The Liberator from Boston, Massachusetts • 4

i a fl fl 1 11 urn a iuquiqiu U47rc uuu vruai nc Bigpjjuvu iroiu still worse ia the manifest unwillingness to I you are mistaken in regard to the duties of the Com fl I esti perl tran the ertj following' which although' old be re' I wi of flaebn the flic con wh and wid the the: Btoc thei all 1 the and just sect if the seh Lib flthej aoh tl tc tl el tl i i a Wi 1 "'f it ci Committee of Church Pur4 no alav by ttam tepi the yr of an an pa oil C( of th ae fl of 1( el oi et th bi thei and civi ado Whsoq mai obe the' i far i poli plM 5 Not 1 and defj Coc thei tw tel pli mi Urti 47 wa the trie the my hai for foil hat rep tioi the lie ant cor cot req coi Mi I inti my to I as i and vt it fl Cement Glass Wood jSteep isinglass twenty four hours in common whitebrandy then gentlyboilaod keep'stirring until the composition isyell mixed and a drop if will become a strong iellv Then'strain it thrnno ajclean lined clbtl a to be' 'Kept' Mopped' A 'gentle heaVwill dissol glue into a colorless fluid' Dishes ofwoodglassor earthen ifj united with' this xetnent wilt: break? elsewhere rqther thanjseparate in the old bfejikJn applying the cpment rpb the which are to be united then place them' together and hold 'them for minutes' and' the work" ia done" Ths is vffry easily done and 4 incomparably better thanatiything'elw for the purpose SfiSiKSi This Committee was not appointed" with particular "reference to your case nor has' your case yet been before the church a a body This is tlieatanding Committee of the church for the current year We have written at the request individuals and be cause we deemed it a duty incumbent on us We have not delayed to bring the correspondence before the church 'on account of timidity of craft be cause we supposed thnt'the proper time was notyeLWe design to do this as soon ns practicable and we mean to doit honorably We wish to lay the wholecorrespondence before the church We Jiave the whole thus far with the exception of the letter first addressed to you'' Will you have the goodness to ue have that letter until can copy itand then we will return you 6 Bro Morse! thought from what you said when at Boston in May you would calland see me I really wish you would give me8caJL when you are this I am guilty of those tiiingswhich you inBin fl date are characteristic of the Committee' by1 ho come and talk the Tnatter over is Yours affectionately fl fl fl i Wf ieS 4 'flfl flflE Dowse 1 should suppose it tpnte immaterial whether I had been corresponding with a standing or special Com mittee' Whether they were chosen with a view a' general supervision of the affairs ofthe bodyorse 4 lected with special reference to my case I do not see as their obligations to me or to others would be any more weighty in the onecase than the other The reasons jWhy! have not as yet placed myself "in a position to talk the matter if they are hot obvious to all will readily present themselves to "those who liave been placed in like 'circumstances with If ny first letter has not been with held from timidity I have some reason to suppose it has been from policy The minds of a large majori ty of the church needed to go through a preparatory process in order that those glaring truths there held to view might not effect to weaken'd soli link in that chain which binds them down to party and sect i fl ufl i More than five have elapsed since theforegoing correspondence commenced and as onemonth after another has gone without 'any action upon my domrnnnication I have felt sortie anxiety as to what might be the resultilt is trying to my feel sings to be brought thus in contact qwith'jtbose withwhom I have so often taken sweet counsel But however much I may wish the good opinion qf my fellow men 1 ought to regard truth as paramount to all other considerations I have delayed to' speak and perhaps too long began to see the Jin iquity that is fostered in the bosom of the church Where is that bold fearless of sin that should characterize the followers of Christ Where do we see broad line of distinction which gught ever to stand out in bold relief? 'so that every one 'who looks may read in living The salt of the earth light of the world And why is it one reason is the pulpit is false to its trust in crying peace and safety when sudden destruction coineth It bends to the popular will and I believemultitudes who heed flits lullaby? will go down to eternal ruin arid their blood be required at the hands 4 To my mind this world is iri: ansawful state the its own destruction busily at work while the chnrch are flattering themselves with the idea of a glorious happy time yet to come in this world forgetting that the flares and wheat are to grow together until the harvest and that the harvest is the end of the world 3 And now brother Garrison if I know my own heart my only motive in giving this correspondence publicly is to dogood to my fellow men and there by promote the glory of God and may this be my this rny prayer till the things of tirpe and sense recede from my vision' i for God and humanity 4 JOHN MORSE Walpole Oct 9 1843 tmporlancjresolutionsr ijivo us tne supjects ana sspeechee and let us judge for ourselves Again the following resolution was' offered bysMr Beggs?" of Nottingham seconded' by Mr" That th Convention avowed: its con viction of the ein fulness' of war would earnestly invite the attention of their fellow citizens to the consideration of the question how far they are justified in continuing 'their support or otherwise to warlike Crawford Joseph Sturge and othersurged thei mover to withdraw the resolution as it