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A 'TO f : T '! M E R E D I T H, jcditoh and, proprietor. , ! DStOT CD RELIGION, MORALITY, LI TERATURT, AQtlCULTURE I X T E L L I C t N C E. i ! , 4 H-2 VOL. IX. No 12. if!" i R A L E rO H, js A T U R D 'A YV""M'A,!RCi,2.3'i! l-8.4;4i WHOLE No. 4SS. DISAPPOINTED- HOPES ' , Pmm the cradle to" the crave wo occuov ten UI more time in wishing for what we have not, with their own newlyerected wooden barracks IW - -i , . . . . . , t 1 . . . . PIS ' I " 1 t V . - ! in enjoying that which we htive. Where we uwhieivare very eomtortaoie,; ana the settlement of the party were m the cnjoyrnen of excellent which now shall in their, seraphic bosoms, tc-re-healtlu AVithiri' a fortnight of theiriarrival,', -what ! kindle the "dvincr embers upon thy forsaken '.or Kill nee' offer up praise for benefits received, we twen-, around them of the natives, who pel excellent sut y times petition the Father of mercies to add to? tiers, an cntirejyillage had as if by magic, sprung hp number of gifts he already has bestowed. - up. Fresh provisions ; of all kinds are ; abundant, f U!. Jo n rrvstlps rlUrnntpnt thnt (Poms tr 1 nnd. thns far. 'fidiculolislv cheaD J for A full-sized ;ling to us like a leprosy. Give achild an apple sheep eight shillings are, asked, arid fat fowl is to n each -hand, and he i will want; the one . that re- be had for sixpence. 1 Fish, and game are supplied mn. reuows ana Sly en excava- about the 9th of ro- vverfc crowned with id trunk and o- ue, the head edio tbeBrw ismtiy gleaming altarl i: . ; 'i. i Sltimbcrin.fr professorl' : Thou art a wondcin-j hell! 1 he "spirits m prison beholU htavan lostnj full view. '' Thou art professedly bouna for taat bcaven of glory. Thou art expecting the mafts- L-;na ftTi thft tnh ft : nnd mvo. a man thmisrinr a nf bv those who mav DC oil duty. kid and silver, and tens of thousands will become his party (forming the hcad-quarteb) were bus She' obiect of his desire. Experience warrants the engaged in exploring at Pinara, alidut halfway (t .1 V .V- - V.Anni.oA;nn' r,,TAna ntirl ' A l I miloc Vmt IVPPrt A nth 11 S nKU 'iUnCril I lhC UI. IVM , ' I X I . .: It'. neraiionsi Lj on1 tlt ;f r tltncA tVie mrvm rnnlrl 1 VPTYlbpT- and their firSt efforts iLnrlo W slwMilfl novpr rost in npnee until we success, inasmuch as they tounu Jad obtained the sun. - - - ther remains of the enj female ftii As it! was in our childhood and youth, so has it and legs oi wmcuaro inray I'm'- our imarJKKjd. Obiect after obiect has I lish MoseumV iL- nttinWfi witli no better success. As he whoi marble vw" :t , jjicks rtrefe; Jitmn. I'- i .11 ' witn an On the 10th m eh me to o patient examination, of tbe misaion qucs- impenitent nnd unbelieving in tie tame maccercs.- tion. - i ,j .; , ' , ,-r-' , 1 f tbeir" kalvatibn depended on believing in - that r In thb summer of 1823, 1, was consulted by bro. iaglc point. , ,Wc bftnl eppcarcd t'precch .rt Joshua Lawrence,- to know whctlier I voulJ edit a ptte,' te!Iirg the people wc cid"no; rare .ubether 'j reHsioaVnovy paper, to be printed hi Tarlorough, , they' Wicvca it or not." It was the IruUi and Vt'p , N. C. 1 consented to do so : but not until I bad themselves if they could. ; t" ' 2 ') 'r i stated to Elder L. that I should claim, the full cx ionsof eternal felicity- an immortality "ladelcssanu i erciso ol editorial discretion i tuai, wcaiccr x pure," fiaieath the cloudless sunshine of Jehovah's should judgci adapted to promote thq Old chool presence Thoii lookest; upon theyself as