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Wo have been furnished with several pieces of silk grown and manufactured by Miss Easterly, of Cocke county - in this ^ .State. This young ladv merits no small share of applause for her ingenuity, perseverance and industry in thus furnishing to the country demonstrative proof of the superior adaptation of East Tennessee to the silk culture, a branch of business which, we have no doubt, is destined, at r.o distant period, to be ranked amongst our most profitable employments, and to confer on the country, and especially on the laboring class of females, incalculable benefits. The specimens of silk left with us are, we believe, the produce of the wild mulberry, reeled, spun and woven by Miss Easterly on the implements in common use. for cloth of other materials, yet notwithstanding these great disadvantages, they arc highly ere- i ditablc to the ingenuity and industry of the j fair manufacturer, and prove conclusively, i that under more favorable circums'ances, she would be amply able to compete with foreign manufacturer both in the beauty, | o _ . , strength and texture of the products oft the loom. We arc happy to learn that aj zeal lor the extension of the sill; culture is j rapidly diffusing itself throughout Cast Ten-: nessee, authorising a well-founded beiiefj that, in less than live years the product of; East Tennessee silk will form an item in 'he list of her productions by no means inconsiderable. In addition to some pub!i?-spir-1 itcd individuals, who, from motives of pa. | triotism and of philanthropy, are extensive- j ly engageil in the cultivation of the White i and Chinese Mulberries, we hear of a great 1 number of individuals who are engaged in the same business on a snialjer scale, solelv with a view to individual prolir. All have our best wishes for their complete success, i to which we shall endeavor to render the 1 Earinor a useful auxiliary. ? Tennessee Farmer, j mve stock. The i >oiiu East India) < lazctte contains : n catalogue published by the auctioneers, of the live stock ; ; pertaining to the estate of' the Nuwah Shumsooden Knan. It is m- j Y-ir?nc n? shnwiu" the stvie ol hie adopted ' by the natives of rank in 1'ie interior, an*! j as conveying sonic idea of their weakh and notions of luxury. 12 splendid hunting, rid:: g, and fighting | elephants, the best in this part of the coun- : *r>*? . (jp wards of 70 of the best bred Arab, j KV tee war, and Persian A has hors?\s. About 300 Rissalah horses, ai! strong and serviceable animals, and most of them well bred. >14 well bred Rissalah marcs. 7 well broken and bred carriage or bug, gv mares. 8 pairs of very superior mart s?are well matched, and go remarkably well in single ordouble harness. 00 brood blood mares. 12 fillies, nine of which are good breed. 2 handsome col s. i 0 serviceable tattoos. 2 mules. lOo carriage camels. 18 dromedaries. 16 Nagoicc cows, with calves. 13 ditto ditto, without ditto. 10 heifers. 110 picked milk cows. 7> one and two year old bullocks. 172 draught bullocks. 11 pairs of very handsome and ! ;rg it :;h Lulioeks. 12 Pukai bullocks. 4 gardeu ditto. 05 voung un broke dit>?. 2 Nagorec and four counlrv buds. 5 large neil-guys. 15 milk bufialoes. 4 male dit'o. i goats. * 74 singing and fancy birds. 50 game cocks and hens. 175 fancy pigeons. A pair of very large royal tigers. . 1)32 highly bred sporting dogs. Oil.?The oil oflndian corn is used in , Cincinnati as a substitute for sperm or whale I oil. It is said to produce an equal quantity of light, to be quite as transparent and free from disagreeable odour ; in addition to which it is not subject to freezing, having resisted tiic greatest degree of coi l during the present season?say 6 degrees below zero. The yield of oil is said to be half a gallon to the bushel, without destroying the qualities of the grain for distillation. Fine Horses.?The ship ?S!iorbrook. which arrived yesierday from Liverpool, brought the long expected additions in the brood-stock in this State, imported at the costs of E. II. Hoardman, Esq, of Hunts, ville. Thov have been landed .".i ex^e'lent hvti'd'. - -.1/ .'/" V 7)7/1^ Mil nffllflMUmMitfM?gMM?mm&rn Pro to Combes Physiology of Digestion. 