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Letters on the Origin and Progress of r<.
lagian Views in New-England, from i
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distinguished iMeio-Jzngiana minister o
the Gospel, to one in the South. Publish
td in the Southern Christian Herald.
EXTRACTS FROM
LETTER VIII.
March 7, 1837.
My Dear Brother :
In the Spirit of the Pilgrims for May
1933, Dr. Tyler published an article n
which he exposed the misrepresentation!
which Dr. Taylor had made of his senti
racnts, particularly in the Review of whic!
I gave you sonic account in my last letter
Soon after this. Dr. Taylor published a letter
addressed to the Editor of the Chris
tian Spectator, the? object of which waste
show that he and Dr. Tyler were, after all
perfectly agreed. This was a very extra
ordinary production ; and was, I believe
so regarded bv not a lew of Dr. Taylor's
particular friends, as well as by other portions
of the community. That after having
charged Dr. Tyler with adopting theories
which involve the positions that " sin
is a good thing"?that " God is the
responsible author of sin**?that *A the
divine lawgiver is a deceiver'*?thai
" God is a criminal tempter"?thai
4,in no sense is Satan more truly criminal
as ia tempter than God is"?that wc
ought to praise God lor all the sin which
we and others have |ever committed."?
Andafier having affirmed that nothing but
the inconsistency of Dr. Tyler saves him
from being "tiie very worst of iieret.
ics," and. that his theories "if carried out
into their legitimate consequences, lead to
universalis.^, to infidelity, and to atheism"
?that Dr. Taylor alter having
said all this, and much more to the same
effect, should come forward and affirm, that
"we perfectly agree in every particular
respecting these important points," was
fiot a little surprising. Yet this ho did, and
that too, without retracting a single position
which he had taken, and without show,
ing, or attempting to show, that Dr. Tyler
had retracted any thing.
Dr. Tyler published in a pamphlet some
remarks on this letter, which closed the
controversy between him and Dr. Taylor.
In these remarks, after bringing into view
a number of points which he had explicitly
maintained, and comparing them with the
Dr. Tsivlnr. 1 if; nroceeils to
gt?ifcvuiv?iw v ? ? ^ r
examine Dr. Taylors mode of reasoning
by which he attempts to show that there is
no difference of opinion between them,
lie says,
" He (Dr. Taylor) does no! pretend that
1 haveT formally retracted any of the positions
which he lias controverted- But because
we are agreed on certain points
which have never been a matter of dispute
between us, lie infers that we must be
agreed on all tiic poin s in debate. As ifhe
should say. Dr. Tvler and I are agreed thai
there is a Clod, ami that the Bible is his
word, therefore our views harmonize on
every point ot christian doctrine. Now
any one can see, that in this reasoning, the
conclusion is broader than the premises.
Dr. Taylor has said, "It is confessedly
unauthorized to charge opinions upon
any man on the ground of mere inference.''
Yet this is tiie very thing which he has
done throughout the whole of his last letter.
He infers that I admit certain posilions
(in the face of my most explicit do.
durations to the contrary,) because I ad.
mit certain other positions. I will cndcavoi
to illustrate Dr. Tyler's mode of reason,
ing by one or two examples. Suppose
that a Unitarian and u Calvanist are dispu
tin?? in rcsnect to the doctrine ot the Trill
? ? "m 1
ity. Tlio Unitarian charges the Calvinis
with maintaining that there are three Gods
and goes on to show that thero is but on<
God. The Calvinist replies, you misrc
present me; I have never maintained tlia
ihero are three Gods?I have shown thn
the doctrine of the Trinity docs not in
volvc any such sentiment. I believe a
firmly as you do, that there is but one God
I perceive, then, rejoins the Unitarian, tha
we are perfectly agreed. I now understaiv
you to deny the doctrine of the Trinity.?
Again. Suppose that A. and 13. arc dis
cussing the question whether all men wi
"be saved. Says A. to 13. you maintain the
Ghrist died for only a part of the huma
race, whereas the Scriptures declare the
he tasted death for every man. 13. replic;
I do not believe as you represent me.
admit that the atonement of Christ is sulli
cient for a!! men, and that salvation is free!
offered to all. Thero is, then, replies A
no difference between us. I understan
you now to admit that all men will be savct
These are exact specimens of Dr. Taylor
tnodo of reasoning.