might appear in some 'remote way to callipon the peopleto resist the pay ment of taxes and the resolution was withdrawn? As there are some redeeming circumstances at the Peace will them for another coinmunication especially as this willtake up as tnuch room in ydur paper as'ydii can spare and close sby simply remarking: that there 4 were some noble souls in that Convention? which to introduce to the notice of your readers fl i Peace A late Advocate of states that England and rance are redqciog their standingnrmies Sir Robert Pjeel gives the annual estimates i for "the and'havy in' England at nbbut'four millions Ides' than last year' And rance has an army about one hundred'and fifty thousand less than last yean Let no man despise the triqmph of peace Sj i I ip?" T5 ETfTERd from fCewYork9 by Mr jf JL4 The Voice of Duty by Adin of oster 5 iPiarpont Discourse on jbe LatimerXaseil "T'4' and Garrison's Toems 'Address at LcnuiJ''' inii Biavory Me looms truss fnrt' Uloir rom the Providence Herald i London Peace convention Mr Editor i fl lYon have repeatedly published short articles of mine on the Peace movement I ask now that ypp would insert the following in relation to theLondon Peace Convention holden on 22d June last in Exe ter hall 'o s' i Jit seems there: were about delegates present of England rance Switzerland and from other parts of the continent of Europe and about seventeen delegates from the United States It was in session four days Several members of the English Parlia ment took part inthe proceedings a number of cler gymen' physicians and private individuals and the Marquis de la Rochfaucauld the Society of Christian Morals of Paris After theorganization of the Convention the Secretary stated the circumstances which gave rise to the Conven tion and objects' contemplated by when Rous late a lieutenant in the royal navy proposed an amentmentto the principle on which the Convention uwas formed affirming that war whether offensive or defensive was inconsistent ivilh the spirit of Christian ity This was no doubt done with view in part to test the peace principles of those composing the Convention and it came from the right source A man having been in the royal navy could judge pret ty well whether any kind of war could possibly be' consistent wither Christianity This proposition is disposed ofin the Advocate of Peace for die preSept month by the few words following But aftera lengthened discussion it negatived 'fThis in my view decided the' character of the Convention Now Task leave to request the managers of the Ad 1 vocate of Peace to hunt up the debates on this prop position and let their readers have flhem in October or November they might epljghten many of their readers hereabouts professed a Christian readers 1 mean who will attend a meeting of flhe friends ot Peace where the' question is discussed Is all" war contrary to the Perhaps Doct Cox of New York who not long since defended capital punishment in the Tabernacle there (and wlo was one of the Vice President of the Convention) and if he said any thing probably in favor 'of shoot ing down or hanging up his neighbor orbrdther un der some circumstances 'Perhaps! if: we rcan havh the debate this Rev may convince some of us poor illiterate Christians that it is perfectly inaccordance with the life and teachings of Jesus the Prince of Peace to be engaged in shooting' endhanging their neighbors and brothers John Burnett of Cambercaell a (God bless him) read a paper on flhe essential sinfulnessflofwar and its direct opposition to the i spirit and precepts of Christianity the prosperity of nations and it is said that it elicited frequent demon strations of approval It' was deferred to a commit and what was the result Why the commit tee reported that the document should be published with name attached but that it should be on his own responsibility These true and good peace men intend to take such responsibil ity notj they! But they applaud the paper and "pass a vote of thahks to" John Burnett for lTt is'reportedfflhat Convention was'addreased Messrs Price oster and Wright lof Philadel phia and and Webb of Jublinhut their observations were principallydirected to unimpor "tant resolutions'? some of which were deferred or And now to your inquiries which I consider ttenrjT uiutui AUVUUIM Ay vwvr i Io nf kmrvief a as sraJrvKfa frumrl nnnn atria nT Do you 1 believe the t'e pond should have spent their breath on um i mm 1 txn a tr a ivo li A anniortf nd ayjKLet man in these times dare to hold uphis fiend from his own opinions or ra'ue bis voice against atiy offlhe popular sins the unless he does it with the advice andconsent of indi viduals' he has the brand rif infidelity him no matter howsincerefl he unay be or how faultless his character: deed many people arO so foolishas to look with horror upon a mwr styled as an ififidel and treat him as'if he were suf fering under sdrne contagious disease? which to take were immediate death It far' better to took at life and sea if in thatwa can find any thing wrong thanjto shnn him because certain menor set of men have taken it upon JLhemselves to pronounce him an infidel' Every true reforn'ier every one that isdoirig iny good in the'wurld' is thus styled and for aughtwe can seealways will be a But whabis nn infidel some may askr truly swe cannot say the dictionary meaning cvery one knows tp bean unbelieveronewho rejects Chris ti'anity jbut in tliis enlightened age of the world niari may believe' Christianity and all in'1 his power for furtherance of the gospel? if' he dares to do it in his ownrway and conscience dictates ten chances to