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No. 26. Vol. 111. EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY NATHAN S. S. BEMAN £ CQ. The Terms of “ The Missionary” are Three Dollars a year if paid in advance, or within sixty days from the time of subscribing; or Three Dol lars and Fifty Cents at the end of the year. No Subscription will be received for a short er time than one year, and no papei discontinued until all arrearages are paid. Advertisements will be inserted, by the square, at 62 1-2 cents for the first insertion ; and fofr every subsequent insertion 43 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 Communications and Letters relating to the Office, will be directed to N. S. S. Beman & Cos. and whether enclosing money or net, must come POST PAID: Should any neglect to do this they will be charged with the postage. Printing for Publick Officers and others will be done on the most liberal terras. AGENTS FOR THIS PAPER. AUGUSTA, J. & H. Ely. COLUMBIA, J.Bynom,Ssq.PM.ColumbiaC.H k GREENESBOROUGH, A. H. Scott. SPARTA, * Cvprian Wilcox. IR ‘VINTON, Wilkinson Th. Sherrer, Esq. PM. HARTFORD, Pulaski,G.B. Gardiner Esq.PM. POWELTON, S. Duggar, Esq. P M. CLINTON, Jones Cos, J. W. Carrington. SA VANNAH, S. C. & J. Schenck. EATONTON, C. Pendleton, Esq. P M. AILFORD'S P.O. Greene, C. Alford, Esq. PM. ABBEVILLE, (S. C.) Rev. H. Reid. SANDOFER, Abbeville, S. C Maj. U. Hill. MARION, Twiggs, S. Williams, Esq. P M. JEFFERSON, Jackson, Rev. E. Pharr. LIBERTY-HALL, Morgan, C. Allen, Esq. IVA TKINSVILL E, Clark, H. W. Scovell. Esq. P. M. RICEBORO', Liberty, Wm. Baker, Esq. TM. GRANTSVILLE, Greene, Samuel Finley. PENDLETON, S.C. Joseph Grisham, Esq. PM. DANIELSVILLE, Madison, J.Long, Esq. PM. ERVINSVILLE, Rutherford, N. C. Rev. Hugh Quin. ATHENS, Clarke, B. B. Peck. MADISON, Morgan, Milus Nesfcit. LINCOLNTON,LincoIn,?eIeT Lamar,Esq. PM. SPARTANBURGH, S.C. J.Brannon,Esq. PM. MfLLEDGEVILLE, Leonard Perkins. ELBERTON, George Inskeep, Esq. P M. DUBLIN, Laurens, W. B. Coleman, Esq. P M. LOUISVILLE, Jeff'n, John Bostwick,Esq.PM. MALLORYSVILLE, Wilkes, Asa Dearing, Esq. P M. WAYNESBORO', Samuel Sturges, Esq, P M. LAURENS, S. C. Archibald Young, Esq. WRIGHTSBORO', Q. L. C. Franklin, Esq. MOYTICELLO, Greene D. Brantley, Esq P M. CARNESVILLE, Henry Freeman, Esq. P. M. SALEM, Clark, Raleigh Green, Esq, P. M. “From the (London) Gentleman’s Magazine, 1791. INTERESTING DIALOGUE Between Dr. Samuel Johnson and Mrs. Mary Knowles. Mrs. K. Thy friend Jane Harry desires her kind respects to thee, Doctor. Dr. J. To me! —tell me not of her—l hate the odious wench for her apostacy ; and it is you, madam, who have seduced her from the Christian Religion. Mrs. K. This is a heavy charge indeed. I must beg leave to be heard in my own defence ; and I intreat the attention of the present learned and candid company, desir ing they will judge how far lam able to clear myself of so cruel an accusation. Dr. J. ( much disturbed at this unexpected challenge said,) You are a woman, and I give you quarter. Mrs. K. I will not take quarter. There Is no sex in souls ; and in the present cause I fear not even Dr. Johnson himself. (“ Bravo !” was repeated by the company , and silence ensued ) Dr. J. Well, then, madam, I persist in ray charge that you have seduced Miss H. from the Christian Religion. Mrs. K. If thou really knewest what were the principles of the Friends, thou wouldst not say she had departed from Christianity. But, waving that discussion for the present, I will take the liberty to observe that she had an undoubted right to examine and to change her educational te nets whenever she supposed she had found them erroneous ; as an accountable crea ture it was her duty so to do. Dr. J. Pshaw ! and accountable crea ture ! Girls accountable creatures ! It was V her duty to have remained with the Church Kvherrin she was educated ; she had no bu siness to leave it. Mrs. K. What, not for that which she ap prehended to he better ? According to this rule, Doctor, hadst thou been born in Tur key, it had been thy duty to have remain ed a Mahometan, notwithstanding Christian evidence might have wrought in thy mind the clearest conviction ; and, if so, then let me ask how would thy conscience have answered for such obstinacy at the great and last tribunal ? Dr. J. My conscience would not have been answerable. Mrs. K. Whose then would. Dr. J. Why, the State , to be sure. In adhering to the Religion of the State as by law established, our implicit obedience therein becomes onr duty. Airs. K. A Nation or State having a con science, is a doctrine entirely new to me, and, indeed, a very curious piece of intelli gence ; for l have always understood that a government or state is a creature of time only ; beyond which it dissolves, and be comes a non-entity. Now, gentlemen, can your imaginations body forth this monstrous individual, or being, called a State, com posed of millions of people ; can you be- THE MISSIONARY. hold it stalking'forth into the next world, loaded with its mighty conscience, there to be rewarded, or punished, for the