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ATU R Al. SCI EN C KM OP Til E HEBRljw SCR1P
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Although ia the words, of a highly Respectable,
eulogist, "the Bibld docs not pretend tb be a reve
fatiou'of Natural Science" yet I feel confident
that it was never intended to contradicC the truths
' of natural Jinowlcdgfc1 and if we clpse':examine
the structure of" the moral laws, we find that they
are moswondcrfum- based upon xta accurate per
ceptiiYn of, the sameiatural laws, whicl we, after
J inany. ag -ofi ignorance and violence, are just
1 beiinnin to; comprehend. . , f
Vl'he ''time in which the decalogue, and the .laws
" roanectcd withj it, -were given to the Hebrewswas
not an age of ignorance. It is -now a certained
that.scientific attainments of a vetjr diversified
cliaracter werejacquired by the Egyptia is, and by
some of the nations of Asiathe results of which
,'arpear in the ruins of most magnificent :emplcs
: ; in enormous pyramids, yet' entire iri the excava-
' tion of mounta ins as depositories for the fleadwho
Tfrei;tnbalined,wilh expensive drugs aTi(i wrapped
v iu a profuse quantity of linen or muslirl foldings.
Descriptions of various useful arts, cultivated with
scientific delicacy, are found painted in still, b'ril-
k liant colors, on the walls, of caves and tc mbs now
, imbedded in thie sands of the desert anc relics of
writing?, sbme of whichL unfold an antiquity of
4000 year?, disp)ay a degree of natural science i in
. some respects supeiior to our own and in perfect
! accordance with the narrative ot scriptilire history.
Anatomy, paysidlogy, metallurgy, gc$logy,:zr
clijfrcture, engineering, tnechanics, writing, print
yjpainting, sculpture, agriculture eve; y variety
i oflnalural knowledge and inpreniou4. art were
. knvn to the,' Egyptians anterior to the birth of
tlie laws transmitted by him, Ave re given, in many
instances, for the express purpose of ciontrast to
reform evils already existing, and therefore facts
olpri'or occurrence are repeatedly appea ed to in
the Hebrew: writings. ;A .1, .' ;-('-. r i : ;
It is no great stretch of imagination tc believe
; tliat the architects, engineers, physiciansanjd priests
of EYpt hadtcarefully observed, what tre now Call
' the geolo?ichl formation of the quarries,which were
opened and extensively Avorkcd to erect the nume-
. ious and Fas'- - buildings prepared f fotJlhe teoraliip
of their gods and, as has also heen lately sugges-
ted. by Heeren, to be used as manufact6jrie of cot
' ton cloths, the, monopoly, in which it is ', sitipposed
was possessed by the Egyptian priests ! 1 .
J : Must we infer because this subject was (not ex
pressly mentioned in the sacred writ ijngs in our
i style of nomenclature that there wereno intelli
gent enquirers to examine the peculiarities ot the,
earth and rocks when the extensive can a' s Avete
formed for purposesof civilization 7 ; or when the
numerous excavations Avere made in the mountains,
to deposit their embalmed dead? Were there no
iajenious artizans whose interests reauired seleb-'
, tion and variety : in metals, earths and $tones?
Were there no travellers in those early t mes to
detail the peculiarities of formation in the distant
countries they traversed with caravans and to
1-011 nr(l trariohr N'n i rrtntnle onrttie onl t rsve 9
, bring specimens of curiosities from the banks of
strange rivers, toi suggest new views and t leories
txthe learned of Eypt and to offer new facts for
te benefit of the numerous interests engaged in
active employments of very diversified character ?
1 In a state of .high refinement and civilization,
sucji as became a proverb, were not,men on the
-vie jikely to employ their leisure, their talents,
and their fortunes in the same investigations that
now seduce the active intellect of our philosophers?
