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and the lie immediate subjects of its care display thercforecee the necessity" of any rilical paraxon ntlchiistian vices to their fvdlnmturity, and the subject-nor -for .:any clangflinour English Wr moit desperate malignity.' . , -won," : r ,; ' . r ' Jhc at their most desperate SATURDAY, APRIL 7j 1S49. - C3 TeemsTwo dollars peranum, payable to all tide's in advance; If not'paid to 6 months $3 will bei charged.' Singular Notions. - A writer to the Philadelphia Christian Observer, se--"rlddsly maintains that the time will come "when the Jldn'alllheyjwt straw likelhe Oxv support .of this opinion he contends, that all animals, as origi ' VnalJy constituted, ;were" jejaniVorquf .that is eaters ot -grasi j-l4hat they continued such until after the flood; '"that they; orarpart of ihem became camivorods in "consequence of Adam's stof.i'P. dest'ned to retorn to their first jestate,'' when the lion shaileatst 1- -fruit of iuunao'Jftansgionia'li::! of the; curse . 'Inflicted 6n the world-rand Is to he done away at the time of the mellemum. .- .. ..- ' . . In yiew of these strange notions, we should like to lask the writer, whether he thinks that the -4 were oriraaliy made to eat grass, and' were accustomed to come out and graze -oh the hillv? Whethet he thinks SCtVat'thewsol.th : . .the teeti of the shark,- we're originally given them by - the Creator for ihe purpose facilitating theopera (ion'pf eating grass or itraw'i-r -ivhether he thinks ' -?that these have' been "added since the occupation of their owners has been " : changed We are: also cu rious to know, w; the curse of 'Adam's sinjBhpuld V fall upon some, and hot upon ctfjOf the brute creation - why it should come pon.therEon and "the sharks .and not upoa the horse and the oxand which he con 1 "siders as cursed the 5 most the wolf that eats the lamb r or the JaraV that is'devoured by the wolf f :- ; v r We can but regard, the above as a strange and silly tonceit -the,' fruit of a mprhid.v and puerile faith strengthened andv confirmed by a delusive method of biblical interpretation; ' One thing is certain, there is no more effectual mode of rendering' the, bible ridicu - lousV'thari by making it icbirtraia-tb':lena;b.v . eon i and ? of common senseruch jnbdes of:;ihter retationioold 'dOj 'periaps,M those ,timei'prhen fa woman was liable to be -condemned and hanged as raw7c&;buVrt ' fanatics, 1 n the middle of the nineteenth centuryV '. V : AgTeeably tobls mode of interpretation, we suppose the'writer to question: believes that the time will come, also, when 'alt the trees of the valley shali literally clap their . hands": ThaVis, that, at the time alluded .to by the prophet, the trees will all have hands, and will clap them .for joy. . It may he relied pn, that Hvhen that prophecy, comes to be literally fulfilled, thei'e will be such a,clapping:'of bands as the world r jietersaw nor heard before. t -- v 5 v i : y , ControTersy.45 The following.remarks on religious controvery are . from the pen of the late Dr. exCarsom Xfln a eon ; trpversialist nothing ;can compensate for candor j and :. fatts ought to -"be admitted ,'even when they appear; -ixnfavprabWIt.-Isi r.n tmhallowed ingenuity ' that .' atraTnsp give a deceitfuT coloring1 to what can not be - denied and can not ultimately serre a good cause Truth will be sooner made to appear, and will sooner be received, if on all sides there is openness and Jion est dealing, without any attempt to conceal or to col or. ;.To foice through difSculties, employ' insufficient . evidence," refuse admissions that integrity can not de-?-rywand by jbelorkal artifice cut down whatevjsrpppo a. : ses, is the art of a religious' gladiator, not of a Chris- Can cojitendin earnestly for. divine institutions i -f tTlxo Religious Herald.-rd. 5? , - - ,- .;a -,r---. ;.'f '; --w -" , , Jn the, last HeTald .we find an article, it would seem, by the junior editor of 4hat paper, the object of which I is not precisely apparent ; but 5 which we pre " cume to be intended for5 the benefit of the writer him self. After quoting our concluding remarks on Matt. , 3.' 