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conceive the thought of turning the most enlightened of their opponents, and the mum cruel of their persecutor*, into an Apostle, and to do this by fraud, in the very instant of his greatest fory against them and their Lord. But could they have been so extravagant a* to conceive such a thought, it was physically impossible for them to ex ecute it to the manner in which we find his conversion to have been effected. Could they produce a light in the air, which at mid*day was brighter than the sun? Could they make Saul hear words fiom out of that light, which were not heard by the rest of the company? Could they make him blind for three days after that vision, and then make scales fall off from his eyes, and res tare him to sight by a word ? Or would they make him and those who travelled with him believe, that all these things had happened, if they bnl not happened ? Most unquestionably, no fraud was equal to this. Since, then, Paul was neither an impos tor u>r an enthusiast, nor deceived by the fraud of others, it follows, that his conver sion was miraculous, and that the Christian religion is a divine revelation. It has been truly said, that to the treatise from which the above remarks are abridg ed, “ infidelity has never been able to-fab ricate a specious answer.” “ Lord Lyttle ton,” says his biographer, “in the pride of jnvenile confidence, with the help of cor rupt conversation, entertained doubts of the troth of Christianity: hnt be now” (in bis mature years) “thought the time come, when it was no longer fit todoobt or believe by chance, and applied himself seriously to the great question. JUs studies, ef.i.nghon est, ended in conviction. He fouDd that re ligion was true.” From the Family J'tsilor. CHEROKEE IMPROVEMENTS. A Moral and Literary Society wa insti tuted in the Cherokee Nation last Novem ber, having for its object the suppression of vice, the encouragement of morality, •uni the general improvement of the nation. The Constitution, which is well drawn up, was presented to the Legislative Council of (lie Natiou at its late session at New- Town, and received the sanction of that bo dy. The funds of the Society are to be expeodtd in procuring a Library of the most approved works on Morality, Reli gion. History, Jurisprudence, and general Literature. The first general meeting is to be held at New Town, the seal of Gov ernment for the nation, on the 3d Monday in October next, when an Oration, in the English and Cherokee languages, is to be r delivered by Mr. David Brown, and in case of his sirkness or absence, by Mr. John’ Ridge, both of w hom are well known in the United States as young men of fine (alerts and education. —The following are the Of ficers for the present year:—Col. Walter S. Adair, President; Hon Ja. Damel.Jitt/g* Snperiour Court, Ist, V President; Elijah ilifks. Clerk jYa. Council, 2d V President ; Lewis Ross, Merchant 3d V. President ; Ell as B r in)inot, Corresponding Secretary; A M‘Coy, Clerk Aj Com. Treasurer and Li brarian ; John Ross, Pres. Act. Committee ; Richard Taylor, Member of A'a. Committee ; Cnpt George Hicks; John Ridge, Member of Na. Committee; David Brown; Jos. Crutchfield: David Vann, Member of JYa. Committee; Wm. Williams; Sutn’l Adair, Maj. Geo. M. Waters. It will be seen by thp subjoined extract of a letter from Jphn Ridge to the editor of the Boston Recorder &. Telegraph, that the Cherokee language is now reduced to system, that thp. legislature are about to establish an Academy of high order at the capital, and have already begun to reward the promoters of learning. The friends of the Society conceived its establishment would have a beneficial in fluence on the citizens generally, who were capable of enjoying the benefits of a literary repast. It has been well receiv ed ; and gentlemen of thp firt respectabil ity have approved of it, and have enrolled their name* in the li*t of member ß —The word Literary is used as a part of the So ciety’s denomination. As it is not intended, it is presumed it will not be expected, that eloquent dissertations on general science, or literary discoveries, will emanate from (his .infant society. Its disposition to im prove; and hold ibe fond connexion of fra temity with other societies io the U States of the kind, will be an excitement to its members, to drink as plentifnlly, as their means will admit, from scientifick fountains already opened, and as others shall flow in future times. The late Council resolved to establish a National Academy at New-Town, the Cher okee seat of Government. An ediSce for (he Academy is to be built of brick, forty feet square, two stories high, with lour <;himni<=s and eight fire places. The low er room will bp furnisheJ with sufficient seats and desks for the convenience of stu dents. The Cherokee language is now reduced to a system. Mr. George Guess, a Chero