Brunswick, amounted, at the date of our last despatches, to 21507., but a much larger sum was expected; and the Bishop of Nova Scotia had addressed a pastoral letter to the Clergy and Lay Members of the Church,' recommending a collection in aid of the endowment fund, in every parish and mission of his diocese. "Having taken these matters into our serious consideration, and looking to the great urgency and importance of the case, we have determined to appropriate a large portion of the fund remaining at our disposal, namely, the sum of 20,000l. towards the endowment of a Bishopric in New Brunswick. Assuming that 50001. will be collected within the Province, it will only remain for the Church at home to raise an equal sum, in order to complete this most desirable work. And we cannot refrain from expressing an ardent hope that the public at large, and especially those connected by trade or property with New Brunswick, will make a new effort to provide the required amount." After noticing the wants of other Colonies, the Report of the Archbishops and Bishops proceeds as follows: "We propose, first of all, to recommend to Her Majesty's Government, as soon as the adequate endowment has been secured, the erection of a separate Bishopric for the Province of New Brunswick." The foregoing extracts abundantly testify the great importance which the Heads of the Church attach to the erection of a Bishopric in New Brunswick. Nothing is now wanting for the accomplishment of this excellent design, but the comparatively small sum requisite to complete the moderate endowment which the Bishops consider necessary. The object proposed, and now almost within reach, is the planting of another branch of the Church of England among a population of British origin, which is every year increasing by the influx of emigrants from the mother country. That the colonists themselves anxiously desire to have a Chief Pastor of the Church resident among them, is evident from the contributions which they have supplied from their own very limited means for the due support of the Bishopric. It would be sad to think that these should prove unavailing for want of a brotherly cooperation at home. The Committee, therefore, confidently appeal to all who feel an interest in the welfare of the Colonies, and especially to every true-hearted member of the Church, for such liberal assistance as may at once remove the only existing obstacle to the appointment of a Bishop of New Brunswick. CHARLES LESLIE COURTENAY. JOHN LONSDALE. W. P. WOOD. JOHN ARTHUR MOORE. STAFFORD H. NORTHCOTE. MISCELLANEOUS. We have seen an interesting appeal in behalf of the Mohawk Indians, in a letter from a Clergyman, Mr. Saltern Givins, accompanied with testimonials, and a sketch of the history of the mission. Mr. Givins, and his clerical friends in England, belong to a theological party with which we have few sympathies; it is, therefore, with the greater satisfaction that we record our full concurrence with the object for which he and they are interested. The Mohawks are, it is well known, the noblest of the aboriginal races, and their sacrifices to the English interest have been of no ordinary character. By-the-bye, we are not a little surprised that this appeal should be needful, especially in the quarter from which it proceeds, for, if our memory serves us, the conversion of this very nation was the first-fruits of the labours of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, more than a century since; from which we always drew an argument in favour of the constitution of that Society as a missionary body, which is generally denied by the advocates of the Salisbury Square Society. It is impossible, we presume, that the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel have deserted their eldest child! Of the excellent sense and feeling of the Mohawks, and also as a favourable indication of Mr. Givins' love which could appreciate it, the two following extracts are a sufficient guarantee : "On one occasion, expostulating with an aged Indian on the want of industry among his people, he shrewdly remarked, Why, Minister, you are very unreasonable. When God made the world, He made a great many kinds of animals, but he taught them all different ways of getting a living. He taught the fox to range through the woods and live upon what he could catch. The beaver He taught to live beside the water; He showed him how to dam the river and to build a house, and to lay by a stock of provisions for winter. So He also did with different kinds of men. Now you cannot teach the fox to live like the beaver, nor can you make the Indian work and live like the white man. I have a farm, and could live by it; but when the season comes for game or fish, I must have some, and I am tempted to go and look for it, even to the neglect of sowing and gathering my crops.' "The following anecdote, recorded in American history, is not less a correct