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THE CRUSADES.
Extracts from the History of the Crusades, for
(he recovery and possession of the. Holy
Land. By Charles Mill*. London, 1820.
[Concluded from our last.]
The fifth cru-ade was promoted by the
preaching of Falk, of the town of Neuilly,
in France, a worthy successor of St. Bern
ard, and by the patronage of Innocent HI.,
who at the early age of 38 was seated in
the papal chair.
The French croises joined the Italian
crusaders under the marquis of Mont for
raf, and finally arrived at Venice. But
instead of proceeding on their first-conceiv
ed enterprise, they were induced to assist
the Venetians, in the subjugation of Zara,
off the Dalmatian coast, and afterwards, in
company with the Genoese, in that cele
brated attack of Constantinople, which led
to its subjection to the Latin empire.
A sixth crusade was set on foot by the
Same pope, Innocent, which was embraced
with ardour by Hungary and the Lower
Germany; and under the conduct of Fred
erick 11. the city of Jerusalem was again
taken, and the Holy Sepulchre recovered
a second time from the Moslems. But nine
years after the emperour had left Palestine,
the sultan of Egypt made head against the
Christian force there, drove the Latins out
of Jerusalem, and overthrew the tower of
3)avid, which until that time had always
been regarded as sacred by ail classes o^re
ligionists. This was the signal for anew
crusade. While the Asiatick Christians
were busied in intrigues of negotiation, the
English barons met at Northampton; and
in the spring of the ye ar 1240, Richard earl
of Cornwall, William surnnmed Longsword,
Theodore, the prior of the Hospitallers,
and many others of the nobility, embarked
at Dover. The earl of Cornwall, on his
nriival in the Holy Land, marched to Jaffa ;
but as the sultan of Egypt, then at war with
Damascus, sent to offer him terms of peace,
he prudently seized the benefits of negoti
ation, accepted a renunciation of Jerusalem,
Beritus, Nazareth, Bethlehem, and most of
the Holy Land ; and after taking 1 active
measures which led to the ratification of
the treaty, having accomplished the great
object of this crusade, he returned to Eu
rope, and was hailed in every town as the
deliverer of the Sepulchre. For two years
Christianity was the only religion estab
lished in Jerusalem, when anew enemy
arose, more dreadful than the Moslems.
The great Tartarian king, Jnnghis Khan,
and his successors, had obliterated the vast
empire of Khorasrn ; and the storm now
rolled onward to Egypt and Palestine.
The walls of Jerusalem were in too ruinous
a stale to protect the inhabitants ; many’ of
them, with the cavaliers, abandoned the
city ; and when the KhOrasmiana entered
it, they spared neither sex nor age. The
successes of these barbarians gave birth to
the eighth crusade. Pope Innocent IV.
convoked a council at Lyons, 1245; and
THE. MISSIONARY.
Louis IX. of France, influenced by its de
terminations, set sail three years after for
Egypt, and captured JJamietta. They
were there joined by 200 English knights,
under William Loogsvvord, and took the
road to Cairo. On their way they endeav
oured to storm Massaura ; in the fury of
the engagement, the count of Artois and
the English leader were both slain. Fam
ine and disease thinned the number of the
survivers ; the king himself was made pris
oner, and for his freedom he surrendered
the city of Damietta; frequent disappoint
ments exhausted the spring of hope, arid in
1254 he returned to France. In 1263 An
tioch was taken by the Mamelukes; and
Louis again spread his sails for the Holy
Land, 60.000 soldiers accompanying him.
On his voyage he made a diversion on the
African coast, and took Carthage ; but in
August he was smit, and cut off by a pesti
lential disease. Before the news of this
calamitous event reached England, Edward
Plantagenet, with only a thousand men, had
embarked for Palestine. All the Latin ba
rons crowded around his banner, and at the
head of 7000 troops he assaulted and took
Nazareth. From Jaffa he marched to
Acre. After he had been fourteen months
in Acre, the sultan of Egypt offered peace.
