riched, we hope, with Memoirs of his Life, and a view of his Cha racter. He was called away from his labours without much previous warning. On the evening of the 9th instant he complained of in ternal pain. Medical assistance was sent for; and he retired to rest, apparently better, about ten o'clock. His servant also retired; but, feeling some anxiety respecting his master, and being on the watch in the next room, he was disturbed by a noise about eleven o'clock. He found Dr. Buchanan with his hand on his forehead, complaining that he was much worse. The servant immediately went in search of his medical attendant; but, before he returned, his master had breathed his last. Dr. Buchanan was twice married, and survived both his wives. By his first lady he has left two daughters, of sixteen and fourteen years of age. May the Christian Virtues of their great parent revive and flourish in them! The preamble to Dr. Buchanan's Will, with a sight of which we have been favoured, is so expressive of the simplicity and piety of liis mind, and conveys so clear a testimony of his dying faith, that We are sure it will much interest our readers. ❝I, Claudius Buchanan, of Little Ousebourne, make this my last Will and Testament. I commit my soul and body to Jesus Christ, the Saviour of lost sinners, of which sinners I am one-the chief of sinners; but I trust I have obtained mercy; and I look for eternal salvation through the obedience of Christ unto death, even the death of the Cross. I account the origin of my salvation to be the love of God the Father, who loved my soul in Christ its Head, before the foundation of the world. I renounce all works as a claim of merit. All my works have been mixed and sullied with sin and imperfection. Whatsoever has been acceptable to God is his own, even the work of the Holy Spirit; it is not mine. Glory be to God, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, for Amen." ever and ever. Present. Pentonville: by Rev. T. Sheppard, Former Contrib. 7 20 By Mrs. Winter. 6 6 6—159 15 0 13 South Normanton (Derbyshire) · .... Suffolk and Jpswich 280 0 0 100 By Miss Hicks, Lockington 6 2 71 By Rev. J. Qualtrough, Douglas 5 0 4 3 1. 2 16 1., 4 3 0 6909 By Mr. Smith, and Mrs. Croft, Hoxton Legacy of the late John Mulford, Esq. (less Legacy 5 90 0 Collections at Northampton: by Rev. LRichmond, M. A. Mrs. A. H. Chiswick: by Rev. W. B. Willians. - Collection by Rev. H, J. Maddock, Bonsall By Mr. Walker, Chester, on Account Monthly Missionary Prayer-Meeting: by Rev. C. F. A. Steinkopff By Rev. J. Langley, Shrewsbury. • Robert Burton, Esq. Longnor: by ditto..... By Mr. F. Piggott, from Sunday School, and Friends, at Guildford By Mr. Simcoe, Hinckley ..... Contributions to the School Fund. HIBERNIAN AUXILIARY SOCIETY: From Mrs. St. John: for John Baptist St. John. From Miss E. Allix and Miss M. E. Allix: for Newland Association : ..... From Friends of the Secretary, at Landoge: for 6 0 080 CPP 10 0 .. 20 () Llewellyn of Wales: Half Year, for eight children ERRATA. Vol. II. p, 454, 1. 5: for 1814, read 1813. .... 5 0 .... 1 1 Vol. III. p. 23, lines 14, 15; for three hundred, read one hundred and fifty. (Continued from Vol. II. p. 431.) THE pressure of Foreign Intelligence having prevented us from closing, as we proposed, the Life of this eminent man in our last Volume, we shall now resume it. As the materials have accumulated in our hands, we shall be enabled to give a fuller view of Mr. Eliot's proceedings and character than we, at first, expected. His character as a Christian, as à Minister, and as an Evangelist to the North-American Indians, has already been drawn; and a relation given of his early interviews with those tribes which lived near him in the State of Massachusets, with their establishment in regular communities at Noonanetum and near Concord, with his usual method of instructing them in the truths of Christianity. Our narrative has hitherto been chiefly grounded on two of the original Tracts which, at the time, conveyed the intelligence of his success to the public. As we shall endeavour to methodize, and arrange the information scattered through the remaining Tracts, we shall here enumerate their titles and dates :-*~ G "The Glorious Progress of the Gospel among the Indians in New England." 1649. "Light appearing more and more toward the Perfect Day." 1651. "Strength out of Weakness." 1652. "Tears of Repentance." 1658. "A late and further Manifestation of the Progress of the Gospel among the Indians in New England." 1655. To these may be added a few others, quoted by Neal. These Tracts contain various letters of Mr. Eliot. From these we shall quote his own statements of his proceedings; not always adhering, indeed, to his exact expressions, but giving the substance of his narratives. His Labours and Sufferings. Mr. Eliot continued his pastoral charge at Rox. bury; and laboured much with the Indians in his more immediate vicinity, at Noonanetum and about Concord. His exertions were not, however, confined to a few places. He generally took a Missionary Journey once a fortnight; travelling into all parts of Massachusets, and of the surrounding country, every where declaring the glad tidings of salvation. Having thus engaged in the instruction of the Indians, he pursued his object with unwearied zeal through difficulties almost incredible. On one occasion, which may be taken as a sample of the dangerous journeys which he made through the dreary wilderness to his scattered Indians, he says, "I was not dry, night nor day, from the third day to the sixth; but so travelled: and, at night I pull off my boots, wring my stockings, and on with them again, and so continued: yet God helped. I considered that word, 2 Tim. ii. 3; Endure hardship, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.". But these perils of waters and perils in the wilder ness were far less trying to him than those perils by the heathen which he had to encounter. When travelling through the wild parts of the country, without any English Friend or Companion, he has been often barbarously treated by the Natives. The Powaws and Sachems were alike enemies of the Trath: both Priests and Princes being fearful of losing their influence and their gain. We will touch a little on these points. Opposition from the Powaws, or Priests, The Powaws held the people in great subjection. They professed themselves physicians for soul and body: they both administered medicine, and addressed their deities for a blessing. They howled, and danced, and employed a multitude of charms, for the recovery of the sick; and it was the common belief of the poor natives, that, by their familiar converse with the invisible world, they could either heal or destroy, some particular cases excepted, wherein the Deity was inexorable. Even the new converts retained this persuasion: believing, however, that the God of the Christians was a being of superior power to the God of the Powaws. " Some of these men threatened with death Hiacco. mes, a Christian Convert under Mr. Mayhew in the island called Martha's Vineyard. They reminded him that he knew their witchcrafts would destroy him; and declared that they would exercise them on him to the utmost, unless he returned to the religion |