kee who does not understand the English, ha invented alphabetical characters, con sisting of 86, each being a sound or syllable. In this way the Indians now correspond wish their Arkansaw brethren with facility. The Legislator, in consideration of the benefit which Mr. Guess has conferred to the Nation, by reducing and forming the language into system, resolved that a silver medal, bearing a suitable inscription, be procured and presented to him a a testimo nial of their gratitude to him for his useful discovery —The limits of a newspaper co lumn would not be competent, to admit a lull account of this Nation's improvement. The eff-’Cts of the laudable policy of the General Government and tfie Missionary Societies of the U. S. are strikingly dis p* *d in almost every family ol this Na tiop. I INFLUENCE OF AN INDIVIDUAL, j A y oung minister of the gospel once said | to and intimate friend, “My brother, you ( , and I are little men, but before we die, our influence must be felt on the other side of tbe world.” Not many years after, a ship returning from a distant quarter of the globe, paused on her passage across the deep. There stood on her deck a man of God, who wept over the dead body of his friend, He prayed, and the sailors wept with him. And they consigned that body to the ocean. It was the body of tbe man, who in the ardour of youthful benevolence, had aspired to extend his influence through the world. He died in youth; but he had redeemed his pledge : and at this hour, his influence is felt in Asia, in Africa, in the is land* of the. sen, and in every corner of his native country .-This man was Samuf.l John Mills: and all who know his history will say, that I have exaggerated neither the grandeur of his aspirations, oor the result of his efforts. He traversed our land, like a mioisteriug spirit, silently and yet effec toally, from the hill country of the Pilgrim’ to the valley of the .Missouri. He wander ed on his errands of benevolence from vil | lage to village, and from city to city, plead ing now with the patriot, for a country now growing op to an immensity of power, and i now with the Christian, for a world lying in wickedness. He explored in person, he stirred up Id enterprise and effort the (churches of the east. He lived for India. ! and Oivyhee, and died in the service of Af Tic.a. He went to heaven in his youth; twit bis works do follow him, like a long : train of glory that still w idens and brigh j tens, and will widen and brighten torever. Who can measure the influence of ooe such minister of tbe gospel ? [Afr. Bacon's Sermon. From the Christian Gazette. LOUD PREACHING TO UNIVERSAL ISTS. It has often beeo said that “ Universalism may do to live by, but not to die by”— though I do oot bplieve it is fit for either. That it will not do to die by, I have ofteu heard of being acknowledged by persons of that persuasion, when brought upon a dying bed. I was informed yesterday of a per son who had formerly been a Universalis!, hut who, during bis present illness, by the grace of God, has been made to feel the awful reality of that explicit declaration of tbe divine wordthe tvicke l shall be turned into hell.” I was lotd (by unques tionable authority,) that he had entirely renounced Universali*m, a* “ damnable heresy,” and looks upon those who propa gate that doctrine, as those deceivers, of whose cunning we have, long since been warned—See Jude, verse 4. He now be lieves that he is really in danger of an eter nal hell. He has found that sin is some thing more than a mere w negative, ” and that he mu-d answer for it at the righteous tribunal of Christ. He now sees that his former views of the blessed Saviour were erroneous, as well as disrespectful and wick ed, and that Christ is verily God—in a word, he has entirely renounced Universal ism, and professes to believe the truth. I went this afternoon to see him myself, but as he was too weak to speak, I could not of course desire him to answer any questions. I however talked to him upon (he subject of his change, and while I was telling him I was glad to hear that God bad opened bis mind to see the truth, he raised his eyes to heaven with mnch apparent gratitude. I affectionately cautioned him of bis danger, (*hould he recover,) of losing the impres ions which he now has, but be shook his head and replied “ never .” Permit me here to address those who are yet dispose.d to believe a doctrine, which, in so many instances, has been de clared false, hy its own professors, upon a dying bed. Tbe above instance of its re. nunciation, should cause von at once to sus pect the truth ol Universalism —it speaks to you in language which should make yon tremble—it i* a call, louder than ten thou sand thunder*, to escape the wrath of Al mighty God ; and if you can view it with in difference, if you can resist its force, it is to be feared, that you will never be convinced of