Edward seized this occasion of leaving the
Holy Land ; for his force was too small for
the achievement of any great action, and
his father had implored his return. Grego
ry IX. made a last attempt for anew cru
sade, but with his death terminated every
preparation. In 1291 the Mameluke Tar
tars of Egypt took Acre, the last strong
hold of the Christians. Such as survived
the carnage fled to Cyprus—and Palestine
was forever lost to the Europeans.
We have thus given a brief account of
the most important events of the nine cru
sades. We feel no sorrow at the final
doom of the crusades, because in its origin
the war was iniquitous an 1 unjust. L The
blood of man should never be shed but to re
deem the blood of man. It is well shed for
our family, for our friends, for our God, for
our kind. The rest is vanity, the rest is
crime.”
[Abridged from the London “ Investigator.”
MR. WHITEFIELD.
Account of the arrival , character and preach
ing. of the celebrated Whitefield, by Doct.
Franklin.
in 1793, arrived among us, from Ireland,
the Rev. Mr. Whitefield, who had made
himself remarkable there -as an itinerant
preacher. He was, at first, permitted to
preach in some of our churches; but the
clergy taking a dislike to him, soon refused
him their pulpits, and he was obliged to
preach iri the fields. The multitude of all
sects and denominations that attended his
sermons, were enormous, and it was a mat
ter ot speculation to me, (who was one of
of the number) to observe the extraordina
ry influence of his oratory on his hearers,
and how much they admired and respected
him, notwithstanding his common abuse of
them, by assuring them, they were natural
ly half beasts and half devils. It was won
derful to see the change soon made in the
manners of our inhabitants. From being
thoughtless or indifferent about religion, it
seemed as if all the world were growing
religious, so that one could not walk
through the town in an evening, without
hearing psalms sung in different families of
every street. And it being found inconve
nient to assemble in the open air, subject to
its inclemencies, the building of a house to
meet iu, was no sooner proposed, and per
sons appointed to receive contributions, but
sufficient sums were soon received to pro
cure the ground, and erect the building,
which was one hundred feet long, and sev
enty broad; and the work was carried on
with such spirit, as to be finished in a much
shorter time than could have been expect
ed. Both house and ground were vested
in trustees, expressly for the use of any
preacher , of any religious persuasion , who
might desire to say something to the people
at Philadelphia. The design in building
not being to accommodate any particular
sect, but the inhabitants in general; so that
even if the Mufti of Constantinople, were
to send a missionary to preach Mabomedan
ism to us, he would find a pulpit at his
service.
Mr. VVhitefield, on leaving us, went
preaching all the way through the colonies
to Georgia. The settlement of that prov
ince had lately been begun, but instead of
being made with hardy, industrious hus
bandmen, accu>*toined to labour, the only
people fit for such au enterprise, it was
with families of broken shop -keepers, and
other insolvent debtors; many of indolent
and idle habits, taken out of the jails, who,
being set down in the woods, unqualified
for clearing land, and unable to endure the
hardships of anew settlement, perished in
numbers, leaving many helpless children
unprovided for. The sight of their miser
able situation inspired the benevolent heart
of Mr. Whitefield, with the idea of building
an orphan-house there, in which they might
he supported and educated. Returning
northward, he preached up this charity, &
made large collections: for his eloquence
had a wonderful power over the hearts and i
purses of his hearers, of which I myself was
an instance. I did not disapprove of the i
GO YE INTO ALL THE WORLD AND PREACH THL GOSPEL ‘TO EVERY CREATURE.—Jesus Curi3t.
MOUNT ZION, (HANCOCK CO. GA,) MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1821.
design, but as Georgia was then destitute
of materials and workmen, and it was pro
posed to send them from Philadelphia, at a
great expense, I thought it would have
been better to have built the house at Phil
adelphia, and brought the children to it.
This 1 advised, but he was resolute in bis
first project, rejected my counsel, and I
therefore refused to contribute. I happen
ed soon after, to attend one of his sermons,
in the course of which, I perceived he in
tended to finish with a collection, and 1 si
lently resolved he should get nothing from
me : I bad, in my pocket a handful of cop
per money, three or four silver dollars, and
five pistoles in gold; as he proceeded, 1
began to soften, and concluded to give the
copper. Another stroke of his oratory,
made me ashamed of lliat, and determined
me to give the silver; and he finished so
admirably, that I emptied my pocket whol
ly, into the collector’s dish, gold and all!
