month they may be planted for a general crop. February.—Sow peas, spinach, lettuce, cabbage, radish, corn, beets, carrots, salsafy, parsnips, turnips, thyme, sage and other herbs. Plant Irish potatoes. Transplant cabbages and lettuces. Remarks.—The same varieties of peas may be sown in this month as were directed for the last. The principal crop of beets and car- £0 CHRISTIAN ALMANAC. rots should now be sown. The common varieties Of spinach should be sown in small quantities once in ten days, as it soon runs to seed. March.—Sow carrots, beets, Swiss chard, parsnips, salsafy, cab¬ bages, spinach, turnips, leeks, tomatoes, peppers, radishes, lettuce, Guinea squash. Plant cucumbers, okra, squashes, melons, snap¬ beans, cushaws, seewee beans, New Zealand spinach. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, Guinea squash, cabbages and lettuce. Remarks.—All of the above vegetables should be got in at as early a period as possible. Carrots should now be sown for a full crop, and sufficient to last until the autumn, as it will be difficult to get them up during the summer, but if sown with this view English seeds must be procured. The lettuce should be sown where they are to remain, as they are then less liable to run to seed. The New Zealand spinach should be sown in hills 3 feet apart each way. Radishes should be sown once every three weeks, in order that there may be a regular succession. All Irish potatoes ought to be planted this month as they do not answer well after. Should the season be mild, most of the vegetables mentioned in March may be sown toward the last of the month. April.—Sow carrots, beets, salsafy, turnips, cabbages, cauliflow¬ ers, brocoli, tomatoes, peppers, radishes, lettuce, celery, leeks. Plant okra, snap-beans, squashes, seewee-beans, cucumbers, cushaws, melons. Transplant cabbages, tomatoes, peppers, Guinea squashes. Prick out celery. Remarks.—The sowing of the main crop of carrots for summer and autumn, ought not to be delayed longer than this month, as they will be difficult to get up during the succeeding months, and will be easily killed when up. The seed should be from Europe, or they will run to seed in the fall. Cucumbers, squashes, and melons, do riot succeed well if delayed until this month, but where they have been neglected or destroyed by accident, a few may be now sown. The same remark applies to beets, salsafy, parsnips and turnifs. Lettuccs.are very uncertain, and the only chance of getting them to cabbage, is to sow them where they are to remain. The only va¬ riety of cabbage which ought to be set out in this and the succeeding months, is the green glazed, which alone can resist the attacks of the worms. May.—Sow cabbages, savoys, carrots, beets, turnips, cauliflowers, brocoli, celery, radishes. Plant snap beans. Transplant cabbages. Prick out celery. Remarks.—There is not much probability of either beets, parsnips, carrots, or turnips, succeeding at this season, especially the last, yet, if wanted, a few may be ventured; under very favorable circum¬ stances they may succeed. If carrots be sown, the ground should be shaded, and kept moist, and this protection continued to the young plants, and some time after they are up, or they will be killed by the hot sun. June.—Sow cauliflowers, brocoli, cabbages, carrots, tomatoes. Plant snap beans, okra. Transplant celery, cabbages, leeks. Prick out cauliflowers, brocoli, and celery. Remarks.—This month is generally very dry and hot, and all of the crops recommended to be sown now, must be protected from the sun; most of them should have been sown in April, and it is only in case of failure or omission that they should now be sown ; the month may be considered bad for th«» °eeds generally. CHRISTIAN ALMANAC. 21 July.—Sow early Dutch turnips, ruta baga, carrots, parsnips, cabbages, cauliflowers, brocoli, endive, radishes, spinage. Plant snap beans, Irish potatoes, melons. Transplant cabbages, celery, cauliflowers, brocoli, tomatoes and leaks. Remarks.—A few only of carrots, parsnips, spinach, or radishes, should be sown, as it is not very probable that they will succeed, un¬ less well protected from the sun for some length of time whilst young. The early Dutch turnips should also be sown toward the middle and last of the month, in small quantities, as they are very likely to rot when about the size of a dollar. August.—Sow peas, early Dutch, and other varieties of turnips, ruta baga, onions, cabbages, cauliflowers, brocoli, black Spanish radishes, radishes, carrots, beets, parsnips, salsafy, lettuce, and en¬ dive. Plant snap beans. Transplant cabbages, cauliflowers, bro¬ coli, celery, ruta baga and endive. Remarks.—Not much can be expected from peas sown in this month, as they will be very much crippled by the high winds and rain which we usually have, but where they are wanted a few may be ventured. The beets and spinach are liable to the attacks of the worms which destroy their leaves, should they escape these, they will be very fine. September.—Sow early Dutch, and other varieties of Turnips, ruta baga, beets, Swiss chard, mangle wurtzle, carrots, parsnips, salsafy, lettuce, spinach, cabbages, (English seed,) onions, radishes, endive. Plant snap beans. Transplant ruta baga, cabbages, cauli¬ flowers, brocoli, celery, lettuce, leeks, endive. Remarks.—In this month the principal crops of turnips, beets, carrots, parsnips, he. should be sown, as they will acquire sufficient strength to withstand the-cold weather before the winter sets in. When thinning out the ruta baga, the plants should be reserved and transplanted out, either into those spaces where they have failed, or into a piece prepared expressly for them. If the cabbage seeds are not English, they will run to seed in the spring without heading. October.—Sow cabbages, lettuce, carrots, beets, turnips,radishes, spinach, 6alsafy. parsnips, ruta baga. Transplant cabbages, cauli¬ flowers, brocoli, onions, lettuce, leeks and endive. , Remarks.—If any of the crops recommended above have not been sown, they should not be neglected longer; most of them may be .yet sown with considerable advantage. The artichokes should in this month he attended to, the suckers removed, and manure given. Strawberries should be set out in this month ; they will bear in the ensuing spring. November.—Sow peas, cabbages, radishes, carrots, spinach, tur¬ nips, parsnips, lettuce, beets, salsafy. Plant mazagon and Windsor beans. Transplant cabbages, lettuce, onions and leeks. Remarks.—The first crops of peas may be sown about the com¬ mencement of this month, and a general crop toward the last, though it is best to defer this until the next month. The dwarf mar¬ rowfat, and dwarf green imperial, are the best varieties for the sow¬ ing. The asparagus beds should now be dressed, and a good supply of manure given. December.—Sow peas, spinach, radishes, carrots, salsafy, lettuce, cabbages, beets, parsnips. Plant Irish potatoes, mazagon, and Wind¬ sor beans. Transplant cabbages, lettuce and onions. christian almanac. Remarks.—Any of the varieties of peas may be sown in this month. The Irish potatoes will come up so early as to have their tops destroy¬ ed by frost, but they will not be injured materially, if at all, by this. All seeds sown during this month, except spinach, peas, and beans, must be protected during the cold weather. ANECDOTE OF WESLEY. In the month of June, 1790, Mr. Wesley preached at Lincoln: his text was Luke x. 42, " One thing is needful." When the congregation were retiring from the chapel, a lady exclaimed, in a tone of great surprise, " Is this the great Mr. Wesley, of whom we hear so much in the present day ? Why, the poorest might have understood him." NECESSITY FOR REVIVALS. 