1 INFLUENCE OF THE MINI) ON DIGESTION. * The s'ate of the mind exerts ;i powerful | inllueiic-' not only on t'ne stomach, but on v f 7 | tlie whole process of mrrition, and greatly modifies 1 ho quantity which may be safely 1 eaten. If the mind be gay and joyous, appetite will be comparatively keen, digestion effective and rapid, and nutrition com- < pletc. Kxamples of this kind abound in ' childhood, and among an easy-minded, weli-ied peasantry. YVhercas if the mind ( bo harrassed by care and anxiety. or devoured by grief envy, jealousy, or other troubles vV. disquieting passions,! be heaithy calls of appeii.e will be scarcely kimwn, vV: ! digestion and nutrition will be equally mi- ! paired, '['he fact is exemplified oil a large scab.' in every commercial country, and especially in times of public distress and ^ politic<rl change. Shakespeare obviously * had the principle in view uiieti lie made Ciesar exclaim? c ' I/.'t mo have men ubuul me that are /?//, Slech-hcadcd turn, and Midi as .sleep o' nigliis. Yond' C'assius has a lean and hungry look; He thin Is too much : such men are dangerous. j Antony. Fear him not, Ca'sar. lids not dangerous, 1 lie is a nobic ltomau, and well given. [ Ctcsar. M ould hr irrrr fatter: hnl I fear him not: ^ Yet if my mine were liable to fear, t I do not know the man I should avoid j So soon as that spare C'assius. He reads much. j lie is a great observer, and he looks t^uite through the deeds of men; hr lores no plays, 1 As thou dost, Antony; he hears no music, Seldom he smiles, and smiles in such a sort l As if he mocked liims^l i* and scorned his spirit j That could be moved to smile at anything. Such men as he be never at heart's ease While they behold a greater than themselves, * And therefore arc thev vcrv dangerous." ? ! i Kven experience must have taught overt" *1 * ~ ( one with wha* zest we s;t down to enjoy ; the pleasures oi'the table, and how largely j'' we incline to ea\ wlien the mind is free. c unburdened, and joyous, compared with the " little ntien'ion we b'\sto.v on our meals 1 when wo are overwhelmed wi.li anxie'v, or have ihe wiiole energies of ;ho mind con- | cent rated on some impornnt scheme. There cannot be a doubt, indeed, that the ovor-ox- 1 criion and excitement, or absolute inertness i I of mind, m wincn sedentary people are gen- j e rally immersed, contributes greatly, along \vi:l> the want of muscular exorcise in the open air, to impair the tone of the digestive organs, in this way. as it is not less justly than forcibly remarked by Ih\ Caldwell, '\Jyspepsy commences, perhaps, as often in the brain as in the stomach. Possibly oftem r. That this is true of the disease in Kurope will scarcely be d'-nicd, after a fair examination of the facts connected wi ii it. It is there almost exclusively a complaint of the studious and the scheming, who, over-tasking their brains, injure dun11 bjy (oil. Among the husbandmen of ... I .. ! r\ cfn.iil.n* tini'ciin llu.ir trnnnnil ^ J J I 1^1.? 11< I, ?, i.v/ .Jivti'i.n 1'iiic iv iiivii ......vj.... mode of lift*, rcgardiess oldie fluctuations of 1 st-.'-k. the bickerings of puny, the fate of I political Pleasures, and the changes of place, x ivspcp'V !salmost u sranger/' "In the : cities, tlie same is in a great measure true , of merchants, manufacturers, and mechanics, who arc engaged in a regular and well * established business, which is iullv under- v g 4 stood by them, where the risk is slight and the profi s sure, and no disquieting anxiety ' attends it. Such individuals have a good 1 digestion, and hear the mark of it. But ( P % 1 with literary men, ofliccrs of state, dealers : in script daring adventurers, and anxious I , w \ , and ambi-ious projectors of improvements, with these and every other brain-worn ( class of persons, the case is dilforent. Dyspepsy is their torment, and they exhibit deep \ traces of it. in their lean frames and ling- [r gard countenances. Vet are thev much . i * more select in their diet, both as respects . quantity, quality, and cooking, than the clas- J sos 4o whom dyspepsy is unknown. This fact is notorious, and has been so for centu- IJ ries. Xor can it bo attributed, I think, to . any other cause but excessive and delete- 1 l ions cerebral irritation in the one case, and r an exemption from h in the other: and this f