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roii. v. POINTED WEEKLY. aj50 if in adduce, S8 in six or #3 i0 il paid ai | he end or the ..bscribers who can re; d only the Jjje language the price vi 11 be #‘2,00 ince, or #‘2,50 to be paid within the subscription will be considered as jj'piUnlcss subscribers give notice to ntrary before the co nmencementofa ear, and all arrearages paid, person procuring six subscribers ■conn ig responsible for the payment, ■eceive a seventh gratis. All letters a IdresseH to the Editor, a id, will receive due attention. 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