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Perhaps it is not even desirable. Oar re* (D'lining differences will give as an oppor tunity to exercise forbearance and charity towards each other, and thus call forth the most generous and magnanimous feelings of the Christian spirit. Wba growl is that I hear from the dis taot hedges? Who is it that snarls aod gnashes so furiously at the project of fur nishing the world with ministers and send ing them to the heathen ? Is he a univer salist, who sioceaely thinks be has bottom ed his faith upon the Bible ? He would have you think this. But if he believed the Bible htffrvould not thus rave at seeing it carried to the heatbeD, even by those who differ from him in some respects. He would see it calculated to do the heathen infinite good, even if they should mistake the exteot of its promises. No, he is ao infidel, and fights under false colours. With all his fears and tremblings about Christian hypocrisy and the deceptions of priestcraft, be is himself a hypocrite and a deceiver, and knows himself to be such. With all bis pity for oor poverty of spirit, he is him self a coward, and dares not appear in his own proper character. He professes an attachment to, a religion which he hates, only to destroy it, and Judas like betrays bis Master with a kiss. Let those who rave and gnash their teeth at the education of ministers and at missions to the heathen, come oui like men and write in broad and burnished characters upon their foreheads, infidel. —the determined enemy of Christ. — resolved never to rest till he has driven the ha ted JVazarene from the earth. Let him beware. This world beloogs to Christ. It was created by him, and he has purchased it since and overpaid the price in his blood. It has beeu made over to him by covenant, and his charter covers it all. It is preserved and governed for no other eod than to be the seat of bis kingdom. It js alt his own, and no other being has a right to erect an interest on this ground Hi* kingdom constitutes the grand interest ot the world, and it will prevail and -wal low up all other interests. It will advance like a rolling world and crush every thing tbit rises to oppose it. Its glorious* Head will extend his sceptre over the throfles of Europe and the temples of Asia. He will match through prostrate nations and lay a subjugated world at his feet. Superstition and ignorance, pride and passion, bloodshed and misery will yield before him. All that pollutes and all that afflicts humanity shall die on the point of his sword, and be shall git down upon his throne the grand pacifica tor and restorer of a world. Had Ia voice that could reach the most distants haunts of unbelief, I would say to tho*e infatuated men who vilify the making and sending forth of ministers, Drop those weapons, fatal only to yourselves and to the few that follow you, and come and join us, before the dbor of mercy is.for ever closed—VVhile yet the last invitation of love lingers upon your ear, come, —I be seech you, come aod let all hands at last be united in this noblest effort of Christian be nevolence. From the New York Observer. RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETIES. The religious community are now ap prised of the formation of the American Tract Society itrthe city of New York, aod that >he Tract Society io New England, and the New York Religious Tract Society have resolved to give it their Zealous and spirited co-operation, and to depend on it principally, if not entirely, for their sup plies of Tracts. It is known, too, that this Society has purchased the ground on which a bouse is, in the progress of a few months, to be erected for its accommodation; and that the Society is commencing its opera lions with a very fair prospect of being ex tensively useful. . But let not the Christian publick rest sat isfied with merely knowing these facts. The American Tract Society must have the active co-operation of the followers of Christ, io contributing to its funds for pub lishing and circulating Tracts, or the de lightful anticipations of good to be necotn plished by the Society, which we have in dulged, will never be realized. It is ex pected that in this age of Christian enter prise, not a single soldier of the Cros will be idle. Christians must unite their efforts, or those who have gooe foremost, compel led to bear the burden and heat of the day, will find themselves overpowered with their labours, and will fail before the work they have undertaken is accomplished. In the cause of circulating divine truth through our country by means of Tracts, we wish the aid of every individual who is not ashamed of the Captain of our salvation— however humhle his station in life—howev cr small his means of doing good. We ask them not to accomplish great things, as in dividuals , but to uuite with others in swel ling an amount of good which in the aggre gate, shall rejoice the heart of every friend of Christ. Do not let us think that because we cannot perform the work alone*, we have nothing to accomplish. Christ demands us to occupy the single talent , as well as the many; and promises that if we do even so much■ to give a “ cup of cold water in the name of a disciple,” we shall not lose a gracious