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culture and gardening. The total number
of resident inhabitants are about six thou
sand ; but they are exclusively of the
male species. No woman is permitted to
enter the holy precincts of Mount Athos.
Even the Turkish Vaivode, statioaed on
the isthmus to collect the taxes, is not al
lowed to bring his harem with him ; and
sees no woman during his tedious govern
ment of three years. Like the Therapeu
tic of Pliny, the inhabitants of the holy
mountain are ‘ gens asterna in qua nemo
nasictur.’ But not only are women exclu
ded, but the female of every domestick ani
mal : not a cow, an ewe, a she cat, or even
a hen is to be found here; the consequence
of which judicious arrangement is, that
milk isnd butter aud eggs (the chief part of
the diet of the inhabitants) are brought
•from the main land at about ten times the
cost for which they might be produced on
the spot.
Those who are not employed in the
cultivation of the ground usually occupy
their leisure time in knitting stockings,mak
ing oils aud essences, painting rude pictures
of their saints, cr writing Out psalters,
which they sell or exchange at the town
of Chariest, on vh.e peninsula, for coffee,
sugar, tobacco, snuff and cordials. These
are certainly very innocent, if not very im
portant occupations, and may tend, as Dr.
Hunt candidly observes, to justify the poor
monks, individually, from the general im
putation of indolent and vicious-habits, so
generally brought against them ; whether
iiis estimate of their utility as a body be as
sound and judicious, may, we think, admit
of some doubt.
4 Defects,’ he says, 1 there certainly are
iu this religious repubiick; but even in its
present oppressed and degraded state the
establishment is an useful one. It contri
butes to preserve the language of Greece,
from being corrupted, or superseded by
that of its,conquerors ; it checks, or rather
entirely prevents, the defection of Chris
tians to Mahometanism, not only in Euro
pean, but Asiatick Turkey ; almost all the
Greek didascaloi or schoolmasters, and the
higher orders of their clergy are selected
from this place. If it sometimes hide* a \
culprit who ha fled from puhlick j'wtice, j
yet that criminal most probably reforms j
liis life in a residence so well calculated to j
bring hi? mind to reflection. The oath of!
a person who becomes caloyer on Mount i
Athos is very solemn and simple; it implies j
an absolute renunciation of the world, en
joining the person who makes it to consider j
himself as quite dead to its concerns. Some j
are so conscientiously observant of this
vow, that they never afterwards use their
family names, never correspond with any
of their relatives or former friends, and
decline informing strangers from what
country or situation of life thev have re
tired.’
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From the Chillicothe Weekly Recorder.
CHOCTAW MISSION FAMILY.
We are happy in presenting to our read
ers the following communication from the
Missionaries on their way to Elliot, in the
Choctaw nation, state of Mississippi. It is
sincerely hoped, that the liberality of'Chris
tians on the bunks of the Ohio river, will
excite many on its tributary streams, and
in the country at large, to contribute cheer- j
iully of the good things which providence
has bountifully bestowed on them.
Shawanee Town, Dec. 29, 1320. j
To the Editor of the Weekly Recorder.
Dear Sir—The Mission Family, which
sometime since left Goshen, Mass, has, in i
the good providence of God, been brought
to this place. Our passage has been slow.
We have been detained by head winds, by
low water, and by the kindness of friends,
sometimes remaining in a place three or
four days. We left Pittsburg on the 4th
of November. God has blessed us with
good health, and has raised us up many
kind friends. The tokens of their benev
olence, and love, which we carry with us,
are now, while far removed from them,
precious in our eyes, and their promises to
remember us at the throne of grace we
often gladly press to our hearts.
Through the medium of your paper 5 we j
should be glad to make a general statement ‘
cf the benefactions we have received, and j
also to express to our many friends the
strong obligations their kindness has con-1
ferred upon us, to be faithful in the service
of our Redeemer. We received many do- i
nations before we reached Pittsburgh. An ;
account of them, and all we have received,,
ive shall render to the American Board of
Commissioners for Foreign Missions. But
we will furnish you with a list only of those
which we have received on the Ohio riv
er. .We have received a great variety of
useful articles of household furniture, far
ming utensils, clothing, provisions, &c. &c.
And in many places we have received
handsome donations in money. We shall
give you the names of the places where
we received donations, and the amount of
the donations, as nearly as (hey could be
•estimated.
