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real change of life and heart, to the troth
of which his master bears a pleasing testi
mony. He has been received as a scholar
into oar Sunday School, and has since re
quested to be amitted on trial as a member
of Society. When he came to make his
request, all present joined in prayer for
him that he might be kept from falling,
and we wept with joy over him “ who was
dead but is alive, who was lost hot is found.”
Our excellent Governour lately visited,
with and a member of the
CouudlPtie Sunday school; and expressed
high satisfaction with the improvement of
the children. I am happy to say, that
about forty of them manifest a work of
grace on their minds, and are regularly met
once a week, to receive such advices and
cautions as their circumstances seem to
require. Lond. Meth. Mag.
From the (Richmond. Va.) Evangelical and Lit
erary Magazine and Miss’ry. Chronicle.
Reflections on a Trial for Murder.
“ Behold thy fellow culprit trembling there,
“ And in bis trial see a type of thine.”
I had often heard that there was some
thing very solemn and interesting in the
form of judicial trial in a capital case, and
felt some cut iosity to witness the effect.—
Accordingly, understanding the other day,
that a man was about to be tried before the
Superiour Court of Law for the County,
upon a charge of murder, 1 resolved to at
tend (he court, and went over to the house
at ooce. On entering in, I found the room
already thronged with the numerous spec
tators, who had been drawn together
by the excitement of the occasion. Mak
ing my wav through them with some difß
cully, I obtained a seat among the lawyers,
and other gentlemen within the bar. The
Judge was in his chair before me, the
Clerk in hi seat below, and the attorney
for the Commonwealth at a small table in
front of him. The Sheriff was in his box
t my left, and his deputy in the other at
the opposite side of the room. The Pris
oner was in his place in the rear, guarded
by the jailor at his side.
And here, after a little while, upon a mo
tion from the Judge, the Clerk rose, and
with a trembling voice, proceeded to ar
raign the prisoner, calling upon him to
hold up his hand, (a sign of admission that
he was the person charged;) and then went
on to read the indictment, which was in the
usual form, and, as 1 thought, highly sol
emn. I was indeed particulatly pleased to
notice the recognition it contained of some
of the most serious, and affecting truths of
our religion. Thus, among other things I
observed that it charged the prisoner with
having committed the crime, “ not having
the fear of God before his eves.” And here
1 saw there was a direct acknowledgement
of that great scriptural lesson, that the fear
of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and
that the want of it is (he natural-source of
all iniqhity. It was, in fact, in exact unison
with the sentiment of the Psalmist, the trans
gression rs the wicked saith within my heart ,
there is no fear of God before their eyes. —
But tfap indictment further charged the
roan with “ being moved and instigated by
the devil.” And here too, I saw was an
other solemn truth of reiigioc,ofteD ridicul- i
ed indeed, and at the very moment perhaps I
when it is verified by the profane. j <
The clerk, having now finished reading t
the indictment, asked the prisoner what he (
had to say,“ Guilty,” or “ Not Guilty ?” i
“ Nol Guilty,” replied the poor culprit t
with a voice that belied his words—“ And <
bow will you he tried ?” “By God and i
my country,” said he, in the form appointed, i
whispered to him by the Jailer. By “ the i
country,” I understood was meant the jury, <
the “ twelve free and legal men” who were i
to try the cause. And for the phrase “by i
God.” it was evidently a publick & solemn i
recognition of the existence and govern- i
metitof that awful Being, who is the Judge I
of quick and dead, and is supposed to pre- I
side unssen in every court of law. It was I
also a declaration that all human tribunals t
derive their rights to punish offenders es- I
pecially in capital cases, not from any im- 1
aginary “ social contract,” hut only from I
Him, the sacred source of all judicial pow- s
er upon earth. And it was besides, per- f
haps, a virtual appeal to the omniscience of I
the Searcher of hearts for the truth of the \
prisoner’s plea. It seemed, I thought, to i
say, so may God judge me on that day, as i
tiiy defence is true on this; and stronglv j
doubting his innocence as I did, it fell with ‘
evil omen on my ear. But I was relieved, i
at the instant, by the humane and pious <
supplication of the clerk, “ God send thee i
a good deliverance !” May that God to i
whom thou hast appealed, enable thee to
establish thy innocence on this trial, that i
so thou mayest he acquitted by thy peers,
and escape the fearful sentence of the law ?