reward. • We would affectionately invite every one who, io the whole course of life, has once felt that it would be a* pleasure lo do any thing in the vineyard of the Lord, to aid us. Especially would we ask the co-operation of Christian Females , to whom the American Tract Society offers a blessed opportunity to do much good. 1 We ask them not to be come preachers—we ask them not to do any thing assuming and unbecoming the mild and retiring virtues which adorn the female character —but we ask them to give their aid in the noiseless and unassuming work of diffusing a knowledge of the Saviour by means of Religions Tracis. We ask the: Females in every Evangelical church in this city, and in this state, and in the United States, of whatever denomination, to form themselves into Associations, which shall be connected with the American Tract So ciely, or someone of its Branches or Auxil iaries. Most joyfully will these larger So cieties acknowledge the aid of such Associ ations. A Constitution for an Auxiliary So ciety or Association is now published by the American Society, which is simple in its character, and may be easily understood; aod any one who loves the cause of the Re deemer will find great pleasure in iotroduc ing it to the attention ol the friends of reli gion with whom he is associated, obtaining their subscriptions, and distributing Tracts among them. It is impossible to calculate the amount of good which any individual can accomplish in this way, if he is hut ready to say, “ Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?” aod is resolved to be “ up and doing while the day lasts ” A LAYMAN OF NEW YORK ***AII communications for the American Tract Society should be addressed to Mr. William A. Hallock, Corresponding Secreta ry. No 3, Cedar street , New York THE MINISTERIAL CHARACTER. an extract. Dear brethren, our office is no ordinary one. We are ambassadors from the King of kings and Lord of lords to a revolted world. Never had men committed Jo them an embassy of such deep and everlasting moment. No work ever undertaken by mortals was so important, so solemn, or con npeted with such amazing consequences. Among all the thousands to whom we preach, not one but will take an impression from us that will never wear out. The fate of millions through succeeding genera tions depends on our faithfulness. Heaven and bell will for ever ring with recited me morials of our ministry. And O, our own . responsibility. There is for us no middle destiny. Our stake is for a higher throne of glory or for a deeper hell. For to say nothing of the souls committed to our care, our work leads to the altar. Our home is by the side of the Shekinah. We have dai ly to go where Nadab and Abihu went, and to transact with Him who darted his light ning upon them. It is a solemn thing tn stand so near that holy Lord God. Let us beware how by unhallowed fervour we bring false fire before the Lord. Let us not fail to devote to our work our best powers, our unceasing application, consecrated by unremitting prayer. Any thing rather than careless preparation for the pulpit aod a sleepy performance in it. Forget your fa ther, forget your mother, but forget not this iofioite work of God. Soon we shall appear with our respective charges before the judgement seat of Christ. What a scene will then open be tween a pastor end bis dock; when all his official conduct towards them shall be scru tinized, and all their treatment of him and his gospel shall be laid open; when it shall appear that an omniscient eye followed him into his study every time be sat down to write a sermon, and traced every line upon his paper and every motion of his heart; and followed him into the pulpit, and watch ed every kindling desire, every drowsy feel ing, every wandering thought, every reach after fame. Ah, my dear brethren, when you hear on the right hand the songs of bursting praise that you ever had existence, aod oo the left behold a company of wretch ed spirits sanding forth their loud lament that you bad not warned them with a strong er voice, will you not regret that all your sermons were not more impassioned and all your prayers more agonizing? But what is that I see? A horrid shape more deeply scarred with thunder than tbc rest, around which a thousand dreadful beings, with fu rious eyes and threatening gestures, are venting their raging curses. It is an unfaith ful pastor, who went down to hell with most of his congregation; and those around him are the wretched beings whom he decoyed to death. My soul (urns away and cries. Give me poverty, give me the curses of a wicked world, give me the martyr's slake ; but O my God, save me from unfaithfuluess to thee aod to the soul 9 of men. Petition of a Russian boy of twelve years old for a Bible. —Most honoured members of the Saevian Bible Society in the govern ment of Orel—My father serves the Empe rour. My grandfather with whom I live is blind. My two grandmothers are both of them old and infirm. My mother aloDe, by the labour of her hands, supports us all: she herself taught me to read. I have a desire to read the word of God; but 1 bare. no books, xcepTThTTsMteftarV *e tyW tered state. My blind by the ear alons acquired a greal^nfftvledge of divine things, and likes very much that 1 should repeat something to him by heart. Confer on me, I pray you, a holy book. I hear you have it, and that you distribute to those who have money, for money; and to the poor for ootbing. 