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No. 2. Vol. 111. • EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY NATHAN S. S. B EM JIN <s• CO. www%< She Terms of “ The Missionary” are Three ars a year if paid in advance, or within sixty days from the time of subscribing j or Three Dol lars and Fifty Cents at the end of the year. No Subscription will be received fora short er time than one year, and no paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid. Advertisements will be inserted, by the equare, at 62 1-2 cents for the first insertion ; and for every subsequent insertion 13 3-4 cents. Those who furnish standing advertisements for the year, shall be entitled to a deduction of one quarter of the amount from the above rates. All Communication.- and Letters relating *to lit* D#iee, will be directed to N. S. S. Benuan k Wo. and whether enclosing money or not, must ‘tome POST PAIDi Should any neglect to do this they will he <-harged with the postage. Printing for Publick Officers and others will be done on the most liberal terms. AGENTS FOR THIS PAPER. 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WALES. ■ May 29 th, 1821. NOTICE.. pBA Copartnership for continuing the publication “ The Missionary,” is this day formed between iltm Subscribers, under the firm of N. S. S. Be ss N & Cos. They have purchased the Printing ■tablishment, and will, conduct the paper as faretofore. Desirous of supporting the existence afc refutation of ” The Missionary,” they look ty I'JfJfral publick for patronage, jj and Job Work will be executed on •■reasonable terms as at any press in the State. NATH AM S. S. BEMAN, JACOB P. NORTON, EBENEZER COOPER. ■ Jay 29, 1821. LETTERS FROM AFRICA, B 1 SIGNOR TRAVIDEANI THE TRAVELLER, TO CA NOVA THE SCULPTOR. Palmyra , Dec. 17, 1818. all Making but a short stay at Grand Cairo, i Sharked iu the neighbourhood of Babylo nia, and turning away from Rhodes proud Nilotneter, I found running upwards, Mfcnopolis, ttnd the city that calls to re- the depraved licentiousness of HHrtltn, the Lower Ahydo-i, Licopolis, and fsjßnv’ other places noi mentioned with us. Bl'he picturesque prospect of a thousand jlMßPities called to mind the anchorites of ■Following the well employed journey, I oyerved Abotis, Arroditophopolis, and -“lßutea, where, in the temple of Isis, I tas tal with wonder the Egyptian learning ; Miff ,r * rn ’ n £T towards the opposite shore 1 P,T‘ byCoertas, and Apoilinopolis minor; | riewing near thereto the city of the < ‘lßindred Gates. is Carnack with its boundless walks <)t*phynxes, the Propylteon, porticoes of j|H ( iite, the courts, the squares, and the Tißfple, iHtb eighteen ranks of columns ISBroglyphically sculptured, the circumfe- ; ’Tepee of which seven men hardly span with .jjjir arms. with its obelisks and innumerable 1 <P*°tmadeß. Bfflffchnld Medinet-Mu covered with end s’ ruins, and with the monstrous colossus PHt saluted the appearance of the king of THE MISSIONARY GO YE INTO ALL THE WORLD AND PREACH TIIE GOSPEL TO EVERY CREATURE.—Jun Christ. the stars, and still shadows the Theban plain. Follow aild behold Kowm, where the seat of Memnon makes a rich display; and the bright image of the great Sesostris. But (he tombs of these subterranean abodes, that which an Italian, Giovanni Bel zoni, opened last year under the auspices of Mr. Salt, consul-general of England in Egypt, feeds the doubt, whether it is the production of a mortal hand. „ The interionr is entered through an am ple gate, when a path with walls beauti fully scnlpfured, leads to galleries still more beautiful, by the side of which are the royal rooms, whieh preserve in diffuse painting the Egyptian mysteries, and the different nations first known. The sanctu ary of b is captivates the eye and the mind Then a catacomb of alabaster adorned with hieroglypbicks, both externally and inlernally, rises in the centre of the. greater wing, which alone might enrich and give reputation to a museum. Why were not yoa with me in that hour when I found in the great Thebes the whole world t I went rjown to the pyramids ofSaccara, and by the plain of Memphis, to those of Ghizeh. . I wished to ascend the highest pyramid and arrived at the top; I appeared to touch tho stars; I remained there the whole night, which was the best of my life. For ty centuries had been silent under my feet whilst I was pondering the cause and effects of the creation. The following morning the rising sun illumined me, which shone around the ho rizon with a pomp never dreamt of, either by painter or by poet. Turning from the pyramids I entered in to Graod Cairo, and thence down to Alex andria, in order to expedite to you the plan of