Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-10-26
FROM 3hs n. England Magazine for Sept.
THE PROSTITUTES.
IA sXErclL

!bc day he had been poring over an OH
and so!csne; aud the even
ing i,n.,d linn still absorbed IN lis con
tents. 1t was one Of that intermina
Ole series Of controversial volumes con
,aii.iug the theological speculation o
re ancient fathers of the Church
With the pa.:ei: perseverance SO char
..ctcris:ic Of hi, countrymen, he wa:
endeavorins to detect truth amidst the
numberlcss Inconsistencies OF heated
controycrsy;-lo reconcile Earring pro
positions to search out the thread o.
scholastic argument amidst the rant o.
prejudice and the sailies OF passion
and thu coarse yituperations CT "a spir
it Of personal bitterness, but little III
accordance with the awful gravity Of
The question at issue.
Wearied and exhausted with hi:
researches, lie at length closed the vol
ume. and rested his Care-worn fore.
head upon his hand. "What avail
he said, s'thcsc long and painful en-
dcavors, these midnight vigils,-these
weary studies, before which heart and
flesh are falling! What have ] gained
! have pushed tiny researches wide and
far; my life itself has been one long and
weary lesson;-lhave cbastened every
youthful impulse; and. at an age when
the heart shc I'D be 'i:i.test and the
pulse the f:ccst, ] am grave, ard silent
and sorrowful, and the frost Of n pre-
mature age is gathering around my
heart. amidst thcse Pondcro"s tones
surrounded by the venerable receP-
tsclcs Of old misunderstanding, in-
stead Of the free air Of heaven, the Sc
pulchral dust Of antiquity, l have be-
come assimilated 10 the objects around
ne T; my very nature has undergone a
1netamorphosss Of which Pythagoras
never dreamed. am no longer a rea-
soning creature, looking at every thing
within the circle Of human investiga-
sio1 with clear and selfsustaincd WIS.,
.ion,-bu. the cheated follower OF met
aphysical absurdities.-a mere echo OF
scholastic sub.lety. God knows that
nv aim has been lofty and pure one,
that l have buried my self in this liv-
iOg tomb, and counted tho health OF
this his feeble and outward image as
nothing N comparison with that If the
immortal ard inward representation
and shadow Of His own Infinite Mind;
that have toiled through what the
world calls wisdom--the lore Of the old
fathers and time honorcd philosophy,
mot for the aichymist's gold and lite
giving ci,xir,--not for the dream of
power and gratiticd ambition;-butl
with an eye single 10 that which con.
ceiyed to be the most fitting object of a
godl;kc spirit-thc discovery Of TRUTH
--truth perfect and uncIoudel-sruth
in its severe and naked bcanty,-:rutsil
as it sits in awe and holiness in the
presence gifts Original and Source!
'Ivas my aim too lofty! It cannot
DC for my Creator has gwen me a
spirit.which would sprrn a meaner one.
/ have studied to act in accordance!
with his will vet have felt all along
Ike ono walking in blindness. ] have
listened 10 the living champions ofthe !
Church; ! have pored over the remains
ofthe dead but doubt and heavy dark. /
ness still rest upon my pathway.
find contradiction where hoped for
harmony, ambiguity where ] had ex-
pected clearness zeal taking the place
Of reasop,-angcr, intolerance, per
sonal feuds and sectarian bitterness.
int rminahIe discussions ard weary |
controversies, while infinite Truth for
which have hecn seeking, lies beyond !.
or sren, il ut all, only by transient and
nnsatisfying giimpscs, obeeured and
tlal k~ned bv miserable subticties, and
cabalisiic mysteries"
IIr was interrupted By the entrance !,
ola servant with letter. The stu
dent broke ITS well known seal, and
read. in Il delicate chisOgraphy, the
following words;
'.DEAw ERNEST: A stranger from
the English Kingdom, ofgentlc birth
and education. hath visited me at the
request Of the good Princess Elizabeth
Of the Palatinc. lie,is preacher OF
tire new f,lth--a Jealous and earnest
believer in the gifts Of the Spirit. but
not like John de Labanic or the lady
He speaks like one sent
on IL message from H-aven,--a mes
sage Of wisdom and salvation. Come
Ernest. and see h;m; for he hath hut
a brief hour 10 tarry with Us. Who
knowc,h bu. that this stranger me- y be
,-Io,l Ia That xrhfch /