onepewm not escape the imputation If this is doubted let' any candit) manilookjaround? dj witness the' re formers of the age how many are there but 'what have been 'over and over again called infidels But very few We could name scores of njen who have all their lives been seeking the good of their fellow men in whose characters i not a dark spot can be found iwho have not ryn cjear of the charge Verily if those are infidels that are so styled at the present day' the sooner that infidelity prevails the better? i '5 The Churc churdh may "riot be inaptly compared to i a pedagogue who has grown gray! in the exercise of his authority and who becomes more harsh and morose with increasingfige because con scious of the decline of his power? Accustomed to implicit obedience' from'his disciples he canriot con ceive that they should outgrow their rinquestforii rig compliance and ifj fie 'bccasionallyhperdelve flhe ebullition oft: a spirit tending to freedom i he strives to? repress it? by increased severity The disciple thoughjbqund to obedience both Ijy pystom and at tachment feels these bonds gradually loosen before the awakening self consciousness of his masculine mind wfajle the ill judged 7 and berisdless the old man continues to defeat11 its until at length somd trifling circumstance becomes the ap parent cause which calls the pupil noiv matured to manhood from bis seclusion into active vain the pedagogue wrestles witli theyouthful giant in old authoritative to main tain its 'over free reason the government the youth shakesflhe school dustthe reasoner the church dust from his feet hastens to act and think for himself and wins the palm of lib erty to which his nature and his rights entitle A Si Afc 4 1 flfl fl it rpHE are th contents of vol urns' bf1 1 JU Poems? jut publishsd 2 hill sn't fi I Universal Emancipation Trna Cqur agc: To a riend Invocation to Spring Dedicatory I fo'dLiberly Song of the Abolitionist Ttfn 1 £jiInfatifHope for the Enslaved ertbty etne? Liberty ourth of July Jhe Guiltless Prisoned Pay JMnyrJQay Tp William Ladd Btinjnrnln Lundy To the' memory of tame? ueaviog Lanapu na iMwcermiamiaa i piste Harriet Martipeau To JJliabetlf Pnaaei Qjlgy reeaom'bftirtfMind' tfie Hon Theodore rti'frf? singhuyrem ILibOTtyttfbrrAitp Libertynqiul Slaviaiyji luxury and pride' live in state without a fear i Whatever woes betide A fl Jv 'A 1R a i ts "Of deadlier darker fame Wh ich rnakes wajm current freeze With an indignant shuwes It is to'erush the liberties Of a whole trust D(j yiew unmov'd their agonies VVhenstroggliinlhe dusti It is degradteg chains Jopl On a yas: pride A That freedom from tfie earth tocjb'aso mi ox which jhe good have diedi i Shade of the tried arid virtuous few 'A Look from your bright abode I i O' 's 'J: That cause to which ye clung so true under foot js trod 2 yam were your prayers tears and pains Your blood ws vaiuly 4 or starve your country council siums mu' 1 Xfl or Abe Liberator 5 INDIVIDUAL ACTION I dreampt that a drought had come over the There was nothing but dryness oh every hand The earth was all cracked and aa hard as a stone i And nothing upon ita dry surface had grown or many a day Since that drought 'gained way The grass was all withered and scorched on theplain And the'flleayes and stiffened hung panting 'lA flfl fl tAnd the shrunk and droopirtg moisture seemed stopping JV And the wimpling rill ft? That flowed driwn from the hill Nojongerari jnurmuring along through the larinels tell Thh catiie that used to find pasture around fl NoW hungry end tbirsty gwed sad on the ground rivers jfiemle were so puny and small? That vessels' could liardlylail on them at all nature seemed groaning and groaning again 4 And eracking and gaping and cryingfor rain AVelL'atlast in the horizon small clouds appear flfl'jAod then they grew larger and neir arid more near 'fl 'Till length Ibey td the hemisphere round And jiig drops began to appear on tho ground Then in abowers thenin floods and in torrents they ii i 2 1 And splashed in right earnest op mountain and veil Now a drop of ifife rain fell by chance on my Hpw puny it for a purpose so grand Pray what Van you I enquired little thing Thatspjar and so fast you slioujd come wandering? What use can geitbe for an object so great That you basteri along al' so mighty a fisa LanT be for? knd what can I do And why do I hasten so quick the air through Why I come to give moisture find life to the earth Tbat theherbs that are dead muy once more sprjnr to That the lulls and the plains once agn may look ff gneep :4 'b fl the in 'their beauty and brightness IrihM' isiUoa ya That verdurenay coverflhe foteste and trees And gladueB iflay Bpread kho mountains and leas And the stream again Jrickloalong the" rock side'' And iriur'mu'rihg dowri to the rivers may fl can't do this so weak and so small Tba'fljvprlc jwoujd be done though you never should fl' '( 1 true I can doit' alone but I Perm all the part that jpever given me to play And weak thouglul may find pony and small I still have a duty and must do jt all 7 And though I might fancy I scarce wonld be missed That cannot absolve me from this my f1 wokeojtn my vjsionand thought i 2rfsOn the lesson Uiat lhus I had got I knew that the work for the Christian is great But weakness can never excuse him tovvajt felt that I too 'fiad a duty to do? fl And weakjthoiigb plight be and with me but few Arid though I might not do the whole to be done still Ptefit perform all my duty for one OSWALD MURRAY 1 NS nr fl i 1 I si io pass the suffering poor 1 When fainting for bur aid fl a sTo spurn the from quf 'door fl Whose labor is unpaid fl guilt to hoard a store by wrongs and tears A fl Tq bear the man Yet mock his pains and fears fl i 4j th 1 ori tbis bright earth to gaze Ungratefully and cold Yet more to blight the fertile face fl id Ofall that we behold I Lor bright green fields that God Jias' gjven 'j jdeseft there s' i i fl tAnd then Jn ipwJt charge op Heave That region of despair fl flifl Tie guilt to rob the orphan one fl To mock tee widow's WO upori'a naughty 5 And when tears do' flow fl Totax tbe land lilj down fl The people bend and weep 'inen iufd $way from every groan sApd lordly rpvela kep j'y 'Tis gujlt to lead the innocent To evil and to sin To bribe them down tbfit dakdescenj 45 A Where count less woes begin fl To think all life must minister have tho subject broached iri a religious mcetirig? 