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No. 49. Vol. 111. EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY .ft ATHAN S. S. B EMAN <s• CO. * v-x/v%x/wx< 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 yean So Subscription will be received for a short er i'taie than one year, and no paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid. . Advertisements will be inserted, by the square, at 62 1-2 cents for the first insertion ; and for 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 not, mast ■come POST PAID: Should any neglect to do this'fhey will he charged with the postage. Printing for Publick Officers and others will be done on the most liberal terms. f AGENTS FOR'THIS PAPER. AVGUSTA, 3. k. H. Ely. COLUMBIA, J.fiynom,Esq.PM.ColuiubiaC.H. GREENESBOROUGH, A. 11. Scott. SPARTA, Cyprian Wilcox. HARTFORD, Pulaski, G.B.GardinerEsq.PM. PO WELTON, S. Duggar, Esq. P M. ■ CLINTON, Jones Cos. J. W. Carrington. SAVANNAH, S. C. & J. Schenck. ALFORD'S P.O. Greene, C. Alford, Esq. PM. ABBEVILLE, (S. C.) Rev. H. Reid. HANDOVER, Abbeville, S. C Maj. U. Hill. MARION, Twiggs, S. Williams, Esq. PM. JEFFERSON, Jackson, Rev. E. Pharr. LIBERTY-HALL, Morgan, C. Allen, Esq. WATKINSVILLE, Clark. H. W. Scovell, Esq. P. M GRANTSVILLE, Greene, Samuel Finley. PENDLETON, S.C. Joseph Grisham, Esq. PM. DAN I ELS VILLE, Madison, J.l.ong, Esq. PM. ERVINSVILLE, Rutherford, N. C. Rev. Hugh Quin. ATHENS, Clarke, B. B. Peck. LINCOLNTON,LincoIn.Veter Lamar,Esq. PM. SPARTANBURGH, S.C. J. Brannon,Esq. PM. MILLEDGEVILLE, Leonard Perkins. ELBERTONf George Inskeep, Esq. P M. LOUISVILLE, Jeff'n, John Bostwick,Esq.PM. MALLORYSVILLE, Wilkes, Charles R. Green. WAYNESBORO', Samuel Sturges, Esq. P M LAURENS, S. C. Archibald Tioung, Esq. WRIGHTSBOKO', Q. L. C. Franklin, Esq. MONTICELLO, GreeneJJ. Brantley, Esa.P M. CARNESVILLE, Henry Freeman, Esq. P. M. SALEM, Clark , Raleigh Green, Esq. P. M. MADISON, Morgan, William Bandy. DARIEN, * Allen Smith, Esq. P. M. FOR THE MISSIONARY. No. IV. MY PREJUDICES. The frosts of more than threescore win ters have already whitened my leeks. I was thrown into life in a critical time for these provinces—was educated under pe culiar circumstances, and it is not to be wondered at that I should be the child of most inveterate prejudices. Os some of them, however, 1 have been cured,and since •it can<4pt be long I shall see & feel their de structive tendency, I wish to mention a few which have been removed, and cantion my friends and neighbours lest they should get footing also in their minds. I verily thought that to wear a double breasted coat was a most unpardonable of fence, and my lender conscience (or rather my foolish prejudices) would not admit of it, - If I list'd seen the new moon over my left shoulder, I was mighty mopish and hypo'd all the month, looking out for some dread ful calamity to befal me. When the people first began to talk Missions, I was mad that money should be sent away to Africa and Asia,and wasted ; I called it all stuff, a mere take-in ; but now I see that covetousness and ignorance were at the bottom of my opposition. Brother M often told me it was so, but since I have read the religious publications in cir culation, I have been convinced of my er rour, and l now discover that the band of the Lord is in it—the Missionary cause.— But to he honest now, I Have so wicked and covetous a heart, that for a long time after 1 had been persuaded of the justness of the claims which were made by the patrons of missions, I said 1 coukd not see all about it, &.C. and I hoped some way would be open ed that I could honourably retain my mon ey, and yet not so severely suffer the scourgmgs of conscience ; but I found it vain ; the missies of the Heathen were pictured so clearly to my mind, and the du ty of Christians to relieve them brought home with such power to my heart, that I could no longer gripe the gold which the Lord has declared is his. “ Covetous,” said I, “ No—you know no,man buys more powder for his sons to shoot at marks than I do ; lam sure this is no profit to me, and therefore lam not so stingy.” The fact was, I wanted to have it reported, “ Rich ard Orderly’s boys are the best marksmen ip the settlementhere is the secret of my being so willing to buy powder for them. THE MISSIONARY. But I have now learned better; I now see that had the money which was wasted in powder to make my boys lazy and igno rant, been expended in their schooling, they would not be compelled to makl'lbeir mark when they give a note, nor to come to my house to hear the news read. When I was in Old Virginia, some neigh bours got a notion into their heads that they would have a school of their own, find re moved from the profligacy which reigned at the Court House. They were what 1 called them then, mighty religious, and made such strict rules for the government of the children and their parents, that the place did not thrive at all ; we were all -afraid of them. I could not discover why, when they had a prime teacher, and the people were so pious, (and 1 then, tho’ a vicious and torn-down fellow as you ever saw, was impressed with the importance of religious instructions and pious examples for my children) the school did not flour ish ; but 1 now see that education and re ligion are not the native desire of people in general; there is a native bent in all. Phi losophers tell us something about the at traction