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Taming II oust:?.?The mystery of ren- |
tiering horses ot the most nifroly churat tcr
perfectly obedient and docile, seems to be
satisfactorily unfolded in the annexed communication,
which we extract from the -V .
Y. Spirit of the Times. Tor many years ^
this curious art has been deemed by the J
world something like a supernatural gift, )
with which but few men, and those far be- ,
tweon," were endowed. According to (
3Ir. L wis" account of all the matter, anv ,
person possessing a quick e\e, re tdy hand, (
active heel, and a certain portion of animal 1 (
courage, by foil wing lb : simple directions ! |
of Mr Jonathan Smith, ran l?*arn to break '.
the most unruly hois - that cv/r stood upon |
Your legs : (
tiii. Ft a. l!), 1.S.J7. !
Di:ar Sir?h u > ou :h<*2J of, May, j |
18-32, at Orange Oonrt-iiou-e, in the Old 1
Dominion, where I tli n lived, that I lirst j
saw the late Jonathan Smith. I: was Court (
day, and lie, surrounded by a crowd of gen. 1
tlemen, began tous:? "Every groom and .
trainer, gentlemen, lias h s own way ofbri- j
dlmg, and managing horses I am a teach- i
cr of the art: I can tame t lie most iingovern- j \
able hosseon thisgre n in one hoar. And j t
if any of you want to knuic, how I wi!i
teach you the theory, and show you tiie J
practice, on ibis condition? if J fail, you j
shall pay me nothing; ii I succe-- d, and sat- <
isfy you that you can Jo it as well as I, j [
you and cadi of yon who are taught, shall j
pay me *10. I wiil make the horse follow j
me witliout bridle, halter, ur saddle, through ; \
this crowd; stan 1 quietly while I crack. L
this whip repeatedly over his hack; nn! e l /
him gi\e me any foot at command, at d ie | j
down if you wis a it.' ''Agreed, agreed!" t
cried t.alf a dozen voices ot which mine i
was one. "Hring tip Mudisoms mare and I
if he can do half what he says with her, :
lie must deal with the 4,\o. t
geutlmcn," said Smith, "there is no devil- i
ishmcnt in it, but plain common sense, as : t
you will see. Take the inure into that :
house out yonder," (it was a log house, i
nbout 20 feet square) '"all horses may be t
managed in the same way. " The mare was J
a wild skitlisli young thing, high tempered 1
withal, disposed to kick and bite, and k
would not k t a stranger touch her.? 1
"Come gentlemen," said Smith, "lot us go 1
to the stable.*' As lie went along, lie examined
c:irc!ul!y a whip winch lie carried, <
formed like a waggoners, but ligli er in I
the handle and longer in the thong and I
lash. When we got to the door, Smith :
said no man but himself must enter. * Look i
throng i the cracks, and soewkat I do, and |(
Aorc I do it." Sliut the door after mo, h
and fasten it.*' In he went suddenly and J'
very bodily, and before the marc could sur- |
vey him, he was giving her the lash on her
hind legs and thighs, with quick, sharp
strokes. Around she went, kicking, jun.- ,
ping, backing out, and seeming as if slie :
would break through the side of the house,
keeping at the greatest possible distance :
from him. .No rest no breathing time was J
given; the sweat began to flow, and the j
marc slower in her movements, and oc- j
casionally to turn so as to screen her;
hind legs from the lash. \\ hen she turn- j
ed her head towards him, and approached
nearest, he stopped the whip, strcachcd
out, his hand towards her and said, "Come
along," But she was off*again the lash applied.
Presently slur stopped, turned!
looked at him. lie readied out his hand.
I
stopped whiping and touched her neck,
sa\i jg ag i. -'Come, a ong." Bui there j
was no conic along in her; there she stood
sullenly, Aicay lie leaped, and plied the
lash and repealed " Come aiong." She
soon turned, came towards hint, and stop- I
ped. Ho was watching her and the mo- I
merit she began to advance, he did also, !
so when that he was near her, he patted her; !
stopp d whipping, and as he moved away !
said, "come along." She began to move !
with him: as but if pan e struck, a moment ;
flftcr darted off. The Irish was poured into !
Iter. Sin stopped, trembled, and dunged.