'mittee whom yoti have befri iorre In abort thus it is and they seem to love to' have it eo 1 pi Once more" want' of faithfulness respecting the awful sin of licentiousness fl What is the influ ence of the church upon this abomination Why here and there a martyr spirit has arisen and having not only a wicked world to combat but a church rendered sickly by the gnawings of this fell de stroyer upon its vitals have worn 'themselves out as did thew lamented McDowalcstill finally compelled to yield up the ghost victims of religions intolerance and persecution and though God by the prophet has said aloud spare not lift up thy voice like a trumpet shew my people their tranar gressions and the house of Jacob their The inquiry goes Watchman what of the night They answer It is a and thus a quietus is put upon it (while multitudes find an un timely grave through its influence And now does not the injunction out of her my apply in my case? Brit' you may say 'we are not' guilty 'of those'5 things named Would that I could feel that you' were not But supposing that you have not done the same in kind and toj the same extent mentioned here still youhave so far made manifest your indifference to if not approbation of them as to bringflyourselves under the same' condemnation 'It Seems clear my mind that you have been willing trampleron humanity and disregard its essential The persecution (for I can call itby no other name) of brother and sister Babcock from what did it arise but from the fact that 'they were constant readers of the Liberator edited by that lover of his race whose motto is Aly country is the world my countrymen al! mankind that noble1 specimen of humanity William Llotd Garrison How has your minister treated some of those who have come among you as the advocates of the per ishing bondmen to wake up your sympathies in their behalf? fl Has he not echoed the miserable tver cry Garrison Thus in effect Baying if an in dividual will not cast off and' hate Garrison and denounce him as an injidel he is unworthy of confi dence 4 as an abolitionist The existence of this spirit was apparent when I was last among yoti in 1838 9 arid more recent developements seem to set tle the point that it is much the same with you as with the church generally giving the1 tveight of your influence to that awful system of in iquity which robs man of himself puts asunder what God has joined together shuts out from the soul the light of the glorious gospel of the blessed God and in the person of his disciples sells the Lord Jesus Christ upon the auction block for this same Jesus has said as' ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren ye have done it unto And you fellowship those either directly or indirectly who thus make merchandize of image and thereby give countenance to that com plicated system ofvillany and you must continue to do so'5 in a greater or less degreee so long as you retain your connexion twith any of the church organizations of the land for they are so interwoven and knit together by presbyteries synods and as" social ions that I conceive it utterly impossible to be clear from the charge of sustaining them in their wickedness unless you come out stand aloof from thenr all where you can" inhale the air of freedom and thus be able to bear a faitnful testi" mony for truth and righteousness in: Whatever may be thought of my course in tearing myself away from those so near and dear I have an approving conscience It is not because I love my brethren and sisters less but the truth more I did not leave upon the impulse of the moment' I was a long time in deliberating upon it ind tried to pray that God would shew me duty anti by his spirit lead me in his own chosen way that might not be left to dishonor Him by opposing any barrier to the onward march of vital godliness I was well aware that such a step would seriously affect my reputation and bring reproach upon mejibut what 'are my privations sufferings and crosses compared with His who groaned and died on Calvary and whose lovely voice seems as it were now speaking to me and saying What is that to thee follow thou And now as I reflect upon what I' have written feel a deep solemnity resting on my mind believing as I do that it must soon pass in review at the judgment I think that this earth in its present state never will enter upon another annual I be mistaken but I see no room for a I believe it because I think I find evidence from the word of God and thesigns of the times sufficient to warrant such a conclusion! and seeing these things are so how important that we awake to our that we search and see whether we are living for self or the glory of God when the Saviour comes in the clouds of heaven we may receive the crown laid up for all those that love his appearing and kingdom for it is to them that look for Him He will appear