.From the beginning of man's formation, the
uth has exhibited the same attractioris-4-it has
been regulated by the same wonderful principles
directedbyf the same Deity. It is where ignorance
. succeed to knowledge, that what was ! before a
; natural and intelligible truth, becomes a herWrtprl
and clouded superstition, or a cause of scepticism,
ndicnle and error! u . ' . . I
h appears 'to be proposed .by sorrie to distinguish
ne God of natural laws from the God of thelmoral
law and to place a barrier between the aits "an
iPrent jn the physical world, and th6se whtfch are
.warmed to have no such connexion, because thev
wrmennn the Bible. But there is noAvorkof
, ai imagery, or the force of which depends more
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'Ulltlions. than the Hphwro err ntiVM TTwf,.,
; weiy, our, translators have not always- possessed
same natural knoAvledge as the original Aviriters.
plural
urai Knowledge is now ackrtcwledged efen to
ssential to comprehend the Hebrew scriptures'
the wan,l of Tt has led to many errors inSmore
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vuc- nam Ul uas icu 10 many errors m more
suorant ages, - l he discoveries and experience o
present day an increased knoAvledge tf the
;siom3 and, manners, geography and natural his
"Tf. ot the eastern countries, have done I much to'
'Hcn.uy many of the parts of scripture, which were
imreiy hidden from us by our previous want o
;tinc information - '.'; ' -,- A -H.,"'L !-
t.he.word trariflatea "quails", upon which the
sraehtp .i c:a L u .i - v, A .'ul. V-
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v omu ii uaic leu in tub miucilKSS.
Iragon," a "crocodile"t-arid in
?milCase a "srPt-" "Satyrs," which ard itna
k7. "ares, ate mentioned in the English ver
,r.'"3ieaa ot "goats."
ral nK; . c uot rnaers oi indiherence the oatu-
" Ul
fotnn,- ar used as subjects of very imprefesive
CSian,; "SUTnfenl in the Bible, and we
Jrivpi ? yLCoraPTehend the reason intended to
' Web t y thf reference, if we mistake the terms
sa-rSas-ed; ft isa duty1 think,"to correk all
are-So . Ts a soon as we become persuaded they
'Maiw aVe,? riShl to use expressions in
In pi,, od? which were not so delivered.
1 aa dS ? . xxyi' 25 j our' translation has it
Wed ! 1 fif eV -food" Di. Burell, a cele-
wtl abiri- Hrew critic, observes that the
?saltn xxi; 1 oSees here : to I mean oxen ! as in
; vju! ow P.roPpsad' to understand as " locusts."
aw" should: in some passages be "rendered
1 ostrich' the 'weasel' should be read themole'
- In the vm. chapter 9th verse of Dcuteronomv
there is a description $f the products of the promis
ed land-fand among other-things are read,." a
land Avhose stones are ironand out oi whose hills
thou rnayst dig brass here can be no want
of proper reverence in altering this passage. The
The word brass should be read 'copper, for brass is
a product of art being a mixed mettle never found
n a native stateaud. is not dug out of the hills
like copper or iron. 1 ' - . , .
In the 19th veise of the lxxiv. Psalm, it is written
in English O deliver not the soul of thy turtle
dove unto the multitude oihe wicked.' f Instead
of ""turtle dove." the expression should bo " our
confessing, (or ackiwwledging) Thee.' The
mistake originated from confounding two' Hebrew
wor.dsqne of which corresponds with turtle dove.
In the 20th verse of xxv. Proyetbsut ia said
l As he that -taketh avay a garmen in cold wea
ther, and as vinegar to nitre, so is hi that singeth
songs : to a heavy heart." Now vinegar, has no
effect upon nitre-but with natron or soda its ac
tion is ivery obvious and thus the English trans
lation hould have been writen.- In Jeremiah,
chaplerii. verse 22 the same word again is impro
perly used" For though thou wash thee with
nitre and take thee. much,-0arp, yet thy iniquity
is marked 'before me, saith the Lord God," The
alkaline earth natron is obviously designed in this
passage ; it is found, .' as an impure : carbonate of
soda on the surface of the earth in Egypt and Syria
-and is, also native in some part of Africa in
hard' striated masses, and is called trona being
used for the same' purposes as the barilla of corn-,
merce. . .. ; ,'J.:; ,:- '-'j
y.iA well known passage of Ezekiel, utterly unih-'
telligible in any proper sense, with our habits of
life becomes a plain and perspicuous sentence to
a traveller. in he East. Voltaire attempted to
divert himself Avith the1 idea that the prophet. was
ordered "to prepare his bread," with cow's "dung."