harinp: a cause and.thc causo of truth generally, might be title to a krint-heirahiD with Christ, to inherit all published, but all else I should suppress: that, if magnificent lion was brought to light, wHting only the 1:.J ,J -hlk cm thp kph slinrp alwnvs has one lower Saw: a mbrtari a! set ofj scales (thus, as n wit- Sreferabie in his eye than in his hand, so .aa y. hnnraa v. cnm'a now nrtiii.! cured ithree ot tne DrincJPai sims Qi ie ouiac. aUU W VUI wtuiytiiwoo "j ow- vu I -i i - -7- k . IL.. , . i 'i ihisis the case not with one only, but virgo,; o, ana lwru. Hp. uaiu .u I . .. Schurf nre oceunied 'all davbns ih sketching. Mr. We have never yet attained one earthly advan- Veitctvia midsliipman of the jQueen, had a narrow W kliat has given us mord than temporary joy. escape 0f his life m ;a boyisn; attempf to crossme fVj t i . ii i i : : i VAft, k Af 1mA 'nndin v saved hm- iVe have never gamea augiu mai nas saiisueu our auuiuus uj, hh-uho v - , t - - esiresJ Is this your experience! 1 know it is. sell b casting; on. n;ww, U1 WttS is mine. The experience ot us au. we nave wuug uycr i '"".uv' ! - J . ? , , ll blown our bubbles, and rah after butterflies, in : The barometer having ind catedj tne approacn 01 lr aiildhood, our youth, and our manhood. The bad weather, Captain jV artfen hqd thought it ad- Hubble has burst, and , the caught, butterfly ? has yisabie to remove ;tne jiueuea iu.i, -.utci, uif mi cfA nn tprs Appnrdirtar r: in me iorenoon oi iue Aim ni things with him. Thou cxpcctestJ when he shall appear, to be like him 'to shjnc forth witk resplen dent glory, m the kingdom of his rather ta wear a crown of unfading g ory, for ever and ever.- find thou art asleep! , j I 'I i Drowsy professor! , Thou nrt a wonder on ctirib. Thoii art a wonder, to impenitent sinners, illcar the voice of at sinnerl. addressed vch as thou art 44 What mebnest thou, O sleeper! Arise, and call upon ihy G oil, if .so be that ' wo peri sh not, , Thou professest to! have an influence at ) the throne of heaven to be able, through the inter cession of the Ilply Spirit, to ."move the nrm that A s i f wc. had not "gene far enough yet, we ta- citly contended for perfection laour'niiuistrYIt jman to preach lhc truth, and then st another ton. jcpctradict him : that any "who onxradlctcd" tho i necessary, Ij fiuoum trim uio. communications oi Jruui was noi senioi uoa. . ids consctjiience of ouf correspondents; and I should not hesitate to which is, a man bust bo perfect lq i doctrine, or - ViVstrongly inl apply the pruning knife to hi writings, sooner than to any. other s. T his coursa appeared at the time to receive his cordial approbation. ; lut the first acs of elisiou; upon, his writings wejc met with complaints from him jiuid censur.'s' against Etrly in the third volume of the Triio.j Cnp. wc, published Elder Us u Haptist .Asociatious proved; from Scripture." Shortly thereafter, wc. received a communication, in which the writer pro posed to show tho lnsiuiicicncy of Lldcr L s prool. t L..i I'll. ' .. i.".v 1 'Ui n iicen crushed, not yielding wt they did when in the air. Who is there steam was got up, and on the same bftcrnoon she .u i X; cmiffl v nvntvcpA nt MacriLooe of the safest and lrouh the vista of three-score years, l-ondcring that, being so frequently deceiv amonsc us buld so confidingly trust the empty promise Mure joy It is in vain we try to deceive our- ielves - , , . . 