my researches ; for you and the Regent were the first to second my ef fort*. During the above mentioned period, I went to pay homage to the man who gov erns Egypt, worthy of being inserted in the pages of history by the side of Mmns and Meoes, or with Euergetes and Ptolemy son of Lagos. • Returning to Grand Cairo I repaired to Asia ; and plunging into the deserts ofEtam and tho :e of Kedar, to see on one side Pha ran, arid on the other Casiotis, which in cludes in its bosom the bones of the great Roman yet unrevenged. A? 1 left Egypt which was deserting me, I was reminded what Amru wrote to the great Oina‘r, desirous of a picture of that country; figure to yourself, O Prince of the Faithful, a vast and arid desert, with a river in the middle which is attended in its course by two opposite hills, the borders of the ground rendered fertile by that flood so blessed by heaven. Most just is the pic ture, and in that too which afterwards fol lows. * Continuing my route I passed the isth mus of Suez, and the fragments of Rinoce rura, Ralpha and Agrippiades, and leaving behind me Besor, 1 comforted my weary eye with the Olives ofGerara, the happy land of the Philistines. Departing from Gaza I went to Beershe ho, to Soreck, upon the borders of which lived Dalilnh, to Timnath and Gabutha, known already by the feats of Samson ; and getting out of the way of the tribe of Sim eon, l advanced into the mounts of Judah and Benjamin, arriving by the plain ofßooz at. Jerusalem, in the very time of the Greeks demanding from heaven their sa cred tire. [A particular and interesting description of the Greek ceremony here alluded to, was published in“ The Missionary” of the 19th January last.] At the view of the hill of Sion and the Mount of Olives, at the appearance of the city, I felt both as a Christian and a? a phi losopher, touched by an hitherto unfelt emotion, which, somewhat retarding my steps, covered my heart with pleasing mel ancholy, and my mind with incessant med itation. t Q! what a difference between the figurative and the true. Having reverenced those places which record the beginning of the greatest relig ion in the world, I contemplated with in describable transport, the Tower of David, the Temple of Solomon, the Palace of Herod, the Fountain and the Pool of Siloah, the Sheep-pool, and that of the Kedron, the Golden Gate, the Well of Ne hemiah, which concealed the true fiery element, the Mount of Offence and that of Scandal, with the valley of Tophet,where the priests of Israel sacrificed human vic tims to Moloch ; the Sepulchre of Manas seh in the Garden of Uzza, the sepulchres of the Kings, and those of Absalom, of Je bosaphat, ofZechariab, son of Barachiah; the only architectural objects I thought worthy of you amongst the modern antiqui ties of the Hebrews. You are never satiated with dejight over the ruins of Jerusalem: and, taking the advantage of a company of Pilgrims-, I went with them to Bahurim, whence Shimei threw stones at the Psalmist, in Adummin, or Place of Blood, to the Fountain of -Eli jah, to Jericho, which no longer gives odour to the chaste flower, down to Gilgal: I purified myself in the Jordan at Betha bara, where John baptized. MOUNT ZION, (HANCOCK CO. GA.) WEDNESDAY, JtJNE 6, 1821. Before me were Reuben and God, with the Plains or Moab and the land of the Amorites. Returning to Jerusalem, I was present at the tragick quarrel which occurredbetween the Greeks and Latins, near the tomb of Jesus Christ. I wrote to the hero of the Pontificate, exhorting him to interfere, in order that in future, sach scandalous occur rences might not happen. I then undertook another journey, and the places I saw were the Valley of the Giants, the Lands of Jacob', the Sepulchre of Rachel, near P,amath, the Cistern of Da vid, Bethlehem, a smiling town of Judea, the Villa of the Closed Garden, the sealed Fountain, and the vessels of Solomon ; the Hills of Engaddi, Term, the country of Al mos, and Giloh, country of Ahitophel; the Grottos of Adullam, and the Wood ofZiph, where the successor ofSaul, David, often hid himself ; the Valley of Mamre, the Field of Damascus; wience reproceeding, the Vale of Terebinth*?, fatal to Goliah, and the surrounding places renowned for the nativity and abstinence of the Precur sor. I lastly t saw Bethany. Having drawn from the library and the archives of the friars what I thought of service to my purpose, I bid adieu to the Daughter of Sion, and ty the pool of Gibe on, Beth-horon, Succoth, the Valley of Re phaim, Azekah, Emmaus, Anathoih, the country of Jeremiah placed against Modin, the glory of the Macabees, and by Ariina thea, passing Sharon, I stopped at Joppa, which still boasts