While Burckhardtj in forms us that dried cakes of
cattle dung are commonly) used as fuel among the
'Arabs. . ; " 11 -
The translation in the book of Jonah has been,
a great stumbling block, when it is said that the
Lord had prepared "a great fish" to swallow up
Jonah, when sailing from Joppa to Tarshish, he
.Avas1 cast put of a vessel, the crew of which found
him calmly asleep during a storm while they
Avere " crying every man to his5od." : -
In some translations the " great fish" was made
" a whale" that being the largest known animal
of I the 'waters. When r physiology began to. be
studied, it was observed,' that although a whale
has-a very large mouth its throat does not possess
a capacity to swalloAv the body of ,a man and it
Avas suggested, that probably y the fish meant was
a white shark, Avhich is common in the Meditera
nean, Avhere the occurrence narrated took place,
Avhereas, thevAvhale is seldom or never seen there.
Another difficulty, however, f Avas , presented by
this view, of the case for thc.teeth of a Shark
were likely to injure the body of Jonah which
also if it escaped this first danger, would, in the
space ol "three days and three nights," have
been destroyed by the active digestion, in the
stomach of a shark. It is proper to scrutinize, dis
lly, oil jr -rrliicU --!iejcna "tcrbe Contrarir tO
laws already established by the Deity, for whom
we can contrive no miracles to equal the natnral
wonders Avhich surround us. In this instance the
equivoque caused a new reference to the original
ntincr, which is now .believed to mean not a
"great fish" ei ther whale or white shark--but a -
large fishtng boat it into which Jonah was re-
reived and remained very safely in the hold or
belhf, (or bowels according to our translation of
he Polyglot) after being cast into the sea by the
bigoted sailors; "i ' 1
Sch explanations seem to me to' add strength
to the narrative, and to the reading, without in
truding any question til the power .of God of
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weaiyenmg our reverence lor mm; oy misusing
this narbe. ' '' : ': : '- ' ";.'; t :
The history of Balaam and his ass, is very ana
logous to the last. All the. eastern - nations "call
the natural cry of every animal its speech or lan
guage, and with 'this understanding, translate
what they consider the, meaning ot, the peculiar
crV into their oven tongue. The complaint, of
Balaam's ass was expressed iu us ordinary man
ner, and not in tieorew . uut tne master felt
himself reprovedby the cry of adistressed creature.
and the instigations ofVhis own Heart, which were
excited by the complammg voice of the animal, a"re
placed to its eredit by a figure of speech, still in
common use among tne Asiatics. -
The passage of the Red Sea has been-attributed
to the peculiarities of the, tides, aided by the
winds, not less by the act of God, than if by an
immediate or supernatural ; interposition; It is
well known that any lime, Avhile'in the Arabian
Gulf, the Persian Gulf, the Ganges, and,; other
openings in the Great Ocean, these tides axekOften
overwhelming. The Hebrews, whose knowledge
was confined to the limits of the tideless sea, were
strongly impressed by an eveht which caused the
"destruction of theirenemiesrupon ground which
they had passed dryshodj'inoonseqtience of a re
ceding tide, assisted by "a strong east Avind all
that might." Their wonderful escape is not. the
less extraordinary with? this interpretation for
every fact connected with it is justly attributed to
an act of Almighty as in the Hebrew scriptures
everr natural function and power is also most
t carefully imputed to him. The interposition of
tne ueity is nor aiminisnea, nor iue grauiuae ot
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man less requireu uy - uii ussurantc iuui sucn an
explanatipn is the proper bne. ,-
i : Errors ot various descriptions have given test
to objections made against the Scriptures by, those
iWhowiuingly used the falsehoods ot translations,
or the mistakes of commentators, as e vidences
against a record of truths. But j think it as great
a mistake in men of science to deny natural know
ledge to the Scriptures,! as it is for the' too credu
lous ignorant to tear thatthe discoveries ot modern
science, will invalidate the consistency of those
writings. . ;vr ...j. : -, .- y - W.'.
