ZAEITS

TTE.

nannnas’ annnnnn, nun d€imMmt«1‘.EI.ttL nnnnnnnsnn.

Edward Island, Saturday, February 2.. 1&'i4.

Established 1823.

Charlottetown, Prince

New Series. No. 115.

Barnard’: Gazette.

GEORGE T. H LS7. IRI), Proprietor and Publisher. Published every Tu -sday evening and Saturday morning. 0iIee,Soiith siile (tin-.en Square, I’. ..

'l‘ I it Is -An-i~.i.il Subscription, lbs. in advance.

D-iscdunt for ash

“runes or anvlnrislau.

For the first insertion, occupying the space of 4 lines, inc|isdingliea«l,2a.-6lines,is.6d.-fl.lmes,3:.fl2lines. 8s.6.l.—-lfilines,-tiI.—20 lines, -ls. lid.—25 linrs,_§s.— 30linns, 5:. 6il.—-36lines,6s.—-and 2. .for each additional ' . One fourth ofthe above for each continuance.

- ' ‘ ' * " ' -illbecontinrssll

until forbid.

For the Benefit of St. Iiohsefs Church and Parochial House Iontague.

0 BE RAI"l"l..ED, on St. l’ntrek's Day next, for

the above charitable pur one. a l.ndy_’s Splen-

did Fancy Work Box, made or the Catholic Bazaar Halifax, where £700 was raised, _by his Grace the Arch Bishop, for the Nuns of that City, and now pre- sented by Miss Pheliin, for the above laudable under- taking. Under the patronage of the Rev. Thomas Phelan. I‘. P., and the Ladies of the Hone. E. Knu- rrv and D. Brtctriviut. Tickets to be had from

Mas. C. Dzsn-ar.tr.

“ .l. Rico,

" Trtoa. Mvarrtr. " I’ Wanxna,

“ Przrtcn Gaun, £5 cash, if preferred

Miss MA1"I‘rlIW,

GG, 'l‘he winner can have to the Box.

A CARD. _ THE Subscriber begs leave to inform the Public, generally that he has commenced business as, a Commission Merchant and Auctioneer. At the corner ofQueon St. Sydney Slrgoll. IIMI hope: by prcmptness and punctuality to merit a share of their patronage. ARTE“As G. slung. 3%‘ Casts advanced upon article: left for Auc- tron.

Royal Agricultural Society. GRAIN SHOW.

SHOW OE‘ GIIAIN, under the directions of the Committee of the Royal Agricultural So- ‘ ' held in Charlottetown on WED E DAY, the I"lltS'l‘ of MARCH nest, when the following Premium: will be offered for competi-

tion:—

For the best Wheat, -Cl I0 0 Do. best do. I 0 0 Do. best two-rowed Barley. I I0 0 Do. 2d best do. 0. 0 0 Do. best four-rowed Barley, 1 I0 0 Do. t do. do. I 0 0 Do. best black Outs. 1 I0 .0 Do. 2d beat do. do. 1 0 0 Do. beet sample of Red Clover

Seed, not less than 50 lbs. I I3 3

Do. !d be 0. . 0. I

The Grain and Clover Seed to be of the growth of I858. Each Sack of Grntn must contain not less than 8 bashels. -No prize will be awarded without competition of three samples. both of first Ind I000!!! quality. The competitors must be members of the Society. The rize Grain will be set up and sold for the benefit of the exhibitors after the decision of

as. Immediately after the Grain Show. the Annual Meeting oft e Society vull take place, when the Committee‘: Report and an abstract of the Accounts will be read. By 0rd

'9 CHAGRLBS STEWART, Sec'y. January 25, IBM.

MAILS. . THE MAILS for the neigbbcurin Provinces, Ito. will be forwarded on anda er the 15th December instant via Cape Traverse and Cape Tormentiae.

They will be made up on that day, and every fol- lowing Fridsy,af l2 o'clock noon, and a mail for England will be made up every week at the same time. and forwarded to Halifax.

THOMAS OWEN. Postmaster General.

General Post Olen. Dec. 5. I858.

