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Gold, (an .lineraat uen- 'leman.) dcaE .mH Austil, Mobile Ala. m< ■» >-»»» » **.»■> .Ai’♦•ljaraaghitfaRrwtgaa NEW ECflOTA* WEDNESDAY I?53 13££ 5J A 1$ ¥ 4,1*529. AOiij'J. From tli- Tunes and Dover Eu.,u.rer, i i 1 iii nlOiiAV ians. The Church of Moravian Brethren 'is in important respects the. moot A- postolie that e.xisis. its spirit of ho ly eutcrpris.o is jiroverbial and unriv alled. D.viiuiicii to. the minmer of six hundred by ihe relentless fury of papal power, in UidJ it quit the phii is of Bohemia, its nalivo so l, and •s.oiled in Uupper Lusalia. 11 ** • los- tu.ed by tbc auspices ef Count Zm- acndori‘, soon these intrepid refugees caused the wilderness to blossom rs the rose. There a settlement arose appropriately called llurnhult, and may as appropriately be called the cradle of Moravian Missions • LxiJ \ l 1 ^ as from a radiant point, have lluwn the vital beams of truth to kindle up the darkest portions of the moral world. Here, Wesley, that consum mate master in Christian enterprise * in hi had the most effective rudiments of his skill, and caught the ardor of his zeal. Within the space of 17 years this company of famished ex iles dispatched missionaries to North and South Ameri-a, Lapland. Tar tary, A1 tiers, Upper Egypt, Abyssyn- nia and to the vagrant Tartars in the Russian Empire. The varied elinvs in each hemisphere are visited by the se messengers of' glad tidings. They from an association of ministers from the frozen hills of Norway to the Carpathian Mountains; and their converts, are becoming as drops of Morning dew. Effects have adequate causes What renders the Moravian Mission ary so effective? His success is only equalled by his intrepidity. No dis couragements allay his Zeal, no obsta cles check his progress. Cold, naked ness, peril, and the fury of the ele ments, alike give fresh intensity to Lis ardor 7 Onward Ik! move-, disUens and s.n ret.re, And wondering demons hate h.m and ad mire.” The hearts of the Greenlanders, cold as the eternal snows on their bleak hills, inc.lt before him. 'The wan dering habits, and the soliish degra dation of the Hottentots of booth Alii ca are lo him but trivial obstacles— be announces salvation and liurba- rians are charmed with the theme. Christian love, faith, and (lie kiudet graces soon «cidorn the forgotten and brutal Hottentots. A temple forGod rises among (hem. A chi is*.inn church with its “all fair iiir.'am..ills'," is spee dily formed, and notes of redemption reverberate amidst 'be lulls ol South, Africa. But what renders the Mora vian invincible! By. what opule ,1 so cieties dr mighty princes is lie pats 011- ized/ By none at all. Until lately the fraternity was poor to a proverb. The Moravian issues from llurnhult, terrible, indeed, but not in bis own prowess—unattended — iihont piusa or scrip—enters a famishi g popula tion of heathen, toils and dies and lit man is forgotten. The mightv of the earth are alike unmindful of him, and Ids o! jecls. ami Iiis simple prayer to them, is like that of the h :mblc artificer to Napo leon “hut let me clone.” But is not the Moits inn mighty in the love of learning] 0 no! The Fra ternity viwed collectively are veil informed. Still they inherit no rich ly endowed sominniio.;—Philosophy does nothing for them—and the charms of Literature do not dnz^’c or adorn their simple minds. But is h* not honored with the breath of nu- plause? 0 no! By what en omiasl is lie praised? By what poet is he sung? On secular distinctions he writes vanity of vanities end ro : s s his hopes to a region purer and hap pier than our own. Singleness of purpose rcmieis the Moravian mvim.ii.Ui—and ad b.s en terprises ultimately successful col,a il iss their earliest martyr, whose memory is cherished vviih liie fondest recollections nidvlioiy laijircssed his o.vn apostolic c huracicr on the Frt,- teriii.y. fiiough dead, ins \ i-uert u d s’lniti living through iIk: hq se of lime is the permau. ui. mndcl for the Mora vian Prca<. her. Ihs luhh css is di •- tated by lhe setisiodnies of a glow ing heart. Intrepid and anient, though seldom is he the son of thunder. Im- :ni al lo controvo.sy—Ins energies waste not in, schnlas in siril'e — iml conspire