19, published :some weeks since in the Recorder, the editor subjoins the following luminous observa- H tions : - ; -; ; J j"fcv scA-i.:-;;: ;::;:.::;; v -;, If 4 boyv to the classical department f ,Wake F q rcst College, .were to go before ; his ; teacher with this S explanation of, the difference between tnaihetem and :!' didasito, he would tenture' ou a very hazardous ex periment. .To say that . one means ta'i teach after a particular manner,?; and the other to teach without : reference to such particidautythat;, one means to - teach a roanwbat be does. cot know, and the Other to teach what' hV does know, would be to run a ' fearful risk of being taught " after a particular man- ner' by the vigorous application of the birch- to pay Toore attention to his Lexiccn.j " ; v, i :The ESerence of meaning in, these verbs, has no re iexence'to the relation rwbicb is indicated by them, be- iween the teacher and the taught, but simply to the X-points from which it may Je contemplated. . Mathe ttEUDT (which signiEes in the New Testament, to be taught, but in the classics, to teach, a well as to be V tauchi. like our old English word form.) involves the -riJeaof a" learner, while didasko . suggests . that of a 'v-"tocher.-'..Tlie relation is the same in both, but it is ."viewed from oprosite points' As to lie cher disiiiiCtioru " 'The first having the ''"mcre Tini'.ud,he second the more' extended significa- "t!cri., that derehds upon the cennexic:! in which the 'term? are r.seL; There is ncUi'r ; ' in t!.2 rr.r.n'r.g r v.- h fcrl.i3 its teicg err.; '.eyed in a 1 cr ii .'.,.cct;cn. Il is very evident to c3 ysho ' " to r" theory to s,;r;ort, t!.: tr.3 cc r.". :fr.ch i"?' ion, i;.3 r.rsi worj, Tncr.icrr?,,-), tc.crs .rUii'c? va3 :rc'Irr.ir.ary to I;.; .-; I .!, jlla&o, 5r what followelit .TLey n.' -.t s..r.r-.:,-(r.j Ir.' CJT.j.heU' has rcrr.arLcJ,) n? RECORDER f: r t On. trading the forgoing remarks the. first thing that strikes us is this : The pterpretation which we - put uponhe Commission, as recorded in Matt. .28. 19 also in Mark 16; 15. 16 and also in Luke 24, 47 although it contains the "bead and fronlM. of4ourvaI, ledged heresy,;.is passed over, in entire silence ! Whether this omission is to be attributed to the fact that the .editor has no inclination to meddle Avith the questions:prbposed to' hira some- lime back in con nection with one of those passages :vor whether itdid not happen Ao suit his peculiar gift for' quib bling: about icords. to take m hand the substantial matters of said interpretation are questions which we shall leave to the deasion of the reader. One thing is ihdispulable J every thing of moment in onr remarksi and certainly: every thing, that concerned the Heral4 as the self-appointed Defender of Baptist Faith, is allowed to -psisa without anvexpression of dissent of afiy kind. "- Tb is silence, under such circumstances, mast be ; understood, and will be understood, as an lmr plied admission of all that was taught respecting the import of the Commission This the reader wfll pleaw bear in tav-fyiUi.c-h .f--i'r -"r' vf l-i-r - The story about the "boy' and the ubirch,1' when vpuinto plain English we suppose ineans about this: 'that the editor has been to ; college that he under stands something of Greek-and that he is, kwithal, a fnarvelousljr learned man, at least in his own opinion. And as we have ho recollection of reading an article from his pen, to which Mthis ame" was not'a went and engroeting iaea,vwe presume h w oe a con- engrosting idea,vwe presume ception, with which the said editor is more than ordi narily bu rdened.J -ivi The editor's luminous remarks about the difference of meaning in words having reference ;simply to the iwints .from which it may: be contemplated' Wabout inatheteu6 halving a 1 passive signification -in theKew Testamen and an active signification in the classics about the same term "involving the idea' of a learner." while, didasko : "suggests ; that of a teackef will, no doubt, be regarded as a master-piece of criticism, not only by the boys at Wake Forest College, but by all other boys, and men,' who have ever seen a Greek UJ..