white already to harvest." But, were it not so, shall it be said that little has been done, when a work has been sent forth into the world which, since the first promulgation of Christianity, was never before attempted; and which, of all the works that ever can be conceived, is the most likely to be effectual for the desired end ? If we look forward to its ulti- mate results, as likely to be the one great means of qualifying the Jews in every quarter of the globe to become at a future period the instructors of the Gentile world, the importance of it can scarcely ever be duly appreciated. There are also many other things now in operation, which till lately could not be brought to bear : missionaries are sent out to different parts : others are receiving appropriate in- struction in a seminary recently instituted for that special purpose : and a variety of other plans are now in full activity, and, I would hope, with good effect : so that it can by no means be said, that there is little doing, or little done. In point of efficiency, the Society will be found, especially since it came under the management of its present directors, to bear a comparison with other institutions of a similar nature. As to its progress, compare it with the Re- formation : Was that wrought in a day ? How long had Wickliffe protested against the abominations of Popery, before any considerable portion of the Church could be effectually purged from its corruptions ? and how little has been done towards the diffusion of the Protestant religion in a neighbouring portion of the United Kingdom during the space of above two hundred years ? Nay, let any one of us labour only in a single parish, with every possible advantage, for a number of years, and see how few are truly con- verted to God ; and, of those few who profess to have received the word into their hearts, how very small a portion " bring forth fruit unto perfection," and " endure unto the end!" Let us but judge can- didly in this matter, and we shall see indeed but little reason for this complaint.
Regretting that I have been necessitated to detain