Georgetown Malls. HE Mail: for Georgetown will, during the _rs- meiader of the Winter and until further notice, be made ep and forwarded every 'l‘uesda and Friday morning, at nine o'clock, instead of ondays and r ’..'I‘H0|lAS OWEN, Postmaster General. General Post Ofice. Jan. 80, I854.

EATING HOUSE. HE Subscriber hesopened an EATING HOUSE in Mr. Bmardsu': buildings, opposite to the'.Uar- Eel Hones. where DIJVJVER8, SOUPS, TE1 and COFFEE can be had at the shortest notice. "T “°°"“ '° '°.".i'.?r‘i'::".:'a:.'-‘.i.'.°.'.'.'..... N. B. .1 COO! WANTED. Dec. ssih, isse. PLPIIR MAOHIE GOODS JUST RECEIVED at George '1‘. Haanards Book- _¢ere. : handsome variety of Fancy Goods con-

sisting of-

npier Machie Writing Desk: " work one: " Portfolios -

Tertclse Shell Card Cases. Parian Stntnettes, Wax Baskets. Ironan i .. sntel Stands, do and Pepier Ieehle WalcIi“S- ride, with a variety of use- ful articles.

er 2 , .THE Subscriber having been dnly Grnnnn-r Hnrrnnnsors. of n

no. ed and appointed in a rbythe last Will and Testaiviee H ndsraee, late of s . at, deceased to

»ce||Q all dad Seine of Money dnn to the Estate of should Gilbert llsndevnea . within this

. and to dis ofall Ldnds and Herediuinerits mid me situate therein. Allfpernoes -es to the Estate of the said Gilbert endor-

SOCIETY FOB PROMOTING CHRISTIANITY.

AMONG THE JEWS.

The Eighth anniversary of the Prince Edward Island association, in connection with the London Society, for promoting Christianity amongst the Jews, was held in the Temperance Hall on Friday Evening the 10th inst., the Hon Charles Hensley in the Chair.

The opening address from the Chair- man proved that his heart was in the Subject—and the meeting altogether, was one ofthe best ever held in Charlottetown. The meeting was opened by Singing, Reading the Scriptures, and prayer, ap- propriately offered by the Rev. Mr. Meek; the Report was then read by Mr. Moore, the secretary of the association, when ano- other Hymn was given out by the Chair- man, and sung with much spirit by the meeting—afler which, the following Reso- lutions were unnniinously adopted:—

1. Moved by Rev. Mr. Fitz Gerald, and seconded by Capt. Orlebnr—

R.r.sot.vttn, That the Report now read he adopted and printed.

2. Moved by Rev. Mr. Meek, and second- ed by Rev. J. R. Narraway—

Resotven, That whilst gratefully acknow- ledging the blessing of God upon the labors ofthis Society, this Meeting cannot be insen- sible to the many hindcrunces still opposing their work of " Promoting Christianity amongst the Jews;" and would therefore urge upon all the friends of Israel the neces- sity of earnest rayer, that they may be encouraged antllstrengethened by the Di- vine promise “that their labor shall not be in vain in the Lord."

3. Moved by Charles Palmer, Esq., and seconded by Lieut. Hancock-

Resonvcn, That this meeting great- fully acknowledges the continued support and sympathy manifested in this cause, by the different sections of the Church of Christ in this island.

The collection taken up in aid of the society’s funds amounted to £6 ‘is. 4d. after which the Benediction was pronounced by the Rev. Mr. Fitz Gerald,

The Eighth Annual Report ofthe Prince Edward Island Association for promoting Christianity Amongst the Jews.