your mistake, until it shall be eternally too late, to remedy its fatal consequences. It wonld be easy to convince you now that you are wrong, if yon would only believe the word of truth. Let any Universalis! open the revelation of God, and peruse its sacred pages, with the determination to be lieve what he reads ; without endeavouring to persuade himself, that God does not mean what he says, and be will soon be convinc ed, that “God is of purer eyes than to be hold iniquity, with the least degree of com placency—that he will by no means clear the guilty, and that whosoever believeth not shall be damned May the Lord dis pose you to credit hi* word, and induce you to “ flee from the wrath to come.” February 16 th, 1825. G. M. Rev. Lot Carey, a preacher at Liberia, in a letter to a gentleman in this city, dated 16<h Jan. 1825. states, that the natives were on friendly terms with the colonists, and were manifesting their confidence in them, by applications to receive and edu cate their childreo. The writer had three under his direction, who he represented as fine boys. The schools, one of which is a Sabbath School, were continued with hopes of usefulness. Publick worship was regu larly attended on the Sabbath by tbe na tives. The means of grace had been so far rendered effectual by a Divine blessing, that nine had been added to the Baptist and several to the Methodist Church. Here is a little settlement, where a ray ;of light twinkles in a dark place—where ! tbe sons of Ethiopia begin to stretch forth tbeir hands unto God—where the language and arts of America have free scope— : where the rights of conscience and the reli ’ gion of the Bible have not to encounter a debasing, intolerant and deep-rooted super stition;—a settlement which has imperious claims upon the justice, the. humanity, and tbe benevolence of the Americans —and which requires nothing but the cordial and prompt co-operation of this nation to render it a blessing to us, nnd blessing to Africa. [Richmond Fam. Visiter. CAREY STATION. Various letters have been received from the Rev. Mr. McCoy, which concur in rep resenting the state nnd prospects of the mis sioo, ss ertcooraging There are now six ty-eight pupils hI the school. The revival of religion which we have already mention ed, continued unabated at the date of the last letter. Fifteen persons, eight of whom are have been baptized. The na live converts meet frequently for prayer, and mutual exhortation; and the white men who have been baptized, are devout, zealous and prudent. We have been po lilely furnished from the Department of War with a Report from Jv.dge Leib, who was appointed by Governour Cass to visit the Carey Station, and to make a rigid in spection of the whole establishment. This report is pronounced by Governour Cass to be “highly satisfactory.”— Col Star. JERUSALEM. The most beauiifnl building in Jerusa len is the Mosque of Omar, which occupies the site of Solomoo’s Temjde on Moriah. Ii is a group of mosques, er cted at different limes in an enclosure 1369 feet long by ! 825 broad. The two most magnificent buildings are called el Aksa and el Sahara. The taller is an octagonal temple having eight sides of 61 feet each, anil is 159 feet in diameter. It is surmounted by a superb cupola elpvated 93 feet. It is built over the rock Sahara where the Mahometans pretended to show the print of their proph et’s foot, protected by a cage of gilt wire. They are taught to believe this rock is sur rounded by a guard of 7(H),OOO angels Near the rock, in the pavement, is a piece of green marble fastened down bv four or five gilt nails, which they affirm is (he gate of Paradise. They relate that the devil once removed some of ibe nails in attempt ing to pas*, but was overheard and beaten back forever. In this temple there is a Koran four feet long and two and a half broad Every night, 180 lamp* are lighted up here, and 175 in the mosque Ak*a. No Christian is permitted to set his feet within the wall 9 of Moriah on pain of death. When Jerusalem was under the dominion of the Christians in the 12th century, the Mosque of Omar was converted into a Church, but after the city was retaken by the Saracens, the mosque was consecrated to God and Mahomet, and the golden cross, which glittered on its dome, was cast down and dragged through the streets. Jerusalem has experienced a great vari elf of changes since the time of Christ It was destroyed by the Roman*, A. D. 70— no fewer than 1,100,000 of the Jews perish ed, and a final period was pal to their na tional existence. In the year 118, the Em peroor Marian, being incensed by the tur bulent spirit of the Jews, made a complete devastation of the city, and sowed it with salt. He rebuilt it id the year 134, estab lished a Roman colouy in it, and dedicated a temple to Jupiter. The Jews destroyed the new city, which was called Aelta Capi tolina, but Adrian once more restored