At this sermon, there was also one of our
club, who, being of my sentiments respec
ting the building in Georgia, and suspecting
a collection might be intended, had, by pre
caution, emptied his pockets before he
came from home; towards the conclusion
of the discourse, however, he felt a strong
inclination to give, and applied to a neigh
bour, who stood uear him, to lend him some
money for the purpose. The request was
fortunately made to perhaps the only man
in the company, who had the firmness not
to be affected by the preacher. His an
swer was, “ At any other lime, friend Hop
kinson, I would lend to thee freely ; but not
now, for thee seems to me to be out of thy
right senses.”
Some of Mr. Wbitefield’s enemies affec
ted to suppose, that he would apply these
collections to his own private emolument;
but I, who was intimately acquainted with
him, (being employed in printing his ser
mons, journals, Stc.) never had the least
suspicion of his integrity; but am, to this
day, decidedly of opinion, that he was, in
all his conduct a perfectly honest man ; and
rnethinks, my testimony in his favour, ought
to have the more weight, as we had no re
ligious connexion. He used indeed some
times to pray for my conversion, but never
had the satisfaction of believing that his
prayers were heard. Onrs was a mere civ
il friendship, sincere on both sides, amTlast
ed to his death. The following instance
will show the terms on which we stood.—
Upon one of his arrivals from England, at
Boston, he wrote to me that he should come
soon to Philadelphia, but knew not
where he could lodge when there, as he
understood his old friend and host, Mr. Ben
ezet, was removed to Germantown. My
answer was, you know my house ; if you
can make shift with its scanty accommo
dations, you will be most heartily welcome.
He replied, that if 1 made that kind offer
for Christ's sake, I should not miss of a re
ward. And I returned, “ don’t Jet me be
mistaken; it was not for Christ's sake, hut
for your sake.” One of our common ac
quaintance jocosely remarked, that know
ing it to be the custom of the saints, when
they received any favour, to shift the bur
then of the obligation from off their own
shoulders, and place it in heaven ; I had
contrived to fix it on earth.
The last time I saw Mr. Whitefield, was
in London, when he consulted me about his
orphan-house concern, and his purpose of
appropriating it to the establishment of a
college.
He had a loud and clear voice, and ar
ticulated his words so perfectly, that he
might be heard and understood at a great
distance ; especially, as his auditories ob
served the most perfect silence. He
preached, one evening, from the top of the
Court-House steps, which are-in the middle
of Market street and on the west side of
Second street, which crosses it at right an
gles. Both streets were filled with hi 9
hearers to a considerable distance : being
among the hindmost in Market street, I had
the curiosity to learn how far it could be
heard, by retiring backwards down the
street towards the river, and I found his
voice distinct till 1 came near Front-street,
when some noise in that street obscured it.
Imagining then a semicircle, of which ray
distance should be the radius, and that it was
filled with auditors, to each of whom I al
lowed two square feet; 1 computed that he
might well be heard by more than 30,000.
This reconciled me to the newspaper ac
counts of his having preached to 35,000
people in the fields, and to the histories of
generals haranguing whole armies, of
which I had sometimes doubled.
By hearing him often, I came to distin
guish easily between sermons newly com
posed, and those which he had often preach
ed in the course of his travels. His deliv
ery of the latter was so improved by fre
quent repetition, that every accent, every
emphasis, every modulation of voice, was
so perfectly well-turned and well-placed,
that without being interested in the subject,
one could not help being pleased with the
discourse; a pleasure of much the same kind
with that received from an excellent piece
of musick. This is an advantage itinerant
preachers have over those who are station
ary, as the latter cannot weil improve their
delivery of a sermon by so many rehears
als, His writing and printing, from limp
to time, gave great advantage to his ene?
mies; unguarded expressions, and even er
roneous opinions delivered in preaching, ■
might have been afterwards explained or
qualified, by supposing others that might
have accompanied them ; or they might
have been denied; but litcrascripta manet;
criticks attacked his writings most violent
ly, and with so much appearance of reason,
as to diminish the number of his votaries,
and prevent their increase. So that I am
satisfied, that if he had never written any
thing, he would have left behind him, a
much more numerous and important sect;
and his reputation might, in thr\t case, have
been still growing, even after his death ;
as there being nothing of his writing on
which to found a censure, and give him a
low character, his proselytes would bp left
at liberty to attribute to him as great a va
riety of excellencies, as their entbusiastick
admiration might wish him to have pos
sessed.
from the western Carolinian.