"You'll see now," said Smith to us, "they :
generally do this when giving up." She j
approached: he patted her neck stopped !
whipping, and said, "come along," move- j
ing slowly from her. She now obeyed,
following him several times around the |
room. He patted her neck, as she was fol-'
lowing him, lie suddenly darted awav and i
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began with the whip erring come alomT." i
O . ^
Instantly she was at his side, and the whip
ceased to flash through the air, and he w as i
patting her neck as she lollowcd him!
around. Whenever she lagged, he was!
awav, and the whip applied. .Never after
that would she remain two loot from him.
"You see, gentlemen," said he, "the principle.
The whip never touches her to hurt
when Jicar vie: nothing near me, or that I
bring to her, is to hurt her so much as her
tear of me, or any thing in contract with
me." He then took off his glove, thrust!
his list into his armpit, ami then rubbed it ,
,in ?*> b?" * <s*r 1- \ *Vr fo W pv.if'' '
" '* *< "
times around the room, tlie mare following
close to him, he said "open the door."?
I he door was opened, and the marc followed
close to him off to the crowed, and
through it, and hack again to iha stable,
He came out, closed the the door and said,
'* This, gentlemen is always the first lesson,
and iijver has to be repeated. After a
horse follows in the stable, it is but to make
him do it in a small lot, where he cannot
escape you. It has taken about thirty
minutes. On the whole it is humane, for
it prevents all future contention. On ent
ring Iter stable hcarafter she should be reminded
by a single touch of the whip, and
' come aiong/' She v. ill now follow the
sm lie. t boy, who will go ia alone, give
her the hint with the whip, and say, 'com"
along,* for a treaty has been formed with
Iter to this effect, that when near you, she
is never to be struck; but if a distend' and
disobedient, site suffers not after the fault,
but during its commission. l>y this treatment
her whole nature will he changed.
;md she mav be taught, bv the rational anJ
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plica ion of the principle, to do any thing
[hat a horse can do. I will now show you
that she will let me handle her feet, (See.
so soon as I teach her what I want her to
:!o." lie went in and closed the door.?
'She came up to him ; he patted hershouller,
then her arms, and carried his hand
Jo'.vn the fore let:; she drew hack and trcmbled.
In an instant he was away from her
iml the lasli applied with "come along."
I p she came and he began again; she now
stood last while he ran his hand over the
ley paitiny and smoothing her. "She is
low satisfied you sec, that she is not to he
uirt when I touch her." lie then went
ram leg to leg, till she stood perfectly qui.'t
while lie handled them. He then slighty
tapped the inside of the foreleg, and
>aid. "loot, foot." She raised it on lhc
oe; ho took hold of it gently, hut firmly
ais d it from lie ground, and pa ted her,
hen stopped a few moments, and repeaCil
it to every foot. "She now underiti.slid
he, "that when I sliglilv tap
icr 1 g, and sa\ 'toot,' 1 want her to give
t to mesne wdl do it. for if she does not,
;itc well knows the consequence. I will
>e off yonder, and the lash will take my
dace; I'm the most agreeable ol the two.
Horses taught this will never kick you;
hey are not only afraid, hut lfom the ns:oci:i*!0!i
of ideas take pleasure iti your
ouch; it is the sign of peace. I will now
)Ut her confidence in ine to the severest
est." He raised the wh;p, laid it on her
jack, rubbed her witii it; site trembled
ike a leaf tili she stood nearer to him, as
f for protection. He patted her ; shook
he wljip over her. then increased its moion
parallel to her back till it whizzed in
he air. without ever touching her; louder
ind louder it sounded, till he b-'iran to crack
t over her: once only did she re.ire, and
ras hack again instantly ; for the moment
>hc was oil* she felt the lash. After this,
?o suddenly receded, 'raised the whip, anu
>aid, "come along." Up she came: then
le cracked it over !ier very often, and she
icver moved from !iim.
' Vou sec now, gentlemen, that the
.'racking the wiiip is also a sign of peace.
She will come to it if you do not deceive
!ier. My horse comes to it if lie sees inc.
mhoagli a (junrtcr of a mile oil". ?Sup.
pose your horses is afraid of an umbrella,
or any tiling else; take it into the stable,
make him follow you with it 0:1 your arm ;
then touch him, then hold over his head,
then 011 his back, and then take him into a
lot so small that he cannot escape you. and
make him follow there, in like manner.?
