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ther from the view of others or from them selves. When a man attempts to conceal his sins from Olliers he acts the hypocrite. There are many such hypocrites it is to be feared who arc extensively connected with r the church of Christ; but there are still more in the world. Hypocrites are not found exclusively among professors of reli gion ; they arc much more common out of the church. They are the individuals who always wear a mask, whom you never see in their real character, -who exhibit to the world a fair and plausible exterior, whilst within all is hollowness and corruption; who, under an avowed zeal tor good prin ciples cherish a heart filled with wicked devices, who indulge in those practices which they are frequently heard to repro bate in the most unqualified terms, who in short, praise virtue, and purity, and truth, whilst inwardly they love vice, abomina tion and falsehood. Characters of this de scription finding it impossible to conceal their guilt from themselves stiive to hide it from the observation of others by playing a hypocritical part. The world abounds with such. Most commonly however, men cov er their sins from their own view, flattering themselves that in so doing the penalty be escaped. We propose to notice two or three ways in which this may be done. I. When a man adopts a false standard by which to judge his character , he may be charged with a disposition to cloak his transgressions. The only true standaid has respect to the inward as well as the outward man. Not only does God’s law furnish rules for the government of our ex ternal deportment—it requires integrity in thchcait. It demands honesty of motive, purity of thought, uprightness of desire—in short a clean heart and a right spirit. Ac cording to this there are many things sinful which, agreeably to the standard of this world would possess no guilt, lly the lat ter, murder may be sin, arson may be sin, theft may be sin, fraud, lying, perjury may be sin : but there may be no piety and no benevolence towards man, and yet the char acter may be fair if not entirely spotless.— There are large numbers, notwithstanding its defectiveness, who adopt this as their standard. Aware that they coine infinitely short ol that purity and holiness required by God’s word, knowing that if weighed in these balances they must be found wanting, they reject 01 test so rigid and graduate their merits by a scale of worldly morality. The rule which Omnipotence has proposed be ing too high, they substitute a criterion suf ficiently alloyed to embrace their own at tainments in goodness. They flatter them selves that if their conduct do not appeal sons doing but covering their sins. They resort to a rulo which imposes upon their own judgment—a rule as false as it is per nicious. They rannot prosper. They are vainly attempting, however preciso may be their accordance with worldly notions of tectilude, to hide from the scrutinizing glanco of Jehovah, a heart “deceitful above all things and desperately wicked.” 3. I hero are others who strive to cover their sins by a persuasion that they arc as good or better than a majority nf their fel low men. We are strongly disposed to es timate bo h piety and irreiigion by contrast. If we can bo assured that we have as strong an attachment to the Saviour as most of his professing disciples ; that we are as zeal ous in his cause, that we nre as constant in the discharge of those duties which are in cumbent upon us, we feel quite satisfied with our spiritual prospects—though we are sadly deficient in many respects. If the siuner aftvi a survey of the conduct o( oth ers, can petceive that he is as free from vice as they, that he commits as few offences a gainst the law ol God as they, that his gen eral deportment is as unexceptionable as theirs, he looks upon Ins case with much complacency. Preach to such an one of tho depravity of his nature, of the utter wickedness ol his heart, of the lieinousness of his oft'enees in the sight of a holy God, warn him of the fearful peril to which he is exposed, and immediately you may hear him whispering within his own bosom, “What have 1 done ? I cannot he so had ss I am represented to be. With what mon strous crime am I chargeable that I should be denounced as so great a sinner and in danger of so much punishment? I am sensible of no misdemeanor which can war rant such language as I hear applied to tnc very frequently, from the pulpit. Whom have I injured ? What outrage