-.vy:' iThe most wonderful part of this criticism, however, I istobeintheflcoflightwhi iSfPii6 .ffftft P13' lP?tles eac? o ftc taught :r-motouo,having only a passive signification, and involving.- the idea of n Uamer but not oi a teacher! In the secondplace, they were to teach, - but no one was toMiaughtici 'suggesting the idea of teach- er,jmt nothing else of c order to obtain a definite idea of the Commission, and of the i;; duties thefeini enjoined, the apostles were to intelligence and Greek scholarship, worthy of " thedb- tinguished editor of rthe Religious Herald. '- W'hether the bovsai Wake Forest Colleee, or any one else, save the boys at Wake Forest College, or any one else, save I lhi Tnf?itR iftrfitnr himplf.SvnnW h nM frvmak! spnc I tifiti might perhaps admit of some question, v.v , ... ' T0 most amusing part of the caset however, is the fact that the editor, after storming at our and making sundry wise remarks of hia tow windsup his article: by-adopting our .conclusion I; The object of pur remarks, not to recommend aa alteration in i?t50?':HtoowibeadesrfdiM inheineaningo Indeed the plain inference from our remark was, that np alteraticnm the translation was necessary. In view of these .facts, the sagacious Associate17 of the Her- ald-wncludes his articlepwiib: the remark, ;tb 'Hioes nor see toe necessity lor any cnange in our ing- lh version the Recorder, it Jolh not appear on the face of the re" Schristianitv has "been ia tie world morelfflrt T'.II E B 'CB 7W?lrr.Y?U of biblical Interpretation shall become perfect j though it is rtenti tmtil the 'Scriptures shall cease to be a store itrsht forego- house of things new and' old ;and until it shall hag definitions, would o doubt prove a monument of beno longer a duty 6t the teaehera ofjelimon2 eighteen centuries'; and during that iotg period, .thus both to uphold and extend the living chris truth tand .-error have assumed everyJ phase of tianity of the nation. i?r. ;CAawirr.. ,i. ' which they are, susceptible It is too late now ' ;:' ': torlonk' fnr a iisw trnth' or a now error He wh -'' " -' t"-.' i'i :-i . l , . , r--"--. --- "711 r , jucuci: lium uru, iuicn ' . p imagines that:he has found a new truth m wy;. J rjr -4V - vr-'v. ".!. RlKlKaAn 'r.A Bn;n Tiflfrfi e W"" .Pw Jw"? tho father of our mis- ia only reviving an old and exploded heresy. XlJ abetters of ,r novelties, in our day,1 plume tthem- selves rjpon.meir otigmaiity ana independency and sneer at others as the bigots, . and , petrefai tions of a by-gone age. They are the pioneers of improvement, while others are servilely-trud. tog alorg.to the track of their jgnorant pred cessors. ilet was Herald, V If tlie faregcing-psxsgraph -jtnean anyihtog, : it must .mean" tiaV thevriter,liamely,--thf: jtmiorl ecuror ci ,iae iteous tieraxa, ccmDuics ia nim- The health of oar Drethrcn rcarey and Johnson hav self the concentration 'and cocsirramatiori cf all ing' failed at Canton, they are now on their way to join religiousr truth ;-T-that to. go bey end hmt is to go beyond what is written, snJ cf , course fceyond what can be known and that to deviate from fas pattern) 13 to deTiato from revelation, and to get into the region of old and exploded heresy, Of course the-rcience-cf; biblical interpretation, Le the volume of rcvcbticn itscli, u complete, and the secrets' cf ioth belong' to the Herald ! To look into the. Scriptures, therefore, witli the intention- of .ascertaining for ourselves what is the' mini -eft t!:e Spirit and mere especially v.lt!i "the tcp3 cf brir-ir. .ercTrcni "tlim T- 1 cLlt" to us 3 t!.e'chr.:t3 t-.r.gun3 cf the to be able to take part la the "public duties of a mis. II:ra!.l, " h i'ldr, r?r..":r.:3.'"' 'All t!.:.t men sicr.c.ry.': Th'e-work is arduous indeed,' and particular er.n 'Vr.t tl;3 prcrrr.t !y, if t'.ry vcul .l not lo ly to when lorn down by auctions as we have been denounced cj " t!.e .iters cf r.