meeting, granted no licenses to sell spirituous liquors. Still, there is much intemperance in this placemore or less Indians are seen drunk here every day. About 800 of these people live a few miles from Peru. They live on their own lands. Nothing has been done to christianize them, except by the Romanists. Two of their chiefs, who are but half Indian, belong to the Catholic church. They are both old men, and very rich -one is said to be the richest person in the state. He has made his will, giving the most of his large estate to the priests. This property, it is thought, will be used to build a Roman Catholic College somewhere on the Upper Wabash-perhaps at Fort Wayne. If this part of Indiana is saved from infidelity and irreligion, something more must be done for it than has yet been done, and that soon. We look to the A. H. M. S. for aid.

OHIO.

A PLAIN UNVARNISHED TALE.

We give the following letter with little abridgement, that our readers may be enabled to look into the interior of the little world, where one of our missionaries is toiling out his life and strength, and may be able to appreciate some of the reasons of the oft repeated appeals for aid. We hope it will be read through, and that the reader will endeavor to imagine the case his own, and then do, as in similar circumstances, he would wish others to do unto hin.

Sickness.

The past has been a year of trial and affliction, a year of coldness and spiritual dearth throughout all this region. I have to speak of judgment and in mercy-of judgment, because so many have died; of mercy, because so many of us, especially the church, are yet alive and in health. There have been more deaths within six or seven months past, than has ever been known in these parts in twice the length of time. Indeed, more

have died within six months past, than since the cholera was here in 1833. Yet there have been no lingering cases of sickness. A few days of illness have terminated the existence of the most healthy among us. Nine young men have died within 6 miles of here in about six months, all in the bloom and prime of life and within the same distance about 40 in all have died in the same time. Last week 7 died in seven days; 3 children in one family, of scarlet fever, which prevailed in the spring and fore part of the summer, from 6 to 20 miles from us; but has now made its appearance in our village. Two aged persons died instantly. Two of the most amiable and active female members have died in the triumphs of faith. The most prevalent disease among us was a low typhus, of a maignant kind: at first, nearly all who took it died. It appeared in a strange form; when the fever was at the highest pitch, the pulse was lower than in health.

Yet all these judgments have not broken up the spirit of worldliness. The careless are not awakened, and Christians are not yet willing to let go their hold and pursuit of the world. Crops have been abundant; but the money pressure is felt here now more severely than ever before. Every where we hear of distress for money. For me to complain is only reiterating the cries of every one else. Consequently, the subscription to my support has not been near as large as it was the former year.

Personal Trials.

Along with all this diminution of support, the articles of living became dearer, until a few weeks past, when wheat is cheaper; but I have to pay more for it than those who pay cash, and then spend more time than it is worth to go and collect it and take it to the mill.

I have also been much confined with sickness in my family. Last winter my wife was confined about three months with the fever, during which time I had to nurse her and her babe; the child was sick all the

summer; much of the time we did not expect it would live, but it has been spared thus far, and its health is now quite good. As soon as it began to recover, I was taken sick, and for about six weeks was able to sit up scarcely a whole day at a time; but on the Sabbath was blessed above all the days in the week. so that I was confined from preaching only one Sabbath. I was then taken with the fever while away. I had gone to — on Saturday night, to preach. I preached there on the Sabbath at 10 A. M.; rode 5 miles to and preached there at 3 o'clock, P. M.; was taken sick there of fever that night; it continued all night, and all next day, growing worse. But I rode home by stopping five or six times to rest. I suffered much that night, but | by the divine blessing upon the means used, I was restored. During my sickness I was obliged to discontinue my Bible class, but intend to resume it soon; and my appointments are out again for week-day preaching, as the nights are growing long and my health is improving.

There is increasing encouragement and solicitude for my labors at T. C. and H.; also in a district from 12 to 15 miles west from here, in B. and S. These, with two other places, one 5 and the other 6 miles southeast and southwest of here, I expect to be my field for the coming year. I spend two thirds of my Sabbath days here.

