some mechanical or agricultural || fied that it did not diminish my pursuits. By these means it is hoped, that instead of adopting the savage and wandering life of their ancestors, they will become domestic in their habits, and not only feel the softening influences of an en lightened family intercouse, but the still more blessed effects of a constant attendance on the ordinances of the gospel. Then the bear* will become gentle and kind; the wolf will be converted to a lamb; and the turtle, possessing almost the lowest kind of animal life, shall awake to usefulness and activity in this world, and to a life of glory and immortality in the world to come. As it is a special object with me in this journey to notice with particular attention such Institutions as are designed to promote the interests of the Redeemer's kingdom, I trust no apology will be necessary for the length to which I have extended my remarks on the Missionary establishment amongst the Oneida Indians. The pleasure when I perceived that they gave us a more cordial welcome, as coming from old Massachusetts. It awakened recollections of home and friends, and past scenes, too tender not to produce emotions of pleasure. We had no sooner left Cazenovia behind us, than we passed a lake bearing that name. surrounding landscape, presenting the yellow fruits of harvest, green fields, and handsome farm-houses and cottages, was a most delightful sight. In the afternoon, however, a fine blue sky was suddenly darkened with clouds, and we had a most tremendous storm of thunder, lightning, hail and rain. At nightfall we reached Manlius. Many of my remarks concerning the settlement of Cazenovia, and the character of its inhabitants, will apply to this town. It contains a cotton factory, a printing office from which a newspaper is published, and three handsome and spacious houses for public worship. There is at a short distance from this place, a Baptist My last letter brought us to the moment of separation from our re-church. Twice the citizens offerspected friends at Hamilton, when ed to assist them in building a the stage was waiting to convey us Meeting-house in the town, and to Manlius. We arrived at Caze- twice the offer was rejected on the novia about noon, and stayed there ground, that to come into the vilabout half an hour. It is a pleas lage would have the appearance of ant and flourishing town, contain-secking popularity. I hope for the ing a population of nearly 4,000 in- sake of truth and religion, that there habitants, most of whom are either are few churches who are so humble from Connecticut and Massachu- in their views, or have such scrusetts, or descendants of those who pulous consciences as the good breemigrated from these States. In thren in this neighbourhood. We fact, I was confident when I enter- all met after supper, and having ed the village, that it was settled read a psalm, commended ourselves by people from New-England. The to Him who has hitherto graciously neatly painted Meeting-house with protected us from danger. In the its spire; the general appearance morning we started for the Canal of the stores; the countenances and Boat at Manlius landing. After dress of the inhabitants; all assur- waiting some hours for its arrival, ed me that they came from the we went on board at 2 o'clock, P.M. land of steady habits." And al- and rather late in the evening we though I consider myself a citizen found ourselves in Rochester. of the world, yet you may be satis * The Oneida Indians are divided into three tribes, which are denominated the Bear, the Wolf, and the Turtle. Perhaps there is not an inland town in the United States, that has experienced such a rapid growth as Rochester. In 1812, the first dwel ling house was erected. In 1822, the number of houses was 622, and according to a late census there are now over 4,000 inhabitants. And there is no doubt but in a few years it will equal some of our cities of the second class, both in population and wealth. Its local situation renders it morally certain, that as a place of trade and manufactures it must flourish. It not only has the advantage of the Erie Canal passing through it, but its situation on the Genessee river, and its prox- Nothing occurred worthy of noimity to Lake Ontario, and to nu- tice between Rochester and Oak merous waterfalls, are so many | Orchard, the place where we stopcauses which cannot fail to secure ped for the night. The next day its prosperity. The Canal Aque we pursued our journey, and havduct erected over the river at this ing passed through the Tuscarora place, cannot be viewed by a stran village, where there are about 300 ger without feelings of admiration Indians, we arrived at Lewiston in and surprise. It consists of 9 arch-time for dinner. We all expressed es of 50 feet cord, besides 40 feet regret that our arrangements would arches on each side the river, to not permit us to visit this Missionconvey the canal over the mill caary Station. nals. Its average height is about The TUSCARORA INDIANS, like 20 feet. This stupendous work the Oneidas, are a remnant of one was finished at an expense of near- of the six nations. It was with a ly $100,000. The Genessee Falls special view of benefiting this tribe, are objects peculiarly interesting, that in the year 1801, the "Newand will amply gratify the curiosity York Missionary Society,' " then of any person who visits them. The consisting of Presbyterians and one at Rochester is a beautiful Baptists, appointed Mr. Elkanah sheet of water descending 97 feet. Holmes to establish among them a There is another about three miles permanent mission. The Baptist below, which although only 75 feet Missionary Society of Massachuhas attracted the attention of trav-setts also contributed to the supellers more, on account of the beau- port of Mr. H. when he occupied ty of the surrounding scenery, and this Station. After the lapse of sevbecause a near approach to it is at-eral years, he withdrew from this sertended with less difficulty. ||ilton. From him I understood that the Baptist church in Rochester was organized about six years ago; that they now meet in the Court-house for worship; and that they have no immediate prospect of being able to erect a house for God. An interview of about two hours with Mr. S. afforded me peculiar pleasure. And I