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prosperity, and for your great surceas in
the cause io which you are engaged. Aoo
hare the consolation of reflecting, that
while others toil for honours or riches, or
for things that perish in the using, that you,
while hunger or fatigue assail you amidst
the and sands or trackless deserts which
you traverse, are engaged in a cause which
comprehends eternity, and that every, even
the least effort you make to promote it when
done in a proper spirit, will be counted to
you as a treasure laid op in heaven, which
will oeverfade or perish,and that while we
are engaged in the service of a great earth
ly king, you are engaged in the service of
the King of kings, and the Lord of glory.
Let these considerations animate you, and
faint not, nor be weary, for you shall indue
time reap your reward. Accept, both you
and Mr. King, the sincere and Christian
regards both of Mrs. K. and myself. 1 con
clude, praying that our Gracious Master
may preserve you io health of body and
-unwearied energy of mind, and make you
diligent, active and successful in his ser
vice.”
Such a letter from a Brother Missionary,
would have been encouraging, but from a
military friend, it comes with peculiar in
terest. It would indeed be lamentable,
considering the religious character of Bri
tain and the number of men employed in
her army and navy, if there were no pious
men to be found among them. I have no
means of forming au estimate as to the num
ber or proportion of officers or men, who
are truly pious, but 1 believe the number
is considerable, and that it has rapidly in
creased within a few years. Those who
have become pioos are very active if efforts
for the salvation of their companions. Is
there any class of men in our army or navy
of whom we can say this? Is there even a
little leaven to be found? If there are any
who profess to be religious do they let their
light shine, and openly and boldly serve
their Lord? America is making a grand ex
periment in the eyes of the world, and one
question at issue is whether a nation can be
religions without a national religion. Let
Christians in theUoited States reflect what
effects would probably be produced io the
world if the spirit of pure primitive Chris
tianity should prevail in the Congress, and
in the Army and Navy and among Mercan
tile and sea-faring men, and lei the thought
of it rouse them to earnest aod united pray
er, and so far as they have opportunity, to
vigorous and holy efforts for the production
of 90 de?!rable an end. I feel more seni
bly oo this subject smee I have bad oppor
tunity to observe what effects are produced
and what impressions are made on foreign
ers when our vessels visit their shores
Our countrymen are not generally wanted
in patriotism, and I apprehend that thop
who have left their country more sen
sible how much better they love it, than
those who still enjoy all its privileges. Now
let us not show our patriotism by vain boast- j
mg, but by praying that God will save our
nation from corruption and thus preserve ;
our priviliges ; not by attempting to prove j
that Americans are better than other men, |
but by attempting to make them better.
Otha! God may bless my country and uiy
countrymen. How should I rejoice to hear
that the headmen in politicks, literature,
commerce and arms, were becoming the
humble and devoted servants of Ohri-t.
Let us often pray, my dear Brother, and
let us call on our Christian friends to pray
that we may be distinguished, not by a na
tional religious establishment enforced by
law, but by a national religions character
exhibiting, in every department the truth :
and purity and efficacy of the gospel.
In yonr supplications I am sure you will
not forget your very affectionate brother.
Pliny Fisk.
PALESTINE.
Ao obliging friend has given us the pern
sal of a letter I’rom Messrs. Fisk and Bird,
elated Jerusalem, Feb. 28,1824, from which
it appears that the occasion of their being
■brought before the Turkish judge, was an
accusation of the Catholicks, that they dis
tributed bookt which tv ere neither Mussulman,
Jewish, nor Christian. They assured the
judge that if he would send to the convent
for an Arabick copy of the Scripture®, he
would find it tbe same as those which they
distributed. At length they were conduct
ed to the governour, who made similar in
quiries to those of the Judge, and was an
ewered iu a similar manner. They were
then placed among soldiers, in an apartment
under the governour’s house, where they
passed the evening. About ten o’clock,
they were again seul for by the governour,
when he inquired once more about the
books and was answered in the Same man
ner as before. “But why,” said he, “do
you bring so many into this country ?”
