vered to the various members of the mission. As these instructions have been published, we need not describe them here. They were heard with deep interest, and, so far as we know, universally approved by the Christian community. Mr. Thurston opened the services of the evening with prayer. On Saturday morning, at 10 o'clock, Park-street Church was again crowded, and an address was delivered in behalf of the mission by Mr. Thurston, in which he bade farewell to the personal friends of himself and his associates, to the friends of missions, and to his native land. Hopoo then ascended the pulpit, and made an extemporary address to the audience. His manner was grave, dignified, and highly becoming the house of God; his observations indicated good sense and piety, and his delivery was free from any embarrassment, except what arose from his want of readiness in the use of our language. At the close of his remarks, he begged permission to address, in his native language, five Sandwich Islanders who had recently arrived in this country, and who were about to receive some advantages of education. He spoke to them with great fluency; and urged upon them, (as he afterwards explained himself in private,) a good use of the religious advantages which they might enjoy in this Christian land. The choir of Park-street Church, at the request of the missionaries, joined them in singing an anthem, which begins thus: "Head of the Church triumphant!" and which was performed in a very superior style. The introductory prayer to these services was of fered by Mr. Bingham, and the concluding prayer by Mr. Fisk, one of the missionaries to Palestine. At the request of the newly formed Mission Church, the sacrament of the Lord's Supper was administered at the close of religious worship, on Sabbath afternoon. The Rev. Dr. Worcester presided at this solemn ordinance, and led in the services, and was assisted by the Rev. Messrs. Jenks, Sabine, Dwight, and Bingham, and the Rev. Professor Porter. The number of communicants was probably 600; and the multitude of spectators was very great. The occasion was one of the most interesting and solemn which can ever exist in this world. The impression which it made on many minds will not soon be erased. Embarkation of the Missionaries. On Saturday, the 23d, the mission family, with a great number of friends, acquaintances, and strangers, assembled on the Long Wharf, to unite in religious exercises preparatory to the last farewell. The assembly united in singing the hymn which commences with "Blest be the tie that binds ;" a fervent and affectionate prayer was offered by the Rev. Dr. Worcester; a closing address was made by Hopoo; and Messrs. Bingham and Thurston, assisted by an intimate Christian friend, sung with perfect composure, "When shall we all meet again ?"—a piece of melting tenderness, both in respect to the poetry and the music. A fourteen ૧ oared barge, politely offered by the commanding officer of the Independence, 74, was in waiting; the members of the mission took leave of their weeping friends, and were speedily conveyed on board the brig Thaddeus. They were accompanied by the Committee, and other particular friends. In a short time the vessel weighed anchor, and dropped into the lower harbour; and the next day, the wind and tide favouring, put to sea. To the favour and protection of that God who maketh the clouds his chariot, and walketh upon the wings of the wind, this little band is devoutly commended by many prayers. Besides the Missionaries, Messrs. Bingham and Thurston, the following persons go out as assistants, viz. Mr. Daniel Chamberlain, Agriculturalist, Brookfield, Mass.; Dr. Thomas Holman, Physician, Cooperstown, N. Y.; Mr. Samuel Whitney, Mechanic and Schoolmaster, Branford, Con.; Mr. Samuel Ruggles, Catechist and Schoolmaster, Brookfield, Con.; Mr. Elisha Loomis, Printer and Schoolmaster, Middlesex, N. Y. All the abovenamed persons are married, and take their wives with them. Mr. Chamberlain has five children, three sons and two daughters, the eldest aged 13. The following Sandwich Islanders, hopeful converts to Christianity, belong to the mission as teachers, viz. John Honooree, native of Owyhee; Thomas Hopoo, native of Owyhee; William Tennooe, native of Atooi; George Tamoree, son of |