1. The revival of pure religion is necessary to the accomplishment of God's revealed purposes. Speculation is cold and ineffectual; theo¬ retical systems will accomplish nothing without the power of the Holy Ghost. i 2. Revivals are "necessary to counteract the luxury and corruption which naturally follows in the train of human industry and business. The slow effects of the ordinary means used, without the special in¬ fluences of the Holy Spirit, will never prevent the growth of intem¬ perance, or control the love of worldly pleasure. 3. Great revivals are necessary to prevent the reaction which may be expected from the world. The wicked are already alarmed at the increase of holiness and strict religion. There will doubtless be a great conflict: and if God do not pour out his spirit, Zion will not be able to stand so dreadful a conflict. 4. Revivals are nece66ary to provide men for evangelizing the world. This is already seen to be the ease. Where and how else can men be found ? The expense is too great to be borne by the churches, as they now feel and act, while they nave also to meet the expenses of worldly conformity and fashion, and think they must " lay up treasures on earth," so that they can say to their souls, " Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for manyyears, take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry." 5. Without revivals m the Pagan fields, all our efforts must fail. Human means will never convert the world, without the power of God. Infidels see this, and confidently calculate that the thing is impractica¬ ble. But even infidels are disconcerted-when they see a powerful re¬ vival of religion*. Therefore we may conclude, that grept and glorious revivals of religion are to be expected. " What then shall we do in view of all this. We must 1. Believe it. 2. Rejoice in it. 3. Prepare to work in revivals. Gird up the loins of our mind. Put away sloth, and conformity to the world, and bitterness, &'c. &c. Shall we be employed about things of minor importance when such great things are before us ? Above all things, let us not be found opposing or hindering revivals of religion, by unholy lives, or by speaking lightly of them. God forbid, brethren, that we should do anything to strengthen the hands of the enemy. EXHAUSTION OF CHRISTIAN EFFORT. Often the church, from the exhaustion of long continued effort and prayer, from the sacrifices they are called to make, the opposition they encounter, and the evils they fear, become weary of a revival of religion. They think that it has already continued long; that great good has been done; that if farther conquests can be obtained, still they will require those efforts and trials which they are not prepar¬ ed for. They therefore relax their exertions, with much professed CHRISTIAN ALMANAC. 23 fratitude for what has been done!—give the revival up—the Holy pint is grieved—the great Head of the church frowns, and the work declines. THE INQUIRY MEETING. Silence was there: and with itself each soul Solemn communion held—the man of God Looked on awhile and wept, and only prayed His Savior's hand to guide the inquiring soul: Methought I saw a shining company Of ministering spirits, placed to guard the door Of every heart from evil thoughts distracting— Satan's artillery, with which he storms The yielding citadel. The Holy Ghost Was there, and whispered to the sin-sick soul, u This is the way: O sinner! check thy course! 'Twill lead thee to the grave of joy and hope; Retrace thy steps—too far thou'rt gone already From God and heaven. Why wilt thou strive with God ? Repent! repent! now is the accepted time, The day in which salvation may be thine." The man of God with heavenly accents, now Addresses each alone, and points the way To heaven. One and another, drawn at last By mercy's voice—the voice of love eternal— Yield up their hearts of adamant, and, lost In wonder, weep sweet tears of penitence. O, what a holy joy beams from those orbs, Which even now were sightless ! O, what light Beams in upon the soul, that'even now In darkness mourned: and sought, but found its way: Heaven has come down to earth, and all around, Bespeaks a present God! O blessed spirit, Thy stay prolong till all have felt the joy Of thy salvation. SIGNS OF A REVIVAL OF RELIGION. A good minister should be watchful to discover that state of feeling which calls for increased plainness and fervor of preaching, earnest¬ ness in prayer, and diligence in removing existing evils from the church and from the congregation. He should also study to ascertain the par¬ ticular means that are proper to use for promoting in the highest de¬ gree the spiritual interests of that people; whether it be the discussion of some doctrine, or the inculcation of some duty, or the improvement of church discipline, or a great and public increase 01 prayer, or what¬ ever other measure the actual state of the people may call for. The principle involved in these remarks is, that God often gives indi¬ cations, perceptible to the careful watchman, such as render it a duty of the minister and the church to make some special efforts, in depen¬ dence on him for a blessing, to advance his cause. OLD HOPES DISCOVERED AND TESTED. Many old hopes are brought to light in revivals of religion. At such seasons not a few shelter their consciences under an old hope, which they have indulged for years, without giving, even to their most familiar acquaintances, any intimations of it, either by word or deed—an old hope which in a revival is acknowledged, to the astonishment of their intimate friends—an old hope, which, there is alarming reason to fear 24 CHRISTIAN ALMANAC. Will afford no shelter from the condemning sentence in the day of final retribution! Many have indulged a hope that has never purified their heart or exerted a salutary influence on their lives. Such cases are plain. These hopes are already too old. They are not the anchor of the soul; and if not given up they will prove a heavy chain by which Satan will drag it down to perdition! STRIVING FOR DEEPER CONVICTIONS OF SIN. One great error among anxious sinners is, that they seek and strive, not for a new heart, but for conviction. And while endeavoring to gain conviction, they not unfrequently take the direct course to prevent it. They think that they would repent if they had conviction enough, that a want of conviction is all that prevents their immediate repen¬ tance, and that they are now doing all that they can do to gain convic¬ tion ; consequently, that they are now doing all that they can do, under present circumstances, to become reconciled to God, and that they would do^nore, would do all that is required, if they were placed, by God, in circumstances sufficiently favorable. They are, therefore; blind to the affecting truth, that nothing prevents their immediate re¬ pentance and conversion but their own obstinate unwillingness. How then can they feel the power of conviction while they retain such views ? God has never commanded them,_/irs< to seek conviction, and then repent, but repent without delay. GOING TOO FAST. When Christians may be said to be too fast, or when too slow. 1. In their anxieties for the conversion of sinners. When Christians feel more for sinners than the Apostles and primi¬ tive disciples felt in their best frames—when they feel more than the entire sinfulness, the awful condemnation, the fearful condition and terrific prospects of the sinner demand—when they feel more than the dying love of Christ, the proffered bliss of Heaven, and the threatened woes of hell can constrain them to feel—then they feel too much—they are too fast; but when they feel less than this, then they feel too little— they are too slow! 2. In their efforts for the conversion of sinners. When they converse with impenitent sinners in a manner more plain and pointed, and condemning and alarming than Christ and his Apos¬ tles used—when they urge sinners with more tenderness, and affection, and tears, than the great apostle and his greater Master did—when they persevere in their entreaties night and day, from house to house, more unceasingly than they did—when they make greater expenditures of their influence, efforts and property, than can be countervailed by the worth of the soul, the worth of many souls!