“ Because Christians here have no printing
presses, and when they want a copy of the
Scriptures, they are obliged to write it out
•with great labour, whereas we are able
very easily to supply them with printed
copies.” “But why distribute among Mus
sulmans?” “We do not wish to do any
thing secretly, not do we consider it unlaw
ful to put our sacred books into the hands of
Mussulmans. If any of them wish to learn
what there is in Christian Books and what
Christians believe, we are always ready to
give them an opportunity. But we always
tell them first, “Here are Christian’s
books.” To this he said “ Very well,” and
begged us to overlook what had happened.”
The judge gave orders that their books
Arid papers shoutJ be restored, and told
them they were perfectly at liberty to dis
tribute as they pleased, except among the
Mussulmans,
The next morning they commenced dis
tributing, and in four days sold 190 Testa
moots among the Armenian pilgrims, for
near 60 dollars. [Boat. lei.
Bombay. A letter from Mr. Graves,
Missionary al this station, bearing the very
recent date of January 13,1-824. aays, there,
is oo special n-ws to be communicated, in
relation to the mission. He remarks, how I
ever, that the influence of the Gospel on
the minds of the natives generally is in
creasing and also that a greater number
than formerly, attend at the chapel, as well
as at many of the schools.
Ceylon. Three new Native Free Schools
have been formed at Oodooville, making
the whole number at this station nine.
They are all superintended by Solomon, a
native member of the church. The chil
dren make pleasing progress ; but suffer
some what,for want of a sufficiency of books.
—ln the Boarding School, there are 32
boys and 8 girls. The older boys, io addi
tion to their other exercises, write essays
and declaim weekly, either in Tamul or
English.—The Congregations at Oodoo
ville, on Sabbath morning, have the last
year been larger than at any former peri
od ; consisting uosually of from 250 to 300
persons,including children from the schools.
In the course of a few months, the mission
aries at this station distributed 1400 tracts,
and might have enlarged the number pro
fitably, had it been in their power.—Since
the preceding journal was forwarded,
three persons, as they hope, have passed
from death to life ; —two of which have
been admitted into the church, and the
other is a candidate for admission. There
are instances, also, of religious anxiety.
The native members of the church at this
station are nine.
From the Boston Telegraph.
MORAL CONDITION OF PERU.
We have been favoured with the perusal
of a letter from an American gentleman in
Lima, to the Rev. Abner Morse, late of
Nantucket; from which it appears that the
state of religion aod morality, in that coun
try is lamentahly low. Men of principle
and talents, who engage in behalf of the
Patriots, are often frustrated in their be
nevolent designs, by the envy and jealousy
of those whom they seek to benefit.
“ Much of the influence of the Roman Cath
olir.k priests is lost; —but where they have
influence, they exert it to the utmost in de
fence of all the superstition and bigotry of
the Church of Rome.” Generally speak
ing, the clergy are profligate men; and do
little nr nothing to discountenance the
alarming vices which every where prevail.
Mr. Lynch received a quantity of Testa
ments from England, and distributed them
among the people in Lima; “who,” says
the letter “thronged his bouse while he
had any, and were very anxious to obtain
them.” He was in consequence very much
abased by the Catholick priests; wbo “ en
deavoured to persuade the people, that,
unless their own notes and explanations
were affixed, the Bible could not be under
stood aright. Thus souls are deceived to
their own destruction.” A number of Bi
hies have since been sent to Lima from this
port; but in consequence of the obstacles
in the way of distribution, they were after
wards brought back as far as Buenos Ayres.
At present, the establishment of missiona
ries here would be far more difficult than
in Pagan countries.
SANDWICH ISLANDS.
Extract from a letter to a gentleman in New
Haven, from the Rev. Samuel Whitney, da
ted:
Tacwai, Jan. 14, 1824.
“ You will reciprocate the congratula
tions when you bear what the Lord is doing
for us. Many of the grand objections to
the introduction of Christianity among this
people have vanished. We have so far ac
quired the language, as to be able to preach
to them on the Sabbath, and at other times
occasionally ; —have printed gome elemen
tary books, and not a few of them are able
to read and write with facility. The pow
er of foreign influence, though not entirely
i broken down, is much weakened. There
are few to be found from our own country
with effrontery enough to oppose us except
hy example. The peaceful Sabbaths of
New England are not unlike to those we
enjoy. Almost every Chief of distinction
throughout the islands, is a regular attend
ant at Church. lotoxicaton is forbidden,
and many other crimes which for unknown
ages have been committed without shame,
or remorse, are prohibited, and becoming
odious. Such, my dear sir, is the goodness
of God, already manifested to this perishing
nation. May we not look forward to a
brighter day.” [Rel. Intel.
