Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-08-09
NATIONAL SUNDAY scuooL SOCIETY.

lowing j. he spe.ch Of Hon. j. Hare Powell, senator fiom
phdclphp, the hill 10 incorporate the American sunday
School Union. Mr. Powell !, oi the mod able and
spectacle citvcn' ~ Philadelphia.
"Whcn accuse their agents Of machnations, do fear
Ie,syl prepared To establish thai which utter, by their
own l'nguagc-b, tracing t'ttmaic effort 10 boldly s''nns
the dcpctm Of ~dictaton daringy their object eScu-
sion 'a the political power the country OF all
whose ooncenccs have moi been warped-w'ose characters
have been formed whose devotion u, not been ecufedh by
their OF education rites OF "baptsm'-ther
mode, OF woriPheir notions oitne trnhy aud uan'u.
stantation promulgated by certain blind zeso, who would
make I'll men and alsoclne suseyiem to an atdohetd
"Ufhodor" creed.
We have had sn elaborate and eloquent exposition of the
wihe. ol the Sunda, School unonan attempt 10
coniue by antcPaton all which supposed the opponents
oi the bill atduce support of the grounds "hoh hv
have assumed With Difference for the sasao'y with the
utmost rcp,c iu' The ability Of the accomplished advocate m
the Sunday School non venture - asset thai lac VIII not
attempt the reiaiion ol that which about 10 ohethAt
which hy have uritc"--hat which tsy have Pu1'Aed--
that which M'y have put upon o." d'shA 70 'h'ot " 20
d'nc, Of heir efforts. the great oj y" their plans lie res-
oiucy dcnits that lie shown, that single
fact can be brought in support Of the positions winch he Las
a''ailei lGc Mr. Powell turned towards Mr. Duncan say:
ms permit me , to ask will YOU d,ny lha, hi' Substantial
octave" "riird "te sunda School Magazine authentic
mat M, collection OF SUNDAY school documents OF Sunday
school Union fopos-o School prCorptsoi Sunday
School Union potrai dqulion. and Plans sanctioned ny
r ma'g''' wa - min'' ae la'itd At 'chglh 10 various
Iat OF the work C,n ny friend deny lh H worthy of le
IDa ia compilation "l such miscellaneous papeIsi of
such pathetic adlr,.c and Of such de-, he! c"nsd
Illustrative 81 thcr attention, conduc"c to lh.r md"
ud IN hI. work .d r,pot Of tire American Sundat ;'U"''
Union sc ~, May, l52t-"1he'" inrui'n' n.y i"'n"
'c IN IN oro j.tt at,u Of mutual cooperation, ,Nt"
minister and wa'c christians, dat e'cy cha Oh 'ln'' i'
drlnrd army, where every one FHopa h Hiif' ana "htle
'"rN one has place and Duty The gland onset ej"h'
IA in Ten !'a 'r certainly IN twenty, the P0oa' t'@-
'r OF " country d Lo an The hands II man, hose 'o'-
a7tH hasc ben ts,iucd under the influence Of Sunday
s'h'o And m posc :, Of the same work And the eAPe-
ricnce OF the ce old drmonuan. that e character Of
man i buh upon III, principles in'tlcd into the mind
p the child. Your board have ic drs;ou, therefore not only
Of furnishing their own ;, hos with suitable books hut OF ia.
