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 leave of our kind friends, the Chubb family, where we have been hospitably entertained during our stay in this splendid city. All the members of the family have missionary hearts. May the Lord pour his blessings upon them! I rejoice to say that we met with very kind receptions from all parties with whom we had intercourse. It is a pleasure to be amongst such a people. On board of the Steamer we held a short meeting. We gave the passengers an account of the work of God amongst our Indians in Canada, with which they appeared much pleased, and took up a collection for our Missions to the amount of $24. Arrived in New York at 7 o'clock in the evening, and were welcomed by our kind friend, Brother S. Martin.

Tuesday 21st. — Employed in writing, &c. Received a letter from my friend Col. Clench. In the evening we attended the Anniversary of the Young Men's Bible Society. Mr. Dissoway occupied the chair, and the meeting was addressed by Brother Case, the Indian boys and myself. It was a very interesting meeting to me, as this Society have resolved to pay for the printing of the Gospel of St. Mark in the Mohawk tongue. Slept at Mr. Hall's.

Wednesday 22nd. — In the forenoon, wrote a letter to Mr. George Ryerson, Missionary, at the Credit Mission. At 4,, I left for Boston by steamboat, having received a pressing invitation from christian friends there. Our course was about east, along the Long Island Sound. Had a long talk with a white man who did not believe in the Bible, and said that there was no devil and no hereafter. I tried to show him the absurdity of his opinion and the danger to which he exposed himself in rejecting the word of God, &c. I was shocked to find an intelligent man so benighted and degraded as to disbelieve in the truth of Divine revelation. Surely this man with all his advantages, is a greater heathen than my poor