Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-12-30

rance an where all the kindlier feclinss Of the
heart constantly seen in their most graceful ex-
ercse point 10 the l0vellest ani hapiesi negh-
borhood IN the world on winch we dwell and we
tell you that object is TO render his whole
earth with all its nations ana kndreds and 'oDgues
AID people, as happy. may happier than that neISh-
borhoud.
1--WE have considered these beings, as immortal.
and canldatesfor an eternity OF happiness or nis'
cry. And We cannot avoid tie belief, that they
are exp sedto eternal misery. Here you VIII 90
sorve Ia question with us is not, whether fiea-
then, ,unlcarned IN the Gospel, can oe saved. Nearn
wl.liug to admit that he may. But IT he be saved
he must pos ess Holiness of hean; lor without hoi-
ness snail see th, Lord. Aud where shail
we fnd holy heather? Where is there the vestge
of p,r1ty of heart among unevan sclzed nations -
Ii Is IN vain 10 talk about the innocence II these
children OF nature Ii Is IN VAIN TO tell us "i iher
graceful mythology. Their gods are such MS iust
makes welcome. OF their very religious -erv'ces,
IT is shame even TO speak. To settle the quefiteu
concernin, their future l stiny, il would only -eem
necessary 10 ask, What would lie the character of
nat future state, in which those pr ciples OF heart
which the whole history Of the heathen world de-
velops. suffered TO operate IN their lures rdH'
ed maignity
"No! solemn as is the thought, We dn believe,
that dying IN their present state. they u expo
sod 10 all that is awful in The wrdth oi al"iShty
God. And we do believe, that G'd 50 loveu
world, that he gave his only hesotsen son, tnae
wnoseyer beIlevsth On hm should mol perish. out
nsve everlasting life. Our o. ject IS To con'ey 10
[ o,e who are perIshing the news o. this slvation.
II i, to furnish every am ly nlon the lace oi me
whole earth, with the word of God w itten IN It's
own language, and To send to every X ""fhooua
ureacher ui the cross Of CHRIST. Our o'Jec' WIZ
not be accom- pished untli every mol l. m lie -naii
have been utterly abolished, and i~mlie ~ 'cio,
yah crectcd in lis room; until tis earth, nsteau oI
being theatre on which Immortal 'einSs ar t,e-
parng by crime for eternal ca 'demnaioi' I'll III oe-
come one universal temple, IN when Inc e'"uren
Of men are learning the anttrm. o. the T. esseo
above and becoming meet to OH the se'eidi "s-
>enbly and church of the frs born, whose names
are written in heaven. Our design WIZ "o' Nv
mpetel antil
One song employs all nations and all cry
Worthy the Lamb, for he was slam Tor us;
The dwelers the wales and on the rocks
Shout to each other, and the mountain tops
From distant mountains catch the hvingJoy;
Till, nation after nation taught the STRAIN.
Earth rolls the rapturous hosanna around"
The object u the missionary enterp Ise embra-
ces every child OF Adam IL Is vast as the race 10
whom IFS operation are Of necessity limited. IL
would confer upon every individual on earth' all
that intellectual moral cultivation can nestow.
II would rescue a world from the indignation anu
wrath tribulation ID anguish Ell Tor every
son of man that doeth evil, and give 1t title I" go
nv, honor and Immortality. You see. men, ina.
our object is, only to affect every ndViduaioi Oh
the species, but to affect hun i'll the monenons ex.
,remes of infinite happiness and infinite wo And
now we ask, What OF iect ever undertaken oy nan
can comuare with this same des gn o; esan. ei z'nS
The w"ria! Patriotism 't-eif fades away tei"'c II,
aud acknowledges the supremacy OF an enterpr-se,
which scizes with strong grasp, upon both the
temporal and eternal destinIes oi the whole family
| oi man"
REMARKs.-It would be objectionable in us, to
omit say, That the opinions expressed in the first
| paragraph, have no connexon with the matter
in dispute. and that they not we'll calculated to
answer the ends fo which they wero iesi ned by
the writer And it is perfectly proper to add, that
| shat modesty which ought always TO regulate
| | conduct OF modest men, should have deferred
our correspondent from saying, that we evidently
display any disturbance" or have shown any "re-
sentiment IN consequence Of the force of his argu-
| ments, or the power If his eloquene. such j. not
| the fact-We have not felt any " disturbance,
consequence ofthe mastery of the one, or aiy y"re-
sentiment" in consequence OF the brill ncv OF The
| other; and il would have been well for hin to
have spared any such remarks, till they were pro-
woke by language uttered by our humble selves.
The Gentleman has also taken upon hlmseltto ,ay,
| that he has detected mistakes" and - Int the
paint" We would treat HIM with great decorum
with great respec,-but we were led to an invo-
luntary fit Of laughter. when we read such expres-
sions-such assumptions-such groundless asser-
tons We know him well--we admire hi,n as
| man Of pie,y and of sensc-but when we behold
him resorting to such subterfuses, and fyins rom
the path in which he promised TO tread to suhst"'H-
tiate his views, laughter predomioates over r''e-
renee and partial friendship gives way to the I'M
pulses of mrth. In what has he proved us 20 be
mistaken How has he shown that he has
point Z" lie has no, attempted to convict us oi any
error-he has simply declamed against our posit rs
-he has said that they not correct but before
we ct through with this controversy-and he 's at
liberty to keepit up as long as he thinks proper
we will teach him, that defamation Is not ooi'
and that assertion is not argument.
Our rcorresponjent-such we must content our
selves to call him, he has not favored US with
signature bv which we can designate hin'-has,
with that modesty which has distinguished his
whole course, remarked. that he p,oceeds with the
utmost confidence on his consideration Of the cause
# Foreign Missions" and very kindly ntmates.
| tho, the subject on our side, may become fdsk,