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CHOICE OF HEAVEN,
leed, the choice were not difficult
, - . , . - , . the mind;” and
upenor sway; but in this, lapsec t j iat aay j n g , 3 voiined,
of nature, the Ullderstundlllg and Video meliora, proboquej
are so depraved, that present ltcteriora senior: ^
(pleasing to sense) ravish the t I fice whut is worthy to bo chosen, but, (Christian hands alone) must also have
into a compliance. Men arc de- j pursue what is to be abhorred. Thus j p ei j a hcd.
d, not compelled into ruin: the ■ miserably weak are the rational guiding j Look now at our own country. Con-
seducer prevails by fair tempta- ! power in man since his tall, thus iinpe- I template her intelligent and high-mind-
This will be evident, by reflect-j rious and violent the biutish faculties, ed population, her splendid cities, and
pon the frame and composition ot In short, illusion and concupiscence are cultivated fields, her churches, and col
as he consists of spirit, soul and , the principal causes why the most no- i e g e3j mid schools, and those tree in-
and the manner of his acting, j ble and divine good is undervalued and gtitutious which are objects of wonder,
pint is the intellective discerning . rejected, in comparison of infeiior tian- aild possibly ere long, of imitation to
y, the seat of reason, capaole to sitory vanities. O tbe cheap damna- ; other nations—in a word, behold her
are and judge of the qualtics of; tion of beguiled soulsl A inessot pot- possessing, in an unexampled deg,ec,
and foresee their issues. The ! tage was more voluable to Esau, ‘ u ~“
includes the lower faculties, the , the birthright that had
fancy and passions, that ure the regal and -priestly
CHEROKEE PHCIIX
-i AND INDIANS’ ADVOCATE
CHEBOKEE NATION, PIlOPRIET0Rg EDITED BY ELIJAH HICKS
NEW ECHOTA, CHEROKEE! NATION, SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1833.
NO. 23.
RELIGIOUS.
upon the sensitive appetite, that eager
ly desires what is represented as pleas
ant, though the enlightened mind sees
through the temptation, and knows il is
a mere dream, that brings neither solid
nor durable joy. One in a lever is
pleased by imagining fountains and
streams, though he knows that imagin
ary waters cannot quench his thirst,
nor afford the least real refreshment.
Now the sensitive appetite being in
flamed by the fancy, imports a conta
gious fire, to the will, and that induces
the mind either to concur with, and pal
liate the deceit, and to judge favora
bly according to its inclinations, or
makes it slack or remiss in its office,
diverting the thoughts from what might
control the appetite; or if the under
standing still contradicts, yet it is in so
cold and speculative a manner, that
the law of the members” rebels a-
ien lying vanities and substantial „ a j ns ^ t be superior light, and is too
illness, if uncorrupted reason had ® t .. for the law ol th(
that we are not only to accfept the over
ture ourselves, bnt that, as fiduciaries
of the Almighty, we arebound by sanc
tions solemn as our own eternal desti
ny, to spread the momentous intelli
gence far and wide by all the means
we possess / Can there be a doubt
that the injunction of the Saviour to
promulgate his Gospel is as imperative
now us at the instant it was delivered ?
Imagine then that the first subjects of
Christianity, content with their own
fancied enjoyment of the blessing, had
withheld the sacred volume from the
surrounding world, and in elfect from
succeeding generations, and that thus
all knowledge of the contents of that
blessed book had become extinct!
What think you, would have been the
present condition of mankind ? The
extinction of the sun in the heavens is
the only lit emblem of the darkness,
moral and intellectual, which must iiave
overshadowed the eurth; for nut the
Christian Scriptures only, but all the
ancient monuments o( human learning
(which have come down to us through
The Ho*. William Wirt, of Bal-I gorical illustration, founded in the anal
timore, whose health did not admit of ogies of nature,
. providence &. grace—
a form of speech in which moral and
sacred truths are represented under a
semi-transparent veil of natural and
historical imagery. Parable is of the
same nature with metaphor, and de
rived from the same sources; but dif-
fo*" s from it chiefly in two respects.—
Metaphor is the natural language of
passion; parable, of reflection. Meta
phor rises suddenly in the mind, from
the excitement of the occasion, and is
of short extent; parable is the result of
deliberate comparison between the
his presence at the meeting, comrnuni
catcd a letter expressive of his feelings
in relation to the circulation of the
Bible, af follows.—
Baltimore, May 7, 1833.