Annual Meeting of the British and Foreign
Bible Society.
On the sth of May, the Society held its
twentieth annual meeting in London. At
an early hour 1800 persoos were assembled.
Lord Teignmouth was called to the chiar.
The Secretary read a voluminous Report,
which slated that the issue of Bibles in new
dialects, had been greater during the last,
than during any preceding year ; that the
Bible had been printed in the Esquimaux
and Otaheitan languages; that it bad been
printed in the Welsh language with notes;
that 47 new auxiliaries had been formed.
The Earl of Rodon, who seconded the
motion for the acceptance of the Report,
addressed the meeting at great length.
He said he knew an individual, a man of
pleasure and a man of the world, who was
only anxious for the word’s applause and
admiration. That individual, some time
since, from motives of curiosity, went to
one of the anniversary meetings of the Irish
Bible Society. He was ashamed almost of
being seen there, aud hid himself in the
most retired part of the room. He listened
with astonishment to the sentiments that
were there uttered, and said to bimself,
“If this be true, then am Ia condemned
sinner.” He did not trust to the hearsay
I statement of other®, but went home to read
aud judge for himself. Wbat was his fear
I on finding what had been stated to be cor
jrect! What was his joy on seeing tbe way
of salvation open to him! He bad eagerly
endeavored toembiace it, and that individ
ual was now, by Divine Providence, per
milted to address the meeting, and to *>ear
his testimony to its beneficial effects. (Here
the noble Earl was greatly affected, and
the statement was received with loud and
continued cheers.)
Lord Barham, who seconded a motion ol
thanks to the President, expressed his pleas
ure that all sects wore united, as if to re
sist the invasion of infidelity, which now
made the most dreadful assaults on tbe souls
of their brethren.
The Rev. Dr. Morrison was warmly re
ceived as the first Representative from
China, and said that the difficulties iu that
immense country were great, but not in
surmountable. The hearts of the Chinese
were not harder than ours were. 11 the
Bible could affect the heart of, and convert
to the truth, a British nobleman, it could
equally affect the hearts of the Chinese.
(Hear, hear, and cheers.) The Rev. gen
tlemau exhibited to the Society a copy ol
(he Scriplures in the Chinese language, the
completion of which had occupied him 17
years. He said it was already made the
text-book in several of the Chinese institu
tions.—He returned thauks from the Anglo-
Chinese to tbe Society. Bost. Rec.
SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
In (he account of a revival in the State
of New York, it is stated, that of thirty-five
persons, who were hopeful sharers in the
work, tweoly-seven belonged to the Sab
bath schools in that place. Os one hund
red persons, who united with a Church in
the course of a single year, ninety-eight
had enjoyed the blessings of Sabbath school
instruction. It is said, that of the Missioua
aries, who have gone from Great Britain to
the heathen, nineteen twentieths became
pious at the Sabbath schools. And that of
the orthodox ministers in England, who are
under forty years of age, more than two
thirds became pious at the Sabbath schools.
Henderson and Paterson, who have done
such wonders on the Continent in regard to
the Bible cause, it is said, received their
first religious impressions at Sabbath
schools. The celebrated Dr. Morrison,
Missionary in,the va9t empire of China, who
has recently translated the whole Bible in
to Chinese, a language spoken by the larg
est associated population oo the globe —be-
came pious at a Sabbath school! O! who
cau tell, how many Brainerds, and Buchan
ans, ad Morrisons, und Marty ns, and Harri
el Newells, aod Isabella Grahams, God is
training in these schools, to become the
blessed instruments of renovating tbe
world!! [Christian Herald.
DIVERSITY.
NEW MEDICAL SCHOOL.
The Medical Society of S. Carolina, hav
ing organized a School of Medicine agree
ahly to the powers conferred at the last
Session of the Legislature, the following
details are made for the information of the
Publick.