of his rocks warm with the tears of Androtnede. Here arrived the Tyrian ships, bearing the precious stores and purple which the son of Abibal sent to the sapient king, and here, too, dai ly arrives the pilgrim, led from afar to pay the vow. From Joppa I went by the shore to Ekron, A-hd-sd, which kept the ark a prisoner, to Askalon,’ now destroyed, and having re turned to Joppa, 1 ascended the inheritance of Ephraim to the sepulchres of Benjamin and Simeon ; to Sichem, whence we mounted Ehal and Gerizim, to the well of Jacab, and the sepulchVe of Joseph; and meeting with the Abbe de Mazure, a warm panegyrist of France, and measurer of Ju dea, I went with him to Siloa, upon the road that leads from Jerusalem to Neapo li. Neapolis, or Napolosa, lies upon the ru ins of Sichem, and here, returning from Siloa, 1 found the ancient Samaritans, or Cuteans, who were praying from erronr, by a well believed to Ik 1 Jacob’s. I taught them the truth, which doctrine excited against me no small disturbance ; so far that the said Samaritans, thinking me one of their brethren, wished by all means to re tain me in the country; and what is more singular, exacted that 1 should promise marriage to a woman of their sect. The Christians of Napolosa took up my defence; whence, getting off at my own hazard, foreseeing the favour of the form er, 1 took shelter in Samaria, where there is no vestige of the importunate Samari tans. 1 wrote to you, that, with the ex ception of some columns, there is nothing interesting in Sebaste. On leaving Samaria the tribe oflssachar presented themselves to me in Galilee, with th** fountain of Israel, and plain of Esdrae lon, over which the eye cannot reach; Endor at the foot of the second Hermon, known by the victory of Deborah and Ba rak. Soplios the native place of James and of the friend of.his master; Cana, the country of Simon and Nathaniel; Tabor, terminating with Heaven ; beautiful parts ofZebuloo; Betbsaida, the country of Pe ter and Andrew on the shores of that wa ter, abundant in the deeds of the Divine Instructer of virtue. Returned to Tiberias, I undertook the analysis of those mineral waters ; and in the city where lives in retimd delight, that deserving man of Society the noble gentle man Raphael de Piciotto, consul-general of Austria in Syria, whose roof ami whose fortune never denied to any one a constant sacred hospitality. And you must know a-propos , that amongst, the Hebrews dispersed in the va rious regions of the globe, and amongst those of Asia and of Africa particularly, there exists an ancient custom of coming to finish their days upon the spot bedewed by the sweat ot their ancestors. Such a senti ment gladdens their heart from the most tender years of youth, and hence it is mov ing to see arrive in the ports of Palestine, the aged Israelite, who, leaning upon the shoulder of his old consort, approaches with her amidst the cheers of hope, to de posit his ragged spoils in the sepulchre of their forefathers. The heats suffered upon the lake of Gennesareth having moderated, I revisited the tribe of Issachar, and having ascended Carmel I dropped down to Hepna, to Dora, to Cesarea, to Mauasseh; and passing in the tribe of Asher over the space of-Seme ron and the waters of Cenderia, I continu ed afterwards the Belus to Ptolemais, still dyed with that blood which the cruel Dje zar caused to flow in torrents. Thus following the course of the Phoe nician shore, every moment appeared to me an age which interfered with that which should show me in a miserable rock, surrounded with water and with saqd, that once powerful mistress of the seas. The Greek Archbishop p. Cirilio Deb bas received me cordially in his house, and causing to be prepared a frugal repast, placed on fche ground after the fashion of the East, and setting himself down beside me, spoke as follows Eat with good will that God inay preserve it to thee. 1 receive thee negligently after the manner of the apostles, and this scanty food 1 con sume with thee in good will, as I do daily with the other guests. If I had more 1 would give thee more, but my only income, which is that of the Archbishoprick of Tyre, does not produce me annually above 200 crowns (schdi) of thy country, the half of which I employ to nourish the poor of my diocese. Besides being their spiritu al, 1 am also their temporal, physician, and l p nd gratuitously my remedies wherever they are necessary. The other prelates live more secure under cover of the moun tains, but 1 am more fortunate than they are, who divide with my flock the days of sorrow, and of joy.” May those be blessed who speak and reason with so much truth. (To he concluded.) qj:-c SANDWICH ISLAND