cannot but indulge a hope, that with the blessing of God on his labours, this feeble church will yet prosper. I would hope that there are many || pious Christians in this place. Besides the two houses that are already set apart to the services of religion, the inhabitants are now building three large and elegant houses for public worship. On the morning after our arrival, I inquired whether there was a church of my own denomination; and by the politeness of the person I accosted on this subject, was soon introduced to Mr. S. a young minister from the Theological Institution at Ham vice, and since then other ministers have successively entered into his labours. At the present time they have no regular missionary. The Presbyterian minister at Lewiston preaches to them one sermon on each Sabbath, and occasionally performs other duties of his office. It is said that the Missionaries at this station have not laboured in vain, nor spent their strength for nought. Many of the Tuscaroras have become hopefully pious, and their temporal condition has unquestionably been much improved. There is a large farm connected with the Mis- || creted themselves in the field just sion establishment, which is in most excellent cultivation. The houses in which they dwell are comfortable, and they now devote but a very small portion of their time to the chase. We were informed by those who occasionally attend public wor ship with them, that their deportment is solema, and that they manifest a suitable regard for the Christian Sabbath. As we had a little leisure before dinner, a gentleman of the village was so kind as to point out to us the battle ground at Queenstown; he minutely described to us the position of the two armies at different periods of the conflict, and also the spot where General Brock fell. The British are erecting a monument to his memory, which will cost about 10,000 dollars. In the afternoon we proceeded || from Lewiston to the Falls of Niagara. From the heights of Queenstown we had a fine and extensive view of the Canada shore, embracing in the distance about 20 miles of Lake Ontario. We saw Newark and Fort George; and notwithstanding the sublime prospects before us, I need not say, that some of our company felt the most tender emotions, when they beheld at a distance of fourteen miles, the place which contained a brother once dear above it, set up a dreadful yell as the white men approached, and not knowing whither to go, 49 of them rushed over the precipice and were dashed to pieces. A lieutenant was the only one who escaped to carry home the sorrowful tale. About half past 6 o'clock we arrived at the "Falls." Long before this, however, we heard the mighty roar of the waters as they were de scending to the depths below; and being impatient to have a sight of them before we retired to rest, the moment we had disposed of our trunks and selected our rooms, we all passed over to Goat Island. But I can give you no adequate idea of the grandeur of the objects which we both saw and heard, and must at least postpone any thing like a description of them to a future letter. I am yours, &c. To the Editors of the Am. Bap. Mag. IN reading Brown's Life of HoWARD, a work which I believe has not yet been reprinted in this country, I made some weeks since, the following extract. I think it illustrates in a very forcible manly occurs in the New Testament, and ner, a mode of expression which frequenttherefore it is well worthy of a place in one of your pages. A. B. “ABOUT a fortnight before Mr. Howard's arrival in Constantinople, the grand vizier sent for the grand chamberlain, who had the charge of supplying the city with bread. Yielding immediate obedi. to them. We should have gone thither, but we knew that there was no stone to tell where he was laid; and it was not probable that any one could point us to the green turf which covered his remains. Having passed on a few miles farther, we left the stage for a short time to indulge ourselves in the shudder-ence to the summons, this officer ing sensations of looking down a arrived in the palace of the minisfrightful precipice called the Dev- ter in great state, and, being introWe were informed by duced into his was presence, the person who conducted us to why the bread was so bad? He the place, that during the old French answered that the last harvest had war, there was once a skirmishing been but a very indifferent one. party of fifty Americans passing the "Why," continued the vizier, ap adjoining road in a dark night, but parently satisfied with this excuse, a number of Indians who had se"is the weight so short?" That," il's Hole. asked replied the chamberlain, "might || the body had lain there for three have happened by accident to two days, he expressed his surprise that or three amongst such an immense it had not bred a contagion. He number of loaves, as are required learnt, however, that in point of for the supply of so large a city:" fact it had not been left so long, but he assured his highness that as they were not entire days; for greater care should be taken for theit being evening when the head was future. Without further observa-struck off, this was counted one; tion, the vizier ordered him to quit it remained the whole of the secpresence; but no sooner had he ond, and was removed early in the left it, than he ordered an execu- succeeding morning, which was actioner to follow him, and to strike counted the third. Thus, the manoff his head in the street, where his ner of computation in use at the body was publicly exposed for a time of our Saviour's crucifixion day and a half, with three light and burial, still subsists among the loaves beside it to denote his crime.eastern nations. When Mr. Howard was told that his TRIUMPHS OF INTELLECT: a Lec- tion that the college where the spir ture, delivered October, 1824, in the it înculcated in this lecture is culChapel of Waterville College. By STE-tivated, must ere long hold no secPHEN CHAPIN, D. D. Professor of Theology in said College. pp. 31. ondary rank among our New-England institutions. A SERMON delivered in the Chapel of Waterville College, April 3, 1825, on account of the Death of Mr. Obed Wilson, son of Rev. Obed Wilson, of Bingham. By STEPHEN CHAPIN, D.D. Professor of Theology in said College. pp. 33. The subject of this discourse is