cause seems sulFicicnt to so.vo the problem/'* In denouncing active exertion of mini! j r.r luiilv. immediate!v after eating, as inimi cal to Jiix-.'t-tion, it is not meant that we i should go to sleep, or indulge it) absolute; i i.'s icssncss. A weak constitution may re-. j quhv something like a complete repose, hut j r a person in ordinary health may in a it ns- 1 uivly saunter or pleasant eon versa* ion, not j ( only without injury but willi positive beneli ; ' ( ami perhaps there is no situation in which i c digestion goes on so favorably, as during; the cheerful play of sen.iment in the af.er- j dinner small-talk of a well assorted circle. * The nervous stimulus sent to the stomach J is then of the most healthful and invigorating j description; and even the dyspeptic, if on i his guard against a heavy meal, forgets ids 1 woes amid the unwonted vigor of his lunetions. , It is true that tliou-tannx who liabitual.'c i, neglect the observance of the condition r here adverted to, continue to live and digest 1 O ? for years without appearing to suiter much * from their conduct. Ilut it is not less true ? that there are many more who bring wretch- c edness and disease upon themselves and i their offspring, in tiie vain attempt to conn- 1 tcrnct the intentions of nature, and that there v are comparatively few, even of the lorincr, j so happily constituted as to escape entirely : i unscathed. Most frequently, the evil con- 1 sequences are only accumulating, and when !a they arc summed up at the end of years,; * the victim linds himself more severely pun- j ished tlian he had ever expected to he. In | this respect, the consequence resembles that j arising from breathing in a vitiated atmos- I r phere. Tiie effect may not be perceptible |s for a lime; but if God lias ordained a pure 11 air to be best adapted for respiration, we j1 ' ' . c , '< ':>Mwell's Thoughts on ftivshvil Ihhcstinn. ' ?v ?V| luivc the infallible authority of bis omnis- ! I . ienco for believing that one which is vitia- j t o # } cd must be less wholesome, although his v jonefieenco has so constituted us, that j r he injury resulting from it is gradual in its I tl nHiction, for the very purpose of giving us ii ime to escape. In like manner, if bodily s md mental relaxation arc favorable to di- t jest ion, we have the same infallible guar- . r ui.ee that every departure from them ;nust a k; in so far hurtful, however slowly the : h . fleet may devolopc itself. j b Prom the S. C. Herald. ^ Letters on the Origin and Progress of Pe. b liigian Views in Xeto-England, from a v distinguished ?\eic Eliglani minister of \ L the Gospel, to one in the South. ! p LETTKR I. :1 February 10, 18.37. 1 s vlv 1 )kau Hrothkr : ;,( Alliiough I have never !nd the pleasure ] P >f seeing your face, 1 have for .some time 1 11 sit acquainted wiih you : having heard so ; h nucli respecting you l'roni our mutual friend, 1 5 fir. Nettleton. I was therefore fully pre- v tared to reciprocate every expression ofcon- j n idence contained in your kind and friendly ( b otter of the 1st inst. J can assure you th.v , V >rothcr N. remem!)crs with deep interest j u he season which he spent under your hos- ^ tituble roof; and that he will cherish a grate- ? id sense of the tokens of affection which he h eceived from you and your family. And b tore permit to me say, that having been inti- e ii'itelv ;iC(juainted with him for the last c ivc-and-twenty years, I can cheerfully ! c aibscribe to every word which you have j n aid in testimony of his worth. h Hut I must proceed to answer your in- I it puries respecting " tiie origin and progress v )f Arininian views in N"W England." I a ttippose you refer to the Ne?v Havun spe- ' ti :i:!a:ions. 1 have had opportunity to know fl something of the history of th-so specula- Jc Kuf ?lio enro inn'', and cannot be . ti VIJ.J L/itl IIM/ W.W. f .v , f ' " old in a single letter. It you will have pa- , t< ience with tne, 1 will attempt :o give vou a r irief history in a set ies of loiters, promising tl o bring my narrative within as narrow com. J e lass its possible. , b It is true, as was stated by Dr. Porter in v lis letter to Dr. Beec'ncr, that "Arminian- j d sm received from the hand of Edwards its ' s loath blow, of which it lingered more than a