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From the Western Literary Messenger.
: 3Iiora, the Coaie rted Islander.
BT RICIIAKD S.JAMES.
Tie early dawn cast a flood of liht over tbe
tread waves, as tbe brig Hopeful weighed an
jsar in a baJ on the east side of Onooahtow, an
jind of the Pacific. 1 he cheerful son of tbe
alors cLimed sweetly with the notes of the
ioasands warblers, that, from the forests skirt-
vthe bay, poured forth their rich melodies in
eieome to the sun. ihe saib bent gracefully
a the perfumed breeze, and bore the gallant ves-
1 swil'tly'on her coarse. All seemed life and
jitj. l et there was one oyer whom the gar
ifsts of sadness were thrown. Leanirrg on the
afrail, a joung man of saintly mien gazed io
firds the shore, lie was a missionary of the
Csois. Three ycaiis before that same brig had
vn3 him and his companion to that island.
Th? toiled for tbe souls ot its inhabitants, and
soi entirely without effect. More than fifty
,;?aed the power of tbe cross, and left tbeir
ieathen homes to dwell with ths missionary. But
Leir countrymen, urged on by a malicious priest,
ssmsht when the missionary family, then in-
Based by alorely babe, was away, attacked the
Christian settlement and massacred the occu-
ssnts. One onlv escarwd 1 amaa, the nurse
& the infant. 'For nine months the tt'her
j t ,
red his family remained concealed in the north-
era patr v tie slfenW sappuiM ioo ttes
exertions of Tamaa. At the expiration of that
me the mother and babe died : and soon after,
the Hopeful, -sect annually by thd Society in
IVofanrl n cnnnlir ? tn Ic VlrtTT T V Stfinn With
ijUUUU fcU io iin.ivii"' I '
accesjanes, appearea m tne omng. j.aiua
mm off to it at night, and acquainted the cap
tain with the circumstances of the missionary.
A boat with an armed crew was sent ashore, and
troucht him off in safety. Such were the cir
cumstances under which he was now leaving the
iimd.
When ths" brig had cleared the bay, she head
ed northward between : the shore and the coral
reefs, that enclose nearly all the Pacific Islands,
and in an hour was off the north-cast poiut, look
ing for a passage through the reefs. I he tms
tionary, who was still at the taffrail, noticed a
native" in the water, swimming toward the ves
sel. In a few minutes, Tamaa climbed nimbly
up the side. She had come on hoard to bid him
:far2w!l..
"Tamaa." said he, " I do not wish to leave
yoa without a christian companion among your
crusl countrymen. Come with us."
"No teacher," she replied; "1 have a child
imong the heathen ; for her sake I must stay.
Perhaps God may cast her into my hands, and
then 1 can teach her the truths you have taught
ae."
"But your kinsman will slay you, as they did
cur other converts."
"I shall not lite with them. My home must
h ia that glen where we took refuge after that
fetal night ; there I can dwell - in safety, and
?ray over the graves of thef pjmale teacher and
At the mention of tha graves, the bereaved
Esissionary wept. ; ,
"Oh GfHli"he exclaimed, "mats me more
T,a tn thv will.. Grant that the mounds
taieb cover those thou didst give and take away,
aay be this means of contincing the cruel say
e who may see them, of the sincerity of our
mntivpa and tbft truth of our doctrines,?'
' Thon- tnrnin to Tamaa. be contioued "If
jou most jremin, I pray God to keep you. in
r faitarand mako ysi instrumental iu uuci-
trvmen - Here is a
Testament Yon have been taurhtto read it
Ma? itfl trnths comfort .vou "in . exile : ; and,
rtould the martyr's lot be yours, sustain your
new-bora faith." . . .
Tamaa. i?7.ef! bis band, bathed it with tears,
itA said" And 1 Drav i God, teacher, that: he
aiay keep you from harm, and lead you to other
Anders more willing, to ? receive the blessed
gpel than ours have been."" .. ; .'
Then tying the Testament and some other, things
sMch the captaiu gave her, . in a bundle n her
fid, she lowered herself into the sea, and with
fc; skill comnuonto the inhabitants otthe South
Sea Mi Kildlv to the! shore. The
I missionary watched her progress with a Mzs
3pe,.unta he saw ber rise out of the water and
- then dinnr intn. tbft WOftds, . : ii : r
V la a few hours J tha island was . fa?, below the
Won , - and the brig - rapidly pursuing het
course to Tahiti. . ' ' --'
t.o.. ..(. TTnft AffrwnlkinT about
A
i oalfa mile up the west bank of ( a small stream,
1
'Kirted bv beauwu
chestnut trees, .she- came
a secluded clen. . As she; emerged, into the
. g ..... , , .