it, nod forbid the Jews from entering the city, or looking at it on pain of death. In the year 326, Helen the mother of Constantine, the first Christian Emperonr, discovered as is pretended, the true Cross, in a- cave on Mount Calvary and oidered a magnificent church to be erected oo the spot, called the Church of th? Holy Sepulchre. Jerusa lem under the protection of Constantine, became a splendid Christian city, and pil gnmages soon rose into vogue, and have continued to tie present day. In 362, the Emperonr Julian, who hated the Christians and favoured tae Jews, made an attempt to rebuild the tenple, but was prevented as some authors plate, by fiery eruptions from the earth. In 614, the Persians took Jeru salem, and almist destroyed (he Holy Sep ulchre and tbe churches of Constantine and Helena, and carried the true Cross, so cal led, to Persia:—9o,ooo Christians were massacred by the Jews end Arabs attached to the Persian irmies. In 628, the Empe rour Heraclius recaptured the city and res tored the cross. In 1637, Jerusalem was taken by Omar the Saracen, tbe third in succession from Mahomet. It was retained by the Saracens until 1076, when it was conquered by the Seljerkian of Egypt, 1095. In 1099, the European Christians, denominated Crusa ders, captured Jerusalem, and put 70,000 Mahometans to tbe sword. It continued under the dominion of the western Chris tians until 1187, when it w 9 taken by tbe famous Saladio, Sultan of Egypt and Syria, who treated the conquered with great hu mnnity. It afterwards fell into the power of tbe Mamelukes of Egypt who were dis possessed by the Ottoman Turks in 1517. The Turks have now had possession of the city for upwards of 300 years. Red Jacket. —This Chief is opposed to Missionary efforts. The other Chiefs ol the Seneca tribe had once called a coudcil of their warriours to deliberate upon the concerns of the nation. Among other things it was known, that the subject of the Missionary School would be discussed. The council assembled, of whom a great number were Christians, when Red Jacket came staggering in, intending to make a powerful sppech against the black coats. As he was reeling to bis place, bis brother Chief said, pointing to Red Jacket, “ Red Men, would ye be Pagans like him, or Chris tians, leading a life of temperance and so briety ?” INTERNAL CONDITION OF ENGLAND. The following passages of a letter from England, of recent date, word handed to ns yesterday. Tbe writer is a gentleman up on whose testimony reliance may be placed. We believe that the intellectual improve ment of which he speaks, is owing, io good part, to the diffusion of innumerable peri odical publications in which the subjects that he mentions are so keenly and instruc tively discussed. LNaf. Gaz. Extract of a letter from England. “ 1 hardly need •ly to you, who hear so much Hbmit this country, that you would with difficulty recognize it as the same. The increase of its population in the manu facturing districts, is such, as to present to the eye of the traveller one continued town. As you approach Leeds, Manchester, &c. &c. hy night, the scene is wonderfully stri king. Numerous manufactories, Trdm six to nine stories high, and presenting sides of one to three hundred windows, all lighted with gas?, can be likened to nothing but a general illumination. The industry, the. activity of the fixed or moving population, met yon every where; all art employed; and as 1 passed through some of the largest factories in Manchester, where from three to five hundred ol both sexes were employ ed, I could not help being struck with ttie cleanliness of tbeir appearance, and their satisfied healthful countenances. What pleased me most was, that upon inquiry, 1 found the greater part had been educated, principally, by means of ibe Sunday and Lancasterian Schools, and lhat, whenever this was the case, (heir moral character was good. “What would make the deepest impres sion upon a person who had beeu long ab sent, is the intellectual growth of ibis coun try. Nothing but personal observation can give yon any idea of it. The pen w ould fail m the attempt to describe it. There is an acuteuess and intelligence pervading every class,which is toiaily at variance iviih what I saw when last in England. Among the merchants, there i a vast im provement —formerly all was trade; morn mg, noon, and night; now it is coutioed to { the Exchange or counting house. The moment you enter the dwelling, ether sub jects, and those of the most intellectual kind, employ the attention. Political econ otny, general policy, poor laws, great na lioual questions, or some interesting literary discussion, are the con-taut subjects of con versation; and so well are they studied, and so ably handled, even hy men who seem to be otherwise employed during the day, that unless a person comes with his mind full of matter, he must of necessity hold life tongue.” WEBSTER’S DICTIONARY. We perceive by a notice in a Connecti cut paper, that Noah Webster, Esq. who is now in Europe superintending the publi cation of his large dictionary has Secured the copy right of the work in this country. The following is Ibe Utle of the work: “ A Dictionary of the English Language, containing—l. The words used by the English nation and their descendants, from the age of Gower, to the present lime ; forming the most complete vocabulary of the language ever published. 