lalf a century in New England and died.? a -)ur orthodoxy had settled into a solid, 'ran. , c juil, scriptural state; and perhaps no body ' l< )t ministers since the world began, have ' "5 x%cn so united, and so manifestly blessed j I )f Clod, as the ministers of New England." k Such was the state of tilings, when, as Dr. tl Sorter says, ' A battery was opened in f Connecticut, a standard raised, and a cam- tl >aign begun." [") 1 tl The first indications that the New Haven tl livincs were beginning to adopt opinions j o it variance with those which commonly b revr/lod among the orthodox, appeared 11 vhiic the controversy between Dr. Woods of b Vndovcr, and Dr. Ware of (Cambridge, was T n progress ; wliich was in 1S2U, '21. IV. t 1'avlor expressed to sonic of bis brethren s -1 -i _ ;_ 4i jreat dissatislactioa wun uic miimivr m u vhioh Dr. Woods had conducted the con- il rovcrsy, and with the views which lie had i c idvanccd, particularly on the subject of Nil- v ivc Depravity, hie was heard to say, that 'J >n that subject, Dr. Ware had the butter of t< he argument, an 1 that Dr. Woods had put 1 ,?ack the controversy with Unitarians,fifty , 1 rears. U nder the impulse of these feelings, 3 ie prepared an article for the Christian s Spectator, which he submitted to the Asso- v riation of gentlemen, by whom, in connex- ' tl on with the editor, the work was conducted. ; I; The editor at this time, was the Rev. Thos. { d E. Davis. The Association decided thato t was not expedient to publish the article, j y 3f the character of the piece, and the sen- s intents which it contained, you may per- ? taps form some conjecture from the follow- . li ng circumstance. While Dr. Taylor was t? ending, one of the gentlemen present, com- : v tosed and wrcMe with his pencil, this stanza, ti Immortal Edwards, whom religion hails lj! Her favorite son. a Tavlnrf overthrew ; A Taylor now tho great man's gliost assails. I lis doctrine dotibts, and error vamps anew, h I am not aide to fix tiic precise date of \ his event. I am not certain whether it was previous or subsequent to the. fact which I ' mi aumu 10 lCl?i;?;. v/u uaiuiu?? otiiuij ^ )cc. 10, 18-21, Professor (Goodrich of Vale ^ ?ollesc. in his course of lectures to the College students on the Assembly's Gate rhism, came to the doctrine of Original Sin. 3 O (//.} The South has entertained wrong | i.-ics o1' tho Men* England Theology; a. our j j imc, every thing was suspicious became of L'ni- t| aria u ism, and yet hut a small portion of New : England lias come under this soul destroying I . niluenco. Our country and the world, owes a j ^ urge debt to Dr. Woods of Andover, for his able 1 * , ... . i u lefcnce of the truth as it is in Jesus, against j >r. Ware. Unitarian ministers bare passed in the p South as Congrcgaiionalists, allied to tho Pres. 1 . yteriau Church, heen received into our South- ' ' rn Pulpits. As the history of tho Whitakcrs A: j lie libel suit in the Federal District Court of i ^ Sorth Carolina, ' Whit a her vs. Freeman," amply tiorr. Fid wards and Hopkins and Emmons all liflVred from oaclt other, willi some shades of ipinion more or less strong. And the opinions of. io one of them have generally prevailed in New j| ingland, unless it were tho sentiments of Ed. vards, and these, in a modified form. Mr. Edi- j, or. you will oblige some of your readers by jmh- ^ ishing "The S ivbrook Platform," and requestng "Timothy" to give us the peculiarities of j ? idwards, Hopkins, Emtnons, D'.vight, Jleecher, md Taylor. I know that he is able to do this j gj icrvicc to the Southern Church, and has leisure ! j( o dorotc to it.* j KNOX. ! I t? "Wc possess no copy of the Saybrook Platform, ^ lor can we find any in our little town, or we J f hould publish it. We hope "Timothy" or some j r ithcr of our subscribers will furnish for our col- c inns the important sketch suggested by our * :orrcspondcnl.?Er>. , { Dr. John Taylor of Norwich, ling, n dis-* <] v TiMflvsd ^rtr:c:vi n ~'*r 10 commenced his lecture by observing hat he was about to present a different iew of the subject from that which is comnonly received ; and proceeded to exhibit he views which were afterwards published 11 the Christian Spectator; and which I hall have occasion to notice in a future letsr. Some of