-ovcltie?," to rrcrctVthe Voccn!3 cf .n: nan opinion ; anJ, if L I C A" E Jl E C TJ.'nV El E . -E they J would know which of theso to receive, and j icll.to reject, they must Lejsurii" to consult tliol which editor of the Herald ! Here' they will be cer tain to find " the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth."-: : - ;'": IF the editor of tho Herald docs not know it, ' we can tell him, that there is a" material differ ence between the abettors of. nQVeltics,,,I and those who search the Scriptures for their Theol ogy . . The abettors of novelties, like the pa trons of creeds and-confessions; have generally but little use cither for the Scriptures, or' for the exercise of original or independent thought. ; As a general' rule, they are alike the. imitators and servilo ..retailers of -other men's opinions, .and are about equally useful to society :jl Wc have about as much" respect for the one, as wc Jiave for the other, ; l l is of ))ut little importance to us, whether we have to. contend -. with the novel ties of the present 4ay, or im antiquated 'errorsi oxtne past, -ueneraliy1, nowever, tne latter ao the more'Tnischief, . as they arc : sure ; to1 shelter themselves under venerable names, and to claim I the sanctity, of the ''. orthodox faith.' f 1 Whether we call them " novelticsm religion," or disoveriea in revelation,'f it is certain thsAj occasionally; the accumulated 'errors' of human opinion j andTthe antiquated, monuments' of repu ted orthodoxy, have to be overturned, and swept away Before the march of .bible truth. Scarce ly three hundred years nave passed away, since the. religious novelties,' otherwise denominated prom-Ju teresics of Luther, wcre made ...t. thodoxy of agesl J At ihat time," It was thought bj many to be " too late to look for new truth or new erroi'J-the knowledge of the' Scriptures was supposefl to be peect4rthe decreei of coun cils .were-; believed to ; combine-the only system: of saving faith and to talk about discoveries of improvemenis in revelation," was declared to be " shear : rionsenj 'V The "process )f trutli T.continne, however i t''anUquated;;forisa of superstition were overthrown ; and the impi ous .novelties cif-the i Reformerbecame; trium- 'phant 'Scarcely fifty years , have passed since, the re- JjSs n6veitiea of Fuller were taushtln-En land, ItVas thought to be: "too late to .look for new trutrt or new error." And the man - who dared to think for liitoselfwas "promptly denounced as teacher of unfounded and impious' novelties in religion Time has" passed on, however; and fa novelties of Fuller have.become luminous el- ements of thW c-rthodoxtaitE 1 : . : j'fSucn'nu and such it " will continue to be, until the science studyto rshowth ihat need not be ashamed, rightly ; oUvidtog tlie word nf Vrnfh "' -? n 5 -ra k:";?':-?---;-; 0f truths ' ; U T' Honorable Tribute -fo the English Ba- ttSTsl Let it never be forgotteR .of the Parti- cular Baptists of "England, that they iforto "the denomination of FuUer,: and Cary, and Ryland, and Hali' and Foster j that they have originateb! jmoM the neatest of all rnissionarv entcmrises: that they have : enriched .the literature of our ty ; as well as the first talent," and the first elo- quenCe'fthat theybave waged very noble and B.",ia,xt perhans there is not a more intellectual com- munity of ministers in our island, or who have pnt forth,- to their number; a greater amount of by their zeal, and .fidelity, and-pastoral labor j have done more to swell the7 lists of genuine dis ; O wvVq vwwivmw VI U MX U4VBk A VK1 VVkj lestiP "ory m China, has; dlyrfavoredus. with to letter roni his son, from which we make thefoi- 1 lowing ettracts ShaBghaifKovelier ftmsl i 1 Bro. Shuck and myself with our" fellies: are left ia this most distant corner of the. earth,Jto contend alorieV lor. the Southern Boardand. Cnjurcbes; against the evils cif idolatryi- Rut we afe happy to kudw that the places of those who have left will soon be supplied.- us at this place. Bro.' Johnson has now' been at sea 23 days, and, is hourly expected Bro. Pearcy has t been out only about J 0 days and will be here I suppose J by the first of December.; J ; we have opened a new preaching place in the City, ia one cf the best streets in the pUue.;0urChapel j jhee is about ns; large as Moqnt Pisgah Church.. 