Efficient Sabbath School System.

We have six Sabbath schools in the places where I preach, or near then, supported by our church members; two of them begun this last summer. The average attendance. in all of them together, is about 228; and all but one have small libraries.

Support.

There has been no subscription raised this year, except some 6 or 8 dollars, and some 30 or 40 dollars of the former year yet remains unpaid, of which I expect to get very little, if any. Last year I gave up two of my preaching places to brother B., and

now I give him another that lies near to him that I may occupy more vacant ground; which will cause me a great increase of riding and labor, and the income to my support, if any, will be small.

Our church members are still united in each other and in their pastor, and desire the continuance of my labors, with a renewal of your commission. The whole of my subscription, the past year, amounted to $69 50. Some whose names are not down on the list will probably pay something. The most I can expect, even if all is collected, will be about $180, besides your appropriation of $100. Circumstances have compelled me to go deeply into debt without a prospect of getting out. There is no house in town that I can rent, where I can be any thing like comfortable. The church feel unable to build me a house, and even the small house where I live with one family, another family has moved into. Stay here I cannot-though we live in all the friendship and good feeling I could expect or desire-but we have not room. I saw no other way than to attempt to build for myself. Lumber and work are very high and scarce. The season being exceedingly dry, I was disappointed in getting my lumber sawed as I expected. After paying out my quarterly dues last spring, to build me a stable, (instead of getting clothes that I greatly needed for myself and family,) I labored hard all summer, until I was taken sick. My house is now raised. Cold weather is at hand, and I can only get it enclosed and pass the winter in it as I cau. And now, instead of being able to provide food, clothing, &c., as I should for the winter, or to purchase another horse -my horse became blind-I must pay all your quarterly appropriation, and all that I can collect here, to pay for lumber, and work for my house. The size of my house is 18 by 24 feet, two stories high, with a kitchen in the rear, one story and a half. I state this that you may judge if I am extravagant, in building two rooms besides a kitchen and hall. The kitchen I expect to occupy this winter.

The elders and trustees of my church have asked further assistance to support the Gospel another year. The people do all they can to support the Gospel. It is considered somewhat extraordinary that such continued privileges should be enjoyed in such a new settlement. On the whole, the truth has exerted a mighty influence in this region. The Sabbath is now respected generally throughout this community, and much good has been accomplished.

Troy is in prosperous condition. We have had a series of evening meetings, attended with much good. Seventeen were added to the church at the last communion.

WASTE PLACES IN PENNSYLVANIA.

The members of the temperance society mostly stand firm, though

I was very much gratified with the kindness and sympathy manifested in your letter. My health and that of my family is still very feeble; and what throws gloominess and discouragement around my situation, is, a destitution of means to provide for our temporal wants. But "Jehovah Jireh" ought to quell all my fears. "I have never seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread." I most sincerely thank you, for sending a draft. I am indebted to this money for a shelter from the storm -though an humble one. O, sir, when you think of this, let your heart ascend to God with praise and gratitude, that your benevolent Society can be the instrument of bestowing relief on one of your afflicted though unworthy missionaries, who has been compelled to retire from the field. The Lord bless you and your Society!

few months, by means of men recently located here, been spread over us in an overwhelming flood, which will unquestionably sweep off many, who, but for this, might have been rescued from the flaming gulf of perdition. Alas, how many more, who are now temperate, will share the same ruinous fate! These appalling evils have constrained me to preach on that subject feelingly, yet unsparingly and forcibly. This, dear sir, is one of the many evils we have here to contend with. It is a species of the moral sublime, to see these little churches struggling for life, in the midst of such stubborn infidelity and corruption, and so widely extended as to cover three counties. There are a number of towns in the vicinity of this, where there reside friends of our order without the living preacher, and who feel anxious for teachers. What will become of these waste places in Pennsylvania ?