2. A devel opement of the origin and primary sense of words, as far as these have been discover ed, with anew exhibition of affinities be tween the English and other languages. 3. Definitions of woids more full, precise, and technical, than those of preceding lexicographers; illustrated by numerousex amples 4. The addition of new words which the modern discoveries and improve ment* in the sciences and arts, have intro duced into respectable use. To which is added iD a separate volume, a Synopsis of the principal uncoinpounded or elementary words, in more than twenty different langua ges, alphabetically arranged, with numer ous references to their respective affmi ties.” A NEWLY DISCOVERED ISLAND. The last papers received from New South Wales give an account of the discov ery of an Island in the Southern Ocean, by Caps. Hunter, of the Danna Carmeiita, on the 29th of J one last. A number of the na tive* in canoes, on seeing the ship, fled with great precipitation; but a canoe being in tercepted, one of the people was persuad ed to go on board tbe ship, where having received a present, which he exhibited to bis countrymen, they soon dispelled their fears and visited the vessel. These people are about the colour of tbe Malays, but have more of the European features. The ship’s boat was sent on shore with the chief officer, who was conveyed to the monarch, who was snrrounded by attendants, armed with spears. A shirt was presented to the King, and another to his brother—and af terwards a looking glass was given which excited great surprise. The King gave the donor a shell from his neck, and afterwards accompanied him to the beach, where the queen and other females attended. All the men had their little fingers cut off by the second joint on the left hand, and the wo men had their cheek-bones perforated—aud some of them were tattooed. A ram and a ewe were left on the island for the benefit of future navigators, and signs were made to the natives not to kill them. The women j wore a small covering only round the body, and the men a mat, with leaves of trees wo ven in them. The island was entirely com posed of lava, in some places almost a met al, and lies in lat. 15, 31 south, long. 176, 11 E. * SLANDER. Tbe Legislature of New York had a bill; Before them on the 26th ult. introduced by j Mr. Hulbert, authorizing any female to i mHiptain an action of slander against nny ; person who may charge her with prostitu-j tion, though there be Do proof of special j damage. After considerable discussion, the i committee rose and had leave to sit again Mr. Hulbert supported tbe hill io an able and eloquent speech, and proved -himself a gallant champion of the fair. According to law as it now is, a woman cannot maintain an action for slander against any person who 1 may charge her with inconstancy or prosti tution, unless she can prove special dam -1! ages. It was held in the Supreme Court of New York, that the words, “she is a common prostitute, and I can prove it,” were not ac -1 tioDable, as there was no proof of special damages. It was held that charging a mar ried wOman with adultery, was not actiona ble, without such proof. Chief Justice 1 Kent, in delivering the opinion of the court, used the language of Chief Justice Holt, in a like case: “ the court would maintain an action, if they could, hut the law ordained otherwise” Mr. Iluiheri considered the reason why there was no law iu England, I on the principles of that introduces) by him, i was in consequence of the existence of the spiritual court, which had cognizance of i such matters. ; Mr. H. considered it of the highest im portance both as regarded the character of the female sex, and the honour of the state, that this hill should he passed. If a woman is charged with theft, which is hut a little crime in comparison with the loss of honour, she can maintain an action, without proof of damages; hot if she is charged with''he. , crime of prostitution, which is of the deep- I esl dye, and which blasts her reputation and 1 ruins her prospects in life for ever, she has no remedy. A roan cannot support an ac tion against the wretch who may charge the wife of his bosom with adultery: Mr. H. said that the reputation of men was . guarded mud) better than that gs women. The strong sex had taken care of themselves, and paid but little attention to (lie weaker, whose in -1 (crests they were hound to