I)r. Tyler closes ids remarks with a" sun
xnary view of the main points of different
between him and Dr. Taylor, and of the
practical importance. I Ie says,
? V * *
d. Dr. Taylor r: 1 ai ntai n s, con I ra rv to n:
* V" *"
with the same nature, in kind, as that wil
) 1 which Adam was created.
According to this view of the subjec
5 Adam was not created holy, nor is then
) as I can see, any real connexion betwee
) the sin of Adam, and that of his poster
at ty. This position, therefore, entirely sub
~>? verts the doctrine of original sin. Besides
c* If this position be true, infants are in 11
sense sinners, and do not need to be bori
again, nor to be redeemed by the blood 0
re Christ.
f>. Dr. Taylor maintains, contrary to nr
belief, that the only reason that the poster
^ it}* of Adam do not exhibit the same mora
ill character which Adam exhibited, is no
that they have a different nature, but tha
J- they arc placed in different circumstances
This, if I mistake not, is the precist
? ground uniform'}* taken, in controverting
the doctrine of original sin; and it seem:
a. to me to be intimately connected with those
' systems of belief, which entirely discare
the doctrines of grace. Indeed, if the de.
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pravuyoi man is owing soieiy 10 mo oncumstances
in which he is placed, it would
seem that no other remedy would be needcd
for it, but a change of circumstances.
Consequently man does not need a radical
change of heart by the power of the Holy
Spirit.
6. Dr. Taylor and I differ in regard to
the nature of selfishness. According to
him, selfishness docs not consist in making
our own happiness our ultimate end, but in
love of the world, or in preferring the world
to God, as our portion or chief good.
Tin's I regard as one of the most dangerous
parts of Dr. Taylor's system ; for
' it affects the very essence of religion?the
very nature of holiness. According to
' him. s 'It-love, or the desire of happiness :s
the grand principle by which every moral
being, whether sinful or holy, is actuated.
Ail have the same ultimate end. "Of all
specific voluntary action, the happiness of
the agent, in some lorn), is the ultimate
end." According to this statement, the
1 distinction of moral character which ex,
is:s among men, does not arise from the
j fact, that they have different ultimate ends,
but from the fact, that they adopt diflerent
means to obtain the same ultimate end.
The reason that one is holy, and another
sinful, is, the one seeks his own happiness
by choosing God as his portion or chief
good ; the other seeks his own happiness
by choosing the world as his portion or
chief goo J. Both have a supreme regard
to their own happiness. Consequently
there is no radical distinction between holi
ness and sin. Both may he traced to me
same principle of action. I cannot but
say, what 1 honestly believe, that the religion
which is in accordance with this theory,
is a selfish, and of course, a spurious
religion.
Besides?according to this thoorv, depravity
consists in ignorance; and all that
is necessary to elieclihe conversion of sinners,
is, to enlighten them as to the best
means of securing their highest happiness.
Regeneration therefore, by the agency of
the Holy Spirit cannot be necessary.
8. Dr. Taylor maintains, contrary to
my belief, that sinners may so resist the
grace of God as to render it impossible for
God to convert them.
9. Dr. Taylor maintains, contrary to
my belief, that antecedent to regeneration,
the selfish principle is suspended in the sinner's
heart, that he ceases to sin, and uses
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UlC nj'JJIIJS Ul IC^UllCliUIUU, ??lln iuumvj
which arc neither right nor wrong.
I have made the foregoing extracts for
1 the purpose of enabling you to see at a
single glance the prominent points on
which the New Haven divines differ from
; their brethren. That after all which they
' have said, they should now claim, that there
' is no dillorencc, or at least no important dif|
fercnco between them and their brethren,
is tru'v surprising. Dr. Tyler (3.) closes
his remarks with the following observai
i lions on this point.
This pampiilet, as I observed, closed the
, controversy between Dr. Tyler and Dr.
Taylor. Although Dr. Taylor had given
' to the controversy so serious an aspect by
charging upon his opponent the most blasphemous
errors, and although Dr. Tyler
called upon him in this pampiilet. to retract
' his charges or substantiate them; yet lie
has not deigned to do either. Meanwhile
the watch word of the party for the last
' three or four years, has been, "No dilFer"!
cnce. ( 4.)
'! Yours very affectionately
/Vow the JVcie York Evangelist.
t Boston, March 20th, 1837.