the pious students who had cad the controversy between Dr. Woods ,nd Dr. Ware, thought that tiie views exibited in this lecture bore a striking rescm'lance to those of Dr. Ware. They were rieved and alarmed. Some of them wrote 3 their fricuds, and in this way, considerale uneasiness w as excited. Mr. Ncttleton 'as at this time laboring in Litchfield with )r. Beeelier. On hearing what liad transiredat New Haven, Dr. Beeclier wrote to )r. Taylor, and some correspondence enucd. Professor Goodrich sent his lec ure 3 Litchfield. About that time Dr. Humtii-nir niutnr rvf tlm ( tmirOi in Pilts V,. - elcJ, now President of Amherst College, appened to be there on a visit. lie" and Ir. Ncttleton examined it together, and r'ere g.catly dissatisfied. Dr. Bceclierdid ot entirely approve of the views expressed y Professor Goodrich and Dr. Taylor; et in his correspondence at this time, he lade sonic concessions with which Mr. netileton was not satisfied ; and in a letter diich he (Mr. N.) wrote to Dr. Taylor, c said, " With all my love and respect for rothers Taylor and Goodrich and Beechr, I must say that neither my judgment nor onscience nor heart can acquiesce, and I an go with you no farther.?Whatever you lay say about infants, for one, I do soletnn; beiievc that Gol views, and treats them i all respects, just as he would do, if they ore sinners.?To say that animals die, nd therefore death can be no proof of sin i infants, is to take infidel ground. The in:dei has just as .good a right to say, bc/lie ti'flirmf tioinrr cimir>r?c 1 iU.Vv- wtui! L icrcfore adults may.?If death may reign o sucli nu alarming extent over the human ico,Ac yet be no proofof sin, then you adopt lie principle that death may reign to any xtcnt over the universe and it can never e made a proof of sin in any case. Then rhat Paul says, 44 Death by sin, and so eatli passed upon all men for that all have inned," is not true. Infants die either on ccount of their own sin, or the sin of Adm, or nehher.?Hence the most that Paul an mean is this, death by sin, if they live >ng enough; if not, they shall die without it. fou may speculate better than I can ; but know one tiling b'-trer than you do. I now hotter who* Christians will, and what iiev will not receive; and I forewarn you liat whenever you come out. our best Chrisians will revolt. 1 felt a deep interest in lie controversy between the orthodox and lie Unitarians, while it was kept out in the ? r 'i <"n.--in T>^ lf)C|{ IlCiU OI LOiUl LH'JJrUTliy, JJ Jilltiuuun y the Holy Spirit, Divine sovereignty and Election, For this was taking the enemy y the heart,and I knew who would conrjucr. Jut you are giving the discussion a bad urn, and 1 have lost all my interest in the ubject, and I do not wish my fellow sinners a hear it.?I do fear it is a trick of the devto send brother Tavlor on a wild goose hase after what lie will never find, and rhich if found, will no* be worth one straw." Those are only short cxirac:s from a long let?r. Ti?e whole has not been preserved.? This letter Mr.Ncttleton read lo Dr.Bcccher. This was in December 1921. Af or this Jr. Nettle!on had repeated private discusions with the brethren at New Haven, in /hicii he expressed his dissatisfaction with icir peculiar views, and faithfully expostuitcd with them on the danger of causing irision among the Ministers and Churches f New England. And yet for several ears it was currently reported, and cxtcnively believed that lie agreed with the Cew Haven divines, and the influence of lis name was made use of to give currency a their peculiar views. How unjustly ibis ras done, is evident from the foregoing oxracts. (I).) The alarm which was occasioned .mong the pious students, by the lecture of Vofessor Goodrich, was somewhat al ' * ? :n*cd by some explanations, wuiuu m; muuv rj them, and lor a season, the matter was ii a great measure hushed. But Mr. Netleton and some others, wlio were acquaintd with the tacts, were not without great olicittulc. Meanwhile t!ie Professorship if Didactic Theology was founded in Vale College, Dr. Taylor was appointed Profesor, and the Theological School was organised in its present form in 1922. The found(//.' No man is sounder in the Faith th lie Rev. Asahel .Nettlcton. Dr. John Holt tice, now at rest with God wc trust, revered ic character and views of this bclorcd brother, nd many a Southern minister will have reason > praise God, through nil eternity, for brother fettlcton's visit to North Carolina, somewhere bout 1829 and 3J or 31. A precious and cxtenive revival of religion followed his labors at 'rincc'Fdward. Va. In N. Carolina he seemed to tbor without effect 11 ut a year after he left a ? ?