o 'ncirg such books into school. # dgcent deserItion,
and OF cudr them - abundant force out OF circulation
lh,c which tend 10 i.l,ad the mind They have not been
th,h
ns and altering the books they have published, wherever al
lcIa"n' ncccry They have crccn to do this rather
h N tamry 'ue scnman which ia their oonsc fences they
hc'cvc 10 be fade mcon.ilnt with the pwhy :" di,nr
umr' 1h, hi, vain hoa,t, they hatc poycdby The"
eli ,d auo,c book vii had Lccn niI upon biz de,kl -
7Mi pu, o' which added I" hosc i"ucd by the sorl"-
iN ~ the "" p'"r'cd NJ year, make sand lo,aI ." o''
81" dissatisfied, Nih tai. vain gor,nu diPigy IN h'r
rc:" rcpoi' Pnbh AMI circulated :" then 's,n-',
they have 'ppcnd cougr" To one OF their works wherein
oi"ct ct thc ron. iIuc Mr. Powell again turning I"
Nj. Duncan, said viii tie gentleman receive hi' IA is,H
WI he consider fd gr" statement" A. M"'th! ct ts''d VI
U lie contend, hat in The assumption Of the power To alter
ok. to chaug' the id,as of the author they have confined
to Ike their advocate consider them possessed oi authority &"
n!"r thc Norahulus O, he Language Which we use wea
I" call lh"m Dictate =, ull be accused .. injustice Yet hey
'a' IN 'h"r cio ac while the committee icei the "nn ne
responsibility wlah 'ty assume, in hccomns Dca'"s TO TIC
rns en",s ft6,a,| cf immortal beings, ne great
! H'd nj imP0t0H "het cfHe T6y"t - me" So"j whie
rhcy drc the cousclicr OF uerig fo,go,ir ! or giving
t sanction to the misrepresentation Of the sorio" Truth. Of
The -pp" they not backward to hccomc the rtsponNlc
uh"rs IN tic'c high points, rather dian tamch 'uc sonmens
which itach i,y hc"c 10 he false ncon'i'-
tent with the ruty Of divine uu'h' They continue in the
r1-' ul in ptptring works for tie pres, ih' ut
most liberty j. 81 with g,rd to whatever upuli.hcd ~
"'"' ana IN r'h-ii- even uhe ""'' i"'t "t'r '"e
tin the of io author thus aakig cial'i I'd names fnd
i"',d o received Doctrines 'r'e>'em to h.r
We told that the managers di not wrie the raog. pre-
dn ii political influence which in ten ya', to a''"m.
all the power me country, anl il TO turn al
out OF our We are trll that written by clergy
man i on lh account OF L., orcc: 1t has been urged
1
man h "bonc 10 make comment on th' point he eNn','ng
!, c\r"m'd wa only the produ' ion ot Sunday sob"oi
rc.cj,d ., flc an unworthy OF belief? No m he will
venture tt, II, this. ch told much which did not
ircacn, ,uI brh ,cuark, which ,ll pa., b, unworthy
4" my rcsu!. tm c'ncrncd dat my iicnd IN i' happy
vein "a" cl,n lat. pucI Dr. Ely in ulirrou. 5h poor"
d. - 20. De- clll im! lIcy,norli lat ,h,pd call hin,
lie m counted i win Crn and ,itcntcd i, es il:
the ckon ccln. in hi, house rtcl b, he ha. done so
although vrl bn,a hi. appeal viii aan nous l have
c c,rrp, ON "a , If ,urh can here mi e. in rel, ',n T.,
,l,sr,l rrs, 1, .v.,, c.nnl conceive by wi 1t
,,7,, h.. .,,i ' G ,n', 'Inr" ,rnr,,i J,ckwn',
] t. ~ % m ill., ' ,,,' n m ;, i Li ,y,, mind With n :.
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"ir o. h'n report lilce Mr. Powell read 'he following
'N,,,' u ON I'r ll's '"'mGnI
Ia o'heI w"rd our Presidents Secretaries Of the Govern
m'n Scnior', aud ohcr Reprc.,naes in Congress, Cover.
nos ct Stie l"s'', and 'ny Masrt,ae' are Just as much
oun! - any other IN the Uutrd States to be ovdux
| ~ Hl "1h'
m W." ,'.' lkc any ohrr mem'er. OF 'he I"'nmnn" y WHO
are u" T., law to God a. ,a3o"l Suns' and under law 10
'"' h't The, have III" sh &" di,'"" revelation, o' 1t 10
'H'h ~. scripture. assent TO the TRUTH profess faith IN thri
h'F' ''u'h h'l {" hod pray hP'Ni' ana "a u, comes.
NC attend On lhe Puhhc ministry oi th'"od be h'9'ed
@ @ !n "'d SPp' ne electors ol ne n.e Glars.
I'",,aP 70 ohI'ann, ~ every eand'dGe 10, ohee whom
civil lib,ru',"