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Editor: We are now on Board the SUamer Enterprize, bound for Mattlmain, bcar h despatches, however, for the " Com.modoreV n board Her Majestys ' Frigate Fox," now liiigiii - When we left Sandoway, on the 14th of list month, the war with Burmah and the ex pojl state of Arracan, occupied -mosf of our thoughts. I had prepared a few lines for you on tis pubject, but must lay them aside now, ard pre 56a an account of some sad events more dl netly connected with our Missions, which bate bppened within, the past two weeksT , ilr 0a our way up from Sandoway to Akyab, we tupped at Kyouk Phyoa, and bad a very pleas laiTisit of four or five days with Bro. and Sister CiaspbeU. We then passed on to Akyab,anti eiSng much pleasure in seeing Bro. and Sb tirialls, who arrived in the last steamer from Cifotu. " " V; ' t;? 1 , . , - . . !; f A week or more bad passed away very agree iMj, when an unseasonable change to warm ft after taking place, the Cholera broke out al- 9st at once. From twenty to thirty cases amons ue Bttires and three 16 four among the sailors, wre reported daily. , . Jast at this Jime Bro. and; Sister Campbell ttme ttp from Kyouk Phyou, be intending to go at once to Aeng11 on a "missionary .tour, ol Mrs. C. to remain in Akyab for. a week or m, nntU the stea mer should leave for Kyouk Phon, when sh e wo uld return borne. ?. He alsQ foought op some doors frames, &o!, which he W purchased forfiro. Moorej who is nosw bmld- iag. But owing to the hot weather and prevail ence of Cholera, be was advised to postpone bis 1 tis3 to a more favorable tune. He consented. hmg already spent most of the cold season on missionary tour to Ramree and Cheduba. We ere all together, three, families in Bro. Ingalls' wase, which is not very large. Bro. Moore and ttmUy were in Bro. Knapp'a 4 house On, the 14th inst., Mrs. Ingalls complained of feeling nn- ell, and craduallv crew worse until in two or feee days, decided symptoms of Chohra appeaf- i Bro. I. watched with her dav and nieht. f . t . i .' w - ly leaving her" bedside for five minutes at a fcne. On 'Tnpsdav. f17th ) bad a verr.bad 'r- to6k four bottles of Jayne'a s Balsam da- -1 . . , rag the night, but could not check the purging. iwttt 9 o'clock the same evening, unpleasant pptoms1 began to develop themselves in me wo. I had Mt an nneaaness in mv bowels for Roe lays." Purging began, and I was in much R during the night, and towards morning be- TomitinguThe medicine, however, did bet 'ftemce forma than fpr poor sister . "and by 0 fVt "a have not been down since.5 On the follow- , Wednesday ,a Mr. LAvIgny, teacber of 'gciTernment school, died with the worst: type ' Aslatio Cholefa. vHe walked the verandah t. I i-1 waa dead. During the night, Mrs: I was lowat one time; a seyereTspasm baying passsd " ol5 we 'thought she waa gone.- r8-. bathed her with brandy most.of the night 6 CllSlS vifK liav ma nae mmA fm Vt (imit X2?in to mpTirl." ; NVvt dav t iyr f- nVlnnV; R-t the surgeon" was taken.'at twelve o'clock . surgeon was taken, at twelve o'clock lis will, and,, gave himself up as bope- Friday evening,! we bid J a XI "fO. and Sif PainrkKdll 'wlin. with Be V- 7f Jfe residents, went on board tbe steamer, 54 was to leave on the following morning, for iand Sandowav7 W nrrA trlH tft sfift them t be rJ rrom this ?rJ jZace. ;Crir I V Suaday morning the steamer came in very d of Le?t5?7i a?d we bad to leave in much baste. 1 i . tia the plague wasannarcntlv imrpftd- - 'w:- " ts w." . . ISC' i'j long the resident - Tbe eiril surgeori was tVeyond bopeT: AJSerjeaat Sinith,attacVed tts night, was dying; and Mrs. M oere - "ttkenquito sick that mormagbut bad t0 n en hera We left mat without ?PreIlcnsion cf more tews Mowix?! 'giae if you -can, our emoiions upon 'I3 80021 as we bad' come to anchor off joucn the faTTnwirT morning, ascead crJ Hricd I I I felt almost as wougn 1 could lie down and die too: : We liardly? ga l!36131 freely,:ben we were 'called upon to ewomiter dei4aid the fearful plague here again, and in its most start ling form. vOne of our own little band, a broth er beloved, and of much - promise, from whom we bad parted only two days before with no ap prehension for the morrow," now sick -dead ! buriod I I The. account of bis 0 death;" wDl give you as it was related to mo on the following day by bis 'bereaved,' heart-stricken companion.