have I per petrated against the laws of God or oftnan? I have no tear that my character will suffer when compared with multitudes in the world, nay with many who call themselves Christians. How common is language like this ! How many encase themselves in this coal of mailto repel the shafts of truth? And yet are not those who employ such pretexts striving to cover up their sins ? Are not such pleas resorted to to extenuate the turpitude of their chaiactets—to hide their transgressions from their own view ? i We have more to say on this very iin- \ portnnt subject and shall resume the discus- j sion veiy shortly— if the Lord will. THEOPHILUS. ! Men will be governed more by ap pearances than by realities, ns long as the outside ol things is considered more ban the inside. For the Christian Index. Brother Baker —lt is always cheering to my heart to hear of the revival of reli gion, and I have thought it was so with all my brethren, I feel therefore, desiious to communicate to you, and through your val uable paper, to my brethren the goodness of the Lord towards us at Mars Ilill. Our regular monthly meeting commenc ed on Friday before the fourth Sunday in June, agreeable to previous appointment, and was to continue until the Sunday fol lowing, at which time Hro, J. Harris was to be with us. The good Lord seemed to meet with us, and that to bless. Our be loved Pastoi, N. Hill, and brother Louder milk were with us and bro. Churchill was with us on Sunday, Monday, and part of the day on ’Tuesday. They preached the word with their usual zeal ; and the good Lord attended the word we trust, and it was sent home to the hearts of sinners. The church seemed to become engaged also, and mani fested an anxious desire for the out pouring | of the Holy Spirit in our midst, and for the salvation of sinners, and I do believe the Lord heard and answered their prayets, for numbers appeared to become convicted on account of sin, and came forward, and de sired an interest in prayer from time to time. I he meeting went on with increasing inter est, and on ‘Tuesday and Tuesday night, brother Harris was with us. On Wednes day the circumstances with which we were surrounded seemed to forbid the meetings going on, notwithstanding the prospect was encouraging, the conclusion was to dismiss the meeting, and to repair to the water to perform the ordinance of Baptism on two that had been received by experience. The Chinch and congregation repaired to the water; while there, it appeared that a strong desire was manifested for the meet ing still to go on, and after the brethren be ing consulted, the meeting was appointed to commence again at night. We met at night, and there was a considerable turn out, and, bro. Baker, that was a time that never will be obliterated from my memory. Truly it was a pcnticostal season; sin nets crying for mercy, and the saints prais ing the Lord. My brother, it was truly an affecting scene, to hear children calling on their parents to pray for them, while a feel ing of rejoicing was depicted on the coun tenance of some who had been mourning on account of their lost condition. Brother Baker, I do believe the Lord was there.— W'e could not break up until after midnight. The interest of the meeting continued to in crease from time to time, ar.d the seats were filled with mourners whenever an opportu one more by cxperienee, and FridajrntgliT,’ blessed he the name of the Lord, was a time of rejoicing. The hearts ofcluistians were filled to overflowing, and the presence of the Lord was manifested in our midst, re ceived five nioro by experience, again on Saturday night. And here I would call upon all to help us to praise the Lord for Re deeming Grace and dying love. The shout of a heaven born soul was heard in our Camp and it must have been plainly manifest to all present that the Lord hath power on eat lit to forgive sins, and that he is waiting to be gracious, and that all those who come unto him, with full purpose of heart, he will in nowise cast ofl'. On Sunday morn ing met at the water at an early hour, and in the presence of a very large concourse ol persons, our beloved Pastor led ten willing converts clown into the water. And here a gain, the Christian’s heart was made to re joice, to see mothers embracing their sons and daughters, as they came up out of the water, and brothers and sisters rejoicing to gether, while solemnity seemed to pervade the whole assembly, and a deep feeling of contrition, marked upon the countenance of a great many of