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weaken its sot-Ce. *lt was no sooner made pnbli, k at Aleppo,” says their cmyespnnd ent at that place, “than the Cadi called to geiher tbe Chiefs of the several Christian communities, and commanded them to en jpin all Christiana to deliver up any of these books which they might have; adding, that he would hang any Christian who should be discovered to have a Bible or Testament in his possession.”—-JV Y. Rel. Chron, The Emperor of Russia and the Missionaries- We have before mentioned that tbe Em perer of Russia had issued ao order for the departure of all foreign missionaries from tbe Empire, and that many of them, with their families, had arrived at Cronstqdt,aod were embarking for England. The principal object of the missionaries in Russia, hits been to spread among tbe in habitants of that vast empire the Holy Scriptures. The missionary stations in that empire were numerous. Probably the oldest establishment of this kind was that ai Karrass, 530 miles S. W. of Astracan. of which Mr. Brontoo was principal. This establishment wascommeuced and support ed by the Missionary Society in Edinburgh, assisted by the British and Foreign Bible Society, who bad several years since sent to them a press, types and paper to publish the Holy Scriptures in the language of that country, uodem>*od from the IVolga to tli* Euxine. Mr. Patterson, and indefatigable labours have been well known in the Christian world, was a labourer in i this reigion, and assisted this establishment They had circulated to a considerable ex tent the New Testament, several years j tjgo.—We hope before this they have been commit to tbe hands of the readiag . P* r in that country, the if driven aav own language, so that tible seed’Heh^X 5 “*“Corrup The United Bret^ w , , ince had a mi-sionary establishing „ Wcl ga,and bad attained a knowledge t h e language of the Calmucks, & were prettM, ing to them the Gospel of Christ. In Astracan, also a place of great impor tance, and ofg'reat facilities, for the distri button of the Scriptures and religious tracts to the inhabitants of various countries from India lo Persia, there was a missionary sta tion of much promise. In Orenburgh, in Russian Tartery, the Edinburgh Missionary Society established a mission in 1814, which ws lately in flourishing condition. The Loudon Mtssionaiy Society, in 1817, sent out two missionaries to a station more than 3000 miles eastward of St Pe teroburgh, calculating from tbis station lo spread the Gopel among the Mogul Tar tars. These establishments have been eo larged almost every year, and cost vast sums of money, and Hie missionaries wero beginning to exeit a happy influence on tbe mind* of the people lo w hom thpy were . sent. .If the ab,ove news of the removal of the missionaries from the empire is one ol those events which the Christian world had reason to fear, and one which they greatly deprecated. They feared i*v because (hey hate known that the know ledge of the word of God, and the practice of Christian virtues, is calculated lo advance the cause of civil ana religions liberty, and to overthrow the throne of tyranny, and ‘destroy the hopes of tyrants. It*is tor the interest ol despots, such as now reign over utmost all the inhabitants of the earth, to keep up and maintaiu a hireling and obse quious priesthood, aod to repress every attempt to eiiligblen the people. It has therefore been surprising to many, that the despots of Europe had suffered, for so long a time, tbe organized efforts of enlightened Christians to print and circulate the Holy Scriptures in their several territories, and to preach the Gospel in its purity to their people. From the London Baptist Magazine for January 1825. POPISH JUBILEE. A Roman Catholick periodical, entitled The Laity’s Directory for 1825,” gives what it calls, “The Infliction lor the uni versal Jubilee in tbe holy V* ar 1825. Tran laled from thp Ltiu Original, printed at Rome, m fit* Printing-office of bis holiness, Leu XU. The following are extracts from this - ftass of error, arrogance, and blasphemy ! ‘“Leo Bishop. Servant of the Servants of God. To all the faithful of Christ, who shall see these presents, Health and Apos tolical Benediction. “lo the merciful dispensations of the Lord, it is at length granted to our humility to announce to you with joy, that tbe peri od t? at band when what we regretted was omilled at tbe commencement of the pre sent century, in consequence of the direful calamities of the times,* is to be happily observed, according to the established cus tom of our forefathers; fur that most pro pilous year