Dear Brother Lcavitt?I listened last
night with much satisfaction to the discourse
of Mr. Bouchet, (pronounced Booshay) a
clergyman from Brussels, who has come to
j this country to obtain assistance in the
j erection of a place of worship for a feeble
evangelical church in that city. His text
u was in the 116th Psalm, 8th verse: Fot
U thou has delivered my soul from hell, mine
tl eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.'
n lie said, that after a critical and minute
examination of a splendid edifice, we
sometimes found satisfaction in goiug bad
i and taking a general survey of the whole
j_ ' As we were in the habit of listening t(
y ! closo and minute examinations ofevangeli
*. j cal truth, in all its various parts, he wonU
il' undertake to present a general view o
I. : the whole.
s I After drawing from the text a genera
exhibition of the great fundamental doc
j. I trines of Christianity, he said such wen
;e the views entertained by the evangeltca
ir j brethren of Ids country. Ho proceeded t
j give a general view of the present roligi
! ous condition of that countrv. It was th
ly [ remark of Luther, that the human rrdn
M ' -i'-'O *\ dfnVr?r) ??>:?n !,^"~e-!v'rl'
:h always tending to extremes. The time
was, said he, when our land was lull ofsui,
pcrsiition and fanaticism and persecution.
-, But the French Revolution produced a
n change to the other extreme. After that,
i* there was no more superstition, and not
> even a belief in God. In one instance,
it became necessary to pass a la\\, allowing
0 men to believe in God, to protect the Deists
n from persecution. It might be compared,
'I he said, to children playing in a swing:
the more forward ihev are drawn, the more
1 backward they will go. So, the more for
ward they had been impelled by stipersti'
tion, the more backward they had gone in
1 impietv. This accounts for the state of
1 religion in France and Belgium in the beSmrcplv
tlVO OT I
Ul lllt^ vv asvui ji ^ vv., x,v. j . _ __
* three; evangelical ministers of the Gospel
* could be iound in the whole country.?
5 j There were some Protestant churches;
j j but there was no life in them?no Christ?
no benevolent Institutions?nothing but a
cold formality. It was universal death.?
| After the downfull of Napoleon, there was
some change for the better. Some British
I brethren, traveling in the country, had
i been the means of converting a few indi,
viduals, among whom were some ministers
of the Gospel. But, it was only since the
revolution of 1830, that revivals of religion
had been experienced. Now, they have
two or three evangelical ministers; and
out of the old church, independent of it,
thcv have sixty or seventy churches formed
on the voluntary principle: i. c. who
refuse the aid of government, in supporting
the Gospel. There is now scarcely a
city in France that docs not enjoy preaching,
though freequontly on a small scale, f
Thcv have also their benevolent instituntios?Bible,
Tract, Missionary, and Sabhath
school Societies. The Bible and
Tract Societies are blest for much good.
Where \vc cannot send a minister we send
a tract; and these little messengers arc
often blessed to the enlightening and con|
o O I
I version of souls. At one of their anuiversasies
in Paris, a clergyman rose, and
I rnUiiJ ?I?r? mco nl' s? Snrinian minister.
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who had read many books of controversy,
respecting the Divinity ot Christ, and the
kindred doctrines, but still remained a
champion of Socinianism, while living
himself in darkness and sin. While in ;
this state of mind, ho was presented with j
a little tract, entitled, "The Best Friend;" j
which simply told of Jesus. There was
not one word of controversy in it. But
he felt that this was just the friend he
needed. He laid the tract on the table,
fell on his knees, and yielded up his heart
to Jesus, "And now," said the clergyman,
" I am that man." He is now one
of the most devoted ministers in France.
| Many others have been converted by such
! means.
Mr. Boutchet then called our attention to
11 he signs of the times in that country. The
Romish religion was declining, The vast
majority of the people are not Catholics, j
They have no religion. There is this ad- (
vantage, that they are without prejudice,;
and can be brought under the sound of the j
Gospel. The present evangelical churches
are composed chiefly of converts from
this class. One of the most distinguished
Catholics in France has openly seceded
from the church of Rome. This lias [
made a great impression. lie had boon
at Rome, and returned and published a
book against Popery. This book has a
great influence.
Infidelity, too, is on the decline. Sensible
men are sick of it. Many of them say
they are satisfied no human scheme will
answer their purpose. This is probably the
reason why suicides have so increased
within a few years. A striking fact, illustrating
the truth of this remark, had come
to his knowledge. A gentleman traveling
in a stage-coarh, gave a little tract on the j
worth of the soul, to a fellow passenger.?