than affecting statement of the case of the Indian population of this continent: -In the year 1789, the American General Knox gave an entertainment at New York to a number of Indian chiefs, sachems, and warriors. Before dinner, several of these walked from the apartment where they were assembled to the balcony in front of the house, from which there was a commanding view of the city and its harbour, of the East and North Rivers, and the island upon which New York now stands. On returning into the room, the Indians seemed dejected, their principal chief more so than the rest. This was observed by General Knox, who kindly asked if any thing had happened to distress him; 'Brother,' replied the chief, 'I will tell you. I have been looking at your beautiful city, the great water, and your fine country, and I see how happy you all are.-But then I could not help thinking that this fine country, this great water were once ours. ancestors lived here: they enjoyed it as their own in peace; it was the gift of the Great Spirit to them and to their children. At length the white people came in a great canoe. They asked only to let them tie it to a tree, that the waters might not carry it away. They then said that some of their people were sick, and they asked permission to land them and put them under the shade of the trees. The ice afterwards came, and they could not get away. They then begged a piece of ground to build wigwams for the winter; this we granted. They then Our asked for some corn to keep them from starving; we furnished it to them, and they promised to depart when the ice was gone. We told them they must now depart; but they pointed to their big guns round their wigwams, and said they would stay, and we could not make them go away. Afterwards more came. They brought with them intoxicating and destructive liquors, of which the Indians became very fond. They persuaded us to sell them some land, and finally they drove us back from time to time into the wilderness. They have destroyed the game, our people have wasted away, and now we live miserable and wretched, while the white people are enjoying our rich and beautiful country. It is this brother, that makes me sorry."" Great, indeed, is the debt which we owe to this noble race: here, as elsewhere, our fathers have sown the wind, and we are reaping the whirlwind. Messrs. Herries are the Bankers who have undertaken to receive subscriptions. "DRUMMONDISM, or ANYTHINGARIANISM. The Rev. D. T. K. Drummond, who lately seceded from the Church of Christ in Scotland, is almost every day manifesting his utter want of principle and stability. The other day he gave £10 to promote the interests of the secession from the Presbyterian sect established by law in Scotland, and today we see it announced that he is to be present and take part in some proceed. ings connected with the Wesleyan religion in Edinburgh. What this unhappy man believes, or whether anything at all or not, it is as difficult for us as it is for himself to say." Church Intelligencer. "ROMSEY.-It is gratifying to observe that the liberality displayed by the Vicar, the Hon.fand Rev. Gerard T. Noel, in the alterations recently made for general convenience and improved effect in the Abbey Church, is appreciated by his parishioners, and that, desirous to acknowledge their Vicar's interest in the noble pile which gives celebrity to the town, it is purposed to present to the church, as a thankoffering to the minister, two very handsome altar chairs and copes for the service. A nearly sufficient amount has already been obtained for the purpose."— Hants Advertizer. TO CORRESPONDENTS. We find that we have slightly misrepresented the Rev. Mr. Napper, on the subject of the comparative superiority of English to Greek in regard to the terms Regeneration and New Birth. Though there is no such distinction of names in Greek, Mr. Napper had argued that there are traces in the New Testament of a distinction between the things. JULY.] GOSPEL IN FOREIGN PARTS. QUARTERLY PAPER.-No. XXVI. [1843. PORT NICHOLSON, NEW ZEALAND, SHOWING PART OF THE TOWN OF WELLINGTON. R. Clay, Printer, Bread Street Hill. DIOCESE OF NEW ZEALAND. BRIEF JOURNAL OF THE BISHOP OF NEW ZEALAND'S FIRST TOUR OF VISITATION THROUGHOUT HIS DIOCESE, From his landing at Auckland, May 30th to November 2nd, 1842. May 30, 1842.-The Bishop was hospitably received by the Governor and Mrs. Hobson, and received an address signed by upwards of 300 of the principal inhabitants of Auckland. Finding that the church which was in progress of erection was delayed for want of funds, the Bishop contributed £500 towards its completion. June 6.-The Bishop proceeded with Mr. Clarke, Protector of the Aborigines, to Pureri, a station at the mouth of the Thames, occupied by Mr. Preece, a catechist of the Church Missionary Society. His object was to inquire into the circumstances of a massacre perpetrated by Teraia, a native chief, June 8.