Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-01-29

the people the truth, the whoIe t-uth, anu no.
thing but the truth, they will have accomplish
ed All object which they have had in view for
more than eighteen months, and which is in
dispensably necessary 70 the success of their
scheme. Though enc Of the Editors may be
called ,corm, il will not be denied, we presume
that"a worm can pierce the hardest wood"
and since such trees as Calhoun and Randolph
have yielded to its influence; we put it to Mr..
Hamilton whether such sappy Scrubs as his
friends Mitchell and Weems may not fall an
easy prey.
A boy, abou, fourteen years Of age, named
Adolphus Hunter, committed Suicide yester.
day morning, by hanging himself The pre-
else cause is unknown.
1t is intima,ed, in the Western Herald that
the vice presidents appeal, is "poiticai expert
n,ent. "-lf so, says the Editor, it is rather a
clumsy one. 1t will turn out to be about such
an experiment as that Of the man who attempt
ed to stop cannon ball by holding pot to the
mouth Of the cannon-both the man and the
pot were blown "sky hgh-sky high"
Communication.
The Americ an Sunday School Union consists
Of auxiliaries from all denominations in this
country who approve this species Of charity.
Nothing sectarian exists in its construction, nor
is any sect required to relax peculiarities in or
der to be connected with this general Society
.Auxiliaries are not required even to purchase
their books at its Repositories, and may with
draw at any time by ceasing to forward an an
nual Report. The benefits produced by the
National Society are great reduction in the
cost Of conducting Sunday Schools, by printing
grea, quantities from stereotype plates-'he
production Of great variety Of religious, chill
1ren's books, which heretofore did not erist-
fostering, and in many instances impartins pc.
cuniary aid to new and feeble schools-collect-
ing from all parts of the world, every improve
ment in Sunday School Teaching, and diffusing
information by its Annual Reports, and Month
ly Magazine, to every section OF our country
impar,ing and sustaining constant vigour in
this branch Of benevolence, by concerted sys-
,ematic ac,ion-promoting spirit OF brother
illness s. fellowship among christians ofdifferen:
names, BY bringing them on common ground *
making them known to each other: employing
agents along our frontier to institute schools
where they are now little known: establishing
repositories Of all Sunday school requisites in
every impor,au, place, where schools may be
supplied wi,hsu, the trouble and expense OF
sending to distance, Sc. sc.
The Society has done much with small means;
Its printing is at the rate Of about so 900 pages
lsmo. ger day! At,he period ofits last report,
less than $500 had ever been contributed by
individuals from any part Of the country except
Philadelphia Thirty dollars constitute life
member, who is entitled for life to the Sunday
School Magazine and Annual Reports gratis;
and to The privilege Of purchasing the Socie1y's
productions at IS per cent discount.
The subscriber will gratefully receive any do.
nations, or they may be left with the Rev. Pro-
fessor Lippit.
HOWARD MALCOLM,
General Agent.