1 will read it, and I will pray to God for you. * i IVAN, The grandson of Blind Stephen. Electioneering. —Mr. John Polls, jr. ol Schuylkill county, has announced hunsdl as a candidate for the office ol Sheriff—ln the latter part of his advertisement he says, “In making this application 1 wish it to be understood that it is not my intention to take the rounds of the county —to go from, house lo house with a view to corrupt your morals by what may be termed a liberal course of bribery,—shaking those hands l never shook belore and which I do not in tend ngaiD to shake after the election, —by handing round a capacious snuff’ box well filled with scented snuff, carrying with me a pair of saddlebags stuffed with chewing tobacco cut lo convenient lengths to dis tribute in all directions —treating to whis key on all occasions, of sweariug white is black and black is white, aod making pro mises I never intend to perform ; and by some fabricated story to excite your sym pathy and extort promises of voles and la vour which you would be base to fulfil. I leave, this course to oiher candidates. II you think me worthy your support and con fidence, elect me.” Extract from the Oration of Mr. Webster, deliv ered at the Banker Hill Celebration. We know, indeed, that the record of tl lustrious actions is most safely deposited in •he universal remembrance of mankind. We know, that if we could cause this struc ture lo ascend, not only till it reached the skies, but till it pierced them, its broad sur faces could still contain but part of that, which, in an age of knowledge, hath already been spread over the earth, and which his tory charges itself with making known to all future times. We know, that no inscrip lion on entablatures less broad than the earth itself, can carry information of the events we commemorate, where it has not already gone ; and that no structure, which shall not outlive the duration of letters and knowledge among men, can prolong the memorial But our object is, by this edi fice to 9how our own deep 9euse of the val ue and importance of the achievements of our ancestors; and, by presenting this work of gratitude to the eye, to keep alive smn lar sentiments, and to foster a constant re gard for the principles of the Revolution. Human beings are composed not of reason only, but of the imagination also, and senti men!; and that is neither wasted nor misap plied which is appropriated lo the purpose of giving right direction to sentiments, and opening proper springs of feeling io the heart. Let it not he supposed that our ob ject is to perpetuate* national hostility, or even to cherish a mere military spirit It is higher, purer, nobler. We consecrate our work to the spirit of national Indepen dence ; and we wish that the light of peace may rest upon it forever We rear a roe tnorial of our conviction of that unmeasured benefit, which has been conferred on our own land, and of the happy influences, which have been produced, by the same events, on the general interest of mankind. We come, as Americans, to mark a spot, which must forever be dear to us and our posterity. We wish, that whosoever, in all coming time, shall turn his eye hither, may behold that Ihe place is not undistinguished, where the first great battle of the Revolu tion was fought. We wish, that this struc ture may proclaim the magnitude and im portance of that event, to every class and every age. We wish, that infancy may learn the purpose of its erection from ma ternal lips, and that weary and withered age may behold it, and be solaced by the recol lections which it suggests. We wish, that labour may look up here, and be proud, in the midst of its toil. We wish, that, in those days of disaster, which, as they come on all nations, must be expecled to come on us algo, desponding patriotism may turn its eyes hitherward, and be assured that the foundations of our national power still stand strong. We wish, that this column, rising towards heaven among the pointed spires of so many temples dedicated to God, may contribute also lo produce, in all minds, a pious feeling of dependence and gratitude. We wish, finally, that the last object on the sight of him who leaves his native shore, and the first to gladden his who revisits it, may be something which shall remind him of the liberty and the glo ry of his country. Let it rise till it meet the sun in his coming; let the.earliest light of the morning gild it, and parting day lin ger and play on its summit. We understand says a Boston Paper, that the first edition of Webster’s Oration, of 3000 baa been all sold, in this town and vicinity—that the second edition of 1000 copies has been sent abroad, in answer to orders,—and that the third edition will be ready for delivery this morning. |P (be course of the debate on Ihe war and marine budgets, the minister of marine stated that every effort was made by the French go?