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* 4 f Uoetrp. x # ’ 1 ‘ ,* ik' r ‘’ 1 ” ■ ~ r,,? * ..:’ . * the C oluutbi&P at riot • # THE BAILORS DYING HOfft. Th* graceful wav'd in the air, Aik) shout;* of vict’ty * well'd the gaje, While v'c-newagl bound, Glory's Star. The Constitution, spread her sail. .„t. .*• ■’ ,/» ? ;> ' Aa ipv‘ iWx \ Anrf ooiv »he dirf^tt’ha'de’sdin, I# ad cva**d alotg'be wave to roa^ Jiiv i IV bending oV» <ht scei*fe, , D:i many a gadant yofltii deplore. ✓ / PaJe.Hfi thedeck. voung William lay, rr %. While from ai* b’-ea.s:, hlood In ebb’itg tQrrenriflow'd away, > * ■ And mingled with his messmates’ blood. * ‘ AB&4+’ ‘-jfcJi'fyf'V ‘ ‘-M & ‘ Beside him knd-'a friend more true, On wh’ tr re; lin’d hh dtlrrg head. And d ; >p»* to p due, Fast down his moumfdl visagf sped. V V ‘ ‘ ‘*% \ $ - !’ \ *o.tcll >nv Mary/ criM ‘he “ * v ; *’ fho*.gJ[» f |*es dai kc) around US lour. Yet her a;*d holy truth, / Illume her Sprir's dyijjf liour* *g I ••'•’ .A* 4fct* •>> ‘• - T-MlVjt AndMrh *u?h ihr voyage ofckfe is o’er, ‘ And ’aea.h the Wave i ‘soo'rf shall rest, BedHmner. whi nger lev*/a no more. In vic/ry’s arms he and ed most blest"- Me said—and on the pensive c*ew * Th n mru'tijws dim aod closing eye, *Tv.aad Os ’——the flew. While each, responsive, heav’d th#sigh. .♦ * * But He Hdcs upon the storm, ‘jfc Am|‘in he whirlwinds shews His power, Th-iagh ncelfn hide the Sailor's form, %, Suppof sjiim .it the dying hour. ’ , S ‘* • ■’ * *—— Jaj-v W t'.fr ~ */■ * • ~5 - r « i ■'—r^g^ggacs^a^w—l mm 4 EXTRACTS }M m From an essay on the Divine Authority or the j ttiv TKstAMzitr, # * By DAVID BOUGE. ‘ ffc- Jk ” m ~~ r The Dti incat ion jfumau Nature This is a gubject concertiingf which wc ynay, in a revelation from God, expect very particular infor« wation ; nor shall we be disappoint ed. The heart of man has been the* stuffy of the most eminent philoso phers ; and to explore the springs of action, and trace its operations, has been deemed one of the most useful employments. But where shall we find ( so just aqd sp full a view of hing man nature as in the New i esta ment ? The heart is anatomized ; & yvery ini inmost i| presented before our eyes. The various disorders in the understand ing; the will, and the affections, .which constitute human depravity, are accurately delineated. The nu merous deceptions to which men are liable, both from the workings of then own hearts, and likewise from the operation of external causes, are here unmasked. The principles which influence tbe conduct of men are described both in a didactic, and historiSil wsy : and by looking tlto our own breasts, we perceive the description to be just* The account given of what passes in the hearts of wicked men is so accurate, that when theirtfnptives action, their restraints, their fears, their remorse, their desires, and thefr piuiftiits, itave been delineated from the New Testament, they have been ready to consider themselves as poir.ted at by the preacher. Good men are de scribed iq it $ their dispositions, their aims,, their temptations, their difficulties, their hopes, their dis tresses, their consolations; and all trith such perfect Exactness, that they are sensible the book could be Witten by |he searcher of hearts a lone. Xt enters likewise into every walk relative to life : it sets before vs, the rich and the poor the young smd the old, man in prosperity and 1o soppily, in life and in death; Sc gives a well-drawn picture of eaefa In addition t<r these, while this wonderful book represents the dis tresses, the guilty fears, and the wants o%pen, it unveils the gospel, as the grand remedy, which divine wisdom and mercy have provided.— It describes the effect which the gos pel has upon the heart, in delivering it from these evils, ami in producing faith, sanctity, awd .happiness. A great,variety of different tempers k sftaatioffs of the heaH is exhibited ; an<! the influence gospel in tliem clearly shewn. The christiE feels irom experience, and remarks* from observation, that the descrip tion is perfectly and entirely'*just i and he finds here ah argument for the divine authority of the book,! Which he cannot resist. Wnen I sit down, and reason on the matter, Lam filled with admira tion arid astonishment. The writers of this book, were most of them fish rnr.cn of Galldc,e • and all the ear lier part of their days were spent »n Mollnwiftg their laborious employ ments:— not in the study of human But they ail Hew the sumt Ksctua'e kt-owledge ot man U ;kf4amv» This rc mark might very proper! v he ex- I