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GREECE.
The following letter from the Greek de
putation in London, expresses the sense en
tertained by the Greeks in relation to the
sympathy which our citizens have mani
fested for their cause. It is addressed to
” the Greek Committee in New York, in re
ply to a letter from the Hon. Richard Rush,
Ambassador from the U. States to Great
Britain, announcing’ the arrival in England,
of the funds collected in the United States
,-to aid the Greeks in recovering their free
fidom.
Greek Deputation, June 12, 1824.
I Gentlemen, —His Excellency Mr. Rush,
Arour Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
plenipotentiary at this court, has notified to
Jus the arrival of the remittance of £O,OOO,
‘ ‘made by you to Messrs. Oaring &. Cos. to be
through our medium at the disposal
(if our government.
We have advised our government of it,
, and have already considered the proper
.means to consign that sum a9 speedily a<
possible, to Greece; and though we are
fully aware that our country will hasten to
express officially its gratitude to the liberal
and feeling Americans, yet we feel it a duty
incumbent on us, as her deputies, to assure
them in her name, and in that of our fellow
citizens, of the sincere gratitude which so
generous and benevolent a deed must ne
cessarily inspire in the hearts of all the
Greeks.
Victorious in the struggle, which the de
fence of their lives and religion necessitated
them, though unprovided with weapons, lo
undertake, they have sustained that strife
with the arms they have snatched from the
hands of their enemies themselves, and see
the tonrlh year of their revolution approach
under favourable auspices. Every thing
is in the most flattering situation in Greece,
and our countrymen will be able to give
the same reception to the land and sea for
ces, which the Porte prepares to send
against them, as they gave them last
year.
The valour, the experience, and (he re
sources of the Greeks increase, and will en
able them to consolidate their independence,
whilst among their enemies discourage
ment and the want of means daily gain
ground.
From this (and leaving on one side the
accounts that have bepn received of the ac
cident which look place at Cairo, and which
will prevent the Viceroy from leading an
army against Greece (his year: as also
that the Divan is incapable: of equipping,
at present, an army or fleet) it is almo.*t
certain that Greecp needs no longer fear
from the barbarians any hindrance in com
pleting her great undertaking.
The money which was so much wanted
last year, is now provided, by the loan which
we have effected, and when we add to the
above advantages tbe sympathy and benev
olence of the U. Slates of America in fa
vour of Greece, which we canpol too great
ly appreciate, from onr desire to establish
the system of politicks which they possess
in our country ; when we consider this, we
feel a secret and gratifying assurancl that
our efforts will not be baffl.-d, & that Greece
will is-mn, like the U. Stales, from the lion
‘ourable struggle which in so many respects
resembles their own.
Whilst we cherish the hope that our go
vernment may be able to establish a cor
respondence with yours, we are happy that
in those journals, which till lately it wanted
tbe means of circulating, and ia which it
now gives publicity to the bproick deeds of
its citizens, it can inform the people of the
universe of the benevolence of the free
men of the United States, who so kindly
co-operated to open the path of Independ
ence to ihose that seek that flowery
way.
We, both in our public and individual ca
pactlies, beg of you to inform your fellow
citizens of our grateful sentiments, and that
their liberality will always have a strong
claim on those returns which the Divine
Providence may enable Greece to give.
Le assured of the sentiments of profound
consideration with which we have the hon
our lo be, gentlemen, your obedient and
faithful servants,
John Orlando,
And. Luriottis.
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BEATIFICATION OF A SAINT.
[The following singular account of the Beatifi
cation of a Saint, at Home, is extracted from Dr.
Moore’s view of Society and Manners in Italy,
h lie description of this ceremony may amuse, if
it does not instruct our readers.]
1 have been witness to the beatification
of a Saint; he was of the order of St. Fran
cis, and a great many brethren of that order
were present, and in vpry high spirits on the
occasion. There are a greater number of
ecclesiaaticks beatified, and canonized, than
any other order of men. In the first place,
because, no doubt, they deserve it belter;
and also, because they are more solicitous
to have Saints taken from among men of
their own profession, and particular order,
than people in other situations in life are.
Every monk imagines it reflects personal
honour on himself, when one of his order is
canonized. Soldiers, lawyers, and physi
cians, would probably he happy to see some
of their brethren distinguished in the same
manner; that they have not had thisgrati
THE MISSIONARY.
fication of late years, may be imputed to
the difficulty of finding suitable characters
among them. Ancient history, indeed,
makes mention of some commanders of ar
mies; but I have heard of no phygician who
acquired that title since the days of St.
Luke; or of a single lawyer, of any age or
country.