- During the night be complained of distress and unusual freeness of the bowels, but attributed it 10 .ine closeness v of the cabin and reaction from the opposite of his bowels for some days previous, He did not feel well in the morning, but still went upon deck, and at thetoual hour for break fast, 8 1-2 o'clock, be sat down at the table, but ate little bad to leave before the meal was con cluded. . He remained on deck awhile, but soon commenced purging, and bad to go below Mrs.C. prepared bim some medicine, which be I threw up as soon as he bad taken, j He could now keep nothing on bis stomach ; and, although very thirsty, the only refreshment be could take was ;ai mue water, f sucked 'from a wetinth which! be also' rejected in a very short' time. -About one o'clock during : the last purge,' be fainted intirely away, ; and upon reviving, com plained for the first time of the cramp in one of bis legs. Tbis gradually became more violent, and occasioned him very great distress. Three native Christians were with him , doing all in their power to allay this most painful sensation, by robbing and pressing bis feet 'and legs. He continued thus gradually sinking and without speaking unless first spoken to; until they arri ved at Kyouk Phyou, at about five o'clock, P. M. There was no medical man on tbe steamer, she seldom being out more than a day at a time in passing from port to port. ; . . , As soon as they bad arrived at Kyouk Phyou, however, one of the residents, fa Mr.' Colombo, a very intimate and kind friend of Bro. Camp bell's, i came on board, took him in bis 1 arms, and'tjarried him; on 1 deck, : A litter was soon procured, and in a short time be was laid on his own bed at home, Tbe removal did not seem to cause bim any pain. Once at home; be was immediately surrounded by , severa affectionate and deeply sympathizing friends. ; Two physi cians were in attejidane together or alternately until bis ::.daath the. one an old, experienced practitioner, connected with the regiment, which has just been sent otit to this place," the other a young man, and civil surgeon of the station.- The latter staid with" him all night, and from the time of bis arrival until be died, 12 o'clock, next day CSabbath .) ! Every possible effort was made to' save him, and no means left untired which either kindness or wisdom could suggest. Relays of men, of five and six at the time, were sent" from the Hospital to aid in ' rubbing and otherwise attending upon him, but all in yairi.--He died' of $hekr?ex)iuiistiorit ' as the elder doctor told Mrs. C . Could bis system have rallied a little, be ; might baye been sayed.v (They buried him on the evening of the' same dayjl A num ber "of officers,T gendemen'of the station and otb ersr attended " the funeral." The church service was read at the grave. 0 W-I canr hardly find words to express my sense of the kindness of the residents at Kyouk Phyou, in this instance, as one of them said they were the more anxious to save him because ' be was a strarigerThsj "did iiot ask ' j,JC fbjp ash gle article not even so much as a piece of cloth for plasters, fomentations, &cs? Andiiiow ? they have taken her to their homes, andanticipate her wants almost with 'parental care-" Bro. C appears to have been quite rational to the last, from the replies that a gave when spoken to. ,7, tMM -zmi : It -.1 ui nrM r , 27th.'. Near Maulmain. Papers, have been re ceived through' the pilot. The Cholera is destroy ing; here,' also, among- the natives." No particular change in affairs relative to the Burmanwar. We found the Frigate enforcing the blockade at the moutn of the Rangoon River. . , - ?- I must leave this .with the Captain, who has very kindly offered . to take charge of it, and if too late for the steamer. at .Calcutta, to send it down the river by express, andtjjay the extra charge 5 himself. This beoftered : to do 'upon learning . that 1 1 was writing to the .family and friends of Bro. Campbell, respecting bis sudden and'mournfttl end.' f "ffffZ From the Watchman and Reflector. LLast"year I was in Rome ? at the: occurrence of tbis Testival, and 'aid what.; every .stranger, whether Catholic or Protestant,. 1 endeavor to do, obtained a viewof Pius lXf: kii!