He will soon cease to fear any thing when
you thus prove to him that it will not hurt
him; or it' he is afraid, the great fear of
distant' - and the /ash will cast out the least
/*?- ? <I.;.WT in rnnh/rt iril}/ tlltll.?
il'iti 111 cill V llll.l" f St VIS#. ....... ...... ,
Hreak your colts and fiilies in accordance
with these principles, applied by common
sense, and they will play no tricks. (Jive
your colt a lirsi lesson; and the next, make
him conic up, lay the bridle on his he d:
when used to it, put it on. make him follow
with the bridle on, without holding it, then
lean him. Handle his legs, and feel as
you have seen done to-day. Teach him
also to bear the crack of the whip near hint,
and over his hack. These several teachings
should occupy fifteen or twenty minuses,
t\\ ice a day, for three or four days,
ihenyou may bring your blanket and eireingle
to him: goon as with the umbrella.
O O
When lie is used to them, girt the blanket
on; make him follow with it on; do this
several times: after that, bring in you saddle,
use him to it in the same manner. Put i
on, and make him follow; after he is used
to it, lay over it a long narrow bag, with
thirty pounds in eacii end, and let him follow
wi;h these on in the stable, and in the
lot. with the bridle drawn as tight as when
in the hands of a rider. Kepeat tins several
times, and you may put up your bov
in the stable: stiii let him follow you; then
in the lot. several times. After a day or
two, you may increase your distance from
him. towards the centre of the circle in
which he walks. He will soon walk uround
the lot, obeying the bridle of the hoy.
You may now bring in another gentle
horse, with a rider on, to walk wit i him,
but before him at first. A t ier a lew walks
thus in the lot, you may take ili'in out.and
with ordinary care, your colt is broken
and gen !c, without having injured iiiinseli
. . .
or his rider. To teach him 'o lie down is
guile easy after the foot lesson. Take a
forefoot from the ground, hold it firmly,
tap the other fore leg, and ask for it. fie
will necessarily come on his knees. Per.
haps he will bounce up alarmed at his new
position. Put you must have patljncok
teach a horse what you want him to do.
Ib'gin again; bring him in the snni" ?nam
. .... {jr?. ! <s k '<. i' ho u ill !"'
main quiet in that am ude, porniiuing you io i
walk round him without ultemp.ing :o rise, j
Do this * ill he is used to it ; then, when he
j is on his kiv-s, go ?o a hind loo., and
I make him give ma: w> you. When in tua;
i po^ on. ask for the other hind loot; ami
| down he comes on his side. IVrhnps (n
| he i* a timid mnuai) he vviil he alarmed ?n
j Jiis new position, and rise up instantly; hui
take care to pat linn as lie go s down,
and while he is on the ground; hut as e
rises, and is fairly on ids feci, \ on must retire,
and give iiim a siiglr auuionidou wilu ;
the lash, that he is doing wrong to go. up
I so soon. (Jo again and again through the
, , i
| same routine, no w in soon understand wnat
I you want him Jo do. And a horse tatight
thus, will do for you any .;:i?>g mat ho can
j no when he imdcrsumds you ; and, gen- |
! demon, he is not slow of undersandiug.?
' The horse is naturally ti veryobserving, sa- j
I gacious, and sensible animal, docile and j
j obedient, when once thoroughly convinced I
! of the superior powers of man. And ins {
I intellectual powers, if I may say so iviih- j
i out offence, are like those of man. inuo. J
' l>v ni-Ax/n. r? v. rr?i?r> nr i?dncnliou. !
; liujJiint'u u v j/i w
| with this remarkable difference :
" A man convinced against his will,"
Is of the same opinion still."
Not so with the horse. He never is of
i the same opinion after the argumentum ad
equina has once ccnvinced him. Tiie Lsson
of punishment at a distance from you
and teaching that near you is tiie pij.ee of j
j safety and peace, \\ i h too cons: que j fol- !
; lowing you in the stable and our 01 , is
) the first step always, and tiie key 01 .no i
whole system. The iirst lesson must ho
made effectual, by perseverance and cour- i
age. I say courage, for some horses light
j hr.ivelv in the firs, lesson; never after- j
i wards, if subdued. If they merely kick
and back towards you, the size of the
i room enables you, by keeping your eye
j constantly on them; and sideling round, to ; ^
i avoid their heels as you apply the lush.? j i
j The horse will soon he tired of present- '
J ing his hind legs to you. Hut if the horse !