in ..mighty union to <1 mul ish the empire of sin. The Mora vian goes forth a plain, unsoplnsto a- t a d maii-—his ions i.onio} jy is unlive for. e, and God sword. With a heart heating with heavenly sympa thies, lie points the heathen to a .dy ing Saviour, as the o.dy centre of un man hope. ’ f is whan tbs cross is preached anti only then That from the pulpit a myterious power Goes foitb to r -novai th mera n an. Th-a cross imparts v tality divne, And energy omnipotent lo t.u.h. This giddy world may reiterate its encom mis on the martial valor of its Scipios and Uacsars—Bui we . love the piety, and wouid forever exult in ihe destiny of a Moravian Misssonary. In the view of angels no object in the material universe is so attractive, so sublime. LEVI. CONVERTED INDIAN WOMAN. Mackinaw, September G, 1828. Wc hope that two or three of our s holars are convinced by the Ho ly Spirit of their lost state, and are anxious to know what they shall ch> to be saved. One of these is E.— She has been very tender for several months; but for a few days past her convictions have become deep and distressing. She is full Indian wo man, I should think forty-four or live years old, and belongs to a numerous tribe, who are all Catholics.* Her family aro very respectable j her fath er has great intiucnce among the I uians, and is much of a gentleman.— Although a Catholic, be is very friend ly to tins mission, Tilts morning early, E. came into our loom, to leil us that she lu.d iound llim of whom ivltses aul ihe prophets uid write. She s .ook litmus ,villi us. 1 ter animated lOuuUmmie and heavenly smile told the mighty change that had been wrought. \,s- teulny her distress was gtent; she seemed enveloped in the lliicl-.est darkness, said her life was all sin: she had never dune good thing; and it would he perlectly light- lu: Goa to Bend iu.i* lo hell; and si.e believed he would. Just at dusk, sister O. and myself Went into her room; found her .y nig on the bed; her lure covettd.—/ We hail a lew verses of Keriptur/ and a low hymns huorpicten; ilicn sang ‘“Alas! and did my bavpui bleed?’ chc. The converts wore present, ami we had a few prayeis-— it was a soiemn scene, the tiavuur was present lo heal the broken hca:l. s id that while we were smgug,' her Heart was melted, in penitence, and she felt a great change; but da;c not tell any one. She came heit a- bout a year ago. She says ihe Spring ores ions to her coming, she and the rt si ol her lamny went to a catholic priest to he baptised; but the p,it.sl (old her at the door, that unit-s sue would he married to an Indian wioni he should choose, he would not ba.Aise her- she was so tilled w nil coiiiutVpl al this proposal, that she did not ta ler the house, but went borne very •.■ugly, and kept thinking whul uoej it mean? Cal Indies and Frotesuiits worship one God. She then began to think of this mission; (her brother wis inwe before;) remembered what sue had heard our people say—that the Gut belie religion is good for nothing. She began to think that perhaps no were rigid, mid all summer, when she the she. field, her would nut heart learn was al work in was heavy, and their prayers, she i ?me to lint when her feelings changed, the i viour seemed to point her to the ;i ne when she stood at the Catholic’s \ make any d m sbavve ! her th t it was his kind the Jlge. arm th'it preserved her from that a- 1 homi-u.lion, an i brought her to this pi eft. vVith tliis view' her heart was tilled w’iin love lo the Saviour, and joy iiiexpressilde. She sees his ; hand in every thing and is full of ado- j rin.*-wonder. Her pnrenis have just ! arrived, and wc anticipate a treat for hw, as they are both Catholics; and 1 lbey could not have coin:* hi a better I time. She appears anxious for the e'eror.l welfare of the souls of men, a id is d ievnihied lo be faithful to I Vein. We have in the whole school more than one hundred children, many of them very interesting; hut not one of the boys pious.