$.J: i I was fortunate enough to see bis Holiness un der very ' favorable eireumstanees and though my admiration o tile poor, foolish, eld man did not Increase' by the public exhibition Twhicb. be made, cf bimself, jyet I was'glad to be.la Rome at the time. It was at tbe great festival of Cor pus TJomiait wbic 1 is celebrated, with great en thusiasm in all Papal countries! The origin of this fjstival is sometbiog .lHwbisX 7un in the twelftb eentwbile; wizdow cf ber'.cloister upcn:tbe4f3 coon, wbicb was riliag ' ia : tie leavers stove, 'caw ' ia . ;iiat laailiary a gap or crevice.' JbHe she wondered what this could mean,. a soft, mysterious rafla; ence stole over her senses, aad divine fonnapi peared, and she was informed that the moon re presented the church; and the gap was .illustra ting the' wanV of 'some religious festival "She inquired what it was, and was informed that it was the adoration of the consecrated wafer J She was commissioned to announce this to the world, and to commence the celebration of Comus Do mini dr Corpus Ckristi, as it is sometimes ; call ed. Pope Urban IV; set apart the Thursday following Trinity Sunday, ' for the celebration, and down to this day' it has been observed. Many curious miracles have been performed on that day, and; in connection with the festival. One of these was Borne six centuries ago. ' A priest'' in Bolsena,-who was somewhat sceptical in relation to the vision "of the nun,, was one day engaged in preaching bis scepticism from the steps of the altar, when drops ; or blood fell upOn bis surplice, and stained it in a most pecu liar manner.' He tried to conceal the blood, but it would appear on the outside, however he might fold bis robes. - - In wild afright be fell down and confessed ' bis sin, and threw of the fearful vesture. The robe is kept at Civita Vecchia, that miserable, dirty little town on the cost, and is shown at the annual festival with 9 much carefulness. , . , - v Well, the morning of Corpus Christi day come bright and beautiful, the Italian sky bending its soft arcb above our beads as we went out to see the show. : The streets were thronged with gay and ; animated crowds of people. French sol diers, in shining uniforms were moving up and down the Corsp; monks and nuns; friars and priests, wending their way towards tbe venera ble and sacred edifice. Falling into the line of carriages we crossed tbe bridge, by St. "Angelo, and soon found ourselves in front of St. Peter's -We were fortunate cnougb to secure good seat3 under the colonnade, through which the proces sions was to pass, i At eight o'clock precisely, the stir began; the first rank emerging from the door of the Vatican just as the hour arrived. Down by us came a large number of French sol diers, with stern countenances and looks as grave as if they - were marching to the field of death; next, a company of the famous I gens d armes with Jtheir ilong swords clanking bytheir sides, and their iron -heels echoing on the pavements ; next, several hundreds of bovs, nrho are being r m ' w educated in the various - Cathelio schools and monasteries, wearing whiter robes, and Carrying burning candles, and as they t moved on; sending out strains of music from their young lips, deli ciously.wild and discordant; next followed the friars, white, gray and black, of all tbe different orders, with large wax candles burning in their hands. . The appearance of these monks was any thing but pleasing. Were all our prisons raked over, or tbe ragged school of London searched, no company of men could be gathered who would exceed these in base looks and sinister expres sions. .There were but few good-looking men among them; : The wild ' eye of vice or the dull look .of indolence characterized them all. Their heads were shaven, their beards long and dirty, their feet bare, and their robes ragged and filthy. As they moved on by hundreds they made the colonnades' ring with their sacred songs, which came pealing amid- the majestic columns in a chorus wild and grand.! ? All the time the bells in tbe city were, ringing in many a chime, the cannon of St; Angelo were thundering over the Tiber,! and 1 military bands were 'sending their strains over the gay arid brilliant city.'!? Still on the procession came,'ach order of monk's known by the different flags and devices which they car ried. i The order . of - San Francisco - were . the most miserable . set of human" beings I ever saw in ecclesiastical i habits. -I Should they march'up to the door .