' ... _ 1 .!! /? j I
I l)c a strong, liigli-spirneu suuuon.oi sonic
j ago, who, badiy managed by a timid groom, ;
j lias had his own way, when he turns his \
j head towards you then comes the tug of j
war. In such cas"?, gentlemen, I make '
myst.; tiglv and outlandish in my appearance
before 1 enter his presence cham- 1
her; and I do enter in a vcrv hold dasli
" I 1
nig style, (for horses are very subject to [
panic from sudden unusual appearances.)
! Hc'ore he recovers his self-possession,
j and can wonder at my audacious iinpu
der.ee, I fail aboard of him like five and
forty wild cats, and before he is sufficiently
saif.possessed to front \ou, he is inspired
with some considerable resnect for his
? r.tiw customci's courage and prowess.? ,
| But afier a while, lie begins to think the ,
joke is carrying too far. lie turns and
j gives you a look, welch plainly says,
i 'Who are yon?' I am sorry to make the
noble horse swear on even so provoking
an occasion; but I assure you he is not so
much addicted to it as jackasses, and some
other in ferior animals, and he may at least
plead the excuse of? evil communications
corrupt good manners/ for this had habit.
Now he surveys you, notwithstanding the
sharp lash incessantly applied to the hind
legs, fixes his gaze on you, lavs his ears
* t *
close to his head, draws bade bis hps, dis
closing his teeth, opens his mouth, raises
his fore feet, and dashes right at you?
Woe to the timid braggart, who with wan
dering eye or daunted breast, is not ready
with hand and heart, and heels, and eyes'
j forthis crisis. Perhaps his time come!
I ' Poor Johnliy Raw, what madness, could impd
! So rum a flat to luce so prime a swell.' j
i Let none such presume to exercise i'ic j
art of mastering even, much less the noble
science of subduing the horse. But
tiif fl?nrlns< :md nrrurtised hoisj teacher is
j ready for the encounter. 1 lis eye was fix- ;
j cdupon him, lie foresaw ihc coming storm,
i and as the open-mouthed and high-raised
j hoof of the indignant and enraged animal
appsoacii, he seems to meet them:
' But when the shadow's o'er liis brow he slips
aside,
So nimbly slips, that the vain robber past
Who dealt the stroke came thundering to the j
ground;
Nor rests, nor pause, nor breathing time is
given,
But rapid as the rattling hail lroin heaven,
Beats 011 the house top, showers of "horseman's
shot."
Around the "Stallion's legs fly peppering hot."
From this to the liuisli is all "twecdle dee.
You now have niv secret; so hand uic mv i
Wo did hand Jonathan his foe, and I j
have no reason to repent i, for I believe
tiiis method lias more than once saved my !
life, although I am no Jack Myiton to throw
j myself under a horse's heels, or ride lull,
I tilt over a rabbit warren.
JOHN LEWIS. ,
L'.ttc of Spoil ft/Ira nia Co. 1 (innsisTixo
tiik sriniT.
A solemn charge brought against his per- :
secutors ol the Jewish council and nation
j by the martyr Stephen, was that thev did
| "always resist the Holy Hhost." hi this
j respect he alleges that they followed the
! example of their fathers, 'as vour fathers
! did so do ye." Without attempting to
point out all the ways in which the Holy j
'I (lliost is resisted, and gracious inthienccs j
: j quenched and banished, it is a point ol j
I some interest to know what particular thing
Stephen had in his eye when he made his
11 appeal to the Jews.
It was a remarkable feature in the his
torv of the Jews that tlicy had gradually
subverted the appintments and institutions
. I of Clod, and substituted their own inven
tions. Tims cur Saviour charges them ,
- ' with *'io
traditions, ai:d the teaching for doctrines I
tiie commnndni-nts of men. They were t
11 at the ojien and avowed enem es of all
religion. On tlit? contrary, in a certain ! i
s< ;.se, they wore a very r.ligious peopf . t
They spared no pains, Sliey were not >crupu '
loits about ni( us tires or m tins, they had 1
great zeal, they compassed sea and land to j j
make one proselyte, they made long |
prayers, they vave aims; but the difficulty f
was t .t ir their and alms were ostentatious, n
their prayers w re to he seen of men, they
run religion all into forms, while thev neg- 11
let ted mercy and lodgement, and perver- '
ted the triitii of God. In con.seq icnco ol 8
this general corruption under the forms ol I(
religion, lory wane prepared to revile, and >
i). rsccute, an I murder the Son oi God, the c
Saviour of sinners, because he adhered L
strictly to iho tesnmonv of God, and was x
decided in . is support of the ancient instructions
of the law and prophets. For
this same reason tliey persecuted Ins fait..- "
fill followers, and had now arr.tinged .Stephen,
a man full of the ilolv Ghost. hjt
whom they esteemed an oppo a r, b. causc
he did not -ounumnnce their hypocrisy.?