—then they are too fast—when they do not come up to this, they are too slow! 3. In their prayers for the conversion of sinners. When Christians pray with more fervency, more agonizing desire, when they have more of that faith which, with unyielding grasp, seizes the promises of God—when they have more expectation that God will answer their prayer, when they are more unceasing in their supplica¬ tions, and feel their own happiness more identified with the conversion of sinners, and the glory of God, than the Word of God, and the glory of his great name warrant, and more than the guilt and peril of the impenitent demand, then they are too fast; and when they do not-come up to this, they are too slow! PRAYER MEETINGS. Life in a Meeting.—A prayer-meeting should be conducted with spi¬ rit. A dull and heavy mode of conducting a meeting will make it dull CHRISTIAN ALMANAC. 25 and heavy. The person conducting the meeting should be prepared. No time should be lost in turningover leaves. A passage of scripture, short, and selected for point and impressiveness, should be read; and a few verses, not exceeding two or three generally at one time, selected in like manner, should be sung. Any remarks should be pertinent and brief. On this point every one should examine himself carefully and unsparingly, lest, by ill-timed and protracted addresses or exhor¬ tations, he, unconsciously to himself, do injury rather than good. A prayer-meeting should be confined carefully Within its limited time. It is far better that people leave a meeting, remarking that it has closed too soon, than that it has been held too long. In case different mem¬ bers of a meeting conduct it in turns, the duty should be previously assigned th'em, that they may be present and prepared. Variety may thus be given. These are small matters; but small things do not always produce small consequences. Causes of unprofitableness in Meetings.—It is the great occasion of barrenness in religious exercises, that so little is expected from them. Let the inquiry be solemnly made and answered, what is, ex¬ pected from prayer-meetings ? Let every one who reads this, call to mind any prayer-meeting he has attended, and say what precise effect he expected that meeting to produce? If he expected nothing from the meeting, he intended nothing in attending it. Is it not worth while to make this a subject of careful examination ? Could we but see how we mock God, how should we be amazed at our presumption, and his forbearance! THE MORNING PRAYER-MEETING; OR, « A STAR IN THE EAST." Christians! has " the glory of the Lord" shone around you of late, as around the shepherds while watching their flocks in the land of Judea? And have you been made " sore "afraid" because God has been moving among you 1 Has the angel of the Lord brought to your soul " good tidings of great joy," because there has been born to you " in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord?" And have you been made to sing with " the multitude of the heavenly host, glory to' God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men ?" If not, awake! arise! behold the star which has arisen, and is lingering over you, to guide you to your Savior. You will see the star at half past five in the morning, leading you to the manger. Will you arise and imitate the shepherds of Judea? O awake, and shake off that drowsiness, or the sun of a never ending day may never illu¬ minate j our souls! RAMBLING PRAYERS. This is one of the most common causes of Length in prayer. The person leading in prayer has no particular matter resting as a burden upon his heart to lajr before God, seeking relief. But there are many things which he knows ought to be desired, and which, when they occur to his mind he supposes he does desire, and he rambles at large, expatiating first on one thing, then on another, as association presents them. Such a prayer, if it can be called a praj-er, will probably be long. PRAYING FROM A BURDENED HEART. If a person has a real burden upon his heart to lay before God, his prayer will almost, of course, be Short. Any subject, exciting strong feeling, fills the attention to the exclusion of all irrelevant matter. This is frequently seen in our Intercourse in the world. Who has not seen a person*o full of a subject that he will apeak of nothing else ? 26 CHRISTIAN ALMANAC. If the conversation be changed, he will bring it back; if silence bap- pen, he will break it with this subject. A person in such a state never plays with the subject which occupies him. He uses no preface, ex¬ pletives, or circumlocution, to get at a point, but goes directly to it. EMPTY PRAYERS. How many long prayers are offered, from which, if the preface, ex¬ pletives, and circumlocution were pruned, scarcely any thing would remain ? REAL FEELING IN PRAYER. Real want and real feeling are always expressed with brevity and simplicity. When there are many words, it is obvious that the care is for words. When there is real concern, the only desire is to express it as directly and clearly as possible. EXPATIATING IN PRAYER. Nothing is more conclusive evidence of a mind at ease, and, of course, without a spirit of prayer, than that free expatiation, which is long prayer SIGN OF A REVIVAL DECLINING. A person who visited N. was asked on his return what was the state of the revival ? "I think," says he, " it is declining, for I observe the brethren begin to make long and lifeless prayers." INEFFECTUAL PRAYER. It is apparent from the scriptures that God will not answer the prayers of slothful servants. And yet, how many long prayers are daily made by professing Christians who are inert, selfish, and opposed to active exertions! Such prayers are surely idle breath. Look at your obligations to Christ and his cause, till you are constrained to consecrate your whole heart and powers in active benevolence, and then you will do good to men, and call down the divine blessing. That " praying breath was never spent in vain," is most true; but slothful professors do not in reality pray; they only say their prayers. MORNING PRAYER-MEETINGS. How sweet the melting lay, Which breaks upon the ear, When at the hour of rising day Christians unite in prayer. The breezes waft,their cries. Up to Jehovah's throne j He listens to their bursting sighs, And sends his blessings down. So Jesus rose to pray, Before the morning light; Once on the chilly mount did stay, And wrestle all the night. MISCELLANEOUS SELECTIONS. Tobacco for Ministers.—The expense of tobacco will not probably be an object of consideration to one who has a liberal salary, and who already gives as much as he wishes to, for the spread of the gospel. But I thmk no minister's complaints of poverty, small salary, &c. are entitled to attention, while he indulges this expensive luxury. The example is of more consequence. All temperate ministers know that young men are often led to the bottle by the habit of smoking. The minister smokes. The youth in the bible class, and even the lit¬ tle boys in the sabbath school, like to do as the minister does. And so they learn to smoke, and to stand idle, and to sit with*their eyes half CHRISTIAN ALMANAC. 