a second time without sin unto salvation Yours for gospel truth John Jit is my wish that this be read in presence of the members of the church both male and female and should you at any time take action on my case you will do the favor of informing me by letter of your decision' with specific reasons for so doing ah fl 1 Mr JR Morse 4 Dear Brother We have received and perused your communication In view of it we are frank to say that we regret that you should cherish feelings and opinions and that you' should 'pursue such a of conduct toward your christian brethren in this place' In order that we may understand your position more clearly we wish to propose a lew questions and we should like to have you give us answers as soon as convenient 1 Do you believe the church in this place is guilty of those things specified in your letter? 2 Do you wish to be regarded as a member of this church 3 Do you consider yourself as haying withdrawn from this church 7 j' If you will 'answer the above questions without delay you will much oblige the Committee of the vnuren Edmund Dowse Daniel Leland Aaron Coolidge HORACE WRIGHT Sherburne July 1 1843 5 fl'll fl fl 1 To the Commiltee of the Evangelical Church Sher bume Mass flj (Your first communication was as I suppose made in behalf of the church Avho through you in quired the reasons for my course of action with ref erence to them I sent my reasons with the 'leist possible delay accompanied by the request that the church might be allowed the privilege rof hearing them read and your neglecting to do it (however characteristic it may be) I consider an act of gross injustice both as respects myself and those to whom my address was made and the cause I pro fess to love Is there a sentiment inthe letter that will not stand a rigid investigation that will not bear the most searching criticism It was my air to state the truth without without and if it places individuals or bodies in an attitude they alone must bear it I regret that a regard to truth and duty should com pel me to bring such heavy charges against those that profess to be followers of tho Lamb equivalent to asking me whether jvhen I speak mpnn as nv 7 li your first church in this place is guilty of those things speci fied in your letter I reply The professed church as a body I re gard as awfully corrupt and that you being arpart of the great whole tare either directly or indirectly more or less guilty of those things Your second question you be re garded as a member of this I do not see as it hot any bearingupon the point at lssueWould it affect your duty toward me in the present in stance whether did or did not wish to beregard ed as one of your number? 'iff Your you consider yourself as having withdrawn fromthis church? I answer! do not In conclusion! wouklsay I do sincerely desire that you will lose no time in laying our correspon dence before those brethren and sisters with wbom I have had so many pleasant seasons fl think the time near when the trump will sound and the day be ushered in wheii we must abide that decision from which there can be no appeal Yours for truth s1 Jornr Walpole Tr? July 4 Baq Morse i We BtinnrMA Crnm rff ws iLit I ciirepSudineefl'' isSJV wA': mittee of the Evangelical Church tn Sherburne SHERfiURNEAPril71843! Mr Morse: Dear Wo have inferred from your con duct for some time past that your feelings towards your Christian brethren in this place have sustained some unhappy change "We have noticed that when you have been in town' you have absented yourself frdm our religious meetings and even from our com munion and that you have appeared to have wholly Most that interest in the welfare of the church which "you once manifested Besides we have been re flpeatedly informed by others that such is the Tact these circumstances we feel it our duty to ask you to inform us by letter or utlierwise'what is 'the Tea! truth in the case feel conscious that we have entertained the kindest feelings toward you and that we have endeavored to treat you with Christian courtesy rWe hope that you wili enter tain the same feelings toward us and that you willtake an early opportunity to give us the reasons for your change of conduct fours in the bonds of the gospel? Edmund Dowse Pastor Dani el: Leland Committee Aaron Coolidge of 7 Horace Wight Church fl ''S Walpole April 26 1843 To the Members of the Evangelical Church in Sher bume Mass Jn answering the communication of your Pastor and Committee received 15th inst I feel called up on to use great plainness of speech but hope 1 may be enabled to do it in loye and though I may speak with seeming boldness yet I desire to realize that I' but human and liabteto err I shall utter what I believe to be truth? so far as may appear to me necessary at this time relative to the position of (using the word church to mean the pro fessed church) iu the fear of the Lord without re gard to consequences Humbly asking the guidance of Him who has said? Ifany lack wisdom Jet himask of Godt There are those among you whom I can call dear brethren and sisters and that too in a peculiar sense When I consider the circumstancesunder which we came together and professed' our faith in Jesus Christ The many trials and crosses experienced while among you seemed to bind me to yob with a stronger than threefold cord and even no after my name has for so long a time been cast out as evil as I call to iny recollection those times which so tried my soul and re count those seasons of deep and solemn interest I can hardly refrain from propping a tear and especially when called upon by you for the why and wherefore of my