faith, opinions, and conduct of its constituent ma chines called men ? Surely the teeming brain of Poetry never held up to the fancy so wondrous a personage ! ( When the laugh occasioned by this person ification was subsided, the Doctor very angri ly replied ,) I regard not what you say us to that matter. I bate the arrogance of the weneb, in supposing herself a more com petent judge of religion than those who educated her. She imitated you, no doubt, but she ought not to have presumed to determine for herself in so important an affair. Mrs. K. True, Doctor, I grant it, as if thou seemest to imply, a wench of 20 years be not a moral agent. Dr.J. I doubt it would be difficult to prove those deserve that character who turn Quakers. Mrs. K. This severe retort, Doctor, in duces me charitably to hope, that thou must be totally unacquainted with the prin ciples of the people against whom thou art so exceedingly prejudiced, and that thou supposest us a set of Infidels or Deists. Dr. J. Certainly I do think you little belter than Deists. Mrs. K. This is indeed strange ; ’tis pas sing strange that a man of such universal reading and research has not thought it at least expedient to look into the cause of dissent of a society so long established, and so conspicuously singular. Dr J. Not I, indeed! I have not read your Barclay’s Apology ; and for this plain reason—l never thought it worth my while. You are upstart sectaries, perhaps the best subdued by a silent contempt. Mrs. K. This reminds me of the Rabbies of old, when their Hierarchy was alarmed by the increasing influence, force and sim plicity, of dawning Truth in their day of worldly dominion. We meekly trust our principles stand on the same solid founda tion of simple truth, and we invite the ac utest investigation. The reason thou giv est for not having read Barclay’s Apology i9 surely a very improper one for a man whom the world looks up to a9 a moral Philoso pher of the first rank, a Teacher from whom they have a right to expect much in formation. To this expecting, inquiring world, how can Dr. Johnson acquit himself for remniningr vvitlr c Ijuuß translated into five or six different langua ges, and which has been admitted info the libraries of almost every Court and Univer sity in Christendom ? [Here the Doctor grew very angry', still more so at the space of time the Gentlemen insisted on allowing his antagonist wherein to make her defence, and his impatience excited one of the company in a whisper, to say “ I never saw that mighty lion so chaf ed before /”] The Doctor again repeated, that he did not think the Quakers deserved the name of Christians. Mrs. K. Give me leave then to endeavour to convince thee of thy error, which 1 will do, by making before thee, and this respec table company, a confession of our faith. Creeds, or confessions of faith, are admitted by all to be the standard whereby we judge of every denomination of professors. [To this, every one present agreed ; and even the Doctor grumbled his assent.] Mrs. K. Well then, I take upon me to declare, that the people called Quakers do verily believe in the Holy Scriptures, and rejoice, with the most full anti reverential acceptance of the divine history of facts a9 recorded in the New Testament. That we consequently, fully believe those histor ical articles summed up in what is called the Apostles’ creed, with these two excep tions only,to wit, our Saviour’s descent into, Hell, and the resurrection of the body.— These mysteries we humbly leave just as they stand in the holy text, there being, from that ground, no authority for such as sertion as is drawn up in the creed. And now Doctor, canst thou still deny to us the honourable title of christian9? Dr. J. Well!—I must own I did not at all suppose you had so much to 9ay for your selves. However, I cannot forgive the lit tle slut, for presuming to take upon herself as she has done. Mrs. K. I hope Doctor, thou wilt not re main unforgiving; and, that you will renew your friendship, and joyfully meet at last in those bright regions where Pride and Pre judice can never enter! Dr. J. Meet her! 1 never desire to meet fools any where. [This sarcastick turn of wit was so pleas antly received that the Doctor joined iD the laugh; his spleen was dissipated; he took his coffee, and became, for the remainder of the evening, very cheerful and enter taining.] The Western Spy states, that at a late sitting of the Grand Jury of the city court of Cincinnati, upwards of four score persons embracing lawyers, sheriffs , merchants, bro kers, bankers, dandies and gentlemen , were indicted for gambling, contrary to the stat ute in such case made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the state of Oh io, GO YE INTO ALE THE WORLD AND PREACH THE GOSPEL TO EVERY CREATURE.- Jebus Christ. MOUNT ZION, (HANCOCK CO. GA.) MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1821. Late Missionary Intelligence. CHEROKEE MISSION. From the Christian Watchman. By extracts from the journal of this mis sion, kept at Brainerd, and which appear in the Missionary Herald for November, it appears that the various operations of the establishment are in successful progress.