27 shut, whiffing away at the ceiling, to lounge around the grog shop, or bar-room, and then to drink. The decency of things is worthy of regard. By common consent, smoking on board of a steam-boat is confined to the forward deck, where the restraints of female influence are unfelt; and yet it is not a rare sight to see a minister there, puffing away as heartily as the veriest olackguard of them all. Consistency of character is a great thing for a minister. Ministers profess to be examples of that religion which inculcates self-denial as the first law of discipleship. What do people think of the self-denial of the man whom no considerations will persuade to surrender the partial intoxication produced by tobacco 1 A minister of my acquaintance, who left off smoking some years ago, said he was led to it in this way. He used to fill his pipe, and elevate his feet upon the stove, and become as he supposed wrapt in thought. And this he called studying. But at length he observed that this sort of studying did not yield any solid results. And upon closer attention he found that it was, after all, but little more than a sort of reverie, af¬ fording neither strength nor pleasure to any faculty but the imagina¬ tion. He could not reconcile it with his conscience thus to stupify the more useful powers of the mind. We have had, recently, some very striking exposures of alcohol literature. I think some men would be pretty assailable in regard to their tobacco sermons. Perhaps nothing contributes more to give to well-written sermons that something, better felt than described, which prevents them from taking hold of mens' consciences. In his admirable work on Revivals, President Edwards suggests that ministers would do more to promote the work, " if, on their occasional visits to one another, instead of spending away their time in sitting and smoking, and in diverting, or worldly, unprofitable conversation, telling news, and making remarks on this and the other trifling subject, they would spend their time in praying together, and singing praises, and religious conference!" LIGHT DINNERS. There are some people who have puzzled themselves half their lives long about" the strange difference there usually is between morning and afternoon sermons, especially when their own minister preaches at home—he appears to be exceedingly dull, even to many of his firmest friends. They see, indeed, that he appears as animated as ever, perhaps more so; but as the Scotch divine said, when attempting to expound a hard passage in one of the epistles, " St. Paul appears very confused here, my hearers." Now, it may be, inaction and hearty eat¬ ing may have occasioned the difficulty. The fault is, perchance, in the hearer more than in the preacher. The mystery is drowsiness. Eat little or no dinner on the Sabbath, and use some exercise between the services. Thus your minister will soon seem to be astonishingly-im¬ proved in matter and action, and every thing you could wish. CURE FOR INTEMPERANCE. Dr. Spring, of Watertown, lately had a patient call upon him for ad¬ vice, who had long been in the habits of intemperance. " I can cure you," said the Doctor; "you must steal a horse." "What! steal a horse ?" "Yes; you will then be arrested, convicted, and placed in a situation where your diet and regimen will be such that in a short time your health will be perfectly restored." Reading makes a learned man, writing a correct man, conversation a ready man, and thinking a great man.—Lord Bacon. 28 CHRISTIAN ALMANAC. ANECDOTE OF PENN. At one of Penn's trials, when be had been treated harshly and un¬ generously, he put some home questions to the Recorder, on the law, who finally answered, "I tell you to be silent; if we should suffer you to ask questions till to-morrow, you would be never the wiser." " That," replied Penn, in his quiet way, " is according as the answers are." THE WAY TO BE SAVED. Give, without delay, yourself, and all that you have, to Jesus Christ; resolving, in his strength, that by the assistance of the Holy Spirit, you will live," not unto yourself, but unto him that died for you and rose again." Break off, without delay, whatever you know to be sin, be¬ cause it is offensive to God, and ruinous to you. Engage in whatever you know to be duty, for the sake of glorifying God and doing good. For the sake of becoming like him, let it be henceforward your grand object to learn his whole will, and to do it; trusting wholly in Jesus Christ foFwhatever you need, both to do this, and to De accepted in it. Continue this course to the end of life, and you shall be saved with an everlasting salvation. God will be your portion.—Edwards' Sermon. MINISTERIAL INSTRUCTIONS. Ministers should not fail to let their people distinctly understand that their first and most important work is to become reconciled to God. We may not vary from the spirit of these instructions. There are a thousand ways that lead to hell; there is only one that conducts to heaven. We have nothing to do with conducting our hearers in the way to hell. We may not take upon ourselves the responsibility of deciding which of the numerous ways that lead to that dark abode is the safest and best. God has not decided. The best of them is the way of sin and death. So long as there is one way to heaven, our bu¬ siness is to direct them thither in this only way. It is a straight and narrow path, but there is no other.. Except they repent, they shall all likewise perish.—Spring's Dissertation. PLAY ACTORS FORFEIT THEIR SELF RESPECT. The late Rev. Samuel Lovell, of Bristol, Eng. being once at Brigh¬ ton, expressed a wish to walk on the Steyne, and to have the public characters pointed out to him. Amongst the rest, a celebrated come¬ dian was noticed, " Ah," said Mr. L. " is that my old school¬ fellow ? I'll speak to him." He accosted him and the following con¬ versation took place. L. Sir, I believe I have the pleasure of addressing Mr. . Player. Yes, sir, my name is , but I have not the pleasure of being acquainted with you. L." What! not know your old school-fellow, Samuel Lovell? Player. What! are you Samuel Lovell ? L. Yes, I am. Player. Well, 1 am very glao • r> sc vou> now tell me your history in five minutes. L. First, my name is Samuel Lovell; I am a dissentin® minister at Bristol, where I have lived upward of twenty years; I have a large family. Player. So, you are a dissenting minister; well, you are a happy man, for you go to your work with pleasure, and perform it with plea¬ sure ; you are a happy man. I go to my work like a fool, to please fools ; I am not a happy man. CHRISTIAN ALMANAC. 