'Fottune may favor.;. Fancy may -beguile, v Hope wave her golden wings, and swceily smile; But! sad Experience, with a brow o'ercast, ; ' Siting with grief, and pointing to the past, ; . Whispers the fair illusion to destroy, That joy unclouded is not earthly joy." , When we were young there was some excuse for us: but what excuse have we now 1 speak to thoso who have gray hairs on their heads and O those! who have no hair at all. ' J The homely adage tells us that "old birds are not caught with chaff." If this be true, old birds ; r wiser than old men. . Shame upon us ; but we 4re continually forgetting the good . gifts of God, jind pursuing objects which are no better man cnan when they are attained. ' r'l v; " ; 'i ..' . r' . KING OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS. without most-splendid harbours ot the leyant, wnere sne ed, he remained on the 16th or- November, ana wouia of nrobablv continue mere uniii auoui u e iauiw r vchm she will run over to the mouth of the - - - : . , , . YnntHns ta receive what may be teaay tor emDar kation and convey the same to-Macr (or tranship- racnt on board the iSlaltese barque pouverie, mcu left Malta with coals, stores,! and Medea nnd the expedition, on the ber. The town of Macri is about supplies ior uie 13kh of Decem len miles from n thus about oves the world." Thou scest sinners, in crowds, 1 1 was about to publish the communication, when cdthe broad and rapid stream, moving onward Elder L. expressed his high displeasure thereat, mov hkd tn thf wrtrld nf vn. Thnsi' knwo.t tnm is hut n nronounccd tlic correspondent unworthy of his sten between thee and death. And thou ch! o confidence ns an Old School baptist; and cscd seep b H language whicli sirongly questioned the (idclit of Sleemns vrofessor! Thou art a wonder in three I lc caitor. iowaras me Close oi mat volume, juicer ij. gave us his first of two articles on "The two seeds. In the front of the fourth volume, stands his sec ond. I The tfcntiments contained in those two ar ticles met a dissent in and sonic strictures from TheSijrns of the Times." For thw, he denied I intimated that, ' wcl preadii bV a?pirafion. Our objcctiocs were, poimcd df ftrohg'.not'cnly. against reading errnoD but.'atol. ogoinst ivjtes to assist tha memory in rrcaci'in i not wish our .ccngregtioii5 to thmlcwe , find ipeditated upon j our subjects ; nor tbot'tfo ) preached bv chance. ' "And : as there is but one J pore way, that of inspiration, wc oust have left them to infer that ire rireocKl In itwt f LL. Hence it'ivas common to say . wc would preach rom just such texts as Cod gave'us," end no oth-' cr.: Wc uished to impress men with the belief, that, learned, ministers preach from . their kcowl- ccge of books j but we had a surer guide. 1 j. luuiij uie -i jiiisif . in tuis conuuion, l wn worlds. He that keepeth Israel, doth neither slum ber nor sleep. 'Angels do no! sleep. The "spir its of just men made perfect' do not sleep. Devils do not sleep. Lost souls do not sleep. And wilt thou sleepl is it not high time for thee to awake rtnf eC llixr clrwn1 kTlir nmlit t far srvnt th ilav i t hnnrTU- t thou nnt enst oO the works of in.euiujr oi uie - oins an lucniuy wim wju o. . darkness and put oh the armor of lightr The Baptist?, and rejected him. from their confidence, time is' drnwinff near, when the service of Goi on These things led inc to regard with n more m- Mri will hn phfiftrrpd for the fru t on of hw nrp- qtusilive eye, me prevailing spirit oi our corres- PnrP tvilt thtiu slumber over thv work, and nc- pondents. And, although 1 had, in the firft vol. gleet the service, which is to have such n glorious