The bible is not only a guide tofailli, but a rule
oi praciice, ana mauers ot very common lite, ana
very ordinary transactions are therefore repeated
ly employed to illustrate the meaning, or to regu
late the conduct. 1 1 here are some who adore this
hook. v, I reverence mm who inculpated to man
the truths it cCJ.ntains, and strive to comprehend
them, as I believe it was intended we should, by a
reference to those laws we call natural, but which;
when fullyCdeveloped, prove that the same God .is
then autnor. Il ls oy recuuuiug mis punnetuuu
that we discover; how muchr the study of" every
natural;snience increases our knowledge of the de:
si?n of the scriptures. Avhrch were not indited in a
period of ignorance,' but ah era of great know-;
ledge; -yrfl-f'-KAV:--.
The word in' Genesis we have translated f day"
has been very plausably . referred to a " period of
time" not necessarily denning-me space - vi a
single revolution of the earth the ordinary accep-
tation but a. revolution of actions involving a
much longer time. -In this light geologists find
nothing contradictbry to unlimited extension of
the age of the world, which, when fully proven by
the seience Avill be found accurate in the Hebrew
Scriptures The word "forty," which is frequent
ly used also, often refers to an indefinite numhpr -
according, to the peculiaruies of that language. t
f In the fifth period of time or "day,'' according to I
Auosaic account, in our rronsianon, vjroa is said
to - have created ' great whales." An intelligent
clerical writer inclines to translate tnis,
diles." But suppose it means " great creeping
cror.n-
inmgs, ' accoramcr to the susrrestion ot another?
The geological investigations of the present time
determine such to have existed, of. a character
different from any now known and comparative
anatomy proves their nature to be most accuiately
described by the last explanation. ' ; K ' : -.
In the 3d verse of the 1st chapter ol Genesis, we
read "and the spirit of Grod moved upon the face
of the waters." The Avord translated Amoved" is
derived from one which means " to brood like a
hen over her young ones" and the word "spirit"
signifies air" and "breath" also. -The Hebrew
image is plain and natural, Jut it is not perfectly
reflected by the translation. -The Avord "heaven"
in 1st verse of the 1st chapter of Genesis has been
translated " planetary starryor heavenly bo
dies." ''In the beginning.God created (or formed)
the heavenly bodies and the earth. - ' I i
I I think theie.should-be.no greater hesitation to
oeJieve that these benptures are correct in relation
to physical science than in a just system of morals
and if they are fairly regarded, they will be fpund
tb contain a vast quantity of curious,.scimtiu; and
natural information, annoupced in a very informal j
but strictly correct manner. The question: is
Have we always translated Hebrew phrases into
our language? And have we had sufficient respect
for-the natural images of speech in ancient lan
guage, and transferred them in a plain and intelli
gible character, simiiai to that in whichiheywere
delivered ? l . I ' i
Let natural science advance by a careful inves
tigation of what occurrences have taken place
upon the surface, or in the depths of our earth,
and it must exhibit toois facts illustrative of the
Character and attributes of that Great and -Wise
Being, who designed and planned the whole phy
sical structure, as well as the moral tendencies
upon our globe. When we do really gain a certain
degree of comparative knowledge in any science,
we find that great light is cast upon the readings
in the Scriptures ; for very various readings have
been given to passages in the Old Testament, ac
cording to the increased information of each age.
Ought Ave not to give the preference to the trans
lation which corresponds with Avhat Ave know to
be truth if all allow that translation to be one of
the fair meanings? . I ' ' i r '
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From the Mobile Register of April 14. .
Extract of a letter, from a young gentleman
now in Europe, to his lriend in this city, dated
-.jd . Parts, Sept.. 21, '1 34.