- ? < hn I 'in core11 \r nn/1 lOriOUS WOTR CUIIlIliriiUCU at biiu ^liivvioa^ itcnded to neighboring Churches. The writer 'ell remembers, hearing numbers attribute their rst impressions on the subject of religion to rother X.'s labors of the preceding year. Lei unifiers therefore be encouraged to sow the red. The harvest may come when they are in iair graves. The annotator heard Dr. IJeecher reae.ii a Sermon 0:1 the work of the Holy Spirit I Alleghany Town. Fa., in May last, a sermon vind to the rrri/ core. The same evening, he card him in Pittsburgh *'on tho excuses," and rith deep regret, because it was inconsistent with self, partly sound, and partly far from the plain iniple truth, as it is in Chrijt. Hut this appears 5 be Dr. H.'s great defect, and wiil be the case ;ith all new system makers, who have to explain, uard and defend their views. Truth is plain ' ml simple, and is never subject to contradiction 1 II itself, nor H?3<ts explanation upon explanation j or its defence. God alone who takes away, in 1 cgcucraticn, the enmity of our carnal minds, an enable us to understand the truth. And when , lie enlightened, subduing influences oftlio Holy Spirit .are experienced, the story of redeeming r?ve, plain an 1 siippl-, will s'ripped of all its ilTicftf's. "?V V | crs of this Professorship, require the Professor to sign the following declaration; "I hereby declare my free assent, to the Confession of Faith, and Ecclesiastical Discip. line, agreed upon by the Churches of the Slate, in the year 1703." Dr. Taylor signed this declaration and was inducted into office. The Confession of Faith here specified, is what has been denominated the Say brook Platform, and so tar as doctrines are concerned, differs scarcely at all from ( the Confession of Faith of the Presbyterian Church. In 1826, Professor Fitch preached and published his discourses on the nature of i sin, in which ho advanced the position that < all sin consists in the voluntary transgres- j r i i 'pi 1...1 i mvui>i unuicn iuic-$. i dim was rfgurucu uy many as a virtual denial of original sin and naiive depravity, as maintained by Calvinis's. These discourses were reviewed by Dr. Green in the Christian Advocate. Professor Fitch replied to the Review. Meanwliilc young men began to issue from the New Haven school, and to proclaim the discoveries of their teacher. In this way very considerable alarm was created in some quarters. Still those who were dissatisfied dreaded an explosion which should hazard the peace of the Churches, and refrained from publishing their views; and all hope of avoiding a public controversy was not given up till Dr. Taylor published his Concio ad Clerum. Some account of this, and the controversy which it occasioned, 1 will give you in my next letter. Yours very affectionately. CONDUCT OF ST. AUGUSTIN's MOTHER, MONICA. St. Augustin, when he wrote of his mother, mentioned her genteel education, and j pious disposition; her submissive behavior ^ towards her husband ; and assiduous care to bring him over to Christianity, as well by the purity of her mauners,as by other arguments. She bore with Ins failings, with so much gentleness and patience, as ' never to reproach him, expecting that Christianity would effectually reform him. As lie was naturally well disposed, and very affectionate, so he was extremely passionate; yet she never opposed him while lie was inconsiderately angry; but when he came to himself, and she judged it proper, she would give him reasons for her conduct. Thus she became a pattern to many ladies,whose husbands were much more gentle than her's : and yet these, by j their imprudence, brought upon themselves evils which she avoided, to their admiration. for Patricius was never known to Ut ? llll.il III, UI n.v was as careful of us all, as if we had all been her children, and vet was as submissive towards us all, as if each of us had been i her father." OBSERVATIONS ON HEADING TIIE WORD OF GOD. S. Paul gave this advice to Timothv, Give attendance to reading. 