Thus understood, my heart said amen to
the prayer. Indeed, I could not sufficient
ly admire the tenderness of the law which
Lad thus hallowed the principle, “ that ev
ery man shall be presumed to be innocent,
uniil his guilt is proved.”
The Jurors who had been returned by
the sheriff, and from the vicinage, were
now severally called into court, and, one
by one, directed to look upon the prisoner,
while the clerk asked him, “Are you wil
ling to be tried by that man ?” For it
seems be had a right of “ peremptory chal
lenge,” as it is called, that is, of refusing
his peers, (to the number of twenty at
least,) without assigning his reasons, and
this is favour of life. The Jurors receiv
ed were called to the book, by fours, and
the words of their oath as 1 caught them,
were, “you shall well and truly try the is
sue between the Commonwealth and the
prisoner at the,bar, and a true verdict ren
der according to the evidence—so he!|>
you God.” And here agqin, I was Jed to
• reflect upon the importance of religion in
*ll the dearest concerns oflife. For what
would be the worth of such an oath if there
were no God to hear it, or to puniah its in
fraction ? But as it is, how great is the vir
tue of those little words—“ so help yon
God !” And what a sacred security Ho they
give to an innocent man, for the safety o
his life and liberty ! The whole pannel be
ing thus sworn, the clerk informed them
that the prisoner was there to answer the
charge in the indictment, y hicli he now
read to them, that he had pleaded “ not
guilty,” and put himself upon his country ;
he added some words which I do not dis
tinctly retain, concluding with, “ look upon
him, gentlemen, and hearken to his cause.”
The witnesses for the Commonwealth
were now sworn, and examingd by the at
torney, then the counsel
for the prisoner, and re-examined by the
attorney. Then the witnesses for the pris
oner were sworn, and questioned by his
counsel, then by the attorney, and then by
his counsel again. This long and rather
tedious proceeding wore out the day—can
dles were brought in—and the pieadings
began. And here my attention was roused
and gratified by the plain and able speech
of the good old Prosecutor, who stated the
evidence and the law with great force, and
clearness, and called for the conviction of
of the prisoner, with a mixture of firmness
and tenderness that was truly affecting.
On the other hand. I admired the fine and
eloquent defence of the advocate, who ex
erted all the power of his genius, blending
fact and fancy, argument and pathos togeth
er, to commence and persuade the Jury of
his client's innocence, or at least to insinu
ate a doubt of his guilt. All this time, 1
marked with interest the countenances of
the Jurors, who seemed to hang upon the
speaker’s lips, suspended between convic
tion and inclination, and anxious, I thought,
to catch some good excuse for saving the
culprit’s life. I marked too the face of
the poor wretch himself, bent with ear
nest and eager anxiety upon his counsel,
as if he would aid his words by his own un
utterable looks; and I remembered, with
anew impression, that saying of the Apos
tle, And if any man sin, wc have an advocate
with the father. Jesus Christ the righteous.
But the case was now fiuished. The Judge ,
said a few words upon the law, referring ,
the w hole to the Jury—and the Sheriff led |
them away to their room. ,
There was here a short time for reflec
tion, whilst we all waited for the verdict,
and I was well disposed to improve it. Af
ter all that had passed, indeed, 1 could not
help-feeling a human concern for the fate
of the prisoner, whose life was now hang
ing by a hair. Add to this the whole farm
of the trial, from that air of religion which
it breathed, very naturally inspired devout
reflection. I felt myself, as it were, carri
ed out from the scene before me ; and my
spirit was wrapped away beyond the world.
I remembered that the Scriptures spoke of
another day, and another trial, in which 1
should have to bear a part myself. A few
more suns and moons thought I, and the
distinctions of this house will be forgotten,
and we shall all stand together, as fellow
culprits at the bar of God. Yo., we must all
appear at the judgment seat of Christ, and
give account of the deeds done in the body.
And what have they been ? And when we
are called upon to answer the charges of
the law against us, what shall be our plea?