of gravitation, bodies trying to get to a certain spot. Now there is something like this in us all. Romulus, they say, when he first laid out old Rome, which af terwards became the mistress of the world, (the spot of ground was so small as to be covered by a bull’s hide,) gave notice that it should be a place of refuge for exiles, culprits, murderers, and all who, though guilty, had eluded the keen eye of justice, and it soon increased so as to cover some square miles. Here he took hold of the native bent; and indeed I learned that a neighbour of a different stamp from the pa tron’ of the school in Virginia, laid out a small town, erected a dram-shop, prepared a race-path, hired a fiddler, and procured a parcel of the chanticleer breed of chickens, and there was a city at once !! So you see the importance of trying to lead people as their natural passions incline. Don’t try to enlighten their understandings, rectify theirjudgments, correct their tastes, and persuade them to adopt regular habits, and become useful members of society ; no, they will think you are imposing on them, and every avenue, , through which know ledge might have been communicated, will be closed and fast bolted. I thought a minister with learning was but a devil who had assumed flesh to pre vent our being affrighted at him, and clothes to hide his cloven foot. But bow such no tions should have been retained by me, till 1 had grown grey, is unaccountable; but most probably the jaundice had so blinded me that the light of truth and evidence could not find admission. The argument I used against learned ministers was, Learn ing has done mischief; but has ignorance done none? Were a calculation made it would be found that ignorance has done the most. But learning has done some good ; but this cannot be affirmed of igno rance. 1 used to say to myself, God does not need learning to advance his cause— Surely, then, He does Dot need ignorance to advance it; He has been pleased, how ever, to use both the learned and unlearn ed, though by the former he has extended his kingdom much more than by the latter. Take for instance, Paul, Calvin, Gill, Whit field, Edwards, Fuller, Dwight, Carey, whose preaching has been the means of convicting many sinners, and comforting many saints; and whose writings will re main faithful centinels at the gate of truth, and bright lamp* to the church, till their lights shall be eclipsed in the effulgence of the Millenial Day. And if there be in heaven a recollection of earth, will it not roll over the minds of saints many sweet tides of joy that pass understanding ? But will any man aver that he can name eight ignorant men, who have effected a quan tum of probable good to bear any compari son with those mentioned. Let the illiterate minister possess the same native talents,the same gifts of theSpltit with the learned minister; his usefulness dies with him ; but of the other it may be said, while he is mingling with his mother earth, he “ speaketh” in his writings. After I became cured of my prejudices, against learned ministers, I could have no patieoce with those who advocated Theo logical Seminaries. “ Go,” said I, “go GO YE INTO ALL THE WORLD AND PREACH THE GOSPEL TO EVERY CREATURE.—J kbvb Christ. MOUNT ZION, (HANCOCK CO. GA) MONDAY, MAY 13, 1822. preach the Gospel to every creaturebut do%ot stay immured in a college, after the Lord has called you to publish the “glad tidings.” The history of Timothy, how ever, removed this. I read in the Acts that he was converted, and in the judgment of the church and the apostles, was a fit person to preach, and was ordained to dis charge the momentous functions of an Evangelist or Missionary. He travelled much with Paul, received much instruc tion, and some time after, while he was re maining at Ephesus instructing the breth ren, opposing Jewish fables, and exposing lalse teachers, he was commanded to “ give attendance to reading,to exhortation, to doc trine.” Thus,in reading theVVord,which too many neglect, I found that study is an im portant branch of the minister’s duty. But still 1 conceived money was wasted in building Seminaries. 1 discovered, how ever, that licentiates and candidates for the ministry might receive instruction at much less expense at a Seminary, and their ad vantages would be ten times greater than with a private clergyman. One or two hundred at a Seminary would be instruct ed by two or three professors, and they would have access to an extensive library of valuable and rare books. 1 was convin ced then that both on the score of economy and advantage, Seminaries are useful. Is it not much cheaper for a dozen neighbours to erect a school-house and hire a teacher, who will instruct 40 or 50 pupils, than for each one to spend his time ia teaching his own children ? For several of the first years of ,my life after 1 began to keep house I pretended to be quite a politician. 1 owed for the plan tation I now live on to ’Squire A— SBOO, and some back interest. That year he was a candidate for the Senate. “ Well,” says he, “ neighbour Orderly, your small note is due, and I need the money ; but never mind it; I want to whisper in your ear that I am a candidate for Senate next election ; you know what I mean.” Suf fice it to say, through my influence (tho’ I dan’t wish to brag) he was elected, and he performed his part tolerably well; tho’ he had to make his mark instead of writing his name, and it was said he gambled away much more than his income. But I now see that in this act I virtually sold my lib erty of opinion ; I did verily make myselfa slave to the man I owed—l was bribed.