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‘ REMARKABLE ANECDOTE,;
The folloipg remarkable account of
conversion, as related by a Clergyman
of Oh o, is extracted from the pamphlet
above mentioned, and is well calculated
to encourage the friend* of Bfble Soci
eties.
. As Mr. W. was out one day, on one
of his parochial visits, he called at a
place, where a number of people were
aysenabledat a rasing. While he was
conversing with some of them, he men
tioned that he had Bibles in his .hands
for distribution. There was a mm
■standing by, who had been noted for
impiety and profanity. This,man, hea
ding Mr. W. observe, t!\jit he had Bi-.
-v'ldes to give away, felt for the first time
a strong, and to him unaccountable de- -
sire, to possess one*. He came forward j
.and asked Mr. W* if be would give him I
a Bible* Mr. W told him he would*!
if he would read it > During the con-J
versation the man made use of some!
prolane expression. The good clergy—
.man told him, that he wished him to
call and get a Bible ; and added, x that
he hoped it would produce an alteration
.in fcis*conduct and Conversation, she
unfan attempted to apologise for his pro
fanity, and engaged to call for the Bible.
£ome people thought, that charity might
be beitttr bestowed, than to giving the
JJibl© to such a-profane sinner. But the
next day he^ called at Mr. *s
: house : and he gave hfm a Bible, eftioin
ing it upon him to read it* * He said that
he had been married more than thirteen
years, and had never had a Bible in the
house, and that he had not read a chap
iter since he was a school boy. He pro
mised howevet* that he would peruse
It.’ W;'. >
The very next Sabbath, this man was
seen at the house pf God Hie affju t
wards confessed that he had not heard
va sermon before, tor eight or ten years.
During the intermission, Mr W• spoke
. with him, .and asked if he had been
reading this Bible. He answered, ihat
he had read in it some ?, ahi* that what
he had read, made him feel 4 !very
.comfortable. He added, that if what 9
he read in that book was true, he ieared
that Ins case was hopeless. He thought
that he must stop reading it, and put it
out of his house.. Mr. YV. reminded
him of his promise to read thfc Brbte,
.when he received it : and told him he
ought to examine and* see whether it
was true. The#nan concluded he would
go home, and read his Bible farther.
The next Sabbath he was at a meeting
again, and gave Very strict attention.
From the time that this man receiv
ed the Bible, his mind became more and
mare impressed. His countenance and
deportment were affected* His wile
and daughter observed the change, and
yrere apprehensive that be would be
, come crazy., They attributed the alter
ation in him, to his reading the * Bible,
and besot him to put it out of thelhouse*
He reiused to comply, and continued to
yead. After a few weeks, he told his
family, that it would not db to live so,
he must commence family* worship.
His wife was not pleased with this ; but
she concluded, that perhaps it might
relieve his mind ; and at length confu
ted. He began to pray with his family.
He was constant at the house of God,
and gave evidence of .genuwie piety.
How he invokes a’ blessing on those
who support Bible Societies. He reads
his Bible—-sheds tears of joy—bursts
into a sang of praise and sings surpnsiug
grace. \ >’
Mr. W. informed us, when we w*re
wilh hi|n, that this man’s daughter Wfta 1
ATHENS, THURSDAY, MARCH 7. 1816
in deep distress on account of her sins.
Ye, who have Bibles enough and to
spare, will ye not £ive one ? Ye stew
ards of the Most high, will ye not give
- any thing, to seod the B*h?e unto hun
dreds and thousands of such families t
To the Members of the several Bible Soci
eties in the United States-** f:’
Brethren.—lt is with peculiar plea
sure that I once more address you on
the interesting subject of extending the ‘
Redeemer’s kingdom by means of the’
unlimited and gratuitous circulation of*
the Holy Scriptures, j
From the most correct information
that has lately heen received, it has be
come evident that the demand for Bible*
in the remote and frpntier settlements
of our country, is fjy beyond the resour
ces of the several Bible Societies now
existing in the United States-
An institution founded on a more ex- v
tended plan, that will concentrate and
direct the efforts of our numerous and
.increasing Bible Associations, seems at
present to be the general wish of the
friends of .Revealed Tjaith. Such an in
stitution has a powerful claim to the li
beral support, of the Christian public*.
This plan, which originated >with the
New Jersey Bible Society, has within
the last year engaged the attention of
the Board of Managers of the New* York
Bible Society
Their resolutions, inserted below,
contain the result of their deliberations
on this important subject. A brighter
day appears now to have dawned on our
Western Hemisphere. . -h
That the present effort,may be ren
dered an efficient mean of salvtttion to
many thousands of destitute poor in
pur own, and'more distant lands, should
be the wish and prayer of every sincere
Christian. : * -f.