peculiarly adapted to the occasion on which it was delivered,-the opening of the collegiate year, and the commencement of a Theological course. The author's object is twofold: 1st, To illustrate the improvement of which mind is susceptible; and 2d, To give some advice to those who are devoting themselves to intellectual pursuits. To illustrate the first position, he uses the argument from analogy, and exhibits the great perfection to which our physical powers may be brought, and then turns to the argument from fact, and briefly sketches the intellectual character and scientific achievements of Solomon, Moses, Demosthenes, Cicero, Sir Isaac Newton and Sir William Jones. We owe our readers an apology for not introducing the first of these discourses to their notice, immediately after its publication. We had indeed read it, and partially prepared some remarks for this purpose; but several causes, and amongst them on one or two occasions, a pressure of interesting intelligence from India, obliged us to defer them until our present number. In the mean time, it has been quite extensively noticed, and warmly applauded by many of our most respectable religious and political journals. It has directed Having thus set before his pupils considerable attention to the rising the success with which other men institution, in which the author fills have laboured to enlarge the bounwith much ability the chair of The- daries of knowledge, and by such ology, and has awakened the reflec-noble examples incited them to emJUNE, 1825. 23 66 1718 Review of Dr. Chapin's « Triumphs of Intellect.” ulation, Professor C. proceeds to their limited talents and advantages. But give some directions which should do they not, sometimes, mistake in select be observed, if ever they would aring the spot, where to lay the burden of their complaint? Instead of impeaching rive at eminence. The 1st, is to the liberality of their Maker in the bestowaim at singleness of object: by this ment of his gifts, let them leave the blame it is not intended that they should where it ought to be left, at the door of exclusively devote themselves to is short; and if you waver through the indolence. Your period for improvement one branch of science, but that they morning of your life in resolving what should have one object of pursuit you will do, you may sink into the imbe fully before them, and towards this cility of old age, and leave all your late make all the rays of their knowl-distinction early settled upon some one designs unaccomplished. Most men of edge as much as possible to con- grand object of pursuit. verge. The 2d, is to set the mark of their attainment high. The 3d, to pursue it with perseverance. The 4th, to give proper attention to health; and 5th, and above all, to cultivate moral excellency. And this object did not glimmer in their sight, as if half merged at the distant horizon; but attitude, as the lofty pyramids of Egypt it rose up before them in a commanding loom to the view of the curious traveller, to guide him over its extended plains. Demosthenes and Cicero, when they were spirit of ambition, and fixed upon the mere boys at school, were fired with the prize which they actually won. Alexan conquest of his father, because he thought that every such victory would detract from his own glory in conquering the world So early had he settled his plan of future operation! Cæsar, before he Jupiter, and even then resolved to reap was seventeen, was consecrated priest to the brightest laurels on the field of Mars. Pope, at the age of twelve, fixed upon his course of study, and determined that poetical merit should be the summit of his wishes. At the early period of sixteen, he began his career for the highest meed in the hand of the Muses. Would you, then, be eminent, you must not only resolve to task your minds, but you must select the sphere in which you intend to move. I would not, however, wish you to narrow the basis of a liberal education, to favour any particular pursuit ; because this foundation is none too broad to supdo not possess that compass of mind, and port professional fame. But still, as you that versatility of genius, which will enable you to excel in every branch of science, you must, if you would make the Such is the brief outline of this discourse; and our readers will see that it affords a fine field for inter-der, in his childhood, grieved at every esting and very profitable remark. We are happy to say, that the author has occupied this field in a very able manner. Every page exhibits evidence that it is the production of a mind long disciplined to faithful and diversified reflection; and of course, rich in intellectual resources; and also one, familiarly conversant with those works which illustrate the subject on which he writes. We feel at once, that in the hands of such a man, the youth, the dearest hope of our country,may be safely confided; and more than this, that he is peculiarly qualified to preside over the studies of those, who are preparing at that school of the prophets, to enter upon the duties of the sacred ministry. As a specimen of the most of your talents, direct them to some whole discourse, we give the folone specific field of action. Have you lowing paragraph, taken almost at gigantic strength of body, you will not random, and only regret that our therefore fancy, that there are no limits limits will not allow of more copi-throw the Andes, or carry off the Alps to your power, and that you can over ous extracts. "Would you then enjoy the treasures of science, you must early resolve to put forth all your intellectual strength. Having but just commenced your literary course, you must be, in some measure, ignorant of your intellectual powers; and you may never know the extent of them, unless you are determined to try them by repeated efforts. Students often ascribe the mediocrity of their attainments to Have you made great advances in the study of nature, you must remember, that your capacities are finite, and never presume, that you can open the whole arcana of heaven. Some, to gratify their vanity in acquiring the fame of universal scholarship, have wasted their powers upo vast and diversified regions of science, "just as some ambitious heroes have lost their empire by aiming at universal conquest." Concentrate then your powers, |