A picture of the present Expectant, a
great deal larger than life, had been hung
up on the (ront of St. Peter’s Church, sev
eral days before the beatification took place.
This ceremony was also announced by print
ed papers, distributed by the happy breth
ren ot St. Francis. On the day of the so
lemnity, his Holiness, a considerable num
ber of Cardinals, many other ecclesiasticks,
all the Capucio Friars in Rome, and a great
concourse of Spectators, attended. The
ceremony was performed in St. Peter’s
Church. An ecclesiastick of my acquaint
ance procured us a very convenient place
for seeing the whole. The ceremony of
beatification is a previous step to that of
canonization. The Saint, after he is beati
fied, is entitled to more distinction in Heav
en than before ; but he has not the power
of freeing souls from purgatory till he has
been canonized ; and therefore is not ad
dressed in prayer till he has obtained the
second honour. On the present occasion,
a long discourse was pronounced by a
Franciscan Friar, setting forth the holy life
which this Expectant had led upon earth,
his devotions, his voluntary penances, and
his charitable actions; and a particular enu
merafion ivas made, of certain miracles he
had performed when alive, and others which
had been performed after his death by his
bones. ‘I lie most remarkable miracle, by
jirnseif in person, was, his replenishing a
lady s cupboard with bread, after her house
keeper, at the Saint’s instigation, had given
all the bread of the family lo the poor.
This business is carried on in the manner
of a lawsuit. The Devil is supposed to
have an interest in preventing men from
being made saints. That all justice may be
done, and that Satan may have his due, an
advocate is employed to plead against the
pretensions of the Saint Expectant, and the
person thus employed is denominated by
the people, tbe Devil’s Advocate. He
calls in question the miracles said to have
been wrought by the Saint and his bones,
and raises as many objections to tbe proofs
brought of the purity of his life and conver
sation as he can. It is the business of the
Advocate on the other side, to obviate and
refute these cavils. The controversy wa“
carried on in Latin. It drew out to a great
Ipngth, and was by no means amusing.
4 our friend Mr. Ramsay, who sat near me,
losing patience, from (he length of the cer
emony, and some twitches of the gout,
which he felt at that moment, whispered
me, “ I wish, from my heart, the Devil’s
Advocate were with his client, and this ev
erlasting Saint fairly in Heaven, that we
might get away.” The whole party, of
which i made one, were seized with fre
quent and long-continued yawnings, which
I imagine was observed by some of the Car
dinals, who sat opposite to us. They
caught the infection and although they en
deavoured to conceal their gaping under
their purple robes, yet it seemed to spread
and communicate itself gradually over the
whole assembly, the Franciscan Friars ex
cepted; they were too deeply interested in
‘he issue of the dispute, to think it tedious.
As ofieu as the Devil’s Advocate stated au
objection, evident signs of impatience, con
tempt, surprise, indignation, and resent
ment, appeared in the countenances of the
venerable brotherhood, according to their
different characters and tempers. One
shook his head and whispered his neigh
bour; another raised his chin, and pushed
up his under lip with a disdainful smile; a
third started, opened his eyelids as wide as
he could, and held up both his bands, with
his fingers extended; a fourth raised his
thumb to his mouth, bit the nail with a grin
and jerked the thumb from his teeth to
wards the adversary; a fifth stared, in a
most expressive manner at the Pope, and
then fixed bis eyes, frowning, on the Advo
cate. All were in agitation, till the Saint’s
Counsel began to speak, when a profound
silence took place, and the moment he had
made his answer their countenances bright
ened, a smile of satisfaction spread around,
and they nodded and shook tbeir beards at
each other with mutual congratulations.
In the mean time, (he Cardinals, and the
other auditors, who were not asleep, con
tinued yawning; for my own part, I was
kept awake only by the interlude of grima
ces, played off by the Capucins between
the arguments. Exclusive of these, the
making a Saint of a Capucio, is the dullest
business 1 ever was witness to. I hope the
man himself enjoys much felicity since the
ceremony, in which case no good-natured
person will grudge tbe tedium and fatigue
which he suffered on the occasion. I ought
to have told you that the Advocate’s rea
soning was all in vain ; the Devil lost his
cause, without the possibility of appeal.
The Saint’s claim being confirmed, he was
admitted into all the privileges of beatifica
tion; the Convent defraying the expense of
the process.
As we returned, Mr. Ramsay asked, if I
recollected the Saint’s name. I said, I did
not. “We must inform ourselves,” said
. . G ? y fi ‘“ fo 3,1 ,he world, and preach the Gospel to every creature.— Jesus Christ.