"peamg, she saw-two iitue mounas on ner rign
wnd. The.T were the craves of the teacher?
ii ife and mild ' Hastening to them,' she: knelt
i wn, and prayed fer yently for him who had
1 1 Wght her the knowledge of ' prayer; and also
L r her child and idolatrous countrymen. This
l J'aee had ben iwlaated as mwt suitable for -c the
(if mterment nf tb: missionary's family,: because it
J J separated from the other parts of the island
i J a rather loftv Tid?e of rocks; and was not fre-
ated by the islanders, who considered it an
4 ihaated vallev. For these : reasons,? Tamaa
- 11 " " 1 . ..-.-'--'- .-v- r
also selected it for herr residence ; and, accord -miJ
occuried herself tlm
building a hut near the m-ates, of sticks and
palm leavtsT'wo iiora days werft 'spent in lay
ing out a gardrn, and in other matters connect-
cu mm uer resiaenco there. s - v -
At the close of the third day from the teach
er's departure, after commending herself and
her object to the care of God, Tamaa left the
glen, and following up the stream about a mile,
came to an opening in the rocks, through which
she passed into the main district of the island,
Her object was to recover the' child that -bad
been taken from her by heathea relatives. ; when
Rhft first. liaiHtt 1T.. it. r"':'' a i
r "-6""1 w we oiisionary laraiiy.
was areammgof' her raotheir.irTaougIi bufc so-,
ven years old when taken away, she remembered
her mother with affection and often begged her
heathen relatives to take- her back. " A fSv days
before, she bad been told that her mother had
left the island in company with the missionary.
This information, though it silenced her entrea
ties, did not prevent her lamenting her loss. On
this night the poor child cried herself to sleep;
while her bereaved mind was holding sweet con
yerse in the realms of fancy with the object of
its affiction. A slight noise awoke herl Sha
found that her dream was not all a dream, for
there was her mother stealing softly toward her
with her finger on her lips, as a sign of silence.
Miora rose from her mat, and followed her moth
er out of the hut and village, and before dawn
both were at Tamaa's new home.
The flight of Miora caused some considerable
agitation in the village ; but after an ineffectual
search of several days, the inhabitants concluded
their gods had carried her off in retribution for
her mother's apostacy from their worship. In
the mean time, mother and daughter dwelt hap
pily in their concealed home. The almost spon
taneous growth of the yam and taro, with tbe
bread fruit and banana, surulied them with
food. Tamaa spent many hours at the graves,
teaching Miora to read the New Testament, and
instructing her in the truths of the Christian re
ligion, which she exemplified by tbe history of
the peaceful dead beneath their feet. The good
seed was readily received in the mind of her pupil,
and nourished by the warm sympathies of child
hood, taking deeper root grew into the firm convic
tion of the christian.
In this raann3r five times twelvemonths pass
ed as a dream to the young convert, bringing
her to her sixteenth ' year. And now she was
called upon to endure her first affliction since she
became a Christian. Death demanded Tamaa.
It was a sad thing for that mother to leave her
child so young, so artless, so inexperienced, aloae
m the world, it was still sadder to tbmK that
she would be the only christian oa the island ;
and, should her cruel kinsmen find her, she
would he rmit to .a ..Ja ij&a
tiever yet experienced! but that mother had a
Christian's trust in God. Calling her sorrow
in' daughter to her side, she handed her the tes
lament the missionary had given her, and said :
"Miora, my child, God is calling me away, and
you will be left alone, but yet not entifely alone.
He is the God of the fatherless, and never for
sakes those who put their trust in him. You
will have much to endure, .llemain here where
vou can worship God iu peace, rather than seek
your relatives who will persecute and even slay
you for being a christian. Read much m this
book. It will be a. lamp to your feet. JNever
forget him that died for you. Remember that
through him alone we can meet in heaven above.
And now my child farewell."
Thus did this converted heathen exhort and
comfort her bereaved child. Her lips ceassd to
rrjove the eyes closed the blood ran bapk to
its fountain, and the spirit to the source whence
it came. Miora threw herseit in a paroxysm or
sorrov upoa the dead form of her mother. Her
grief, however, was softened by the promises ot
the gospel, which, like holy, oil, soothes it3 sur
ges. She knelt by the dead to implore aid and
protection from on high, and consecrate herself
afresh to the service ot vod. According to
Tamaa 's request, she buried her remains by the
side of the missionary family, and thus had a
new alter at which to offer her morning and even
ing sacrifice. As Miora became accuspraed to
the loneliness of her situation, she found a plea
sure in repairing to the graves, to think over the
virtuous example of the departed, and study the
precepts of her only companion the Testament.