Can we say, “ not guilty.” when we know
that we are to be tried by God and our
country ? By God, the Searcher of hearts,
in the person of Jesus Christ, and our coun
try, the saints in glory—our peers shall we
dare to call them ? Alas, there will he no
right, no power of challenge here ! And
rfhat need of swearing witnesses against us,
when our own hearts shall condemn us, and
God, who is greater than our hearts , and
knoweth all things ? Ah ! there is no doubt
about the law, no doubt about the fact; and
all the eloquence of angels cannot blanch
our cause. Guilty, and self-convicted. At
this moment 1 was roused from my reverie
by the voice of the Sheriff, calling out to
the crowd, “ make way for the jury and
they stood before the clerk—there was si
lence as in the chamber of death. “ Have
you agreed upon your verdict ?” “We
have,” said a faltering voice. “ And who
shall speak for you ?” The foreman pre
sented himself in front before them. “ Gen-
tlemen, look upon the prisoner”—all eyes
were turned upon the unhappy man, who
read his doom in the pale faces ofhis peers ;
and I saw that his hope was giving up the
ghest. “ How say you,” said the clerk.
“ is he guilty of the murder of which he
stands indicted, or not guilty ?” “ Guilty,”
aid the foreman, with a low voice, draw
ing his breath after the word with a deep
sigh. “ And so say you all ?” “ All, all.”
A murmur of approbation ran through the
assembly. “ Sheriff, look to the pris
oner,” said the clerk—and the crowd retir
ed.
For myself I did not feel disposed to
mingle with the throng; but rather stole
away alone to my home and bed. And here,
for some time at least, it was in vain that I
woed sleep to my pillow. The vision of
the unhappy man, now under sentence of
death for his crime, was before my eyes,
and (could not chase it away.* Guilty, in
deed, as I believed him to be, I felt that still
he was a nnn, my fellow-creature, my fellow
sinner, perhaps less criminal in the sight of
God than myself, (for who can fathom the
Jepth of bis own iniquity ?) and the words
of his counsel, “ if he is unfit to live he is
more unfit to die,” were still trembling in
my ears. Again my spirit stole away to the
day of judgment. Again imagination placed!
me at the bar, and conscience ordered me
to hold up my hand, which soon fell with its
nwn guilty weight. Called upon to answer
for myself, in vain did pride whisper me to i
say, “ not guilty”—the words lingered up* i
on my lips, and 1 could not utter them. —
The law of God in all its purity and spiritu
ility was brought home to my apprehen
sion, sin revived, and I died with mortal fear.
O, how precious appeared to me then the
words of holy writ, uno condemnation
to them that art in ihrist Jesus, who walk
not after theJlesh, butafter the spirit. For
Christ is the end of tb law for righteousness
to every one that beliteth in him. Yes, in
deed, cried I, and mv 1 not add with Paul,
(though with a faiute hope) I know in whom
l have believed, and .am persuaded that he
is able to keep that witch I have committed un
to him , until that day. The thought was di
vine—l seized the gracious moment to
breathe fojgh a praytr for acceptance in my
RedeemetUpnd fed into a soft and balmy
sleep.
From the Bahimore Morning Chronicle.
SUPERIORITY OF VITAL CHRISTIAN-
There is a sort of plain, simple, unosten
tatious grandeur, in the character of the
really pious, as much superiour to earthly
grandeur as the Heavens are superiour to
the earth that we tread. This is no idle
parade of wtrds ; it is “a solemn, unques
tioned and unquestionable fact. Look at
the monarch, and the proudest monarch
that Europe qin boast—we observe to be
sure much glitter, and spangle, and form,
and parade, aid ceremony, sycophantick
admiration and idolatry. How has this
bfeeo purchased? By toilsome days and
sleepless nights—by painful marches in the
tented field—by the roar of cannon, the
shouts of victory and the groans of defeat ;
. by the tears of widows arid orpans, by
church yards piled with unhappy victims,
by bribery, corruption, by treachery and
. deceit, and by atl the artifices, the perpe
tration of which lii.ks the name of a man
and that of a demon together. After this
little fitful possession of power, this mon
arch is himself tumbled into the earth to
make way for some shewy successor, des
tined likewise to strut and fret his hour
upon the stage until death snatches the
crown from his temples also to place it for
a little season oa tie brow of another man.
This i9 called royalty, majesty, excellence,
and a number of such high sounding titles,
all of which, are lost by a fit of the gout, or
by the twinges of a tooth ache. It wa9
made a very serious question at the court
of Alexander the Great, whether he should
be manufactured into a God, before death,
or afterwards. Aristotle, who with all his
attachment to his pupil, saw the enormous
absurdity of this question, gravely contend
ed, that no man could with propriety, be
made a God on this side of the grave, and
gave his vote in the negative. The Chris
tian sees at a single glance, the folly of such
struggles after power, popularity or opu
lence, which fill with such rapture, the
minds of those tilled dignitaries, who with
all their pomp and splendour, are them
selves subjects of the king of terrors. He
renounces all allegiance to such a sove
reign, and hi hopes commence at the very
time when the hopes of earthly kings and
conquerors expire. Looking at fame,
that strong incentive to glory, that idol of
the million, that last infirmity, as it is poeti
cally denominated, of noble minds; he
adopt 9 the language of Pope.