tended to the Old Tcstam-nt. Be sides (hey were Jews, separated from tmT rest of Qian kind, and but Ifttle acquainted with them : bi*t thiy de scribe men of all nations, and of all ages* The book suits us just as well ;s it did fhose who lived in their own ays. For profoundness of remark, or justness of description, for ex eat of view, none of the Writings of :iie ancient philosophers are to be compared to this volume. But whence comes the superiority of these unlettered men ? Let the'deist ’ ccount for it, if he can. The Doctrine of a Mediator , and Re f \dent-)tiir% through Him . J That man should love God with all his heart, and his neighbor as himself, is not the language of reli gion only i it is .likewise the dictate of reason. nor religion have hud sufficient in-’ |lucnc*» to produce this effect. Man h offended God. and guilt has ex posed him to punishment ; for the holiness of God huist hate sin, and nis justice le..d arm to testify in his conduct the disp.easurer which his heart ftels. That man is also a de praved creature, and manifests that depravity in Jiis sentiments and dis position, the whole history of the human kind furnishes abundant proof. If the annals of the different nations of the earth do not pourtray the tempers and actions of a race of dreadfully depraved creatures, there is no such thing in nature as an or gument.. she tendency of guilt and depravity is as naturally and certain ly to misery, as of a stone to (all downwards. /.# 1 In what wav, guilty and depraved creatures can be delivered from wickedness and punishment, and restored to goodness and felicity, L *one of the most important questions, which can employ the mind, God is justly disj>!ea|ed ; how shall he be reconciled K Quilt makes afraid of God : how shall th,c fear “te removed ? depravity markes man averse to intercourse with God : how | shall his sentiments and disposition be changed l These are all difficul ties which natural religion cannot resolve ; fnd reason is utterly si lent. , Repentance and reformation Lave been considered by many as fully sufficient to banish all these evils ; but they have no countenance for their opinion from the course of God*s moral government, Kdebau dice repents, bitterly and sincerely of iua vicious excesses ; hut repentance does not heal his diseased body ; jj 44 he is made to possess the sins of his Vouth ;*’ and the fatal effects of his vices bring hirfPPla an grave. Ihe gamester repents of his folly, and reforms his conduct ; but his penitence and reformation do not procure the restoration of his lost es tate • and he spends his remaining years m poverty and want. By imi tating, men testify their approbation of tiie divine conduct, in their ideas of distributive justice. The murder er is seized, and led to the tribunal of the judge. He professes $Q be a penitent, and there is no reason to question his sincerity But do any think that his repentence should ar rest the arm of the righteous law ? He is condemned, and suffers death. If then the sentiments of men, con firming thp- conduct of God, pro claim the insufficiency of repentence to atone for iniquity, no rational hope can be entertained of its efficacy.— .We must look to another quarter s but where shall* we look ? ‘ An extraordinary interposition of the Supreme Being appears necessa ry : and a revelation of his will to give us information on the subject. it would be presumption in us to name every thing that a reve* lalion will contain, we may say with confidence, it will fee full and expli cit as to the par-don of sin, and the method of a sinner’s reconcilation with .God. These are indispensibly requisite* The Ndw Testament does not disappoint our wishes nor our hopes : it enters fuily into all these difficulties, and proposes a remedy for every evil which we feel. The doctrines of a Mediator , and redemp tion through /»», present themselves l ou f fc P s in ev F? page ; and form the vegr core of the enristian religi- The mediator is Jesus Christ. The dignity of his person, the apos tlck |re at a loss for words to de scribe. “ He, is the brightness of the Father’s glory, and the express image of his person.” Heh, i t 3. “He was jn the form of God, and thought it not robbery to be with God.