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these subjects, anJ that he was determined
to die in the bosom of the church; for, asj
be had told us before, he had not a whit ofj
responsibility about it; the whole rests on
the priests. If he follows their directions,
they and not he must be answerable for the
consequences at the judgement day. We
endeavoured to convince him that it was
his duty both to think and to converse on
these infinitely important subjects ; that if
he was in the way to heaveo, we could not
be in that way; and that, ‘hereretore, as
he thought ns on the very verge of destruc- >
•tion, he ought to use every means in his
power to reclaim us; and that tee were.
obliged by the law of love to take the same
liberty with him. Ans. We shall know in
the other world, who is right and who is!
wrong. Q. But is it uot the height of folly i
ami madness to defer the inquiry, till our:
state is irrevocably fixed? Does not even |
common 9ense teach us to open our eyes,
and to place our steps with care, when we j
know that we are on a dangerous preci j
pice? A. It is impossible to convince me;]
and as to Protestants, they are irreclaim
able.
The Captain of his own accord wished us
to write in Italian a brief statement of our
failb and give it to him to consider. He
would not have us show it to the others,
lest it should expose him.
On Repentance, the assurance of Hope, 4-e.
31. We prepared for the use of our
Captain some of the most important arti
cles of our creed, well furnished with scrip- j
ture references. Conversed with Signor:
T. on the nature of repentance. To do
penance was all that he had ever read or
heard on the subject; and most unhappily
Martini has thus translated tbs passages
which enjoin this duty. In the evening
read with him both the Epistles of Peter,
and urged the importance of being prepar
ed for that terrible day, “ wheo the heas
ens being on fire shall be dissolved,” See.
He exclaimed with an air of triumph, “ I
am ready, I am ready for that day ; do you
think you are ready ?” We replied that we
had seen many things which greatly deceiv
ed us; and if, as the w ord of God declares,
“the heart was deceitful above all things,”
it was certainly possible to be deceived by
our hearts; but that we entertained a hope,
a hope animating and purifying, of being .
saved by grace, through faith in the effica- j
ciou= blood of Christ. Signor T. then
franklv acknowledged-that be did not know
that he was ready, and tnat it was a thing
which could not be known. We replied,
that the Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles, and
primitive Christians had a degree of assur
ance on this subject which enabled them to
rejoice in the glory of God; that, in one of j
the Epistles we had just read we were ex |
hnrted to “ make our calling and election I
sure,” and that it was sinful and dangerous ; ’
to remain in a state of uncertainly and doubt j
without serious inquiry and the most care-!
fa! examination. If it was a, lit tie happiness j ■
or misery that was depending, we might;
then lav aside ail care and concern, hut o.irj
eternal all was depending; millions of mil-j
j
shall i know that I ana ready ?” Ans. Do]
not depend on what tae say, nor on what j
your priest says. Go to your Bible. God :
ha? told cs sufficiently plain, what we are
to do in order to be saved, and bow we
may attain to comfortable assurance that
we are in the way of salvation—so plain
that “the wayfaring man though a fool
need oot err tberin.”
Condition of Females.
Dec. G. Mr King’s in3true-'or takes much I
notice of our manners and customs,especial-j <
ly of the attention bestowed on the ladies ; t
and laughs very heartily that they are ser-; ’
ved first at table. This ha?given us an op- I
portuoity of speaking to him on the irnpor-! <
tance of female education, on the intelli-;
gence and influence of the female part of i
the community in America. He said,if any j
person should come to his house, and speak ;
to his wi Ce first, he should be offended. We j
told him that in our country, we had so j
much affection and respect for our wives,!
that we were even betler pleased to see j
them honoured than ourselves. He replied,
“ The English ladies have some understand I
ing, the Arabian woman have none.” it is;
the cu?tom of this country that a woman
must never be seen eating, or walking, or:
in company with her husband. When she j
walks abroad, she must wrap herself up in
a large white sheet, and look like a gho?t; |
and at home sir must be treated more like ;
a slave than a partner. Indeed women are
considered of so little consequence, that to
ask a man after the health of his wife, is a
question which is said never to find a
place in the social intercourse of this coun
ty- , i
9. This day trcmpletes one year since we I
left the land that gave us birth. Mr. King
lias given us a pleasant introduction to his
circle of friends. The English consul and
bis lady have treated us as if we bad been j
their own children.