Places. Articles. Amount.
Pittsburg, clothing, furniture, pro
visions, tools, money &c. SB9 7G
Beaver, do. 20 00
Georgetown and places opposite, 20 00
Cross Roads and Three Springs, 81 99
Steubenville, 177 82
Cross Creek, 03 87
Marietta, 56 00
Gallipolis, 25 00
Maysville, 41 00
Cincinnati, 330 00
•Valnut Hills, 20 00
Hadison, 61 00
!vouisville, 261 00
New Albany, 37 52
Yellow Banks, 16 67
Whole amount $1,300 62
This statement will show to the Chris
tian world the great obligations, we are
placed under by the benevolence of the
people who reside along the banks of this
river, .where once and that hut few years
ago, there was nothing but a howling wil
derness. This great and noble stream was
not made by the Lord without reference to
his vineyard. He designs that it shall wa
ter and refresh many parts of it. For the
encouragement of those friends of Zion,
who, on. the 15th of February next, design
to send a large boat from Marietta, loaded
with thqir freewill offerings to the Mission
ary station in the Choctaw nation, -ve
might furnish many facts. Indeed, what
we have already stated shews that there is
an enlarged and expansive charity in the
hearts of many who reside along the banks
of the Ohio. Avery respectable clergy
man said to us, that iri two weeks he could
procure us a thousand dollars worth of
provisions from the Presbytery to which
he belonged. Another one said that he
could easily collect four or live hundred
dollars worth in his own congregation, in a
short time. Other remarks of a similar
kind we could here repeat, did ,ve deem it
necessary. It was not a little gratifying to
see the son of the pious Indian chief, Bar
net, of Upper Sandusky tribe, employed by
Ins guardian and instructer, the Rev. Mr.
M’Curdy, of Cross Roads, to draw provis
ions for ns, to aid us to go and carry the
Gospel to the Indians of another tribe.—
It was affecting, it was humbling to us to
know that a pious black man, who was a
slave for life , brought us his Sabbath coat,
and consecrated it to the aid of the mission
ary among the Indians. Many other cir
cumstances we might relate which encour
age us in our undertaking. And we do
confidently hope that the cause of missions
will not languish because provisions will not
be furnished those servants of the Lord
who ask only food and raiment.
Would you be kind enough to insert the
above in your paper, you would greatly
oblige us, as you would allow us to speak
to many friends whom we have seen, whose
memorials we have received, from whom
we have parted, and whom we may never
again meet till the trump of the archangel
sound.
We are respectfully your friends,
Cyrus l-yington ,
John Smith , jr.
Calvin Cushman ,
Elijah Bardwell ,
* IVm. Cooper.
MISSION TO THE CHICKESAWS.
David Humphreys and Thomas C. ri.iart, Mis
sionaries, in their letter to the Missionary So
ciety of the Synod of S.Carolina & Georgia,thus
write respecting the Chickesaw Indians whom
they vidted.
The Missionary Society of the Synod of
South Carolina and Georgia have commen
ced measures for a mission to toe Chicke
saws.
It appears from the report of the treasu
rer, that from November 1819 to April
1820, there were received ii life subscrip
tions, 90 dollars ; in donations, 84 dollars
50 ; in annual subscriptions, 110 dollars
total $284 50 ; of which 20 dollars were
expended on printing. Ai the meeting of
the society in November last, the treasu
rer received in life subscriptions, 150 dolls.
—in donations, $61 1 45; in aunuai sub
scriptions, sll5 —totai $876 45 cents.
On Monday the 12th of Juue, we resum
ed our journey, and passing by Columbus
and the Cotton Gin Furl, entered the
Chickesaw nation on the evening of the
17th. This tract of country now held by
the Chickesaws extends from the Tombec
bee on the east, to the Mississippi on the
west, a distance ol 100 miles, and from
Tennessee on the north, to the Choctaw
line on the south, which is about the same
distance. The face of the country is iev
el, and has rather a barren appearance, be
ing interspersed with many large savannas,
in consequence of which timber is scarce.