After separating from the person who gave
the tract, he rend it, and was very much
agitated, and inquired of a fellow traveler
if he knew the person who gave the tract;
and on being answered in the affirmative,
lie siad," Tellium lie has saved my life;
for I had determined to go homo and set
my affairs in order, and put an end to my
life, but now 1 have learned that I have a j
soul to live for, I shall not do it.
One of the most profound philosophers
1 in the land who lias recently been to
Prussia, declares Ids belief that it is impossible
to establish a good system of education,
which is not fornded upon the Bible.
Another distinguisued person, a great
poet, says lie believes nothing but the Bible
remains to be tried ; and expresses his
, hope that the Bible will be placed in every
family in the kingdom.
, In view of these facts, said he, we are
? grcatlv in need of two things: 1. We
j want men. These can be sent only by the ;
t Lord. Pray, therefore, that he would |
send forth more laborers. 2. Our societies
? are very weak. Religion has been so long
a time connected with the state, and sup?
ported by it, that the people are not train;
ed to giving ; and if they were, they are, in
most cases, unable. We want help of
. those who are blessed with temporal means.
} It secnts to mo, there is no way in which
. your means can do so much good, as by [
1 strengthening the hands of these brethren,
f He then presented the case of his own J
church. About two years and a half since, j
1 he was traveling in Belgium, and formed
- a small meeting in Brussels, the metropo- j
e lis of that kingdom. This meeting soon
il became a small church, and he was invited
o to become their pastor ; which ho did, as
- soon as he could be released from his fore
mcr engagements. They hired a place of
d worship, and a great many Catholics canie
*. f,\ } >< *> ry^r-ntinorc. Tl*"^ '"h'lrcb MOW CV1
sist of about sixty members, one half con
verted Catholics. Tliev hare formei
their little Bible, Tract, Dorcas, and Sab
bath school Societies. The Lord ha
smiled upon their efforts. They liavi
borne all the expense of sustaining tin
Gospel; bft they are unable to build ;
house of worship. Their meetings an
now held in the basement of a warehouse
If they had a more commodious bouse o
worship, they would be able to reach ;
much greater portion of the inhabitants :
and thus greatly advance the cause o!
evangelical piety, in the very heart of the
kingdom. Rev. Mr. Baird bad advised
him to visit this country, for the purpose
securing the means of building a house o!
worship; and that was now his errand.?
And, if these means were secured, it would
be all that w is needed for his church.
He then snoke of the universal dark
| ness that prevails in Belgium. The Sabbath
was scarcely known. He had employed
a young man to do some work ; and
on Saturday evening he inquired if he
should return again the next day was the
Sabbath ; and that tiicy did not work on
that day. He expressed his surprise to
the servant girl, and inquired if they were
Jews; for lie thought nobody but Jews
kept the Sabbath. The girl, who had
become pious while living in the family,
replied, " Xo ; the Jews crucified the Saviour
; but worship him." The people
people were almost wholly ignorant of the
Bible. A woman, who bad received a
present of the New Testament, returned
to the donor, and said she was greatly delighted
with it, and requested him to secure
for her the next number; supposing it
. 1 *1 1 I 1 ?
io ue a pcnouicMi puuiicanon.
Belgium, said lie. is a sacred land?the
place where Protestanism once flourished,
till expelled by persecution. It was the
country where Tindal, the man who first
publshed the Bible in the English language,
was burnt to the stake.
fn conclusion, he made a happy allusion
to the aid we received from his country,
in establishing our independence, and craved
that it might be returned in spiritual
blessings.
After he had closed, collection was take"
up, for the benefit of the object.
Richard Carlile a Christian.?We
copy the following from the police report
of the London Morning Herald, February
Oih :
Mr. Kichartl Uarliie, who lor many years
past sustained an unenviable notoriety as a
vender of deistijal and blasphemous publications,
presented himself before Alderman
T. Wood, to attest his conviction of the
truth of Christianity, fie produced a set of
declarations, such as are taken bv dissenting
ministers, as preliminary to other ncccssaiy
steps to becoming a legal teacher of a concremation.
He was desired to rend his deO
O
durations aloud, which he did, in a decorous
and apparently sincere manner.