fi"t ntim. Prim. Bap. requested all writers for the Thnn imi nnt Inhor nnd nrar for the IsaU paper Mto abstain from abuse and ridicule of eve- Vation of sonls In heaven, nor employ thy money I kind; as ill comporting with the design of this for the extension of Christ's kingdom wilt thou U "P-J 5 nnu n.mougn u ns rrocm.n not redeem the ftime, to labor and pray forUhe ed in the very introduction that the Prim. Bap salvation of souls in heaven, nor cm ney for the extension of Christ's L naturally led to inquire more patiently into that of the church. The latter I fbun'd'to be at denlo.' raBIeastlic former. Jxng accuitcme to'heaV. works ridiculed, she had become" afraid of ,'thcm, lest she should Le'liable to " the ' charge . of beinc . nypocnucaj. one inns naa o lair, opportunily of indulging m s'oth, luSewarmncsV, sleep, and cvc . ry thing else, that shrinks from the cross.' !. . , She liad not been reproved for.unevennes. rior admonUhcd for disobedience, ULtil tbe vouId not . bear reproof nor admonition.. She would not tolfr. rate a Minister who would dcscrilx; hex true slate to her. She was prepared to hear bicYVpeak oo- . ly of her purity, her ortWoxyand stedfastnes. . ( Sl:c had not been reminded of the urdiallowed n-u,j.- uiu ut-?irra, wiuca rare wiuun. sna war against iaut:iwincss -end nittr. .'until hn i i t v . m nlov thv HV 1 principuuy iiucuuuu iuuyom iuuvu cvuwi i nuu milium lurguiitu vo expect tbeir atlftcii. or to kingdom wilt I rkitou iiaptists iroin tne many aspersions cast u- caxcn wiuun ior inenn ihis maxim-Sixms to iTid nriv fnrlPou tuem oy ueiuueu persons proicssinguicir own nave ooiamcu in ner: couna in bcJicJ. sound in thW nnrhnraTP. and the vallev of the " - i( - ! k : ' . i .1.. AkTnMan toone iml tUnn rrf- mmIapiyi ihr t!m tn InVmr iwenti ipur uu ?.,L. u . u . Jv , .n. M ftft. v fjW.nni, lhftlt ma,W) faith f and, although I r.as to sit out with the chmlianity. aprMnsant communicui.iuu wmn hig vh1"' " o r iuv,twuu.i viv. ..- . . - . TI . - , t . . .r - - i frpnentlv ntrjlnersbballv od fobt to see .that "He that convertcth a-sinner Irom .the error or: ma "- " . 9 ; 1 , " 1V4 ' u wmc crying uie 1;! PVPmhincr which! the $b$s stores can Ways, shall saVb n son! from death, and hidea mul- along oy the strong current of opposite y.cws and alarm cf rcmoic d?nger,-from. Arabians, from afford to make all bands comfortable.! Lieutenant titude of sins.' 'And wliat is it, to save n. soul fit-r-nfi nnd th other officers of thd steamer are trom deatn i vv nai is ;ine aca;n oi inc soui r. ,t nn a mission. ! The roads are AVhat. but the endless deprivation ol spiritual n.c$ " " ' I : j ! I - I very bad, and 1 from the ! steep ascent masses of rock and many remainsl monuments tottering over are scarcely accessible on lwrsehack. nor, with his medical attendant, ur. -The isgivcni sentiments, i naa at icngin unmieniionauy anu un- missionaries, ccc, sueJorgot to watch at Lome.' By , expectediy found myself at the head ; (or rather at having her atlenijn so long diverted Irorn herself His imv l n! n ninnf v-inn mi rpiprirr I rN l nrns. fini if I -o rrtrcnni'wt rAt ai -.r I ..I. r . I following description of Kamehameha III. bv Mr. Jarvis, in his last interesting work. kis Majesty resides at Lahaina, which is on the is nnrt t iiaui. ana tne cauitui ui iuciuauuiui. He usually lives in a very good style; sentinels ire stationed about the grounds and yards, and (If Vearly more etiquette is exacted, both from for II eicrneVs and his own subjects. Some of his favor- it chiefs are