The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-01-01

| ne had delivered II bg1giingiy, for he had
committed II impertecuy. Witness think,
that the whole OF the introduction witbou, ,ho
sl,cra,ioo OF single word, wss used by MIR
.dstb., and alec many oiher psrts. lie thoue h,
tina, he had used the whole Of The sermon and
inierlafded sumo OF his own Thoughts. There
were Other insances when no supposed ths,
Msfht had used the sermons OF o,her persona
lie acknowledged tba, he he'd used one o,her
sermon of Walkers, bui on looking st IL wit.
nsss found that the text did not agree. Wit
ness asked Msfft IL he had ever been q tailor
--hc answeted ths, he had never been q tailor
more Than he had been play acior, and no
said then, or at anolher iime, tGai he had new
er been plsy ACTOR in any way. lie saw HIM
again, and Msfiit asked him VI he had heard
oi letter that had been received in town stat
ing TIA, hc had been . tailor, aud asked whs,h-
tt he had denied his being tailor, and whs.
nnde's'ood him 10 say. ! ,old hin, Thai no
I u.aisd isso mc, 10 NY s.s'e "a, aad - sn bun-
deed Others. ! told him what bis expression
wa,, end he allowed ID was denial oi IT, He
asked whether one could be tailor without
being IouineyWsn. told him that 1 AN.
defs'ooa that be had only endsavered to lestn
the Trade al New.Yo,k. He ssid ,ks, that
""s ~ 'SPuSu hN WtA a petuttCAuO0,
and wooId DOT DO ,sceived by The pubic, aud
that II would have been nore /" oorsole Ia
have acknowledged IL, Aherwa,ds sew in a
letter 81 Mr. Maf!is's TO my Is,he,, TIA, he at
tempted 10 excuse himself oo the groofd that
he had not been j,ucn.ympp. Mr.. Aus.
TN objects TO this without producing tho let.
,er,j lie did not deny tina, he had said hs
was tailor. ...l. ab
Amy fsthes's house during tho second
visit st Providence, l had q conversation res-
peeting his belief in Chii.lispny. Mr.. NJ.
observed that people and tina, 1 did no, koow
him. ! observed that did, that / had s,ud,-
ed his character. 10 said there wss some-
thing thar did no, know--,hst he could tell
me. lie then said that he had no belief in
Christianity. ] observed tbs, n, . prsachcr
Of Christianity, bs eerisinly oueh, 10 believe
IN its docttines. Admitcd TO him ,ha, I had
at one uuae, doubis, but thst Mt presept I
EDew II vss uoc--hc asked me Tor list Of
books on The evidences of christianity, and I
gave him list. tie observed, that he did
oot read 'he scriptures. was not o Gle gy.
nan then, bui have been admitted 10 order
sincs. These. facts produced On indelibie
imp'e.,ion on my mind, because they led TO
~ ~'''~ ~"N"bS 7" wy cpb'ou W
Ms' sh spoke .. Two yossSss, lss!s nssosss; ssss
como to him to convorsr upon the d,S.sinxs
OF the trini y.-ss said thsi he did 10, know
any thing about the doctrine that hc had
patched up somc reasons IN favor OF il, snd
that they believed IL. Al The Same time he
said he couId not s,udy, Tor when he suempt-
I'd 10 stady his head became muddy.
l think ~ was III tho time OF this CONVERSE
t.Do he said, that he laughed in his sleeve,
Tor similar exp'essioo) when such sober
geotlem men az Mr.. Joseph 5. MauiB iel, any
thing tom what tc said. On another occa.
sion, wen, into Mr.. M,f'i's room, he being
at that ,iue 'sther npvei, | said lha, did
not believe ,ha. ny sis,er's conversation was
real, or that ,b'oe qusr,ers OF those who p,c-
tended 10 be converted by Mr.. M. were Cen
uine converts. lie ssid he thoughr 80 too.
] mentioned some ridiculous circomstshces
OF their coming TO the sltsr, and he,laushcd at
II, and saId he thought u imp foper
Probably ~ the ,ame iin,e, ] mentioned a
Saturday meeting when many were very
maca affected. Several persons were kneej-
log ., the altar, spd be pu,,fny hi, srms a.
bout them. Mr.. Msfit .sii bc felt con-
ten,pt in his heart for :ho.e pe' sons, or words
20 that effect. Cannot swear to the precise
wo,ds.--i observed that l had heard that be
had wept on that occasion, but he denied that
no did weep. believe that he consideted
those persons - conveua
wss ve,y Intimate with Mr.. NJ. and saw
him every evening. DO not know bis moa
tive in making the declarations he did, ort
supposed u was TO skow that he was above
the vulgar prejudice OF believing in ehiis.
tianiy.
Mrs Croeker invited Nh. NJ. 10 tea par.
~. dove him up in a ehsise. 1 think is
was before these coofessioos. ] left hin,
ihere, The next day l Called on Sir. Nisfii',
o. Mr.. Wilson's, no said he had something 10
tell, wished mo 10, tc cell. I promised noe
to tell. lie said that Mrs. G. had ,slked ve'y
much against our family, and 'hs, he hsd
warned my sisters sgsins, going 10 soc Mrs.
&. He said ihs, he hsd told Ms T.. upoa
the honor oi an Irisbmsn, ibsi no sonld noe
mention IT, lie mentioned Nrs, c. iDvintg
him out Into the nest loom To drink tee, ard
a faa .ha