The Litchfield County post., 1827-11-22
TURKEY, AND THE ASSOCIATED

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der Il at least doubtful whether affairs in that
quarter win be settled without war. Three
great Powers of Europe, England. France s.
Russia. have published 70 the world the only
conditions on which they will consent to with
draw their fleets and armies from the Turkish
bnrdcrs and these involve the virtual eman-
cipatOn of Greece. When we consider the
naughty overbearing spirit Of the Turks, the
contempt which they affect to entertain tow
a: ds the christians their anxiety 10 see the crcs
cent tramplinc over the Cross, and the vast
expense of blood and treasure which it has
cost them to carry on the War with Greece.
it may easily he conceived that nothing could
be more m"riifying to their pride or trying
to their revenge,than to see the prey thus sud-
denly snatched from their hands. And yet,
there is no other course which can save them
from utter destruction. Exhausted Ivy sew
en- years war. which for a long time was war
Of extermination,-their sOldiery disaifected.
and their Golfers e'npty-their navy rs it is
manned, a hnrlesque upon the name-in what
condition are they to contend with three
fourths Of Christian Europe! The attempt
would be madness: yet to this infatuation
they may be left the better to promote the de-
signs Of Infinite Mercy: The curse Of Heav-
en- is evidently upon them, in exact fuIhIment
of Scripture prophecy. The "Great River
Euphrates' is "drying up, that the way of
the kings of the east Fl. e. the return of the
children Of Jacob, may he prepared"
Rivers, says Fabvier, tUify nations: and
when particular riUer is specified, the nation
Immediately connected ipith that riuer is obyi
ously intended Suoh being the case, as the
issuing forth cfthe faur sultdnies, those mys-
tic sOaters ofthe EuphTates which deluged the
Eastern Empire, denotes the rise O. the Turkish
power, SO the drying up Of those ,oaters must
evidently denote its subversion. Now since
the drying up or evaporation Of water is
slow process, we may naturally conclude that
the expression points out not merely the sub
version of the Turkish power in the general.
but the particular mode of that subverson, by
the slow consumption Of its political strength
and by the gradual wasting away Of its peo-
pie. When the sirth angel however poured
out his vial upon the fgurative Eaphrates. we
read that its waters were completely dried up
insomuch that a way was prepared for the
Kings from the East. Hence it is manifest.
when we consider the slow process of evapo-
rating natural water, that we may expect the
acaters Of the Ottoman Empire to begin to be
dried up many years previous to their final
exhaustion under the Sirth uiol.
The prelude to the pouring out ofthis vial,
we may besl0ld with our own eyes. Let us
only advert to the present state of the Turk
ish power. and we shall be convinced, that for
some years the symbocal Eaphratean waters
have been gradually drying up. The APP
preaching termination indeed of the Ottoman
empire is SO manifest that even those, whose
attention is solely directed to politics, are
sufficiently aware that the time of its extinc-
ton cannot be far distant. Of late it has been
preserved rather by the jealousy Of the great
European powers, than by any physical
strength of its own. ...
Fabvler's book was first published in 1905.
Since that time the Ottoman power has de-
cllned still more. To say nothing of her les |
Ser calamltles the contest with Greece, accord |
ing to Mr. Everett's calculation, has cost the |
lives of more than 100000 Mussulmans and |
to complete the catastrophe, Greece itself is |
like to become essentially free. On another
quarter, the two large provinces of Walachia |
and MOldavla have in effect been severed from |
the Empire :? and many suppose that Egypt
IS only waiting for favorable opportunity to
assert ITS independence. Moreover, there is !
a large population of Greeks and others |
throughout the realm, who have no commu- !
NIFTY OF feeling with the reigning power being
themselves the victims ofits cupidity, violence
and oppression; and who will seize upon the |
first rational prospect of escaping from the
chains under which they groan. The Turks
themselves according to Eaton in his Survey |
OF the Turkish Empire are forebodng their |
own downfall, and 'look to the Asiatic shore |
as retreat from the fury of the conquerors."
All these things seem to shew how surely |
and certainly the prophecies of Scripture |
shall be fulfilled. Movements Of more de- |
cls've character will undoubtedly soon take |
place: but whether as the result of the pres
ent crisis, or of some other near at hand, it is |
impossible to tell. By the destruction of this
Empire, the great river" which for centu- |
RES hrs stood as an impossible guph to the |
Jews, will be - dried up" and the way pre-
pared lor their return to the land of their faith
ers,--N. Y. Obs.
From the ". Y. Observer.
Anecdote Of the Req. DR.. Payson.-The We
ry interesting obituary notice of the late DR..
Payson, OF Portland, which appeared in your
last brought to my mind characteristic an
ecdOte respecting him, which may suggest
profitable hint to some of your clerical read
ers. brother in the ministry. was advert
ing to the success which had attended his la
bors at Portland, and among other inquiries,
asked HIM of how many members his church
consisted. Much to his surprise, DR.. Payson
seemed himself unable to answer the inquiry
but remarked that he had always been afraid
of numbering his neOnIa haca,,ca fnr th;s Gin