In mv recent visit to ; Vienna, for the sake of
improvement in the language, I placed myself in
German fainily. The ; Germans m general,
are the most hospitable people in the Avorld, but
the circumstance of ray being the first American
Uhey had seen- particularly interested the amia-
DieTamnv in wnicn l iounu mvseii. mis con
sisted only of an old man, his wife, and daughter
They seemed to be particular! y proud of the two
young strangers, who had come all the way from
that extraordinary government, the Schoebrun
Staaten," to see the Danube, the Schcebrun, and
the Prater. .There 'was no attention they did not
lavish upon us. 1 i
I happened m the course ol conA-ersation j to
mention rav ardent desire to see the Prince Met-
terrnich : "If r, said they, "you would rather like
to see our dear Franz,: tis so they always can
the Emperor Francis,) nothing is easier ; he.is
accessible to all, .ancLis a plain, simple, good old
man: but the Prince Metternich that s a diner
ent matter. , HoAvever, said the worthy Ilerr
von P. "twill try" .The fact is, Avhile the nomi
nal emperor is Tery good natured and affable,
and may be seen at any. time walking, in an old
black coat among the meanest of his subjects-
trie great Prime minister, Avho has Avielded the
supreme power for tAventy years, and is the head
of the holy alliance,' has a very different charac
ter. Prom Italy to the borders of Turkey, his
signature is fortune or death,, but he himself is
hardly ever seen. .'Born; sole proprietor of the
Chateau and vineyards ot, Johannisberg, he nas
raised himself to be the cornmaiadetof more than
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a million of soldiers, thirty three millions .of sub
jects, and one of the largest and most fertila ter
ritories in the Avorld. The manner in AA'hicn ne
blinded both Napoleart and Alexander, as to his
intentions until he wis ? ready to fall upon the
Frencn flank, and achieve the liberty of Germa
ny at Leipsic, erives .him a rank among politi-
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cians. superior even totnai oi laiieyruuu. ..
The Herr Von P, had amassed his fortune m)
life, and consequently had been placed posi
tions at Court, vhere he had acquired considera
ble interest, as it appeared ;"for hc camer about a
fortnight afterA-aidv. rubbing his hands with de
light, to inform us, hat the Prince, feeling a cu
riosity Ito see, Americans, had "been graciously
pleased to grants us an interview. The next
morning, there came to wait, upon us, a tall, stiff,
elderly: man with pumps, white gloves, 'and a
powdered head, and announced to us very polite
ly,1 that the Prime Minister would see and con?
verse with us in the garden at 6 o'clock P. M. :
The-precise personage seemed to have conceived
a great respect for strangers so favored ; but "sub
rosa, I heard he had inquired whether wc had
pantaloons on, or skins only? 1 : . i ,r
: 3At the time indicated by the" "Major Porno,?
H . the Ho.rr Vnn P anrl T rrot into, a carriage,
and drove about a mile to the Prince's palace in.
the'suboirbs. ;It w'asihejnonth of June, and he
Was iiviiig" here in igreat retirement Avith his
family. ; However, to-day some foreign ambassa
dors were dining with him. As we drove up to
the little palace, which isV pretty marble buildr
in - snrronnded hv extensive " grounds. I was
Tnr.'KNr ans',nAaA f VJrinn Grev's and the
Prinxo T.?tl0 T.niinnt's -nolitical VlSlt .tO Mr.
Beckendorf; and when Vc entered the palace it
self, every thing was so silent and neglected, no
KPTvant vJciKl rbairs niled ud. everything con
firmed that impression, so that I expected on
opening every, doot "to surprise the. two guests
playing AvJilst against the host and Dumbie." - .
It turned out that his Highness and tho compa
ny were dining iit a separate pavilion. . ,We.had
arrived too' soon. . jThe master of "ceremonies
conducted us aroundthe ground.' ' On our return
Ave.saw a group' of persons, consisting of the
Premier; his guests, and his family, taking coffee,
seated beneath the shade of a noble tree. And
npAV the Here ,'Xon Pa fat man, about 50, was
seized with a fit .of most extraordinarv auakincr.
at the awful presence in which he' found himself
ushered; and taking off his broad brimmed hat,
fell to makipg the most hvDcrbolicallv.lovc hows.
at, which I- could scarcely refrain fromlbdulging
111 u. uLuiiji. piwwj mm inai. inclination was not
at all diminished by his winks and nods to metb
ao likewise. - 1 ? ... ' '--t - ' ; ; - v " -i
- The silence was first broken byth Princess.