Ot alt the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, Religion and Morality are indispensable supports.— Washington.
MOUNT ZION, (HANCOCK COUNTV, GEORGIA,) MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 1824.
he; “for when I meet him above, I shall
certainly claim some merit with him, from
having done penance at his beatification. *
i * I have been since informed, this new Saint is
called St. Buonavantura : he was by birth a .\ea
’ politan.
PROTESTANT CHURCH AT DIEPPE.
In 1685, the tyrant Lewis XIV. revoked
the edict of Nantes, by which he destroyed
the liberties of the Protestants. M. De
Medavi, archbishop of Rouen, and M. De
Colbert, his coadjutor, having been inform
ed that the Protestants at Dieppe had not
changed their religion, according to the
i edict of 1685, and that none of them came
to the parish Church, notwithstanding the
invitations of the Popish curates, to gain
them by persuasion, sent them four skilful
preachers. The Protestants were ready
’ to hear them: but there were not above
five or six who abjured Protestantism. In
structed with the bad success of this mission,
the government sent to Dieppe a regiment
of cuirassiers, who were lodged at discre
tion in the houses of the Calvinists, who
were for the most part tradesmen, raer
chants, and goldsmiths. These incommodi
ous hosts were replaced fifteen days after
by a regiment of dragoons, whose modes of
converting to Popery were the following;
Sometimes they would beat drums in the
ears of the Protestants for days and nights
successively; sometimes they would tickle
them; and when one party was fatigued,
another party would take their post, till the
Protestants had lost their senses, and sub
scribed to they knew not what. At other
times they would break all the bottles and
glass vessel* in the house, strew the pieces
of broken glass on the floor, strip the poor
Protestants, and roll their naked bodies on
the broken pieces of glass, aDd make them
dance on it with their bare feet, and then
draw (he broken pieces of glass out of their
bodies, causing immense pain. They rav
ished the Protestants’ wives and daughters. 1
Sometimes they would put bellows in their
mouths, and blow them so full of wind that
they were ready to burst; whip them on
their knees till they tumbled down before
the host, drag them to the Churches, and
thrust the consecrated wafer down their
throats. To p.ll which unheard of cruelties
they were encouraged and applauded by
the Roman clergy, many of which went
with these dragoons, and were spectators
of the sufferings of the poor Protestants. 1
Is this thy religion, holy and peaceful Eman- l
uel? are these clergy the ministers of thy i
gosppl of peace? No; this system of blood 1
and cruelly must be planned in the bottom 1
less pit, and its ministers no other than in- 1
carnate devils in the shape of men. The ‘
less zealous of the Calvinists were’ the first 1
to go to the Churches, anil make their ab
juration. Then (he dragoons were with
drawn which were lodged with them, and
doubled upon those who persisted in their
religion. These poor souls had not the
courage to sustain this overcharge. So
that all, without any exception, went to the
Churches, and made and signed publickly
their abjuration of Calvinism. On this the
regiment of dragoons, which had fulfilled its
destination, had orders to quit the city.
What the priests could not effect with ora
tory, the dragoons accomplished by their
savage barbarities and cruelties. Per3ecu
tion may make hypocrites, but never a con
vert, as we shall shortly see. What shall
we say to their fall ? who of us have grace
to sustain the like trial? Such a continued
series of sufferings was a thousand times
more awful than death itself. It was du
ring the sojournings of this regiment that
the temple of the Calvinists was demolish
ed, even to it foundations.
In 1694, when Dieppe was bombarded by
the English fleet, the Papists searched eve
ry house to find if any Protestants were hid
in the cellars, in order to cast them into the
sea. Three or four which were found in
their houges underwent this horrible fate.
For the most part of the 18th century the
Protestants here have been without pastors.
They have now a settled minister. Their
number at present in Dieppe amounts at
most to three hundred and fifty persons of
every age, and of both sexes who are most
ly merchants, goldsmiths, and clockmakers.
From the Boston Recorder.
MONTHLY REVIEW.
Every week brings with it refreshing in
telligence of Zion’s prosperity—and every
month brings accumulated evidence of the
presence of the Lord with his church.
Since our last review , accounts have been
received of the anniversaries of the sever
al benevolent institutions in England, all of
which furnish grounds of encouragement,
and motives to steadfastness in the work of
the Lord. The receipts and expenditures
of the greater part of these institutions, if
not all, have been greater during the past >
than preceding years. There is yet a well i
sustained zeal apparent, among the rich as
well as the poor, among the noble as well
as the humble. Eloquence, wealth, honour, i
and PIETY combine to impart interest to 1
these annual celebrations, and success to |
the cause of benevolence and religion.