Evidently, the::, this was the method p .rticularly
in which the Jews of Siphon's j
time resisted the Holy (Jhost, and being so, ^
it was, in all pr thahiiiiy, tlie very tning to
which Stephen alluded. They had resisted
the Holy Ghost by subverting appointments.
and institutions, and instructions old
God, and substituting their own inventions s
and commandments. And after clfecting c
this subs'it lit ion ihey claimed divine authori- t;
t and honor for the spurious product; thus p.
in fact making the Holy Ghost the repu- p
ted author of what he never taught or au- p
111 ii p I */ 'fl. (i
The same lesson is taught by the history I u
of tlio Roman Catholic church, (so called.) t;
No nominal church since the Christian era c
ho has been so manifestly destitute of all p
spiritual influence, or lias ever so effectual.
!y resisted and banished the Holy Glios' w
from i:s precincts. And how has tins been cv
Jone? Has it been done by rejecting all g
the forms and appearances of religion?? u
Far otherwise is the fact. No p ople have s
been more observant of forms, more in the n
outward habits of piety. In fact, their re- I
ligion, such as it is, swallows up every thing b
else. But the mischief is, the ordinances h
of God have b Nen made void by human ir
n i I
traditions and measures, a sort 01 reunion ; u
lias been introduced in the place ofihal'a
from above; a spurious, snpersitioos, by- tc
pocriticai formality lias taken the garb of s<
piety. Human oracles are heard in the {
place of the genuine word of God* Those "
Scriptures which holy men wrote as they k
were moved by the Holy Ghost are set a- :1
side, and i i their place are substituted the
legends and speculations of men. This is h
the way in which papists have resisted the ^
Holy Ghost. And these two prominent r'
examples of the Jews and the papists are ^
replete with instruction to the whole nom- ?
inn! church. The Holy Spirit, we see, I l'
may bo resisted by deed as well as by
word. This divine Agent may be reiss- ^
ted by ascribing to him works and measures
of human origin as well,as by traducing those "
which are truly his. He may be resisted
by corrupting his truth, or making it subservient
to the purposes or error. And in
seasons when the inlluonccs of the Spirit 1
appear to be suspended the inquiry should
become serious and earnest with every
church, every pastor, and every Christian,'
whether the Holy Ghost has been suitably j
honored in following :ns uiracuons, m i;userving
his ordinances and appointments, t
i:i acknowledging his power, and our own c
dependence? Whether the Spirit lias had f'
his place in our feelings, our exhortations, L
and our prayers? Whether his operations a
h ive been sought alter, for his glory and *
advancement of the kingdom of grace, or j(
for human exaltation? It is easy to accuse 11
our neighbor of grieving th Spirit because s
he does not concur with our views and c
measures; l>uf let us first see to it, tha: we !l
arc not resisting the Spirit ourselves, by 2
substituting human inventions for divine *
appointments, and whether tlie beam in ;
oitr own eye must not he removed, ilint we "
may see clearly to pull the mote out of a *
brother's eye.?Hartford Watchman.
li
I
r.l'YKCC OF I'AKEXTAL STEUNXESS.
" My lather, (s iys Xew;o:i,) left nv much c
to run about tiie streets, yet when under } c
t ? i /Iiofrtnr* i
M'S OYC, II5J ivUjH tliU til U ^JIUU uuutuv/^i . I
am persuaded that he loved me. but he seemrd
not willing that I should know it. I was
with him in a state of fear and bondage.
