American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-03-04


the convert who, with admirable proprety. hail.
appointed TO the Office OF clerk; and haylnr r..,.
suspect the SAME person OF forgery upon hsb,.,
er to the amount of some hundred pounds. la,
however necessary that the society should n.,s
altogether silent on that subject to which its Lh
are supposed to be chiefly directed, and thereor..
Report already quoted speaks OF Jew from pol"I
who has made public profession of his haI %
baptsm;" OF Jew boy from Scotland, WIN H.,
done the same oil an old Jewess who has also ba'
baptized and Of " seven or eight Jews who usm
y attend the Lords table" at Bethnal Green cb,..
But 1t does not tell the public and the subsc,iLp'
how much these several, and all similar Converse
have cost the society; how the hallmark ed and bn,
cry Jew has been tempted by food and CLOTH,
profess faith OF which he knew or cared m r
than oil the Koran how two, three, or four ro,,d
a week have been lavlShed upon pretended con,,r
who before could not earn as many shillnqs a.,
how many instances OF such i'll Judged atlemn,,,
bride the souls of the ignorant and ayaricou, tn
been deservedly repaid by ingrail' de, abuse sltS
seftlon. he following aneCdote which, as farmV
have been able to learn, remains to this dsy un,,,
tradicted, affords, we fear, fair specimen i Il
principles upon which these Jewish conversion, h.
been effected.
g A man Of the name Of Marinus came from c.,
many INTO this country, for the purpose Of ublalp
sale Tor some cologne water, Of which he Drot,.
TO be the inventor. Finding himself lun shots
cash, he applied to the London Society for assistant,
asked him il he had embraced christianity b
reply was, am not yet converted, but il can On
q good sale for my cologne water soon shalt
Pea GOokman'S London Society Eramiaa
a volume might be filled with similar .slapcs
Of fraud on the one hand, and creduty on the 9th
err; but we turn to the letiert OF Mr.. Wv in i
self containing admissions Of the errors and bl
u'es OF the society, and OF the iniatuation Of is
We entertain no doubt either Of the piety Or N
zeal OF the Reverend author: his zeal may be est
mated by the TACT, that none OF the untowaTd ACCT
dents which have occurred, TO prove tina, he h,
been 'poughIng flints and reaping pebbles (p sg
nave yet damped his atdour, or checked his eSsr
lions; he has been cheated and robbed at hone and
he is now wandering over the continent OF Euulg
handing Hebrew Testamens out OF his canse.
window TO the casual passenger in the desert (pj5
and bandying compliments in Latin, French and
Iei man, with advertising professors, deislica fa5
DIS, Jewish poslmasteIs, and Russian Bible Socit
lies.
Mr. Way commences his letter by some remarks
IN the progress and actual condition OF the sottIJ
nc accusations brought against it, and the embaIrss
nents IN which 1t has been involved. The latter
lie asserts, have been completely removed; and A:
;halges OF his opponents he dismisses, as caun
lies and miss representation" which " have cara
Win them their own reiutation'' and have been
convey q IN language" which leaves christian
advocate OF the cause no argument but silence,
p. 81
We shall not defend the language oil its accussrs
"A ruiu
uch they have employed this however, as it MY
'e easily proved where matters Of tact are alleged,
'ught not 10 rest on bare assertion and VIC que"
ion the policy as respects the public, and the us
ice as regards the supporters Of tho society thus
'ndeavorng to dismiss such charges with conemp,
i 1t be true that alter an existence OF seven years
md an expenditure OF 7O,C00t. radical change was
necessary, III consequence of the blunders and al'
lres which had occurred; if unpropitious circum-
stances oil personal nature" Up. 2.) the lngTaI
uoe oil some OF It's proselytes, the knayey OF Others
md the shameless prolligacy Of more, had cast
shade over the character OF Its proceedings and lis
projects II pecunary dstresses approaching a.
most to The verge OF bank uptcy, had driven the
eaders OF The society into the necessity Of adopting
rev measures, and counting a new class oil patrons
~ fundamental alteration of its constitution, suIS!
ne censures OF It's enemies cannot have been wholly
indeserved The errors OF the society, and The
auIts OF Its agents, may be and perhaps have been
Exaggerated by those, whom feelings oil personal
disappointment, or the odium theOlQgicum have at
ned against II but the wiser method OF depnvhg
MS eXaSSerallon oil its mlschievous influence WoOa
rave been iound in an honest confession Of the lsa
ruth Tor queiulous remarks upon the coarse Oh
ngry expressions OF an opponent, will not eSleD
lae charge supported by evidence, which the d.
endant does not venture 10 lmpeach; and facts %
will bias the judgment OF the puO'A
however the language in which they are stated @@
'fend by Its Vloietce, o the obser, atons when az
ompany them may betray malicious OF revenge
I'll spirit.
From the report OF Is we learn, that the wh'i
COMPLICATED machinery OF penny clubs, auxiliary Ss
ociations, ladies' societies, ilineran orators and
'reachings throughout the kingdom, has been s.
p motion 10 aid the funds 81 the institution aiN
IA IL.