The instruction of the poor Irish is ad- 1
vanciog rapidly under the auspices of sev- 1
eral distinct, yet harmonious Societies, and
the beneficial results are so striking, as to
command admiration even from the ene
mies of religion. At least two millions of
this unhappy nation are made partakers
in the blessings diffused by schools estab
lished on the principles of Christian char
i(y.
On the Continent of Europe, where gross
darkness for ages has covered the people,
Bibles and various other religious publica
tions are spreading, not without opposition,
but with steadiness and effect. Several de
partments of France, the Netherlands, the
west of Germany, Switzerland, Genoa and
Spain, are happily sharing in the labours
of the “Continental Society.” To use the
language of the Report—“One of the offi
cers of (lie Society has made an incursion
into Spain against superstition, with a small
army of 500 Bibles & Testaments, beside
a number of light troops in the shape of
Tracis. He penetrated lo the waifs of
Madrid,and discharged info it his 500 copies,
under the protection of the French milita
ry.” These exertions are attended with
the perils of impi isonment aud death to the
agents; but men are found who count not
their lives dear, in a cause of such magni
tude and value.
Only one or two of the Reports of the
Foreign Societies have yet been received.
0/ course we cannot descend to particular
statements of their operations and succes
ses. But from the summary accounts be
fore 11s, of anniversary meetings, we are
warranted in giving assurance that the
cause of mission*, and moral improvement
generally, was nevermore ably advocated,
and never more deeply interested Chris
tian feeling, on British ground, than at the
present moment.
There is no diminution of interest in be
half of the nations of A*ia. The presence
of Dr. Morrison, after seventeen years mis
sionary labour in China, and of Mr. Town
ley from India, at the late meetings in Lon
don, was a circumstance highly advantage
ous to the missionary cause in those benight
ed regions. China, hitherto regarded as
the most impregnable, fortress of supprsli
lion and idolatry, will very soon find ail her
gates thrown open, or her walls crumbling
to make way for the free introduction of
that Holy Book which casteth down imag
inations and every high thing that exalteth
itself against God.
The Moravian missionaries, 171 in num
ber, are smiled 041 in their unwearied la
bours. In Greenland , the places they have
hitherto occupied, are become too strait, &
anew settlement is forming. In Surinam
many of the negroes have turned unto the
Lord, and the good work among them ad
vances. In Antigua and St. Kilts consider
able numbers have been added to the
churches.
Missions among the Jews, scattered over
Europe and Cochin in India, are assuming
a more fixed and elevated character every
year. Conversions are becoming more fre
quent —prejudices are subsiding—the Gos
pel is more abundantly studied—tracts, suit
ed to the slate of the Jews, are sought with
avidity—schools are extending a happy in
fluence over the rising generation—sever
al of the recent converts are young men of
talents, respectable connexions, and of ar
dent zeal.
The Foreign Missions supported by the
Christian liberality of this country, are re
gularly advancing, through the favour o.
God, toward the accomplishment of their
gieat object. From Bombay , we learn,
that the influence of the Gospel on the
minds of the natives generally is increasing,
though no special convictions or conver
sions are mentioned. There is an increas
ed number of hearers at the chapel, and
many of the schools are enlarging. At Ox
dooville, in Ceylon, three instances of hope
fill conversion have occurred, and in a few
other instances serious impressions are pro
duced. At the Sandwich Islands, 24 chiefs
(all but one or two) favour the mission.
The church now consists of 28 members.
The improvement of the natives in knowl
edge and morality, is already such as to en
courage the missionaries in the expecta
tion, that ere long the Spirit of the Lord
will breathe on the slain, and raise up for
himself a great army from the dry bones
The Palestine Mission encounters many dif
ficulties arising from the heterogeneous
character of the population, and from the
capriciousness of the existing government;
but neither concealed nor avowed opposi
tion have diverted the missionaries from
the path of duty marked out by Providence,
and at their different stations they are pur
suing the great object of their mission in
quietness, and with unwearied diligence.
The Indian Missions within the limits of
the United States, carry with them over
whelming evidence of the power of the
Gospel over the ferocity of the savage
heart, and over the evil habits of unciviliz
ed life. Al Hightower, in the Cherokee
nation, there have been 16 instances of
hopeful conversion—at Carmel 38—at
Brainerd, at YVillstown, and Creekpath,
there are humble enquirers. The progress
of civilization keeps pace with the pro
gress of religion. Among the Choctaws
there is less to gratify the heart of the
Christian philanthropist than among the
Cherokees ; yet civilization and religion
[Price $3 50 per ann.
are advancing among them. The mission
aries to the Osages regard the recent es
tablishment of a garrison under Col. Arhnc
kle, near to them, as a Providential favouri
by which order and stability will be given
to the nation, and permanence to the mis
sion. Their schools are increasing, and
their influence over the tribes extend
ing.^
The domestick Missionary Society of
Connecticut, employed eleven ministers the.
last year, in the waste places of the state.