The Professors elected, are :
FEE.
John E. Holbrook, M.D. Professor of Anatomy S2O
James Ramsay, M. D. do. Surgery, 15
Sam’l. H. Dicksou, M. D. do. Institutes
and Practice of Physick, 20
Thomas G. Prioleau, M. D. Professor of Ob
stetricks & Diseases of Women and Infants, 15
H. R. Frost, M. D. Professor of Materia Me
dica, 15
Edmund Ravenel, M. D. do. Chemistry and
Pharmacy, 20
S. Elliott, L. L. D. do. Natural History
and Botany.
A Matriculating Ticket to be paid for at
the first Session, 5
In order to entitle an individual to exam
ination for a degree it will be necessary that
be shall have attained the age of 21 years,
be of good moral character, and have stu
died Medicine for two years with some es
tahlished Practitioner. He shall also have
taken the Ticket of each Professor for two
Courses of Lectures, or shall have attended
one full Course at some other respectable
Medical School, previously to his becoming
a Member of this Institution. Students
who have for two Seasons taken the Tick
ets of any or all of the Professors, shall be
thereafter entitled to admission into his or
their Lecture Room without farther ex
pense.
The Lectures will commence on the se
cond Monday in November next, and will
continue for five months. Tbe Anatomical
Lecture Room is lighted from the top of
the building, and the seats are elevated suf
ficiently for the convenience of the Students.
Arrangements for private dissections are
particularly attended to, aod every facility
afforded for the acquirement of a minute
knowledge of the structure of the human
frame, and the preparation and perserva
lion of its different parts. The Chemical
Laboratory is contained in the same building
and such apparatus procured as i9 necessary
to a full experimental course. Tbe Libra
ry belonging to the Medical Society will
be opened to the Students upon the most
liberal terms, and it is only doing justice to
that body to acknowledge that their collec
tion of Medical Works is among the largest
and most select in the U. States.
The privilege of visiting the Patients in
the Marine Hospital and Poor House affords
the best opportunities for the acquisition of
practical knowledge without additional ex
pense. During the daily attendance of the
Physicians of these Institutions, such clini
cal remarks are made as are of importance
to the Medical Student.
All operations in Surgery, occurring in
these establishments, will be free to the
class, in addition to ‘such cases in private
practice as may be operated on jo tbe publick
institutions.
From the statements made,it appears that
every opportunity of acquiring Medical in
formation, will be afforded to the Southern
Student by tbe Medical College of South
Carolina, and that ala jale of expenditure
verv trivial. But some advantages ot
peculiar character are connected with tin
Institution which it may be proper to pom
out.
No place in the U. States offers as grfic
opportunities for the acquisition ot Auato
mical Knowledge, subjects being obtained
from among the colored population in suffi
cient number lor every purpose, and pro
per dissections carried on, without offend
ing any indivdua! m the community. Those
impediments which exist in so many other
places to tbe prosecution of this study are
not here thrown in the path ot the Student,
publick feeling being rather favourable
than hostile to'the advancement of the Sci
ence of An..tomy.
In addition, the Southern Student can no
where else receive correct instruction on
tbe diseases of his own climate, or the pe
culiar morbid affeclious of the colored pop
ulation.
N. B.—Good board and lodging can be
obtained for four and five dollars per week.
Charleston, June 19t/i, 1824.
Conversion of a Deist. —Francis Juniu
the younger wa9 a considerable scholar,
but by no means prejudiced io favour of the
Scriptures, as appears by his own account,
which is as follows:
“ My father, who was frequently reading
the New Testament, and had long observed
with grief the progress I had made in inti
delity, had put that book into my way in that
library of his, in order to attract my atten
tion, if it migbt please God to bless hi 9 de
sign, though without giving tne the least in
timation of it. Here therefore, I unwtt
(ingly opened the New Testament thus
providentially laid before me. At the verj
first view, as 1 was deeply engaged in other
thoughts, that grand chapter ol the evang
elist and apostle presented itself to me, In
the beginning was the word. I read pi.rt ot
the chapter, and was so affected in reading
it, that I became instantly struck with the
divinity of the argument, and the majesty
and authority of the composition, as infinite
ly surpassing the highest flights of human
eloquence. My body shuddered; my miud
was all in amazement ; and I was so agita
ted the whole day, that 1 scarce knew who
I wa9. ‘ Thou didst remember me O Lord
my God, according to thy boundless mercy,
and didst bring back the lost sheep to tbj
flock!’ From that day God wrought so
mightly iD me by the power of his Spirit,
I began to have less relish for all other stu
dies and pursuits, and bent myself with grea
ter ardour and attention to every thing
which had a relation to God.”