Great Queen, we neither claim
The meed of honour, onspire to fame ;
But safe in deserts from the applause of men
Would die unheard of, 9 we liv’d unseen;
O let me still the secret oy partake,
To follow virtue, e’en so virtue’s sake.
His hopes are of mother cast; embol
dened by divine mercy, be looks at the sun
and contemplates the time as approaching,
when he shall roll a ray less orb through
the heavens: he is tdd that his soul shall
survive the lustre of hat luminary; he is
told this fact, and he believes it, for it is
announced by the lips of the maker of both :
he is told that by pesitence, and prayer,
and supplication, and by a firm reliance in
every struggle on the assisting mercies of
his Heavenly father, this existence, this
birth of the tomb, shall be a life of unspeak
able joy, prolonged throughout the countless
ages of eternal duration. Are we then as
tonished, that the real Christian with such
promises from such lips, from lips that can
not lie, renouuces and abjures earth with
all its blandishments, temptations, glories
and seductive vanities; that he feels even
impatient at the thought of possessing such
glittering baubles aud infantine toys, be
cause they thus far relinquish his hold upon
Heaven—because they alienate hisaffections
that ought to be engrossed by one object
alone ; because they lumber him with a
load of cares and anxieties, and prevent his
freeborn spirit from soaring to its proper
sphere ? We ask 19 all this suprising ? No ;
The astonishment is that any men calling
themselves Christians, and who once in
every seven days hear the cheering sounds
of gospel salvation, can turn their backs
upoti Heaven, and grnvel all their days for
power, popularity, fame, •or opulence, in
the world that vre inhabit; that even silver
locks and tottering limbs and feeble lungs,
and decayed vision, abate nothing of bis ar
dour. This is an astonishment worthy of
being accounted for.
THE JEWS.
A writer in the Jewish Expositor, who
takes up the question whether the conver
sion of the Jews will be effected by ordin
ary means, or by miraculous interpositions
of Providence, inclines to the opinion that
both these methods will be employed in
bringing about the event. While he con
siders the circulation of the Scriptures
among them, the preaching of the Gospel,
the expression of kindness towards them,
&c. Decessary to prepare the way of the
Lord, and therefore to be followed up with
untiring zeal, yet be seems to be satisfied
that extraordinary -operations are to be
i looked for, in order to the conversion of
| the whole nation, and this opinion is found
ed, Ist, on the fact of their extraordinary
obstinacy and peculiar bitterness against
Christianity ; 2d, on that the deal
ings of God with them from the beginning
have been extraordinary —their whole his
lory presents a continued series of mira
cles down to the birth of Christ, and their
preservation as a distinct people scattered
among the uations of the earth, is a stand
ing miracle ; 3d, on various passages of
Scripture, (which our readers will consult
if they feel an interest on the subject,) Isa.
xi. 11, to the end ; Zech. x. 6, to the end ;
Ezek. xxxvi. Post. Jlcc.
— —
AMERICAN EDUCATION SOCIETY.
The annual meeting of this important in
stitution was held in the hall over the Mas
sachusetts Bank, on the 3d Oct. and opened
with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Palmer of
Charleston, S. C. The Report of the
Treasurer was read and accepted. The
amount of receipts for the last year was
13,103 97. The officers of the preceding
vear were re-chosen, and Rev. Wm. Fay ot
.Charlestown, appointed to fill the vacancy j
occasioned by the death of the Rev. Dr.
Worcester. Rev. B. Emerson resigned hja
sent at the Boar<l, and received a vote of
thanks from the Society for his laborious
and faithful services. Rev. R. S. Storrs, of
Braintree, was chosen in his stead.
At the close of the meeting about S9OO
were subscribed to the funds of the Society
—of which 800 are annual subscriptions.
As we hope soon to have the Report to
publish entire, we shall not at present re
mark upon it. Bost. Re c.