1 }. Several Arab women called, to whom ,
we read the scriptures, and upon whom we j
urged the importance of being able them- !
selves to read, that they might spend their!
sabbaths in a pleasant and profitable man
ner. One of them appeared anxious to
learn, but doubled whether it was possible.
Every hody said, a woman could not learn.
The experiment, she said, was once made
in a convent, and only two out of a large
number, wetefound to have any understan
ding. We,endeavored to convince her of
her error.
23. The Rev. Mr. Jowe*t arrived last
evening from Jerusalem wilh letters from
Mr. Fisk. He bad (ravelled with very lit
tle precaution, and its all our brethren trav
el, entirely without arms.
From Mr. Fisk’s Journal.
Conversation with a Catholick Priest.
12.—Visited the Maronite nunnery of
?dar Elias abouj a mile S. W. of Autoora,
!on the summit of a hill. It contains 40
mins, and four priests belong to it who per-
I form the service of the chapel. 1 earned
a Bible to give to the nunnery. One ol
I the priests began by saying it contained er
rors of translation. Alter much delay we
induced him to bring forward his Syrian &
Charshun Testament. The passages were
examined, and to his mortification were
found the same word for word in his book
and in ours.—Vexed at this, he bpgan to
atiack us in a most violent and ill temper-
I ed manner, about the seven saciaments,
particularly auricular confession. We tri
ed to call hi? attention to the Scriptures.
! He appealed to the Father?, and became
[so vociferous and insolent in talking about
Augustine, (hat I at length said to him,
“ What need have we of Augustine?” and
repeateJ several times with a? much em
phasis a* I could—“ What need have we ot
i Augustine?” To my astonishment he repli
[ ed—“ What need have we of Christ ?” as
much as to say, we need Augustine as much
as Christ. Mr. Wolff said to him, “We
must pray for each other that Christ would
enlighten us.” He replied angrily, “ God
forbid that you should pray for me.” Mere
be was stopped by the interference ot an
other priest. We offered to leave a Bible
and Testament, but they were refused.
FRANCE. —Anniversaries at Paris.
Tract Society. —On Tuesday, April. 27th,
1824, was held, at No. 10, Hue St. Marie,
Paris, the second Anniversary ot theßelig
ious Tract Society of Pari?. Since the
commencement of the institution, about
140.000 Tracts have been circulated, of
which 77,000 were distributed last year.
Tbe receipts were more than the expendi
ture, but the friends were invited to exert
themselves to meet increasing depiandson
the society.
DiblcSociety. —On Wednesday,April 18lh,
1824, was held at Rue de Clery, No. 21,
the fifth Anniversary of the Protestant Bi
ble Society of Paris. By the Report it ap
pears that in fifty five departments of
France, there are auxiliary Bible Societies
established, organized, and in full opera
tion ; and that in each of these departments a
number ol Bible? andTestaments have been
sold, or delivered grati?, to the amount of
some thousands, during the last year.
.Missionary Society —On Thursday, April
29 i .1824, wa held the first arn versary of
the Missionary Society for thp propagation
of Christianity among the Heathen. By]
the Report it appeared that the Society had ;
only existed fifteen months, during which !
time nine Auxiliary Societies had been form
ed; a Missionary, the Rev. Mr. King, had
been sent to Palestine ; and a Mission-House j
had been es'ablished at Paris for the recep- j
tion of Missionaries. Three from the Mis
sionary Society at Bal?e had been placed
there ; (who were present at the meeting;)
one was on the point of departing for Lou
don, and from thence to Calcutta, for Se-j
rarrpore. Mr Waddington give an account:
of the finances, and urged the necessity 1
of great exertion to increase the Funds. I
He pleaded very ably and feelingly the
vsou-*c *ji j>ci irumg lui’iijurrs.— i\tc,
UNITED BRETHREN.