Salisbury, (JV. C.) October 2.
NARRATIVE
OF THE STATE OF RELIGION WITHIN THE BOUNDS
OF THE SYNOD OF NORTH CAROLINA.
The Synod of the Presbyterian Church of the
Carolinas closed their session yesterday morning,
as did also the Presbyterian Missionary Society of
North-Carolina During their session many ex
cellent and pathetick sermons were delivered to
crowded and solemn audiences. We have reason
to believe that many lasting impress-ions were
made, and that numbers will baie occasion to
remember this meeting, when “ this globe, and
all who it inhabit, shall be dissolved.”
In a free conversation on the subject of
moral and benevolent societies, and on the
state of religion generally, the Synod of
North-Carolina are happy to receive from
the different churches such interesting and
heartcheering intelligence. Allhough there
is much to lament within our bounds—ir
some places vice and immorality, ia many
churches coldness and lukewarmness, and
in a few congregations an inattention to
pious and benevolent institutions, yet, upon
the whole, we regard the state of religion
during the past year as more than encour
aging ; and may safely say that there nev
er was a period when there was such a
general attention to the concerns of piety,
and when such signal success has accom
panied pious exertions.
It is with pleasure that we learn, that
almost universal attention is paid to the re
ligious instruction of the rising generation.
Sabbath schools seem every where to pre
vail. Bible classes have been generally
established, and are well attended. In
struction iu the catechisms of our church is
not neglected. The Synod view with en
couraging delight the establishment and
progress of such institutions; they believe
them Vo be among the most effectual means
of securing the salvation of the young, and
promoting the general cause of religion.
Many who are now “ rejoicing in hope,”
and who are pillars in the church of Chiist,
can look back agd date their first serious
impressions from such ieligious instruction.
The monthly concert for prayer lias been
generally established, and is well attended.
It is pleasing to discover so general a dis
position to encourage this meeting ; to see,
throughout our churches, so great an anxi
ety to unite with the thousands of Israel on
the same evening, in praying for the pros
perity of the Redeemer's kingdom. May
the united supplications of God’s children,
bring down upon his Zion the blessings
which they desire.
In some congregations, Bible, Tract,
Missionary, Moral and Peace Societies have
been instituted, and attended with success.
In three or four congregations, societies
auxiliary to the American Colonization
Society, have been established.
We are happy to learn, from the report
of our congregations, that the people of
colour have not been neglected. An at
tention to their religious interests is evi
dently increasing throughout our bounds.
Many additions, among this class of people,
have been made to our churches during
the past year; many sabbath schools have
been established for their religious instruc
tion, and many private exertions are mak
ing in families for their salvation.
Some of our congregations have felt for
the situation of the western Indians, and
have done something for their civilization
and spiritual improvement, by assisting the
children at Brainerd and FJliot. Such
commendable conduct we cannot too high
ly applaud ; and would recommend to our
congregations to follow such henevoleut
examples. Surely, as far as we. have op
portunity', we should assit our brethren at
these missionary stations, and use our ut
most exertions for the savages of the de
sert.
Thus, while other parts of Christendom,
in this age of Philanthropy, are engaged in
promoting the cause of the Saviour by
means of pious and benevolent institutions,
the churches within our hounds have not
been deficient; they too have engaged in
the glorious work, ami have established
societies which God has honoured and made
extensively useful.
But while we are thankful for the estab
lishment and success of such institutions,
we would peculiarly bless God for the out
pouring of lh,espirit with which ha has vis-
Prire 5 s 3 i so P r - ann - or i I
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ited many of or ctrurches. Since our last
meeting, he has been gracious to many of
our congregations ; reviving the drooping
spirits of bis children, and displaying his
power and grace in the salvation of sinners.
In the town of Hillsborough , considerable
seriousness bus prevailed ; many have been
added to the church, and between twenty
and thirty are still under deep convictions.