protect. A justice of the peace can maintain an action without proof of damages, against a person ho may sayuhe is unlit for his office but if hix Wile is united an adulteress, there is no such remedy—so also if you call a lawyer a dunce, a physical) an un learned luan, ®r a tradesman a sorry fellow, who pays only six shillings on the pound ; but no re -1 lief can be hud for calling their wives adulteresses, or their daughters prostitutes. That these things are to, (said Mr. H.) is a stain on our character as gallant and honourable men. How can a woman prove damages for such charges ? We cannot look iulo her heart, and see it pining and withering away iu conse quence of the (horn placed therein hy the assas sin tongue of the slanderer. We may see her wasting away under disease; and the accuser 1 may say it is sickness caused by the hand of God. Not so, (said Mr. H.) it is her wounded feelings , caused by the Upas breath of the slanderous vil lain. Take character from a woman, and it is like separating the flower from the stem ; it with ers and dies. ‘Hie female character is easily des troyed, and if once- gone, it is easier for the Eth iopian to change his skin or the Leopard his spots, than to. reguin the bright gem. Mr. H. said he would whip to tbe marrowbone, i the vile wrttch who would, to gratify his maligui i I ty, slander an innocent woman ; and who is I there, asked Mr. H. lhat has a wife anil daughters, and sisters, and has the feelings of a husband, a father and a brother, that would not? and who ( is there that would not hold him op to the raerit , ed contempt and indignation of the world, and : would not give every opportunity to unprotected ! | woman to assert the honour ofher character? Mr. H. said he had seen the tear of the slander* .{ ed orphan girl, and the silent, but marked sorruw j of her widowed mother, and he could emphalical : ly say if ever there was heart rending suffering, it was (hen, wheu the pestiferous breath of the te , | viler approached the presence of the lovely ob ject which it was intended to destroy. This is uo fiction, said Mr U. And where, asked Mr. H. is the sufferer to fly i for relief? To the temple of justice ? No, that is ’ closed against her. To ttie arms of her father? Alas! the clods of the valley cover hie besom. , Where theu can she go for comfort ? She can on ly look to the grave, where the wicked cease front troubling, and the weary are at rest. Mr. H. continued for seme time longer, but wc 1 cannot now write out our uotes. He concluded by observing that if there Was a person opposed to this bill, be couid not be a descendant of Ad am, who did not find happiness in Paradise, till there was given unto him a woman. *-fet he hoped if there was a member of the bar Wwho would vote against this bill, he would be polished by forever receiving the frowns of beautiful and lovely woman. Tbe above is a very weak and imperfect sketch, of Mr. Hulbert’s remarks. He was listened to with the most admiring attention, and the pas sions of resentment at the reviler, and sorrow for the reviled, were alternately strikingly predomi nant in the breasts of the heurers. Mr. Adams made a few remarks in which he expressed his entire accordance in the views of Mr. Hulbert. Messrs. Hascal), Cunningham and Jordan, spoke against the bill. ‘CTIEB MOUNT ZION, MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1825. The kingdom of Christ upon the earth is a king dom of means. This fact is established boj(h by the precepts and example of its glorious founder. Whatever construction man may have placed upon the commission which Christ gave to his dis ciples when he directed them to “ go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature,” it is evidently no less obligatory upon those who, in oor day, have ranged themselves under his ban ner, than upon those who originally bore it from the lip* of their master, and who, according to the measure of their ability, executed their high ; and holy trust. Its unrestricted application to every age, cannot for a moment be doubted. What if ten thousand generations have slumber ; ed over it, it is still a law which never was repeal j ed, which cannot become obsolete, which is equal ly binding as at the instant of its first promulga ; lion. He who pleads for himself an exemption from the force of this law, may as well plead that ’ he has no interest at all in the concerns of Christ, and that none of his laws are obligatory. The time may come—nay we have every reason to bej lieve the time will come, when the disciples shall return to their Master with their commission and I say, “it is done as thou hast commanded” the I whole world is filled with tbe knowledge of thy ; glory. All, from the least to the greatest, have | bowed to thy sceptre, and humbly acknowledged thy away. Yet we have no reason aoon to exp p - 1 1 1. Too large a portion of the earth is shrouded