(a pretty and more mature likeness oi3VL.B.B.)
ma iniru wne. v one asiceainein r renn several
questions about my travels ; how I likei France
what were the , amusements" of my coubtry--all
women's questions. .' At the same time she had
a haughty look, which seemed (as far al the lan
guid eye of a brynette could express ii) to say,
?4Sir, don't forget you are a plebian " She had
the tone and manner of an English exclusive.
By her side were two blondes, (the, elder most
her own age, J daughters ot Metternich, by a for
mer marriage.' One of them it is said Atas inten
ded for young Napolean. ! She has a Atrry fine
face, but is quite lame. . I .- ; . . .'
A gentleman now stepped forward and a'ddres
sedme in tlie same language, lhad no . difficul
ty in recognising: his quality If the beautiful
order of the golden fleece on- his breast had not
already announced a nobleman of the hiehe3t
rank,t he deference of , the foreign Ambassadors,
and the increased anxiety of my "bursreoise"
friend would have informed me that he watched
with fear and trembling, and they listened with
attention to the answers I was about to give in
this unequal dialogue. , AH the imaginations I
had ever formed, all the descriptions I- had eAer
read, give a false notion of the appearance of this
Prime Minister. Mr. BeckendorfT resembles
. him about as much as the Rev. Ir. does Mr
TX Try ' -W 1
jjc v., or as u u does ti Li : and
there's a climax for you. - j -
A fine vigorous man of sixty, somewhaj, above
my height; a large head rather 'thinly covered
Avith gray hair ; a broad forehead deeply furrow
ed; light blue eyes; full, large nose, slightly
Roman ; a Avell shaped mouth Avith fine teeth ; a
fresh complexion; such is an accurate portrait
according to the:. best .of my observation, of this
great absolutist. He maintained o.n -character
istic position, (except Avhen he pulled out a gold
snuff-box and offered me a pinch;) Avhich was,
hisLchin resting on hisroadxhest aadjus-iighi
hand thrust inhlsriJosorn. anoso he is alwaAs
painted. Strange paradox, as it may-seem, : if
there be one expression in his countenance, it is
that 61 irankness and sincerity, tuvery one
would say. upon first sight, there is a man of in
tegrity who has no thought to conceal. He
looks like a soldier and not like a statesman.
After a few general questions, he begged me
to- put - on my hat. Here Avas a problem of eti
quette. I excused myself. He insisted. '"You
see," said he, "you will oblige me to keep uncov
ered too, and my hair is thin, and I shall take
cold. Iv. whispered me in English not to do
it But, notwithstanding the friendly hint, I put
j .u . j t-
on my iiai, uuuumiu vu muuu, iuo viuy persons
in the company AAith hats on. Among other
things the Prince asked mc if I was erigaed;jn
commerce. (Now I know commerce is despis-
ed,bere ) Ianswered that I Aas-the proprietor
of land and slaves. The company seemed to be
pleased: for each'; Hungarian 0c Styrian noble-
I man is so, under the feudal system, to this day.
He then demanded to know: how German emi
! grants were satisfied ; the . value of land ; the
nature of 'our state governments; the number
of steam boats on" the Mississippi, ; &c. , These
AA-ere very trying interrogations, if my interroga
tor had known any thing of the subjec himself.
As it A'as,:I answered ask I best knew. hoAv, but
never was ignorant " "Its a far way to Lochone,"
thought I, but the devil's in . it if the man Avho
has all Europe in his hands knows more. , of our
statistics than 1 ; and it 1 haa .tola him that a sec
tion of land could be bought for a florin, and that
Huntsville ; Avas, a fortified city, ofw.which ray
grandfather was Governor, I reckon 1 he would
not haA-e strained at' it, but swallowed that along
Avith ihe.400 steamers on the waters of the Mis
sissippi, Avhichhis Royal Highness, most gra
ciously believes, or,r if he do not, it is all the same
to me. .. ,, . -
; After conversing alternately .with IC and my
self for half an hour, he withdrew his hand from
hiswaistcbat and ordered his son's tutor to ac
company us, while the : Master of Ceremonies
showed Us the house. There were some.pretty
nurtures, and amoncr the statues i fecognizea a
verv fine proun bv Canova. Little Richard
Metternich. his onlv Son, "about scA-eri years old.