the vast multitudes that gazed at the scene. Three more were re ceived on Sunday, and on Monday received one more, making in all sixteen by experi ence and two by restoration. Eighteen added to out number during the meeting. Several of them professing to have obtained a hope during the meeting’ Several others professed to have a hope that did not join itiu Cliureli. Our meeting came co a close after attending to thu ordinance of Baptism, having continued eleven days, and broke up with encouraging piospecls. Our Minis tering Brethren havinganolherappointment, which they were compelled to attend to in a few days, after having labored with untir ing zeal in tho cause of Christ for the salva tion of sinners, and the upbuilding of the Redeemer’s Kingdom. And now bro. Ba ker, if you think these disjointed thoughts will be cheering to our brethren, and profit able to the many readers of your valuable pa per, please give them a placeinits columns, if not, you can thiow it aside with other rubbish. And now, though I fear I have already been too lengthy, I ask for us, as a church, an interest in the prayers of all our brethren that wo may have more of the spirit and mind of our blessed Saviour, and that the good Lord would still carry on the work, that it may increase and spread throughout all these lands, until hundreds, yea, thousands, that are now in the open field of ruin, may b the subjects of his grace, and heirs of Eternal life. Yours in Christian love and affection, BEDFORD LANGFORD. . Mars Hill, Clarke co., July 2, 1844. For the Christian Index. Jr ‘ Traveling Preaeher,— No. 16.^ Our puny correspondence may .lease some who are somewhat like ourself, l Ev ery being has its like. Every beirigloves its like. We are not a solitary ensure, isolated from the likeness of everyihe in ! the world. Therefore, we think thalinour ‘ dwarfish epistles, there may be sormthing 1 profitable to ourself, and others. fome- 1 time ago, we suspended our insignficant ‘ writing. Now, we resume it, to fcform ‘ our friends, agreeably to thebest fisc:*,econ omy, that we are on this side of Jodan— 1 that we yet breathe the air of life, fetters 1 to a hundred kind btethren in thejfeord, 1 would cost much money. Conseqfcntly, this mode of communication must behruch better to our purse, than writing 100, stters and sending them by mail. To th< pub- 1 (isher of a Religious paper, howevg, this is no part of political economy. ment must be the rare and rich rewad, of doing good. His patience and forbeatnee, oil occasions like this, must be lengiy as life, and uncomplaining as the spirit q Ho ly triumph. Since our last No. we have had ttten sive revivals of gracs, among the blkks; and considerable evidence of among the whiles. There is no cofiylitiii of Persecution. She has acted obediently to her profession. Our sufferingsThave been like thorns in the Saviour’s cwn ; our joys like the transports of Heawn. — ‘Till February of last year, the savage* kept us constantly annoyed. Since then wP have moved like the breeze of the ocean.* It is strange too, that during the late w>r, the people here, surrounded with Serajnoles, sought the Lord ; but since its termination there have not been so many conversions as formerly. “ j_ Our lastjourncy was to Liberty rSurcli, Thomas county, Ga. That body ol Bap tists are missionaries. Anti-missiWaries surround them, who doubtless shall soon recant their doctrines, and pray ‘Thy Kingdom come ’ To us, thej meet ing was rich with peace and goodness.— ‘The Midd. Fla. Association to whih that church belongs, is altogether Missionary, and is a secession from theOcklockrfey An; tics. Its Circular on that subject;sL doc ument of most excellent character. Its Ministers are young, intelligent, ami liber al. ‘They have the Spirit of their Master, who went about doinggood. Such Preach ers cannot lail to exert a mighty influence. Before their efforts, misguided souls will submit to truth, and be sanctilictMfey the Holy Ghost. For 7 years, we hB beard but 13 baptist sermons. Tous, the preaching at Liberty as full oßifc and power. ‘ Suwanne river separates East from West Floiida. On our sojourn, we saw it the first time. The lower Springs Irase a Ho tel in an antiquated field, a store, and 2 or 3 dwelling houses ; with here and there a cabin for former refuges. Its mineral wa ters are excellent, and they are visited by ~-a.—ui- —o-J— -tiu ;„uii(ffwy, m ,u walled in with brittle lime-stone. 