Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1830-04-07

lhe 10llOWlng appeared as communication III
a recent number of the New York Gazette. The
author is well known to many people in this town,
as very respectable and worthy old gentleman.
CARDUs AND WILLIAM,
or Religion the best thing for this ,corld.
OF late, my friend Lang, good deal has been
said about Miss Wright and her Temple of Rea-
son. think the plain, simple, but true history of
myself and William affords good a practical
comment Oh the effects of infdel principles, as any
thing have met with. If you think it worth pub
fishing, it is at your service.
In short time it will be forty winters since
first landed in New York l was then in my twen-
teth year, without face that knew, or friend
to counsel or direct. On the first Sabbath morn
ing after we landed, three young men of our pas
sengers called and inquired where was going to-
day. l said, to church. They answered, we
have been near ten weeks confined to the ship, let
US now walk out and see the country, our health
requires exercise, and we can go to church another
day. said, as long as could remember had gone
to church, with my father every Sabbath of my
life, and when we parted his last words were ere
member the Sabbath-day." They went into the
country ] went to church they spent few shil-
llngs of their wages f; | put two one penny corpo-
ration bills in the plate Some of them were good
mechanics, and got from eight to ten dollars per
week my branch was poor, and it was only by
close application | earned five dollars per week.
They continued going in the country, found loose
company, spent most of their weeks wages, came
home half drunk, sometimes caught by a thunder
storm, spoiled their fine clothes and hats, rose late
on Monday morning, bones and head aching, and
could work but little all that day. l went to
church, saved my wages, rose early on Monday
morning, my bones rested my head sound and
started on the Iabors of the week with light heart
and quiet conscience. At the end of the year they
could show fine clothes, and powdered heads on
Sunday but could show one hundred dollars
piled in the corner Of my chest They have all
been gone long ago, having lived fast, they died
early while l, as one consequence Of regular liv-
ing, have not been confined by sickness for one
day in all that period. Now, Mr.. Deist, and Mrs.
Delst, you who propose to reform the world by
destroying the Bible and abolishing the Sabbath, /
would ask you, who lived the most comfortable
life, they or who were the moste useful men,
bers in society They died and left their wives
and children beggars II die tonight, my fami-
ly have the tools and hands to make themselves
Independent of the worlds
About three months after landed, there came
from England into the shop where wrought, a
man by the name Of William he had fine little
woman for wife, and one or two young children.
lie was an excellent mechanic, and the first, be-
lievee, who manufactured coach springs in New
York he was, by religious profession, Baptist,
and went TO church in Gold-street. DR.. Foster,
'One Of the young men Of whom I speak was
a baker in fit Of intemperance, while working
dough in the trough, alone, he lost his balance,
tumbled in with his head buried in dough, and
m this situation was found dead. This fact is
known to scores Of his countrymen now in this city,