For three months, her solitude remained undis
turbed. One day, while walking on the sea ghore, she
descried a canoe filled with people, coming
through the surf, and steering tor the spot where
she was. Fearful that they might be some of
her idolatrous countrymen, she fltd up the
stream to her home. But the people had seen
her, and on landing, followed her. She hid her
self in the bushes as they approached, but as
they came nearer, perceiving, by their dress that
they were not inhabitants of the island, she ven
tured forth. : : ; . . y: ':
They expressed much pleasure at seeing her ;
and in a dialect not so different from hers, but
understood them, stated that they were na
tives of an island one hundred miles off, and that
they bad been driven by a storm off their course
1 JI .AtililiAvinff v f rial ra
.t,;u V ntr an island neighDonng to tneirs
They were much exhausted with ? exposure and
hsccr. Miora supplied them, with; food, and
V,U tlier ate. informed them that she was an
exile from her countrymen on account of her re-
liHon. Her auditors listenea attentively to ner
relation,- and an aged man, who seemed their
chief, and whose name-was Nekia, replied
44 Your narration Wis us witn surprise, espe
cially as it is-an r unusual tiling tor women w
have any religious nopons .at, au, . aw
for them to.diaer tram tneir counirymeu.
ts you have kindly supplied our wants, we can
not regard you in any other light than of grati
tude and respect, tell us, -theretore, wnat in is
religion is that separates you from your country-
men;
i
44 Listen, then' said Miora, J 44 and I - wil.
Von sun unori 1 bis midday throne , the flower
snar.t bv Ihe evening breeze, the-chestnuts that
the bird f ne3tlinff ' upon it
bouh, an wings sruuuu
r?J Hrfntnt r and the beautiful and wise
arrangement of all things provejiiin to bo as holy
as he is mighty, line, wnero c -;
KoiWrra nin ibat which is not right even in out
rrwn eves)" We are mortal too: ! VVTiat then;
becomes of ,us after death ?; This craesuon:; na;
Miinnt answer: though '.it'tells us wcr de-
,ir,?sbmeTit for our sins. ' : ' This little book
..nt,ti. all:: It is a messai?e from - the God of
RALEIGH, N. C. FEIDAY-, OCTOBER 15, 1852.
nature. U confirus all we know of his exis
tence ; of our own selfishness ; of our liability to
punishment, and besides, points out the Way of
.?oapev:il It says that God taking pity dn flying
sinneri, gave his only begotten.Son to suffer their
punishment j and that whosoever believes in bW
and obeys bis commands shall not perish, but
have eternal life after the death of the body.
This is; the religion for which I am an exile." 1
How came you by that book " asked Ne&a,
and how can it explainlthese'thicgs ? Has it a
voicey tv tongue; and mouth ,: l" ;
' A whit man with lis wiloame 1 from afar
yvuuiry,.ana Pitied .with -us.lJe taught
tny
mtt;or
t'aia-rs, and.
eIYs
taught-
rm
or ;toe ni.ioii'i-
- M iu kxmttj. and hu do -
partnre, and then explained how tha book could
teach " - , - ; . ;
it' All this is very wonderful,'' said thdlhi
but how do you know that this ; religiou ' is any
more fiue than Ours Vy : v . ' . ' '
Miora placed one; haad npon the missionary 's
graves, and thsthcrupon her hadrtand with
the eloquence of nature saddi : -
V 1 know it by the devotedness of br who
gave her life that we might know this religion ;
I know it by the joyful feeling I have here when
ever I think of God and'his dear soa ; and 1
know it must be true, because it suits our lost
condition!"
The islanders were struck with her earnestness,
and said they would hear again about these things.
In the meantime, as it leas late they arranged
themselves under the trees for the rjight, while
Miora retired to her hut to pray for them.
She felt like a new creature. Her step was
more womanly ; her feeling more elevated. And
yet she was humble, Tbe exercise of teaching
uthcrs inspired her, though unconscious of it,
with more self-respect ; while the vary doctrines
she taught convinced her more than ever of her
utterly lost condition without a Saviour. But
little slumber visited her eye-lids that night.
Her soul had become interested in the conver
sitfn of those whom Providence seemed to have
thrown in her wav, and she would rather pray
for divine aid thau to sleep.