The soil, however, is rich, and yields when
cultivated, a plentiful supply ot the neces
saries of life. The climate is temperate,
pure and health}'. The population is sup
posed to be about 3,500 souls, includii g
blacks, of whom there is a considerable
number. The Chickesaws are a Iriendly,
hospitable people, open m their manners,
and free from that timidity in the presence
of white people which characterizes al
most all the Indian tribes. They are, how
ever, (like the rest of their red brethren)
in a deplorable state of heathenism, in
which situation their Forefathers, for cen
turies past, have gone down to the cham
bers of death. The recollection of these
things ought to call forth the vigorous ex
ertions of all the friends of Zion’s King, in
order to save the present generation from
the same lamentable fate.
We held a council with the chiefs of this
tribe on the 22d of June, to whom we ex
plained our. errand. They at once acced
ed to our proposals, and granted ns every
thing we desired of them. They were,
however, not entirely free from suspicions,
as they required from us an obligation in
writing, that we would not seize upon their
land arid make private property of it. In
order to satisfy their minds, and to prevent
any misunderstanding in future, we entered
into the following agreement.
Articles of agreement between David Humphrey's
and Thomas C. Stewart, (Missionaries) and
the Chiefs of the Chickesaw Nation—viz.
Art. I. We, the said David Humphries
and Thomas C. Stewart, on the part of the
Society of Domestick aud Foreign Missions,
promise to teach the people of said nation,
reading, writing, arithrnetick, and a know
ledge of the mode of agriculture and the
mechanick arts.
Art. 2. We promise that we will not
take more land than may be necessary for
the support of the institution ; yd should
we leave the institution, our houses and the
land which we have occupied, shall revert
to the Indians.
Art. 3. We, the Chiefs of the Chickesaw
nation, on the part of said nation, do per-
162
mit the Society to send Missionaries into our
nation, to teach and instruct our young peo
ple.
Art. 4. Wedo hereby bind ourselves to
allow said Society as much land ns may he
necessary for the support of their Missiona
ries, whicfi land they shall hold as long us
they continue to teach our cnildren.
Signed this 22d day of June, 1820.
Staholops,x King of the Choctaw’ Natiop.
Cnpt. Sanm. \ Seajpy, James x Drown,
Wm. x M’Gillvery, James Colbert, lXS.lnt.
Mj. Levi x Colbert, D. Humphries,
George x Pettigrew, j Thus. C. Stewart,
Thos. x Seclso, j Attest.-*— M m. Vans,
Agent pro tem.
from tub [nm.AD.] Rr.Luuoi'S remembrancer.
THE MARINERS’ CHURCH.
On Sabbath morning January 21st anew
flag, the signal for meeting, was hoisted at
the .Mariners’ Church in this city. this
dag was procured by the exertions ol Miss
Elizabeth White & sister, of the Northern
Liberties, in collecting subscriptions for the
purpose. It was made by Mr. Dunlon at a
very low charge, and gratuitously painted
by Mr. Woodside ;'so that, with the money
obtained, besides the flag, several chairs
have been purchased for the use of the
Church, and some tracts for distribution.
The flag is in size, 1:3 by 3 feel, with
an azure field, and white border; The
symbols are—on the top, the morning and
evening stars; in the centre, a dove on the
wing, with an olive branch in her mouth ;
and at the bottom, an anchor. Inscription,
‘ MARINERS’ CHURCH.’
The. Rev. Mr. Eastburn, the Stated
preacher, addressed the congregation from
the four last verses of the 6th chap. He
brews. He spoke of the stability of the
Christian’s refbge as predicated of God’s
immutability; and of the necessity for sin
ners actively to endeavour u to obtain sal
vation,” by 4 flying for refuge to lay hold ;
on the hope set before them in the gospel.’
He illustrated the import of the doctrine
by referring to the emblems on the flag;
that, as the evening star indicated the ap
proaching darkness of night, so the shades
of death were advancing ; and as the morn- j
ing star denoted the dawn ot day, so the j
light of everlasting day would rise upon i
every soul, who, like the dove that “ found’
no rest for the sole of her foot,” would fly j
to Jesus Christ the Ark of safety, and thus 1
become personally interested in (hat hea- i
venly hope, which, as an anchor , would se- j
cure him from shipwreck, and ensure him:
an abundant entrance iuto the haven of
red.
The following hymn, of which a number!
of printed copies were presented by Mr.
Mentz, was sung on the occasion.
A MARINER’S HYMN, C. M.