At Ilia close of last year, a Committee,
in behalf of the Uuited Brethren, addressed
a Circular Letter to their friends. This
letter states, that the number of brethren
and sisters employed in the Mission, at the
commencement of the year 1323, was 181;
that two new stations have been organized;
that 62 missionaries have retired from ac
tivity, and 6G children of missionaries are j
abroad, at school, for whose maintenance
the United Brethren are bound to provide.
They acknowledge with gratitude that their
labours have been crowned with success
daring the year, in Greenland, Labrador,;
North and South America, tbe West Indie?,;
and South Africa. In Greenland, they
have the best hopes that the new settle
ment, proposed to be formed in the South
ern District, will be successful. At Pari
maribo, in Surinam, the mission among the
negroes is remarkably prosperous. In ihe
Dani?h West India Islands, and in Antigua,
and St. Kitts, considerable numbers have
been added to the churches. From Bar
badnes, the last accounts excite hopes of a
revival in that mission. At the Cape, the
distress occasioned by storms and floods and
by a famine, which lasted two years, and
paused inexpressible mi?ery to the Hotten
tot population, has been relieved by most
liberal contribution o , both in England, Ger
many, and Holland, and by a good har
vest.
The Missionary Society of the Methodist
Episcopal Church in the United States was
formed in April 1819. From their last Re
port we learn, that, during the four years
of its existence, it has received from annual
subscribers, $850; donations, $1643 57;
: life subscribers, $909 50 ; collections,
| $1074 1G; auxiliaries, 9934 01 ; interest
lon money lent, $305; —total, $14.71G 24.
[The expenditures for the same time have
been, incidental expenses, $557 78; sup
! port of Missions, $10,453 62 ;—total, sll,-
011 40. Balance in hand, $3,704 83 cents.
[Family Visiter.
MISSIONS.
One of the most popular arguments
against missionary enterprises is, that the
expense? attendant on the effect to evaoge
iize the heathen will not only continue to
be a9 great as at present, blit will increase,
with the progressive extention of the num
ber of missionaries, and of mission posts, un
til tbe revenues of nations will be scarcely
adequate to defray them.
This objection, lik® all the cavils at ben
evolent projects, originates in ignorance.—
Men, who know uothing of religion, are ut
terly incompetent to judge of events, which
depend on its operations.
The English Missionaries to the Society
Islands are now supported by the natives , and
the Missionary Society nt home is entirely
relieved from the expense of their main
tenance.
This single fact suggests to the reflect
ing and pious mind a most important consid
eration. There can lie do doubt, that the
*jme is not very far distant, when the Gos
pel shall have made so permanent a con
quest over a portion ot every heathen coun
try, that the means of supporting its minis
ters and its institutions, and of completing
its triumphs, shall be supplied by the con.
verted heathens themselves. The future
treasures of the Church are now in the
hands of the Jews, the Mahometans, and
the Pagans. Christians need not, there
fore, do more, than supply the means ot j
prosecuting missions for a limited number J
of years; and these treasures will be freely ;
yielded to the service of Christianity. Our i
Missionary Societies will then lie relieved !
fiom their toil?; and we shall have Bible
Society meetings, at Ava and Timbncloo,
and eloquent anniversary speeches at the
City Hotel in Pekin.
The Churches which the Apostles found
ed uot only “ministered to their wants,”
but rolled back the stream of beneficence,
by making a “contribution for the poor
saints at Jerusalem.” A considerable pro- j
proportion of the fond? ot the College at :
Serampore were collected in Bengal, and
a large number of native schools in Hin
dustan are supported by the Inhabitants.
In fact, the expenses of idolatry very far!
exceed those which the maintenance of
Christianity requires; and as the whole!
system of superstition crumbles, there will
be ample funds, and firm hearts, and elo
quent tongues among the redeemed idola
ters, prompt to assist in every attempt to
hasten the progress of the Gospel.
[Columbian Star.
EMIGRATION TO HAYTI.
We have given our readers, from time to
time, all the information which we could
collect on this important subject. We have ;
now the pleasure of communicating the pro
posals of Barker, the corresponding Secre
tary of the Island, to the coloured people
inclined to emigrate there.
1. Farmers who go there for the pur
pose of cultivating neglected lands, will
have houses prepared for them, and if they
establish a character for sobriety and in
dustry, enough land will be given them for
their support —not less than 15 acres to the
man. Their passages will be paid, and
subsistence given them for four months.
