Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-04-19

2 sist of about sixty members, one half con
verted Catholics. Thev have formed
their little Bible, Tract, Dorcas, and Sab
, bath school Societies. The Lord ha
smiled upon their efforts. They have
borne all the expense of sustaining the
, Gospel; bot they are unable TO build d
: house of worship. Their meetings arc
) now held in the basement of a warehouse
If they had more commodious house Of
worship, they would be able to reach Il
} much greater portion Of the inhabitants
and thus greatly advance the cause OF
evangelical piety. in the very heart Of the
kingdom. Rev. Mr.. Baird had advised
him to visit this country, for the purpose
securing the means of building house OF
worship; and that was now his errand.-
And, if these means were secured, it would
be all that wos needed for his church.
He then spoke of the universal dark
ness that prevails in Belgium. The Sab
bath was scarcely known. He had en-
ployed a young man to do some work and
ON Saturday evening he inquired if he
should return again the next day was the
Sabbath and that they did not work on
that day. He expressed his surprise TO
the servant girl, and inquired if they were
Jews; for he thought nobody but Jews
kept the Sabbath. The girl, who had
become pious while living in the family,
replied, "No; the Jews cruciied the Sa.
viour; but worship him." The people
people were almost wholly ignorant Of the
Bible. A woman, who had received a
present of the New Testament, returned
to the donor, and said she was greatly de-
lighted with it, and requested him to Sc
cure for her the neat number; supposing it
to be periodical publication.
Belgium, said he. is a sacred land-the
place where Protcstanism once 1ourished,
till expelled by persecution. 1t was the
country where Tindal, the man who first
published the Bible in the English language,
was burnt to the stake.
In conclusion, he made happy allusicn
to the aid we received from his country,
in establishing our independence, and cra-
we'd that it might be returned in spiritual
blessings.
After he had closed, collection was ta-
kcn up, for the benefit Of the object.
RICHARD CARLILE A 'CHRIsTrAN.-We
COPY the following from the police report
of the London Morning Herald. February
9th
Mr.. Richard Garlic, who for many years
past sustained an uncnviable notoriety as
vendcr Of deisti:al and blasphemous public.
ations, presented himself before Alderman
II. Wood, TO attest his conviction Of the
truth Of Christianity. He produced set Of
declarations, such as are taken by dissenting
minister's, as preliminary to other necessary
steps to becoming a legal teacher ofa con.
grcgation. lie was desired to read his de-
claralions aloud, which he did, in decorous
and apparently sincere manner.
The first was declaration Of fidelity 10
the King, and of ubhorrence Of certain Po-
pish tcne;s. Then followed q profession O..
faith :: 81, Richard Garlic, profess faith in
God the Father and Jesus Christ, his eter-
nal Son, the true God and in the Holy
Spirit-one God, blessed evcrmorc. And
do acknowledge the Holy Scriptures Of the
Old and New Testament to be given by
Divine inspiration" The next was that
he preferred the Protestant to the Roman
Catholic version ofthe Bible. 81, Richard
Garlic: do solcmnlv declare, in the presence
of Almighty God, that am Christian and
q Protestant. and as such that believe tina:
the Scriptures of the Old and New Tesla
ment, as commonly received among Protes-
tant churches, do contain the revealed will
Of God, and that do receive the same as
the rule Of my doctrine and practice"
Having subscribed these declarations, the
Alderman granted certificate to the effect.
The Alderman having congratulated him
upon the oncasion Of his appearance.
Mr.. CarliIe, in reply intimated that he
had read the Scriptures frequently and care.
fully, and the issue Of that research had
been the removal of his former errors.
From the Y. York Obserrer.
ANOTHER REVIVAL IN CEYLoN-A letter
from the wife cf one of the American mis-.
sionares in Ceylon to her friends in this city
dated september last, communicates the fol-
lowing gratifying intelligence.
"The Lord has graciously begun TO
receive his work in the hearts Of the dear
girls in the school. There is nothing very
Striking or remarkable in the work itself, on.