And may the blessing of Him who is
able to do for us abundantly mote than
ki we can either ask or think*’ give it com-
plete success —unto whom\be glory in
thc-churchy by Jesus Christ, through
-44 cut alt ages—-world without end.*’
A •’
Resolutions, of the Board of Managers of
4,he Aew-Tork Bible Society •
. Is*. Resolved, Xbatjt is highly desira
ble to obtain* upon as laage a scale as
possible, a co-ogeration of the efforts of
the Christian community throughout the
United States, for the efficient distribu
tion of the holy scriptures.
2d. r '[ bat as a mean ,lor the attain
mentof this enfi, it will be expedient to
* a convention of delegates'from
Societies, a3 shall be dispos
ed ,to concui in this measure, to meet
at on the day of
nextj for the purpose of consider
ing whether such a co operation may be
effected in a better fnanner, than by the
correspondence of the different societies
as now established ; and if so, that they
prepare the draft* of a plan ior such co
operation to be submitted to the differ
ent societies for their decision. ~
•3d. Tbatsthe secretary transmit the
above.resolutions to the President of the
New-Jersey B»bie Society, as expressive
of the opinion of this Board on the mea
sures therein contained, and at the same
time signifying the wish of thisr board,
that he would exercise his own discre
tion in bringing the subject before the
public.V x * • £ •«
In pursuance of the foregoing resolu
tions requesting me to designate the
time and place at which the proposed
meeting of delegates from the different
Bibfe Societies in the United States
shall take place ; alter matuie delibera
tion, and consulting with judicious
friends on this important subject,. I.am
decidedly of opinion that the most sui
table place for the proposed meeting is
the city of Afcw-Jo/A-4and the most con
venient time the second Wednesday of
May next—and 1 do appoint and recom
mend the said meeting to be held at that
time ar.d place.
Should it please a merciful God to
raise me from the bed of sickness, to
which 1 am now coritipcd, it will afford
me*the highest satisfaction to attend at
that lime, and contribute all in my pow
ei toward the establishment and organi
zation of a Society, whteh, w.th ibe bles
sing of God, 1 have Boi ti*e least doubt
wdi m wine, in point he
second omy to the parent institution
(the British fe Foreign Bible Society)— i
will shed an unfading lustre on our
Christian commuraty, and will prove a
blessing to our and the world.
BOUDINOT.
i President of the AT. J. Bible Society •
[ Burlington, Jan 31,1816.
tar The editors of Newspapers
‘throughout the United States, who are
friendly to the cause of revealed truth
aud human happiness, it is earnestly fe
quested, will insert the foregoing circu
lar a few times in their respective pa
pers, for the information of the Bible
Societies within their several districts.
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I ? Ptous Eulogium. — When Mr ; Clay
was in this City on his return from Eu
rope, he dined with a company of Wes
tern gentlemen, who greeted his return
by an invitation to adinner. The con
i versation ran on the negotiation
at Ghent—-Mr. Clay said that Lord
Gambier, one of the ‘l&itish commis
sioners, was a pious man, that in Lth
don he joined him in family worship.
This statement produced a smile of
derison- Mr- Clay* assumed a solemn
air in contempt of the sneers occasioned
by his narrative, and repeated emphati
cally*.gentlemen,.! regard Lord Gam
bier as a pious His conduct com
ported every where with his profession^.
1 was in his Jamily and joined. him ah
family prayer, at njs invitation—l ac
companied him to a meeting of the
British Bible Society. There I heard
■ such eloquence as 1 never before heard
—there I heard thceloquence of piety ”
• It is with great • pleasure we heard,
on - good authority, this, anecdote, and
in Our opinion no discredit
on Mr,.Clay, that he exulted in the.pi
ety of his diplomatick antagonist* It is
to be hoped Mr. Clay will h ng remem
ber the eloquence of piety.’*
Phil. American ....
~~AGIUSUL 1 URAL.
vlvayT
4/ From the Cayuga Patriot.
From a gentleman living at Vevay,
we have obtained the following particu?
lai>oLthat interesting setikiutn|.
* Vevay* of the Swiss settlements as it
is sometimes called* is situated. on the
Indiunna side of the: Ohio,* three miles
above the’ Kentucky river, and .about
equi distant from Cincinnati, Lexing*
j ion, and the falls of Olno, and peaily in
i a direct line between Lexington and
! Vincennes. It is chiefly settled by Swiss
j from the Pays de Vai-d, whose manners
and language are French/ They have
the polish df the Parisians £ without
i losing their native openness of charac
ter. They are industrious* ala Fran*
cats, fond of dancing. V • •'/ *
I In 1803*theyobtained from* govern
ment for sections* or 2560, acres of land
on accredit for 11 years,.and an exten
sion of that credijt? 6 years, ♦ a further
encouragement lor the raising of the
grape.* which I so well that
they now sell from 3 tp 4000 gallons an
nually—and the fairest prospect war
rants the belief that they will make ten
times that amount in a few years, of
good wine*
k Half a.mile abovf the vineyards* the
. village of Vevay was laid out ..m the
woods. , The hist lots were sold on the
16th Novtii ber, 1813. On the Ist Feb
ruary 1814.. the first house was erected.
