Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1803-04-09

be any reatonable ground eiIhes q daobs 20 the
believer, or of ttiunph 20 the iofrrel Woots
this prove either that thefe books cid nor sxG
or were DOT aekaosleiged 20 be arVne pr,or a.
that event
Suppofe The fophily of Ingenious asd w.
dufrious in6dels could, in ionc individuals Q,
churches in The United States, make the cedit
with which the holy fcriprutes ase, at this day
regarded. .-Suppofe Iheie individuals or church
es Mould for their oun iati,iaetion, fubsnit 10
the iaveaigstion and decidon of rhe genc,al
convention Of the epifcopal church in May next.
Suppole that convention, after learned, tull q
free difculIioD, ihould by their votes dec.a,e
that the New TehameRt is the word OF God =,
ard perfset rule of fsish and practice.
Would this vote Imply, or would j, prove 20
focceeding generations, thar me divine sulho.
rity OF the New Ieitament YVES never acknow-
Iedged" sill voted by the epiieopal convention OF
1902" The aniSer to this queitlon Is 70 OBJ
vious, thst the exprefiipu of il would infulr ,oor
understanding. Nor need ] TO gossd the feb
LEFT intellect sgsinit the ta!lscJ o! your areu.
meot, isy, that nothSithaanding fuch a vote.
II would be an eternal truth that Tor many hun.
dred years before thar convention. the New
Teitament wss received as divine by all Chnf.
tisns, 10 all countries, snd of every oeno,nina-
tion.
You address to Mr.. Adams. a fcrpture
phrsfe for thoie clergymen who have Co orc
rated wiTh certain hstefmen to abbhih cur &c
pseicntstive fyaem OF government :" Thou
fhalI DOT seville the gods, nor curic the rulers of
thy people" Boz thote minifers. yoe fay.
fach as Doaor Emmor,. curie raics and people
both. tot the majority are politically the peo-
ple."
/ am one Of ,hofe whom yos ave rleafed 60
often to honor With the name OF p,ieits. Ard
yet perfectly coincide with you in reprobsting,
the part which too many Of them have acted
during the political srinod,es which for few
years. have conyulied, an1 at one time, en-
dangeted The exiacpce ofour government. Nor
cAa the ieverity of our cenfure ea6iy exceed
their dcIcits.--Sorss Of than have s.oohseis been
deceived. .--O,hers imptiled by native pride, or
aritocrat.c principles, or the proiptet of gaia.
or the hope Of elevation. have exerred all the
irhuence attached 10 their pfoieilion in behalf
OF fautfion combined for the dcilru6iion of our
excellent contribution. and the ehablifhm ment Of
sr,oasrchy on its runs. On yoor return 20
this country they raiisd aeainh you, twha
you call "a 'hc war ~hoop of ncnarchiCal
prieRcrsft." bu, what | cali the voice Of selefal
hypocrify. Your inideiiy was the .efcafbk,
your republican pen the real ground of their
alarm. For no one dcierying the name Of a
MATTER OF the gofpel can leriouly believe, what
they affected 20 tear, thar the religion Of Jeiur
can be materially sactted by the pfefence or
abfence OF Mr.. Psiue. In the book which
bears the name lbcr not the evidence) Of the
Age OF 2eafon, they have iccn your mna ?oiiao-
cd arrow, aimed with your ufm6a kill, and
exsfted with all your might, asaintt that religion
They have feen in thar hook, but little mere
Than the objections had almoa fad cavils and
qoibbles, which, for ayes psa, have often been
rsiled by iofdels, and as often vsaqoihed by
the force Of resfsn. They have ieen. in that
book, nothing new among thofe objetlisns.
except the ,ldsels with which they are revived
and the biafphciny Of the langoags in which
they ave psefeoted. They have ieen that book,
like ts pfedeccfIof, made the talk of day, and
faiieh iato general contempt and unisenal Deg
ieet. And can tkoIefederai clefgy meo 6ucetey
apprehend, from your return 60 America. a
deadly wound to that religion which hs. slreaay
unimpsired, uncafeebled, unfuilcd, fuasinrd
the learning of Porphysy. the power of Julien,
the eIoqnence Of Bo!inebrhke. the rsilIe'y Of
Volrais, the fub,lety OF Hume, and the blaf-
Phemy Of Paine. .'ast e sss N
Uodsr the standardization OF their favofise
chief, their private edcbhiufhs and their public
prsyefs aod eulosics is his iieha,f we're abundant.
and exceeded IN extravsganee by nothing bat
the phofuAon and inaiahsncy OF The sDnIs which
they behosed on thofe ~ho wefe' confifaiacd
by the force Of re.fa and integrity. 10 dihpprove
tome Of hi, meafnfes. But Gnes the fourh Of
March, 1901, TOO many OF them have omifted
a'seekly AID public fopplication for the hvfs
tbagfltfne Of oof coutf1y. They have ga odny
engaged in fuppor,ing an esaern neSipzpcr.
~hoie svoved Ubjsh Is oppod,ioo 70 his admin.
iarsricn and'to TIE grcsi maj ,riry Of tn. people
With al their prekiiionl aseng,h they have
fxeied the voice Of cslnnay 90 Rain hn repots-
ton, TO enfrebIe hi, hsnd., to fobje1 to nnivef.
fai couteinpr him ans the government. over
Which the providence Of Godhas appointed bin
10 pfehde.
Bot, Sir, the number q thefs minifefs IL
eornparri.eiy fnafI. and if IL were gf,ater,
their condues, hovevsr fepsehephbi- in i,feIf,
ought nos to be siesed q fepfoach 70 shst