In the morning, after the strangers had par
taken of an early meal, they gathered around
Miora, and asked to hear more of this new reli
giou. She repeated her address of the night
before, speaking more particularly of Jesus
Christ, and reading his history to them from her
book.
" But," said Nekia, " our gods have hitherto
been sufficient for us and our father. Why then
should we change ?"
44 Have they been sufficient for us, indeed ?"
replied Miora 4 They have eyes indeed, but
do they see ? They have ears but do they hear r
They have mouths, but do they speak?. How
1$ Sbiv eelfku-ffictttturilSf
but dumb senseless blocks of wood, sufficient
indeed to keep us warm and coek our food, as
the tree from which they are cut is sufficient.
But my God is a living God. He gives us life.
He sustains that life. He protects from danger.
He heals our diseases, and he suves our souls
from eternal punishment. Look at the white
man ; how superior in his condition to ours !
He owes it all to his religion."
44 You speak the truth," said Nekia, " the!
white man is indeed far superior to us. We
must be all miserable creatures, and ignorant of
everything. Pray to your God that he will be
our God also.". The other strangers united with
their chief iu this request. Miora wept with
joy, and immediately kneeling down, offered the
requested prayer.
After the prayer the party separated, and
Nekia collected his followers, who numbered
about twenty, for consideration as to their future. Uhejnountain opposite. . Before supper, we con
nmifM Aq thirr Tr:ia a tnfflcir-nfmimU nf eluded to scale t ho height at the back of the
bread fmit trees and other tropical vetables
growing around to afford them sustenance, it was
determined, should Miora not object, to settle
for the present at least in this secluded spot.
Here they might live, enjoying the instructions
of Miora, until some opportunity offered of re
turning to tbeir native island, should they wish
to embrace it. Miora was rejoiced at the pros
pect of company in her exile, as well as at the
opportunity of continuing her efforts, for their
conversion. Nekia then set the men to work
building their cabins, and the women of whom
there were but six, to gathering supplies of bread
fruit, yams and the taro root. Two days thus
labored intermitting their toil by listening to
Miora's instructions and reading.
A few days after the dwellings were comple
ted, Nekia asked Miora to teach ? thcm to read
the book. She promised to try, and soon de
vised a substitute for a spelling book. This waa
a largo piece of bark, on which she stained with
berry juice the letters of the alphabet. Sus
pending it against the tree, and calling her school
around, she began tbe delightful task. As oc
casion required, she also prepared other pio
of tark with small ; words stained upon, them :
ana, as tne pupus progressea, sorae;wuayarger
words and short "sentenees.v f With' these imple
ments she taught them in company, exerciling
them also individually in pointing out words and
letters m her Testament. , So eajrer were they
to learn, that in less than three months all could
read some, and several very fluently. Miora
also had the pleasure of seeing Nekia and others
give evidence of an interest in holy things, more
genuine than mat 01 mere curiosity.
One day, in company with some of the females,
Miora wandered up the stream to the, pass that
leads into the main part of the island. Climb
ing up to' the highest point of the hill they gazed
toward the south, where ' Miora s countrymen
dwelt. ' : '
44 Oh !" exclaimed she, 41 if those cruel kins
men of mine but knew the Joys t felt, they too
would cast away then idols, and worship the true
God." : : --y-.ii -:'u
; " Who is this true Gbd ?" said a squeaking
voice behind them , at which . they all started,
and on looking back, saw a feeble old man, worn
with disease, ; who had stolen unperceived: among
tbeuvand heardthet jast remark; " Miora re
cognized in hini the old priest who , had: incited
the heath en to" massacre the christian "islanders.
She was considerably alarmed, and would . have
fled, but stopped as h&; continued:!-; , 4
;4 Fly not, daughter, I am no , more able or
willing to harm yon.i I perceive1 you' are that
Miora. whom we. supposed the gods had -'carried
off some years ago. Ah ! it has been k sad time
with us since then., y A lingular xiisease swept
nearly half of tiff .inhabitants, away ; and some
war canoes coming from a neighboring -island,
the war-club slew many whom tbe disease bad
spared.. Daring all this time, our gods refused
to help us,' and we have now discarded their wor
ship' But we kfiow not whom to trust in . now.
vvno, tnen, is mis true liod ot whom you just
spake ? : "
Miora was speechless with gratitude and as
tonishment that God, by his providences, had
prepared her countrymen Joe, tha reception of
the Gospel. y At length she spoke : - - -.