Good Devised. —A correspondent of the
Western Recorder, in a communication in
tended to promote tbe circulation of tracts,
has the following statement of a plan adopt
ed by an aged minister in Monroe county,
N. Y. for the purpose of introducing tracts
into schools.
He went to the district school, and pro
posed to the children io pay to tbe teacher
one cent each, for the purehase of Tracts.
The proposal was accepted with eagerness,
and in a short lime fifty cents were collect
ed, which procured for the school a library
of tracts consisting of five hundred pages.
Each scholar then look a tract, to be read
and returned within a given time, which oc
curs twice a week, so that during the sum
mer term of the school, fifty tracts may be
read by every family in tbe district.
Franklin's mode of lending money . —l send
you herewith a bill for ten louis d’ors. I
do not pretend to give such a sum. 1 only
lend it to you. When you shall return to
your country, you cannot fail getting into
some business, that will in time enable you
to pay all your debts. In that case, when
you meet with another honest man in simi
lar distress, you must pay me by lending
this sum to him to discharge the debt by a
like operation, when he shall lie able mid
shall meet with such another opportunity.
I hope it may thus go through many hands
before it meets with a knave to stop its
progress. This is a trick of mine for doing
a good deal with a little money. lam not
rich enough to afford much in good works,
and so am obliged to be cunning and make
the most of a little.
From the Christian Gazette.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL BOY.
Mr. Editor— My duty as director, lately
led mo to the visitation of tbe parents of
my scholars. I was mnch gratified with
the short but interesting account of one of
my scholars as related by his mother. It
was as follows: “my son,” said she, “ has
been remarked by the neighbours to be
quite an altered child since he attended
your Sabbath School. The instruction
which he there received was a blessing to
him and me, and I trust at this moment he
is enjoying unspeakable happiness obtained
by the means of Sabbath Schools. He be
came very dutiful to me and friendly to all
his companions; bis love for the Bible was
evident from his daily perusal of it; he
would mark those places that he read in
school, and when alone, would study them
with care and diligence. He was fond of
singing select hymns from the Sabbath
School Hymn Book, such as “ Holy Bible
book divine,” and many others. While he
was sick he had frequently desired me to
sing for him; and when l was thus engag
ed he joined in with me.
A few days previous to his death he ad
dressed me, saying, “ mother, what day is
this?” having told him, “well,” said he,
“ I shall be entirely happy on Sunday.” I
asked him if be was going to die? “Oh!
yes, but don’t cry, I am going to that happy
place where my little sisters are gone,
luding to his two sisters that died a few {
months previous,) “there,” said he, “arel
all good people, and above all, there is!
Christ my Saviour.” In a very short time ‘
after this he expired, and 1 trust his spirit 1
was carried to the mansions of eternal day.
What an encouragement is this to the
fmlhlul and persevering *ea her. Here is
another immortal being >dded to the cata
logue of the ransomed, who will -it>g the
praises of redeeming grace throughout the
countless ages of eternity. If the soul)
which will exist coeval with God, is taken,
through the instrumentality of Sabbath
School Teachers, from the paths ot igno
rance and sin, and placed in the paths of
wisdom, “whose paths are peace,” bow
great the glory that will redound to God i
The arches of heaven will reverberate with
the joyous exclamations of angel-, at tbe
“repentance of one sinner,” while another
gem Shull he inserted in the faithful Teach
er’s crown.
BATTLE OF BUNKER’S HILL.