eutitled to ibe utmost religious veneration, is approaching, when Christians from evepy region of the earth will resort to this our holy city and the chair of bles sed Peter, and when the most abundant treasure of reconciliation and grace will be offered, as mean* of salvation to all tbe faithful, deposed to perform the exercises of piety which are prescribed. During this year, which we truly call the Accepta ble time of salvation, we congratulate you that a favourable occasion is presented, when, after the miserable accumulation of disasters imder which we have groaoed, we may strive to rCnew all things in Christ, by the salutary atonement of all Christian people. We have, therefore, resolved, virtue of the authority given to us by heav en, fully lo unlock that sacred treasure, Composed of the merits, sufferings, and vir tues ol Christ our Lord, and of his virgin mother, and of all. the eaints, which the au thor of human salvation has intrusted to our dispensation.” The “Indiction” of “ our humility,” then j states the conditions on which the sue red I treasure of merit,”is to be “unlocked;”* for the purpose of granting to the blind, led by the blind, full indulgences, and abun- j dant pardou*l j “We ordain and publish the universal j and most solemn jubilee, to commence in j this Holy City from the first vesper* of the ( Nativity of our most holv Saviour Jesus I Christ, next ensuing, and to continue dor- ■ ing the whole year 1825, during which year of the Jubilee, we mercifully give and grant in the Lord a plenary indulgence, remission, and pardon of all their sms, lo all the faithful of Christ of both sexes, truly penitent, usd confessing their sins and re ceiving the Holy Communion, who shall devoutly visit the Churches of blessed Pe ter and Paul, as also ol St. John Lateran and St. Mary Major, of this city, for thirty successive or uninterrupted (whether na tural or ecclesiastical) days,tube counted to wit, from tbe first vespers of one day until tbe evening twilight ol tbe day fol lowing, provided they be Romans or inhab itaots of this city ; but if they be pilgrims or otherwise strangers, if they shall dt the same for fifteen days, and shall pour forth their pious prayers to God for the exaita lion of the Holy Church, the extirpation of heresies , concord of Catholick prince?, and the safety and tranquillity of Christian peo ple.” Who can for a moment doubt but that the writer of this infamous proclamation, is “ that man of sin and “ the son of per dition,” described by Paul in the Epistle to the Thesalo"ians ? “ Who opposeth and txalteth himself above all that is called God , or that is worshipped ; so that l*e, as God , silteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God It may be am*sing to the reader to know how this infallible sinner addresses us Protestants—“ with all deceivableness of unrighteousness —“To you, we ad dress ourselves with the entire affection? of our apoetolick heart, whom we bewail separated from the true church of Christ, road of salvation. In this common exultation, *Sc lone js wanted ; grant it to yonr mod loving parent, that at length called by tbe inspiration of the Spirit from above into his admirable light, and bursting asunder every snare of division, you may have one consentient mind with (hi? church, the mother and mistress of all - othets, out of zehich there is no salvation ! —Enlarging our heart, we will joyfully receive you into our fatherly bosom, and will bless the God cf all consolation, who in this greatest triumph or catbolirk faith, shall enrich us with these riches of his mercy !” After ibis description of “the true church us Christ,” givpu by the Pope, we select another from the pen of inspiration j find upon her forehead was a name written, Myste ry, Babylon, the Great, the Mother of Har lots and Abominations of the Earth.” Rev. xvii. 5. * When the Pope was prisoner to Bonaparte. SENECA INDIANS. From the N. F. Com. Advertiser. In Ihe legi?laiive proceeding? published on Saturday, we stated that the pagan par tv of the Seneca Indians bad spni in a peti lion, praying, that the missionaries might be prohibited from residing among them. This petition was signed by the celebrated Red Jacket, and hi? associates. It is well known to those who have noticed pas?iog event?, that a part of the Seneca tribe have ever been opposed to Christianity in any form, while a majority of the tribe have embraced its truths, and have become use ful member? of society —We have visited all the Indian tribes within the hounds of thi? state, and some who reside in an ad joining territory We saw their aituatioo before the herald? of