" The trao God, Tongo, is he who sent .this
disease to bring you to.hioiself. Bat come with
us to our home, and we will show you
fectly of this truth." ; . ; , ,
ou more per-
?y went, and Nckia and his t
companions
withdefjoj the story of Tcrga.'!Tb
tW-KtMn'ti 'fttV'flay folly aiknowlad
e
irencnt
fed.
'-&rjtl God in his hearty .aa J, i longmg
to cointuuMcat& the gdod news io tbose "whom
he had once contributed to deceive! hastened to
his village for that purpose. They all aecom -panied
hiwi ; and under the direction of Miora,
iN'ekia and Tongo, spread across the island, and
told the waiting heathen what they knew of the
trao God and his Christ.- And now the ssailiug
fields, the wull-built bouses, the thronged chapels
and flourishing schools attest how the Gospel,
which seemed to have been buried with the mis
sionary's wife, germinated in that t very grave,
and, springing up, spread like a fruitful vine
I o o r ' st :
throughout the dismcts of Onooahtow.
The Editor of the Southern Baptist has been ta-
king a
trip to Ihe extreme North-West of his own
State. We copy his account.
After a delightful sojourn at Greenville, we
prosecuted our journey into the more distant
North-west. A few hours riding carried us be
yond the .woody barrier of the Paris Mountain
iuto a vast amphitheatre, belted by the heights of
the Saluda range. To one aceustoiued to the
level tracts and bounded scenery of ths lowlands,
the large and varied prospect presented to us as
we traversed the basin and ascended the steep
acclivity called the Glassy Mountain, beyond,
imports something of the sense of a new and de
lightful existence. As the road at length be
came involved in a group of elvation3, and fol
lowfd the line of valleys between them, at every
turn son;o scene of tranquil and secluded
beauty burst upon us not the less charming
from the contrast we had left bclkind. Here it
was a level meadow, stretching away to the hills;
there a valky of nodding tree-tops, and there a
Sold bristling with corn, and sloping gsntly to a
central and babbling stream. And upon all of
theso the soft, gfeat 6badow9 of the neighboring
hcigbtg rested liko'an unwonted attraction.
The soil of this entire region is supported by
a stratum of red clay, in which debris of quartz
are scattered. The foundations of the couutry
are laidlnirranite.. As we advanced, the moun-
tiiur
ranges? rounded and isolated
U isolated conas. ucca -
siooullv tinon a steep side the naked granite
ii
visible, but for the most part they are covered
from head to foot with a rich garniture of forest
growth, consisting of the hickory, the oak, and
the short-leaved pine. The people in this re
gion have an excellent supply of the purest wa
ter, and rude hydrants for the convenience of
travellers are erected along the road. The corn
1 s
crops aro uncommonly uno
We arrived at Hodges s Hotel at Merntsvule
in the afternoon. It is about twenty -four miles
from Greenville, consists of a wooden building
with an additiou of brick, and is admirably kept
having amplo accommodations, a profuse ta
ble, and, most desirable of all, clean and com
fortable beds. The house is surrounded by ein-
inences on all sides. From the piazza you com-
i "'d the view ot a large held on the very top ot
j premises, and take the bearings of this unknown
region. SSo exercise can compare with this, and
no one but a pedestrian whose weary feet have
meauredsuch an ascent can experience tha full
emotions of grandeur, which thesj amazing mas
ses should inspire. In this clear atmosphere the
knowledge of distance is lost, and can be recov
ered only by the estimates of other senses than
the eye. We gained a point, at last, where a
noble view expanded. A wide and fertile plain,
intersected by narrow streams and the red line
of the road, stretched away on the left to the
blue Saluda Mountains. The high bald cliff, on
wkich we stood, beetled over the Valley, and
thousands of trees lay almost under our feet.
I he profile of a similar precipice was visible be
yond these. To the right, a valley. covered, as
it appeared to us, with primeval forests,. and
thrown into a deeper obscurity by the grey mists
of a descending storm, ran among the hill3. If
indeed th'ild-a is true, that the character of a
people is formed! by the daily scenes around
thetflf thiV -people must be capable of great
things .WmOM intellects and hearts are affected
by;apfif?? enjoyments
which .'tffe2.j
are,' habitual, and even with
whos3 infrnC conceptions the vast thoughts em
bodied in all things here, have mingled.
? The 44 God of the Tallies" is also the God of
these hills. :"At tho distance of about a half mile
from the hotel, is a house of worship belonging
to the Baptists. Brother Runion is the pastor
of the church. A short time since a protracted
meeting of ereat interestwas held here. On thj
last day of the meeting, which was given up on
account of the complete exhaustion of the minis
ters, the attendance was computed at about four
thousand, Of the converts forty-four were ad
ded to the membership of the chureh.