Presented to the Rev. Joseph Eastburn, a Pilot •
of Jesus Christ, the Captain of his salvation, and
now cruising in the offing of Eternity.
Written by the Rev. J. W. - Scott, and sung by ‘
the Congregation in the Mariners’ Church, in
Philadelphia, on Sabbath 21 st January , when j
the new flag of the Church teas hoisted.
1 While o’er the swelling sea of life,
Poor sinners heedless sail,
Their guilty passions drive them far,
Till cheering prospects fail..
2 Then gloomy storms and fearful roar
Os tempests threaten death ;
And yet all hands despise the name
OCGod who gives them breath.
3 But Oh ! how merciful! how good
Is He whom sinners hate 1
He kindly sends his Pilots out
To warn them of their fate.
4 [ Along the dang’rous coast of Time,
The Pilots hail each crew—
‘ The gulph-strearn sets to endless woe,
4 The dismal port’s in view !]
5 ‘ See hoisted high thejlag of love,
‘ By heav’nly breezes waved ;
4 Here Sailors, stop, and orders hear, —
4 Obey, and you’ll be saved.
6 4 The Captain of Salvation calls,
4 O wretched Seamen stay !
4 Now change your course and heav’nward
ste<-r,
4 The Pilots show the way.
7 4 Then, like the stars of morn and eve,
4 Your future days shall prove ;
4 Nor storms of ijeath your hope destroy,
’ 4 For Christ your souls will love.
8 ‘The dove of peace portends the land
4 Os joy and holy rest;
4 There Jesus dwells and makes his saints
4 With him forever blest.’
The two last stanzas particularly allude to the
emblematical figures on the flag.
The doye of peace portends the land--
—lt is common for vessels at sea, when nearing
the land, to be visited by the plumy inhabitants!
of the forests. And sometimes, after recent
stroms, having been driven by the gale beyond
their usual flights,
These little warblers,
Weary on the wing, alight upon the masts,
And cheer the sailors with their grateful sone.
J. W. S.
London, Nov. 21.
STATISTICS.
In Great Britain, the number of men ca
pable of bearing arms, en masse , from lifteen
io sixty years of age, is 2,744,817, or about
four in every 17 males.
The total number of inhabited houses
in England, in 1801, was 1,474,740. In
1790, there were 1,319,215. In 1759, the
surveyors of the house and window duties
returned 886,412 ; and iu 1791, 1.005,810.
In 1801, the proportion of persons to a
house in England were live and two IhiPds ;
iri Wales, 5; in England and Wales five and
three-fifths; in Scotland, five and two fifths;
and in G. Britain live and five ninths.
The total of the male population of G.
Britain, in 1801, was 5,450,292, and of fe-j
males, 5.492,354,which is in the proportion !
of 100 females to 99 males.
There are in G. Britain six millions of
males, and in Ireland three millions ; of
whom, in the year 1812, 807,00 u were in
arms, that is in the proportion of one to It
In G. Britain there die every year about
332 700 ; every month about 25,592 ; eve
ry week, 6,398 ; every day, 914 ; and ev
ery hour, about 40.
The proporti< of deaths of women to,
that of men is nhy to fifty-four.
There are about 90,000 marriages year-j
|y ; and of 63 marriages, three only are
observed to he without offspring.
In country places, there are, on an ave-;
rage, four children horn ot each marriage. |
In cities jind large towns the projporiion is:
seven to every two marriages.
The married women are, to all the .e-’
male inhabitants of a country, as one to
three, and the married men to all the
males, as three to five. ■ - I
The number of widows is to that of wid
owers as three to one ; hut that ot widows
who remarry, to that of widowers, as tour
to five. , |
The number of old persons who die du-|
ring the cold weather, is to those who die
during the warm season, as seven to lour.
Half of all that are born die before they .
attain seventeen years. _ i
The number of twins is to that of single J
births, as one to 65.
The proportion of males born to that of
females, is as 26 to 25.
In the seaports ot G. Britain there are
132 females to 100 males; and, in the
manufacturing towns 113 females to 100
males.
Taking the whole population of the me
tropolis, according to the last enumeration,
1,099,104, the proportion of males to fe
males is as 100 to 123.
The small pox, in the natural way, usu
ally carries off eight out of every hundred.
