Permanent temperance documents, of the American Temperance Society. Vol. I.

Date:
1835
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    and Southern States. He was received with kindness, heard with attention, and was instrumental in awakening new interest in that pan of the country. In March, he returned, and continued his labors in New England, till within three months of the close of his engagement. Having been invited to take charge of a church in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and believing it to be his duty to ac- cept the invitation, he resigned his laborious and successful agen- cy, Sept. 30th, 1830. And while the Committee would grate- fully acknowledge the kindness of the Lord in his preservation and success, they would affectionately sympathize with him in his recent domestic affliction,* and express their earnest hope that both mercies and trials may be overruled for his greater useful- ness on earth, and his more distinguished glory in heaven. Rev. Edward W. Hooker, associate general agent, and editor of the Journal of Humanity, after the judicious and able dis- charge of its duties till the paper was established, and had taken strong hold on the interests of the community, resigned his connec- tion with the Society; and Mr. E. C. Tracy was appointed editor in his stead. This paper still continues to be a powerful auxil- iary in the great and good cause. It is read with deep interest, by intelligent and philanthropic men, in this and other countries ; and should its circulation be extended so as to render its publication permanent, it would accomplish unspeakable good to our cquntry and to the world. And the Committee would earnestly request the friends of the object, as extensively as practicable, to promote its circulation. Other papers, and periodical publications, have exerted a power- ful influence, and rendered valuable aid to the cause; and it is de- sirable that such publications should be circulated extensively throughout the country. Rev. Wm. Kinner, a Baptist clergyman in Illinois, has been appointed to labor for one year, as agent, in that state; and the American Tract Society has made a donation of temperance tracts, to be distributed by our agents, in that extended and interesting part of our country. The Corresponding Secretary, since his reappointment, August 27th, 1829, has continued uninterruptedly his labors in the service of the Society. He has visited various parts of the British province of New Brunswick, and the states of Maine, New Hamp- shire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Penn- sylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. He has traveled more than 6,400 miles, and preached and addressed public bodies three hundred and eighty-six times. He has assisted in the formation, and attended the anniversaries, of numerous Tem- * Mrs. Rebecca Hewit, wife of Rev. Nathaniel Hewit, died at Bridgeport, Conn., deeply lamented, Jan. 2d, 1831. 6 v ’