The return of another Anniihrsary calls upon your Committee to present their customary report of the state and progress ofthe work in which they are engaged. Eight years have passed away since the claim of the outcast and long neglected Israelites upon the love and sympathy of the hnrch of Christ, were -first brought before on. Your Committee believe, that the interest they awakened has Standi- ly increased, and, yet whilst at each return- ing Anniversary they have been 'cnnbled to point to different parts of the Mission field, in proof that their labors have not been in vain in the Lord, and to show that a great and wide spreading movement is going on amongst the Jews; their irnfics- sion has become more confirmed, that this is especially a work of faith and patience. It cannot be denied that there are mighty obstacles to be overcome, and the friends of Israel, must not by over- looking tlreai, encourage rain it s. The past conduct of Christians to this people; the corrupted form in which Christianity is presented to the great mass of them by the Greek and Roman Churches; have left impressions on their minds not easily effnced. In orrnin an estimate of the results of their labors to other these lost sheep of Israel into Christ's fold, we must efer remember that in addition to that “ carnal mind which is enmity with God, the Jew has the prejudices of centuries to overcome; and when by Divine Grace these are removed; a fiery ordeal of li- terally giving up father and mother and wife and children for Christ’: sake has to be undergone; from which many true yet weak disciples shrink; still are we furnished with intelligence, which although somewhat chequered, is on the whole, such as to call for much thankfulness to God, and a sutlicient encouragement to make us more instant in prayer to the great Master of the vineyard, that He will vouchsnfe a yet more abundant harvest; ea to cease not our cry, until in the fulfillment of His own gracious Promise, ' ' She shall no more be termed forsaken, neither shall thy land any more be termed desolate, but thou shalt be called Hephsi-bah and thy lend Beulah for the Lord delighteth in thee." Isaia lxxii. 4.) when Israel shall again be to Him "a name of joy and an honour before all the nations of the earth, and when ll‘0l'lI the streets of Jerusalem that are desolate, shell again be heard the voice of joy and the wires of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice oftheni that say, Praise the Lord of Hosts, for the Lord is good and his mercy endureth forever."

In submitting a brief abstract drawn from the publications of the society, your Committee would direct your attention, First, to the support which the society has reoeleved to enable ltte carry out its benevolent: dodges.

- o

Your Committee are thankful to un- nounce that the total recdipts this year have Qmounted to £27,552; towards this sum this auxiliary contributed £42 3s 4d Sterling, making a total of £402 17s 4d remitted by this auxiliary since its for- mstion.

Secondly, to the manner in which these funds have been employed:-—The Report tells, that of this £27,552, all but a small balance has been applied to the carrying out of the great and blessed object of this Society, in promoting Christianity amongst the Jews,—endeavoring, ollcr the manner of the great Jewish Apostle, to reason with them out of the scriptures, opening and alleging that this Jesus whom they preach unto them is Cniusr. The-.i-e are 93 agents thus employed, 25 being clergyman. A- mongst the various means employed, we would notice the distribution of the Scrip- tures. l0,853 copies of the Old and New Testament, in Hebrew, German and Eng- lish, have been this year issued; and the receipts of sales for these Scriptures amounted to £483. And your Committee designed to ive the distribution of the scriptures the foremost place, cnumerntin the means employed, convinced us they are that amidst the changes taking place in the minds ofthe Jewish people; this duty is becoming one ofthe highest importance and most solemn responsibility. They are the “Oracles of God” in that unaltered form in which theywere committed b God to the Jewish Nation, in trust for a fallen world. Your Committee feel that if Jewish errors are to be refuted and Christian doctrines maintained there must be a constant appeal to what Protestants at the time of the Reformation were wont to call the “ Hebrew verity”; and the deep veneration with which the Hebrew Scrip- tures are still held by the Jew and his readiness thus to appeal to them, forms, at once a common ground of agreement between him and the Protestant Missionary. In addition to the scriptures 44,000 Tracts bearing upon the points of difference have been circulated, those silent preachers of the gospel which have spoken with the power of the"stil| smallvoicc”and led many to enquire after and finally embrace the truth as it is in Jcsus.—'I‘hc next branch of the society’s operations are its schools and missions, and first its schools. In London there isa Hebrew school for Boys and Girls, where from its fir-st establishment 624 children have received a. scriputrnl education. In the Duchy of Posen there are still eleven schools for Jewish Children supported by this society; the number in attendance was upwards of 500, In Jerusalem, Cairo, Constantinople and Bucharest—the lntterthc very center of the Russian war, there are schools, more or less fully attended. The children thus instructed are often messengers of mercy to their parents and friends, an instance of which occurred at Posen lastyear, a little Jewish scholar who lived with her aunt, communicated to her what she learned at school and her aunt who lately died was heard to offer up continually for eight days Srevious to her death this prayer, “Lord

esus have mercy upon me,” strange yet blessed prnyersto be heard from the lip: of a Jcwess.