On the ensuing day our journey was arrested
by the great storm. , In this sheltered spot , the
wind, though changeful, was exceedingly violent.
The rain descended in torrents. . The small
stream running through Colonel Hodges s field
was changed into a broad and rapid, river, and
carried everything, crops, bridges; and mills, be
fore it. , AU along tbe line of the watercourses,
wbicK penetrated the richest fields, tha corn was
prostrated or washed away. It was singular to
observe how even the1 grass -was beaten into the
earth, as if by the tread of heavy feet. As the
wheat crops oflhiS 'region er.eaestroyed by the
June freshets, much distress ' may prevail, altho' I
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lamme is no appreueaucu,. vu uuumuiujj. vrupa
on - the highlands being comparitively tminjurcd.
". Before leaving Merittsville, we visited the
Saluda Falls, which are at 1 the distance of two
miles from: the hotels and are easily accessible'.
A4 neighborhood road'5 .approaches 1 tb foot ' of
the lalls. Tt is necessary to ford the river .before
ascending, and although this-: was no small on
dertakm-; when we rode through it, on account
of the freshet and ,: quicksands, such difficulties
arc not to be apprehended "under any ordinary
circumstances. A steep and winding, and, seem
iogly, : interminable path guides the ascending
traveller, until at length be stands up on tbe
topmost bank of the terrible gorge, through all
its length overflowing with the spray, and trem
ulous with the thunder of the cataract. : Tha
river, formed by the junction of two tributaries
above, divides the front of :a high mountain.
Our exhaustion was toe great to permit us to as
cend to its source. The water changes in its
descent from the brightest yellow to the white
ness of drifted snow. The bed of the stream
is of solid granite, here and there in its less pre
cipitous parts interrupted by great rocks, which;
have fallen into it from above. It is unfortu
nately difiioolt to oblim good "view of th teUti
mzembhy on account of the luxuriant growth im
pending over the entire descent. 1 he host is
to be taken from a roeky ledg about half way
down, and wet with a drenching spray. This,
however, does not permit the whole to be seen.
Above, a short aud regular cataract presents
itself then the stream ia. contracted into a "swift
rapid, ath'e bottom of which the opposing rocks
toss the waters in the form of great foam-crests
into an abyss 328 feet in depth. We had no
means of estimating the entire hngth of the
fall, nor have we any language adequate toth?
description of tha impression produced upon us
by its prodigious prolusion of power. We saw
it indeodUwh on under the influence of the great-
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est tresuct, wnicn has conmouteu to tue majjsty
of its descent, for the last fifty years but the in
telligent tourist, if ha would see the crowning
glory in the mountain seanery of our State, must
visit the great falls of ths Saluda.
Farewell.
Preaching of tlie Pew and the Pulpit.
There is no more effectual preacher of the
gospel than the life of a truly consistent Chris
tian. .Though he were deaf' and dumb, and in
capable of vocal utterance in testimony of the
truth, the silent, subtla influence of his charac
ter aud life would speak with a force, and argue
with a resist bssn iss, which the voice of the most
silver-tongued- occupant of the pulpit could
scarcely surpass. The tendarness ofa truly spir
itual mind; the persuasiveness ofa countenance
beaming with benevolence ; the logic of au hum
bh", gentle, truthful, loving life, would make their
way to the heart of a beholder, when access to
his head might be choked up with doubts, suspi
cions and cavils. Men who could never be rea
soned into faith, may be drawn thither by the
attractive light that continually radiates from
the beauty of a godly walk. This is preaching
which has no necessary intermission ; the week
day as well a3 the Sabbath, the road sidj as well
as the sanctuary ; in ihe midst of cares and bu-
)i - sou auu making iu unureasioa.