always m attendance;, tiiey are well pressed gentlemanly men. John Young and H;ialilio,. his-intimates, are of fine figure. , He jives "well, his table being served by foreign taoks as well as native. Of late, he has given up he use of both wines and liquors, and become a crlectlv temperate man ; an example wmch has ecn followed by nearly all ms court, wmcn is low as remarkable for its sobriety as it once was Vii- ; ti-iinL-pn Kmnuctio'rs. lhes is the . more Ro the credit of his Majesty, for his taste for stroSig drink; into which e was seduced when a mere boy, by vicious whites, is tantamount to a passion J He is now twenty-seven years of age, and is becoming like all his race, portly : his complexion Osdark, and face full, but intelligent, without the cx- wessiori of savage hauteur and determination, wuicii -Lkom.t;v:AD ,o'nir"'rttlipr olut'fs. Itc is5 amiable o a fault, but unfortunately possesses neither firm ness nor knowledge, to contend successfully with :ithb wiles and viofence of unprincipled forcignoffi. Jcials; Still, his acquaintance with the history of the world, andf its general condition is i cry rcs pectablci and fiis improvement has been rapid. o his subjects he is a. kind tind patnoiic sovereign nd as much beloved. To foreigners, he is iiospi- able, and disposed to, be confiding. He is a good nao, without being a remaricauie (onv , Without, being grcat. Entirely, adequate to tho knanagement of the domestic relations of his kmg fJom,but failing in dignity and self-possession, when left the Xanthus for Syna. Lcm&d s and huge What, but the endless deprivation of .happiness ""'S- U,1U auu511,i uura ..u.. uv w.v. uua.s apucRcu pon gamea a cangcrous. as- of- immense rVbat, bu the;rd!ess wiilictfor: ol - muery inrr'O . . . , v..v-.. . ,...u.j,wAve ; WTC . "T ,Alfe' UI precipices, tablet And canst thou be the instrument ol sav-i - ",v- "-,v'" ".v , r -'"4"- i"f juiwuvui ncu muuierecu Lord East- ing alsoul from death 1 1 Think of that soul tint u,ai Ul -.m,..i.Uuv;n u ucwutvu-- , Ulue, KJioieuge, temperance, patience, broth er- r'Ln ! i e l' ...i.. a. ;. i I To a discpminT nnblic we must have ooneared in lv kindness. rtdliness: charin- xcrrm v.ua. miicneii, uau us to exist iorever vimi vasi cajnciucs ior c:uuj- - - i - . . y ,V , i v li6 44 vrwr ' l mnnt or for satlennn iow much I? orv .mov tne i 'M'r.t"uwui, wiuu(.s3.uuuioTuiousacss ore- r l ; , ; : c cr - ' 1 . . UNCERTAINTY jOF OF. ii! by iisnoT nrExa. j Beneath our feet and oer our head, Is equaVwarmng given, Bsiieath us lie the countless d4adj Above us is the heaven i i Death rides on nery passing breeze, 1 He lurks in every flower; Each season has its wn disease, lis peril every hour ! Our eyes have seen Jheosy IigM Of vouth'e soft cheek flecay Afl fntf pspnd in'sudden nisiht AJbl-U T W Ou:nianhcod'3 middle flay. , mnnt 'nr Citr Kiinprino Imw much jrlorv .mav ..w. , d - J . I 1 . salvation of that soul brin? to God snd the Iiamb P0 else in firmness to carry it out ' and what a multitude of sins it will pre vent-i- 11100 Sm however, that my bretlircn1 aimed well, little enjoyment mfdlawthip xrilXt! FaJur aid whatamnltitudeof sins it vill hide cover, over, aaV' , inJuu,.c,ous n"u ls u! But I still vailed : little communion, end fdloirMrt nftA "v.v' icir cr.J tniA A Son t Christ, was'felt or aoorhu tVn rri A:.: t.j .-, I could not resist the They saw their condition was, bad yet did not con- xd aims cannot justify s;der it their duty to attempt to "alter iL , Among other vices, intemperance in the esc of i . tho MTmPnt Clirit', riohlmnsnnss. fe And moae 01 oppolUOn. 