the Cross had an op portunity of doing much good among them ; we have marked their progress,since, and we assert, without the fear of contradic tion, that where the Gospel has been intro duced, the spiritual and temporal condition of the Indians have been improved —The wilderness ha? become a garden ; Ihe chase is rapidly giving place to agriculture and ihe various necessary employments of civ ilized life. The tomahawk and the scalp ing knife are yielding to the axe, the plough and sickle,and the war-whoop is changed to song? of praise. Previous to the introduc tion of the Gospel of Peace the Aborigines consideted their females as beings of a ve rv inferior order, and only fit to carry their effect? from one encampment to another. The scene is now changed ; ihey are treat ed as companions, and both males and fe males are anxiou? for the improvement of their children. Their children, who were formerly brought up in ignorance and vice, are now regularly sent to school, and ex hibit iniod? a susceptible of improvement as the generality of whiles. Cold iodeed must be the heart who can look upon such a change, in the condition of the Indians, and not rejoice, that men have been found, who have left their ease and comfort, and gone into the wilderness, for no other pur pose than the melioration of the condition of the Aborigines. Let them remember that their reward is not with men, and that Ihe God whom they serve, is also tbe God of the red man. THE METHODIST AND QUAKER. The following anecdote is from the me moir of Mr. H. Longdon;— “One sommer’s day, when sitting in my | house, after dinner, looking out of the win ; dow, I saw a person at a distance, seated up on a log of wood, looking attentively to ward the house. I was a little surprised: and looking agaio presently. I saw him in the same position. Thinking it was a per son in distress, I went to him to make some inquiries, and found he was one of the Soci ety of Friends, who believed he had a call to visit me, and was waiting there for a further opening. I gladly received him in to my house. A? he sat some time in si lence, 1 concluded he had no special mes sage to me, and ventured to break the *i i lence, by askiug him, how he thought we ■ could best spend an hour to our mutual edi ! Scat ion. He said, “perhaps thou hast a ! plan to propose.” “ I have been think ■ ing,” I replied, “that if we could tell each I other with good temper and sufficient free ! dom, wbat appears to us lo be the leading | defects in Quakerism and Methodism, we might learn something of importance.” “Perhaps thou wilt begin the first,” be said ; which 1 did, and continued for some time declaring my undissembled sentiments'. When I had hnishfd, and he heard me pa tiently without any reply, be began with the same freedom, as follows: “ I have fre quently observed when thy people go to worship, they talk about buying and selling, or any otherworldly project, till they ar rive at the very threshold of the meeting; but when thou sees, a Friend going to meeting, he walks in silence, inattentive to all he sees and hears; seeking a prepara tion in the temple of his heart, to wait up on God, who is a Spirit. When tby people come out of meeting, it is like the disturb ing of a beehive—every one has his calls to make, his messages to deliver, or instruc lions to receive. When all tbis is ended, some friend is waiting for him according to appointment, to inquire how he liked the preacher, Sic. The reply probably i9, ‘He is au excellent preacher! what a flow of language! bow zealous he is! this is one of the best sermons I ever heard,’ Sc. Whereas, if thou wert to see tbe Friend?, when they come out of meeting, thou wouldst remark, each retires in silence ; fur though he is not in the meeting bouse, he is conscious us tbe presence of thH.t Being who filleth immensity, and who maketh the heart of the contrite his habitation. And if remarks be made on a speaker among us, they are of this kind— * I thiuk friend has beeu favoured to-day : ascribing al! the praise to him to whom it justly belongs ’ 1 exclaimed ‘ Guilty, guilty, the naked truth ! iam the man! and by the grace of God, I hope I shall be benefitted by what I have beard-.’’ I only knew of one thing more to mike this a Christian meeting, aod that was uniting in humble, hearty prayer to God for hi} blessing upon our conversation. But the mention ol prayer made him very un easy, and he remonstrated against it, lest their people hearing us it should reprimand him. At length, alter 1 had promised se cresy, he consented. VVt.ile we were thus engaged with God, we were much affected, melted and blessed; and we parted rejoic ing that we met in the name of the Lord. Ever since my interview with this Friend, his remark? have then proper influence upon my conduct. Soon after I took a sil ting in a pew down stairs, that I might re tire as soon as service was concluded, with out uttering one word, if it could be avoid ed. >, Some of-vay brethren may have thoiWht me re-erved and singular, when going to the bouse of God, and returning from it; but (hey kneiv uot wbat this piuus Quaker had said lo me, and the consequent \ coaviction which yet habitually remains up on my mind; and which I hope will cootin ueto influence my conduct to my life’s end.” REVIVAL AT HAMILTON COLLEGE. This revival, it appears from a comtos nitatioo in the Recorder and Telegraph, canmenced on the last of November; and, as usual on the first dawnings of such a werk, it excited ridicule among the ungodly students; but, before the close of a week, several had become anxious. By the l&a of December, 10 or 12 were hopefully brought to the light and liberty of the Gos pel. A letter written at this time says, “there is do doi96s no opposition; you mightwhear a pin fall in the conference room,Though crowded literally full. The very enemies acknowledge it to be the work of God. I may safely say I never saw so lit tle sympathy excited Each seems to be occupied yvith his own sorrows and sins.” At the close of the term, on the 12th Jan. there were 22 converts—more than 40 were hopefully pious belore. Tbe whole number of students is 106. The following interesting occurrence took place during the progress of the revival“ A pious stu dent went into the room of one of the lew violent opposers, to converse with him. He became very aDgry, and treated his pi ous! friend with ranch rudeness. His friend told him Christians were praying for him; he replied, “ Tell Christians I don't want they should pray for me.” His friend was faithful making known bis desire, bat the dreadful request he had made stung like a scorpion in his soul. He called that eve ning on his friend, asked his pardon, and in vited him to his room. On his arrival he requested bint to pray with and for him; and was in deep distress of mind until sev eral days after, when he found joy and peace in believing-”— South. Intel. The treasurer of tbe Missionary Society of the Synod of South Carolina and Geor gia, acknowledges the receipt of the fol lowing sums for tha month ending 28th February, viz:— Donation from Mount Zion Chnrcb, Black River, per Rev. T. Alex ander, sls 37 Union Auxiliary Society of Salem, S. C. per Rev. T. Alexander, Corresponding Secretary, 35 50 Rev John Joyce (second payment) for educating Chickasaw youth, Alexander Henry, per Joseph Curommg, E?q. 30 00 Wm- Frierson, Sen. Esq. two annu al payments, 1824 and 1826, per Mr. Samuel M’Clary, 28 00 Female Benevolent Society of Pop lar-tent, N. C. for Monroe Sta tion, per Rev. H. Reid, 12 00 A>mall reply to the “ Plea for the jWeat,” for Monroe Station, for- waXd per Rev IM st>o CHARLES O’NmpW Treasurer. [Srftm Intelligencer, j S. CAROLINA CONFERENCE. e'rom the Avgusta Chronicle. ; The following i? a b?l ol the appoint ments for the Staiions aud Circuits of the South Carolina annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, for the year! 1825, viz: i Athens District —William Arnold. P. E. Appalachee. James Bellah and William Cook ; Broad River , Woo. J Parkes and J. Boring; Grove, Benjamin Rhodes; Walton , J. W. Townsend; Gwinnitt, W. Warwerk ; Yellow River, J. M. Glenn; Fayette Mission, John Hunter. Milledgeville District —S. K. Hodges, P. E. Cedar CreeflP’J. J. Triggs and J. Nor man? ; Sparta, Tiltnan Soead and J Taber; Alcova, Thomas Sanford and Isaac Oslea; Milledgeville . Bond English; .Monroe, A. F. Edward?; Oakmulgee, G. W. Hurkaby; IVashington, Patrick N Maddox; Houston Mission, M. Purifoy; Asbury Mission, J. Smith and W. C. Hill. Savannah District —Robert Flournoy, P. E. Savannah. Geo. Hill; Effingham, Lewis Myers; Waynesboro', Thos.Darley; Liber ty. Noah Lancy; Ohoopie, J. H. Marsey; St. Augustine, Daniel G. M'Daniel; Appling, John Slade; Little Oakmulgee, J. H. Robin sou; Satilla and St Alary, Adam Wyrick. Avgusta District —N. Talley, P. E. Augusta, Samuel Dun woody; Warren, James Dunwoody and B. Gordon, Sup.; Lillie River, Robert L. Edwards; Wilkes , Win. Alexander; Washington, Lexington, and Greencsboro ,’ Lovick Pierce ; Abbeville, David Garrettson and J. C. Wright; Salu da, John B. Chappell; Kewee, Jno. Bigby. Charleston District —Jas. O. Andrew, P. E- Charleston , Win. Capers, A. P. Mauley, B. L. Hoskins, and S. Olin ; Ornngeburgh, Jno. Mood and Geo. Moore; Cyprus, Rob ert Adams and D. F. Wade; Cooper River, J. Hichenor; Black Swamp, Eli-ha Callo way ; Congarce, Isaac Sewell; Hollow Creek, John Reynolds; Black River, A.