Thus every professor is a preaching, ordain 2d
and installed, and invested with a charge, toi
whom he is ministering, for good or evil, at all
times. The week vday sermon may hd as im
portant as the Sabbath day discourse. It is safe
to say that if its doctrine and its influence be
adverse to that heard in the sanctuary, tho lat
ter can do but little good. The preaching of
the pulpit may ba confronted and argued down
by the preaching of the fireside, the neighbor
hood and the place of business. This is a spe
cies of dialectics that Li often carried 0:1 pastor
and p3ople occupying, unconsciously, but virtu
ally, the position of antagonist orators, appeal
ing to thoise who are without, with their contra
dictory strains. What the pulpit strenuously
and tearfully asserts, the pew flatly denies. Th
claims of God's law, of Christ's love, of the
eternal interests, are set forth in persuasive tones
an Sunday; the conflicting claims of the world.
of business, of pleasure and of gam, are preach
v
ed all the week. The pulpit assorts the supe
riority of the unseen and spiritual over tho s.'en
and temporal, and urges men to forsake all to win
the heavenly crown. The pow practically de
clares that though the future is well enough,
there is no mistake about the value of the pre
sentthat though heaven is vsluable, it is not
worth the eacrifico of earth. The pulpit tries to
save the soul ; tha pew strives, and drives, and
labors to enrich and bless the body The ungod
ly world looks on and listens to the respective
pleadings of the two, amused at the discrepancy,
unmoved by both.
To be effectual, the gospel should b? preached
both by pew-and pulpit Enforced by godly ex
ample, and clothed with the persuasiveness which
sincerity and fervid feeling always possess, its
warning and appeats could hardly be resisted.
There is a groat waste of mortal power in the
practical. aouflict which often exists between reli
gion preached and religion practised. The en
ergy and courage of the preacher are impaired,
and tha force of the truth is lessened. We eet
a glimpse of the power which the pulpit might
have, if secondad by the faithful, praying, con
sistent pew, in times of revival, , when Christian
life and Christian doctrine are brought for a time
into harmony. What solemnity gathers upon a
congregation, when the sacred words of warning
or invitation of the preacher pass to the sinner's
heart through an electric atmosphere of prayer !
What reality does the truth of religion become,
when it beams from the moistened eye and heav
ing heart of the Christian alive in revival ! There
is a philosophy, as well as experience, in this ;
and happy is the preacher who has a proof of his
words in tbe life, faithfulness and zeal of some
devoted hearer. He has a perpetual illustration
at hand an argument that will make its way
where all other arguments fail. 2V.:, Y. Ecan-
gel iit.
From the N. Y. Register.
Remarks on Hebrews C : 4, 5, 6.
This passage has always been a stumhllng
block tj both the Armiman nd the Calvinist.
While, both claim it, either would gladly com
promise with the other, by subscribing to the
doubtfulness jof, it proper import. The Armin-
ian goes gaily along witktbo vivid picture of a
gracious soul, as drawn by; the; masterly hand of
divine inspiration, in the fourth and Jifth verses.
He next finds himself in smooth water, while up
on ihe possibility of the falling away of such ' a
oul but his darling doctrine of renewed and
re-renewed backsliders meets a grievous "rock of
offense, at the plainly1 declared impossibility of
renewing such as had fallen away.- ' ' '
i On the other hand, the Calvinist has no other
way of escape from the seemingly implied nossi-
'bflity of falling from grace, but by explaining
WHOLE NO. 1222
and paraphrasing away,' to almost nothing! the
44 being once enlightened," 44 tasting the hear-i
enly gift,"-" beiag made partaker of' the Holy5
Ghost," &c, &c , thus making a falling away,
from an unsound conversion, afmere dead pOS-
session, f tantamount to the . unpardonable sin -against
the Holy Ghost. . . . ;E;t k J .
Brethren, permit me to offer a few5 crude ideas, .
in which I shall (to avoid the dilemma,) take no
middle course. ' ; ' ' "
1. I shall understand the language of verse 4
and 5, to bo an unequivocal description of a gen
uine believer, fully united to Christ by a livin
tana. 1 snau aumit nothinr.tht "
m " m aya ,U9
most obvious force of the terms, butrathpr if it
were possible) glorify Ahem, for if such expres-
sionsarcL,ta bevnnderstood :.-onIys.'m. limited
liiucu 01 lug wine 01 ths kinordora will b
turned to water. ,
2. Obs. The imnossiWlitv nf t
fully declared, but the falling awsy is only intin
oated, and that only apparently. Of an exact-,
n ! o lmP0rt iS the lanSe of Galatians I ? '
8, y, Bat though we, or an angel from heav
en, preach any other gospel, &c, let him be ac
cursed" Paul does not mean to sav. that it is f.
probable, or even possible, that an anel wiU
ever preach fake doctrine, and so become ac-1
cursed ; neither does the 4- if" of verse 6, nsces
sanly declare the possibility of a believer falliQ
away. But by the absurdity of the idea. Ls tancrbt
its improbability, and by both, its impossibility. V
3. The true solution appears to consist in tho I
effect ol such a falling awav. 44 Tbv rt,.ifr A
themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him -to
an open shame." Such a falling away from -V K
the arm of Omnipotence, who has said, 44 Be- s
cause 1 live, ye shall live also," 44 They shall
never perish, none shall be able to pluck thsm
out of my hand," would indeed pat Christ him
self to shame, before God and the whole Uni- .
verse. It would declare him a dead CAm,
would take from the Godhead the second and
third persons. - :
"They crucify," that is, they affect tho
dath of Christ, they put him to death. NoW, '
when the possibility of the eecond death of our
ever-living, glorious head, ia whom our life U
hi J, shall be mads to appear then will the fall- "
ing away of his members appear equally possible.