1. .1 . . ' . .1 1 r .Ki. force ol this truth, that rood ,a..i r . j.Ufi, i "ht rrvf incim tn unlawful means. W . ' " ----- . , Wl . . 11a ..... - n th V,r;rKtnP of tho firmnmnnf. nnd ns-n. tnr Ahcsc ,aclS to those named m my vase- ardent spirits held a powerful swar. There wera -"' "JD "7 ' . .-1- I I I -11 . . . " . for ever and ever 1 And hast thou no compasidn m neicrminauon ui oe no longer tew cnurcnes in my knowledge, but that were in- for that soul ViKo desire that God may be gbri- ca,lor. aIlcr ine. V01- ciosea. incy.iea nested wiUith.scvil. And what was worse, whqrc mi; aisi w i-xuiiiim: muiu iiuscij hhu mu muiu ui memocrs ci me cnurcucs bad Irom Jon ha- our Ministry. The result of this investigation bit. ncarlv or.ouito lost the nou-pr nf fied in his salvation 1 Thou art asleep! !! ! II. N. HYMN. Our eyes have ifceen the steps ot as , Halt feebly towards the tomb, Anl yet shall earth pur hearts engage, And dream o days to come know; I Turn, mortal, turn I thy 4angerj ',' Where'er thv, foot canreal,1 t The earllV rings hollow from blow, . I -' : . - !' " .i 1 I 1.-1 I .1 ! And warns xnee oi nci, uwa i;: :-7-7vy .,7,jf)i; rr:: Mt l.ov- Turn, Christian, turn;! thy soul, ap 1 The bones that iinderncalh thee lie i i Shall live for hell or iieav$h ! From 'ike N'ew York' pb3er-'rJ - t ' A,W0NDElt 7.. t f U . - . " . Ruuiff vrofessor! , Thou! art a wonder to, .the iinirprsc. - Thoti, art! a wonder ' inj the sight of a j holy , God,. -who! sees the fuU import; of all those whieh thou art slamberioff. Thou s 1 rr..,L n.U. i fnr the love he ; Subjected to tho lawless attack. : ot ,o c gn - , uted'a Kfof toil, Wiiwu He can conwsc m tnglisti uucnuy, muug.. , , , . , ..ji anJ flna BY DR. LEIFCIIILD. Jtci; t'pc tmfo him that if atlvrst of of the water of life freely." I thirst, of those far streams to drir.k, Those waters of delight, 4hat flow Where seraphim around the brick : Bend, imaged in the depth below ; That sea of glass as christal clear, And rediant with the glory near. ' i -.).'-. How can I bear to Wait below, And think of that fair land above? To hear those waters gentle flow, Far off to see the home f love ? Oh for one moment there to stand, One'glance upon that heavenly land t Yet there are moments When I seem To view the vieled country bright ; But, like it wild, a glorious dream, ,; A fleeting vision of the night Tt passes, and I look around ' ' - Upon this disenchanted ground. And can it even yet be mine, . ; ' To call the scenes of heaven my own I Shall I not in its beauty pine ? ' i Shrink from the'splendour of ray throne f Saviour, who won that horn 3 for me, Trepare me for thy heaved and tliea " j wi.'vu1.u.w ...w ....... ............ n ,uviwv. win uiv uiuuiic UUU uigUmCuU 01 UlCir contradicted, nnd to have their opinions thorough- ministers Wc were become a reproach and a by the fountain y investigated, under the pretext that all contro- iy0rd to the world. IVtw nc effected nv ftcsrl versy with each other must be avoided, so the and I mourned for Zion. ministry. If one of our ministers contradicted or believed someUiin's must be done nd 'uAA 1. differed with us, wc straight regarded . him with jelousy and suspicion. AVhat wc ourselves said in opposition to other denominations we vicwrd in the light of sacred duty ; what others said against us, we did not hesitate to pronounce persecution. I found that we had abandoned the idea of fix ing the standard of our practice by the precepts and commandments of the Iew