American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-12-30
From the National Intelligencer.
TO THE. EDITORS.

e;EsTLgMEN Being occasionally favored by a
friend with the perusal of the g Evangelical MT
ness Published at Newburgh, in the state Of New
York, and edited by the RPr. James r. Wilson, a.
". have at times almost doubted my senses, when
reading some OF the remarks contained in said pub
location Take, for instance the following note by
the Editor, which is TO be found in the No. for De
cembeF, 1928, at page s3s;
" John Quincy Adams is the cabinet candidate
for the next President of the U. States. Do the
people Of the United States wish hereto, whose
influence had Sparks the Unitarian, OF Baltimore, e
lec,ed last winerone Of the Chaplans to Congress-
Comment on such language think is wholly su.
perHuous. Let the reader for moment think how
differently would He who spoke never man spake
act and speak on such an occasion. In the same
publication, in the number for October, 1926 and
page 1875, is communication purporting TO be the
Travels of Titus in the United Staes,"-per.
haps Travels at home, and voyages by the fire.
side" by the Rev Editor himself, wherein he re-
lates the substance Of a conversation held with a
clergyman whom he overlook in his travels, beyond
The Aliegany:
had soon found indeed, he was only detaiIing
the trash OF that heretica and pedaniic commenta-
tor, DR.. Clarke"
would ask, What DR.. Clarke is here meant
Surely not DIR. Clarke of the Methodist Church,
than whom a more liberal and enlightened divine no
country can boast of, and who is supposed TO be at
this time one OF the most learned men n the world
But, with what different sensations did peruse
the following lines, which are TO be found in the
Commentary on the Scriptures, by the late Rev.
Joseph Benson. Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
What are we to think of the spirit OF those
GhrStsns, called who hold il unlawful to pray
FIR those whom they denominate hereticS, though
they are not heather, but worshippers Of the same
liti an5f (,nd hmm hap eIy
to Worship Let them blush to think, how far the
spirit OF the Jewish religion excels theirs! !" Ezra
page 500, Oh q, note 4. 10.
As the religion of Jesus Christ hreathes uniyer-
sal benevoence, it is TO be regretted that one who
has the articles Of his creed declares, been called
20 the ministry by Him who called Paul and 9th
ets to the most important mission ever entrusted 10
man. should 50 have learned Christ as to be desitous
oil calling down fire from Heaven 10 consume all
who may differ from him in their religious opinions
In the words II the Rcdeemer, such know,not what
manner of spiri, they Of b.
The aforementioned Rcr cditor is preacher
in the Rflrmed Presbyterian Church.
Hishop .WApdree'ilPinion IF Celrmistic Mission
aries.
Extract OF Letter from Bishop AIKendree, dated
Cincinnati. (See Methodist Magazine, page S97. }
" 1t hoped that our lack of service, arising
from want Of men and means, would be made up 10
the public by the missionaries OF other denomna-
tlons but their systems are oca--the missionaries
are AT Ii erty to establish themselves to the best ad-
vantage for ease and temporal prosperity, and fire.
quenty they seem TO do so. From what hear, and
from what comes under my observation, they FIRE
quen'ly travel from city to city, and from town to
town, through the most prosperous nelghborhoods
IN The country, where churches are formed and the
people blessed with useful minister's or follow those
hardy, enterprsing preachers, who have opened the
way into the frontier settlements, and establish
themselves as ministers or school masters, thus en-
terlnS into ottgr mans business.
tiy such measures, the grand and most important
otlect Of the gospel mission is defeated. The poor
the afflicted, and the most needy are not attended to-
while many, very many, who arrange themselves
under the minister, s. considered his crown oil re-
Jociog' are such as have only name to live while
they are dead