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For the Boston Recorder & Telegraph. GEN ERAL ASSOCIATION OF CONNECTICUT This body assembled at Stratford on Tues

 day the 18th II o'clock, A. M., and was or ganized by choosing Rev. Mir. Dove, of Thompson, M Moderator; and Rev. MT. Mer- 1 win of New Haven, Scribe. Various mat

 ters of business of davotion furnished dili-

 gent and highly profitable occupation of their

 time till Thursday night. The actual business of tine Connecticut Missionary Society, the Connecticut Branch of the American Education Society, was 1 transacted. The sermon before the General Association was preached Tuesday forenoon, by the Rev. Noah Smith from the text "Mur- nlur not among yourselves; no man can come near me except the father that sent me

 draw him." The preacher showed that this

 inability was altogether an unwillingness,

 and pressed the conscience of the sinner

 with the alarming strength of his opposition to Christ and holiness. In the evening sermon

 was delivered by Rev. s. Green of Boston on

 the encouragements to prayer. "And it shall come to pass before they call will answer

 & while they are yet speaking will hear" At 10 o'clock Wednesday Morning, sermon

 was preached before the Connecticut Mis-

 sionary Society, by Rev. Noah Porter. Immediately after which an able and anima- ted report of the doings of the Americanl Ed

 ucation Society was read by the Secretary, Rev. l.. Bacon, of New Haven, followed with spirited addresses by Rev. MT. Lindsley of Hartford. Rev. Dr.. Chefter ofAlbany, N. Y.

 Rev. MT. Merwin, New-Haven, Rev. S. Green of Boston, Mass. and Rev. Elias Cor

 nelius, Secretary ofthe American Education

 Society.

 Ats o'clock F. M. very large cencourse of people assembled, from considerable dis tance, when narrative of the state of religion within the bounds of the General Association of Connecticut was read, presenting on the l whole such view ofthe present state and fui-

 ture prospect of that portion of our Zion as 1 must greatly comfort and encourage every heart.

 This interest was increased by several yer

 bal statements made by gentlemen who were

 delegates from foreign bodies, and blest with

 special revivals ofrelgion. Statementsrela- to Litchfeld County were of peculiarly en-

 couraging character, it appeared that most of

 the churches in that county were signally fav Ored at the present time. An interesting oc- currence was mentioned: in one church there was an individual who had some years

 come to the Lords table. A Christian broth

 CT had for some time attempting to deal with him according 10 the rules of the gospel. The

 church held meeting for prayer mutual con-

 fession and conference, at which it was

 expected brethren would be present from other churches where God was pouring out

 his Spirit. At the commencement of the

 meeting the brother who was dealing with the

 offender met him on the door step, and in-

 stead of admonishing him began to make confession to him that his motives and feeling | in his course of dealing with him, had been

 unholy, and greatly deficient in Christian

 love. Said the offending brother in surprise, supposed you wished me to make cOnfes- sion to you as ought, instead of your making confession to me. The feelings of these two

 brethren on the steps was immediately com

 municated to the brethren within. It melted

 them into tears, and they fell upon their

 knees and gave Godthe thanks.

 Another occurrence in the same county was

 mentioned. A woman had serious conyer- sation one morning with her husband on the

 duty of family prayer. He took his Bible, and after bordering the passage containing the resolution of Joshua, ''as for me and my house we win serve the Lord ;'' he wrote it on leaf and subscribed his name. His wife