testament.' V e considered human nature too depraved for chris tians to be capable of living exactly and precisely up to the requirements of tho compel. The idea 1 Muctant to do so. By foreigners- he is Tr1 hb on the cro. 1 Art thou a fol- :Xs,-.,, ly addtesscd as "king." Of a vessel he jutssion-, poawa ' q of h- spirit a rccir DeAK Bno. JIeEDITU : , . s . ! . Melyfond; and a few years since his navy was 5, ww?' "V, L heir'of liis'gloryt and dost thou -,ltis known to tnany . in, various parts of our uite respectable, conistin of a fine bark of Tour-; ?" , -A 0f hi kingdoiiMver p?r- country, that,- a few years ago, ;1 was standing in teen n hri and several schooners. He pos-1 sleep ovt,t y , , , , -. ' v ;nte;est8r the front rank of opposition to the plans designed prevailed generally that the scriptures abate con siderable of their strictness towards .saints, and 'taking the will or the. deed," do not expect them to show in t their , lives ,a fac simile of all Christ's commandments. .,., , ; From this impression, wc went n step farther. "We attached increased importance to faith or be lief, and less to works J until almost all practical religion or good works seemed to us like self right- Wc became afraid to preach tip and in sist upon practical piety ; and our discourses o: sermons became almost exclusively doctrinal. . This : step was' followed 'by another. Those who' attnehed 'crcat importance to works, and preached their necessity, were thought by us to be false professors and self.rightcous hypocrites. , 'We stopped' not here' Wc opened bflcn- be dooe;.aud I determined to act though 'I bould act alone - In 1S10, my Association, tbe Content. nca, requested me to .write a circular letter to at tach to her minutes for 1S41. 1 In dischargiqg thU duty, I wrote on practical piety, and dwelt at eomo length on'.cmpcrancc. This circular advocated a total abstinence in ell cases, provided spirits might be used as a medicine only. The circular passed and was printed, but proved to be very unsatisfac tory to the churches,' and the next , circular va actually designed as an answer, and wamdr drv. but a few mll schooners, the brig fSaS'lZimAn to the Ho! v Spirit-whom thou for the spread of tho gospel, nd for the improvc-j i -iLJi:l.Ut inrl! rrrieVG bv tnis mauiercnco w ub v "v "7 : ....i it ' n I rtr tntT KruniiiiLV iiiu 1 uiviuii 11 .aiuiuimw.. motions 1 essess now m? wrecked, and the bark proving too expensive or his exhadsted treasury. Wis oDservation is L-pn nnrl nonrv rotpntivo. When but a young- lad, hfi visited the Potomac frigate,. Commodore Powncs, then lying off Honolulu. v Several years later in 1839. he went on hnard the Columbia fri- n r,i ' While. wa kin2 between Li. N 11 ill ill 11 11 t1 1 l rx iiii . ."--- . 1 . .i. 1. 1 a:.j 11 ti,: irAeeT hns nrreater height cviis, ueouservuu, v 'v' 0 t u at ere than the Potomac;7. How. muenwo tucy u,, err asked his companion. Upon miccung u cnt he,replied, two inches," which was tne ex- ct diflerencc.', iu. . ; r. - v.- -i " . ' THEY XTH1AN EXPEDITION. - Wa rst fmm the vallev of the Xanthus hip.h-Mato.tlic whole It is likewise known to a num- I how am considered V,o! and hV inV SIUD1UHV UUU uiwuii i-i motions wiuiui , : j , . salvation, hereof that tnany; that ! I how am considered a carelessness respiting he g eat tvuivti v t . . , .. 