By inoculation, one dies out of three hun- j
dred ; hut, according to Dr. Wilson, one in j
two hundred and fifty dies of inoculated j
small pox.
During the first thirty years of the 18th j
century, the number of deaths in London,
from small pox, was 74 out of every thou- i
sand.
In the last 30 years of the same century,!
the deaths from the same cause were about j
one-tenth of the whole mortality, or 95 out J
of every 1000. Inoculation for the small
j pox has, therefore, actually multiplied the
! disease which i? was intended te meliorate,
j in the proportion of five to four.
It is estimated that, of the number of
I persons who are blind, one in four lose their
I sight by the small pox.
| Out of more than 40,000 cases which had
; fallen under the observation of an eminent
I physician, he never met with one in which
a person with red or flaxen hair had the
| small pox to confluence,
j The. clergy of the church of England,
including their families, form about one
eightieth part of the population of England;
In the county of Somerset, the number
ofmales to that of females, i9 in the pro
portion of 87 to 100; and in the four wes- j
| tern counties of England, Cornwall, Devon,
; Somerset, and Dorset, the number ofmales I
is to that of females a= 88 to 100.
i It appears from tables, from 1772 to 17- j
87, that nearly one in eight of all the cases I
of insanity, are imputed to religious fanati- j
cisrn.
According to Dr. Simmons. 6000 insane j
patients have been admitted into St. Luke’s
Hospital in the course of the last 30 years,.
half of whom have recovered. Out of
6000 patients, 78 were aged 79 years and
upwards, only one in live of whom were
cured.
According to the population returns of
1811, taking the integral number of twen
ty, there were seven employed in agricul
ture, nine in trade, manufactures and hand
icrafts, and four who lived either on rent
als of lands or houses, or on the interest
arising from accumulation of money.
In Wales, the farmers are to the manu
facturers as two to one, or on the three
above mentioned classes in the proportion
of eight, four and two.
A nation, without being exhausted, can 1
annually afford to employ the one hun-|
dredth part of its population in the proses-j
sion of arms. The quota which England
could afford according to this proportion,
in addition to its military and naval estab-!
lishment previous to the peace of 1814,!
without exhaustion, would be 170,000, of’
which 70,000 would suffice for the navy
and 100,000 for the army.
REVIVAL IN PITTSFIELD, MASS.
Communicated for the Christian Spectator,
by Rev. Heman Humphrey.
Since my installation over theCongrega-;
tional church in this town, which took place !
in the fall of 1817, there have been from
time to time, flattering indications of seri
ousness among (he people. Particularly
in the Spring of 1818, a number of persons
were suddenly and deeply impressed, inso
much thet we began to feel as if a revival>
had actually commenced ; but these little !
clouds soon passed away, distilling but a
few drops upon the dry and parched land, i
The church was not awake though her
sleep was oflen interrupted by the voice of:
conscience ; and then she would half open !
her eyes upon the moral desolation around
her ; would lament her own drowsiness and j
stupidity ; am! would resolve to arise!
and shake off her sloth at once ; but alas !
would directly sink down again and slum-:
ber on.
(n the month of October 1819,a very un
happy rencontre took place between a
few United States recruits, and some of the
coloured people of the town, in which one
of the latter lost his life. This sudden and
violent death afforded a good opportunity
to address the blacks in an earnest and af
; fectipnate manner, upon the uncertainty of
j life, and the infinite importance of a speedy
! preparation for another world. As many
j of them were found to have a hearing ear,
stnteVl meetings were appointed for their in
struction & benefit,which were betteratten
(ieri than we had dared to hope,lor the space
of two or three months, and some precious
; fruilsef is Wklic-vcd, are new rip tu
ning for hcaveff And here let me ask
whether (his unfortunate class ol our fel
low beings has cot been too much rieglec
j ted by the minislers and churches of New-
Englaod? Might not a great deal be done
in places where they are considerably nu
merous by establishing separate meetings
for them, and giving them such instructions
and encouragement, as are adapted to
their peculiar circumstances?
Notwithstanding this little gleam of light
in the fall, our prospects grew darker thro’
the winter. Vital religion manifestly de
clined in the church, and stupidity reigned
throughout the congregation. A Sabbath
evening conference of many years standing
was almost forsaken.—Weekly lectures
prolonged but a precarious existence. Our
monthly prayer meeting was indeed kept
up, and often was the church beard to ac
knowledge her backslidings, but with the
distressing consciousness, that she was con
tinually making progress in spiritual de
clension.
