Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-11-30


gorgedthe internal appetiles With the flesh!
Will you believe it, that they thought muir
der grateful to the God of Mercy and
the blood of his creatures as their best
iibation In nine Of these islands those abo-
limitations are extnct-infanticide is abo-
lished- there prisoners are exchangdc-s,'
ciety is now augmented by the bond of bro
therhood, and the accused shrines that
streamed with human gore and hiazcd with
human JUNCTION, now echo the songs OF peace
and the sweet srs ms of pie'y. IN India,
too, where, Providence, for some special
purpose, permits these little insular specks
10 hold above one hundred millions in suhjec-
tion-a phenomena scarcely 10 be paralIeed
in hstory-the spell OF Brahma is dissol-
ving-the chains Of Caste are falling Of
the wheels of Jughernaut are scarce en>an-
guined --the horrd custom OF sel-i!umolaion
bis daily disapappearing--a the sacred
stream of Jordan mixes with the the Gan
ges--(G rsat applause. Even the rude SOL
der, mid the din cf arms, and the license
of the camp, (nakes our missionary the
Bible the inmate OF his knapsack, end The
companion o. his pillow Such has been
the success of your missions in that country.
that one of your own Judges has publicly "a
vowed, that those who left India some years
ago, can form no just estimate of what now
exists there. Turn from these lands to that
OF Africa, name can now mention without
horror. In sixteen of their towns and many
of their islands, we see the sun Of christiani-
ty arising, and as it rises, the whole spec
trail trail Of superstition vanishing in air.
Agriculture and civilization are busy--in the
Dcsart, an! the poor fIotientot, keeping at
the altar, imporcs his God to remember not
the Slave trade.-( Applause IF any thing,
Sir, could add to what feel, ii is the consci-
BUSINESS that knowledge and christianity are
advancing hand in hand. and that whereverl
see your missionaries journeying, | See
schools rising up, as it were, the landmark of
their progress. And who can tell what the
consequences of this may be in after ages =?
Whocan tell whether those remote regions
may not, hereafter, become the rivals Of Eu-
ropean improvement Who shall place bar
upon the intellect derived from the Almighty?
Who shall! say that the future poet shall not
fascinate the wilds, and that the philosopher
and The statesman shall not repose together
beneath the shadow of their palm trees p
Thi, may be visionary, but surely in mo-
raj point OF view, the advantages Of educa-
lion are not visionarr long and CONT
nued burst of applause followed this passage,
and in its ardor mpeded the connexion and
progress of our report, and prevented US
from detailing some most excellent remarks
on Tie advantages of the cultivation Of the
human mini Those, Sir--the propagation
OF the GoSpel-lhe advancement of science
and industry--thc perfection of the arts-the
diffusion Of knowledge--the happiness OF
mar kind here and hereafter--these are The
blessed objects of yorr Missionaries, and,
compared with these, alr human ambition
snks into the dust the ensanguined cha
riot OF the conqueIor pauses--the sceptre
falls rom the imperial grasp-the blossom wi
theirs even in the patriots garland But
deeds like these require no pancgyric--in the
words stthat dear friend whose name can ne
YER die--lln this allusion to his lamented
friend, Curran, Mr.. Phillips's feelings were
evidently much affected. - They are re-
corded in the heart from whence they sprung,
and in the hour Of adverse vicissilude, if
ever il should arrive, sweet will be the o.
dour OF their memory, and precious the
baIra OF their consolation
. Before | sit down, Sir, must take the
liberty of saying, that the principal objec-
ton which have heard raised against your
Institution iswi:h me the principal motive of
nay ahmration--l allude, Sir, TO the diffu-
sive principles on which it is founded. /
hare seen TOO much, SIR, of sectarian 6igctry.
As mani abhor it--asa christian, blush
al lit is not only degra ding to the religion
tina, employs even the shadow otintolerance,
but II. is en- impious despotism in the go.
verDment that CounleBances il. These are
my opinions, and will not suppress them.
Our religion has lis various denominations, /
hutthcy are struggling TO the same mansion.
though by different avenues, and when
meet them on their way no not care