The first was a declaration of fidelity to
the King, and of abhorrence of certain Popish
tenets. Then followed a profession of
faith : 441, Richard Carlile, profess faith in
God the Father ; and Jesus Christ, his eternal
Son, the true God ; and in the Holy
Spirit?one God, blessed evermore. And
do acknowledge the Holy Scriptures of the
Old and New Testament to bo given by
Divine inspiration." The next was that
he preferred the Protestant to the Roman
Catholic version of the Bible. 441, Richard
Carlile; do solemnly declare, in the presence
of Almighty God, that I am a Christian and
a Protestant, and as such that I believe that
the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament,
as commonly received among Protestant
churches, do contain the revealed will
of God, and that I do receive the same as
the rule of my doctrine and practice."
Having subscribed these declarations, the
Alderman granted a certificate to the effect.
The Alderman having congratulated him
upon the oncasion of his appearance.
.Mr. Carlile, in reply intimated that he
had read the Scriptures frequently and care,
fully, and the issue of that research had
been the removal of his former errors.
From the A. York Obsenev.
Another Revival in Ceylon?A letter
tho w?fL rl'nnn nf the American mis.
Ji una mo ? i *? vj .
sionarics in Ceylon to lier friends in this city
dated geptcmbcr last, communicatss the following
gratifying inteligence.
"Tiie Lord has graciously begun to
receive his work in the hearts of the dear
girls in the school. There is nothing very
strikingor remarkable in the work itself,only
it is evidently I lis. * * * Every
girl, even the youngest, seems very thoughtful
about her soui. * * * 1 think perhaps
most of the church-members in the
school, with ourselves, had lamented the
state of feeling prevalent, rather more for a
few weeks than previously, and there had
been a little more labour with individuals of
those who have been thoughtful since the
last revival; but exceptieg this, appeared
uutil a week last Tuesday evening, when,
after brother and sisterS. retired, they heard
the voice of one in the girls rooms, weeping
and praying as if in distress. That
ceased; and then another followed in ear.
nest prayer. Soon two or three of the
church members came to the door and requessted
brother S. to go out and converse
with the girls, lor 'the Holy Spirit had come
among them and several were in distress
on account of their sins." He went and
conversed, and prayed with them; and thus,
I alter two or three of the girls had prayed, he
! left them, but they continued up tili midnight.
! Since then, though they have not practised
I what would to some seem excess in spending
mucli of the night in prayer, they have
seemed disposed to improve every oppor.
tunity in tiic day-time. Even the least, who
l>/- -?|i?!!
- J now leave all their play andatcnd meeting
d | or read tracts almost al[ the time/'
8 I REV. MR.XEDIIURRST's APPEAL TOR CIIIN'A,
"n ! The Rev. William II. Medhurst, who has
" j long labored for China, and whose judg.
' j ment in respect to all that pertains to hei
| interests, probably mav claim precedency
' j to that of any other individual since the
! death of the lamented Morrison, has just is1
I sued an appeal in behalf of the ul;ra Gangetic
missions. Alter s'aling that Morri.
I o cry
son commenced his labors in 1607, and
| Milne in 1813, the former having prepared
1 a translation of the Bible and a Dictionary
r?f tli<> f!liinf?sr> lnnmuiirp: that nhnut twn
el ?90 * . .
1 ! thousand pages of other religious matter
" I have been composed, and above 500,000
' Tracts and books put into circulation: thou|
sands of Chinese vouth instruced in the
| schools; myriads of Chinese converted4' and
I reasoned with on the subject of religion;
! some dozen individuals baptized; that one
| native convert is preaching to his country,
j men; the Anglo-Chinese College establish!
ed a' Malacca for the instruction of more
advanced youths in the sciences of Kuropc,
and the literature of China; a vocabulary of
I the Canton and Fokien dialects prepared ;
. nnrl ?li/\ ottil wIlAIYI^ r\C tli/? I'lrrTHnfTO
ClIJ'l IIIU IUUL5 llliu IUIUIIIQ 1/4 lliw
well understood, so that great difficulties
have been removed, and a foundation laid,
broad and deep, for the future usefulncrs of
every laborer?he thus describes the
Access to Chinese beyond the limits of China.