Mv Dear Sir,—You, who know the
state of my health and the engagements
which environ me, require no explana
tion of the causes that disable me from
following the bent of my inclinations
in regard to the approaching Anniver
sary of the American Bible Society. I
do devoutly wish that 1 could be with
you, and that it were in my power to j truths which ure to be conveyed, and
say or do any thing that could give the j the familiar objects which are to pre-
slightcst auxiliary impulse to the great- seilt them to the popular and perhaps
est cause that can engage the attention prejudiced mind. The imagination is
and efforts of man. Life and all its “ '
other concerns are indeed but “shad
ows light and vain, still hastening to
the dust;” but this aspires to the skies,
and seeks a mansion eternal in the hea
vens—not for ourselves only, but for
all our brethren of the race of Adam,
throughout the inhabited globe. There
is nothing sweet and touching in any
other instance of human charity and
] mercy, nothing warming and firing in
j any former example of heroism, which
i is not thrown into the shade in compar
ison with this. To have sent bread in
former days to the famishing inhabitants
ofCaraccas, and more recently to those
of the Cape de Verde Islands, were
thought beautiful instances of the sym-
sant aoout present things. The
i the will, the principle of clec-
in the midst of the other, as the
r to which all their addresses
Now upon the proposal of the
ual and carnal good, in order to
e, the will is to be directed by the
and by its own authority to rule
iwer passions: but alas! the mind
wt its primitive light and purity,
ace and integrity; neglects its du
al from ignorance, error and ear-
■ejudices, often pleads for the flesh;
the will, the rational appetite, is
itarily subordinate, and enslaved
ic sensitive. From hence it is,
in the competition, heaven, (with
glory) is despised, and the pre-
world embraced.
ic fancy is very powerful in men
a double account.
The understanding naturally ro-
:s the notions of things by panth-
i, that are still mixing in its con-
iations. While the soul is conlin-
i a tabernacle of flesh, it appre-
!$ uo object without the precedent
dtioii ef the senses: from whence it
(possible, that a person absolutely
ived of sight from his birth, should
an idea of light, or colors; or that
irn deaf, should conceive what
d is; the sense never having iin-
6ti an uccount of it to them. And
image of the object is not itnmedi-
1 transmitted from the sense to the
, but first to the imagination, that
ares it for its view. And from
»the sensual fancy is so predoini-
in swaying the judgment, and in-
ing the will. As those counsellors
tale that have the ear of the prince,
are continually with him, bv spe-
»informations, and disguising truth
lenco him to upprovo or reject per-
■ and things, according to the vari
aspects given by them. The same
(ct propounded in a dark confused
mer, weakly moves us; but varnish-
ind beautiful with lively and pleas-
colors by the imagination, is armed
> auch power that ravishes the es-
® of the mind, and consent of the
L Now celestial happiness being
eiy spiritual, “such as eye hath pot
nor ear heard, nor entered into
Wit of man to conceive;” though
la discoveries be made of it by rev-
lion, yet the imagination makes such
obscure detracting idea of it, that it
*ots no more than a dead shadow
in some imperfect lines of an
inisite beauty. But when the fancy
farmed and enlivened by the pres-
8 of sensible objects, it makes a vi-
t8 us impression of them upon the
and that represents the pictures
pleasure as very lovely and delight-
lo the will, which presently embrac-
lltem.
The fancy has a marvellous force
i to Esau, than. ' W of muI ?‘ or man; and > e * h P W
1 to it ill c * enieiM ® ot worunj prosptriij, in do they vanish m comparison with this
di lv IJ. ' prospect of immorta blessedness m noble ' ffort to send the bread of life
dignity. un reverston Strike out the whole oi the „ i..„,
eternal throughout a lost and famishing
world! The emancipation of Greece,
of Franco, and of Poland, which have
wise and unhappy wretches! “that fol- deliglitful vision, and bring back Ihe
low lying vanities, and forsaUe their l h Jrrol jj op ttiat barbarism which chilled
own mercies.” 1 the hearts of our fathers when they first i, prpfn f ni intpnqolv enrraired the so-
rhus I have briefly set down the pro- touched these shores, aud you will form i; c itu,i P ,,f mir natriots—what would
cess of men’s foolish choice in this de- eomo conception of the state of things . if thev could all be accom-
generate state. Mow that we may ; wbioh „ oul J exist here and throughout £L d ’lor'Lg t" ou?".Uhe, 00^
with a free uncorrupted judgment com- Christendom at this moment, if the an- , p ared wUh tho emancipation of this en
taithiul ;• j
pare things in order to a wise choice ; cUmtchurch had not been more luuniui i; re world from the bondage of idola-
ot true lehcity, it follows from what has than modern Christians m publishing). , • . tb _ introduction of all
been said, that as the Apostle in obey- the everlasting Gospel. And have we ' inliabitai ’ UH to the g i orio «g liberty of
not reason to fear that a full proportion | |he SQng of God? f ho Crusades of
of the ignorance of moral degradation ; former whoso contemplation,
uutr oMiotiug in ifle world niay be chars- $ ven a t the distance of time, disturbs
cd to our remissness in this great de
partment of benevolence?