'Oar I cOngregztions-. .vary , frotn 2 to 4 hundred.. We have j preaching twice on the Sabbath,' twice-during the J week, and the Chapel opened 'every day for religious conversation and book distribution. I can assure yoa I am heppy in my fell of labor, and still more happy I since we commenced .our work at this .place."' One man l:a? cxprccd an ardent desire to become a Chris- tian, or as be says, a follower of"Ya ree,n or ia Oar language, Jesus'; He is daily engaged jn studying tte scriptures (as we nave nim empioyea in our wuau and indeed be knows much of tne go?peit dui wc are not yet satisfied to regard to his Conversion to God Yon can form no idea of the darkness of a hea then's mind in regard to God and eternal things. Ills woree than a perfect blank. They think after death, their spirits go into some bird or animal of some kind, making them, if it is the spirit of a good-natured man, a good bird or animal and if .the spirit of a bad man it jnake3 birds of prey or ferocious - animals. Some think heir spirts float in the 'atmdstphere, without a- dvpelliug place. Hence tbey burn 'straw; houses for them to live in paper boxes fof them' to put their clothes in and paper,' which they call paper money fQr them to buy their rice with. This is dpne by the relatives Of those, wfib have been dead: hundreds of years. ' Tbis is the" kind of people among whom' we live and labor., ; "And yet with all their darkness, we trust the Lord wiUjMesa pur feeble efforts for their con version. .. r ' gv-:.viT-:F!or.the.'Recorder.'- - ."Be thou faithful-unto death, and I will give thee acrown of life Rev. 2 r 10S v - - The twhoto tenor of the Bible sbowi' ' thc-rost imporiancof ifaithrull The Christian should always abound in; the .work of the Lord. - God rennircs everv thinsr to be don& mak vau promote ais ; giory ; r ana ne noias ua aOossess. , - All the means within our reach f. '.Py 'ti': the jproino ton.' of his causeand in "the ' melioration of the condition of -suflenngjiumamty. If christians will not JaJ? bor for God, they may r expect to incur bis dis-: pleasurn, and; "pierce themselves. through With many; sorrows." ;' . ' j - y. ' - " ; ; It 1$ a lamentable fact andinucu to be do plored, that a large' proportion of the professors of religiony follow the Savior only afar oft Their lighiisjconcealed frbr Christ .bas'ered'niore from the untwtnful and unholy lspf Jus, infidels and atheists the . world ever produced WhaVaV; awful v.load- of guilt- must liang 4ver moser wno are constantly aestroymg tnat wuicn they are solemnly :. bound to jpromote lHow few evince bytheir conversation and actions, that religion'- has t much : influence over them !' .How many" exert an influence 'the'yery opposite df that which God 'solemnly rearulrcs them to exert upon the world !- Who can say his garments are clean'from the blood of souli? r- There 'are others ;who , are members of ; the churchy that exert Tery little influence, one' way or the other. kThey do scarcely anything deserv ing censure or worthy, of praise, ."All that may bp. said of them is, they simply do nothing. In this' manner; they pass through: -life j comforting tbemselves, perhaps, witH the idea that if they do no good, they do no harm . But such a course" of conduct is sad disobedience to tnW commands of God. -Wo are required lo - do with all "bur might' whatsoeyer-our bandt findeth to do in the cnTistVarfMelf Gcd's, frown is upon such as can be inoUfiercnt after receiving so many blessings,thart can resta in stupidity," wfien every moment should be em ployed in his service.. ' file rccjuircs tlie whole heart. ' . Anything short of cnth-e devotednesi to him, is not obeying his holy laws We-are to live for God, and, God alone. ? . We are ever to study Kobedience .to-.;his w2f;.' Vhfle tte: ijlorV- .of the Redeemer can be in any -degree promoted by our effbrtswe areto labor. -Whflst souls are to be saved, we are to seeltto do them good. 