took my hand, and conducted me all over' the pal
ace sneakinsr as eood French as the native of
tKft Rne RivoliJ' , The M. of C remarked that I
Avas rijrht about the etiquette of the hat. "All,"
said he, expounding the law "must obey, must
comply with the wishes of the Prince.'' ; , .
i & few evenings after ye were invited to a
inro-p ?oiroe at the palace, when wewero present
ted in due forth, by our consul general About
a dozen ladies wereth ere, none of whom were in
ferior in rank to a princess.;: But pleasure, was
nnt the' obiect of the assembly. . no aance or
other amusement V but sixty or seventy old fel
lows, every oho ana mbassador' or diplomatist of
some' sort, were talking -politics. . It was exces
sively dull.' Much more have I enjoyed myself
in our hops, on the mountains with. Aaron for an
of course, when vou were mv "partner.
-And there we stood, two. simple young republi
cans, Jn the midst of all the diplomatic characters
Avhich Germlny " has produced : in .the last fifty
years-not an individual there but had a tith? and
th first Americans that
ever stood in the midst of the Vicl vOU
AH theseilijTnJtaries were - ivaitinty for the en
trance of Prince MeUernicli,.whotwRs holding a
. ..v luwmew m tne ne rooin, witn tne Prus
sian Amoassador: o one dared to j interrupt
them. This
ties relative to Frankfort, betAveen?Ehgland and
vuma. wuter reireshments, (as. the 4jnewspa
pers have it). the most exquisite, Xaste and
g re-aiesi nroiusion,", we got a chance to jake our
bow,and the party broke tip. ..
; WUh Ainan perhaps with all; the foMgpihg
particulars, yoiLaro well acquainted through the
medium of my letters to , and -will think that
I am as vain of tha. visit as Lady. Margaret.Mia
denof that of Jbjs-latq.rnost Gracious Majesty- "
But I begjypu .to xemarkhefore coming to this
conclusion,' that one doesnot cross the roariqg -billows,
and make tisits to reat men, whh great
trouble, on the banks of tjiei5anube, lohidc oneX
light under ibusheL . ; 1 ! .
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.. From the New Orleans Obstrter.
HOW TO STUDY THE BIBLEi 1 '
.The woi;d of ,God is the only criterion ly
Avhich Ave can ascertain our title to everlastjpf
lifer we should therefore make it the "mah of our
council.irom dayto day. Jsoav, althousrh this
i 1-1... 1 J - ii' o
vs reaauy,ap;mnt.eq oy ail serious; persons ; yrt .
multitudes, seem. tq deriie hut little benefit from
reading the scriptures by not having a clear view
of the obstacles to be met lyith, iirihe.se ajreh after
truth, and the best method of obviating them '
- A injury, if wo mistake not, results, iq.-niost
minds from study ing or meditating on largte mas
ses of truth, so to speak, systematized and detath
edifrom the' connexion in which these truths arc
severally taught jn the Bible. To this danger
speculative minds are peculiarly - exposed Wc
are apt to indulge a secret scepticism iri such
circumstances, which we might avoid byaiKiyce-
L getical study, of these same truths, in the Iprder '
revcaieu.-vtir.1ciui vjuu nas jam js a saier lBquiry
than Avhat he may consistently say although it
is true that God has said nothing which he may '
not consistently say. . It is a danger similar-'lo
that of adopting expediency as the rule of right
insteap! of the! known will of God, ; For hs, in
the latter case, we A ould be at a loss to knw al
ways Avhat would be expedient ; so in the former
Aye can only know certainly what God oafv con
sistently say, by discovering what he has I said.