* ernment to prevent the continuance of the slave trade. All suspected vessels were watched strictly; aod whenever any of them entered French harbours, their car l goes were closely examined, and if any thing was detected by which it could be id ferred that they were intended to transport negroes, they were detained, audtbeif cap tains and proprietors prosecuted. The governour ol Senegal bad received particu lar this respect. And at the present time, the number of vessels which were an object of Judicial inquiry amounted to 375—0 t which 68 bad been acquitted,6i condemned, and 161 were waiting for judge ment. We are gud to find the Freucn min istry alive lo the pei jury and lufamy of fur ther connivance at tins base traffick MOUNT 2IOJS, MONDAY, JULY 25, 1325. THE SABBATH. “ Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy is an injunction sanctioned by all the authority of Heaven. But with many there is an argument much stronger than a “ Thus saith the Lord,’* for the discharge of any duty. If it will promote their interest, add to the respectability of their families, or even prove a source of national utili ty, these are considered objects of sufficient im portance lo call into exercise all the ‘energie-jTof tiie body and mind, and to keep themiu constant pursuit of the wished for good. Were it however remembered that God has wisely and inseparably connected our best interest will) the discharge of our duty, it would save much of that time which is spent in useless speculation. Our own iulerest, toe interest and re.-pectahility of our families, and the best interest of the community at large, de pend upon the observance of the sabbath accor ding to the institutions of Heaven. He who has been an attentive of soceity— marked its different gradations, aftd traced the causer which have led to the ruin of individuals, will find a great deal of truth in the following illustration. “ When Hogarth, that great master of human nature, wished to exhibit the progress of the Idle Apprentice, from the first commencement of his evil courses, to the final close of his carter upon the scaffold, he lays the opening scene on a wast ed Sunday, and his hero, stretched upon a tomb stone in a church-yard, engaged in play, regard less of the crowds which are passing by to church, and insensible to all the monumeuts of mortality that surround him.” To remedy this evil as far as possible, Sabbath Schools w'ere originally instituted, and we are hap py iu having it in our power to say, that there is an increasing attention, which is very visible to this invaluable Institution, throughout many parts of this State. A Sabbath School was opened in this place oa the 17th inct. under very encouraging circumstan ces. We have several original articles on file, which we shall take the earliest opportunity to publith. The Columbian Star contains the Constitution of anew Society for Indian Reform, constituted the present year in Wilkinson county. A portion of its funds are to be appropriated to Domestick Missions. The distinguished parliamentary orator, Mr. Brougham, was installed Lord Rector of the Glasgow University on the sth April. The following is the concluding paragraph of his ad dress on that occasion. For those tyrants who have shed the blood of mankind to extend their empire, and who instinc tively hate the light, let them tremble. Let ma then indulge in the hope that, among the illustri ous youth who adorn this ancient College, famed for its useful learning, there may be found some one—l ask no more—willing to give a bright ex ample to his nation, by taking the lead of his fel lows—not in frivolous amusement, not in irifling studifes—but in the truly noble task of enlighten ing the great mass of his countrymen ; and of having his own name encircled with honours most worthy of our rational nature, and fironounc ed with rapture by millions whom ills beneficence; has raised from ignorance and vice. This is true mark of all who prize Ihe enjoy ment of ing happiness, or set a value on a high and un sullied renown. And if the benefactors of man kind, when they rest from their pious labours, shall be permitted hereafter to enjoy as a rewnrd, the privilege of looking down on the blessings with which their toils and sufferings have clothed the scenes of their former existence, do not vain ly imagine that in a state of purity and wisdom it will be the founders of mighty dynasties, or the mean followers of tyrants, who have sacrific ed to their own aggrandizement, the good of countless multitudes, that will be thus gratified. Theirs will be the praise and the triumph, who can trace the effects of their beneficence iu ihe improved condition of their species, and exult in the reflection, that by their deeds joy beamed from the eyes of the sorrowful. The lovers of truth and virtue, trampling under foot tyranny and driving ignorance from the world, shall reap the precious though costly fruit of their labours, a recompense for long enduring all the hardships \ and hazards they encountered here below. The Fourth of July was celebrated in the city of New York (with unusual splendour. General Lafayette was present, and was received in the morning by the Senate of New York, then in ses sion as a Court of Appeals. The address of Lieut. Governour Talmadge to the venerable guest, is. one of the most admirable which we have seen. Alluding to (he uniform devotion of the General