Consider the multitudes of our fellow-
ing his heavenly commission, “confer
red not with flesh and blood,” we must
not, tu this matter or inhmte impor.
tonce, attend,
[l.J To the suggestions and desires
of the senses aud carnal appetites;
which are the worst counsellors, as be
ing incapable of judging what is our
proper happiness, deceitful and impor
tunate.
[2.] They are incapable of appre
hending spiritual eternal things, which
alone bring true and complete satisfac
tion to the soul; and annot look tor-
ward to the end of sinful pleasures,
and oalance the terrible evils they
leave at parting, with the slight vanish
ing content that springs from their pre
sence: Therefore as blind persons lay
hold on things they feci, so the sensi
tive faculties that are blind and brut- people of England for their early ex
thc medium employed in both cases,
but for diiferent ends. The object of
metaphor is to strike at once the fancy
and feelings. The object of parable
is, through an analogical argument of
the happiest kind, to convince the judg
ment and conscience in the most ef
fectual manner. Three qualities is
indispensible in the construction of a
good parable:—first, completeness of
imagery; second, correctness of analo
gy; and third, comprehensiveness of
moral. Without the first, it would of
fend against taste, and fail to interest
attention; without a second, it would
olfend against reason, and lead to false
inferences: and without the third, it
would be a mere riddle, and could com
municate no important instruction in
struction, even when understood.-—
“Thc legs of the lame are not equal,”
says Solomon, “so is a parable in the
mouth of fools.” Prov. xxi: 7.
It is not necessary to a good para
ble, thul every incident in the narrative
should have a corresponding sentiment
in the moral. It is sufficient ifthe lead
ing incidents represent important truths.
Inferior ones are often introduced to
fill up the narative to make the transi
tions natural, and the imagery com
plete.
Neither it is essential to a good par
able, that every incident in the narrutive
should be founded on fact. This would
coniine tbc range of parabolic repre
sentation, within limits so narrow as
to render it almost useless. It Is only
the sobriety of history, and disposes
her to borrow the language of poetry in
. ..... . . depicting all Europe as loosened from
men, who are either in the savage state ' Jt8 f ouu datio n s and precipitated against j necessary that the leading incidents
just alluded to, or, if possible in a con- , t , |e bosom of Asia> for the purpose of I should b J f oundcd in natuve B BIld truth;
dition still more deplorable the du l*es I rescuing from the infidels a small por- an d the better known—the more close-
of the grossest imposture—the slaves U(m of territory called the Holy Land
of ecclesiastical domination, or the vm-, _ what waH th ' ere in their ob ; ect) in
Urns of a senseless and bloody sap«r- , their achievements> or ift the boasted
stition. All these are tarnishing for the , of chival to which they led, that
bread of life,
them ?—It is said that our
Who shall cau bear a comparison with this mag-
, , ... , . nificcnt enterprise of converting the
brethren may still continue the exclu- who , e carth ^ R Holy Land> a ” d al i
sive almoners ot this divine charity?)^ inl)abitant3 into followers of the
?
ish) adhere to gross present enjoy
ments, not understanding the pure spot
less felicity that is to come, and des
pising what they do not understand.
Now who would, in an affair upon
which his all depends, advise with chil
dren and fools; whose judgment of
things is without counsel, their counsel
without discourse, their discourse with
out reason ? There is nothing more
contrary to the order of nature, than
for men that should affect with judg
ment, to judge by their affections.—
Bales.
From the Christian Watchman.
THE BIBLE FOB THE WHOLE WORLD.
At the meeting of the American Bi
ble Society in the City of Now York,
May 9, the President, Hon. John Cot-
to.v Smith, delivered an address, from
which we extract the noble sentiments
which follow, on the obligations of
Christians to give the Scriptures to ev
ery nation on our globe:—
“It may well excite our astonishment
that the entire Christian world has
slept so long over this all-important
subject, and is even now not more than
half awake. We profess to believe
that the bible is of divine origin, that it
contains a message from the living God
to guilty man, offering him pardon and
peace, the purest joys of earth and the
only hope of heaven—that this mes
sage is intended for all, and is confided
to a portion of the race, to be commu
nicated to all. Aro wo aware of the
magnitude of the trust? of the immense
responsibility it creates? Do we know
“The blessing of him that was ready to 1 Crosa and heirB of glory ? It is in vaiu
perish, nay, the choicest blessings ot j t ^ at j gce k f Qr initiations to express
I heaven, will certainly les upon le . mv conce ption of the grandeur of this
people of England tor their early ex- , ^ J
ample and untiring efforts in this glon- r
ous cause; but surely the providence of i Ihereisa political scheme on foot
God has high claims upon the co-ope- ! which aims at the abolition of war, and
ration of the American people. Before ! the establishment and perpetuation .of
we think otherwise, “the years of the pence among the nations of the earth, say o
right hand of the most High” must bo i fjJ® b « 8t a11 peace-societies is bles?