** Phil. ii. 6. “ But be . cause the children were partakers of flesh and bipod, he himscif also took part of the Heb. ii- 14*- His office is descried inull its parts. He appears as a Prophet, Priest, and King 4 and we are taught, that od account of the obedience unto death ff tbe medtatior, who now in heaven uuketh intercession for ufs, God inky iusuisr of him that ’ belicveth in Jesus: tskt through faith in bis name* pardon of hj| sin is to be obtained, reconciliation with God, and the enjoyment of his friend ship ; and that*in. of the appearance of Jesus Christ, and his mediatorial acts, the Holy Spirit is sent down to earth, to remove hu-* man depravity ; afid, by enlightening the minds and sanctifying sqjiis of men, to make them m-tt for that state of perfect and eternal blessed ness which is promised in the gos pel. % , As the whole “of the doctrine of a mediator is matter of pure revela tion, it is far more difficult for us to pass a judgment concerning the*ne cessiry, wisdom, and fitness of the whole, or of some of its parts, than in the principles qf natural religion. Various points on which the doctrine depends, and witii which it is co r ££ eete £’ a « J tne effects of sin ; the injury it does ’ »n the universe ; what is necessary in order to forgiveness, consistently with the holiness and rectitude of the dr ' ,ne jatur, v honor of the dpnne gov rnment ; and the exam pi-.* or tv.-r-iiog npcessat*y to be gi ven to all inteU gent beings/’.— These are things in which God alone ig competent to judge. No man is qualified to decide on these* high themes, further than God him by the light of revelation. In various parts, and bearings, the doc trine is above our comprehension but in none is it contrary to our rea son. This would involve it in cer tain |ondemi\ation but thit does not. Though in many particulars, we cannot understand hour itteb**o*t about, yet we clearly perceive that according to the New Testament, fmany of the -important designs of Supreme Ruler are accomplished by it. If the means be extraordina ry,, so is the end : and if the Media « be a great and glorious person, his interposition brings about the highest, the most benevolent, exteh sive, and lasting effects, in the go vernment of the universe. There tnay be other ends answered by it, of which we are ignorant; some, perhaps, \yith which man has*as yet no immediate concern, and others of whmh we cannot see the reason in a present state, and which it was therefore unnecessary for God to make known to us now. Tt must be allowed to be in favor of this doctrine, that it is agreeable to the analogy both of the natural and the moral world. In how many in stances, is one person made the in strument of gopd to another : ancl benefits which we could not acquire for ourselves, are acquired for us, and bestowed on us by the interpo sition of others. If, therefore, the book which contains such a doctrine have sufficient evidence., that it is from God, this can be no solid ar gument against it. . •* -y It is worthy bf particular remark, that the doctrine of a mediator gives a peculiarity to the gospel, which dis tinguishes it from every system ori ginating in tpan. The ancient pa gan religions, as retaining some tra ces of the original revelation, had a faint shadow of it. The Jewish dis pensation held it up continnally to view ; and its extensive ritual was little else than a multiform type of a mediator a.ud redemption through him, in various parts and effects. , But when men wish to frame a sys tem for themselves, by mending an old religion, or inventing anew one, they could not perceive the necessity apd utility of the doctrine. Maho met's understanding could not reach so high: and one of the things which left untouched in the New Testament, while he purloined from other pints of it. was redemption by a mediator . How ill the tenets which he put in its place, jare adapted to bear the weight laid upon them, ev ery enlightened reader of the Koran will easily discern. The want ren ders the Mahometan a very gloomy system, void of the cheerful light of the gospel; as it must leave the anx ious mind of the devout mussuloian always in doubt, whether his quan tity of penitence, of prayers, of fast ing, of alms-deeds, and of pilgrim age, be'sufficieqt to cancel his guilt* and open to him the gates of para* dise. The ancient philosophers, many of whom wished to have the credit of anew system of religion, do not appear to have discovered the. Necessity of a mediator Nor have the modern c|«» st * though their na tural religion be stolen froha the New Testament, felt the necessity Qfga'edbmptioh, or transferred any part of it into their writings. That mun*s sins must be pardoned, and that he must be reconciled to God, and good, before -he can be happy, the most rational dgiats gram, but the means of accomplishing these in w a way honorable to God. and safe to men ; in a way that furnishes powerful encouragemeotj. and lays a firm foundation for lively hope, thjy hare left out ; tmehuse they have left out a mediator# Will not dis tracting uncertainties, and perplex- ** ing doti*ji3 and fears be'the certain consequence, with every serious man of that persuasion ? ? Whence had the Apostles their knowledge I They have given us a full view of human nature ; and have exposed in the dearest light the de pravity, guilt, and misery of man.