'The in quiryjshouidc te Lord, what wilt thou Lave me to do ?" and when the question of duty is settled, we should go forward and discharge it, whatever may be "the sacrifice t If christians were entirely devoted to the Savior in heart and life, what- a different aspect would this world present ! How quietly would Zion awake firoaher slum bers, and put on her beautiful garment ! Reli gion would h toe forb. to its native brightness,- 6oou wouia me vjrospei pe prociaunea to all the inhabitants of. the earth, and' the joys of the sal vation of God felt to every land. :. If christians wx)uld promote their own individual enjoyment, tlWmust devote all their powers and faculties to serfice of tho Redeemer. ; He who sacrifices J foT Christ, enjoys ..most of Christ. Duty d happiness are inseparably connected. . . The th ef obedience is the only patji of iafety and plaee. v hat can aliord more consolation, than 3 feel; that we Itxe for Gqd alone. -.He that is tirelyK consecraol theVlrd enjoys fiat pla ace that passetk atl.nnderstaRd'tog, the World cin neither give nor fake away.ri la keeping cf t-e commandments there is creat reward." - ' The active christian generally meets with suc cess in proportion to hii'labors :--the most active 13 the most useful.. He alone is wise who devotes himself unreservedly to theserVic of bis Crea tor. ; He ii richly blessed in his own bosom-is a rich blessing to his felloVmen and will Ie blessed forever beyond the grave. .'"..':.- ; - He is unwise 'who lives for any other purpose than to glorify God. i js It not wisdom to serve faithfully such, a master w:liath said, I wiU never leave thee, nor forsake . thee."f A crown of Lie is the promised recompense cf the pcrsc vering christian.-1 His reward is not here, hnt i not here, but in Heaven How glorious will be the compensation for all his labors, sacrifices, and su.7jrir.3 which nc nas penorncu tina criurci for the cf Christ a resurrection from the dead, eternal life, and the -inheritance; cf the rduh in li-hf, tliall be las reward. 'r K. Jul). ; .-For t!-2 Recorder Tvls- ipi:::ry 'Kcjpart of E, Dodson. Rockingham Co., iV. C, JMarc h 27y 4g 5 , ' Since the last session of ,the .Bculah. A?hr' ation held with; Clement church f Person crunr i N. 6., 1 nave travelled 26 S5 .mibs ; preached joo.sermons ; obtained for the Xleligious Hora 1 subscriber ; for the, Christian; Review. l'.' r ' the Biblical Recorder 32 ; for the 'Commission : 53. Tho ' last paper is published monUily Richmond, Va;; by H. llysori,at.25 cti; per annum, or, at 20 cts. per arnnuni if 5 subsoil berssend $1, and ha volt mailed to. one package to a single person, or to a post oface conti-ous to them. l Have baptized 9 persons, lo" tin:?" to the amount $16 68 ctsJin attending to' secu lar business,; ,and collected money tfmountb t' $ 1 2 77 maiing'tho suul of $29 45 4ir UiJ was at'orue toferestihg protracted meeting ' f lasi fair and have" commenccd;sopie vSalKa I Schools this Spring : I have also some intprSt " v ing Bible . Classes ..ELIAS dod;sox. . Trie Cblored -Race at tl:e KortbV ; ' We have frequently had tocCasioa to say-ttat tbe colored people at the North "were in a vastly ' . more degraded;and wretched conditton'than eu? slaTes .at the 'South. , -The following reraarkj toado byMajNo N. Y. Sunday Mes senger, fully. corAfirm our strongest statements permitted to woVk alongside the white man.- Once they were permitted to: follow; the humble onjojm'ent of carrying up bricks and mortar, but :-?. ; "J. uur i: uutare not pennmea xo sweep 'streets. 'Ana yet " we, 'who! persecute, neglect, and repudi.; ate .the free ' black 'man" berci are tfilled with! holy zeal to make, the slave free at the South,5 and deprive hini of a ;home of food, and of clo thing, and of a kindconsidefate r master ; and wo' struggle for thdt freedom even at the cxpensc"of - breaking down;dmding,?and destroying our glo-s . rious Republic. J Suppose: all the slave Stated were tcr;sa to. their sree blacks;' Mj-friend?,i we liavc giyen'you employment rand bread biit your Abolition frieindi are anxious' that :.ybtf should ooiiie . forth' from the ' iniquity ' that sur-roundsyou-go to themV'and see if they will do as much foHyou as we "have done t?4: What U