—
Rangoon and Serampore Missions. —A let
ter dated Calcutta, Feb. 28, 1821, says—
“ Mrs. Judson had arrived at Rangoon, but
a captain of a ship from there informs, that
Mrs. J’s. health was so bad, that she would
probably return to Calcutta. The King
of Denmark has sent Drs. Carey, Marsh
man and Ward, his royal flag enstamped on
gold medals, and given them an estate
worth 50 or 60,000 rupees, for the College
at Serampore.” South. Evan. Intel.
The little Osage Captive. —Mrs. Williams,
of Brimfield,Ms. (late Mrs. Carter of Natch
ez) has recently received intelligence of
the death of Lydia Carter, the little Osage
captive,who bore her name, and for whose
redemption she formerly paid SIOO. She
was not returned to he Osages, but was on
her return to the Mission School at Brain
erd. She had been much reduced by the
fever and ague which brought on a rapid
decline ; she died at the house of Mrs.
Loveleys, not far from Dwight, one of the
Mission stations on the Arkansaw. She is
represented as an interesting, intelligent
child. She had just begun to feel the val
ue of that Chris'ian benevolence that re
deemed her from captivity, and to lisp the
praises of Him who died to redeem her
from the captivity of Satan. How sweet
must be the reflections of the lady who
paid her ransom, and those who sought her
out in the dark wilderness, when they can
indulge the hope that they were in this co
workers with God, in bringing her to a
knowledge of the truth, and saving her soul
from everlasting death. Rel. Int.
A writer in the Boston Centinel of Sat
urday last, says, “ the present deplorable
state of Harvard College, in the laxity of
discipline both moral and literary,” arises, in
a great measure from the folly of parents
in supplying their sons with the means of
dissipation, which implies their sanction of
it. The celebrated Whitefield once preach
ing on the folly of avarice in old men, and
the dissipation of the young, broke forth
in the following masterly strain—“ Ye rake
and ye scrape, and ye deny yourselves the
comforts of life —and all for what ? To buy
your son a coach and six to ride to Hell in.”
ANOTHER MISSION FAMILY.
Our borough (Wilmington, Del.) was on
the 28th ult. cheered with the sight of an
other missionary band, who were on their
way to the Cherokee Indians, inhabiting a
place called the Valley Towns, about 700
miles distant, in West Tennessee. They
were composed of a minister ofthe Gospel,
Rev. Mr. Roberts, a Baptist, with his fami
ly; a schoolmaster and family, together
with farmers, mechanicks, &c. to the num
ber of 26 in all; the adults were all mem
bers of Mr. Roberts’ church, in Chester
county, (Penn.) who have forsaken their
peaceful homes, and given themselves up,
professedly to spend and be spent for the
good of souls. This is a much more ration
al way of conquering the savage, than send
ing large armies to destroy a portion of
them, and raise eternal hatred in the minds
ofthe survivers towards their conquerors.
They were invited by the Presbyterian
and Baptist cougregations to remain over
night, and hold Divine Service. This they
agreed to; and Mr. Roberts preached in
the Second Presbyterian church* after
which a considerable collection was made,
and presented therm They left us on the
29tb ult. accompanied with the prayers
aod wishes of many, for their spiritual and
temporal prosperity.
[Christian Repository.
Revival in Vermont. —During the past
winter, a few churches in Vermont were
blessed with a partial revival of religion;
but little was seen to encourage the hope
of a more extensive work, until after the
meeting of the churches at Middlebnry, in
June last, when the pastors and delegates
recommended to the churches to observe
a fast, with reference to a revival of reli
gion; and it is a little remarkable, that
those churches which complied with the
recommendation have been visited in a
wonderful manner—while (hose who neg
lected it, have not felt the special influ
ences of the Spirit. In many parts of the
State this great work is without example
in the history of the church, nnd is still pro
gressing. In 32 towns the churches have
been refreshed by the showers of Divine
mercy; and it is supposed that the number
of converts already exceed 200 Q. This
work excited and put down much violent
opposition, especially among tb* advocates
of universal salvation; many of whom
have been brought to see that they were
standing on Blippery places, and are now
piously engaged in warning their neigh
bours to flee from the wrath to come. In
Franklin county, the work was not confin
ed to any particular church, but extended
to Congrrgationalists, Episcopalians, Bap
tists, &,c.— ib. [S. E. Int.
THE MISSIONARY.
MOUNT ZION, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5.
