addresses and very powerful exhortations. They were edifying and refreshing to the brethren, and highly convincing and persuasive to those without. I heard nothing that was disreputable to any speaker. Though not all alike, they were generally highly respectable. Indeed, there were some discourses of the highest order, and delivered in the best style. Some of the exhortations were as powerful and as irresistible as any that I have heard. I do not mention any names, nor draw any invidious comparisons, because the Lord alone has all the glory, who has vouchsafed such gifts to

men.

The concourses at these meetings were orderly, respectful, and generally attentive. Besides the numbers immersed at them, as mentioned in brother Arny's report, we think much good was done, the fruits of which are hereafter to be gathered. For my own part, I was too much indisposed at both of them, especially the latter, to take much part in them. Having been too long in the valley of the Scioto, I contracted a bilious diarrhoea, which confined me several days at brother Dr. Robinson's, through whose incessant and kind attentions I was relieved in the shortest possible time; yet not before I was much reduced in health. When I heard the Doctor exhorting at these meetings, I thought he should do nothing else than "wait on his exhortation;" and when his patient, I thought he ought to do nothing but to take care of the sick. By his skill and exertions I was enabled to speak once at Bedford, though on any other occasion I should not have made an effort.

These annual meetings are no doubt a great advantage to the cause of reformation, and they are very refreshing to the brethren. We are glad to learn that, with them and through the labors of the year, there have been added some four hundred souls. A. C.

NEWS FROM THE CHURCHES.

BOON COUNTY, Missouri, July 30, 1848. Brother Campbell-Ox Tuesday evening last I reached home from a meeting that brother D. P. Henderson, of Illinois, and myself had been conducting with the brethren at Union. We commenced on Saturday morning-crowds attended to hear the word of life, and up to Monday evening five had been immersed on profession of their faith in the Lord Jesus.

I deeply regretted that previous engagements compelled me to leave on Tuesday morning; but the good cause will be well sustained by that worthy, talented, and able preacher of the gospel, brother D. P. Henderson, who remained to continue the meeting. Prospects were very flattering for other recruits, and I should not be surprised if many other volunteers were obtained.

Brother H. Thomas was not with us; he and brother Allen Wright being in Huntsville, conducting a meeting; brothers Thompson and Wilson were in attendance.

Sunday night, July 30th.—I am just from Red Top, in our county. We had very large congregations both yesterday and to-day. Two young ladies confessed the Lord, and a brother from the Baptists united with us.

The prospects were very encouraging for other additions, and brothers Thomas Thompson and E. Crisman are to meet again to-morrow for preaching and baptizing.

This evening I received a note from brother Henderson, written the day after I left for home He says, "I drop you this note, to communicate the pleasing news that Col. Nelson surrendered to-day under the artillery of Heaven, which was played heavily on the ramparts of rebellion. Five others also surrendered to our King-a Miss Brown, two Mr. Maddoxes, Mrs. Maddox, and Col. Nelson's sweet little daughter. Brother Thomas joined me to-day. He and brother Wright had two additions in Huntsville. We meet again to-morrow for preaching and baptizing. Oh! how sorry I am, that, after your hard toil and labor, you could not have been present to-day, and witness the solemn scene!" These are glorious triumphs just at the eve of our general election, when the public mind is so engrossed in politics. To-morrow I expect to start on a preaching campaign up the Missouri as far as Lexington. T. M. ALLEN.

Paris, Missouri, August 8, 1848.

From the first of January last up to the first of July, at the different meetings I have attended, we have had about 50 additions. The first Sunday in July we had, at Antioch, in Randolph county, 2: embracing the 2d Sunday, at Rochport, Boon county, brethren Wright, Wills, and myself, had 20; and at Huntsville, Randolph county, embracing the 4th Sunday, brother Wright and myself gained 2; at which time brother Henderson of Illinois, and Allen of Missouri, commenced a meeting in this county, seven miles from Paris. On Sunday they had 4 additions. Brother Allen left on Monday. Ijoined brother Henderson on Tuesday morning, and from that time until Friday evening we gained to the good cause 27. We then moved to Paris-continued nine days, and gained 108. The prospects are yet good. We have closed to attend other places. May the Lord be with us! HENRY THOMAS.

Fulton, Callaway county, Missouri, August 10, 1818. About four months ago brother Wills and myself organized a church near Coats' Prairie, with 13 members, and it has been increasing ever since, until it now numbers 30 members. We closed a meeting there on the first day of August, at which meeting we gained 11 for the Lord-3 of them by letter from the Baptists, and one that had been a Baptist, reclaimed.

On Lord's day an immense crowd attended, and brother Wills addressed them from the Parable of The Supper.' After which we repaired to where there was much water; and there, in the presence of an immense crowd, I planted two brothers with their wives in the likeness of Christ's death, and raised them again to walk in newness of life. The truth is mighty and must prevail. The Lord be praised for the cheering and encouraging prospects in many portions of our country!

P. S. Since I commenced writing the above I preached in Boon, and at the close I tendered an invitation to a large and attentive audience, if any person wished to confess the Lord; when a lady of 83 years of age, with two others, made the good confession; and truly it was an interesting scene to see her children and grand-children gather around and welcome her to the Redeemer's kingdom, and Methodists and Baptists forget their prejudices, and all come forward and reach us their hand. May the Lord bless them all! ABSALOM RICE.