— West. Rcc. CHINA. With its two lumdred millions of people, and a variety of tribes, is at present, .perhaps, in the state winch must precede the reception of Chris tianity in an Asiatic empire. Its reli gion is broken up by furious sects, which alternately assume the charac ter of spiritual disputants and rebels i i arms. The “Pelinkin” or “ene mies of-foreign religions,” agitate the north. The “Kedull’s” or “heaven .and earth one,” a race of levellers, proel.vm equality of men and commu- ni|y of property in the west and south; and the ** society of three powers, earth, and man,’’ mul es war against all authority w hatever. The Jesuits olanted their mission in China in the middle of the' sixteenth century. Mul titudes of nominal- Christians were made: hut the suspk ions spirit of the government appears nearly to have extinguished their advance. So late as 181.7, an imperial ordinance com manded that tbc introducers of Chris tianity should be put to death. The IVtesfnnt missionaries are prohibited from going beyond Canton. But this prohibition may bitvc been fortunate in its ccnipeilitij, li e ii.jssicu- Vries to prej are tiiwls ami veisionxoi the ScriptuKS in the language ol'the ..country. But die circulation of the scriptures in China is at. pu seiil ren dered exlrtiycly tiitncuH i>y ihe Go vernment, ^bieh is disturbed l.y tear and iusurrefliun, auti unable lo u.siin- guish between poliiici 1 vud Tiligious meetings/and all books of Christiani ty.—-Ijpif h at. A sr/kniEN OF CLERICAL ZEAL. Lic/itious t iergyr.ien, w ho u ish not iheiiv/mascmont to be broken in upon by pfe sans and daugliicis of ; dveisity, (yl« effectual metiuds to guard tbcii fizbt. A man ol this chaiacter relat ed the following circumstance lo a friend of mine:—Being requested to visit a poor sick woman, on entering the cottage, he asked for what pur pose she had sent for him. ■ Ob! Sir,” the exclaimed, “I would see Jesus; oh! that I could touch the hem of his garment!” 1 replied “but that, good woman, is impossible, for lie lias not been seen inearth these oij.tiui hundred years; and as to his gaiim.nl there is not a tatter or thread left any where. I will lead you a puyer ii you wish it, but you ‘ had Letter stud for the doc tor; lie will do you moie -good tlion I can.” Alter relating the story, with -ail air of triumph, kj£ ox- claimed, “Now what is the use of ti on! ling such sick-brained enthusiasts with any discourse upon religion.”— Yet this man, was the jovial ; ssci iatc of the gay and dissolute, vigil;nt to a proverb in securing the full \alue ot his tithes rial fees. A fact occurred in my neigh I orbood, only a A w davs ago, whit li might thrill the blood wi'ih hm ror. A poor man gunk in inch n- cboly, called upon the parish priest; and being asked wbat lie wanted, re plied, that Ins uiind was von uuhap| y, anil lie wished to get some ct iuIli I The ‘ VOL, 4 7# our attucimienl caniiiii oe \tiy strung* Again; do you see mat man so an .Ka.s- iy wailing the arrival of the man ..ml so eagerly running: Ins eye ou t wit) Mtlumns of the newsjiapt.r it b in;,s bii>? lie lias a ship at sea. anu Go hopes to hear some m:o matiou n n- cerniug it; or he has engaged in s .ina adventure, Had lie hopes iu nwi so die- thing said respecting it: or a m..asui« is before Congress which very h,Di rectly may aifcct :he protiis tn his lm- siness, and lie wishes tu see every step ofi:s progress. Thus'men act w hen the hrivt is concerned, in worldly in l- teis; and it is difficult for ls to give a reason why they should not rwi. in ihs same nay, when the heart is in.-C!est op in religious things.— Con. Obs. , cleryymnn ai.swercd, “that he j had no lime to attend to him.” The In tins state of mind l wretched creature called tw ice offer, this faindy. She says ! without gaining admission, and next ‘ day committed suicide. On such facts as (lu se it is not rc'cssoiy to comment.