The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1831-04-30
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WARR2Ns
4 Rked,-klasd BepGst State Convention.
.-This Cenvsntien held it, annual sess-
Ion with The Baptist Church 10 Pawtuck-
st, on Wednesday, 18th inst.
! BY the Directors Report, it appears,
thae pscunisIy smbarsassments, growing
out Of The late depression in the business
world, have restricted the operations dur
ine the past year. Considerable mission
asy labour, however, has been performed,
with much success, in Factory villages.
AZ ths Arkwright, the place Of worship
il to small, 70 hold the number inclined
10 assemble, and help i solieitsd TO build
. nsw meeting house.
A Committee was appointed to make
proposals. to : wen qualified gentleman to
become the agent and Missionary Of the
Convention, the ensuing year, and hopes
arc cherished that he will feel il duty to
accept. Anew effort il making to raise
sufficient means, to remove smbarrass-
msnts, and enlarge the sphere Of opera
sions. ard through the blessing Of God
there i gerry pleasing prospect ofsuccess.
On Wednesday afternoon, the pastors
ofths C6urchss,i ,ia public mestisg, gave
very distressing accounts ofths state Of
religion ia their bounds.
The annual, sermon was delivered, in
ths evening, BY the Rev. r. E. Pattison,
Of Psovidsnce. ,ts5aioas
The next annual meeting 10 appointed
with the Baptist Church in FAN River, on
the second Wednesday in April, 1852
Rev. Mr.. Philleo, Pawtucket,to preach
the sermon. In case offailurs, Rev. Mr..
Grafton, Of Ssekonk. a -tft'aeaP
20 Omsers elected for the ensuing year ::
Rev. J. G. Welsh, Of this town, Presi-
dent. As.
Rev. VIM. Phillips, Of Providence, Sec
resary. s-so,
Dea. N. Waterman, Treasurer.
Raw. Msssrs. F. Wayland, r. E. Pat
,tisou, d. Benedict, J. o. Choules, p.
Church, A. Caswell, b. 9. Grafton, F.
ehurtlia, G. Phillso, b. Miner, Dea. E.
French, Messrs. H. Marchant, E. Rog-
err, and HI. shacklsford, Directors and
sManagers.--[CoM. sa x
Il NATURAL AyrEcrloNs. The thing
least understood, a. indeed it il least stud
a led, u the heart Of man; we make laws
and shape moral rules, in careless ignor-
anea oflhe mainspring Of tho action to
which they are applicable. Every now
and then we. have some exquisitely naire
exhibition ofthe worlds want Of knowledge |
Of moral anatomy. Il finds out that a ]
rogue, knave, or wanton, has a virtue,
and straight It Is in raptures a. At the dis |
covsry Of q prodigy. Ministers Of State
have been pafdoned their public faults
because Of their household virtues--alas!
Il will be seen that such household virtues |
are - incident TO pickpockets and swind-
lers a. to Statesmen and Princes.-The |
affections are to be found, and found ia
their unalterable beauty, in every condit-
ion, even In the conditions Of crime, and
lhere 10 no rock Of vice se barren that
some seed Of virtue will not spring upon
i in link with tho better scheme Of nature.
In the Life Of Haroy Vaux, the pickpock-
ct, VIC trace abundant evidence Of fond
ly attached husband and true ffiend.-
Thiesins apart, he seems 10 have been a
pattern msn. Born in higher sphere,
md 0tatasman, his private life would
have eonsscrated his public pillage.-
Many other similar cases may be noted,
S:e ~ prefer the more immediate one
waish tocessssd two weeks ago, Il was
esscoveved = egsmination at police Of
zee ~ : Old sfahs town supported q
see's cseshes ~ efths wsges Of her infa- !
ny. feor1s -he Asys not lsarnt the cu-
viosse hct 6hse eas vice does not necsssa.-
ily destroy sllrviswss and affections oi
nsturs, we're amsssd and delighted at
Ne prodigy; and, secsrding 10 order, the
ss' W. ~9as 2 wonder oG taken from Il