-bury Mor gan ; Georgetown. Charles Hardy. Columbia District —Henry Ba9s, P. E. Columbia, James Norton; Sandy River, Allen Turner; Newberry, J. Holmes; Cam den, Malcom McPherson ; Santee, J. Tay lor and J. Stockdale; Enoree, N. Ware and N. P. Cook; Lawrence , Barrett Smith; Rocky River, D. Burkhalter and W. King ; Wateree, Thos. Mabry. Fayetteville District —Wm. M. Kennedy,P.E Fayetteville, James Danelly; Wilmington, Thos. L. Winn; Bladen, N. H Rhodes; Brunswick,]. Boswell and R Mason; Pee Dee, Benjamin Gams; Rockingham, Elia? Sinclair; Lincht's Creek, S. Sewell; Wacka maw. A Puri f 'oy. Cheraw District—D Cbriteauberry, PE. Cheraw and Society Hill, Charles Betts; Deep River. E. Petty; Montgomery, J. W. Norton ; Rocky River, Z. Dowling and P. Graver; Sugar Creek, E. Askew; Lincoln, J. Freeman and J. Hartley ; Utiibii, M. Westmoreland and J. Wails; Morgantown, H. W. Ledbetter. Tallahassee District and Mission —Josiab Evans, P E. and Missionary. Chatahoochee, John L. Jerry; Early, M. Turentine, The next Conference to be held at Mil ledgeville, January the 12!h, 1826. From the London Ch. Guardian for Jan. MR. FAUNTLEROY. THE LAWS OF HONOUR, Src. The pnblick prints have entered very largely into tbe history of this unhappy man prior to his detection, aod have dwelt upon every incident that could be collected of his conduct from that momeut to bis exe cution; but many of their statements have been contradicted, and we have neither time nor ability to render the whole consis tent. It appears; however, perfectly clear, that early in life Mr. F. became acquainted with a lady whom he sedoced and afterwards married, and who is now by his execution left a widow. This marriage is on the one hand stated to have taken place through fear of her brother’s resentment, who was then an officer in tbe navy—and on the other to have been owing to more honour able though concealed motives. But what ever was the cause, it is clear, that the par ties separated at the church door, that tbis separation was determined on prior to the marriage ceremony taking place, and that the very man who had in the house ol God solemnly declared, that he took this woman as bis wedded wife, to love and to cherish till death ns do part, ?nd who had there en dowed her with ali bis wordly goods, did in the coarse of a very few moments turn bis back upon her, confine her to a small and limited income, leave her and bis own acknowledged child to struggle with com parative poverty, while he himself was Itv ing a9 if he possessed unbounded affluence, providing, furnishing, and maintaining al least one, if not more houses, keeping one, if not more womeo, and supplying his ille gitimate children with every comfort and luxury; and yet we are told that this un happy gentleman was an honourable man, and regarded and associated with as such by honourable men. Well might Paley say, “ The law of honour is a system of rules constructed by people of fashion, and calcu lated to facilitate their intercourse with one another, and for no other purpose. “ Consequently, nothing is adverted to by the law of honotir, but wliat tends to incom mode this intercourse. “ Hence this law only prescribes and reg- : ulates the dnties betwixt equals ;■<omitting snch as relate to Ihe Supreme Being, as well as those which we owe to our inferi- , ours. “ For which reason, profaneness, neglect of pnblick worship or private devotion, cruelty to servants, rigorous treatment of tenants or other dependants, want of chari ty to the poor, injuries done to tradesmen by insolvency or delay of payment, will) numberless examples of the same kin<l. are accounted no 1 breaches of honour; hecatise a man is not a less agreeable compam <n for these vices, nor the worse to deal with in those coocerns which are usually transfect* ed between one gentleman and anoth’ r. •* Again, the law of honour being consti tuted by men occupied in the pursuit of pleasure, and for the mutual convemency of yich men, will be found, as might be ex pected from the character and design of the law makers, to be, in most instances, fa vourable to the licentious indulgence of the natural passions. “Thus it allows of fornication, adultery*, drunkenness, prodigality, duelliog, and of : revenge in the extreme ; and lays no stress upon the virtues opposite to these.” But leaving these general remarks, how lamentable an illustration is here afforded us of lhe truth of God’s word—“t friend of these things is death.” The