Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-07-30


we'll taught that II Is by no meas the
tfduy OF child to contradict, nor insirucs
"a parent, yet knowing that our objects
and interest 10 be completely one, and
| tht liberty thai you allow me in Coun-
st ling with you, and Offering for your
consideration my own views III partiou-
lar cases, as well as where yours may
probably be wrong. hope dear tather
you will not think 1t imprudenl IN ME, 10
offer for your consideration some OF my
| objections 10 some points OF your coun-
sci and directions 10 NE, believing that
| it | follow your views OF the subletiy
al shall act much TO the injury OF The
progress OF our kingdom IN Illinois. II
ppears 10 me that you are alarmed on
s me impr per grounds, and that The
enemies generals as you call them, are
doing more for US Than you are apprised
| Of And those societies that you have
named as among the enemies OF cur
peace, am fully convinced are dong
more fot US and cur kingdom, than any
course be religious sec's bave taken 10.
perhaps century past. Permit me Ia
& er just 10 observe, hat have thought
tina, you have had SO many severe blows
ON he cross. and the name OF Jesus
Christ, that you have become alarmed
at the bare appearance OF the cross,
and those names SO fatal 10 US. Bur !
being Rourg and more veRluresome,
nave discovered these things thai l now
lay before you. It's true the name %
he cross makes one lrembe, but IL is
also true, that there are many engaged
as they say, in preaching the crnss, who
are doing much tor US, and numbers of
hose generals you speak of and sys-
enatioal order that you think they move
IN, IN the formation Of those societies
lyau seem to dread, are the very men that
alnde %, and those societies are the
way that they are working Tor US; i, rs
rue that Sunday schools, and Bible So
clelies are doing much agsins, US, for
Sunday schools teaches The youth many
| Kings contrary TO our interest, and wien
the Bible goes, our kingdom meets u
tremendous shock, and more partlc niar~
/. when The author OF ii, sends men pre-
pared by the power Of his spirit, to de-
clare his word to the world OF mank nd =;
but these things we have To bear, to en-,
able US TO carry our point in other
cases; as we have 10 suffer some good
IN order 10 give currency 10 our counter
felt, and all we can do to save our kings
dom. Is, to bring as mary OF our friends
among the professors OF religion as pos.
sible, and by flaming zeal. lead the
! md II i'm Il al f,<,,r
his own experience, and In psrIculan
from the true meaning of the Bible, and
ge them TO doing more than the Bible
requires of them by this means we can
blend the matters OF religion, with tho
things OF this world, (Which is our king~
dom,) and cause contempt 10 be cast up"
ON the author OF the Bible; This is the yea
ry use | have for missionary societies,
and religious tract societies. Father vas
at the formation Of the first Of those SOC
cieties, they did NOT FIRST originate in ILL.
nois; but when | was appointed prince
regent OF that state, thought it much TO
The advantage OF our kingdom, to take
with me some 2eaIous missionaries.
which l did, and they are doing much
forming, and plans laying for ,ransla,ing
,he Scriptures into other tongues, fel,
much alarmed but discovering that we
had some, friends in The council, and THAI
| had go, even the hearts of the saints
pulled up with pride TO the extent OF my
power, | thought this was my time, inns
nnedIa'ey whispered in the ears OF my
friends, that it would never do, to send
ne Bible without preachers, this would
be as bad as the error of the Pope in
sendleg preachers without the B bles
now lei them both be sent together, to
which number OF even saints, NOT
knowing what was intended by this plan,
not only gave their consent, but really
became warm advocates for the work g
the thing was now determined, and now
smiled, add almost leaped for 10Y,
could now go on; then suggested the
necessity ofpreachers being educated,
which was readily agreed to, all this I
h7o conducted under great appearance
OF zeal, tar Immanuels kingdom then
Showed the great need OF education So
cieties, and in particular to each preach-
efs, this was immediately fallen in with,
and the plan devised. 1t now became
an easy matter for me, to arrange ''hc
balance pretty well to my mint now
| created great thirst for Goats milk,
which you know is the honors and
wealth Of our kingdom.