In the congregations of JEuo and Little
River , still greater solemnity is visible ;
fourteen have lately joined the church, and
the number of souls in both congregations
that are still inquiring, is about one hun
dred. In the congregation of Cross Roads,
the same glorious work has commenced,
and is extending. Besides the great num
ber that have lately united themselves with
the church, many are still seeking the
Lord sorrowing. About sixty persoi.3 have
become the subjects of this revival. The
congregation of Third Creek , Back. Creek
and Unity, have been specially visited with
the influences of divine grace ; fifty have
lately pubiickly professed religion, twenty
more are hopefully pious, and about thirty
are still anxiously seeking. In these con
gregations, the far greater part of those
who were called were in the early period
of life, and among these many promising
voting men. ilow cheering to see youth
rising up to become useful members of ths
church, when the heads cf their fathers
are laid in the dust. There is one circurr.-
stance connected with this revival which is
worthy ot attention: It is remarkab'o
that most of those who, at the commeme
ment, opposed and ridiculed the work,
were themselves deeply humbled under a
sense of their sins, and brought low at the
footstool of mercy. Great attention to re
ligion and universal seriousness have pre
vailed in the congregations of Bethany and
Concord ; many persons, particularly among
ihe young, have become the subjects oi
divine grace. Forty persons have late'y
been admitted into the church, and a con
siderable number are still serious. |n the
I congregations of Bvffahe and Allemunce ,
there is unusual solemnity ; eight at (he
ast communion season were admitted into
the church, and fifteen since that period
have been hopefully converted. There is
one circumstance connected with the con
version of these persons which should he
deeply impressed unpin ministers and npou
the hearts of the young: Almost all those
who were here brought to a saving knowl
edge of the truth, were members of Bible
Classes.
These revivalsjwere carried on without
noise or tumult during puhlick worship.
Every thing like enthusiasm was discour
aged. The work was deep, and often ex
tensive ; but yet a still solemnity seemed
to prevail.
In reviewing such scenes, our hearts
swell with the warmest gratitude to Gcd,
for the interest ar.d tender care which he
manifests for his Zion. We feel grateful
that he has not withdrawn Ins presence
from us, but that he lias visited some of our
churches with the copious showers of di
vine grace, and oihers with the gentle
droppings of his blessed spirit. “It is the
Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our
eyes.” Let us be encouraged to still great
er exertions in ibis holy work ; let every
nerve be strained to action ; every power
of the seul exerted to urge forward the
cause of the Redeemer. Let what the
Lord has already done increase our exer
tions ; let us strive more ardently to ad
vance the kingdom of our Saviour; and let
us not relax our exertions till every church
within our bounds be visited with the out
pouring of the spirit; till ” the whole earth
be filled with the knowledge of the Lord,
as the waters cover (he great deep.’’
In consequence of the cheering intelli
gence contained in the above report, the
Synod adopted the following resolution.
Resolved , That the Synod appoint the
first Monday in December nexf, as a day of
Puhlick Thanksgiving to Almighty God, for
the special blessings with which he has fa
voured several congregations under our
care, in reviving religion, and in giving us
in general the blessings of health, and ia
favouring us with fruitful seasons.
And the Sy nod also recommend, that the
churches under our care, on the day above
named, offer up their prayers to Almighty
God, fora general revival of religion with
in our bounds, aud throughout the world.
We learn that the American Board of
Commissioners for Foieign Missions, at
their late annual meeting, not being able
immediately to fix their eye? upon a Cler
gyman to succeed the lamented and emi
nent Dr. Worcester, ns Corresponding Se
cretary, appointed the Treasurer, J.
Evarts, Esq* as Secretary for the present
year, with authority to procure such assis
tance as he might need. The publick may
rest assured liial the duties of the office will
be ably discharged. Bos. Rec.
We mentioned last week the election of
the Rev. Martin Ruter, of the Methodist
Church, to the Professor of Oriental Lite
rature in the Cincinnati College. A few
years -ince he wasan apprentice to a farmer
in Concord, N. H, He is now a profound,
though self-taught scholar, and well as.
uuaintod with several languages, JCy, fyjjj