MISSION. [Continued from page 2.] EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNAL. May 13, 1820. With the approbation of the committee, appointed for that purpose, the following subscription was opened and circulated. Holiness to the Lord. While the friends of humanity and of Zion, in Europe and America, are uniting their influence, and contributing of their substance, to meliorate the condition of the wretched, and to give the Bible and the blessings of the Gospel to the long neglect ed heathen ; and while many are sacrifi cing the comforts of home, and devoting their talents, their possessions and their lives to the diffusion of the light of human knowledge aud Divine Revelation, in the dark places of the earth ; —we feel it to be a pleasure, as well as a duty, to lend our aid, as we have ability and opportunity, to promote the grand design of utilizing and christianizing the natives of the Sandwich islands. Believing that American and European residents, gentlemen of business from dif ferent countries, masters and officers of ves sels of different flags, as they visit these islands will co-operate in a systematick ef fort to provide for the comfort and educa tion of orphan children, of whom many are to be found here, by donations in money, or articles of trade, or the productions of the country, or other substantial means ofdoiag them good : We the undersigned, gentlemen from dif ferent countries, cheerfully agree to give to the mission established in these islands the donations annexed to our respective names, to constitute a School Fund for Or phan Children ; and to be used by the mis sionaries for the benefit of such children, in training them up in knowledge and virtue, in the useful arts of civilized life, and in the principles of the Christian religion, that they may be grateful to their benefactors, useful to their country, blessings to the world, and fitted for heaven. 14. Rirssed with the privileges of preach ing and the publick worship of God, which was attended by considerable numbers.— This evening, as we were at tea, a petty chief, who was sitting in the house, stole and carried off a few plates ; but they were soon, recovered by a trusty nßtive, to whom Boka had committed the care of our yard. This is the second instance in which we have known articles to be stolen from us by the natives. There is as little danger from thieves here, as in any large town in Europe or America. Heathen Superstitions. ” 19. Heavy rains sent by him who gives us a fruitful season to confound the false prophets. Some of the priests predicted that there would he no rain; and that eve ry thing would drv up, in consequence of breaking taboo. But it is a fact worthy of notice, that there has been more rain than common, during the months which consti tute the dry season. 20. A priest and bis wife were this after noon led by our door in irons, attended by an armed guard and a noisy crowd, to the house of the Governour, to be tried on the charge of having prayed a woman to death. Mr. Bingham and Capt. Pigot went down together, in order to witness the trial; but tha prisoners, whom they found seated on the ground, at the door of the governour’s house, apparently cheerful and unconcern ed, as if they had intended no harm, were shortly sent away and confined. This singular, but long established su perstitious custom of praying to death mal efactors, or persons charged with crimes, or unknown thieves, when property is lost, is now contrary to law ; and wp understand the penalty is death. The belief, that the priests bad power to pray any person to death, has been deeply rooted and univer sal among this people, and cannot be easi ly eradicated. But we hope the time is near, in which this magick mode of execu tion will be no longer dreaded; nor prnyar Price, \ 7 {3,00 in advance. ) be regarded as a bloody engine of govern ment, of malice, or of priestcraft, for the destruction of those, who fall under the condemnation of justice or caprice. That many have died, ihrorfgh the influence of a belief .n the infallible efficacy of the prayers of a heathen priest, we cannot daubt. The undetected thief, (earning that a priest had begun to pray him to death, and hearing the people speaking with so much certainty of its fatal consequences, restores the lost property; or, if that is not in his power,in the full expectation of death refuses to eat, pine3 away and dies. Even the great Tamahnmalia feared to have a priest get possession of his “ spit box” lest the priest should take advantage of the spitt'e to give efficacy to his prayers. At least he professed such fear, and acted accordingly. The,fact that they have now a law against praying people” to death, proves the strength of their superstition even afier their idols are abolished.