— Some idle and false rumours, prejudicial to the labours of the mission, had been circu lated ; but their effects had not been last ingly injurious, except to the evil propaga tors. The preaching to the Cherokees is carried on by means of an interpreter, a Christian brother whose name is John ( Arch. The Cherokee 9 have lately built a court house, about 11 miles from Brainerd, “ which makes a very convenient place for publick worship, particularly it the warm season.” Two sisters, who were formerly members of the church at Brainerd, but who had been dismissed to a Moravian church at Oogh-ge-10-gy, visited Brainerd in June last. The journal represents them as “ growing in knowledge and in grace.” They brought a pleasisg account of the church of United Brethren to which they belonged, and which numbers 12, besides the Missionaries. Several others, who had not been received into communioD, were considered as hopeful converts. A dona tion of SIOO to the Mission at Brainerd was received in June, sent by Gen. M. D. Har din, a member of a congregation in Frank fort, Kentucky. This is mentioned as an event, “ calling not only for gratitude to the donor, but to the God of all grace, who had given him a heart to feel for tbe poor per ishing heathen.” Mention is made of the fine soil on the margin of the Chickamaug hah creek, from which good meadows might be formed; but there was a great scarcity of persons who understood the cul tivation of the land, and who could labour thereon. Two assistant missionaries are on their way to Brainerd. Mr. Butrick & Mr. Reece, July 14, went out to the Court house to preach. The principal chief of that district observed, that some ofhis peo ple were criminally negligent in attending meeting, from their love to whiskey; but most of them were present, and gave good attention. Mr. Hicks, a laborious friend to this Mission, was rapidly declining in health. He is, however, in a happy state uT 9Utiuilaatuu itie Ulvtuu will, icjoibiug in the perfection and wisdom of the govern ment of God. The following, extracted from the journal, gives a brief view of tlpe Mission and School at Brainerd. “ We have 57 Cherokee boys, and three boys belonging to the mission family, in the boys’ school. Eight Cherokee boys be longing to the school are absent, not having returned since the vacation. Os girls we have 30 Cherokees, and three belonging to the mission, now in the school, and sev en absent since vacation ; making in the whole 87 Cherokee children now in school, and 102 belonging to it. Among the ab sent scholars, are Samuel Spring , Ann Por ter, Mary Mason , and Betsy Pa.rk.er, who are supported by benefactors in our country, and have received English names. The parents of these children, having no perma nent residence, it was sometime before we could hear from any of them. We have lately heard, that the parents of the three girls have gone with them back to the mountains, about 100 miles from us. We know no caase for this, as both parents and children appeared always well pleased with the arrangement made. We hope to get them again, as they are very fine children, and as their patrons must feel a particular interest in them. The scholars have in general bees heal thy, and no disease has extensively prevail ed in the mission family. Yet our efficient strength, on which the various labours de pend, has been greatly weakened by sick ness and constitutional debility, particularly among the females at the station; so that, of the six sisters residing at the mission house, we have seldom had more than three, and often not more than two, that have been able to attend to the school, or the labours of the family, excepting where the work was very light. This has render ed it very difficult, and at times utterly im possible, to do justice to the female school and the domestick concerns of the family. The boys, also, have suffered very materi ally, for want of suitable persons to direct them during their working hours. We find it impossible to hire help in this part of the country to make up these deficiencies. In other respects, the prospects of the mission were perhaps never more flattering than at the present time. Several of our oldest boys appear to be under very serious reli gious impressions: and more of the natives attend to religious instruction than former ly. We have hope lor at least two of them, that they have recently been born of the Spirit. A Cherokee Inquirer. Aug. 4. A Cherokee man, one of the na tives mentioned in the last sentence, came to spend a few days with us, in order to be further instructed in the things of religion. He has two boys in the school, one of them named after a friend at the north. Having no English name, the man himself is known by us as father of this boy, and ns such has been mentioned several times in our journal. As it is probable, from his ap-j pearance, that we may have occasion to speak more frequently of him, we shall for the present call him the Inquirer. He brought