— They have, at the same time, point ed out a method of deliveranctf from all these evils. “Their system is wonderfully ingenious: it is origin ar: it is adapted to the condition of human nature .* it is a remedy per fect and complete. They say they had all their knowledge of religion from Jesus Christ. jPhit whence did Jtsu&gphriatderive Those * who deny ms divine mission, will find it difficult to accoupt for his know ledge. There is something in his ; scheme unspeakably superior to eve ry other. It takes in the rights of God, as well as the necessities of man ; and renders Jjjkpd glorious in all his well as man completely happy. Who besides, in ancient or modern times, conceived so vast an idpa ! But Jfc|§| sus had no literary education. P f ?r-” haps the Old Testament was the only book he ever read. He never asso ciated with the phiffisopuers: his companions were not the chief priests, and elders, and scribes— Let the deist sit down and assign a satisfactory reason for the vast supe riority of tjie gospel. The Christian is free from difficulty ; for he reads in the sacred page, and believes that * Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son, who was in the 6f the Father, and hath declared him unto us.’* John i. 18. . * •>; North Carolina Baptist Society. “ The North-Carolina Baptist Socie ty for Foreign Missions'*—To the Inhabitants of the State aforesaid. BELOyKD AND FRIENDS, We address you on a sub-teat which is dear to our hearts ; a sim 9pC| which claims the attention’ of who love our Lord -desus, Christ in sincerity and truth. We who inhabit the western world, are fa voured the blessings far beyond the inhabitants of the east. In the United States of Am erica the sound, of salvation to dying ment hrough a glorious Mediator has been loudly proclaimed, and the” moats alutary effects have been there by produced ; effects which have made many to rejoice in the God of their salvation. 1 he gospel of the Messiah has re gulatcd the seat of justice, and our whole economy both civil and; rcii gious, mark us as a national manu ment of divine clemency. We call on all the friends of* King Emanuel in North-Carolina, to join with us in supporting a Society Tor Foreign Missions. It may be: ; supposed by some to be an unnecessary thing ; but this supposition we deem ill founded for the following reasons ; first, we know God hath commanded the gospel to be preached to all na tions for the obedience of faith* We are fully persuaded that God will use his own word to accomplish his holy will ; and that he will raise up some and influence them by the best of motives to undertake the evan gelizing of the nations. Secondly, we believe God will fulfil his promice to his son, and give him the herthan for his inheritance and the utter most parts of the earth, for his pos session—-and further, that the la bours of his servants will be crown with divine success. Great things have already been done to spread the Ensign of Peace through the world. Blessings of theHrst magnitude have furthered the attempt. The friends of Zion rejoice in hope, and that hope shall become as a tree of righteoiisness and All the whole earth. The great reformation which took place in the fifteenth century, was accomplished by means which viewed in themselves would look contemptible when compared with the See Rome. But the hand of God was ip it—*the Church of God arose and spread her mantle and raised her notes of praise. Re formation in a heathea land under the special of God, is easy to be accomplished. The means is ours Brethren, and j happy opportunity to use tfye means has now come. Hail ye happy ser vants of our Lord and King l Go, and peace attend you to those dis tart.; shores where barbarism reigns. Go, and with salvation in your mes sage teach an untaught world to sing tnefr maker’s praise. * * < * Has the propitious day arrived J If we consult the signs qi th# times, we may consider the day i$ come. Never was there a period of time since the early day*,of Christianity ; m which Christians nave evinced such Ibve to be cause oflChrist.4 and the propagation ot ftis gospel as m# present.