— Left to my free choice, I should have sup ported Mr. B—, but I felt for my young family in case I should be sued, and so I was friendly to Mr. A—. But now I main tain that so base apd sinister a motive as that which actuated me is degrading to a freeman— it is treachery to roy country. I sold my influence for the consideration of the delay of payment of a paltry sum ! I was convinced of the merits ofMr. B— ;he was free from the vices of which some statesmen are guilty—he had his country’s interest rather than hisown popularity at Mart, and would have stood by it as long as a drop of blood circulated in bis veins.— But being beaten by hisinferiour who was better skilled in pleasing and cajoling the populace, he retired, and ever since his country has been deprived of his felents. — Would it not be better to elect men of character to important offices—men who will not stoop to the arts which have been practised, and thus render publick stations more honourable, and to be coveted by the first men in our oountry ? Thus, my friends and neighbours, I have mentioned some of my prejudices and no tions. If yon have been in a similar^, I hope the narrative of mine will assist you so be relieved of them. I wish your wel fare, your happiness here and hereafter, and pray yon may attend to the means cal culated to ensure it. Your well wisher, Richard Orderly. FRANCE. The population ofthe 88 departments of which the kingdom of France now consists, amounted in the year 1810, to 30,407,907 individuals. Nearly one seventh of the whole number of children born throughout France in 1818, were born out of wedlock. And of the 24,344 born in the city of Paris in 1819, 8641, (that is, more than one third ofthe whole number) were illegitimate.— If such be the’ state of society in France, is it to be wondered at, that a righteous God has so often come oflt in judgment against tbem. Ch. Spect. For the Missionary. THE WORD “ MISSIONARY.” Since the Church of late years has be gan to shake off the drowsiness and lethar gy into which she fell soon after the zeal of the apostles was extinguished ; many inquiries have been made concerning the word Missionary , and much bitter opposition manifested against what is termed the Missionary Cause. This I will endeavour to explain, and should (he prejudices of but one be removed or his ignorance en lightened, 1 shall consider my labour well rewarded. The Greek verb whence Missionary is derived, is apostcllo,* which signifies to send * —thence, the noun is apostolos, one sent , an apostle or missionary. The Latin isMirro, to send —thence, the nou* missio, a send ing, and missus, sent —missionary, one sent. It signifies a messenger, and in the New- Testament, one bearing glad tidings, a preacher, an evangelist, a teacher of the Christian religion, but especially one who first promulgates it in heathen countries. The apostles who%i Christ sent forth were of this latter class—they preached the Gospel and founded Churches among the Gentiles. .This is the appropriate work of those Missionaries or Apostles who have gone forth the last 30 years to enlighten the dark habitations of cruelty. From his disciples Christ selected Twelve, whom he denominated apostles, those sent, or Mission aries. Christ himself is called the apostle or missionary of God, and is spoken of as “ sent of his Father.” The design of Christ’s Mission into the world differs not in its nature from that of the apostles and of other holy men who have been sent forth to preach the Gospel. The honour of God and good of man were designed by the Saviour ; so alfto by all evangelical preachers ; though in degree, the holiness and fervour of soul for the advancement of the object, there was a vast difference ; the one may be compared to the suo in all his majesty and strength ; the other, to the rays of his light reflected from some dis tant star. This world is a dark and rebellious pro vince of the Almighty ; Christ came to en lighten the minds and subdue the hearts of the inhabitants. Hence he says, “I am the light of the world.” He effected what he deemed proper in th. 2 great cause, leaving his disciples and their successors, as instru ments to advance it till his second appear ance ; and so change the moral aspect of the world, that the sentiment contained in this passage shall find its accomplishment— The knowledge of the Lord shall cover the earth as the waters do the sea. Dr. Campbell, that bright luminary rthich has shed so much light od the field of sacred literature, in his translation of 10th Matt, renders the word apostle, or missionary.