180 m. Irom the Mexican Gulpli, is Columlus. Its location is rather romantic andcomnercial, but its good health may be question'd. Al ligator in Columbia county, is callfd after the Am. Crocodile. His majesty Inhabit ants a neighboring lake with vaiioul beings as his subjects. Cain “Builded a dty, and called the name of the city after th 4 name of his son Enoch. They called ther lands after their own names.” Such is*ie prac tice of the wicked. Such is not tlWcustom of the righteous. “ And Abrahanjf called the name of that place Jehovah—j’jreli, as it is said this day, in the mount of tit ‘ Lotd it shall be seen.” Moses calledj Iloreb “tlm mount of God.” Not one! of the Prophets or Apostles called any thing or place after his own name, or if he did, the Holy Ghost has not recotded it. ‘The lake referred to, with many others of great beauty and extent, iscalleda pond. This is a misnomer, truly. Were the for ests of Florida cut down, such inirnpre of in land water, could not be seen in all Europe and Asia, as these ponds. If Millenium extend through 2000 years to come; Flori da will be the most beautiful Territory in all the world. Its lakes arc numerous and beautiful; its harbours are romantic and Ircquent; its rivers are long navigable, and arc shaded with the most luxuriant growth of the South. In front of all rivers in the world, we put the St. John’s. Its beauty ! is unequalled. Its villas in the course of time, will flourish under the auspices of Heaven, and its agriculture and fiuit-bear ing, shall render it both desirable and envi able to the industrious and enterprising of all nations. And although there is much poor land in Florida, yet its resources of wealth are vast indeed. Hither the-indus trious, the delicate, and religious ought to come. East Florida is inhabited by poor people ; but they are generous, hospitable, and ready to receive the Gospel. Here are 10 congregations trusting to only one preach er, while he also ministets to 2 more in Georgia. N. York State has nearly a min ister for every Baptist church; in other States, the aveiage of ministers, is nothing less, and even in Georgia, to every 2church es there is one Baptist Minister; while in ail this Territory of 50,000 souls and 45,- 000 square miles, theie are but 10 Baptist preachers. Brethren in the ministry, 1 appeal-to your charity. How many of you come together on Sabbath, to preach ? Your pulpits are crowded, ours are vacated : your congrega tions are somewhat independent, ours are the poor to whom the gospel ought to be preached. Fathers and Mothers, Brethren and Sisters in Israel, I appeal to yon.— When your prayers ascend to God, is there a thought about these scenes ol blood, and tire and smoke, and orphanage and widow hood, and massacre and death ? O God of thy Elect People ! thou knowest our wants j and sufferings ; our erics of godly sorrow lor Ministerial help ; our despondency, our i ignorance, and above all our sinfulness; I “We are there. Save us, Holy Father! [ thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done,” j here, “a* it is ill Heaven ; for thine are the kingdom, and the power and the glory for- | ever. Amen.” SILAS. i Jacksonville, Fa. July 7, 1844. For the Christian Index. Brother Baker —Being anxious to 1 see literature sanctified by the religion of 1 Jesus advanced, by people, i in this enligiited age, with suitable books, tracts, &c., such as will meet the wants of every class in the community, from the child at school, to the grey-headed sire, and 1 being convinced that such books can be fur- 1 nithed at very rfduced prices, by the Bap- 1 tish Publication Society in Philadelphia, I beg permission, through the Index, to make the following suggestion. First. ‘l’iiat the brethren composing the Western, Columbus, Bethel and Liberty As sociations make provision, in any way they may think proper, in their respectivechurch es, or otherwise, and send up to their next respective association, or at any subsequent time, such an amount of funds as they may think proper, which shall be denominated their respective associational book fund. Secondly. That each of the above associ ations shall, at their first meeting, appoint two brethren of their own body, who shall remain in office one year, or until their places are filled, who shall take, qharge of the aforesaid book fund, anti shall men each other in the city of Columbus on the 3rd W ednesday in November, annually, and at any other time that they tnay think expedi ent. Thirdly. ‘These brethren, or a majority of them, wMn convened together, shall be known aafl