his wife and mother with him. Sabbath, 8. Mr. M’Farland preached, and the sacrament of the Lord’s supper was ad ministered. A number of the communi cants, both in the mission family and out, were absent from ill health. Those, who are able to attend, we trust found it a sea son of refreshing from the presence of the Lord. Our small house was not sufficient to contain the congregation; numbers stood about the doors and windows. The after noon service, which is now in Cherokee, excepting the prayers, wa9 attended by a number who cannot understand our lan guage. After the usual discourse, by broth er John Arch, as interpreter, brother Reece made a short address, and the con gregation was dismissed in the usual form; when the Inquirer, whose countenance bad indicated the most 9erious and solemn atten tion through the whole exercise, immedi ately addressed his people, and spoke at considerable length with great apparent ease and animation. All who could under stand his language, appeared to pay very serious and solemn attention. The Inquirer expressed a great desire to receive further instruction, and intends to stay with us, and with Christians in this neighbourhood, till after the next Sabbath. Experience of the Inquirer. After the publick exercises, the members of the church remained for conversation with the Inquirer, and to decide on the ex pediency of admitting him as a candidate for baptism. Most of the members bad be come well satisfied with him from former conversation, particularly during the week past. In relating his experience at this time, he observed, that what wa9 told him here some time since, (supposed to be about 18 months,) sunk down into his heart —he carried it always with him, and it had appeared to be growing ever since ; that he had from that time found himselfto be a great sinner, and been determined to seek further instruction concerniog the things which had been told him ; that he had found he could do nothing to make himself any better, but Je9us would take away his sins, and give him a heart to do right; that he believed all he had heard from the good DltxjU nbuut tl*e onJ felt thnt tbe Saviour was able to keep him in the right way, and bring him to heaven at last; that it was his desire to obey all the command ments of Christ, and to live with the people of God ; that he felt a great love for Chris tians, was happy in their company and con versation, and that it gave him great plea sure to hear such things as were told him by us. Brother Reece observed, that judg ing from conversations during the week past, he believed the Inquirer had got be fore him in religion, for he found him able to answer in every thing correctly, as far as himself knew. Tbe Inquirer was, by unanimous vote, admitted as a candidate for baptism, as was also brother M’Pherson’s wife, who is the mother of brother Reece. The wife and mother of the Inquirer, who have been with him during the pres ent visit, appear to possess none ofhis feel ings ; yet they pay decent attention to in struction when spoken to, and manifest no disposition to ridicule or oppose. 14. The Inquirer expressed an earnest desire to remain longer with the Christians here, but said he had much work to do at home, and must return. After receiving some further instruction, and leading in prayer in his own language, he took a most affectionate leave of us and departed. Visit from other Inquirers. 15. A grey headed mao and his wife who had one son in the school, arrived last eve ning from a distance of about 60 miles.— They had never been here before, and we thought they might have come for the sole purpose of seeing their son. As nei ther of them understand English, we in structed brother John to tell them we would have a talk with them this morning if they desired it. They said that was what they came for; they had not come to see their son, but to get religious instruction. Some of their relatives* they said hRd become pi ous, and were always talking to them about these things. They believed they were very good things, and wanted to learn more about them. The man is an uncle of the Inquirer who left us yesterday, and the wo man has a sister belonging to the church at Spring-place. They appear to have re ceived considerable instruction from their pious relatives, and to be somewhat alarm ed about their situation. As is common for persons in an unrenewed state, they ap pear inclined to place some dependence on their own works, and to think they have not been so bad as some others; hut from the great change which is apparent in their relatives who have professed religion, they appear convinced of the absolute necessi ty of a change in themselves beyond what is in their own power to effect. They tened with solemn attention to what was said to them, and the moistened eye mani fested they were not without some feeling on the subject. They expressed a deter mination to make religion the great object of their inquiry and care. Price S s 3 i so P r - Wln - or > \ rr ' Ce ’\ | 3 ,’00 in advance. ) I We feel it an unspeakable blessing to [have a pious