The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1833-08-21


my beat efforts to prcmots the well beinG and
prosperity Of the Dorers society while iemin
this place--but il does appear to nae that money
raised Cor missionary Or theological societiea
had better. be expended for truly chaiiinblq
purposes ,han iavished On idlenrss at hopp, "
sent out of the country 70 accomplish Vague,
updesined and perhaps neyer Afterwards heard
os purpose
Our own Dorcas Society is suffered 10 lam
auish and decline under the all absorbing On.
thusissm after missionary and theological
societies which if the truth is told-by honesf re
sideqts where these missionaries are sent and
could be told by those whose interest II is TO keep
it dark at home, have done far more injury thau
| good. speak this without hesitation, and with
perfect confidence because il is truth,and ell The
able and disinterested and unpriest.ridden|tu-
vellers who have visited missionary statbns,
have given il as their positive conviction IN at
the heather, as they are piousty called blythe
self styled presumtious. pretenders to inshra-
lion end disd'e authority. have been oftend-
FAR oflener--taught TO love money, or lew
and improved kinds Of vice than they have len
improved in their moral condition, or in lny
way made nationally wiser or happier.
To return TO our charity fairs lis it rigSs,
Mr. Editor to gamble, in any wsy, to Get noney
to support men who pretend that they are tli'
appointed agents of Cod as il rigL. 70 lay
such plans as will extort money or labor frot
those who are not able to spare ei ther, and VIII
when they do give, give grudgingly or withou
anything like charitable feeling at heart' Is
right to descend to making cake, inserting Z
! il ring worth one dollar, then to cut the sar'
into twelve pieces, and teaze and solicit peopl'
TO give a dollar for each piece--which thel
will at length do in the hope that they may &c
the ring, and thus cause eleven persons to eiv'
a dollar each to support this gambling in reli
pion, In all this Sir Editor see nothing ba
a farce played off on the creduity of deiade'
and superstitious people. Others, perhaps
discern nothing in it but piety and spotless pu
ri,y--and il indeed not surprising that man.
ltbouchtless and innocent hearted female
shou,d be made TO believe that this IS really
very ine cause to spend their lime and money
upon. might mention the enormous extor
.. ,ions practised in various little articles OF re
froshment and trinkets and triHes wholly useless
TO the purchaser--but for this, shall sollci
vour Indulgence at another time-for the pre-
sent. permit ne' to say that ! am Intimately
gratifed that you have at last ventured to open
The columns of your paper in this State tha'
tire expose 70 public gaze the growing inde-
cencies decepiions and vices practised 90 de-
siqring men under the cloak Of piety AID re-
ligiop, -.
For myself, ( can never believe in The truth
or divinity ofnny religion tha, requires such an
unooasfng aud aud reves ending stream OF mo.
ney aud worldly possessions TO snstain IT.
! ca never believe Ia tho disn,erested piety oi q
man that must have a.salary before he can gvt
saving grace. No deiesL aii religions z
! forms aud csrsmonies--or fashion and hysesss
| cy-whose dovotoes .pako money ~ a". 49,
tGs gods of trefr ldplotry' Ny ooctHne %
| have good morality, have community wei
4 educated, ard have. salvation without salaries
and the gospel without money anu wlthou
price. MA .inD .
Z. s. As predicted, you are assaulted WIN
the most intolerable ferociy in the last iierait
of the Times, Bnt so far as the writer ~
lludes to Matilda, he has lost his aim She has
spoken the truth, OF which she IS moi ashamed
and the circumstances in which she is placed
Will render the darts of fanaticlsm itself harm-
less.