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II such productions are encouraged, we may
soon expect to see Johnson and Walker and
Murray and Comfy turned out Of doors, and
his High Mightiness, the author of J" Strict
IRE No. ~ at the head of the "rehubHc Of
letters" crying out "Noab shall be my zuash-
/iof, and orer Edom 7riH I throw my old
shoe"!!
ALPHONSO.
Structures by JAMES. Bnows, on work entitled
"LETTERs OF PAUL AND ANXIOUS"
no. II.
In every work fouadcd upon the subject OF
Christianity, tocc should be the leading artery.
Only this organ, always holding direct course
with every pious vein, can furnish that blood
which alone can quicken the emanaton into chris
tan life. And whenever an attempt is made to
! produce an emigration from the valley Of sin to
the mount of Calvery, with view to promote
the cause Of Christ only, that love which induced
the undertaking will attemper and swcetcn every
step with christian gentlencss. There will ap-
pear no disposition to brood over the defects Of
any religious sect, no inclination to warm them
into public notoricty, to banquet on the length
encd inventory of their f,ncicd or their real de-
formitcs. lie who undertakes to sever the f.
bres which bind people to improper forms of
worship, or to sundcr the bands that hold them
to idols of devotion, should liscnto the language
once addressed TO the Hebrew prophet, take
oEAy shoes fsr tie ground on Which thu siandest
is hoiy The work may be done; but the eye
that leads the way, should be single. No man
should attempt to ascend the steps of science by
climbing The ladder of Jacob. No man should
expose the defect of lilies in the vineyard of his
master, with a view to show or ascertain his own
height upon the Hill ofscience.
Phen an attach Is made upon religious socie-
ty, under such circumstances as render it neccssa
~ to barter and speculate in fictitious names, 1t
reyives that awful scene i'll which our first parents,
concious Of their guilt, attempted their conceal
ment by patchwork offg leaves. change
was made III antent Paufs naaic; but upon what
groundl let the groans Of the christians utter,
and the voice Which hailed him while on his way
TO Damascus, declare. But TO speak of this work
as wholc is not the object of this number
The subject of the production, however, is more
tender than grand, and more delicate than import
ant. 1t is one calculated even when treated in
the most fair and friendly MANNER to disturb the
breast and TO knit the forc-h head in frowns And
it is of little moment, since it aims not at REFORM
alton of the hearts of these people, but merely at
revolution in the mode of christian worship. If,
without these forms, which are SO sweetly sung
in the work before US, the Friends are pious and
holy, why should they now adopt them!!!1 And
if they are not hoiy-if they are not christians,
would it not be sacrilege-would it not be the
height of niquity to introduce them at all Yes,
strange as it may appear this modern Paul repre-
mands people on whom he can pronounce no
higher eulogium than that they are moral, for not
introducing into their society, the awfully solemn
ceremony of the Lords Supper
| The language ofthesc pious disputants, is be-
meath the dignity of christianity far and above
the tone of moderation.
| From Paul:
| " He, give candid statement; reader, if you
! expect this you will be disappointed He would
| as soon cut off his right hand"-
Wonderous condecension to waste his pre-
cious time in telling us What God he acorShipst
when he might be so much more profitably en-
ployed in telling US the difference between .yea
! and yes, between drab coat and black one
between giving to a minister because he IS poor
and giving to him because he is q minister; be-
tween paying preacher behind The curtain, and
paying him i'll open day."
! Is this the language of him who takes upon
himself the high responsibility Of assuming su-
pernaturally coined, and miracuously applied
name What mean these pious exclamation
points Are they designed to give this language
christian momentum What means this nervous
phraseology1 Is it ominous of a christian strng-
glc' no, The heat of passion has rarhed the
christian air; and these vapours rush forward to
fill the vacuum Not is storm of rant which
sunders the banners of the cross: it is deed
which the rent in the seamless mantle of Christ,
will sooner or later, expose to q gazing universe
now come TO the language Of Paul in Gram
NAUTICAL point Of view. IF asked why address
you through this Northumberland | know no
other.'
1st. The Interrogation point is not called for,
and is used in violation of every rule and princi-
pie relative to this sign. No question is asked,
but a mere hint given, that one may be put