The following extract is from a letter written by-
Gen. Rurgojne to a friend in England, dated
Boston, June 27, 1775. Gen. B in company
with Gen. Clinton, bad charge of a battery
rectly opposite to Charlestown, and were con
sequently not immediately engaged in the ac
tion. He speaks very coolly of the destruc
tion of a “ noble town,” aud the conflagration,
of its sacred temples ; but he afterwards bad am
ple reason to regret that he had ever seen
America.
Howe’s disposition was exceedingly sot
dier-like, in my opinion it was perfect. As
bis first arm advanced up the hill, they met
with a thousand impediments from strong
fences, and were much exposed. They
were also exceedingly hurt by musketry
from Charle9-Town, though Cliuton and I
did not perceive it, till Ilowe sent us word
by a boat, and desired us to set fire to thw
town, which was immediately done. We
threw a parrel of shells, and the whole was
instantly in flames. Ourhatterv afterwards
kept an incessant fire on the heights; it was
seconded by a number of frigates, floating
batteries, and one ship of the line.
And now ensued one of the greatest
scenes of war that can he conceived. If
we look to the height, Howe’s corps as
cending the hill in the face of entrench
ments,and in a very disadvantageous ground
was much engaged, and to the left the ene
my pouring in fresh troops by thousands,
over the land, and in the arm of the sea our
ships aud floating batteries cannonading
them—strait before us a large anil noble
town in one great blaze —the church steeples
being of limber, were great pyramid? of
fire above tbe rest ; behind us the church
steeples and heights of our own camp cov
ered with spectators of our army which
were not engaged; the hills round the
country covered with spectators; the ene
my all anxious suspense; ihe roar of can
non. mortars, and musquetry ; the crash of
Churches, ships upon the stocks, and streets
falling id ruin, to fill the ear; the storm of
the redoubts, with the objects above des
cribed, to fill tbe eye: and the reflection
that perhaps a defeat was a final loss to the
British empire in America, to fill the mind;
made the whole a picture and a complica
tion of horrour and importance beyond ev
ery thing that ever came to my lot to be
witness to.
Mountaineers of Hayti.
Tbe following brief account of a very
singular people inhabiting some of the lofti
est mountains of the island of Hayti, is ta
ken from the last Christian Herald, for
which it was communicated by Citizen
Grandeville.
“ They are a secluded people, devoted
to peace, aod the simplest modes of life.—
When the island is in peace, they come
down from the heights of the mountains and
cultivate their little lots on us sides,or wan
der in its sloping forests ; aod sometimes,
though very seldom, and in few numbers,
enter the large market towns of the island.
They raise cotton which they manufacinre
into coarse cloth for their own use, also cof
fee and vegetables enough for their own
consumption, but very seldom carry on any
trade, or offer any of their productions for
sale. On any alarm of war they immediate
ly retire to their caves and glens in the
heights of the mountains, and are no more
seen till peace is restored. What their
numbers are is not known. They have no
letters nor education, speak a language pe
culiar to themselves, though it is evidently
of French origin in part. They are whites
in complexion, their hair also while, but
woolly as the Africans. They are but lit
tle knowD, as they take no part in the
transactions of government; and seem only
to be solicitous to live separate from the
rest of mankind, unknown and unacquainted
with the world.”
Increase of population. —Mrs. Rhoda Cun
ningham, of Bedford county, iu the State of
Tennessee, who i9 now in her 93d year, a
native of Ireland, is the ancestor at this
time of 284 living descendants—children,
grand children, and great grand children,
eve* to the fourth generation. What is
most consolatory to tbe declining years of
this most venerable matron, is, that, out of
this long line of descendants, none have yet
done aught to detract from the character of
an honest family; but nil are esteemed
worthy citizens, engaged in the mo9t lauda
ble pursuits of life—the earniog of their
bread by the sweat of their brow.
Reputation. —There are two modes of es
tablishing our reputation: to be praised by
honest men, and to he abused by rogues.
It is best, however, to secure the former,
because it will be invariably accompanied
by the latter. His calumniation is not only
the greatest benefit a rogue cao confer up
on us, but it is the only service he will per
form for nothing.
Law Suits —“ When a man goes to law,
he need never expect to come back again.
Nearly a million of dollars in specie were lately
received in one week at New York and Philadel
phia by arrivals from foreign ports.