1 Tim. iv. 13. There arc two extremes. Some read a great deal : but never meditate. Aristippus considered these, very properly, as great eaters who digest nothing.?On the other hand, some never read. This is absurd, if they profess a written religion. There arcfour principal methods of reading the holy Scriptures, 1. It is adopted by some as a proper part of private devotion. Were a young person to get by heart, only one verso, a part of this private reading, every night or morning, it would in seven years richly furnish his mind with Scripture. In private the Scripture should he studied, j 2. Family reading requires skill. Some! read a period of onlv cigh* or ten verses.j Others such a period with an exposition, as Henry's, Guyse's, Sec,?Others read a chapter. Others again oblige each child, or servant, to read one. Circumstances I determine the propriety of each mode of ; reading. 3. Social reading is profitable. There are, in manv reading societies, and M "J' mf'-'a?'"- n?'s','?TT* wayer "'wry have been at variance with his wife. By this means she also gained the favor of her mother-in-law, whom some of the servants had endeavored to exasperate against her. When occasion offered, she labored with much care to make peace between persons at variance, concealing what she heard from each as a friend, and divulging nothing but what tended to reconciliation. The contrary of this is but too frequently practised, for it is too common for indif-1 ierent persons to report more than was said : but the humane mind will not be couteiu to forbear increasing animosities by such reports, but will endeavor to put an end to them by putting the best con-1 s*ruction upon what has been related. " This, (saysSr. Austin.) was my mother's practice, because thou, 0 God, didst instruct her, as her interior and heavenly master, in the centre of her heart. At hici hf-r wise conduct pained Iter husband, "* * # o , and ho becoming chaste, by becoming a Christian, she had no more cause to lament those disorders which she had so patiently borne, when he was yet an unbeliever. 44 She was also a servant of thy servan's; 1 and all who knew her, praised, honored, ' and loved thee in her, because the holiness 1 of her life, gave them to understand, that 1 thoa wnsr present in her heart: for, accord. I ing to St. Paul's desire from the more holy ( widows, she had but one husband. She gave no less assistance to her father and mothei, than she had received from them: Site governed her family with great piety : She gave proof of her good works by an exemplary virtue: She brought up her children with great care, bearing them again as often as she saw them straying from 1 thee: And in fine, for some time before her dcaili, when we, who are thy servants, i (for thou ollowest us to take that name) dwelt together, after baptism, in an unity. divine love wns the bond, she ought to be a good reader of scripture. It furnishes ideas and expressions to plain Christians. 4. Some Churches read the scriptures, in public worship constantly, others on church-mcetings days, fast days, and other extraordinary times. The for. mcr is not only a primitive : but an apostolic practice. Cause this epistle to be read in the church of the Laodiceans. Col. iv. 16. I charge you that this epistle le read unto all the holy brethren. From the Southern Churchman. -Mr. Editor.?Having been a regular reader of your paper ever since its publication?so far as my time would permit, and hoping that I have been benefitted by two pieces lately published it it, (one on personal piety, the other signed Paulos,) )!