-of any one of our poorbouses, the first work of the keeper Would be' to souse them into ', water, and wash ' away ; their filth. rThe Augustine; friars looked -very . wclL' .They" were clean' and itidy; and I appeared as if they were well.fed,; . Many bf ithem appeared 1 to be fine singerff, and' discoursed a sweet, musie. Be hind the friars followed the : curates Vand priests of the churches, in and around the city. These were better looking men, Well-dressed ; in black robes,. and ; withal somewhat 1 portly.' Next,' a higher grade of the clergy ;! then tho, senator of Rome, ' poor, representative Of departed glory. and with him tho officers : of StateJ'J These", all passed along, with Crosses, bells; banners, : and all kinds of trinkets and a! louder blast of frum pets caused us to. stretch, our, neoks and' strain our eyes for.tbe next scene: in the play,' I when, lol asort of baby training-cap, on a velvet caah ion -. made; , its appearance ; 7 1 f looked rliko tile play-thing Twbicb was put on Victoria's ; bead in Westminster,: years age, a "very .pretty ornament ! for a gay, unmarried girl; Then followed anoth-' er hat, still - more! gorgeous :and ithen a third, each of which is wornuby'thekPope -on! certain occasions, r Tbe people reacbed up, 'gaped, star ed,, and, Jooked v wondrcTos . wbe,v , as these toys were lost j in the distanceXr; Aji bour was'thus occupied; wbeathe bell of the Cathedral announ ced: that tbe jfoperwaa leaving! the Vatican.--. He came on, preteded ,by bis body guard of sol diers, dressed in singular uniform, which gave them a most grotesque appearanoe. 3 ,Tbey wear steel helmets; witb Cowing pluries; frocks of blue, green, .wbito, and yellow stnpes ( loose, flowing bloomer trowsersi similarly striped, stockings stri ped likewise, iTkey: carry kalberds, and are very dasby iar their appearance, as you cay ; imagine'. Around tke pope, l were gathered the cardinals, with bbod-red robes,rthe most appropriate color I they could wear. But the object of all interest was tbepoatii7 bisself, wbo tras bcjme upon the sicui- ders of ecclesiastics of high rank. He rode in a car trimmed with gold,7ancl decorated with spabgles. Over bis bead was a. canopy of gilt and crimson. if.. , , I - - -- As this, pretended successor of St. Peter rode along, with his head bowed over a golden 'cruci fix, and his person covered almost'entirely j with drapery, the undulating motion ' reminded me of the awkward, figure one makes when riding on the back of an unwieldy elephant. His Holi ness is a good-looking man, , in the sixtieth year of his age, having been born in 1792. - His coun tenance is mild, and has a benevolent expression. There appears, however, a want of life and char acter, and no one would mark bim as a man of much ability and energy," , . j- 7 - The procession of boys and men,' monks and priests, bishops and cardinals, singing and pray ing; groaning and shouting, 'moved out into, the atrcei., sau up urouga xne. piazza, in irons 01 me church, and, into the sacred edifice, opening to the . right and, left, forming lines, :, through which the Pope was to pass. Soon be came ambling along on bis human horses, who were sweating beneath the burden. At the foot of the gr Laltar he dismounted, : very ' much as a person pretty well frightened wonld clamber down from the back of an elephant. . What " took place; at the altar; 'I do not know." The Pope muttered ; the people fell on their faces ; the military men tbrew tbeir arms t down witb a clasb upon tbe pavements ; tbe Pope spread bis bands, and gave a fatherly benediction ; and men, women; boys girls, priests, monks cardinals; beggars, thieves Italians, Germans, French; all began to rush on of the cathedral pellmell, crowding, pushing, running, stopping," swearing, praying, all Jri one delightful jumble, tho like of which never saw before. Seeing his Holiness making his way towards where we stood, we put ourselves in a position to secure a most favorable view of his countenance. When he arrived at the spot where we were, be was seized with a sudden spasm of affection j and turning square round he spread bi3 holy, bands; and uttered an extra blessing on us poor heretics. I was grateful, not so much for (the benediction,) as for .tbe fine view of bis sacred person. In Rome, the Catholic religion is seen in all its power and glory, aye, and in all its. weakness and shame too. There is no government here to interfere with the" exercise of its functions'; there are no heretical sects to deform its pro- DortionB. and binder its advance. Here are its throne, its palace and its s prison, its temple and its tower. . , Italy is a very paradise for monks, and if she is not cursed, it is not their, fault. They swarm, like locusts, eat bread which they do not earn live in bouses which they have not erected. 