29 WORK WHILE THE DAY LASTS. An eminent divine was suffering under a chronic disease, and con¬ sulted three physicians, who declared, on being questioned by the sick man, that his disease would be followed by death in a shorter or longer time, according to the manner in which he lived; but they advised him unanimously to give up his office, because, in his situation, mental agitation would be fatal to him. " If," inquired the divine, " I give myself to repose, how long, gentlemen, will you guarantee my life ?" " Six years, answered the doctors. " And if I continue in office ?" " Three years at most." " Your servant, gentlemen," he replied, " I should prefer living two or three years in doing some good, to living six in idleness." THE POOR MAN'S HYMN. As much have I of worldly good As e'er my Master had: I diet on as dainty food, And am as richly clad. Though plain my garb, though scant my board, As Mary's Son, ana Nature's Lord. The manger was his infant bed, "His home the mountain cave: He had not where to lay his head, He borrowed e'en his grave. Earth yielded him no resting spot— Her Maker—but she knew him not. As much the world's good will I share, Its favor and applause, As He, whose blessed name I bear— Hated without a cause; Despised, rejected, mocked by pride; Betrayed, forsaken, crucified. Why should I court my Master's foe ? Why should I fear its frown ? Why should I seek for rest below, Or sigh for brief renown ; A pilgrim to abetter land, An heir of joys at God's right hand. COMPARING POSSESSIONS A gentleman one day took an acquaintance upon the leads of his house, to show him the extent of his possessions. Waving his hand about, " There," says he, " that is my estate." Then pointing to a great distance on the other side—"Do you see that farm ?" "Yes." " Well, that is mine." Pointing again to the other side—" Do you see that house?" " Yes." " That also belongs to me." Then said his friend, " Do you see that little village out yonder?" "Yes." "Well, there lives a poor woman in that village who can say more than all this." "Aye ! what can she say?" "Why, she ca* say, ' Christ is mine!'" He looked confounded, and said no more. A CHANGE COMING. The time was when it was considered right and commendable for Christian families to furnish their dwellings magnificently, to eat and drink freely, and in all respects to fare sumptuously; but the time is coming when such a course of living must be viewed as improper and w christian almanac. tprehensible for the people of God. When this change is fully effect¬ ed^ oh what a saving there will be of health, time, and expense; what an increase of holiness and benevolent action, and of glory to the church! Let every professor of religion read and ponder well the fol¬ lowing all-important text in 1 Cor. x, 31: " Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God." Let no one complain of drowsiness, or dyspepsy, or disordered nerves, or spiritual apathy, while the above text is openly and habitu¬ ally violated. REAL BENEVOLENCE A lawyer in Great Britain began to feel that the riches of this world were unworthy to be sought after. As he said, " He was resolved to become a poor man, that he might have the luxury of depending on God for his daily bread." He paid the debt of the National Tract So¬ ciety, amounting to 1500 pounds, or about 7000 dollars. Mr. N. once called upon him, and found him at the top of the house, which was a very high one. He inquired why he was there. He replied, " By living here I am able to give away six pence more every day." - Yet this man is often giving 10, 20, or 30 pounds at a time to relieve the wants of the needy. He has since gone as a missionary to Persia, in company with two other men of kindred spirit. One of these was a dentist in Exeter, England. His income was 12 or 1500 pounds per year. The other, a young man, refused the offer of 500 pounds per annum, and accepted of 40 to support him in his mission. Mr. N. once received 50 pounds from an unknown person, with the information that it was from a young man who lived sparingly that he might give largely. A shoemaker said to another of his own class in society, more able than himself in speaking, " Go, preach the Gospel to the poor in the city, and I will work and support you as well as myself." FOLLOWING CHRIST. The following beautiful hymn, written by the Rev. Mr. Croswell, of Boston, was sung lately at the anniversary of the Howard Benevolent Society in that city. Lord, lead the way the Savior went, By lane and cell obscure, And let Love's treasures still be spent, Like His, upon the poor! Like Him, through scenes of deep distress, Who bore the world's sad weight, We, in their crowded loneliness, Would seek the desolate. For Thou hast placed us side by side In tliis wide world of ill; And that thy followers may be tried, The poor are with us still. Mean are all offerings we can make, Yet Thou hast taught us, Lord, If given for the Savior's sake, They loso not their reward. HOW MUCH IT COSTS TO PAINT A FACE. Some twenty years ago there lived in Berkshire county, Mass., two physicians of considerable skill and eminence. One of them used no spirituous liquor—the other drank freely; and while one had acquired considerable property, the other remained poor. Meeting each other one day, when the former was returning from a distant town with a richly painted and well made carriage, the latter accosted him: " Doc¬ tor , how do you manage to ride in a carriage painted in so costly a manner ? 1 have been in practice as long and extensively as you, and charge as much; but I can hardly live and drive the old one." " The paint on my carriage (he replied) didn't cost half as much as the paint an your face CHRISTIAN ALMANAC. 31 THE CONVERSION-OP THE WORLD. This is a subject which every Christian ought to place fully before his mind, and to meditate upon every day. Christianity has been making progress in the world for about 1800 years, and it is now questioned whether more than 10,000,000, or one eightieth part of the inhabitants of the world, are true believers in Christ. Let real conversions go on at this rate, and the whole world.will be converted to God, in 80 times 1800, or 144,000 years. Perhaps, however, this is n<5t a fair computation. Perhaps we ought to count the ten millions as the progress made since the time of Luther, when pure Christianity was revived. Say,, then, that one eightieth part of the world has been converted in 300 years. At this rate, piety would pervade the earth in 24,000 years. Supposing the population of the earth to continue during this period the same as at present, and to change once in 30 years, and the progress of conversions to be uni¬ form during the whole period, the number who would die unconverted would be about three hundred and sixteen thousand millions ! If any can reconcile their belief and their feelings to such a prospect, we have not another word to say to them. From these calculations it will be evident, to all whom it is of any use to address, that the work of conversion is to go on, at no very distant day, with a power, and rapidity, and continuousness, which few Chris¬ tians of this age have ever thought of as possible. Scenes more like those of the apostolic age, when thousands were converted at the hearing of one sermon, are to be witnessed. Our old notions on this subject are to be broken up, and we must learn to " expect great things, and attempt great things." When shall this be 1 Why not now 1 THE WORLD IS TO BE CONVERTED. *#* The estimates which follow under this head are given chiefly on the authority of the Quarterly Journal of the American Education Society. ' 1. The extent of the work.—737 millions of inhabitants occupying 37 millions square miles. Of these, 228 millions are nominally Chris¬ tian people, viz. 116 millions Romanists, 70 millions Greek, and 42 mil¬ lions Protestants. Of the rest, 4 millions are Jews, 100 millions Ma- homedans, and the rest Pagans. But 388 millions are under Chris¬ tian governments, and 194 millions are governed by Protestant states. 2. The means for its accomplishment.