denominated the Baptist book Committee, for Western Geoigia, who may organise themselves as they may think pro per, and point out what books, tracks, &ic. are wanting. They shall select a librarian, upon such terms or obligations as prudence may dictate, who shall keep his library in Cplumbus, and shall take charge of the vari ous funds sent up for books, and shall trans mit the sanfe to the Baptist Publication So ciety in Philadelphia, and purchase books, tracts, &c. and when received dispose of ’them as directed by the afotesaid, Western Committee. Fourth. After the books have arrived at ’ Columbus, each donor to said book fund shall be permitted to draw books, as his own, at the price they can be afforded at, at that place, to the one half of their dmjation, the oilier half to constitute their part of a permanent book fund, which may be in creased at any subsequent meeting;ot by in dividual donations, upon the terms set forth in this article. Fifth, II any of the above named associ ations, decline entering into the above son templaled book establishment, it shall not prevent those who think proper to proceed, or, if the project fail to meet the expectation ol the aforesaid book committee, they may dissolve, either in whole or part, their book establishment, upon such principles as they may think right, at any regular meeting, al ter they have tried the experiment for one year. Dear Brethren who compose the above named Associations.—l have sketched, as above, an article on which I think, we may all meet together without much expense, and do a good and gracious work, in sup plying our churches, Sabbath Schools, and communities with approved, substantial and profitable books, denominational and other wise, as our book committee may think proper. 1 hese books can be laid in at the American Baptist I’ublicution Society in Philadelphia, at, at least twenty-five per cent below the Philadelphia retail prices. F’rom there they can be shipped to Colum bus, at but little expense, and by onr Asso ciations and others contributing liberally, we surely can raise a fund for books, such as will induce some of our brethren in Co lumbus to take charge of a library for a small percentage, and no doubt every donor will get nearly as many books for the one half of his donation, as lie could now get for all at the Columbus prices. And as Colum bus is our principal market town, it will be of but little trouble to call at thu library and get a book. The above is submitted by your servant in Christ Jesus. JAMES WHITTEN. Whitesville, July 18, 1844. For the Christian Index. “Forgive your Enemies.” Hard indeed, is it for us, when we have’ been wilfully injured by our enemies, to forgive tliem.soeontrary is it to our nature. Do we not often sincerely desire to forgive them, but it seems as if we cannot love them as we do our friends. But still, we do desire to forgive- If we do sincerely de sire to forgive them, that is much betterthan not to desire, but to use all the ways and means in our power to injure our enemy. Il we cannot govern our mental faculties, we can our physical powers in such a way as to show that we do forgive, as far as our nature will allow. 1 hat person who is revengeful will be suspicious. He will also, often mistake his Iriends for his foes, who will not forgive his enemies. He will misconstrue men’s actions and motives, cherish jealousy, and I mark all actions with an evil eye. Perhaps some are our teal enemies, per haps we have given them much provoca tion, and if so, their fault will not cancel ours, nor their sin be a cloak for our crim inality. Have not the best men in every age practised forgiveness? When Stephen was enduring the death of stoning, he cri ed, “Lord, lay not this sin to theircharge.” It is remarkable of one of the Relormers that “ he never forgot any thing except in juries.” To forgive is to be like Jesus. He not only prayed for their (His persecutors) but 1 framed an argument in extenuation of their ’ guilt. “ p’ather, forgive them ; for they i j know not what they do.” There is more greatness in ruling our own spirit than in i taking a city. “It is the glory of a man to 1 pass over a transgression. ‘To err is hu man. To revenge is devilish. To forgive < is divine.’ Anger rests only in the bosom 1 of fools.” To “hate a man is to be a mur derer.” If we wish to convert our foes in- . to friends, we must forgive. “ Grievous 1 words stir up anger” but “ a soft answer turneth away wrath.” If we do not for give we must prepare sot strife and every evil work. It is wise therefore to “ leave 1 off contention before it be meddled with.” Not to forgive is a daring assumption of the awful prerogative of God. “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, saith the Lord. Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant * , To his own master he standeth or falleth.” The most expensive of all methods of be ing equal to our foe is to hate him. The cheapest mode of gaining a lawful and un doubted advantage over him is to forgive him. S. S. TURNER. Bartlesville, P E t N FIELD. FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1844. Communications. —We have been un der the necessity of placing two valuable original articles on our fourth page* We hope they will not, .on that account, be overlooked or undervalued. Other commu nications have been necessarily deferred.— As we close in this paper the republiculion ot Dr. Daggs Article on Jno. 3: 5 and our reply to Mr. Peck, we shall have more room hereafter for original articles. Ilro.j Langford’s article, with others, weie drowded outt>f our’l.ist number, — When we have more matter than we can put in a number, we cannot always choose j which we wmMKit and which we will de fer. They measured, and such as will best fill the vacancy left lias to be pteferred. F’or instance, last week the < publisher measured the several articles and | said to us, by Icaviiig out these four arti-! cISs. (bro. Langford's, one from Augusta’ of our own,) I can get in the rest.! We ol course instructed him to leave them r out. ...■i - ■ ■ I ‘Foo Bad. — We have been directed to stop papets sent to two subscribers not sis- j ty miles from this placer. One of them is owing for six years subscription and the other for two years and six months. Baptist Book Store, N. York. —Those wishing to order books from N. York J will please take notice that Messrs Barker and ‘Thompson have surrendered their stand to Rev. Lewis Colley, who has engaged in the book vending business. Bro. Colley was formerly pastor of a church in Port land, Me. See the advertisement. Scotts Commentaries. — Wc arc com pelled to dcler still longer our mote exten ded notice of the republieation of this tal uablc work, by Jas. M. Campbell, Phila delphia. We will just say here, it is well printed, has the author’s latest corrections, is published low, (at 25 cents per number —SO Nos. to complete the work.) and is subject only to postage on periodicals. i The Conservative. —This is the title of’ anew periodical, recently issued in Water-! town N. Y. by H. Mattison, editor and propriety, who is a member of the Metho dist Episcopal Church. This fact we in ferred, as soon as we cast our eyes over the statistical table on page 7. In that the Cal vinistic Baptists were reported to number 563,000 and the Episcopal Methodist 1,- 052,000. This would make the Metho dists to be nearly twice as numerous as the Baptists. Probably this is correct, if we include their infant members and proba tioners. But we can inform the editor that the number of Baptists in our country are , not less than 700,000. The object of this publication appears to be to oppose all So cieties formed for promoting moral ends— the Methodist Society excepted of course. Against the Washingtonians, Moral Be- 1 form lecturers &c. lie sets himself in formi dable array. The paper contains many good things, but it is too late in the day for the edilot to succeed in effecting the main object which he has in view. The Home Mission Society nnd the South. Mr. Fuller, the agent of the H. M. S. who spent last winter in the South, collect ing funds, is now spending his summer at the North. He repiesenls that there is a very poor prospect of collecting funds for the Society at the South. In this he is right, but we think he does not do justice to the Carolinas. At a recent Missionary meeting in Maine he said: “The brethren in Virginia, are of opin ion that not one cent of their contributions ought to go from their own State. North Carolina is a moral waste ; and in many parts of South Carolina, a sermon once a i month is deemed a good supply. To what . quarter then are the Home Mission Socie . ty to look for their funds r Wheie shall , we find the means to supply tho great val ley of the West.” The editor of Zion’s Advocate, of whose honesty as an editor we have formed a fa- vorable impression, says : “The address of Mr. Fuller, we should r think, made a good impression—and if a certain impediment is removed, as we trust 5 it will be—we have