2. Persons wishing to rent farms, will
find the rents to be reasonable, and under
regulations of government.
3. Mechanicks, and such as can be em
ployed in building vessels, will either be
paid liberal wages per day, or the vessels
bought from them by government.
4. Every religious persuasion is tolerated
and protected.
Thus we see the liberal policy which the
constituted authorities have adopted with
regard to their brethren in this country.
They have shown themselves true friends,
and we hope their wishes may succeed.
L-ntxanafia gazette.
INDIAN ANECDOTE.
One of the prettiest touches of feeling of
which we have ever beard, wa9 witnessed
in ihe conduct of certain Indians from the
interior who some years ago visited out
city. When the statue in the Hospital
yard was pointed out to them as the figure
of Miquon or William Penn, they all, with
one consent, fell down on their knees
fore it —thus testifying in the strongest
manner in their power their reverence for
the character of one of the few white men
who have treated their race with humani
ty. It was not an exhibition got up for ef
fect—it was the result of a burst of feeling
—of a deeply implanted feeling which neith
er time nor distance had been able to erad
icate. It had descended from father to son,
had been cherished in tbe western wilds,
and evinced itelf in tbe midst of civilized
society, by the strongest of natural signs of
reverence.— Phil. Gazette.
Epitaphs on a Monument erected at Ceylon,to
the memory of the Rev. Mr. Richards.
The Epitaph in English.
In memory of
The Rev. JAMES RICHARDS, A. M.
American Missionary,
who died August 3, 1822;
Aged 38 years.
One of the first projectors of American
Missions,
He gave himself to Christ,
and (hen to tbe Heathen,
A Physician both to mieid and Body.
He was
In health laborious,
In sickness patient,
In death triumphant:
He is not, for God took him.
Translation of the Epitaph in Tamul.
In memory of
The Rev. JAMES RICHARDS, A. M.
American Missionary,
who died August 3, 1822,
Aged 38 years.
Reader,
He came to this country to tell you
that, excepting through Christ Jesus,
there is uo way to escape Hell aud obtain
Heaven.
Believing in this Saviour,
He died rejoicing in hope of Eternal
Happiness.
Let all who read this prepare for death also.
[Communication. ]
Messrs. Editors —i feel very desirous that
my controversy with my pedo baptist bre
thren should come to a close, but wish cor
rect impressions left on the minds of the
publick. I feel very conscious that the
motives which induced me to expose ray
weakness to publick criticism were pure ;
that a’freifcbly to Mr. Wilson’s request, I
gave my views on the subject candidly and
scripturnlly, without an intention of offend
ing the most delicate feelings. At the same
time i tried to divest my sell ol a man pleas
ing spirit, for il 1 yet please men 1 should
not be tbe servant ol Christ. But 1
have been deeply distressed at the evil?
which have grown out of it, which have
proceeded from the press and pulpit. Mr.
****** 5 j |j ttve been credibly informed, said
from tbe pulpit, that he had iree'd me, and
would leave me there. Omy God, am 1
chargeable for all Ihe levity which iruitlui
! minds indulge truin the sacred desk ?
I think Mr. Wilson has acted a little
j strange in making the request, and then
charging me wilh challenging to combat ; it
he did not wish to hear any opinion but his
own, why did he not give that information?
Again, in asserting that controversy never
promoted the cause of our Redeemer —l can
uot see why he should have made o uch an
expression unless he thought it would pre
judice the publick mind against me, altei
I he bail charged me with challenging to
combat, only because I shewed my reasons
for not embracing bis views. It is well
known there is at this time error in some
! or all the churches, in faith or practice, and
’ though controversy is an unpleasant duty
that devolves on the faithful preacher, yet
it is the weapon that must be used to sup
port truth. What doctrine is it that is not
I controverted even in this enlightened day ?