to become of more , than balf a million; of freed" blacks "driven forth; ta sefc the bold charity of thp North ! -They wilirstarveT; r"H. WTicrever we turn, .we sVe nothing iri the tation of the." slave "auestidn but ruin and di-' truss to mc coiorea race. -' : t '' ; Av circumstance :;occurred luereIast weei which' has led to the foregoing reflections. Pas ing down Nassau, street, thre3"or' fonpersonsl were 'slanding inside of a store talkin'to a blac: roan, and' they invited us to come in. ;ltHere a black man,' Vsiid one of the:geritlemen, !wli( wishes to sell himself as a slave for I50.,,.!lf 'WTe entered the store, and saw a shoirt stout fellow in Vags, with a good; countenance, and noT -, indication of vice. ' ' - - r" V1 iVVhere do you belong ?" ' "To New York , I was born thcTC.,, t - "C ' "Don't youv know that you can't "seiryorrrself: -as- a slave in this State." - -': ' V-'1 yWhat .ami to do ? I can get noVork.' I have; had no breakfast; I anjalmost naked r no one cares, for me, and I have-ho friend.' Is It. not better toThaye a good ' master whom l can' work for, and who will care for me.'. ' ,e l; Here was an illustration ' bfjilie 'practicarbe-' nevolence lot domestic ;Atrican ; slavery , while it' exhibited, the 'ranr hypocrisy of ' the" Abolition- wts. : They ieuld raise $2000. to purchase tlw . liberty of two1 mulat tc -cirlsand ! vet aTIotred al jiuui iu, uiiur iaj jsvn cmiseir as, a slave fo save himself from starving to a' fre,Northcrn :i estate 1 --; k Relisious Condition of N;GrcnatIa ff . The. attention of our Countrymen has of latO; been largely drawn not only to 1 California, but; to the routes'-which "conduct to it.: . Never bet fore has tho Isthmus of Darien, become so well? known to AmerieansJ A missionary .correspond? ' dent of the Philadelphia! Presbyterian, spaaksf thus oftho religious condition of. New' Grenada, within Jiich both .Charges and Panama are to- i eluded:, ? - jr:' "?y mind has become ranch interested in the religious cendition of tar- people 'of. Ah is State, i x ou are. aware mat Jttoman Uathohcuna has been? the established religion, , and has heretofore been received I without dissent. ? A few - months a?o.v however; a law: was enacted,' tolerating all reli a a . -, ... . a' . .-- gwus denominations, and the whole country is open to toe preaching of the gospel, except so far as it ntay beretarded. by the prejudices ;ef me people. ; itoman uatholicisia. is erkkntfy orr -the wanet This may partly be attributed to the. increased . intelligence of the people and partly, to the immoral life- of the p'Tiest, not less than . six of whom are nowrconfmed: in, the ? prison" of vu. tuf LLUiuuuus crimes. ; it -13 a iaW 0Ilew Grenada that every child shall be taught1 to read and Write and it scrprising to what- an extens the law is observed.,; You meet 6. naked barbs rian, pot a book into his hand,' and find that is can read iiwitn tolerable ; facility. The . grand diGculty here is the want of books.'.-They are; few to number, and cf high prices. - I have coca . astonished at the eagerness with which the-book I had to distribute were received tThe . Padre at : Chagrcs mads no objection, in ; a conversation i held with him to the distribution, of the BiH ; and. religious tracts,- although he was distinctly made aware that they were Protestant, not Bo man Catholic, works. :i Mr,-Nelson, the: AraerH I can ' Consul at Panama, a ! gentleman who b& - won ine highest respect, jiiid esteem irom wJ 7 Americans here, remarked, to my hearing, that he knew no more;proinisin and interes'tinsr rais- fciuiuiry iieia, ixaan 13 now presented Dy Grenada. Eveni if nothiir; mere is .attcrspte-' ; colporteurs .should be sent? to traverse the ccu try. Immense 'good might in this way be don3.' . . Frcm tna Snnih Wesfern Chrcr.iels. . ' .Tlid Gcfpil.in.Arlirtnrr.s. -'Dczr Bro. Duncan: Thrc"-h the kini cy of Gcd 1 have been ft. -red t: r: ray ycr.r LLcr, fjr r;L!c!i I f:ci 1' .2
The Biblical Recorder (Raleigh, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
April 7, 1849, edition 1
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