2A : ' ' ' Homo. Lowell April 12,1852: ' v: ' ! ; -A ' fact I .f iim r.nHi lltllc Ctinlr . ( UU1 1111 i9l DUHVAI ( . ' I I . The following is tho last communication re? ceivedby the Board from our esteemed . sister Shuck whose early death 13 so sorelyr lamented by the friends of missions. It breathes the spirit of the devoted Christian.' She but "uttered tbe feelings of ber own heart, when she ' deemed 'tbe work of teaching the benigbtied heathen a " priv ilege." It was indeed to her a privilege to point the Chinese of her own sex, to hrist, the only Saviour. ; Will not the closing appeal reach the heart of some; who might go forth upon the er rand, in fulfilling whichy shet Was so' willing to; spend ber life.' She writes under' date ' of Aug. 24, 1851 ' ' ' i,? --y-i'i This morning I gathered mv neighbors togeth er and thought 1 should have a pleasant little in terview with; tbpm, butj an idolatrous .3 festival happened just at the time, and the children, whose attention , I;, usually keep, by questioning, were continually attracted by it J The horrid din. was trying to my own feelings excessively, and would have been, bad I not felt ' that by -it Satan was leading away the minds of those "ybom'l I would fain bave led towards the Irue 'Goa'ari.'taugbt of Eis Iqve and mercy! First the little ' children hatTto be dismissed, for. I insisted that. they sbould not leave their seats continually to look, and then the larger children, and finally the meet ing was closed by. prayer, .with, a few women alone. i Aftenrardsi Is found: nt Opportunity of pressing the importance of attending to the sub ject of religion upon one of the women, and hoped if nothing else bad ' been done," sbe ' might nave bad some idea presented to ber mind . that would come back to ber. againvXlcft them with - God, and sought to compose my own Jmmd by qmet reading and rest, my.cbudfen also being- quietl y employed by suiidry pieturet and books. J After an our driwo a number of women were heard coming up the stairs; 1 rose and met them mviting tbeui to' my room', yet fearing , they bad only come to look, as they do on such : festival occaaona. - They were led by a woman who bad fbeen bere before," and who soon assured kae that she bad brought them to listen, to the doctrines. My heart warmed I felt thai God bad sent me work to do, arid witb: his help, I wise enabled ' to speak to them cf bis character; andjfrhat be -re- quircdoftherai. They seemed anxious to know, and , listened , attentively,: asking ' questions; as though they comprehended my words.-: i JOnce or twice as an idei f God's goodness towards wicked men, was .! presented i to-Uieir minds, it 'seemed to create a feeling of inierest; and. when I told them, that God, seeing all men wicked, bad give J Lis Son to come and - die in their stead. ' Why tbat is good,1 'said one, " is iivntr1 ', I eonld ircll re-echo it it goodt and 7S- my own heart added, it is good to teach men so 00.' H ' ? v : Tbere was another encouraging thing about this visit of. these women to me, and it is an en couragement which I have felt " before, yj- have bad women to come in and see. me for the first time.; I have tried to tell them what I could, and they have gone from me, leaving me to feel bat it was bread upon the waters, I bad done what I could for. them. . r .- - . fv After weeks,-nay, sometimes monthsj those women have returned with others, and I have found that the words l first spoke, "have not all been forgotten ; something, by God's grace, has been left to. lodge in the dardened mind. ' The woman who brought these, brought soma others a few weeks since.. I , thought I had' seen' her face before, but did not recognize'; ber." As she seemed familiar with sonfo things' I was ' saying, I said to her, where have you beard these things ? " Oh ! you told me wheo;I was " here before." Think you not my heart was lifted up in' thank fulness that God," in . this poor woman's heart, had kept a word of. truth ! , Ohjsay to those dear brother, who wo tbat, though there may be much of trial here which Christians at borne know not, there is also much privilege, t Tell them it may be their privi lege to say to some of these souls the word that may be wanting to fill up tbe ' measure of the knowleige which may lead them to the Saviour. It is by little and by little tiiatlherheathenare to be taught ; and. the labors of the female mis sionaries here may: seem to be , of comparative unimportance,-yet who may tell what God may cause them to. accomplish. ; It is I God's truth we teach these people. .1, delight to think so and to believe that "-His word shall accomplish that which He pleases, and shall prosper in ' the thing whereto it is sent." 1 With kind1 regards to the members of your family, believe