self. I went to meeting and heard the three sermons, which were

preached on that day. I was prepared to hear with attention, expecting to learn what I might do. In the improvement of the morning discourse I was told to do my duty, if I remember right, without regard to consequences. This thought immediately occurred to me, who can tell me what my duty is? I asked myself, if I were willing, that Jesus Christ should be my teacher and do for me and direct me in every respect. I thought I was. The character of God, as exhibited in the second sermon, appeared pleasing. I was glad, that God was a being, possessing all power. I had seen enough of my own heart to convince me, that all, which was said in the third sermon concerning the nat ural depravity of man was true.

While I was meditating upon recollect of applying them to mymy unhappy situation, the thought occurred to me, why not commit my ways unto the Lord, rest in him and wait patiently for him. I felt that I could willingly do it. I wished to be made entirely holy. And I was desirous of entering immediately into God's service. I asked myself, if I were willing, after enjoying his presence here, to be cast from it for ever. I shrunk from it. The thought returned, am I not willing God's will should be done? I thought I could cheerfully commit my all into his hands, leaving the event with him. My proud heart quickly suggested to me, that these feelings were right. The thought distressed me. I mentally said what can be done with such a heart as mine? I took up the bible and opening to the 10th chapter of Acts, I read these words, "he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do." Who, thought 1, can tell me what I ought to do? My mind was immediately directed to you, sir. You had been the means of convincing me, that I had not taken one step towards heaven. I thought, perhaps, you would now tell me, how I might. I soon found I made great dependance upon it. I felt in haste to go to meeting. It being early, I again took my Bible and opened to the 22d chapter of Luke. I read with indifference, until I came to the 31 & 32 verses.

My heart was affected. I thought

them gracious words, but do not

Meditating one day that week upon my own feelings, while sitting under your preaching, the letter, which I had addressed to you, Sir, three years and an half before, rushed into my mind. I had not thought of it for many months.--It gave me pleasure to think it were possible you had received it and that your prayers were answered in regard to me. J recollected, that I resolved when 1 wrote the letter, that if ever I had the least hope, that I was reconciled to the will of God, I would make you, Sir, acquainted with it. But I scarcely knew,

that I had any; and I was altoge

ther at a loss to know how to express it. The feelings that I have had, that I hoped were right, have been so few, so faint, and of so short continuance, that I know not, whether I am the friend or the enemy of God. I feel none of that opposition, which I formerly had to the divine government; but I cannot determine, whether it is resignation or stupidity. If I have ever been the subject of your prayers, Sir, I beg the continuance of them; if not, may I now be particularly remembered. Begging your pardon, Sir, for the liberty I have taken, I subscribe myself with sentiments of respect, yours,

SOPHIA BULLock.

As the person who wrote the preceding letter has been a number of years in the world of spirits and was greatly endeared to her christian acquaintance, as well as to her bereaved relatives, it has been thought proper to add her name; that her letter may appear and be known, as it was written by her own hand. The letter that she sent to the Post-Office, was received and was prob. ably as trying to him who received it, as the occasion of it was to the writer. The writer was unknown, until the reception of the preceding letter. May every reader pray with humility and perseverance for distressed, and perishing sinners.

T. W.

From the Utica Repository.

THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS IN THE NINE-
TEENTH CENTURY-BY BUNYANUS.

CHAPTER IV.

Now I beheld that the pilgrims had arrived at the house of the interpreter, where they knocked, and one opened the door, and inquired who they were, and what they wanted. Then Thoughtful told him they were pilgrims who entered this way at the Wicket gate, and were bid to call at the house of the Interpreter, to be more fully introduced into the King's statutes. So they were desired to walk in, and were introduced into the presence of the Interpreter, a venerable old man, of a grave but pleasant countenance, who desired them to be seated, and then inquired who they were, and how they had come in at the gate, and what they had met with by the way; Then he said, and they told him.

In.. You did well in not exchanging your books with Mr. Plausible. He is an impostor, and an enemy to pilgrims; and by good words and fair speeches he deceiveth the hearts of the simple. He knows that none are approved but such by the Lord of the way, as love his statutes, and obey them. He desires, therefore, to keep them ignorant of these, or to make them believe they are different from what they are. For this purpose he wishes to deprive them of their books, or destroy their confidence in them. And if

Ardent. I confess that I was too much inclined to listen to Mr. Plausible, and was disposed to receive his books. But I desire to be thankful that I have escaped the danger.

Th. I wish to know what ground we have to depend upon the correctness of our present copies of the King's statute book, that my confidence in it may not again be shaken; for I confess that Mr. Plausible's discourse made some impression upon my mind also.

he cannot prevail upon him to ced on the King's statute book; take his mutilated and erroneous and thus prepare them to be car. copies, he often fills their minds ried about with every wind of doc. with doubts as to the correctness trine, and become a prey to every of those they have, and greatly deceiver. hinders their improvement and comfort in perusing them. As for his pretended Improved Version, it was indeed made by men of learning and abilities; but they were men who wished to degrade the character of the Prince Immanuel, and rob him of his honors. They wished also to misrepresent the character, and government, and designs of the King, and make it appear that he would not destroy his enemies and burn up their cities with unquenchable fire. His other copies are more or less erroneous, in order to suit the different inclinations of those who may be willing to exchange. That made by John the Itinerant, does not indeed, like some of them degrade the Prince Immanuel to a mere fallible, peccable man, nor deny the existence of the Holy Comforter, nor the everlasting punishment of the King's enemies; but if you should compare it with your own copies, you would perceive that it is intended to conceal many of the doctrines which your copies teach, and to favour those which he laboured to establish; and that it differs from yours in so many places, that its tendency must be to weaken the confidence of the feeble minded in any copy, and make them believe that there is no dependance to be pla

In. As to the correctness of the original copy of which your copies are a translation, I would observe, that the most learned of the King's servants have carefully compared all the copies that could be found in the different parts of the world, and taken down a statement of every variation, even in the manner of spelling the same words, and published the result of their labours; from which it appears, that the copies in present use, cannot differ, in any important particular, from those which were written by the King's scribes. And as to the translation you have, it was the joint labour of forty-seven of the most learned of the King's servants that could be found, in a learned age, and is the copy distributed by all those corporations which the King has