he commanded to ftrike off his head, faying, "That should this Artifice come once to be known, gold and filver would be of as little value as the dirt of the street.” ** D Teaching DUMB PERSONS to Speak. R. Willis, Profellor of Geometry, in Oxford, and Fellow of the Royal Society, was the first in England that made Art fupply the defects of Nature, in learning persons that were deaf and dumb to fpeak, and write diftinctly and intelligibly. Mr. Nathaniel Whaly, born in Northamp ton, of reputable parents, was taught by him, in Oxford, at twenty-fix years of age, (who had been deaf and dumb above twenty years) in the year 1662, and that in the space of one year. At the fame time the Doctor taught a fon of the Lord Wharton, that was born deaf and dumb; and after. wards Mr. Popham. Mr. Whaly was had before the Royal Society, and there difcourfed to their entire fatisfaction. King Charles the Second alfo hearing of it, defired to fee Mr. Whaly: who appearing before him, his Majefly afked him feveral questions, and was fatisfied with his pertinent answers. 4 AN EXTRACT FROM THE MINUTES of a CONFERENCE, 98 Edifto. 101 Pee Dee. 102 Yadkin. 103 Salifoury. 107 Cafwell. 109 New River. 111 Roanoak. E. Weft. L. Green. 1. Smith. H. Bingham, L. Andrews, W. Partridge, B. M'Henry, M. Moore. J. Minter. D. Afbury, J. Abel. T. Burns. D. Coombes. E. Morris, H. Ogburn. EIDERS. B. Allen. R. Ellis. F. Poythrefs. 7. 114 Suffex. 115 Amelia. P. Cox, L. Grigg. 117 Camden. H. Hull, M. Whittaker. 116 Portsmouth. T. Jackfon, D. Jefferson. S. Smith. 118 Banks. 119 Bertie. D. Haggard. H. Merrit, L. Chafteen. P. Bruce. 120 Bedford. J. Paup, W. Bradbury. 121 Greenbrier. I. Smith. 122 Orange. I. Lowe, D. Locket. 123 Hannover. H. Vanover. 125 Hotplein. J. Mafton, N. Moore. 130 Redstone. W. Phebus, J. Wilfon, E. Phelps. 133 Alleghany. 134 Bath. 135 Berkeley. 136 Fairfax. 137 Lancaster. J. Connoway, G. Callaughan. J. Simmons, J. Todd. R.Ayres, M. Laird. L. Mathews, J. Lurton. 138 Frederick 138 Frederick. J. Forrest, B. Riggin, B. 139 Calvert. 140 Baltimore. J. Lee. Roberts. J. Riggin. 141 Kent. I. Ellis, J. Merrick. J. Cooper. 144 Caroline. 145 Dorfet. 146 Somerfet. ELDERS. | N. Reed. 7. Hagerty. 1. Pigman. T. Chew. A. Cloud, J. Brufh. J. White, G. Thompfon, F. Spry. Cromwell, T. Curtis. L. Rofs, C Spry. 147 Annameffex. J. Evritt, M. Greentree. .148 Northampton. R. Sparks. 149 Philadelphia. S. Dudley, W. Thomas. 153 Trenton. Milburne. E. Cooper, N. Mills, 154 East Jersey. S. Pyle, C. Cook. 155 New York. 156 New Rochelle. S. Talbot. 157 Long-Ifland. P. Moriarty. The British Dominions. 158 Nova-Scotia. W. Jeffop, W. Black, J. Mann, ? J. Mann. 159 Newfoundland. J. M'Geary. 160 Antigua. 161 St. Vincents. 162 St. Chriftophers. Under the Government of Holland. 163 St. Eustatius. J. Harper. LETTERS. LETTER S. LETTER CCCCXL. [From Mifs E. R. to the Rev. J. Welley.] Rev. Sir. Otley, Sept. 14, 1775. LORY be to God, I am kept in perfect peace, and daily GLO feel my foul grow in grace. Jefus is more abundantly precious! I am often, as it were, loft in fellowship with the Holy Trinity; and within these last two months have felt my foul fo funk into an entire nothingness before God, that I have often been conftrained to fay, "Behold what manner of love is this, that I, who am lefs than the leaft of all Saints, fhould be thus favoured!" But the price! the precious ranfome coft my Lord his life! Here is the fpring of all my joys! Yes, though to me they all are freely given, yet for them was my dear Lord wounded, bruifed, and chaflifed! and by his ftripes I am healed. When I thus reflect on what the dear Immanuel has done and fuffered for me, how does my heart burn with love to this adorable Saviour! Loft in astonishment and love I fay, Thou art worthy! Shall I ever keep back what thou so dearly haft bought? No, my Lord; take the purchase of thy blood: if I had ten thousand hearts they should all be thine. But what I have and am I freely give; and Jefus graciously deigns to accept my mite, and tells me, ere long I fhall fee his lovely face without a vail between. Then I fhall worthily praise. Then I fhall perfectly love. O that all with us may find the art of living thus to thee! feeing thy fervice is perfect freedom. Laft Laft week I was at Bradforth, and find that the Lord is among the people of a truth. Many are awakened; numbers justified, and not a few teftify that they are cleanfed from all filthinefs of flesh and spirit. At Great Horton the arm of the Lord is made bare: the people cry out with one accord, What shall we do to be faved! Many have believed in Chrift, and feel the power of mighty faith. On Tuesday night, as Mr. was meeting his Clafs, a young man cried out aloud for full deliverance from fin! And before we parted he told us, he would for ever praise God, who enabled him to love him with his whole heart. Many more there are who are urging their way forward, and feem determined to follow after till they attain all that God has promised. That we may all thus follow after and attain, is, Rev. Sir, the carneft defire of your obedient Servant in Chrift, [From Mr. J. H. to the Rev. J. Welley.] E. R. Hannam-Green, Oct. 1, 1775 Rev. Sir, Thank you for your kind Letter, and for the pleasure I received by being informed that you had not heard any thing which tended to hurt me in your esteem. I fpeak not thus because I would have any particulars about me kept from you. For I am ready to give you any account of myself Jou fhall require. But there is one thing for which I am much more obliged to you. I mean your kind concern for me. You have shewn this in cautioning me againft what you fear may hurt me, and by directing me to what you think will help me. It was |