prqs position which if I am not deceived I have taken from a sense of duty in view of my obliga tions to rny Lord and Master fl i i 'You say it is apparent that my fgeljpgs toward you have sustained some unhappy change ana that you view me as having wholly lost that interest' in the weware of the church which I once manifestedn answering for myself I am led of necessity to speak of the doings of the Orthodox church in this town made their house my place of wor ship for some time previous to July 1841 1 was as I suppose considered ope of their number until they came to possess or less of the feeling which the disciples of our Lord manifested on one occasion when they saw one casting out devils in His name they forbade him and when asked why they answered Because he followeth riot You well know both as individuals and as a body thatthe cause of the slave apparently at least) has for a long time been allowed a place in my heart and a prominent place too and that some of you have at i times'had your feelings very much disturbed by my 'appeals though feebly made in his behalf Howoften has my heart been grieyedto witness the soul less indifference manifested by those among you reckoned the fathers in A subject which 'to my mind capnot be neglected without throwing contempt upon the great rule of duty laid down by Christ: As ye would that men should do unto youdo'ye even so to Also the Re fl' member those that are in bonds as bound with And when I came amqng this people1 I found them in the same situation with here and there air excep tion dead to the claims of the groaning bleeding dy? ing victims of the driver lash I could conceive of humanity without Christianity but Christianity with out humanity wps a problem hard for me to solve In process of time the majority came to be aboli uThey thought slavery a great evil but one could hardly resist rthe conviction that whilethey viewed slavery a direful calamity they regard ed immediate emancipation as fraught with conse quences still' more dreadfuland notwithstanding outward professions were in reality at heart rank pro slavery and if known by their fruits in this re spect could not in justice be cleared from the charge And some of these fruits I am compelled to name in particular manner that you may know some of the reasons why I find myself ip my present position 5 What but a pro slavery spirit would find fault with one of the deacons because he spoke a Tew words from the plainness of his heart to the Sabbath School children and told them Jiow much greater their privileges were than those of the poor slave children of the South What but the spirit ofslavery could induce the minister to gag down a brother by tell ing him authoratively that anti slavery was a topic foreign to the objects of a prayer meeting and that once for all he would not countenance such innova tion? What manner of spirit does the church pos 'sess that will pass resolutions condemning slaveryand then excommunicate one of its members because he would be true to bis principle and according to his ability Speak often of the duties of the Christian Howard his suffering brother Where is the human ity of that church who close their meeting house and vestry doors against" those come among them in behalf of the bruised and lacerated vic tims who are groaning in that great southern prison yea more that will close them against the fugitive himself though he may come in person and beg to be admitted within those consecrated to tell the simple story of his wrongs Echo an swers Where I i Another reason is the homage'paid5 tolhe god of fl war But you say we are all opposed to wars 30 Bay those of whom I speak So might the devil say he was opposed to sin but we should be slow to believe him unless he were disposed to carry out the princi pie in some degree at least in action So in the other case if the church dreaded warthey would not sanction the process preparatory to it in which case the superintendant of the Sabbath School could not well have passed unrebuked seeimr flbe was fl 4 commander of a military company at the same time vr which ho was wont to parade occasionally to shew ma i that' he was not tinctured with no governmentism Ttip nn 1 1 but a friend to law and order Thus on the sab s' A bath teaching the children to use the sword of the ifl'fl Xi? Said a Budto Thorn spirit1 which is the word of God and on training thi Rosebush' adorp days the duty of loving and forgiving our enemies 7 Zephyr blushes discloses bJ stabbing them to the heart with a sword of steel A nA i i 5 Still they all hejicve that the weapons of our war In fP 1 faro are not carraj but spiritual and Continue to pray for the happy time when swords shall beat JCC Ploughshares and 'spears into pruning hooks i nnd nations learn war no more Was it a dread Of a 's 5 war that caused prominent individuals of the church 4 claim for my sirert to invite Jacob Ide of Medway to preach Sfy why with iIim I'm contrasted flfljiHt against non resistance' who Jn the course of hisw L78aId tbs I am heft sermon made thi broad unqualified assertion that Tovremind'thee dear duty of protection may in some instances limit "the precepts of How does this compare beauty in time must be blasted with the teachings of Tesus when ha not good to them that hate you and I 30? pray for them that despitefuliy use you and 'perse That though youthful and cule yOUp 1 do not ask Rs did the individual al and fovliness die in a minuto Juded to Is it common sense Is it reasonable? truth' 5 UTI askfor none of youryin none of AKXlUiso the rrof yrijHb your suppositions or surmisings but I vdo ask in