If we preach the imputed righteousness of
Christ as (he only righteousness in which
a smner can stand justified before the infi
nitely holy God, it is controversy —some
1 call it imputed nonsense. If we preach tbe
Divinity of Christ, it is controversy. If we
preach the total depravity of man it is con
j troversy. If we preach infant baptism it is
controversy. If we preach the final per
severance of saints in grace, it iscontrover
?v —and if we pveacb believer’s baptism by
immti : ion, even that is controversy ; and
our Saviour said, he did not come to bring
peace on earth, but a sword, and the prea
cher who refuses to wield it must he a man
plea9er. It has in different ages been the
very means of promoting the cause of the
Redeemer —for the weapons of our warfare
are not carnal. Paul knew it was the very
way to push forward the Redeemer’s cause,
and preached with much contention. Mr.
W. will exercise his own pleasure whether
to correct himself or not.
I fepl very much pleased to find that Mr.
Gautier has belter understood me, and con
sequently become reconciled. I hope his
brethren are also reconciled.
I hope by this time Mr. Wilson has dis
’ covered his error. But a? it is his positive
determination to pay no attention to his hum
ble servant, who has made no small sacri
fice to accommodate him, I trust this will
finally close the contest—that my pedo-bnp
tist brethren are satisfied I did Dot intend to
wound their feelings—that they will permit
me to love them and enjoy their religious
society as formerly—and I am not yet with
out hope that my letter to Mr. W. wilL be
productive of good. I hope many, instead
of railing like those of Thessalonica, will
act like the noble Bereans—search the
scripture?, and see whether these things
, are so. (Acts 17 ) As to my opinion on
[ controversy, I refer to that letter.
I thought when I replied to Mr. G. that I
was done. I then bad no idea of Mr. W.
giving me such a broadside.
Respectfully yours,
E. BATTLE.
ELOQUENCE OF THE BAR.
Extract from the speech of Mr. Wirt, in re
ply to Mr. Emmet, before the Supreme
Court, on the celebrated Steam Boat Case :
“The learned and eloquent counsel on
the other side, (Mr. Emmet) has warned ns
of the necessity of keeping tbe powers of
Congress within their proper channel, and
has observed, that while thus restrained,
they will flow od, like a fine river, fertile
zing and adorning the country, enriching
the landscape, and gladdening the heart ot
the beholder, but suffered once to break
their banks, they will sweep all before
them, or, at best leaving only here and
there a rum, to mark the extent of the des
olation. The figure was as instructive as
it was beautiful. But what is the readiest
way to produce this inundation? To do
what New York is now attempting—to
raise an obstruction across the national
channel, by which yon first generate a pes
tilence, and then produce a flood. But is
there no danger of inundation from another
quarter? May not the state powers, also,
break their banks, aDd give us four and
twenty inundations instead of one? and how
are we to escape such a deluge as this?
Whither shall we fly for refuge from this
congri gated waste of waters? Whither but
to that ark of safety which is uuder the di
reclion of this Court.
Sir, I cannot but congratulate thp Court
on the office which they have now to per
form. The questions of this sort, which
have heretofore come before you, have
been rude and uncourleous collisions be
tween the federal and tate authorities.
But, here it is a case of collision among the
“Wles n,f m.'elves; and the office which you
have to perform is the blessed office of the
peace maker —to pour oil upon tbe angry
t lumen!?, and hush them into repose. Sir,
il onr constitution were good tor nothing
else, il would be worthy of preservation for
Ihi? benignant feature alone—that of inter
posing it? mediation c fieciually hetweeu the
states. This feature alone would wreathe
the brow of il? inventors with an imperish
able crown. As to the idea of ruin from
the reciprocal encroachments of the feder
al and state authorities, I have always re
garded it a* a chimera —well enough as a
theme of declamation —but carrying no ter
ror in it to any mind acquainted with the
virtue, intelligence, and love of peace and
quiet which maik the American character.
The people know that the governments,
federal and state, are a!I their own—and
that the officers of tbe governments are
merely their servants. That the faithless
or incompetent >fficer may be displaced at
their pleasure—and the forms of- the gov
ernments themselves, if found defective,
amended, or moulded entirely anew, and
adapted more skilfully to their great, their
only object, the happiness of the people.—
A convulsion from tins cause I have never
dreaded. But with regard to these quar
rels hetweeu the states themselves, I con
fess that I have never been able to con
template them without the most mournful
apprehension?. Look at what has already
occurred'in this case. New- York, New
Jersey and Connecticut are already within
one step of war. Nothing terrains but to
authorize their vessels to arm reciprocally
in defence of their rights. And what then ?