Ilis sternness, together with the severity of v
my schoolmaster, broke and over awed my I
spirit, and almost made me a dolt ; so that 55
part of the two years I was at school, in- "
s'cad of m king progress. 1 nearly forgot "
al! that my good mother and taught me."? ; i5
Tiiis statement admonishes fathers to lay j 11
aside sti.- nness, and not to keep their sons
"in a state of fear and bondage," in order i i]
to secure their obedience. Obedience ex-1 ^
acted in this way deserves not the name <?l j *
"fjluai.."?Tiiere is no virtue in i:. Itj{
is slavish?or obedience fiom necessity
such as is rendered to bri.t lb roe. It mak- j
es a child of uncommon promic "almost
a dolt.'' i
A .Sruiinwi, Mr-e.?Sweet and refresh- j |
ing thoughts of God enter easily into sue!)! <
a mind, j; is a pure spring whose waters 1
come bubbling and sparkling up oflheir own ; !
accord. It is no: necessary to dig for ibeni |
nut! fetch tiiem up with laborious olior/. { '
And as tht? waters of a fountain go forth to 1 <
O t (
fertilize the ground, so do the serious; <
thoughts and pious suggestions of ilu spirh ' i
tual mnul llo'v forth to enrich o'hvr h"nr.s. i
It is no task 1 o such u:iiid to think o!
t 'j ".ougots i.'! 1 Ji:.? s'Of:? ! )*'? t iron;
rom every luminous object. I: beholds j to
?e tinine mage every where. It has not } \v<
o sav * where is he ?" It can say. ' where I in
* . {
s he no; ?" Every thing below sends its j so
houghts above. It has not to drag its jgr
11 (iitat oiis back from tlic world. They j o I
low rjiiickiy to spiritual ami holy themes. I
L'aey n ven to t!i>*txi, wiien present need and ; he
iwl'ul occupancy with the world is over, as j
he divided waves return to smoothness j Mi
jam after tiie passing keel. j an
Ure have tin; exhortation to lids attain-1 w:
iient I'rom the eminently spiritual mind o.' fo\
irelnbi-siiop heighten; Consider your-j sir
Ivvs, ni v brethren, and l race yourselves in3
your own hearts, whether oftten in a day
our riiough's run Ins way, finding the limitation
ol Cod sweet to you. You might \ the
nlertam divine and heavenly thoughts, even I jIlt
-iiile ab nit} our earthly employm nts and j wc
elrvsinnems. Make it your business to ; Sr)
an more oft tins wisdom : cali in your I ji1(
dmouiiion of the Lord. I have be en IjM ; >'"
iiat I Vein my birth, she had in her in'n i, do- j SL''
ote.l mo to the ministry, and that had she j llW
ivcii :ill I was of proper ago, 1 was to have j U i
?.en sent to S:. Andrews, in Scotland to bo ; m<
educated. Hut tiio Lord had appoinred }
itherwise. My mother died belbro I was to
even years old/' m;
This mo'lier was a successful teacher. r0(
jer son s ivs 4*Whcn I was four years old, cv
could road, (liard names excepted.) as Pr
red as 1 can now, and couid likewise reie.it
the answers to the question in the As- P?
embly's Shorter Catechism, with the prooL; -SP
nd all Dr W at:s? Siiorter Catechisms, and 'JtJ
:nd his c.ii! Iron's ilyrus." Let mo hers "
oek and lind tiioir pleasure in giving sucii t:i(
iistrucrions, and they will gent rlly bo rsuc- 111
: ssful.?Where is the child of (bur years j nF
a these days, that can repeat the whole I y
if the Snorter Catechism with the proofs?! 11
tfanv mothers arc doing virtiously, hut do a
iiey excel the mother of Xewon. 50
A COLLQiJtV. ; U !
A. I nm happy to svc you, Mr. ]?., whore : Sv
iuvo von been attending _'Iuirc!i to-dnv !
U V
J}. I have lion rod a venerable man j
nvuch, whoso name did I in >* learn, and in-!