Cincinnati, Ohio, August 16, 1848. The cause for which we plead here and in other large towns in the West, is at this time at a "stand." Politics seem to be the all-absorbing theme. In that one religion is almost entirely swallowed up. I have attended but one meeting since the political canvass commenced, where there was much religious zeal and enthusiasm manifested That was near Danville, Ky.,

about six miles from town, at Cane Run. Our brother Ricketts conducted the meeting. It lasted a week or ten days, and I never saw a greater interest than was manifested during the entire meeting. It was truly a refreshing season. There were 20 additions, and I believe there would have been 20 more, if brother Ricketts could have spoken a week longer. It was thought to be the finest impression ever made in that county; which has been for some years completely under Presbyterian influence. H. O. CLARK.

-Total, 263.

"THE CHRISTIAN REGISTER,

Containing a Statistical Report of the Christian Churches in Europe and America, compiled and published by Alexander HalL, Editor of the Gospel Proclamation."

Brother HALL has too much on hands to do any thing well. Think of one man keeping a tavern, manufacturing brick, preaching, travelling, editing "The Gospel Proclamation," preparing for a "Christian Almanac," and for some kind of a public library in common stock, &c. &c.; and what gigantic powers must he possess to be equal, or even to imagine himself equal, to such enterprizes. No wonder, then, that this his "Christian Register," &c. has the appearance of the most crude catchpenny thing of the present century. When I remonstrated with him on the utter impossibility of getting up an accurate document, or any thing like it, by writing to a few hundred brethren and receiving their answers; telling him that the brethren in Kentucky had an agent travelling a whole year, and then were not able to furnish a full and satisfactory document of a single State, much less of the whole United States, he did not, indeed, to think much of it; and although he did not say, yet he seemed to think, with Dr. Samuel Johnson, when asked "how long he would be in getting out his Dictionary," "Seven years," said the Doctor. The querist responded, "That would be impossible. It required forty Frenchmen a much longer time to make out a tolerable Dictionary of the French language." "And what of that," said Dr. Johnson, "as one to forty, so is one good Englishman to forty Frenchmen."

But really I am inexpressibly mortified on receiving this wretched pamphlet, full of errors from cover to cover. Its sins of omission and commission are more in number than all its pages multiplied, I fear to say by what numerals, whether units, tens, or hundreds. In Missouri, brother W. F. M. Arny, who travelled through it last year, reports 16,286. Alexander Hall gives 11,969. Illinois, according to Hall, contains 157 churches. According to Arny's register, 162 churches, 11,636 members. But this is only one species of errors. Elders are misplaced, residences incorrect, evangelists confounded with elders, and elders with evangelists, &c.

But I presume not to go into either enumerations or specifications. The whole affair is any thing but creditable to the author, the brotherhood, and the general cause of reformation. For my part, in looking over it ín matter, form, and execution, I feel much like a gentleman passing over Dublin Bridge, who, when accosted by a boy, saying, "Sir, if you give me sixpence I will leap down into the river,” responded, "My good boy, I would rather give you a shilling to stand where you are.' So I would rather have paid the author of the Register a reasonable price for letting it alone, than to accept the whole offering with a premium superadded. We have too much of this uncalled for and irresponsible editorship. But, like other distempers, in the body ecclesiastic as in the body politic, time and experience will work out for us a remedy. For my own part, I must say, I feel

it a duty, an irksome duty indeed, but I must nerve myself to the performance of it, to review a number of productions that are being imposed upon the community, worse than worthless: for which, of course, I expect much more censure than commendation; but I do not fear the result.

A. C.

NOTICE.

Brother E. A. SMITH, Travelling Agent for the "American and Foreign Bible Society," has recently gone to the expense of having several neat little Tracts stereotyped. They are put up in packages of 25 copies each, and are sold at cost of paper and printing-36 pages for 2 centseach package is 50 cents. To be had of Messrs. Fowler & Wells, 131, Nassau Street, New York. They can be sent by Mail. Amongst them are Beecher's celebrated discourses on "THE BIBLE, A SUFFICIENT CREED,' and Stockton on the "Bible Right of Private Judgment."

Another Discourse on the "CHURCH OF CHRIST, with her Officers, Laws, Duties, and Forin of Government"-by Dr. W. B. Johnson, of South Carolina; the venerable Southern Baptist preacher, who has for many years presided in the meetings of the Baptist General Convention. This discourse should be freely circulated amongst our Baptist friends.

Tracts for the People,in sets of 24 numbers each-that is, the entire series, for 25 cents each. These are mailable for less than 10 cents a package.

A small supply of our Books on hand at the above Office-such as "Christian System," "Infidelity Refuted," "Hymn Book," &c. &c.— Merchants going East can thus readily supply themselves. Cash must accompany all orders, and postage paid if ordered by mail.

NOTIC E.

The SUNDAY SCHOOL LIBRARY COMMITTEE, appointed at the meeting at Newton Falls, in May last, will meet at Hanover, Columbiana county, Ohio, on Tuesday after the 2d Lord's day in November, at 2 o'clock, P. M., to carry forward the objects of their appointment. A full attendance is earnestly requested. We affectionately invite all others interested in the Sunday School enterprize to be present, and we hope that those who cannot come will send in their donations and subscriptions to the undersigned before the meeting of the Committee.

Brother W. F. M. ARNY has consented to act as a General Agent in behalf of this enterprize. ISAAC ERRETT.

New Lisbon, Ohio, September 14, 1848.

ERRAT A.

The September number of the Millennial Harbinger, not having been read in proof by myself, my Letter from Europe has several typographical errors. Of these the chief are-page 515, from top, line 16, before "aequiesce," read only. Page 516, line 21st, before "less," read it. Page 518, line 16, for "set sail," read set out. As it reads, I was sailing on dry land! Page 526, line 4, for "his," read her.

A. C.

IF W. F. M. Arny's Report (referred to in our notes on an excursion through Ohio) is deferred for want of room: it shall appear in our next. Some religious news and obituary notices have been also, for the same reason, laid over till our next.