no doubt this Slate will come up strong to aid them in their labors.” , . The “certain impediment,” to which the editor alludes, we understand to be, the em ployment of slaveholders as missionaries. Literary Exercises. —The examination in the Female Academy in this place, clos ed on last Friday night with a musical con cert, which was well attended, and conduct ed in a manner creditable alike to the teach ers and pupils. The College Examination closed on Tuesday evening. ‘The Commencement Exercises had not closed when our paper wasput to press on Wednesday. We hope some friend will furnish a brief account of the doings of the week for our next paper. We were so much occupied, during the week, that we could not pay that attention to the exercises which was necessary to en able us faithfully to report the proceedings. Commencement Exercises. —The follow ing was the order of exercises at our com mencement. COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES. “Whoever thinks a faultless Thinks what ne’er was, nor is, nor e’er shall be.” ORDER OF THE DAY. PRAYER BY THE PRESIDENT tir. ORATIONS. * Education—R. T. Asbury —’Taliaferro Co.* i C. S. * , MUSIC. Paramount importance of Biblical knowl edge—P. B. Chandler—Oglethorpe Cos. P. D S. MUSIC. Ambition—F. T. Polhill Alilledgeville. C. S. su;sic. ‘ “<j| , Liberty—G. T. Wilburn-—Penfield, C. S. ’ MUSIC. yts | Virtue only, is excellence—J. M’R. Baer —Penfield. P. D. S. MUSIC. .Human Greatness—VV. I. Brookes—Pen field. P. D? S. MUSIC. Literature and its obstacles—Sylvamis Lan : drum—Oglethorpe Cos. P. D. S. Oration by the candidate for iheSecond De- At. Johnston, A. B.—Spnr‘u P. I). S. MUSIC. BENEDICTION. At three, I loccssiou of the Societies. . Half after three p’clock P. M. Oration before the Phi Della and CicetoiTi an Societies, By Rev. Joseph S. Baker. P. I). S. C. S. and P. I). S. are the initials of the Ciceronian A Phi Delta Societies. Onr Anti-Missionary Brethren. I bat there are amongst our Antiinission ary brethren, as amongst us, some bitter, intolerant and vindictive spirits, is very certain ; but, it is equally certain, that there j are amongst them some most upright, eon ! seientious and amiable brethren. It is im portant that we should form a coirect esti mate of them as a whole. ‘To do this, we ! mllst see k an acquaintance with the more peaceable and retiring, as well as with the boisterous and malevolent. We must turn away from tljose who are loud and violent in derlaiimrg against onr voluntary associ ations and in denouncing their missionary brethren, when they should be preaching Christ—we must enter the abodes of those, who are apt to be overlooked, because they speak not with a voice of denunciation. Our Antimissionary brethren may writ* volumes in vindication ol their faith and practice, but these will be much less effectual in re*. moving prejudice and elevating them in the estimation of the Christian community*, than ’ one such manifestation of a Christian spirit, as is contained in the following extract from a letter written to us on business by a strong | antimissionary brother. As the letter was, not designed for publication we withhold the name of the writer. We commend the spirit of the letter to all our readers, both missionary and antimissionary. July 20th, 184 J. *** * * i “ I agree with you that, good will, (and I will add) or any thing else got by biibery, or other dishonest means, is not worth the getting. A straight forward, open, candid course is the only one for which I have any respect. And when I see that in any one, how much soever we may differ in regard to things which I deem of the highest im ! portance ; still I cannot but respect hones* | ty of intention : though I know that our be lieving ourselves right does not make us so. I believe our Missionary brethren carry their toleration to an extreme, and I think they are going still further and further; but I suppose most of them, and perhaps all, think they are right in so doing ; aid if so they cannot consistently do otlierwse. On the othei band I believe some of air “ Ami brethren” are on the opposite extreme, though I don’t think they are mwe rigorous than they have been. I canray, for my self, and I believe I inay for my brethren : with whom I am acquaints that we have ’ Christian fellowship for njny whom we cannot admit to church fellowship; and I that we evince the fact *nen pveasion of i fers, by treating them -vitlf all kindness t [ short of countenancing vhat we believe to > i be their errors.