—In Oceanica, embracing the islands of the Pacific Ocean, among 20 millions of inhabitants, there are 53 Christian missionaries, 2,654 professors of religion, and 53,000 schol¬ ars under instruction. In Africa, with a population of 60 millions, occupying an area of 13 millions of square miles, there are 91 missiona¬ ries, 2,603 church members, 7,317 scholars. In Asia, population 390 millions, area 150 millions, there are 162 missionaries, 3,000 communi¬ cants, 40,000 scholars in schools. South America,''with 16 millions of people, has two Protestant missionaries. In the West Indies there are 130 missionaries laboring chiefly among the slaves, with 55,060 converts gathered into the chureh. In North America, among about 400,000 Indians, there are 200 missionaries, and'7,124 Christians. In various Protestant countries there are at least 2,000 regular home missionaries. Nine millions of Bibles have been circulated by Bible societies in 160 languages. Also 160 millions of Tracts. In 10 years the gospel has been preached to 4 millions of heathen. There are 45 missionary printing establishments. In order to show the inadequacy of these means, let us look at those portions of the world which are best furnished with the means of sal¬ vation. England, with a population of 13 or 14 millions, has 10,134 Episcopal churches; 2,792 of Wesleyan Methodists; 1,280 of Inde- CHRISTIAN ALMANAC. indents; 781 Particular Baptists; General Baptists, 107 ; Friends 482; Calvinistic Methodists, 120; other Methodists, 642; home mis sionary stations, 240; total, 16,578. And yet how far is all Englanc from being truly converted to Christ. In the United States, among a population of 13 millions, there are about 4,000 ministers. In New-England, 2 millions of people have 2,170 ministers. In considering the greatness of the work that is yel to be done even in the most favored parts of the world, we may form some idea of the vast enterprise which has been undertaken for the conversion of the world. And yet the world must be converted. At present the conversions among the heathen are about 5,000 a-year; at which rate the conversion of the world would require 150 thousand years. But this ratio is increasing yearly. And let the difficulties be what they may, it cannot alter our faith. By faith we know, and are sure, of ultimate success. And the language of scripture is generally understood to indicate, that this great work must be consum¬ mated in about 150 years. Let us not be weary in well doing, foras¬ much as we know that our labor is not in vain in the Lord. IMPORTANT QUESTIONS, To which Christians are desired to give a practical answer. Do .you know there is a meetiDg called the Concert for Prayer, in most of our churches, on the first Monday evening of every month ? Do you know that the object of these meetings is to pour out our desires to God for the spread of his truth in the earth, and to contri¬ bute of our substance, that those who preach the gospel to the heathen should live of the gospel ? Do you know that men cannot hear without a preacher ? Do you know that they cannot preach unless they be sent? Do you know that if they are sent it must be done by the church ? Do you know that God has already blessed the missionaries from this country with great success ? Do you know the supplies in the treasury are inadequate to the'sup- port of the missionaries already in the field ? Do you know that an effort is now making in our churches to supply this deficiency ? Do you know it is a dark sign for you to pray, " Thy kingdom cotne," and do nothing to promote its success 7 Do you know that God loveth a cheerful giver ? Do "you know that ths day is coming when all the wicked shall be turned into hell? Do you know that he which converteth a sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death ? Do you know that the redemption of the soul is precious ? Do you know that the night of death is coming, in which no man can work? Do you know that it is more blessed to give than to receive ? MINISTERIAL CALLS. An aged minister states, that in the early part of his ministry, being in London, he called on the late Mr. Wilkes, a very devoted minister. Mr. W. received him with courtesy, and entered into conversation, which was kept up briskly till the most important religious intelligence in possession of each had been imparted. Suddenly there was a pause —it was broken by Mr. W. "Have you any thing more to commu¬ nicate ?" " No, nothing of special interest." " Any further inquiries to make ?" "None." "Then you must leave me; I have my Master's business to attend to—good morning." " Here," says he, " I received a lesson on the impropriety of intrusion, and on the most manly method of preventing it." CHRISTIAN ALMANACK. MISSIONARY HYMN. 33 lowell mason. if ' »- "zT^—h pr~= 4bC_*= —P—m—k 4-J From Greenland's i - cy mountains, From In-dia's co - ral r\ • « 0—^ r-F-#—-m -r • r* i r h ^ i 1 [ - - • m 3t strand ; Where Afrie's sun ny fountains Roll down their golden sand ; 0-- -0-0-0-0- -& From ma - ny an ancient ri - ver, From ma - ny a palmy plain, -P—0- I -0—m —h "ffl ■" "1 : ■ 1 :=f=3 -$=£ i n —k ~d~ d -f=rf= —a 1- £=* it. "iH W- They call us to de - li - ver Their land from er - ror's chain. r"l r — r . i i ^ II 1 & II k i \ • 1 . -1J BISHOP HEBER'S HYMN. From Greenland's icy mountains, From India's coral strand ; Where Afrie's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand ; From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain, ri. What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle ; Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile ! In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown ; The heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from oil high, Shall we to men benighted The lamp of life deny I Salvation ! O Salvation'. The joyful sound proclaim, Till earth's remotest nation Has learn'd Messiah's nameu iv. Waft, waft, ye winds, his story, And you, ye waters, roll, Till, lilje a sea of glory, It spreads from pole to pole; Till o'er our ransom'd nature. The Lamb for sinners slain, Redeemer, King, Creator, In bliss returns to reign. CHRISTIAN ALMANAC. VALLEY OF THE MISSISSIPPI. Area 1,200,000 square miles; dimensions N. and S. 1,400 miles ; E. and W. 5,000. Population 4 millions. Indians, 120,000. Slaves, 600,000. Colleges, 28. Churches, Sfc. Methodists, Baptists, Presbyterians, Cumberland do. Protestant Episcopal, Smaller sects, Total Protestants, Papists, Churches. 1,500 1,701 924 70 60 200 4,455 130 Members. 173,083 90,000 60,407 7,000 2,000 16,000 348,490 Poople. 800,000 700,000 550,000 80,000 50,000 160,000 2,196,000 450,000 Leaving about 1,300,000 people who are not attached to any religious sect. RELIGION AT SEA. The instrumentality to be expected from seamen toward the con¬ version of the world is pleasingly illustrated in the following extract from the journal of Captain Brewer, of the brig Louisa, which was read by himself at the anniversary of the New-York Bethel Union. It is worthy of remark, that the two succeeding voyages were attend¬ ed with very similar results upon new crews of seamen. " We left New-York in the brig Louisa, for Amsterdam, May 27th, 1830. Believing it to be my duty to God and man to warn sinners of their danger, and finding 1 was responsible to God, in a great measure, for the souls of my crew—being perfectly convinced myself of the danger of sin, I resolved, by the help of God, to discharge my duty faithfully. I therefore determined to have divine worship on board_ of my vessel on Sundays, and prayer every evening. Two of the sailors ■were professors of religion, and, I do believe, sincere Christians. We commenced our meetings on Sunday the 30th; we read a sermon cal¬ culated for the purpose, and myself and the two men joined in prayer. Our meeting was very interesting; all hands attended. On Monday we commenced our evening meetings. Our chief mate at first was much opposed to it, he supposing once a week was sufficient. How¬ ever, he attended out of respect to me; but blessed be the name of God, before the meeting was closed he was brought to a deep convic¬ tion, and on the 14th of June he found that Jesus had power on earth to forgive sins. He was filled with the love of God, and added to our number, and joined us in praying, and exhorting the others. One of the sailors, about the same time, was brought under deep conviction, and was soon filled with the love of God. He likewise was added to ournumber. Before we arrived at Amsterdam nearly the whole crew were under convictions, crying to the Lord for mercy. We found God was blessing our labors, and Jesus was precious to our souls. We arrived at Amsterdam on the 29th of June, many rejoicing in God, and nearly all the others under serious and deep impressions. The fourth of July, while other crews were ashore celebrating the day in drunk¬ enness and rioting, our crew was on board praising God : and a glo¬ rious day it was; no drinking or blaspheming there, but all was love and contentment. " We left Amsterdam on the 14th of July, and a glorious time we had homeward bound. All on board, with the exception of the second mate, and two men, found Jesus precious to their souls. One man got his soul converted on the main-top-gallant-yard. We returned to New-York on the 30th of August, with nine praying souls out of twelve. CHRISTIAN ALMANAC. 