The stations in the Malayan A rchipclago,
I where the Chinese emigrate in great numj
bers, afford a quiet and safe retreat for those
i missionaries who are disposed to sit down
in the midst of the people committed to their
j charge, nnd instil into their minds the doc.
j trines of the everlasting Gospel. About a
million of the inhabitants of the Celestial
j Empire may be found in these regions,
j amongst whom a system of Chris: ian efTort
, may be carried on without any interference
I with the powers that he. Should our labor!
nrs h;? successful amon? these, as tliev all
- 0 m ,
contemplate, and many effectuate a ro:urn
to their native land, mncli Christian influence
may be exerted on China itself by re- |
turned emigrants; and while the interior of,
(Chinais impenetrable by Europeans, na!
tivc converts may go through the length
j and breadth of the land, carefully though ef-1
, feciually spreading the blessings of Christianity.
In these out-stations we have now
i four missionaries and one assistant study- *
| ing the Chinese language; but what are they
j among so many ? Even if we contempla;
ted the evangelization of the Chinese cmi.
i grants alone, what are four or five laborers
J to a million of people ?
Access to the Chinese Coast.
1 But our views arc not confined to the emi
igrants; it has been discovered and proved
| that voyages can be made and landings effected
on any part of the coast of China,
< ? I! .; 'P... t\xnf
I ITOm Iiuinuil lU Vinucau lunmj , ui'it
though the visits on each occasion must be
; short, ihe efforts made may be great, for
thousands of Tracts may be freely distrib'
sted, and tliousands of natives fervently ad.
{ dressed in one day; thus, instead of one
! million, one hundred m'llions may be brought
j within the range of our influence, and efJ
forts made which may reach to the capital,
j or even to the throne; and is this little ? Is
i this a day of small things, to be despised,
j when the object still in view is the conver;
sion of a third part of the human race, and
i when these are the stepping-stones to its
; accomplishment ? True, the utmost that
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j can DC* UUUt* CM! IIIC C-wnoi, m mv, ....
: indiscriminate distribution of Scriptures and
I Tracts, with a few occasional words of exhortation;
but who can tell but even this
I may prove, in the hands of an omnipotent
| Jehovah, the power of God to salvation ?
1 Mr. MedhurCs view of the Chinese Edicts.
i True, the powers that be have issued
i edicts upon edicts against this mode ofope|
ration, and have scut orders to all government
officers to drive the missionories away
| with fire and sword, even threatening to stop
j the trade. But we know by experience that
, these edicts are never intended to be put
j in execution, and that the threat of the s opi
page of the trade has been fulminated after
j every successive expedition, and fulmina|
ted on each occasion in vain. The coast
! of China is therefore open for the occasion.
! al visits alluded to, and we only need to
I proceed vigorously with the work, to the
1 extent of our opportunities, and then we
; mnv the more reasonably anticipate that
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j God would open anu twiuuu IIICIU. I
Missionary Ship.
i A missionary ship is likely soon to be pro*
4 vided, to be devoted to the especial object
| of earn ing the Gospol along the coast of
t China, Chochin-China, Japan, Cambodia,
I and Siam, with the numerous aud interceti
ing islands of the Malayan Archipelago.
There is work enough to keep such a ship
constantly going ; but how shall ice prepare
! Tracts / and how shall we spare men to go
| on these important voyages, unless we have I
a large accession of laborers ?
Mr. M. then proceeds to allude, in terms
of the highest commenda'iomto the esrab(iishment
of the Ophthalmic Hospital in Can[
ton, by Dr. Parker, the American missionI
nry, and what might probably bo done for
I China by pious physicians, in advance of oil
i other missionaries ; and states, that the clij
mate of China is as salubrious as that of
| England.
! He then contras's the difficulty of acquir.
ins: the Chinese with that of the English ianguage,
showing the very great number of
irregularities and obstacles to be encounterod
in the latter, that a child learns one Ianguage
almost as easily as the other, &c.
i from which he concludes, that "the formidable
obstacles, that have hitherto frightened
' ; *Thc word converted here w? rapposo to bo an
* error.?KP. IT:*?I.\LP.
s so many of our English students, are con
siderably reduced by a comparison with out
own language, and would vanish entirely
before the patient assiduity of the determined
scholar."
; I Ie closes with the fact, that China must he
' evangelized; that the means are plain;(hat
to wait for China, herself remaining pagan,
to open the way of access to Christianity,
is absurd; and appeals for men to enter the
service and to enter it now.
THE AMERICAN SUNDAY SCHOOL UNiON
To Auxiliary Societies and Others.