About the first of March last, a revival
commenced in the adjoining town of Rich
mond. The news of what God was doinjijf
there, enforced by the question, Do you
wish for an awakening here ? was evident
ly blessed to some of our members. With
a few there were great searchings of heart.
The great Physician was curing the spiri
tual maladies of our neighbours. With us
sinners were perishing in great numbers,
for his help, and as he was never known
to discourage un application from the most
unworthy creature, why should we not im
mediately invite him to come and heal us ?
j such were the mingled emotions ot fear
I and encouragement, in here and there a
Christian bosom; and as it was a case
| which admitted of no delay, it was agreed,
though at first in a whisper, that 44 some
-1 thing must be done.” Christians were ex
j horted to visit the town thus favoured, and
j take their children with them, hoping thf
! such a course would he attended with ben
efit. The breaking up of winter, however,
was a great hindrance to this kind of inter
course ; but was evidently blessed to some,
who were favoured with it; and here I
wish to suggest a few thoughts on this very
point, which have lately struck my own
mind with great force. Revivals it is well
known, are often confined within town aud
parish limits. All upon one side is serious
ness, all upon the other stupidity. Now
44 is there not a cause ?” 1 am satisfied there
is. God works by means, as well in spiri
tual as temporal things. We are so made
that the eye affects the heart. Not only is
our sympathy excited by seeing our friends
and companions in distress, but when that
distress arises from a sense of guilt and dan
ger, we can scarcely help asking ourselves,
whether we have not equal, or even grea
ter cause for alarm. Thousands have been
awakened, by associating with persons al
ready under conviction; by attending the
same meetings; by hearing the same ex
hortations; and, in a word, by being much
in the same religious atmosphere. Not
that the most powerful means can have
any saving effect, without the special agen
cy of the Spirit. But they are to be dili
gently used, because God has appointed
them, and because he seldom works with
out them. It is an unquestionable fact,
that the Holy Spirit often employs one
awakened sinner or new convert, as the
instrument of awakening many of his com
panions. Many a revival has most obvious
ly spread from house to house, and from
neighbourhood to neighbourhood, till a
whole parish has been shaken, by means
of that constant and familiar intercourse ia
religious matters which exists among mem
bers of the same congregation. And where
revivals have spread from town to town.,
the work of God has often been carried on
in the same way. Ministers and private
Christians have been surprisingly quicken
ed by visiting neighbouring societies, and
have carried back the sacred fire to thev%t.
own. Sinners too, in hundreds and hun
dreds of instances, have had their attention
arrested in the same way, andipvcii a casual
visit has not unfrequently been the com
mencement of a great revival. Without
laying any unwarrantable stress upon
means, therefore, may we not safely pre
sume, that a more familiar intercourse be
tween contiguous parishes, when a revival
makes its appearance in any one of them,,
would, by the blessing of God, greatly pro
mote and extend the work. Hardly a doubt
j exists in my own mind, that if professors of
: religion, would make a point of going oftert
to the meetings of their brethren in other
towns, where God is carrying on a special
work of grace, and taking their children
with them, revivals would spread much fas
ter, and much farther than they generally
do. (j
; But to return from this digression. The
, excitement in a lew minds, which I have
already mentioned, increasing, a private
i meeting was agreed on by three or four
pious young men, in the latter part of
; March, the express object of which was
prayer, for the out-pouring of the Spirit
upon this church and people. In this meet
ing, which for sometime was attended al
i most every evening, Ihese young brethren
found themselves greatly strengthened in
the resolution which they early formed,
that 4 for Zion’s sake they would not hold
their peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake they
would not rest, until the righteousness
thereof should go forth as brightness, and
the salvation thereof as a lamp that burn
etii. ’ Other meetings both male and fe
male, were soon formed on the same plan,
: and were equally blessed to the souls of
those who attended them. Their hearts
I we,,f - much enlarged in prayer, and the
: hope that God was about to 4 appear in his
.glory and build up Zion,’ which trembled
j i,n( l wavered for a time, now daily gathered
I strength. This state of feeling, how
‘ ever, was by no means general in the
church. But few, comparatively, as yet,