interpreter to assist in teach ing this people, and especially to have one who is able of himself to teach them many things ; and we consider it no small tokeu of good designed for this people, that God is graciously and wonderfully raising up teachers from among themselves, not only here, but in many other parts of the na tion. 20. The man and woman mentioned on the 15th, left us this morning to return home. The five days past they have* spent either with us, or in visiting Chris tians of the neighbourhood. Religion seems to be almost the sole object of their attention. Seriousness and solemnity are visible in all their deportment; and, before they departed, they expressed great satis faction in things which they had heard, and declared their determination to walk in the light which now shone upon them, and to seek for further instruction by all the means in their power. CHOCTAW MISSION. JOURNAL OF MR. HOOPF.R. [The falie of the Ohio, which are tlifc only seri'-’ oils impediment to navigation between Pittsburgh and New Orleans, are thqs described by Mr. Hooper.] The rapids are somewhat dangerous to descend ; especially when the water is low, as the channel is scarcely wide enough for one boat. The water falls 22 feet, in a mile and three quarters. The bottom is one complete ledge, aud boats are some times dashed in pieces, and the boatmen drowned. This would more frequently happen, had not the courts of Louisville and Jeffersonville (a large village opposite L.) appointed skilful pilots, by whom the boats are conducted over tbe falls for $3 each. The danger might be avoided by cutting a canal round the rapids. This has been contemplated, and will probably soon be executed. The Ohio will then be one of the most safe and pleasant rivers in (lie United States. So many disasters have ta ken place in passing these rapids, that some of our family felt apprehensive we -might sustain harm. The ark however passed in safety. It fell to my lot to aid the pilot Si boy in getting our small boat over. Just as we came to the most difficult place, the steering apparatus gave way. However the lad and myself succeeded in keeping it in the channel, till tbe pilot fixed a tempo rary helm. This he could not have done, had not a (runnel been providentiajly left. We tarried two days at Shipping-Port, a 9tna]! town at tbe foot of the falls. Thir teen steam boats wpre lying here at the time. They sometimes ascend the fails ; but generally do not. There are, howev er, four or five constantly passing to the dif ferent places between Pittsburg and Louis ville. About 100 boats, propelled by steam, are employed in carrying goods and passengers to and from tbe various places situated on the Ohio, Mississippi, and their tributary streams. Previous to the exis tence of these on the western waters, all the imported goods, were brought from the Atlantick States over the mountains. Now, the mercantile houses are supplied, to a very considerable extent, from New Orleans. But the produce of (be country is still carried to market in arks and keel boats. During the autumn and winter,, perhaps not less than 200 or 300 a month, enter the Mississippi loaded with all kinds of produce. The arks will carry on an average, 50 tons, or 500 barrels of flour. Keel-boats carry about the same. Arks cost SIOO each, and being unmanageable against the current, are sold for a mere tri fle at New Orleans, and (he men return in steam boats, or by land. Keel-boals, or barges, are forced against the current by means of poles, being kept near tbe shore. In this way hundreds are made to pass the distance of 2100 miles, from New Orleans to Pittsburgh. They descend in six weeks, but retrace the distance in not less (hap five months. [The writer communicate* reveral other geo graphical notices, which we have not room to in sert, and mentions several instances of liberality to the mission from individuals in different place* l on each side of the river. The company entered the Mississippi on the 4tb of January.] We bad many precious and interesting seasons, while floaling down the Mississippi. Some events occurred peculiarly so. One Saturday afternoon, several arks were de tained by adverse winds, one of whose pi lots came on board. I inquired es him if his meD were accustomed to use profane language. He replied, this was universal ly the case with boatmen. I then interro gated him as to the probability ofhismen , i* reading a tract. He supposed they would not. I however gave him several, among which was the Swearer’s Prayer;” say ing to him, I hoped the perusal might be everlastingly beneficial to him and his com panions. The next day being the Sabbatb, we remained; the other boats proceeded. We however overlook them in 3 or 4 days, and again landed in company. The same pilot observed to our pilot, that his men had agreed & resolved to quit profane swearing, and that he had not heard any thing of the kind among them since; and added, that it was the request of his men to atlend meet ing in our ark that evening. This request wa* joyfully complied with > and the crew# |