Your Committee would next direct your attention to some of the stations in which the agents of the society are labouring, and in doing so we seem naturally to turn first to Jerusalem whose very name exercises a mysterious influence over the Jewish and Cbristain world. As the Hart pants for the wfir brook, so do the thought: of the expntrinted Israelites over turn with long- ing dcsire to the city of his God, to him it is still “the mountain of His Holiness, beautiful for situation, the city of the Great King.” Nor can its importance as a mis- sion station be overestimated; when it is re- membered that the baptism ofn single Jew in that city make: greater impression on the Jewish mind throughout the world, than hundreds elsewhere, so that although about fifty only have been baptized in Jerusalem since the establishment of .the Mission in 18%, Jewish rnbbisn have been heard to appeal to their brethren throughout the world as follows:--“ If no permanent assis- tance is rendered to our Jewish brethren, we forbode fearful tempest: threatening the congregation at Jerusalem;” an again, “ e pictism of the Protestants in this place is boundless and the proselytism here carried on has no parallel in an other place.” It is a cause of much then fulness that this important post is watched over by a Bisho who amid much evil report, from those w o are professedly Ministers of the same Church, has shown a meeltness of wisdom—n gentleness of spirit, with s firm and unflinching performnrice of duty, which has lately elicited the unitedapprovnl of the most exalted in character and in station amongst his brethren, and our committee doubt not that n merciful rovideaoe will over-rule it, no that it turn out to be rather a furtherance to the gospel. It is cheering then to hear from dis-interested persons that the Mission isle :h:eltlIystate,end

that the evidence: of progress are stamped upon the efforts of your Missionaries, and this is further confirmed in a letter from the Bishop. “I can only say, that although there are always many causes for grief and sorrow, I believe I can aflirm with truth that con:-iidering the many difficulties, the Mission is in a prosperous state. The ser- vices both public and private are well at- tended, there is I believe truc christain love uniting all the members of the Mission. There is a goodly number of enquirers un- der instruction. But what encourages me most is, that there is a considerable stir among the Jews, which is generally a sign that there is some good being done among them.” The society has here its church on Mount Zion, with a congregation iiumber- ing I60 people, its Hospital which has been prospcring, and has relieved this year over seven thousand patients. In addition there is a House of Industry for teaching trades, also a goodly number of Jewish children in thc Bishop’s school. The Home Mission still coutinu as to maintain the same charac- ter for general usefulness it has ever done. How few of the mass of travellers .. 1... come to visit London, on see its wonders, are aware that there is a church within it, in which Hebrew and Gentile christinns unite in one song of Praise to the Redeemer and in hcnrkening to his word. How few are aware that there is an institution where Hebrew christian evangelists are trained and sent forth to the Gospel to the Jew first and also to the Gentile; where also Hebrew children have had their footsteps directed into the path of eternal life. The Rev. Mr. Cartwright one of the Missionaries employ- ed in the London district observes—“ since the last anniversary, buptisms have taken place making up 676 since its commence- ment,” and in reference to the Episcopal Jews chapel he says “ with the presence of one hundred Hebrew children and a goodly but varying number of adult christian Israelites all joining in christian worship with believing Gentiles, I cannot but trust that many realize the blessed truth, that Christ hath made both Jews and Gentiles one, and reconciled both unto God in one body by the Cross. The quiet attendance of Jews of the middle class is on the increase gradually. Ifwt‘ trace the progress of the Missions into Europe we find at Amsterdam and Berlin continued evidences ofincreased usefulness, activity and progression. The Missionary from Berlin attends the annual fairs held at Leipsic, Frankfort and Bruns- wick, and there, as on the day of Pentecost of old, are found “ men out of every nation under heaven," amongst whom Christ is preached and Bibles and Tracts plentifully distributed. Mr. Bellson in allusion to this work remarks “ Jews have come to us from far and wide for copies of the “ Old Paths” to take them home into the very interior of Russia, one man bought a copy of that work and cut off at once the binding in or- der to conceal it in single parts in the lining of his coat, so as to get it safely into the heart of Russia. In Russia the interest in the Jewish cause is continually increas- ing; the attention of many is directed to the