unhappy indi vidual is reported to have said, with refer ence to the Bible, “ Had I been acquainted with this book, I should not hnVe come to Ibis melancholy end.” Whether this re port-is correct or not, is in itself of small consequence. But it is of immense impor tance, that young persons should seriously lake for their guide the precepts of God’s word. They would then learn to restrain and moderate their passions,to guard against fleshly lusts, which war against the soul, to tlee from the blandishments of those-vyho hunt for the precious life, and avoid habitations of which it in most truly declar ed, “ the dead are there.” EVILS OF TIGHT LACING! If intemperance,that vice which destroys the morals and brings ruin upon so many families, be almost peculiar to men, women are chargeable with a fault, which, from its consequences to them and to their children, is hardly less to be deplored. Thdre was a time—it was in the days of our respected grandmothers—when the frame of the fair was unconfined by whalebone and bodice, ibeir minds untainted by ihe mania for suf focating themselves with stay tape and buckram, and a long life of health and beau ty richly compensa;ed the wealthy and the wise for their wisdom and independence. But alas! those halcyon days, we fear, have departed forever, and but few beauties are now found for love, but sbeh as resemble the baked monks of St. Bernard. Palpita tions of'tbe heart, from other causes than love; short breathing without love-inspired sighs; consumptions without colds; ricked ty children without attention, and funerals without number, are Ihe daily results of the prevailing habit of following the milliner’s contracted patterns,’ and bowing at the shrine of fashion. The cook braces her waist with a leathern strap, and the cham ber maid wears a busk to he genteel: the latter apes the manners of her mistress’ daughters, whose mother girls theiq up in brocaded stomachers, to keep in shape ;4j and madam wears all sorts of antirespira tory machinery, for the sake of being in fashion. The degree of ill health, bodily distor tion, and untimely death among females, solely originating in tight lacing, is incalcu lable ; and still the c'oetom is pursued with the most unaccountable pertinacity; hut when revolving fashion and the good sense of that most interesting portion of society, begin to consult propriety and bodily ease, young women may entertain hopes they cannot now indulge—of living to a good old age, bringing up a family of healthy chil dren, and being blest with “ angels' 1 visits” (few and far between) from their physi cians.—Medical Intel. Singular fact in Natural History. —A cor respondent of the American Farmer, wri ting from South Carolina, makes the follow ing curious statement. We have also heard the same account from persons living in the neighbourhood, and are satisfied of i's (ruth. [N. Y Rel. Chronic^. “ Mr. John Gage, of Union, a few years ago grafted a pear upon an apple scion in his garden. When it grew up, so as to be* gin to bear, it bore for two years, very ex cellent pears. The third and fourth years, it was barren; but during those years, its leaves, which formerly were those of a pear tree, changed, by degrees, to those of ao apple tree. The fifth year, and ever since, it has borne excellent apples. This has been related to me by at least fifty of the most respectable men on the spot, who personally knew it to be true, so that I have no doubt of its correctness. JOB JOHNSTON.” CANALS. A writer in the National Intelligencer thriv concludes an interesting article on the subject of tbe Ohio and Chesapeake Canal: If but a moiety of the sum necessary to complete tbis great work, can be at once obtained on loan, the Canal may be begun at both extremes, and worked np to its mid dle section, in a very few years. The dis tance will be little more than 300 miles j; its lockage but 1449 feet. The skill de? veloped on so much of this great work, might then avail itself of all the facilities to be derived from the supplies of the East and West, to attack the more formidable obstacles in the middle section, which, in a distance of 41 miles, has a lockage of 2,388 feet. If five years be allotted lo tbe first operations, in ten, at most, this work may |be completed to Pittsburgh; and there find, already executed by another association, tbe Ohio and Erie extension of the noblest monument on earth of human labour, art, and enterprise. The receipts of tbe American Bible Society for tbe month of January, amounted to $2778 14. * The issues during the same period were 1082 Bi- Wes and 1018 Testaments, valued at $1338 53.