Within a few years past more attention lias
been paid to the moral condition of society tban
in any former age of the world. The great prin
ciples of reformation which are to renovate the
earth are in active operation, and some of their
blessed results have already been witnessed. Our
day is becoming to a very great extent a day of
united action. Literature, morality, and religion
are respectively and conjointly contributing their
influence to increase the intelligence and happi
ness of man. An increased attention is paid to*
the education of youth—the suppression of those 1
vices which prey upon the vitals of society, has
become an object of legislative attention—and
those who have felt, in their own personal expe
| rience, the renovating power of the Christian
j system, are uniting their labours and their prayert
I to extend the same blessings to every wandering
’ child of Adam. And these exertions of the wise
and good have not been in vain. Literary asso
-1 ciations have contributed much to’he progress of
intellectual improvement. Moral Societies have
! aided in the suppression of intemperance and oth
| er vices, and Missionary Institutions have promot
■ ed the interests of the Redeemer’s kingdom both
in Christian and Pagan lands. A still firmer union
of piety and virtue, is alone necessary in order to
conduct the friends of reformation to more cheer
ing and triumphant results.
In our own state too many glaring and infamous
vices are permitted to go unpunished, and almost
unnoticed. With regard to most of the great
branches of practical morality the laws of Georgia
are unexceptionable ; but too many of those
which are enacted against publick vice—which
prepare “ a rod for the back of fools”—are per
mitted to slumber unmolested in the statute book.
Many who deplore this state of things are too tim
id to stem the torrent, and find it easier to wink
at the violation oflaw, than to incur reproach by
opposition to a popular vice. Hence the preva
lence of gambling, intemperance and their whole
train of attendant mischiefs. We are sorry to
add, that publick opinion too often thwarts every
attempt to carry the laws into execution. Many
glaring infractions of the penal code are left un
noticed by onr Grand Juries, and when present
ments are made, and in cases too where the of
fence is apparent as the meridian sun, and where
witnesses might be multiplied as the sands upon
the margin of the ocean, no prosecution is ever
commenced, and consequently no good is ever
effected. This may well be termed the farce of
law —a mock of pnbiick justice.
Among the numerous evils to be deplored and
reprobated, we would direct the eye of our read
ers to the multitude of licensed grog shops lyhich
are every where poisoning the morals of society.
These places are generally the rallying points of
the idle and the profligate—the head quarters of
a whole cohort of detestable vices. Here drunk
enness, gambling, profanity and riot unite their
malignant spirits to. form a striking picture of Hell.
The very existence of these places of base resort,
is a reproach to the character of a Christian com
munity. The law never contemplated their tole
ration. The license under which they are open
ed, was intended for a very different purpose—
for the refreshmeet of the way-worn traveller
and the accommodation of the publick in their
regular and virtuous pursuits. These shops—
furnaces of iniquity we might call them—are
opened, we say, under the auffiority of a tavern
license, but possess not a feature of a publick InnV
We might call in vain for refreshment when hun
gry, for a bed as a place of repose, or for a bundle
of fodder for our horse. The whole establishment
consists of a large room consecrated to Bacchus,
the deity of the place, a piazza for loungers in 1! e
front and a gambling cell in the rear. The com
mon area before the door, as furnished by 1! s
hand of nature without the super-addition of
much art, answers every purpose for athlecticli
sports, such as pitching dollars, shooting rifles,
gouging, breaking sculls, and biting off ears and
noses. The good of society does not demand the
existence of these shops—they are in themselves
an evil, and the hot-beds of a luxuriant growth
of vices.
No man ought to be permitted to take out a
tavern license who does not keep such a house of
accommodation for the publick, as is contempla
ted by the law. To grant such a license to a
man whose intention is only to retail drunkenness,
is sporting with the best interests of society; and
whoever acts under such a license, and keeps
only a common grog shop, is liable to a prosecu
tion for a failure of publick duty. It is high time
that something should be done to remedy these
evils. Disorderly houses ought to be presented by
our Grand Juries—these presentments ought to be
followed by prosecutions, and not to be left to
die and be forgotten as they generally are. Those
who grant licenses ought to feel themselves bound
by law ajid in conscience to withhold them in
every instance where they have reaon to believe
that it is the intention of the applicant to keep a
mere tippling shop and gambling cell—and our
legislators ought to inquire without delay into the
expediency of adopting some additional meas
ures in order to secure the morals and happiness
of society against the deleterious effects of these
- houses of iniquity.
The Synod of South Carolina and Georgia , will
meet at Washington, Ga. on Wednesday the 7th
of November,
The Baptist State Convention of South Caroli
na will meet at Columbia, on the first Tuesday in
December.