subject by the public prayer for the Jews now used in all the churches, and many are regarding the signs of the times, looking forthe breaking ofthe Eastern sky. One

of the most useful and long established of the society’: Missions is the Polish Mission, where probably one half of all the Jews that have been baptized by the Missionaries of this society have at sometime or other been in contact with this Mission. Here also the word ofGod has been widely cir- culated amongst the Jews, Missionary jour- nies made on an extensive scale, the cross of Christ widely excited and many Israelites led to look to Him for Salvation. no of

the most cheering signs of the Missions in

the East is the wide and increasing circula- tion ofthe Holy Scriptures From crusa- lem, Bagdad and Cairo they find their way

into Arabia and Asia Minor, Persia, Hin- dostan and Tnrtnry. Mr. Stein speaks

thus ofthe readiness with which all classes listen to his voice and receive his books.

Rabbies and Teachers, Bankers and Mer-

chants, toiling Artizans and itinerant ped- lars all are grateful for one of these silent messenger: of the Gospel which have al-

ready agitated the stagnant waters of Jew- iah unbelief and continue to exert a benign influence amongst the thousands of Israel

who reside in this lace. Your Committee having thus briefly noticed the means used

and the efforts made by this society for the

promotion of christinnity amongst the Jews,

would now brin before you the results of these efforts; an in doing soayour Commit- tee would guard the friends of Israel from

measuring their results by the number of bnptisms. They form no fair test of suc-

cess though their number is great, and we

have reason to thank God for it; but we must

look upon ‘the state and condition of the

Jewish people as a whole, and those who

have eyes to see, must perceive that God

is pre aring them for their final destiny.

The ews are but temporary residents in

the town: where they receive instruction,

while only a siaellnuinber of those instruct-

ed by the Missionary are baptized by him, and the vast majority merge unnoticed into the christain Church. But for thope who wish to have some data in reference to the probable number of those already gathered into the church of Christ, we may mention that the number in Berlin amounts to 2,500.

The number baptised in Germany within the last twenty years may be taken as 5,000, and in Russia, 3,000. This with the lowest estimate of‘ 2,000 f'or baptised Jews in England, would make the grand total of 12,500, which will be an approximation most probably under rather than over the truth. One gratifying fact is, that although when the Society commenced its labors, there was not a single clergyman of the Church of England, of the House of Israel, there are now filly who have been ordained in that church, the majority of‘ whom are now labouring as stated Pastors over Chris- tian Congregations in this Country. Othcrn of them, as Missionaries to the Heathen, and nine as Missionaries to their Jewish brethern, and amongst the Agents employed by this Society, fifty are believing Israelites, and that upwards of one hundred and fifty Converts are engaged in the Protestant Churches, Universities, and Schools in Germany as Ministers, Professors and Teachers, all having learned to renounce the errors of Rabbinism, and led to embrace that Gospel which they thus publicly bear witness to. But, if we know nothing of results, we might be quite certain, that it cannot be in vain that this Society has circulated 61,690 Copies ofthe entire Old Testament, in Hebrew, and 55,745 Copies of the Hebrew New Testament, together with upwards of one million Tracts and other publications. If we could not point, as we have done, to thousands of believing Israelites, we mig t be quite certain that men, going as the Missionaries do, with the grace of God in their hearts, and thelovo of Christ constraining them, to preach to their brethren, not-themselves, but Christ the power of God and the wisdom ofGod, that that word preached will not return void, and the bread cast u n the waters will be seen though it be a er many days. After all, it must never be forgotten, that the work already done, is but it preparatory work. We have thrown a little lenven into the mass. Let us pray that the breath of the Spirit may breathe upon Israel, and that the dry bones, exceeding many and exceeding dry, may begin to stir.