On the 7th February* 1815, When/our
iniormant left the village, there were
between 45 and 50 dwelling houses,
four stores, and. two taverns ; and the
adjoining country also rapidly settling
2— A letter received since this departure
i states that two new stores were erected
in April* ancj that news had been receiv-.
ed from Switzerland* since peace, that
I that Jno- Jas* Dutbur, one oi the princi
pal. proprietors of the establishment,
would come over with a .considerable
reinforcement to the colony. This vil
lage is situated on &e second bank oi.the
Ohio* at that place about, half a mile
Wide* v In the tear is a third bank con
siderably elevated above the village*—
Ihe view qf the Ohio is sern eight*
miles.
Government, or the Upited States*
lands may suii be had within lour miles
oi die village, on the ■ uniiorm terms,
wluch are two dollars .per acie* one
w ■# *
NO. il
* ‘i' : » v ’ t •*'** «
.;. *
fourth of the purchase money down-**
four years credit for remainder.-**
Ip case the purchaser prefers paying
ihe Whole of the residue s at the end of
fire years* it i**t optiotvby paying the
interest fvtHiti the tithe the first instat*
ment became due.
The climate is mild and healthy
001(00 and-the siVeel potatoe can be
cultivated with success. % >
r A nursery planted in January was up
sufficiently groVn to require weeding
on the Bth of April.
Note an the above y by a native of Switzer
land ; Christopher Winckelbech r now resi
ding in Richinoril >
i Mr. John Dufour lost an arm in his
youth ,* but was, nevertheless, the best
I Vine-plantef in Switzerland. 1 Bo’h ifie
and his friends were highly respected
in theirmative place, on account of their
intelligence, and their gOukl education
and conduct. Mr. Dufour is a kind
husband and an affectionate father.—
When he first*ventured upon introdu
cing the cultivation ot the vine in
North America, he was assisted onlv by
his owivfamily;,; For .some year®’ front
the commencement of the attempt, ifie
ghipes were mostly eaten up l y the
\ariou3 tribes of birds, ill
that part.of the United States. Att-er
waVda his vine-plants did not thrive
well. - 1 He then procured vine-plants
from his native country, and all is how
in a flourishing way.* After days of
hard labour, the men and wo
men are fond of dancing—This is • fbif
them a delectable, innocent, refreshing
amusement. •It often brings the colo
nists; together, -and keeps up among
them a social, friendly intercourse
Hard-working; gay, playful people*
borne An the lap of liberty , are’ gener
ally good-hearted; peacrble# virtuous
citizens—lit only for free states. ‘They
never will consent to* live under kings,
f Emperors, ahd other unnecessary gen
try whom the Lord bi ce gave to tho
J*e\vs in his anger and as a punishment
for their •stns.Such%ettlers as those
at Vevay wjl! bight hard in any war for
liberty, or independence • The* st ites’
of Ohio and Pennsylvania have derived
much benefit froih the industry, virtues
ingenuity “of Swiss emigrants, Who
prove immencely. valuable to our coun
try where their gbod qualities* their la
bours, hud their improvements are duly
r “
’ ‘efo'wm » ■ ‘
Extract of a Utter Jrom'an American Na
tal i jficery to his friend in Haiti uTore f
dated Port tylniigt !» Nov- 1.(3>, 18 « 5,.
’ * “ When I last* wrote you .from Gib
eralte*’, 1 had npt the least idea tbat'my
next would be from this part of the Me
ditertaneam&sl had -led you to believe
we should havesailed iin triediate ly* for
France to. winter—But we proceeded
from Gibraltar lor Malaga# where we
remained three days, and sailed agaa
on the 16th wit.—the commodore, with
the store ship* for Port Mahon, and the
Constitution*, with-the Ontario* from Al
giers, with dispatches from the Ccrn
fnodote. v s * • v .*jT * •
“ Op oilr arrivel off ATriers, on the
Ist inst. Mr. Shaler, pur consul, came
off from the shore; and informed us,
that the RegjAcy was very favorably
disposed towards us ; but that the iiey
i himself was very dissatisfied with respect
to the prize brig not being returned as
Commodore IJeca-tur had promised fiira,
and alleged, as a substantial reason for
his dissatisfaction that he had made a
peace With us*more favorable to the U
nited States, than any of his predeces
sors had ever made before with any
Christian power ; observed that ihzpeo
pie were not altogether Satisfied with it ;
and as he was but young upon, the
throne, the restoration of the two prizes
was absolutely necessary to his popular
ity ; that he had faithfully observed and
executed*all that part of the treaty Which
related 10 him that although the icsto
iat ion of tfie two vessels was not a spe
cification in the treaty, yet he consider
ed Commodore Decatur’s promise of
restoring them, as sacred as if it had
been ; and that he felt, tiuly moilihtd,
alter a lapse o%lour or five months, tfiat
Mr. Shaler could give him no saXisiac
toiy answer whether tne brig wtsio be
rctui ned to him or not er wjry she was,
with her cicw, detained at Canhageua.