lend, whose name I never, asked, so much pa
was 1 interested in the groat truths \vlii:li he
.iro'iglit to my notice, ' I
A. I was equally int''!v,s:ed in a preacher,: tli
who although 110: venerable for years, was j (f
certainly very jrspoctable for talent. In-! <*t
Joed, lie was an original. lie presented M
i.i.i argument in so rational and philosoplii- w
ral a in.muer that I * oulJ not help thinking a<
if all pr -ao:i''rs imitated Ins s yle tat re would t If
be few. r oni?-c*i?rs to C.'irisiianitv. i d
it O .. .. a,..., f . .. 4 ? | .1
c;,r.s ; commune of.cn with yourselves am: ! t.n
. k.i God ; be less abroad and more within s ,|
ad more above ; tins is by far theswee'es: ;ij,
. Beg of God to wind up your iioar.s,' bo
."hen you find tiicin heavy and dull, and | r(.j
cfjJ much puilh g and hauling from your fu|
and. A touch irom las hand w.ll make ?rj
icni mount up easily and nimbly/'?Bosm
Recorder. ro,
From the London Christian Oiscrccr. j col
O.V ItELIUIOrS SLKVlCES AT INNS. jn
Mr. Editor?My attention was some time. na
ince attracted by a letter from one of your be
orrespoudents, urging on Christians, when CX)
aveiiiug, tin; importance of inviting the | wj,
miilies at the inns at which they may sleep,' m,
) join in scripture reading, and prayer. It, tru
*? icii
seemed to me a hard saying ; bu: by : Sj,
ivii.e help, more than three years ago 1 0II
as enabled to begin the plan, and air. i vje
lunkful, th.it, so tar from being now a j p|c
ross, it adds greatly to the intcrcs. at.d | scr
leasure of my journeying*. | cjp
Tiie readiness,and apparent thankfulness, i fj,l
iili which tlie invitation lias been generally [ (J|
cceptcd, has surprised me in no small do- j ;
roe ; in my last pcrigrn t ion of a month, | jn
was declined in only two or three in- ;
auces ; and often very interesting compa- for
ies have united in tin.' service. Of course n)C
(.ccupy a private room, and sei.d a suita- Cei
le message to the master or mis ross of the aiv
oust*, stating that 1 shall be glad to unite j
i reading the scriptures, and in prayer with j gC,
ny of the family who can attend, and with j \\*
.... n-unnonv i.i ?!u> !iniM> who mav wish 1 ,
^UIH|.U"_> ^ j IV'
>.;o:n in tiso exercise. I usually select :,|v
Qtuc interesting narrative to read, minding cj,
t;:t the service is not looiong (no. exceed.; j
ig twenty minutes.) A Cnns.iati friend, j an
ravelling with me 0:1 a long journey, was wj
greeably disappointed, and much gratified t;1(
3 see so many embrace the opportunity a- co
forded. Will Christian minis.ers, and my <]0
/iiristian brethren, allow me to appeal to t|l(
licir pity on behalf of the residents at inns? ,n:
Yequentlv lor weeks tliey go to no houso j:ri
f prayer. W hen a little leisure isobfainod, t;,{
;cy iind no disposition to rend the sacred i
enpturos ; and many live as though pos- |at
essing no souls, and no eternal interests.! ;aj
lore, then, is a field of usefulness for Chris.-! afl
ins itinerating at home and abroad?lor 1 IS)
ave not pursued the plan in England only. | w|
?Hero their light may shine, the most im- , t1CJ
ortanl interests of their fellow men Ikj pronoted,
and the name of God he glorified.
Your reader for many yars, it;
ax occasional traveller. he
un
a iiappy .mother. co
The mother of the late Ilev. John New o1'1
an, who from a bold blasphemer, was sa'
diverted to God. and became eminent va
or usefulness in the minis.ry, has olten 110
cen mentioned as an ex unple to encour- C'1
;go ciirs iau mothers to he faithful in the in. er
rruciion of their children. Tne example ev
eaciirs more than lias been drawn from cv
t. The record of it made by Newton biin- ',l<
elf, introduces us ro a Haitv -Mother: to a'?
me who found pleasure as well as duty, in :
caching her intant tiie truths of religion* ov
hie made if,' '(says N\ wton) -'the cliief "
lusiuessand pleasure of Iter life to instruct 111
tie, and bring nie up in the nurture and i 'c-'
? - - - ? i ! tj\i
mo very rational, but I rather think lie
juM scarcely come up to your idea of bo
<7 philosophical. His orgiuali.y might alb<f
disputed bv you, as his sermou in a
eat measure consisied of quotations from
iter writers.
A. Ah, indeed, and pray from whom did
(jtio'e so freely ?
II. From certain of the ancients, such as
ses, David, Isaiah, Paul, Peter, John,
d such like; bu! if this was a proof of the
int originality, there are comparatively
v preachers of the present day liable to a
nilur charge.
the rise or error.
So insensible nave multitudes become to
? established laws by which crroi creeps
and advances within tiie church, that they
mid be, startled at seeing those laws
i
read out before them. It enters no? into
ir calculation to affirm the existence of
* l i Ji*:a i.
ucli respects me tru.u. o. u musi see*;
2 sanction of the worthy a..;;*!. 4. It w:ii
uunt among i.s friends uii the l.ving who
not disclaim it. 5. It t'.jij misrepresent
: truth and its open advocates. G. It will
ike all concern abcul trnt.i n-dless.
proper, and tending to great ? ;;!. 7. As
} climax it will deny its own existence.
