Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-12-02


pressed and scourged, they fed before their proud
invaders-nor were the wild wind and the tempests
OF the skies more wheeling than their nhuman vis-
TORS, who migrated to the western world to depre-
date and destroy But these hapless beings, the ad
vocates Of Foreign Missions avow, have but little
claim upon our sympathes; and whatever Is done
to meiorate tne.condtion Of the wretched, to
letter the mind, mus, be transported Thousands OF
miles, to benefit people, who ask none Of our aid,
nor wish our interference in their domestic relations
The Hndoo andthe Gentoo, whilst they worship
their idols ana their Gods, are, it is admitted by
all who believe in the doctrines Of the Christian re-
ligion, objects of ofcommsseration-and when we be-
hold them, or hear of their committing themselves
voluntary sacrifices to the fame, humanity pleads
in their behalf, and sympathy calls upon US to
teach them Of the utter allacy and hopelessuess Of
their creed and TO make an effort to convince them
Of the futility of an idolarous religion. But If
ray Of pity is elected in their behalf If we lament
and deplore their wretched condition, why should
we not weep over the North American Indian,
whose situation is equally hopeless ard whose mind
is as firmly chained down by idolary, superstition,
and all the damning consequences Of ignorance
Foreign Missions opposed by many, and not
by few, who are Jealous in their efforts to pro-
mote religion as any of the pretended children
of sancti6cation, the grornd that they are pro-
ductive of no good but on the contrary have ten
deucy to bring the cause Of modern religion into
disgrace and we have now before US interesting
and we'll written essay, the impolicy Of encoura-
sing Foreign Missions from the pen of clergy
man, whose piety was never doubted, and whose
disinterested zeal in the cause Of the Redeemer,
aud whose learning and eloquence have given him
pre-eminent rank, among that portion OF the
American Clergy, whs adhere to the doctrines of
JOHN CALVIN.
The grand drama, presented at Serampore, by
Messrs. CAREY, MARsHMAN and WARD, few
years since, and the history Of certain transactions
performed by one ofthe Agents for Foreign Mis-
SONS, in W hich immense sums amassed, for the
purpose OF civilzing and chrstianizn. the benight-
ed Huadoos, and then thrown into the Golfers OF
private individuals and desperate theological spe-
culators 60 sufficiently far to show, that there is
but little, fany, dependence to be placed in those
cantins hypocrtes, who, under the guise Of preten
ded sanctity, succeed in drawing the last "mite"
from the widow, and the bread from the helpless
orphan to add 10 their own agsrandizement and to
crafty their unhallowed thirst for filthy lucre.
The Serampore and the Luther Rice games, have
been too long and too successfully played, and 1t
becomes an independent, an enlightened and pious
people, to frown Indignantly upon those unprinci-
pied schemers, who prowl around the world, seek
ing whom they may devour, and who, by their ad-
dress and hypocrisy, tear from suffering ndigepce
he little obtained by honest industry, to meet the
incidental expenditures Of q numerous, and too
often hungry progeny.
# we have enough, and something to spare it can
be appropriated to a nobler-to god-like pur-
pose Let US visit the habitations of the distressed
and poverty sriken-let us visit the widow and the
und pour the Balm Of Giead on their
wounded spirits, and by our kind assiduities and
benefactions, wipe the tear Of sorrow from their
ewes, aud tell them in the language of him of old,
|. live. be comfortablc-be happy"
This essay and the sentiments it contains, are the
free will offerings of our hearts-they are uttered
IN the full spirit of freedom, without intending to
offend any one-nor do fear we shall give offence
to the considerate the truly pous, to those who
suffer TO reign triumphant over the wiles OF
superstition and ecclesiastical blgotry.