—Uinstiuns are much afi: t v red up, and the ai vat ion of theu worldis their universal topic ] Hd a majority of the States Mission**- | ?y are nirmcl. j thy the moH j happy consequence» will, we trust be the result. In the city of Phi fa* delphia will soon be Held a meeting; composed of Delegntt'S from il.c difleunt Missionary Societies inthtr United States, aii of whom will acu in concert on the great’ and import tant means to bd sending* the, Holy Scripturse, and lioly men of God to distant lands, to a peo£!rt of a strange language, to thin then* .< to holiness and God. j Before we close our we take the liberty of informing iyo:v that two of the Missionaries who* were sent to India by the Congregu tionalists and Presbyterians tit New— England, of the bf befteveis Bap-< tisin, were acc< fdhigly l&ptieed by*| the Baptist Missß>narieV in Indian Brother Lother Rice, has returned! to tl|e United States, uirl fers his services to the Lord's people* a|% Missionary. as also h*s colleague t in Asia. We are also encouraged,! Afhope that 4 several other Mini*4k tersot the “ Most highGotß’ willpreJ [sent themselves as tfandhlftes for? Missionary service. A» these Ministers of Jesu% and tiis» Cross are willing to leave the happ)r land of their nativity, and cast them- * selves on the Providence of Ghd in. a foreign clime, we must have but* little love to Christ, or we shall dc ligt to aid and encourage them a* far as God enabfeth us. Th©# Lord loveth a cheerful giver’* And now dear brethren and friend®* We affectionately invite you to be came subscribers or donors to important Institution, which we be lieve has the approbation of God and all good men. Wrt VVe call you to this laudable work,• u By the songs of wnopro- : claimed peace and loye, at our deemer’s birth; by the solemn ia*> junction of Him who, said, ye are, my friends, ifyekeep my commaKL ments ;by the glorious Be-nticost* when every language praised God by the multitudes who have washed their robes m the. blood of the lamb by the acts of the Apostles and th sufferings of the martyrs ; by the piring pangs of Jesus, and by those” , sins of ours which bruised him, and put him grief by their remission, if w# have \hcleed tasted that the 1 Lord is gracious, *’ we humbiy'Cntreat you Cbristain Brethren* have mercy %U the poor Heathens, and so fulfil the joy of your Lord! . VVJKLIA.VI LANCASTER, * ft I*resident. I JAMES WOQD3ERKY, Cor. > .*&. Secretary. still Bank Meeting-Hr.tsc, Edge combe County, Mirch 19, 1814. r INSCRIPTION TO VOLTAIRE. ’ , J } . , <O/:,. ■ Some years ago, some sot disant phi losophers offered opening a subsec tion in the city of Paris, for erecting a statue to the memory of Voltaire. The subscription was in great for wardness, and the statuary applied to, when ah English gentleman, who happened to he there., defeated the whole scheme, by writing the follow ing inscription, which soon made its way into all the fashionable rouelles. inscription for an intended statue of‘ Voltaire. •ri- £&', •’ ■ ‘5. .i* “v , { * •\* , \’ if JjKSm * ‘.± ‘• ■ Behold Voltaire! deservingof a stone, , Who in poetry was great, V In’ history little, Still less in philosophy, aptf Jl In religion Not hing at all. His wit was acute, His judgement precipitate*, His dishonesty extreme. E r Loose women Smil’d upon him, - The half-learn'd applauded him. And the profane patronized him; Though he spared neither God nor man* A junto of atheists, Who call themselves philosophers, s-f’ Scraped some money together And raised thil stone to his memory, GEORGIA, 7 Franklin County . J Isfsrioh Cat/**, Februart Term, On the petition of Hudson Moss stating to the court that sometime ago, he was possessed of given to him by James M. Thurmon for the sum of Two Hundred Dollars, which was in discharge of a note, which he had executed tn said. Thur mon, add which was payable on tho* 2 Jth of December, 1804, which r.e» ceipt he has lost or mislaid so that ‘ it cannot be found. A copy of which, as well as hr can recollect t% m the words and figures following*-* April fnh, 1809. Then received of Hudson MosA Two * Hundred Dollars inpayment foi a certain note that the said Mot* gave to mt—l say me, f t JAMES THOIMoN* ‘Test*— I Garland Lane. g \ViitHEUPOK it. ? by the Courts that the py of receipt fie established in lieu of the Q\ iginul unless cause be shewn to the withih the time pre scribed by the statute in such case® * madeprid pibvicfeSS* A tr % /«”” f i m 4LU C ; L & An ‘ and %■