me, ; ' Ye'ars truly; 7 '. . .E. G. Shucx Fron California. ' ; CORRESPOND ENCE Or THJ PRESBTTER1 AN. Iffissumdry " 2U ' '; ' ' ; San Francisco; MprtZ 15, 1852.1 Messrs EduorsUy the arrival of tiie steam er ' orernerjesterday.a. beginning., of5 our needed reinforcement of Presbyterian ministers was made. It was a gooi day to us , which wit nessed the. safe arrival of our brethren, the Rev. Robert : McCoyptTennessee, ; "arid lhev Rev Josboa Butts of NewJ' York. 5 A ' wide field is open before these brethren their placesbf set tlement and labour wilt be soonI trust, deter mined ; 'and still" there kwnT remain' many invi ting locations for otbers, who I. hope willpeedi- v Wo are strangely impressed with tbe apparent t' slowness . of heart,'?, in your region, . " to be lieve" tho reports which we have sent forward to you, of the spiritual wants of this land. &"At this date of the history of our State, its geog raphical and social character, we think; must be pretty well understood - And ' " wbatever opinion may be beld . upon the propriety of the emra tiori of business men" to this ,:and, it must seein w if , no .r question should ., exist, as to tho; loud ; and; earnest call, for the exercise of the true missionary i spirit, in bringing to these shores .the blessed influences of the gosnel of Christ" ; - fr tA - - i( In regard to the 1 number of our own citizens expected to "arrive tbe, present ' season,'' ire seem not likely,' tol' be " disappointed. tijVIany;-;we know, of these new adventurers come, expecting to remain only a year or two at, the furthest- But the.. result will probably. be similar to tbatl which belongs to the history of the .- past; Men change their minds sometimes ; and in this case especially, and we think with good reaS6n.?riri-deed-, it has come to be a matter of so frequent and universal t occurrence, that we; bardly 'heed the expresrion'which is made by those who leave us after - a short jwjouray here,' of an' intention never to return again. A few months only pass away, and their faces . are again seen among us. But even granting that the, population; of Cali fornia is and may be for a while transient as to individuals,' in the aggregate it is permanent arid increasingV Hence the basis of bur claimsupon the missionary zeal and efforts'of the 'Cburch. Who villi catt for; the. anas r .,. . -r, Next in,, numbers to - souls of . these thous- urn - our own the ese are now flocking to onr shores. .Among these it has been, most gratifying to find , at least ont Christianxconvert, a young, man whose na tive. ;name i is Aehik bis , Christian mame, in whicb o he x was baptiaed,H W 'Lagun'gn CAeu, meaningj as be inform s me, telief of the Scrip tures;" With 1 him; I bave bad several pleasant mteryie wsThis youth was be lelU'me J about tbree i years in tbe Morjrisbnscfico tbe,: Icare Jof ' my cherished , .friend Mry Sa a, uf$rownty years in. tiie scbopl of Bishop s Smith , in, Hong Kong, and by the bishop was baptized. His an swers to questions trocbing matters of Christian doctrine, 7 are intelligent and very satisfactory. He id associated with bis uncle, accompanying bim ia mercantile ventureYarid will 'remain1 in tEisrcir- I bave muW bope,;Mt'tiir6ugh 1 bis vast numbers lof.wbom have felt tbe influence of tbe gold , fever,-and bave come bringing with them tbeir gold washer $: exact imitations of the kinds in use in the. mines. Many thousands of these Asiatics will come to' us the present year. Tours, A. W. UlSiruuicuixn'j, V . . o . b r 1 "r: direclfy to bear npori bis interesting countrymen, ' - From the Chnstian,Cairoaicle., YJ. Lift fcsunirce for !lidslcrs Messrs. Editors. I "was much pleased witb an article in the Chronicle of this week with tho above caption. Even more than yon bavo there in expressed ; might be justly said in fpraise ' of the SDirit that nrnirmta and noble actions. But this article' is to do Justice to .a churcb . jrboso minifestationa of strong attachment to their pas- wr nave Decn unequivocal andfjequentv v K 1 1 ne i?rankun Sqtlare Church is not "the firel among the Baptist churches i TTs?;; '7 v insure the life of their pastot.y The Second Siuthwark Churcb took . tbia worthy ; step on the" 1st of January 1851. anl have thereby Reserved tile Credit, whatever it may be, of setting this good ' examnle to 1 their ' sister churches. ., Whatever' this act on the nart oftha SonnnA RW,t,.W Church upon the permanency of. the sacred - re. lation "i between them and their good reason to "know that it has been thus fax prominent; among , thai. influences whicb bavo served to encourage bis heart and strengthen bis uulUd inuui wg vo promote tneir weitare. That - mJa .st.be something more I than1 human who -: ean see bis wife and children without provision againsi ine numerous liia "which loom up in tba future" for every Baptist Minister's family that has no other dependence than thesalary paid by . iehurch to its pastor, and yet feel no barrassing care enervating -anxiety ; and the church , that for the want; of sympathy; does nothing in' tUa: respect for their pastor, by that very fact; loses much m the ljofcfficiency onbis part whicb must be consequent upon the gloomy prospects of such a position; We hail 'with pleasure tho movement of our sister'the Franklin- Square Church, and we congratulate them as well as their pastor in - view of what will be : the effects of their action in promotion of ; their mutual ad vantap. ,.WiU not 'aU the Baptist churches of our city follow - tbe ' example thus set :them ? Speak out, : brethre,' who comes next ) v' Tho movement was cOmmenced;mtK wt pnt lier own name at tile top of tbe list, and . theprestejd itto pothers... Lettbe trial bo ' made in every churcb. . i. - . i . . : t' x ours, ftaternallyya rntj- ' j PHiLADELPaiA, April 21stl852 U ; - The Cenlrtf or Banfinv . uo aumirauon oi .tne writings of John Bnn- J-f F-S-ed in anabjpjirticlf in tbe Eclectio Review (English) -;sh Chrians in .Great .Britain hasy been recently unusually directed to the powerful treaties of tho great author Tbe reriewer speaks thus '. of Bunyan's mind sHfe-s-'fi .rtpMis-f - "In analyzing the mind of BanvanJ the ? first quality jwhich strikes usb' the thorough equaUtx ' arid alnjost identity. of the subjective and the ob- J J aeemqrie also He does nok ?M jmaginenot iimiginebut see; We have no doubt whatever that many of lis pictures, like Blake's stood out from the'eye . that he. saw visions as well ardreamed "dreams and that this perUous faculty did riot "unhin his mind; owing to the strerigth'of bis bodily, con- stituUon; the simplicity of bis habits and tbat vigorous" intellect which' 'burned, Vet was . not couaumeu, amia , tne oiazo or ; iiis imagination. But if ever. a4 rna'n since tbe 'propbets of , Israel deserved, m'alower'sense tho name:of&cer,, it- iMvtJanjaii.ii;iIt .was as if bis braui trob- bed and thought in bin aw-nw - rinrt r. which seemed fscinfflktmg'Mu bbjee- tivenessl might berid'dweaseit tho! diy ine disease of Danterpensery and of Mi- ' chael auviu .uiseaso penectiv comnatihla with strength of judgment; and "even witb seTer-; ity of purpose but the infection of wbicb has, unfortunately, not been perpetuated, for tho two, who in modern times, . most, resembled bim in " this quality, wanting Bunyan's ballast, becamo morbid, if not mad., refer! to Blake and Shelley. 'vJn Buny,atjbeperiod;at least when ? otQi?f.- was a power healthy as tho vision of 'e . eagle, and yet peculiar and inimita- ble as the eyeless . intuitwns of clairvoyance tbat blind .goddess who w reported to see so far.' ? "In close connection with arid ,dependance on ' this peculiar fa?uity is bis ctild-like simplicity, . or unconsciousness of self.., . s .u : "In. an, immnf irtn imrtat-m i 1 1.', dilution,.' but as an intense essence and, while the least florid of Titers, be is the most poetical of thinkers." . New Bible i IIouse.' Tbe corner-stone of this noble edifice is to be laid soon,on the new - site in Astor PlaoeWhencompletedyit w?I ; pe one of the noblest structures H tbe - city, be- -ing: six stories high, j232 feet on Ninth St., and . 197 feet on Fourtb avenues 3 The centre will be surmounted by ajieavy cornice; ' The' first and ' second stories are said to be Intended for stores and ofSces. x May the glory of this second bouse :' ' surpass that of the first ! N. Y Ind. -' ' ; Progress in Divine KN0WLtD6fi.--.And can we, doubt when the Persons of tbe'-blessedTrini-"'1 ty are, thus engaged jiu the work of redeeming ' -love, can we question that the sinner, tbongh ba were once the vilest and mostignorant of men, will soon be brought to such a proEeicricy in the truth i as to be able to comprehend with all. , saints whatis the breadth, the lenptfi, and depth and height ; and to know the love of Christ, which passcth knowledge that he might be filled with all the fulness cf God 7" j s -r i g 4 i I, t J J I V m r. ft it i 'I r 1 V.
The Biblical Recorder (Raleigh, N.C.)
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June 11, 1852, edition 1
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