1 1 .. ,!,-, 1 -,,rr(Tf!orl tnmfi nv ITCSlUCnt flUl Ol II UhL' IUf nlUh: Thou art a wonder to me noiy. "g, - " 7v.I;.nt - Uu. 1..' waww earn dempt - 1 - a WOnaer IU yamyrr rr;r; - : " s A waiten ior anu uw.v , . , ; thou hast seen "but bever ss V. ; V'"u . - - r ' ' i:aA c-tMit whirii snr- n tvhnrlor tn all ttlOSC 2iuri . " T ' T . -' ;onndthe throne of, God and lthe Larpb and who know y joy fuj experience, the h ed rest, which remains for the peoplq f God. O nrk nf that Haminff roil and glowing love, 7:v,j ..4.. 7 7,77. 7- : T -VT''-"'-' V I 't- ; answer, and warmlv advo cated the use of spirituous liquors, j It ttas, bow- v.v.., vjvvii. vAauiiiiiii- vxiiiiniiicc, ana . v.as not' printed. Subsequently' to this, a' word was carefully migled vith pulpit discourses to jus tify and encourage the use. , 1 j I determined to make one more cCort,' tlrcgh it rliould cost me the loss of fellowshipbut I hoped shculd not lose that. , 1 could not help persuad ing mpclf that I could approach rny brethren ia sohumble and aCcctkmate a mnancr as not to incur their displeasure, if I did not gain tbeir approba tion. , I therefore wrote and tad published &t a cost of 423, "An Essay on the fcse of spirituous iiqucr?, ccc" nnd distributed gratuitously. 4 , t i It is true, I was afraid I should lose ray breth ren. I knew the rage of appetite when upheld br inc power ot uamu i kjctt iso uie deep and o- sivc u-ariare upon nti ouier uenominauons, anu inaij-biUing prejuaice ogatnst icmpcraoce Societies -from the pulpit, whicji was carried to such" length j and that jealousy which was constantly awake that half our scrraoms many a time, was taken op would be apt to identify the present movement in censuring "them.- A censorious spirit by this vkh that Society.' Notwithrtaudin" . all this. I . ----- .1 i - ...i i - . i i .in means pcraucu our uoio seci. . ivnu wncn an to others as well 83 brother Wait, and, under ptiv; idence, may result in adding-a little strength' to tho cauBe which is deemed so wellcworthy of all still hoped to rain them. I thonht tW . " the rest of course, condemned 'such a practice, wc , compelled to see and consider the Wrcrsil mi cxclaimed that all other; denominations . we& op-. chiefs of drunkenness ;:nnd that ihey wctdd yield posed to the 0. S. -Baptists, i AVo claimed their , to the fact that all abstaining persons testily to the bbjections as evidence of our" orthodoxy We, nnprofitableress and dangcr of Ue halt ofMrarr puyti&uua uuui inu wuiiw uu an tuusivuuoni was urinKinf:. icus i oopca cm. ona wrote en. against us, m orucr 10 emisi puouc sympatny. The pamphlet, it is hoped, did muiWl over that f rcso'iition, ooo eV- The pamphlet, it is hoped, did mtitlmxvl. n t. From being always doctrinal in oar preaching,' the rower of habit over that tif rcjo'iition anon yyc came to dwell almost entirely on the. decrees , vinccd the necessity of a pledge r-aad.wa rmW re-" of God.l :The believing of election", was made in-: tmmctided to my reiscn, mr prrohatinn ' j. 'I'l.lx.t. a. -1 T te - - r ... " i-i 1 '! .i . m 1 . r'uw"J(i, ecu - t I . . ,T . 71 i. ' .. . . . llie'aid it can receive, i procccu io.ivo mem in aispcnsaoio 10 saivaiion, :n n protcssor'Ota; noi - my aguvcaia, me icmperancc, Societv. Ticr detail."' 1 ' ' - - ",-&Hrr? fr:i'1 ' bclievo- in-.thatdoctrine wc did not scruple to'drV;' tie man ii immersed, in.wcakcr.tln -infact i'Tibe - -1 will boffin with naming the ; causes wnlcXIeil .'pntcliis gracious 's!atc.V"VVrc' pfcacherl if to the 1 cility, and decibn has len- bit all its fnc in him ! I! ! i rrm?
The Biblical Recorder (Raleigh, N.C.)
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March 23, 1844, edition 1
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