35 many of whom, when they left New-York, instead of praying to God for forgiveness of their sins, were calling on him to damn their souls. I never, in all my life before, experienced such a happy voyage; all was love and contentment—all ship duty done faithfully, ana with much activity. It appeared as though Jesus was continually with us in our meetings. I do not believe that I was ever more interested in any meeting than in those we had on board of our vessel. We were almost a little heaven on the water. Several of those that got religion had neglected their parents and friends for a long time, but now felt very anxious to return to them; and I believe they did return like the prodigal son to his father's house. JUVENILE ENERGY. The following anecdote was Belated by William H. Maynard, Esq., at a meeting of the Lyceum in Utica. " In December, 1807; Mr. M. was teaching school for a quarter in the town of Plainfield, Mass. One cold blustering morning, on enter¬ ing his school room, he observed a lad that he had not seen before, sit¬ ting on one of the benches. The lad soon made known his errand to Mr. M. He was fifteen years old; his parents lived seven miles dis¬ tant; he wanted an education, and had come from home on foot that morning to see if Mr. M. could help him contrive how to obtain it. " Mr. M. asked him if he had any acquaintances. in the place who Would give him their aid ?" " No." " Can your parents help you toward obtaining an education ?" " No." " Have you any friends that can give you assistance?" "No." " Well, how do you expect to obtain an education?" " I don't know, but I thought I would come and see you." Mr. M. told him to stay that day, and he would see what could be done. He discovered that the boy was possessed of good sense, but no uncommon brilliancy; and he was particularly struck with the cool and resolute manner in which he undertook to conquer difficulties which would have intimidated common minds. In the course of the day Mr. M. made provision for having him boarded through the winter in the family with himself, the lad paying for his board by his services out of school. He gave himself diligently to study, in which he made good, but not rapid proficiency, improving every opportunity of reading anfl conversation for acquiring know¬ ledge ; and thus spent the winter. " This was the early history of the Rev. Jonas King, whose exertions in the cause of oriental learning, and in alleviating the miseries of Greece, have endeared him alike to the scholar and the philanthro¬ pist, and shed a bright ray of glory on his native country." FUNDS OF CHRISTIAN CHARITY. Tlie following table exhibits the incomes of the principal Benevolent Societies in the United States and Great Britain. American Societies. I British Societies. American Bible Society, $125,3X6 Amer. Board of Foreign Missions, 106,928 Prot. Epis. Missionary Society, 3,124 Miss. Soc. of Meth. Epis. Church,* 17,643 Baptist Board of For. Missions,! 32,089 American Home Missionary, 48,424 American Seamen's Friend, 5 153 American Tract Society 42 922 Gen. Assem. Board of Missions, 19,158 American Education Society, 40,450 Amer, Sunday School Union, 74.875 Colonization Society, 27,209 Prison Discipline Society, 4,499 British and Foreign Rible Soc. $377,320 London Missionary Society, 215,455 Church Missionary Society, 210,136 Wesleyan Missionary Society, 246,708 Baptist Missionary Society, 50,172 Soc. for Propagating the Gospel, 129,505 Home Missionary, 25,672 Soc. for Prom. Chris. Knowledge, 266,400 London Tract Society, 110,880 London Jews' Society, 54,487 National School Society, 88,800 Sunday School Union, 28,074 Hibernian Society, 40,972 * $7,693 of this was the balance in the Treasury the >revio\is year, 1 $9,267 balance from preceding year. CHRISTIAN ALMANAC. OFFICERS OF BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES. Meetings of Clerical Bodies, SfC. IN BOSTON. Am. Board of For. Missions, Rev. Rufus Anderson, Assist. Sec.. Henry Hill, Esq. Treas., Missionary Rooms, No. 28 Cornhill.—Am. Bap. Boatd of For. Miss, last Wed. in April, Rev. Lucius Bolles, D. D. Cor. Sec., Heman Lin- toln, Esq. Treas.—Am. Edu. Soc. Mon. prec. last Wed. in May, Rev. Elias Cor¬ nelius, D. D. No. 52 Washington-st. Cor. Sec. Hardy Ropes, Treas.—Am. Tract Soc. at Boston, last Wed. in May, Rev. James L. Kimball, Sec., Mr. Aaron RusselL, Ag., No. 5 Cornhill.—Am. Soc. for Promotion of Temperance, Rev. Justin Edwards, D. D. Sec., Andover. Mass.—Prison Discipline Society, Rev. L. Dwight, Sec. IN NEW-YORK. American Bible Society, 2d Thurs. in May, Rev. John C. Brigham, Sec., John Nitchie, Esq. Gen. Ag., at the Society's House No. 115 Nas- sau-st., John Adams, Esq. Treas.—Am. Home Miss. Soc. Wed. preced. 2d Thurs. in May, Rev. Absalom Peters, Cor. Sec., 144 Nassau-st., Mr. K. Taylor, Treas.— Am. Tract Soc. Wed. preced. 2d Thurs. in May, Mr. Wm. A. Hallock, Cor. Sec. and Gen. Ag., at the Society's House, 144 Nassau-st., Mr*. Moses Allen, Treas.— Amer. Seamen's Friend Society, Mon. preced. 2d Thurs. in May, Rev. Joshua Leavitt, Gen. Ag., No. 82 Nassau-st.— General Synod Ref. Dutch Ch. alternately in New-York and Albany, on the 1st Wed. in June.—Miss. Soc. of do. 2d day of Session of Gen. Syn., Rev. Thomas Dewitt, D. D. Cor. Sec., Rev. Isaac A. Van Hook, Ag., corner of Nassau and Ann sts.—Gen. Union for Prom. Observance of Christian Sabbath, Lewis Tappan, Cor. Sec.,—Meth. General Book Evtah. Rev. J. Emory, D. D. and Rev. B. Waugh, Agents, No. 13 Crosby-st. PHILADELPHIA. Am Sun. School Union, Tues. after 3d Thurs. in May, Paul Beck, jr. Treas., Mr. F. W. Porter, Cor. Sec. and Gen. Ag. at the Union House, 146 Chestnut-st.—Dom. and For. Miss. Soc. Prot. Ep. Ch., Thomas Hale, Treas.— Gen. Assemb. Presb. Ch. 3d Thurs. in May.—Bap. Gen. Tract. Soc. Rev. Ira M. Allen, Gen. Ag., No. 36 N. 5tli-street. WASHINGTON. Am. Colonization Soc. last Sat. in Dec., Rev. Ralph R. Gurley, Cor. Sec., Richard Smith, Esq. Treas.—Educa. Soc. Prot. Epis. Ch., Ethan Allen, Sec.—Bap. Gen. Convention, in April, every 3d year from 1826.— Gen. Convention of the Prot. Epis. Ch. every 3d year from 1829. Yearly Meeting of Friends.—New-Eng. Y. M. held in Newport, R. I., begins 2d day aft. 2d 6th day in 6thmo.—State of New-York, Y.M., N. Y. City, 2d day aft. 4th 1st day in 5th mo.—Philadelphia, Y. M., 3d 2d day in 4th mo.—Baltimore, Y. M., last 2d day in 10th mo.—Virginia, Y. M., 3d 7th day in 5th mo.—at Gravelly Run in 1828; at Wain Oak in 1829, and so alternately at these places. Carolina Y. M. is held at New- Garden, Guilford Co. 2d day after 1st 1st day, in 11th mo.—Ohio Y. M. Mount Pleasant, 2d day after 1st 1st day in 9th mo.