The native American., 1839-01-05
THE METROPOLITAN CHURCHMA
REV. PHILIP SLAUGHTER, EDITOR.

WHEN Minister of the Lord Jesus Christ ceases to
preach the Gospel, decent respect Tor The OPINIONS OF
e Church and the world requires that he should declare
The causes which iupel him TO take tins step In The
present the Editor vas arrested IN his ministerial!
functions by the hand of disease, and his VOICE hsed
oy the precePtof the physician He is driven therefore,
port OF his family Shall 90 back the world and re-
sumo ms secular pursuits? Most secular occupations
would be as Incompatible with the state Of his health
as revolving to his feelings and principles.
The only alternative, them is 10 adopt that mode OF
lie which IS most kindred to his profession, ana Which
next to The Ving Voice of the preacher seems TO be 'e
most hlng instrument 10 promote the glory o Hcd ana
The happiness OF his creatures. In his Judgment rei-
gIous press is that instrumental press being confessed
one OF the nisest levers that moves this moral world
tie has chosen Washington the locality OF thus press
Tor various reasons. 1t is centre from whence roads
and canals radate TO every point in our extensive terri
tory, aHordng opportunities OF easy and speedy coinn.
hicauon with every docesce in the Unon 2dy, as lhe
political metIoFcis OF this great Nation IS the source oil
mighty moral Influences for e, or tor good Every IN
erest III the country is beginning TO appreciate ihe lm-
porance OF THIS fact Newspapers, magazines and pam
Phe's, expressing every variety OF OPINION IN Polcs'
morals and reglon are daily going forth as missionaries
to every State, town, county and family OF this great
nation fixing the principles, and moulding the manners
OF us citizens Under these circumstances he has bought
that The Epscopaiias OF the United States would like 10
see press established this great centre OF moral hn
ences displaying the ensgns of the Gospel aud inscribed
with the motto Of that Church which was built upon the
foundations of the Apostles and Prophets, cemented
with the blood of glorious army OF martyrs, and which
says TO the angry snges oe:ror beating against
her bu"arks and batteug down the walls of other So
cIeties, here shall Thy proud uaces be stayed
The general design OF this paper will be the advance
ment OF socsty in knowledge aud religions and to this
end, the aid OF various gentlemen distinguished il the
walks of literature in the walls ofthe Church. has been
secured.
As TO The peculiar view Of the Editor in Religion, it is
enough to say that he is Minister OF the Episcopal
Church. and that it will be his continual aim to MAINTAIN
that Church in her integrity to exhibit, illustrate, and
tn hand har IN
our children inviolate, received her from
fathers. PHILIP SLAUGHTER.
p. S-This paper will contain weely summary Of
such acts OF Congress aud other facts of public
interest and such notices and reviews of The current
Literature of the day, will not be unbecomug its reli
gions professions
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TO forward the names Of subscribers 10 the editor at
Georgetown, D. Z.
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