Some desolations have been repaired, and
additions have been made to most of the
feeble churches assisted : in some of them
precions revivals have been experienced.
The funds of the Society also are increas
ing.^
The Massachusetts Missionary Society
has employed seventeen missionaries the
past year, who have been instrumental in
bringing many souls to Christ, and in exert
ing a salutary influence over a widely ex
tended population. The United Domestick
Missionary Society of N. Y. has commission
ed 78 missionaries the past year, who have
formed Sabbath Schools, Bible Classes, and
various benevolent associations, within the
-phere of their labours, beside sowing the
incorruptible seed of the word from Sab
bath to Sabbath. “In some cases revivals
of religion have ensued, and righteousness
flowed as a river into regions destitute of the
tear of the Lord.”
It ought to he noticed as an auspicious
occurrence of the pa9t month, that our na
tional Independence has been celebrated in
numerous instances in a Christian manner,
and that numerous, ‘though too small col
lections have been made, to promote the
great object of African Colonization. Nor
should thp Providential opening of the rising
Republick of Hayti for the reception of our
free coloured population, be unnoticed
in the prayers and the offerings of Chris
tians.
Revivals of religion,there is reason to be
lieve are multiplying. We have under
stood that 170 persons have attended the
united enquiring meeting in Salem, and that
the revival is progressing. In Maine, Vs
salboro’ and St. George are graciously visit
ed, in addition to the towns mentioned ia
our lust review. In N. York, Evans Mills,
Antwerp, and Plattsburg, are sharing in the
effusions of the Holy Spirit, particularly
the first mentioned place, where all man
ner of wickedness has heretofore abounded.
Detroit, in the Michigan Territory, exhibts
at present much evidence of tbe re9istles3
power of Divine grace.
May the prayers of Christians, at the en
suing Cdhcert, ascend wlh acceptance to
God, in behalf of a world lying in wicked
ness—and especially for success of a preach
ed gospel, at home as well as abroad,—this
is the power of God, and the wisdom ot God
to the salvation of men.
“ Jehovah here resolves <0 show
What his Almighty grace can do.”
FROM THE CHRISTIAN WATCHMAN.
THE CHRISTIAN SABBaTH.
Even children are most happy on the
Sabbath: there is that in its repose, which
lulls within them the eagerness for p>y
and that in its sacredness, which exr.x,'a
within them veneration and awe. Tli.y
are too young to note of themselves the i n
press thai God has stamped on the verv as
pect of nature : but they are not too y>, :,g
to understand the lesson that parental I
will choose on this day to g<ve, (hat God
the Creator is their Father. They are not
too young to learn something of what He
has done for his children; and their infant
minds may he led to bow in humility before
Him, and their hearts may be subdued and
sanctified by love.
Who that has attained to matnrer years,
and remembers how at this hallow-d season
his mother taught him to prav, and took
him with her to the sanctuary, and recited
to him the history of those good children
whom God lovid. but hails with gratitude
and joy, the dawning of the Christian Sab
bath ?
The teachings of nature, too, at this sea
son of the year, harmonize witb the teach
ings of revelation; and both enforce the
commands, “Love the Lord thv God”
“ Keep holy the Sabbath day.” Revela
tion teaches us that “ God is love in eve
ry thing around us and above us, we read
the confirmation of its truth: in the clear
and cloudless sky, and in the wild and ter
rifick gloom from which the lightnings is
sue, and deep thunderings are heard: in ihe
peaceful flow of the livnlet, and in the
gushing of the mighty waterfall; in the
valley where the primrose blossoms, and on
the mountain where the beasts of prey in
habit. We walk forth ir the morning; we
hear the bird’s matin song carrolling the
praises of the Infinite, and as the lasi notes
die away upon the ear, we feel affinity with
all that breathes renewed. We go forth at
even tide ; not a breeze luffles the surface
of the waters; not a cloud obscures the sky;
in that clear firmament, the stars move on
in silent majesty ; beyond, we cn almost
perceive the throne of our Father: on the
pedestal of that throne, we can read by the
light of Scripture, the inscription, “God jg
love.” Who that has thus opened hi heart
to nature’s teachings, and strove to keep it