rom tlte greeaed grave wben in it i v' 7 fl A 3 rr thB teachings i of Chrurt? Will Buch a doctrine st? obtain in your millennium If not right then hoy fl BONNET Tt AR A tnr can it be right now for you ought to have it settled erJn'wrni in your once for truth is not a crea Bterq Winter knock st djrin Autumn a gate ture of circumstance to be affected by lime or Wijh sJJ jm stormy troop ind (Jrear prry place 4 AndAolumabids yielding doors give way "Another thing I will mention and that is crin A nd drops bls sceptre and resigns hi stale formity to the world Take the subject of dress put Iy fingered forth elate Ti for instance and how are the church'affected by it? "Abd M'arrie the hoary tyrant from hi iCl How can you dUnguMh them from the world un mu i i i lees it be from the fact thatthey lead the way in the 4 rhen yields in turn and feels her feeble sway extravagancies of the time foP w'th the command Before sun abate not conformed to this world seem to have A wave to wavesuccoedTimea mtghijjide A little or no concern What I ask has the Christian apd on moon in heaven wlh ornaments whether he be a watchman Succeeds the son's bright cliariotdn her the one in the proc ess of preparation or arh forth I PrYBte member of tho church whether malt or fe? Tbesoswn with the sun come forth pnde T' male? But we fiud that fashion with all its train BMO Afone no second gjyen of baneful influence has a there and what a ir aj am iviiu jrviuji roil uD on novor io jiuru 1 3 rORRESPBCTABLB COLOUED SEAMMCft'' HENBY OREMAN! fljW Vp ESPCTULLY seafaring ebfttlrttt and the public that his olc( etund is conducted OS Jhe Temperance system where he will "exertions to ft'tairi'tfiiitJhafe bfthb public sa liberally1 5 if7b'J Aug JEQBCtflAllMb The subscriber begs leave to inform such 4 seamen ja8may visit Boston Jhat liehaaogdhfdjU Boarding House' furf their aecbmmodatlriri onjeffipefanc p'ri nclples? 5Sun 73ourt Biraet? house1 below the Bethel Chuichjj and willbeSYthoppys to receive their: patronage No pains wiyMsi on his part to make their jtuqtion pleasant 'Satisfactory The rules of the bouse will be Iri accord anpri1 wilh gobd order ana the principles of fctoraliij' I flfe' CHARLES A BATTISTE afd wvTiNo 5 Sun Court Street i Publications Perfect IldlfieK'? A N' Address to the Clergv by Win Law on ft Jjl subjectiof the life pf God Jn man os the oniAt i foundation of righteousness dad salvation tract form?" i i 114 price The Salvation explained and defetided By Jh HrNoyA 32 pages 50 cents per dozenrL irohtti' Hie above 'pamphlets canrbe at No 25 this city fl 4 'ic i GEP CRAGIN Perfectionist PuMieatufM'' IflT fl itT ii I I Ulin car IT 5 Apni independence Day West India i' is A 'S mr Y'iWainswdkS Wfl iiuu vii itic uvtHii ui a riens uexQQr 'vwhry "Td my Birih Platfe vThe Kneeiing Slave The NeW'Yearj'The Dyipg Xr I ri Eor sale as above Brice in pamphlet 25rits bound 37 1 2 cents quality ttrthefradtf Connecticut Si Cowles Hartford Halk EaSt Hampton t' James Munroe ivzw isaacT Hopper' Jfvwi rets wj Cborlptl Morton Albany Iptffes jT riiomas McCli ntopk Waterloo JwU Barker1 Peru D''H Yard fey THartshofn PennanT 11 ishon Pittsburg Preston West Jjaraes ulton Jr Ale Williamstown Thoinanj 'Enterprise A Thomas Hambleton? Hndreto's Bridge John3 Coital James MM'Kiini Philadelphia' Joseph 5JHipj4rChareflQlcutt AbnerfLr TT IffiTT fc flS? ri 4: A PoimMt 4 liAter WritWA UflAgents emi 1 al wayriw nate the perauna to whom it! to ba 'cradttoo1' rk OR cBREATH AN Dr BODY? WARMING 11L NGLlSH rand AffieriamJUspirat madeunder ilu direction of J9r 1 BWDiTea may be hnd'at IZ Bedlbrd 1 Tn IPs Apothecary Shop Mr 'AHenV 888lJ4ifl I doors north of Bedfordif I 'Boi'tqn rt This Instrument is useful forall botrixposed to 'cold seamen coacbthen 'public as ifpreverits' ihh entmsi viront passing off fromthe bodyof thw wearer I rapidly it would otherwise It lain valuable toall pfflicted with cough during tha cold months yeartx September 29 1 A fl Tjr 8 BRAMHALLt SurgeonMa ESPECTULLYinformsthe citizen of XVrind strangers visiting city who stand flneed of the operations of a Dentist that he may found at his officefcorner of a shingt on street fl fl La Grange Place where elf operations on? I lie teeth necessary either for beauty or preset vatidncare prj 'formed upon scientific and philosophical principles'? Particular altentlnn nairi tn 'eleanxin' anct Hlline cayed teeth with gold thereby arresting the progressof disease and rendering them useful or many yeara Dr having ba4 many years practical experience Is confident that he can give satisfaction tot all who A may honornim with' their patrqnage one tea fltll set insetted in 'the'5best maaner and on tlie' most rdasonable: termrfhAII operahoea warranted Extracting 25 other charges Jn nro 'portion 8 BRAMHALL 4 '459 Washingionst eornePLa range fltejSfDRSBAYNESKifl fcTI OJtGexpericrice in trie practice of Dental Sins ryhasqualified of the diseasCi of the Teeth in nllntheir vartous stages and the: bestirs imide of treatment Anificialjl'peth supplied of the purest ma terialsand t'inserted on the most approved principle? 