The anrxial meeting of the American
Sunday School Union takes place, according
to the constitution, on the 23d day of
May next. We hope wc shall be more
successful in this than in former years in our.
i efforts to secure from auxiliary Unions,
i Societies, and Schools, the reports which,
| in the terms of their connexion, they have
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| undertaken 10 lunnsn. ourcjy u wuum
! cost Iif.lc trouble, and be an advantage to tho
j auxiliaries themselves, as well as a compli|
ancc with their con ract, to answer these
j six questions:
J. What is the name of your society ?
2. What number of schools have you ? *
i .1. What number of teachers ?
4. What number of scholars?
5. What number of teachers have made
a public profession of religion in the bust 12
months?
G. What number of pupils in the last 12
months have rnado a public profession of
religion ?
If the exact number cannot be ascertain,
ed, an estimate will be of advantage. There
are tnany other items on which wa shouki
be very giad to have full reports ; sush as
the state of the libraries, the benefits they
have caused, the influence of the scliool's
on individuals, families, and neighborhoods,
interesting facts, whether favorable or other,
wise, in relation to tbe schools, the state of
education, and of religious opportunities in
the vicinity, &c., &c. Such reports as these
we would gladly receive not only from the
officers of auxiliaries and other societies and
schools, but from individuals, whether connectcd
with the schools or no% and whether
their reports be commendatory or the contrary.
We especially ash the the attention
of ministers, and prominent laymen, in all
the churches, to make free communications
on these topics and on all others connected
with our operations ; and we hope superintendents
and teachers will not only express
their views and communicate facts,
but try to induce their pastors, and intelligent
members of their churches, or their neigh,
hors, to net upon this suggestion. If it will
be any encouragement to this service, we
promise that such favors shall not be filed
away without notice, but that they shall be
used in the Annual Report, or the Journal,
and a copy of the Roport, in paniphiet form,
be sent to any correspondent who desires it.
All communications on this subject may
he addressed to.
Frederick W.,Porter,
Cor. Sec'y of the Am. S. S. Union, Philadelphia.
IIOW FAR NATURTE IS COMPETENT TO REMEDY
DISEASE.
From Rush's Inquiries.
By nature, in the present case, I uuder*
stand nothing but physical necessity. This
at once excludes every thing liko intelligence
from its operations: these aro ell
performed in obedience to the same laws,
which govern vcgc:ation| in plants, and
the intestine motions of fossils. They ure
as truly mechanical as the laws of gravitation,
electricity or magnetism. A ship,
when laid on her broadside by a wave, or
a sudden blast of wind, rises by the simple
laws of her mechanism ; but suppose this
ship to be attacked by fire, or u waterspout,
we are not to call in question the
skill of the ship-builder, if she be consumed
by the one, or sutd; by the other. In
(ike manner, the Author of nature hatb
furnished the body with powers to preserve
itself from its natural enemies ; but when
it is attacked by those civil foes, which are
bred by the peculiar cus'oms of civilization,
it resembles a company of Indians,
armed with bows and arrows, against the
complicated and deadly machinery of firearms.
To place this subject in a proper
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ngur. x sn<tii ut'nvci <? msiuijr vi i iv venerations
of nature in a few of the diseases
j of civilized nations.
I I. There are cases, in which nature is
still successful iu curing diseases.
In fevers, she still deprives us of our af*petite
for animal food, and imparts to us
a desire for cool air and lold water.
I hemorrhages, she produces a faintness,
which occasions a coagulum in the open
vessels; so that the further passage of
blood through them is obstructed.
In wounds of the flesh and bones she
discharges foreign matter, by exciting an
inflamation, and supplies *' e waste of both
with new flesh and bones.
II. There are cases, where the efforts
of nature are too feeble to do serf ice, as in
malignant and chronic fevers.
III. There are cases, where the efforts
arp over proportioned to the
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strength of the disease, as in the cholera
morbus and dysentery.
IV. There arc eases, wher?? nature is
idle, as in the atonic stages of the gout,
the cancer, the epilepsy, the mania, the
apoplexy, and the tetanus.
V. There are ca?es, in which nature
does mischief. She wastes herself with an
unnecessary fever in a dropsy and consumption.
" She throws a plethora upon
the brain and lungs in the apoplexy and
peripneumonia notha. [Typhous Pleurisy.]
She ends a pleurisy and pcripneuraony
in a vomica, [absoss] or empyema.?
i She creates on unnatural appetite for food
r. ' :.c hypochondriac diseasn. And, Infill