«• fh P Ari. the Bible Society. Let that Book bo mqui
foigotten. We must forget the evi- , .. ,,
deuce of his paternal care recorded in j teceiyed by the world
every page of our history—tokens of
the divine benilicence, such as have fal
len to the lot of no other people since
the advent of our Saviour. No, we
cannot think otherwise; and it is only
necessary to bring the subjeet home to
the consideration of our fellow-citizens, 1
and 1 am persuaded that their generous
spirit, if not their piety, will soon be
come warmly engaged in this noblest
enterprise of philanthropy: for the be
nign influence of the religion of the
Gospel upon the temporal as well astho
eternal interests of men is no longer a
matter of speculation x>r doubtful ex
periment. The labours of those de
voted servants to the Redeemer, who,
with the spirit of primitive saints and
martyrs, are spreading the savour of
his name in neathen regions, from
Greenland to the islands of the South
ern Ocean, hath placed this point be
yond all doubf or cavil—labors, the
fruits of which are visible in the total
and almost immediate transformation
of barbarians into humanized beings,
and as visible in the introduction a-
mongst them of those enjoyments,
whicn render our present existence a
blessing, as in the worship of the do
mestic altar and of the more spacious
temple erected to Jehovah
its original
simplicity and purity, illustrated as it
was by the life of our Saviour and his
Apostles, and, as I trust, by the lives
of those who are employed, like the
angels- of heaven, on tho great errand
of love—of disseminating it through
out the world; let it but be understood
and embraced in its true spirit, and we
shall see verified the song of those
other angels, addressed to tho shep
herds of the east at the epoch ©f the
Incarnation, “Glory to God in tho
highest, and on earth peace, good will
toward men.”
The man must be cold and selfish in
deed, who would not be proud to con
tribute, in however small a degree, to
such a consummation. As to me, the
state of my health and my time of life
enable me to contribute but little be
yond my prayers and my wishes.
That it may be His will to hasten this
joyful event, is in truth the humble and
fervent prayer of Your friend,
r WM. WIRT.
From the Christian Soldier.
THE NATURE &. IMPORANCE
OF PARABLES.
The method of instruction by para
bles was very common in oriental coun
tries. Parables are a species of alle-
ly copied from real life—the more con
sistent with acknowledged principles—
the more likely will they be to interest,
convince, and convey lasting impres
sions.
Nor is it essential to the perfection
of a parable, that its meaning should bt
obvious and determinate at first sight.
So far from it, that some obscurity gen
erally hangs over their signification.
Hence, says the Psalmist, “I will in
cline mine ear unto a parable; I will
open my dark saying upon thc harp.”
Hence, the unbelieving Jews complain
ed of Ezekiel: “Ah, Lord God! they
say of me, ‘doth he not speak para-
Hence, when the disciples
inquired of the Lord why he spoke to
the multitude iu parables, he answer
ed, “Because it is given unto you
to know the mysteries of the kingdom
ofheaven, but to them it is not given.”
Hence, it was the custom of the dis
ciples, when in the course of our Lord’s
public instructions, he had put forth
any parable which they did not under
stand, instead of vainly disputing with
one another about its proper meaning,
to wait until they could consult their
Master in private, and receive thc in
terpretation from his own lips.
Let no one, howexer object to his
method of instruction because of its
obscurity. This obscurity is not with
out its uses. It is just that kind of
difficulty which is suited to human na
ture, for its trial, exercise and improve
ment. It serves to discover who love
the truth, and who are indifferent,
and opposed to it—who are willing to
‘search for it ns for bid treasure,’ and
who are not. It is admirably adapted,
also, to excite attention; to atimulate
curiosity; to whet the powers of inves
tigation; to fix the mind seriously
on its moBt important interests; to con
centrate the thoughts; to exercise tho
judgment; engage the feelings;, mid
permanently interest, impress aud in
vigorate the mind. Where this diffi
culty of understanding what is felt to