—Indiana Y. M. Whitewater, 2d day after 1st 1st day in 10th mo. RATE OF POSTAGE. For every letter of a single sheet, conveyed not oyer 30 miles, six cents; over 30 miles, and not exceeding 80, ten cents; over 80 and not exceeding 150, twelve and a half cents; over 150 and not exceeding" 400, eighteen and three fourths cents; over 400, twentu-five cents. Every letter consisting of two jpieces of paper, double those rates; every letter consisting of three or more pieces of paper, and weighing less than one ounce, triple those rates: every letter consisting of more than three pieces of paper, and weighing one ounce, quadruple those rates; and at the rate of four single letters, for each ounce which a let¬ ter or packet consisting of more than three pieces of paper may weigh. Every ship-letter, originally received at an office for delivery, six cents. Newspapers, not over 100 miles, one cent, over 100 miles, one cent and a half; to any distance in the state where printed, one cent. Magazines and pamphlets not periodical, for any distance not over 100 miles, four cents per sheet, that is, four cents for every 4 pages folio, 8 quarto, 16 octavo, 2412mo. 36 18mo. 64 32mo.—over 100 miles, six cents. Periodical magazines and pamphlets, not over 100 miles, one and a half cents per sheet; over 100 miles, two and a half cents. An Annual Report, or any pamphlet published at stated times, is a periodical. ' Magazines and pamphlets containing more than 1 sheet, are charged by the sheet; but those containing only a 1-2 sheet or less, are charged with 1-2 the amount of postage of a sheet. There must be printed, or written, on one of the outer pages of all magazines and pamphlets, the number of sheets they contain; and if such number be not truly stated, double postage may be charged. Distribution of Ministers of the principal denominations among the several States. w State. d of ■3 o 'i §• 1 JO Larians. | Rcf. Dutch. 1 I 1 e V « If d 3 _ -g II £> « o g S3 C o. « £ a. W £ S3 £ 3 £'1 Maine, ^07 136 56 4 9 4 400 New-Hampshire, v . * Vermont, . . . . w 61 30 U 9 H 320 145 56 44 15 1 280 Massachusetts 263 110 71 30 9 130 680 Rhode-Island, .... 10 12 10 b 60 Connecticut, * 237 78 40 58 27 430 New-Y ork, 38? 129 486 All 13 1700 New-Jersey, 21 20 88 as 18 77 200 Pennsylvania, .... 96 139 60 186 h 700 Delaware, 9 J 5 6 9 40 Maryland, 20 93 57 11 9 200 Virginia, 192 77 45 75 430 North-Carolina, .... 139 32 11 57 * 16 290 Souti-Carolina, . .» . . Georgia, 131 54 34 46 8 280 205 64 3 31 310 Alabama, 130 44 2 7 200 Mississippi, 12 23 4 21 60 Louisiana, 14 (i 3 4 5* 30 Tennessee, 125 6(J 10 480 Missouri, 67 23 3 10 M)0 Kentucky, 289 77 5 61 470 Ohio, 140 91 16 192 20 31 520 Indiana, 127 34 20 180 Illinois, . 69 45 13 120 A VIEW OF THE COLLEGES IN TjJE UNITED STATES. Colleges, lustructers in 43 colleges, 292 Alumni, or graduates in 29 do. 22,169 Do. l.ving in 25 do. 12,990 Do. ministers in 22 do. 4,950 Do. do. living in 20 do. 2,270 Wliole No. of graduates in 34 do. 623 Seniors iB 36 do. 852 Juniors in 36 do. ; 840 Sophomores in 35 do. 948 48jFreslinijen in 34 do. 848 4,021 765 334 Total under graduates in 44 do. Pr lessors of religion in 28 do. A sisted by collegft funds, F by Ao. Ed. Soc. in 14 colleges, 253 Medical students at 11 do. 1,240 Law students at 3 do. 88 Volumes in 32 college libraries 160,836 Do. in soc. libraries, in 30 colleges 76,401^, STUDENTS IN COLLEGE FROM THE SEVERAL STATES. From the Quarterly Journal. From Maine, 157; New-Hampshire, 17; Vermont, 103; Massachusetts, 547; Rhode Island, 34 ; Connecticut, 205.—Total, New-England, 1,216. New-York, 540; New-Jersey, 123; Pennsylvania, 394; Delaware, 10; Maryland; 73.—Total, middle states, 1,140. Virginia, 237; North-Carolina, 93; South-Carolina, 223; Georgia, 90.—Total, southern states, 643. Alabama, 34; Mississippi, 29; Louisiana, 12; Tennessee, 98; Kentucky, 128. Total south-western states, 301. Ohio, 118; Indiana, 10; Illinois, 13 ; Missouri, 6.—Toted, western states, 137.—Total in all the states, 3,437. In Germany there are 19 Universities, h'aving 15,000 students, in a population of 30 millions. These are taught by 1000 professors. baptists ; 226 associations, 4,384 churches, 404,827 members, 2,914 minis- X 2,743,453 population. ,-'2. Mf.thod.ist Episcopal Church; 18 conferences, 476,000 members, of which '89,230 are colored, 1,777 travelling preachers, population 2,600,000. 3. Presbyterian Church; 19 synods, 100 presbyteries, 1,500 ordained min¬ isters 220 licentiates, 1,800,000 population, 630 vacant.cburches. 4. Orthodox Congregationalieis ; 70 associations, 1,270 churches, 140,000 mem¬ bers, 920 ordained ministers, 100 licentiates, 220 vacant churches. 5. Evangelical Lutheran Church; 8 synods, 1,200churches, 44,000 members, 205 ministers; 400,000 population. 6. Protestant Episcopal Churth; 700 parishes, 500 ministers, 75 candidates, 400,000 population. ^ 7. Oermun Reformed Church; 7 classes, 400 congregations, 17,400 members, 84 pastors, 2,000,000 population. . 8. Quakers or Friends ; 400 congregations, 200,000 population. 9. Unitarians: 160 societies, 150 ministers, 160,000 population. 10. Reformed Dutch Church; 194 churches, 17,888 members, 159 ministers, 23,180 families, 125,000 population. 11. Associate Presbyterian Church; 9 presbyteries, 144 churches, 15,000 mem¬ bers, 74 ministers, 100,000 population. THE CHRISTIAN ALMANAC. Published, by the American Tragi Society. Any responsible individual ordering 3,000 copies or more of this work, adapted to the Meridian and Latitude of any specified place, fur¬ nishing the requisite local matter, such as Courts, Officers of the State, a notice of the Benevolent Societies in tLd vicinity, &c. &c. can be supplied with such an edition, published by the Society. All orders and materials for the work should be transmitted in the month of May, or earlier, and should be addressed to Mr. William A. Hallock, Cor. Sec. Am. Tr. 144 Nassau-street, New-Yr-.J;t ^ Form of a Bequest. t I give unto the Treasurer for the time being, of the Society, formed in in the year eighteen hundred and the sum of dollars, for the purposes or said Society, and for which the re¬ ceipt of such Treasurer shall'he a sufficient discharge. A brief notice of the principal Benevolent Societies will be found at page 33. For the address of their Secretaries, Treasurers, &c. see p. 36. table of Simple lnterest, at six per cent. N. B.—To understand the use of this table—against 2 dols. for one week, you will find the interest to be 1 mill—one month, 1 cent—one year, 12 cewte. %" Money at compound interest will double itself in 11 years 10 months and 22 days. convenient rule. In any sum the interest for the same for six days (at 6 per cent.) will be fouDd to be tbe figures on the left hand side of the decimal point, calling the first mil.s. Thus the interest of 196 dollars for 6 days is 19 cents 6 mills; for three days, half the sum, See. Princi- One week. One month. One year. pat d. c. m. d. c. m. d.c. m. Cu. 10. 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 CO 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 60 0 0 0 60 0 0 0 70 0 0 0 eo o o o 90 0 0 1 10 0 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 4 0 0 4 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 15 0 2 0 0 2 5 0 12 0 18 0 24 0 30 Princi- One week. One month- One year. pal. ■ " Dols. d. c. m. 6 0 0 6 d. c. m. 0 3 0 7 0 8 0 9 0 10 0 20 0 30 0 0 7 0 8 1 0 1 1 2 5 3 7 I 40 0 5 0 50 0 6 2 7 5 8 7 60 0 70 0 80 0 10 0 90 0 11 2 100 0 12 5 0 3 5 0 4 0 0 4 5 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 15 0 0 20 0. 0 25 0 0 30 0 0 35 0 0 40 0 0 45 0 0 50 0 d. c. m. 0 36 0 0 42 0 48 0 54 0 60 1 20 1 80 2 40 3 00 3 60 4 20 4 80 5 40 0 CO