* Letters from Home. Our hearts have been cheered to day by the arrival of capt. Meek, of the brig Ped lar, from N. York, with letters from friends. 21. Much gratified today by receiving from the Pedlar some papers containing much interesting intelligence, calculated to comfort our hearts and strengthen our hands. How much good our friends, the superintendants of religious publications might do by sending to this and other mis sionary stations files of their work*. We should have rejoiced so receive the me moirs of Mills, and other netv publications. June 8. Opened a singing school this evening to be continued weekly for the im provement of ourselves and others in sacred musick. Several of the white residents are desirous to learn ; and we think that some of the natives may shortly be instruc ted in this delightful art. It will be pleas ant toil to teach these late worshippers of idols to sing the songs of Zion. - 16. In a yard of Very fine cattle, belong ing to Mr. Marin, to Mr. Holmes, and some of the chiefs, Mr. Chamberlain succeeded in tying and milking for the fir-t time a large cow, though almost wild. Neither the ox en nor cows have yet been made profitable to tflte people. These herds feed on an extensive plain by day, and are enclosed in a mud wall yard by night. But they can and will be made useful. 17. To day captains Pigot and Meek re turned from Owhyhee, with-letters from our brethren there. Brother T. writes a brief sketch of their mingled mercies. “ The Lord has hitherto prospered our way far beyond our expectations, and wo have every day reason to call upon our souls and all that is within us, to bless and praise his holy name. But we have meed of much patience. Let patience have her perfect work. We must expect to meet difficulties and trials in the progress of our employment. Hitherto these have been of a peculiar kind, and from sources little expected, wheli we left America.” The ship Levant, which sailed from Boston shortly after our embarcation, has arrived and anchored in the bay. 18. Numbers >(tended divine service to day. Capt. Cary, of the Levant, from Bos ton, via Columbia River, after service, was introduced to the family. He congratula ted us on our safe arrival, and proffered his friendship and aid. He passed (he straits of Le Maire about a week earlier than the Thaddeus; ,but was detained off Cape Horn consider bly later than we, by the prevalence of adverse winds. Had the frame of the house, which we left at Bos ton, been put on board the Levant, capt. C. says he might have brought.it with lit tle inconvenience. We hope to see it. ar rive as soon as our heavenly Father shall appoint. Till then, He will provide us a lodging.t * This ti rrible superstition formerly prevailed in the Society Islands. Speaking of (he improv ed condition of the people in these islands, ihe last Rtport of the London Missionary Society says : The second instance relate* to (he pretended sorceries practised by Pomare and others. These incantations were a source of perpetual and dreadful misery to the people; who ‘imagined that, by these means, diseases and death might be inflicted by the sorcerer The horrid ap prehensions, which were hereby excited in the minds of the natives, and the many unjust exac tions, which were thus enforced contrary to their will, it is impossible to describe or enumerate. But these evils also have now utterly ceased.” t The reason why no application vat made to he ownere of the Levant to take out the remain der of the frame and ita covering, was, that this - ship was bound on a circuitous voyage, and was to touch at the mouth of Columbia river, if not at another place, before visiting the islands. When the house was prepared, it was intended to be sent by the Thaddeus, and was actually put on hoard. But there was not rnom enough in the vessel, beside what was occupied by the car go, for articles indispensably necessary, unless the frame was unladen ; which was accordingly done, with the exception of small pieces, such as window frames, doors, &c. In the course of last summer, however, all that had been thus detained, with n any addition al articles, were sept in a ship belonging to Messrs. Bryant and Struts, who generously declined re ceiving Weight. They also took without charge, in other vessels, various articles designed for the comfort of the missionaries. Pome persons, who had been much at the isl ands, were of opinion, that such a house would not be needed.; but we have no doubt it will bh found, should it have arrived safely, a very mtteri *l tu tio rrissisoViei-^,