Sir, it is fearful to think of the consequen
ces— but not at all difficult to ascertain tbe
quarter to which they ought to he charged.
The learned and eloquent gentleman (Mr.
Emmet) has drawn an animated picture of
the State of New York, casting her eyes
over the ocean—witressing every where
the triumph of her genius, and exclaiming-,
in the language of iEneas,
Quae regio in terris nostri non plena laboris *
Sir, it was not in the moment of triumph,
nor with feelings of triumph that iEneas ut
tered that exclamation. It was when, with
hi? faithful Achates by his side, he was sur
veying the works of art with which the pal
ace of Carthage was adorned, and bis at
tention had been caught by a representa
tion of tbe battles of Troy. There he saw
the sons of Atreus and I’riatn and tbe fierce
Achilles ! The whole extent of his misfor
tunes, the loss and desolation of his friends,
tlie fall of his beloved country, ru?h upon
his recollection—
Constiti, et lachrymaus: Quis jam locus inquit,
Achati,
Qiifc regio in terria nostri non plena labor!.- ?t
Sir, the passage may hereafter have a
closer application to the case than tnv elo
quent and classical friend intended. For it
Ihe state of things which has already com
menced is to go on—if the spirit of hostility
which already exists in three of our States,
is to catch by contagion, and spread among
the rest, as from the progress of human
passion® ®nd the unavoidable conflict of in
terests, it will too surely do—what are we
to expect ? Civil wars have often risen
from far inferiour causes, and have desola
ted some of the fairest provinces of the
eatth. History is full of the afflicting nar
ratives of such wars, from causes far inferi
our—and it will continue to he her mourn
ful office to record them, till time shall be
no more.
Sir, if there be no friendly hand to extir
pate the seeds of anarchy which Npw Y-.rk
has sown—yon will have civil war.
The war of legislation which has already
commenced, will, according to iis usual
course, become a war of blows. Your
country will be sbakeu with civil strife.—
Your republican institutions will perish in
the conflict. Y< ur constitution will fall.—
The last hope of nations will be gone. And
what will be the effect upon die test of Ihe
world ? Look abroad at the scenes which
are no w passing on our globe, and judge of
that effect. The friends of free govern
ment throughout the earth who have bpen
heretofore animated by our example, and
have held it up before them as their polar
star, to guide them through the stormy seas
of revolution, will witness our fall with dis
may and despair. The arm that is every
where lifted in the cause of liberty will
drop unnerved by the warrior’s side. Des
potism will have its day of triumph, and will
accomplish the purpose at which it too
plainly aim?.— It will, cover the earth with
the mantle of mourning.
Then, sir, if New York shall look upon
this scene of ruin, if she have the generous
feelings which I believe her to have—it
will not he wilh her head aloft, in the pride
of conscious triumph—“ her wrapt soul sit
ting in her eyes”—no, sir, no :—dejected—
with shame and confusion— drooping under
thp weight of her sorrow—and with a voice
suffocated with grief and dei-pair— well may
she then exclaim,
Quis, jam, locus,
Quae regio terris, in nostri non plena laboris !
*What region of the earth is not fuil of our la
bours ?
t He stood, and weeping said, now what place,
Achates,
What region of the earth is not full of our labours ?
From Ihe Buffalo Journal of August 3.
A detachment of 140 U. S. troops, aimed in
this village, from Albany, on Friday last. The
transportation of these troops gives additional ev
idence of the unusual facilities afforded the pub
liok of rapid aril cheap carriage, by way of the
Erie Canal. The whole detachment, with eight
tons of baggage, was conveyed from Albany to
Brockport, a distance ol two hundred and eighty
six miles, in five days, by the “ Erie Cana) Trans
portation Company’s’’ l.iue. The troops’ and
baggage all rearhed this village in eight and a half
days from Albany.
Jamaica papers received at Norfolk to the 10th
July, mention that Ihe insurrectionary movements
of the blacks in the western part of the island had
entirely subsided.