-The Bishop visited Teraia's village, and, after a long discussion with him, succeeded in obtaining his promise to give up the prisoners taken by him, and to behave peaceably for the future. Of this visit, the Bishop writes, "We slept within a quarter of a mile of some of these murderers, without so much as a bolt to the door of the house. The persons and property of Englishmen are more secure in this country than in England, and whatever violence may be used by the natives among themselves, it is very rarely indeed that any aggression is attempted upon the settlers. It is impossible to have any idea of insecurity, so friendly and hospitable is the manner of the people on all occasions." June 16.-The Bishop left Auckland for Paihia in the Bay of Islands, where he arrived June 20. June 21 & 22.-The Bishop visited the Waimate, the station where he purposed to fix his residence. Having made arrangements for the occupation of Mr. Clarke's house, he returned to Paihia on the 23d. Of the Waimate, the Bishop thus writes: "Seen from a distance, the Waimate presents the appearance of an English village, with a white church and spire, and comfortable houses and gardens. It is by far the most settled place in this country. I am informed that 400 native communicants assemble at the Lord's table. This will probably be my head quarters for some years, till I can deliberately choose a site for my residence, and erect substantial buildings. This will be more satisfactory than incurring great expenses for buildings such as I could erect now, which must be of wood, and would only last a few years." June 26.-The Bishop preached in the native language at Paihia, and administered the Lord's Supper to 150 natives, whose devout and orderly manner he describes as most pleasing, as was the very reverential manner in which the responses in the previous service were repeated by the whole of the native congregation. July 1. The Bishop signed and sealed the appointment of the Rev. W. Williams, as Archdeacon of the Eastern District of the Northern Island. July 2.-The Bishop visited Kororarika, a station occupied by Rev. Mr. Burrows, and found the state of the place better than he had been led to expect, from the Parliamentary Reports. It is much reduced in population since the establishment of Auckland. It is about two miles from Paihia. July 3.-At Kororarika, the Bishop preached in the native language at nine, and at eleven to the English congregation. In the afternoon at three he read prayers in the native language, and at seven for the English congregation, July 5.-The Bishop embarked on his second visit to Auckland. July 9.-Selected sites for an additional burying ground, and another church; also for a school. The church has now secured to it in Auckland, two burial grounds of eight acres each, two sites for churches on two of the three hills on which the town will stand. He also selected sites for parsonage-houses, close to the churches and burial grounds. The temporary school house was nearly finished before his departure. July 12.-The Bishop visited Windsor, four miles from Auckland, and selected a site for a church, This village already contains more than 100 inhabitants. "During the rest of the week," he writes, "I was much occupied in giving audiences to natives, who came in great numbers for the little Gospel of St. Matthew, which I had printed in England. In this way I became acquainted with many of the most influential men in the country, who were at that time assembled at Auckland." July 16.-Visited Putiki in the Island of Waihekeh, where he had been invited by Wisimu Howett, (William Jowett,) a most valuable native chief. "He has just," the Bishop writes, "built a house divided into rooms, one for dining, one for sleeping, and one for a study. From this study he wrote me a very polite invitation, which led to my visit. On Sunday, I read, preached, catechized, and baptized some infants. The school classes were admirable. Fine tall men, chiefly in English clothes, reading the Testament, verse by verse, with great accuracy, and afterwards repeating a whole chapter by heart, without missing many words. William Jowett himself has the natural good breeding of a true gentleman." July 20.-The Bishop pitched his large church-tent for the consecration of the first burial-ground, which took place on the 24th. The burial-ground he describes as "a lovely spot, in a deep-wooded valley, commanding a view of the harbour; the natural beauties of which will enable me, by a little judicious planting, to give the ground that reverential character which it ought to have.' July 29.-The Bishop sailed, in the Government brig, Victoria, for Nelson, where he arrived on Sunday, August 21, and immediately went on shore, and preached at the afternoon service in the Emigration Barracks. Nelson is at the very bottom of Blind, or Tasman's Bay, in the northern shore of the middle island. A 2 |