Iiej ice, " The Lord liveth, and blessed bo tho v
rock of my salvation."
The apostle, chap. 10 : 2G, 29, uses no sacU ,
language in speaking of one who had willfully "
rej -cted the truth, neither his progress and at
tainments, or the consequences of his rejection,
bear any compa.i on with those of chap. 6 : 4,5,
6. It may be remarked, that the effects of a
fall, ineither casa, is in exact proportion to the
elevated position of him who falleth.
.1 have examinsd the subsequent verses, and
see
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k Ax.BANy, June 27, 1852.
The Martyr Spirit. ' .
A man and bis wife by the name of Madiat;
wero recsntly imprisoned, tried, and sentenced
in Florence for having read the Scriptures to ;
some friends assembled at their bouse. Another
accusation was that they were in the habit of ask
ing a blessing at the table. They were sentenc
ed, the husband to fifty-six, and the wife to forty-six
months' imprisonment. At the moment
when their sentence was pronounced, they arose,
and smiling sadly on .each other grasped each
other's hands. In expectation of separation by
' imprisonment, th wife haa previously writtea,
and now put into the bands of her husband, tho
followiug letter:
"ilfy tfear, dear Madiai : Thou knowest
that I have always loved ihee, and , how muck
more now, when we have been together in the
battle of the Great King !
44 We have been cast down, but not conquered!
I hope that through the august merits of Christ,
the Father will accept our testimony, and that
he will grant us to drink, with thanksgiving tho
last drop of this bitter cup which he has pre
pared for us.
"My loving Madiai, life is hut a day, and a
day of suffering ; yesterday, young ; to-day, old !
But we know that we can say ritbold Simeon,
'Now, Lord, lit thy servant depart in peace, for
our eyes have seen thy salvation !' Courage, :
my dearest, the Holy Spirit has, through grace,
shown us that Christ, loaded with, reproaches,
down-trodden and insulted, is our King, our Ss-.
viour ! and we, through his hallowed light : and
1 power, harii deton Jed the holy cross, bearing
the expiring' Christ, and we bear his reproach,
that afterwards we may partake in his glory.
"Fear not, even although the sentence should
be heavy. Go, who caused Peter's fetters to
fall off, and opened tbe doors for him, will not,
in any wise, forget us. s
41 have good courage. Let as commit our
selves entirely to God O, that I may find thea
as joyful as 1 hope 1 shall ; and through the am
grace, thou wilt see me so. I embrace thee with
my heart. Thy affectionate wife, !:
Rosa Madia'.
From the American-Messenger. -
hate been a Fool all my Lifers
So said a dying tinner, m the maturity of.
manhood smitten with a fatal disease, as he lis
tened to truth hitherto slighted. An aged Chris- .
tian mother left him weeping ; and then a sister,
sinking with consumption in the clear light of
heaven, who was carried to his couch of suffering
to tell him of the Intercessor, kissed bis palled
brow, and bade him farewell. Prayer was offer-'
ed, and the soul of that strong man' entered
within the veil of eternal Scenes. "'
Are you living "without God in the world?"
Then, unless you die in the twinkling of an eye,'
or are hurried a raving maniac to tho tribunal,
you must soon feel whether' permitted or not .
to utter the terrible conviction,. that however ,
fhrewd ia business, you have been a fool all your
life. To make sbipwreeVfor eternity, yon, fete
siro ply to 4 neglect so great salvation. " ,
. . P.C;H. !
Time may bear on us like a rough' 'trotting
horse ; and our journey may have its dark nights,
quagmires, and its' jack .olanterns-but there
will come a ruddy morning at last,' a smoother;
road and an easier gait. ' v r ' y. -' ; ' ;
; WisnoM is "Letter than riches j wisdom guards
thee; but thou hast to guard thy riches -'Riches r
diminish in tho using ; but wisdom inereases'ix;..
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