— Dr. Johnson defines missionary, a minister, clergyman. The same disinterestedness which obtained with the primitive disciples, is now found among the missionaries of this day ; they literally have “ all things com- mon.” This may be known by recurring to the agreements entered into by the vari ous missionaries who have gone forth to enlighten the world. No seeking for self or children, but all the proceeds of their labour is thrown into a common stock to advance the glorious cause in which they are engaged. It seems that this one fact should disarm the prejudiced of his most deadly weapons. The missionary cause is the cause which was espoused and advocated by the apos tles and by holy men since their time—the cause of Christ. He who assists il, either by his purse or influence, assists the cause of Christ. He who opposes if, or refuses or neg lects to assist it, either by withholding his treasures or his influence,or by insinuations, fights against the cause of Christ. Objection. But we do not find the word Missionary in the Bible. This objection is made with much boldness by some persons, who infer that since it is not found in the Bible, it must relate to something unholy , speculative, See. It would be unworthy of notice were it not in the mouth of so many of the ignorant, and had it not done much to weaken the strength and obstruct the pro * Having no Greek characters in our office, our correspondent will excuse their omission in the words quoted. Price \ s 3 > so P r - ann - or i l s rrce, j jn advance £ gress of truth. The slightest blast of com mon sense overturns it. Do you find church conference, church meeting , &c. &c, words which you use in the concerns of the church, in the Bible ? Does not your own practice in the U6e of words destroy the objection ? Objection. But we do not like the meas ures now taken to advance it —ls those en gaged it would do so and so, we would* then open our purses, and throw all our in fluence into the scale. But was there ev er a cause of so great magnitude as the missionary cause, which found, as regards the management of it, one voice. By no means. Objection. But we are opposed to For eign Missions. If our money’ were require ed to assist in evangelizing the Indians on our own borders, we would most cheerful ly contribute. But is it not proven by in dubitable testimony, that those who give the most for Foreign Missions, give also the most for Domestick ? While so many op portunities have been offered, and your neighbours have given for both objects, and you, Objectors, have given nothing ; would not the bye-stander conclude you were ac tuated by covetousness ? Objection. But we see no success ;if i$ were a work of the Lord's it Would prosper.--- This objection carries the weapon of its own destruction.in its hand. The fact is,the Lord has blessed his oivn work, the Mis sionary cause, of which Serampore in Hin dostan, Bethelsdorp in Africa, Rangoon in Burmah, and hundreds of other places, give abundant proofs. If the interrogation were put, a thousand voices, once heathen, would cry out, “ Bless the Lord that he sent his missionaries to this spot.” The objection evinces beyond contradiction, that those who make it have no solicitude for the salvation of the healhep, or they would have read !he many cheering accounts of it so frequent in our periodical papers. Even it has been stated in a publick as sembly, “ If (he Lord will forgive me for having assisted this cause, I will promise to do so no more !!” What a sentiment for a professing Christian ! We would not envy the possessor of it. But let the patrons of the Missionary cause rejoice in the prospect before them ; let them look down the vista of a few years and they will be hold the A;enery they have so long desired. MORAD. FROM THE BOSTON RECORDER. PRESENT STATE OF THE JEWS. [Continued from No. 47.] 111. Efforts now making to improve their Character. —These originated iu Foreign Missions. The exertions of the London Missionary Society, for the heathen in for eign lands, led them to inquire, wbeiher heathen were not to be found at home,— an inquiry which is made wherever (he spirit of Missions is felt. The Jews of London, soon engaged their attention. Among these, the Rev. J. S. C. F. Frey commenced his labours in 1805. under the patronage of this society . A free school was also soon opened for Jewish children. These exertions excited a spirit of inquiry, which led in 1809, to the formation of the London Society for promoting Christianity among the Jews ; and into the bauds of this society, the Jewish Mission was new com mitted. These exertions in England, were soon seconded by exertions in other coun tries. The Allied Sovereigns bound them selves, by a solemn pledge, to use every practicable means for improving the civil, social, and religions condition of the Jews, in their'respective countries. Abolition of unequal laws, and decrees meliorating their condition, followed in their several king doms in quick succession. . But to return to the London Society. Its efforts are no longer confined to £ single city. It now proposes nothing less than disseminating, by faithful Missionaries, the word of life, among the Jews of every nation. Already has it translated, and published, the New Testa ment in Hebrew and Hebrew German; and the whole Bible in the Judea-Polish lan guage. It is issuing detached parts of Scripture, Tracts, and cards in myriads. Half a million of these, and seven thousand Testaments, were distributed during the last year. These are now circulating rap idly through -the many Jewish colonies in Eastern Asia; the Smyrna Bible Society is diffusing them in Western Asia, Egypt, and the islands of tfie Mediterranean ; and the Missionary Society of Scotland, in the coun tries near the Caspian. They are scatter ed, by Faithful Missionaries, in the Barbary States, and in every country in Europe; and numbers have been sent to the Jews in America. 0 4 Considering the Jewish character, much I immediate success can hardly be expected