*?? /\T tt kir/mi <*!.? linnit. tn mv IIHJ I a 11 LI VII ? IIIVII) U1 UU^IIi IIVIIIV ?v mm'J liearl one of my besetting sins?irritability af temper, I would offer through your columns, a few hints to professing Christians of the present day, on participating in worldly amusements; hoping, as I have been benefitted by your selections, my remarks?tho' common may be read by some to edification. It has been but a short lime since I professed a hope in Christ; since which, I have frequently been urged by those who care not for the things of God, to attend dancing parties, and much fo my surprise, some professors of religion io not seem to view attendance at such places as improper. I was once devoted to it as an amust eient, but since I became 3 professor of religion, have never once felt an interest to participate in, or be where it was the amusement of the evening. Nor can I see, bow any, who have felt themselves to be lost sinners, and believe that Jesus has purchased them with bis own precious blood, can at all desire to participate in that, or any other worldly IVIia itial tia? uvpr hulked aiiJiiiciuciiL. fi IIU mut v... within himself?and felt the burden of his juilt, his dendncss and want of love to his Redeemer, can think such places calculated to cultivate a spirit of piety. Has He no. told us to Move not the world, neither the things of the world," to "watch and pray, lest ye enter into temptation and who that has ever felt that there is temptaion without, and corruption within, can suppose that he can partake of worldly amusements, without injury ? Does not the Apostle say, "be ye holy, for I am holy," and what holiness can there be in the frivolous amusement of dancing? Many say that there is less sin in dancing, than in engaging in the trifling conversation usually held at evening assemblies, and it may be so?but we are not commanded to choose between sins of greater and less magnitude?but to avoid even the appearance of sin, lest we cause weak brothers to offend. And I now address myself to the Christian, (not to the world, ling,) and would beg him to remember that when he is mingling in the dance, be is giving a bold to the world to esteem Christianity as but a name. The bible clearly shows us, that there most be a distinction between the people of God, and the world. For it says, come out from among them, and be ye separate, and I will receive you, &c. 4tc. Weddings are often made an apology for joining in such amusements. But I would ask* if we are not told to take up our cross daily, deny. ing ourselves, and follow Christ. And, if reproach is cast on his name, by our attendance at such places, is it not our duty to stay away?even though we have an inclination to go. The old professor knows not how narrowly he is watched by the young; and I must confess that when my thoughts were first turned to the subject, the lives ot some were such an enigma, that I knew not what to think, till I deter, mined to take the word of God as my guide; and after a careful perusal of it, I can find no place in it, where we are commanded, or even permitted to mingle in the amusements of the world. Having united myself to the Protestant Episcopal Church, I have, with deep mor> tification, heard the accusation brought against it, as a denomination, that they ap. proved of dancing. Liiing far from any established Church of the denomination to which I belong, and not believing the assertion, I feel anxious that it should be refuted. A dancing Christian, appears to me paradoxical. I should he glad to hate your opinion on the subject, through the medium of your inestimable paper. Should these remarks be thought worthy of notice, you are at liberty to make any n?e of them vou may think best. FEEBLE FAITH. At Sea, Ship Samson, > Dec. 1836. { [ Correspondence of the Boston Transcript.] I was speaking of the packet business, and of its increase. You would scarcely suppose the letters could be called an item vet. The amount of correspondence by this medium is indeed surprising. Ev-ry one of these dozen or more ships a mouth, carries out and brings in i s share. Over 6,01)0 were received by one no! long since; and I have heard that a cap ain has taken in 8500 in postage on a trip, which would make more tliau double thenumbre. asthev receive but two pence on this side, and two ecu's on the other,?Such fac's indicate pretty clearly the present state of the commercial relations especially, between the two great commercial coun'ries of the globe ?the Engnnnd of the old world and the England of the new. You may consider these matters too trivial to be notice!, but straws sliow the wind's drift, and it is a good deal of a breeze in rhjs cose, and wiil soon !>c more.?The intercourse betwoco these communities is becoming daily m uv -Vb?<\ n:v! "!iore vi'alfv increasing ... H