Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-10-09
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OLD SoUTH-No. LXVIII.

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stf<els< ibs tssple. ks Jsss4, ys mss .f Es5shm.
pfsi ,sas there fb9i kwsspssb sss bsss ibsfrhs
on " ibe Est,fass il a qvsy6,pstv sf sbs sraf
ss;d<f' DIANA. and Of fbe m9ge sDbieb JsN
1ssra from jvfirER' Jsei@y ibsx rbss rt.s
ntisss caxroi Be fpokca sgainN. " osgt 10 ne
gxai and do aofbisg ,e,Sy. fs,ye5as< b,slslf
baIfr fbss ns~. qebg are nshksv robbers of
churhss, NJ, .,s, SisiDbe~sp Of .yssr gsatsf.
Wbuooye n Deusfya,. 0sdfbe creffnes -pbscb
are poi6 BIN. Sape a mafis. aeaisf 6sy mar.
fbe isso nesss. and there are deSShs, ; krs ffs1
;nfksd sss aasfbsr."
THE Scriptures were written for cdihcs,ion.
L and ii ~c practice the dottrines they in-
culca,c. we arc promifed, not only she blcshngs
ct this lie. but that which is 10 como. II any
book iocoIcates Rs,r5i,casyr, and rcprobslcs
On AyIfoe,so, either eie.l or senSfssioaf. it is
the Bible. The whole tenor OF the iacrcd writ
ings runs in union with the rights OF % rHs
PsoeLs," in oppo6,ionto a certain "lslf- Great
cd'' body, who adume the po~rt TO ditsme aod
contfos public opioion. Tire a. mult,tode."
and /" The people" arc the only ohjrtls contem-
plated in all the sddieiIes made by our Saviour
and his Apofies. II they now were on earth,
their lshgusge ~oui.i bs itigwatized as jacobin-
iim and llu,nins,i--ii we heard them denoanc-.
ing one monaIchical lnaeiarase @ a /" whited.
icpulchre"-if ws faw them whipping ost the,
money -changen--ifwe found them attending
the multisuce, ipeaking 10 the people. and IN
every isaance reprobsling the Chief Pricas rs
hypocntes and deceiven, cur FsdsrSi Graf,1
would be clamorous in voctsrsting - away with
them. away with them" cruelty him, cru
city him."
The Rofy of Psul's entering Ephcfus. Is a
true repreientstion Of Church infstuatiou. when
fet in motion by a few intrrcaed individuals.
On bis arrival, and IN Older TO countcrad PauI's
uiniino<ioa. che fesen fons OF one Sccvn ssC bisf
1fke Prisj7s," attempted TO exerciic the mira-
culous po~er of eating out evil fpiri,s bur
tho this fame Sceva coal6 deceive the people,
YET he could not deceive the Devil, for the man
10 whom she evil fpiris WAS, Ieaped on them and
prevailed againA them, and Sccvas leven ions
Acd cor of the hoofc naked and wounded. In.
this inRanse, Satan him6eli feemed 10 set with
fome gensrofty. for the evil fpisi.s fetorted on
,heie decci-ers with degsee of feverity---" Je-
fus we kno~, and Paul We know, baf qeba are
ye?" Ii is probable this Sceva was an anfal
Piief, who had made himieif very buiy in cx
citing alarms among The People had told them
thar there was an organized body of IIumioati,
who were going 20 oysrorn all Religion had
pfopagated Tories about maGscres, and that the
world vas going to be turned upGde down.
Sceys, therefore, thought he was competent 20
fet up in oppoGtion to Paul, sod by little fra
tsgem could make hp.cxoscifm appear the gen.
uine difplsy Of cyaneclisul influence. In con-
fequence Of thcfc zs,ful proceedings. he ard his
fevea fous had gained TO themfelyes . high rspu-
tation at Ephefus, and the people. acting Dnder
their infstuation, were led TO lay violent hands
on the Apoilles. The fra attack on Paul, how.
ever did not fuccced d--Sccva was proved an i'm
| poilof, and bis fons were obliged to Ace out Of
| the houfe naked and wounded.
| Al leng,h more powerful aniaeoniR ap-
peared one Dcmetrius, ffcsr,jrHb. who
made fhrines for Diana, aHembled his fellow
| craftfmen. and began moR violent onict. by
crying out, I" Tbs C,a)f IL IN Sanfsr great is
| Diana OF the EpheEsns." Hle further declared,
IL the!e men we're fuiered to proceed, the pro-
! in Of his bufnefs would ccalc, AID cmphaiicsi-
" concluded, I" Ts kns4v fkSs BY f61 Crsf1 4vs
RI osr zU<1Zb." Ths hue and cry put the
whole city in confuGon. fcme cried one thing <
fore another, and for two hours was heard the
iaecGsnt clsmor Of" great is Diana Of Ephefus."
4 WHO couio ndsc tnougnt Bprr-/Wb0s w tfc
city Of Epheius could have 'aiied fuch fosmi-
dahl: party
In this aa,e Of things. what muR have
been the l,ua,ion Of Paul and his conpsnions }
Sceva and his fcven fons wounded and naked |;
Demesrios with his whole body oi filver. making
sods, routing the people to the highea pitch Of
felensmsnt; the whole city in uProar, sgsinf
two OF three uasrmed men and Il il to be fear-
| ed, ,'iftBe Tows-CLERK had not came forward,
At this critical ncme~t. 10 a2pezfe the people,
they woold have been aoned, or put to death, by
Dcmetrios and his aGociaiss.
In this psrs Of my observations, tho sAec-
tiors which naturally occur afe--tbas when
any doafine is incuIcatcd, o. sny mezlure puf-
fsed which interfere wish the insereft Of men.
~ho pfadice on the seligioos psejudices Of the
people. II Is their euaom, to slssn them shst al
tiscir religious ceremonies are 20 he sboliihed,
and to excite jealouly ssd spthufsfm ssina