Such being the known iav.s winch regu.
e tiie rise and progress of error, it iscerii
of gaining ground before it can be
irincd, and the aftirmaion believed, it
in all respects, like some insidious disease,
iosc symptoms none* but a skilful practimer
wili easily discover.
L foliows; that in order to believe Use c.xence
of error, it is not first nccest iry the:
should bo openly avowed. ?>uch avowal
ion us not to its nature. It takes its rise
dor the name, and spreads, uu ier the
lors of truth. Its vuriuhons from sound
thodoxy are claimed as improvemen.s?a
lirarv advance in theological science. I;.
ill, therefore, will any expect thuf, in its
c, it \v>11 bo openly avowed in us tree
aracter. I s existence is evinced by bland
very different evidence. And .-.at
idence, according to ihe laws of morul
idence, may be sufficient to cs ablish th;?
of its existence, without a distinct avow
nnd in defiance of a positive denial.
It is further averred that error is, in its
,n nature, more plausible tlian the truth,
hen it is to spread by supplanting the
itii it must assume a character of harmisuess,
and put in rerjuisition means which
2 truth disdains to employ. It must be
pcrficially pleasing, apparently right
jugli in its nature, odious and morally
ong. These false appearances rwom.
2nd it to the depraved neart, Truth, on
b contrary, is open, an J commends i:self
the conscience, how repugnant soever it
ay be to the heart. It has worth, and
:ti:ude, and conscience on its side, whater
be against it?and it will ultimately
evail. J11 its predicted prevalence, it rs
jarly seen bow undesirable must be the
pularitv which attaches to t!ic support and
read of error. It may be great?it mav
^ 11 -1
lasiuig ; UUl UULT illl II IlllUl uc Iiuaiiivu^
rho would espouse ir, and advocate it, as
a means of gaining a popularity which
ust be possessed, if gained, with the disiprobation
of the good in this life, and of
ud and the holy in the future ? However
may be applauded, and its advocates for
time loaded with popular adulation, still,
oner or later its retribution must come?
id then the popularity which attached to it
1; bo more troublesome than the greatest
l.'tude and forgetfuincss.
11 a rfj ord Watchma n.
Mo::monis:.i in Ohio.?Last week I
,sscd through KirkianJ, and I was aston*
ied to see that a city had sprung up since
was there last March. I should think
ere were between 100 and 500 houses
icrhaps more) now building, most of them
'c small and plain, but some are elogan'.
I ho can tell what the end of Mormouism
ill be! They have paid 100 dollars per
rre for farm* about one mi e south ot Kirkmd.
Near the temple they ask five bun.
red dollars. Most of the firms between
?>f Kir!;la:r-T i :!v eenfro of
ror, except u is ojieuiy uvowcu. n u ue
fe to Jo thus, tlicn it is safe to (May the
plication of means when the symptoms of
dily disease appear. The tune to apply
ncdies will not come till the disease is
Iv developed, and has nearly n ached us
sis.
It is well to remember tliat the rise ofer
is always insidious. It claims fellow*
Ip with the truth, It regards creeds and
?Cessions of faith as us Jess?hat is, as
the way of the spread of error, under the
me of truth. It is its misfortune net to
understood. Its rise is marked by the
ihangc of definite phraseology lor that
licit adini s a double sense. It justifies
lovations, and caricatures established
tiis. lr aims to fix die errors which
ing from depravity and hatred of the truth,
what it pronounces false and perverted
u s of that truth. It adonis false nrinci.
i3 oi interpretation,and rensonr out of the
ipturcs only as interpreted on those priniles.
It makes philosophy, an I not the
b!e fairly interpreted, the grea criterion
its maxims and tenets.
Such being some of the laws which have,
every pi riod, regulated its development
its progress has been gradual, and of en,
'aprotracted period, concealed from cornin
observation. The nec ssity tor continent
results from tiie sensibility to truth
J its claims, which error !.?;s to encounter
a sensibility almost as great as the conuiulity
of error, with a depraved heart.?
hen error is embraced, and is to be ad.
cated and supported, cerium tilings are
vays necessary to its progress m the
urcli. 1. It must appear m disguise, g.
must possess a ravishing .ovc of peace,
d a most inveterate aveis:on to contention
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