—Sp RI 'I AG 10 U S N E W SPA P Ii R S. A writer in tlu* Rochester Ol.serv er says, that if you converse with a Christian who takes no religious pub lication’, “upon the progress of the church of Cod, he knows no more of it than Shallow in Shakespeare. Toil him of the effects of Sabbath Schools, of Temperate Societies, of the Gene ral Union for the better observance of the Sabbath, and be will perhaps throw cold water on all these meas ures, and join the worldling and the impenitent in the argument. On oc casions when he is called to give some thing ton benevolent object, or some religious enterprise, how it grates his feelings, and comes, if it comes at all, lixe drawing a tooth. Nay, he sees no reason, and w hy should he? Ho qever reads any thing upon the sub ject. I he want of light and infornta- lion, I say, will explain (he apathy, the worldly mindedness, and the sel- lishncss ol many nominal Christians v. ho are busy enough to give counte nance enough to objects cl’a woildly naturo.” It lias often struck e.s with surprise that men w ho profess, publicly, to loro the kingdom of Christ above their chief joy, should manifest no wish to learn the movements making to pro mote its interests. This is a singular phenomenon; and ryi tlie supposition of the sincerity of their profession, hard to be accounted for. In other cases, a deep interest in any object, leads to different measures. If 1 we have a dear friend at a distance, wc eagerly ask infurmatini respecting h s health, and circumstances from every one who has lately been in that part ol t lie country And if we neglect to make these inquiries when opportuni ty presents, all would say ct once that 1 AS&JZeJlLs toi ■ REMOVAL OF THE INDIANS JiLYGNL) THE Ml&SlSSil i i. From .he Christian A< locate ami Journal We vciy natch ugit t to fui tb.s n.t ci&ure itu n.mtni.cti lo cuigitss i y ike societal} »d war, Gci.i im Foiui. Th.s i i.cmiiii.eiiualiu:i is, ike l.c.k u> lie icgrtUtd Lfcc.fii sc ol As Li li.g i c- toiiipui.icd by an insinuauui that the n.issHinaiu s fciLpitYcii i imng tl.e n.- (iiaii wiLcs, liuut liie coiibii.cialien that they “bare ncquiicu ci n.iorlutdfc < u tal.-iiskmeiits, me unwilling to l^e t,c- prircii oi lliMh by the u movai o< ii e Indian tribes b ym <J the iMisritsi; j i:- How greatly do some men uustai-.c ar their estimate cd iiiissionaiy lam rs and enjoyments! Y» e sue. k, of course, u Sj.eeliug eur own mission; iy stations. If com lor-table esiabkhli meats were the only ii.iiui cn.i n.s j;e- scuti d to tlit-se stll’-dfi.v iug n.en io u main in tlu-.ir present siatiui a, tie venture to pnuict that t!uy t.ouid soon abandon tin in “to the mou s . nd t!ie bats.” Tin ugh some o. th- ill may be improved by the cxerti ns of those! men oi' God so as to be in s> me • sense comi'ortabie, tiu.it is, to pievt.,.t actual svjjering for leant if Lie no ccssaries if life, wc well know that oth ers of them ore yet but litlio r< moved trom barbarism, and '.lie missrona i< s themselves, in the prosecution ot heir bene'.ole.it designs, aie reduced to all the. privations and hardships peculiar to half civilized suci. ty, and arc o- bliged, trom iiu.ir scanty .allow an e, to unite the most rigoious ecorn a y with the most patitnt industiy. r i 1 .s th.ey do, nut from a view to U nrpo:. 1 accommodation, nor from a hope of pecuniary reward, but from a mu, h higher motive, even the present and eternal salvation of souls. bo far, therefore, ns these are concerned, the mere circumstance of being deprit. <1 of‘.‘comfortable establishments” p:v- sents but a small barrier in the \.iv of their removal witn tbc Indians, li ven were tiny to go beyond the Jim. | y Mountains. Nay, such is the stri ng attachment of these devoted iimsinn- arics to the eternal interests of these Indians, that should the event come to pass, non* so much Hod by some and wished for by others, that they must be removed beyond t e Mississippi, rather than abandon them to their own deplorable fate, tlu y would remove with them, identify their interests with the interests oi' the* Indians, share in (heir privations ml sufferings, with a view to exalt (In m uhiimatdy lo all tlui blessings of Christianity and civilization. The objections, thpicfore, to re moval of these original propricfois of (lie soil originate fiorn an entiicly dif- ferent source. If they wish to sell off their property, and remove into the remote forests, no one would have any right to object. But to compel, either by direct coercion, or by the intrigues which too cf;c:> disgrace stale policy, or by that cupidity which so frequent ly characterize mercantile specula ting operations, is a measure against which we would protest with all (' e energies which a just regard to origin al right can inspire—with all the force ’vhi' h may lie derived from a sense of their indubitable lights as the IVefcr