Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-02-15
MONDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 1918.

ped, and the worship began; high
I priest pronounced obscene verses IN the
:. ears OF the people, who responded in the
same strain; pilgrim now announced
tnat he was ready to offer himself sacri-
nee to the idol he laid himself downbe
Iore the Car, and was crushed to death by
,he wheels or the tower-aud great mum
oerS are annually sacrificed in the same
way'
| The author infinitely describes other hor-
rid sacrifices and Infamous scenes, and saws
- The characteristics of Moloch's wor-
snip are obscenity and blood"
DR. buchanan gives an exact statement ofthe
annual expences OF the idol JRggernan,, pre-
! sented TO the Byitish government" II amounts
TO Sg,ol6 rupees, or GS,702 sterling. +" In the
th'rd item amounting to El.25O)--the cages
o. ms servants, are included the Soages Of the
ooUR TEXANS Gh0 are kept for the Service oftke
temple ~" The temple of 1ugpeynaut is un.
'ter the immediate eosnouk of the English go
N1rhmeht, who levy tax on pilgrims as y
source Of TeOenue 90 The oGei n title of the act
Tor the government Of this temple Is, E" Il yegu-
td'i9" Jor AevsinS tax from pilgrims resortigg
10 'He tentpfe 81 JuGG eRNAU +, and for the sU-
PERtNrESDANcE AND MANAGEMENT or
THE TEMPLE. CHere the superintendance"
ana management of she worship of this idol,
are expressly provided for land the acrcea-
Die society" (thc aforesaid Mr.. Rsnter and the
'hiiitary oihcers stationed there to superinfend
ana manage the matter) that DIR. BuchdnGn was
IN, were SO accustomed" to the horrid scenes
that he Witnessed, that they were little moved
| by them. He further saws I feel il ny duty
TO state, chat these idulators are our own sub
| Jectsi and that every one who can do it, pays
| fr'5ute 10 The British eovcsW1ient fer ielve
70 '9orshiP t!iS iioI! This is lid the re-
venue at ihs temple; and civil officer, sup
:. ported By military force, is appointed t, col
!ect me tax from pilgrims resorting to the
temple ot TtbgerRduff Other Temples in
Hinaosfan haOe been long coasidered as a legi-
uMlote source ofrevenUe % There 10 no pa
| railel Tor this high abomnation iii the history
o. the Christian world.
There appear to be several other similar tenn
| pes IN H;naosfdH, alike sRberirfended, and ma
| mayed by ,he British government to raise a re-
0eane. One Is within eight miles ofCaieutta
ror many highly important particulars we
refer the reader to the work itself-which' is
Wen worthy an attentive pcrusal
ne pIety oil Certain people in the Eastern
| states fitted out a religious mission To India.
wo excellent men, Messrs. Judson and New
ell with their wives. sailed from Salem on this
.audable business in February last, well fitted
FOR the arduous duties before them They ar
rived safe IN Inaia-but The government imme-
dlateiy ordered them back and they have re-
"rnsd nome. The revenue Of JRggernaEf must
lot be unkinged!
NoTE.-EXtract from the d" Evangelical Ma
gazine, for Dec. 1871" published in Lon
don
i" Prosecution according to IaD.--An account
OF the proceedings of the general quarter sos-
sions OF the peace for the county of Derks, held
at Reading, Jan. i6, 1911, on the appeal of VIII
liam Kent, against conviction of w q. Price,
esq. m the penalty of Geo for teaching and
praying IN meeting or convention held in all
unihha tied house, i'm other manner than &c.
cording TO the liturgy of the Chsrch of Eng.
land, where fvc persons more were present
Il we extract this act fr' IN report, taken III
short hand, by MIR. Guncey, and printed al
Reading by NJ. Cowlade and Co.
In Sept 1910, 4 few persons Of the late Mr.
Wesley's Society, Commonly called Method
ists) living in The parish .of Chidry, Berks, pro
cured house TO be licensed, agreeaby to the
act OF liberation, watch was duy certified in
the registry ofthe bishop of Salisbury
" In this house MFR. Wcsley's preachers atten-
| ded, and preached once every Sunday; and in
the morning and evening, some of the congre
| cation held prayer meeting.
| "On Sunday, October 21st, William Kent,
| William Franklin, aad others, assembled in the
evening for prayer and singing hymns. At this
! meeting Margaret Partridge, q servant Of the
reverend sfr. Beaver, Lawrence Beicher, and
john Burt, constable and Others of their par
ty attended but did not join in prayer by
| kneciing with the rest.
In the ensuing week, the reverend Mr.. Bea-
yer laid AN information before w. Price Esq
under the conventicle act COT 81 Charles H.,
against William Kent, and william Franklin
who were both convicted of teaching aud pray
ing, and fined in penalty of 6 90 each Mr.
Kent having refused TO pay the money, dis
! tress warrant was issued on the eighteenth OF
December, by virtue OF which John Buck dis
trained house OF Kent's, which was sold by
auction, Dec. Oath. Kent bought his house for
| ( IS, which money he paid to the constable
who, after deducting expences returned to Kent
| the ovcrplus.