'without ligSrB 8 lures or1 wires? so ns to aid materially in speech I ftiiasiicaliom shn natient i conaequences wbicji'so frequently ensue where they "have been set without care pt attention to the struc 4 ture of maxillary bone work to be seeri 'at tlie offic'e'fl ticular attention paid to the inMnagemerit oft he growth of hildren'e teeihr Treatment for the dolouiiuxc3 diseased Antrum i Tvry operation warranted lo Igi ve perfeef satisfaction to those who flmuyTavor bimV Swithte da1 Persons visiting tlie city iff jwhntof Teeth 1ion Gold jPJute can haye lhetp I rot nonce fl 4 fl i flA THE TRICOPHEROUS 1 tX EDtoXTW TS nbwflacknowledgeil by useh dal only remedy to prevent baldness'att4 hair that has fullen off or become thhijf? to prevent grey hair to cure and removevery apflyf peatanceofjscurf and dandroff from the hair and keep it In th'e most healthy soft arid gluasy state? yet greasy appearances': The of tbriTrico'pheroUe'Or Medicated Compomtdry are Jst bracing strengthening and clnrily ingproflt? genjly stimulating the sjkin 3d Its producing and encouraging a reactfyn' in the4bull'br root' and particularly in the pulp which xjU 4 receives the vessels and nerves giving life and vigvffl to tliQfiairfldth Its equalizing the pircplatiqn offluids'5111 Its freeing the skin from the effects perspiration? scurf and disposing the fl?" hair to'tfmtl4 ffthj And! itf frequent use thd hair in beauty eod health to the period tff jr life or sale at A 2 Al ilk 2d doof st Truly Eloquent flW ashingtoni'a'riism has given toas brilliant specimens of tnie eloquence as heart ceuld riesire Witness the following touching appeal to the young made by an aged man at a recent temperance jubir lee at NewjnarketNflH have come (twelve miles to attend this meeting I do hot value toy feel rewarded by what l'see? me My? friends! have seen7 mote oft than most of youJ haye trod the streets oft proud o) London and the winds of distant India havefanned these furrotyed cheeks of mine A My keelfhas been upon every sea and jny name upon "many fl tf Heaven blessed with one of the best of wives rriy ori why 'should I speak of them My home hvas once a paradise ButI bowed like a brute to the killing cup my eldest son tore himself from his de graded father and has never returnedMy young idol my beloved and suffering wife Tias gone broke'h to her grave my' lonely daughter image I seem to see in the7 beau tiful once iny an 1 my pined away: in mourning father was a drunkard apj now sleeps byjter moth side But still jive tell the history of my shame? and the ruin of my family I still and stand here before'you To offer up' my fervent gratitude to my Heavenly atherthat I have been snatched from the brink grave 1 live to be a sober matusuAnd while I live I shall struggle tq restore my wandering brethren again to the bosom of society This form of mine is wasting and bending' underlna weight ot years' But my young friends you 'are just blooming into the places of5 your fathers and' mothers will' be'va cant rSee that you come up to fill them with pure hearts and anointedJipa I Bind the blessed pledge firmly to your hearts and it the Shibboleth pf a New Shoe MAqHiNEjvTrie gives manner of making' shoes by a machine owned by Mr Ruggles of Gold stfeet inthat city 3 fl tjj 3 The sole leather is first pressed bet ween wopden rollers which makes at extremely firm and compact much more than hammering can Tt is theft placed'under if cutting machine which at one ope' ration cuts it into: the proper shape Meantime another maphjne is busy making' steel wire into screws of about threp feet in lengtli all of which ia done with surprising celerity A fourth' tnachine punches the riole 'with holes' inserts the screw and cuts itroff at proper length' All that is then necessary is th rivet the screws bjaTew blows with a hammer an anvil7 The soles7 manufactured iri this way are superior tothe Napoleon inasmuch as the rivets adhere better and the leatheis ren dered compact They areproduced with in finitely' less labor? can bp afforded about' fifty per cent" sr? JAThe Wave? of heea a Motive Tower An English gentleman has invented machinery by which a vessel has been successfully moved at con siderable speed use of the waves of the sea' alone as a motive power factwhicb induced then experiment was to 'whatever heighba wave rises Jt Jias ho effect upon the cam oft the waler below further Jharpat a depth equal tq jts height and hence it is easy to render the power of the' waves efficient by them a tor the propulsion of a vessel obtAihfed this resistencebycorinecting witlfTheta vessel a platform placed beneath theundulation ofthe waves both ends ofs this platform and brought up to each side 'of the vessel strong rqdsattached to arms' working oh these arms are fixed ratchet rods? worked in tooth wheels connected with' paddles' and at pitchbf the vessel the alternate perpendicular motion causes the paddle wheels to revolve? 7 Jts motion imay be regulated by means of the re quisite machinery as certainly as a steamflenginfe He calculates that'fie1can move 0hipTromdOto HO milpo nn hntir iElvorv olomonf Jo nnw'fl hoinrT brought under science for the 'benefit of the human race Watchman' of the Vailed Good fl'TIiere is mcicit'uood tHd following which although old be re' Completing myThirtieth peafed once ayear tiU hany thing in the worldwUI make a maeei oamy except pincmng 11 is angers tn me craczm a doojr jt is unquestionablyMiuarrel No man eve? foils Jothink lessor himself after than he did before one if degradeShim in flie eyemmfothdrs and? is worse blunts his 'sensiblity to disgrace on the one hand aridincreases the poweranif passion ate irritability oXLlthe othenThe itruthi tbemore quietly and peaceablywe all getpnntbe better the better for oypelvq? the better for pur neighbors In nine cases out of ten the wisest course is if a tnah cheAt to quit dealing with hirrijrlf be uUtltSlWp (JUIV Ills 11 IICT cialsMv JTvllp care to live so that will believe him 4N0 matter who he is dr how he misusea yovt the wisest wayiajusto let him alope folfiere is nothing better than this cool calm gnd quiet way (of dealing 'with thewrongs we meet with? i 4 1 1 I.