We must,' therefore, adopt as- a radical princi
ple of belief that all the doctrines taught in the
Bible are consistent with the. perfections of
God. Y I ' :i' " r ',
. I would hot be understood, in these 'rcr&arks;
as depreciating the study of systematic thcSlogy
in its proper signification and place. . On tho
contrary, the study of theolocry, as a. consistent
whole, is necessarily .inidyei in, thesucccsyful,,
prosedutnyh f --gt;tlcal study. IrJS aaTCfigi-
nal constitutional tendency ol the numan' Cljod,
to systematize all truths relating to the same ob-.
ject Indeed the study of systematic theology
has some peculiar advantages. "It enables us .
to comprehend the nature of objections1; td, the
truths of revelation, and assists us in successfully
refuting them. But a very .common error of
system maker? .is, U&t: of adopting a. p'phcipl
or two from-the Scriptures, for the sake plau
sibility, and then engrafting thereon a isysterh,.
oi pnnosopny ratner.inan oi souna ineoiqgy.
ndlj. In-our researches aft,er;.tnithi irauch
morei depends on the state of the mmdj han
on the mere make of .stady. We should-searchy
the Scriptures with the highest regard to j the
authority, of God speaking in them. Maiiyiaeh
pay greater deference to certain .maxims : which
they have previously .received, than to the Itvord
of God. They carry these with them inio I the
interpretation .oi. tne oenptures, ana wnea! tncy
aiscover oqvious . uiscrepancies, oeiwcen tueir
favorite principles and the Avord. of God, they
laboriso to construe the language ?of Scipture.
that it may express their preconceived opinions.
instead oi canoiaiy suspecring tne irum oi rineir
received maxims; This they dignify witii i the
name-of common sense.interprelation ofthe iBi
ble." This common sense interpretation, falsely
"so called, is the radical delusion of all errtists
in theology. The principles of common 'enso
if we Avould be governed by them, wouldjteich.
us to submit our maxims to the test of Scrijjturc,
as the only infalliable standard of truth. j j ,
3rly. It shoutd be studied yith ardent andj un
ceasing prayer to God for assistance aqd,. mr.ee
tion. iThisis the duty pfitll men, but it is tLbuh-
ly important to the minister of the gospel!
this world of sin. the mists of prejudice andH
I In
pas-
sion often prevent too , clear percepuon. oi uuin,
and the deceptive lights offalse'philbsophyl ar .
ever springing'up before us in our -path toileAd '
us astray. We need therefore, the constant aid
Oiiue nviy opinv guiuu imuiuitiuui. fjii.
; V, -
THE LAJjCTJACE OF AIILS. . j
That animals have each a language of their own
to one another, there can.be no doubt. I know,.
good deal of their language .myself.' , I know
the roice of the raven when he has discovered one
of my flock dead I know also his prelude to the ,
storm and fine weather. Themoorfowls can call
one another rom hill to hill. A. learned to. imitate .
their language so closely tfcat. I could hare brought
scores of them within.-the rangeof my hot fof
morning.". The hlackjcock has a call, too, wjuch
brings all his motley, mates, around himouCthe
females have no, call. They are a set of subcrdi.- ?
nate beings, likeie wives of a nabob. .Thej are
not ev'en iicubate upon the same hlUyith.ieir
.haughty lords. ' Uut thepartnd and vtm
tain biiS. darq a Wa?e ezc olfT
rather, circamscribed, it is perfectly n&dmtood.-
and as Wordsworth .says, "not to ne unknovm.',
Even the stupidand silly barn-door hca, when tho
falcon appears, can, .by one single alarm-note, make
all her thickens hide in a moment. , Every -hen
tells you' when she has laid an .egg ; and, tart if
should not be well enough heard or understood, the ;
cock exerts the whole power ofhis longs to divi.Ige " . -theimpoitantsewt
" The black-faced ewe. onlhe. .'
approach of a fox Or a-dbg, utters a whistle throitgh
the. nostrils which alarms all i her comrades, imd V a .
immediately ' puts them upon the look-out. IN ot - .
one of them will take another bite until they lis
cover whence the .dancer is approaching. If the :
I iy t? Vilh a man undry cf them utter a certain
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