Litchfield enquirer., 1839-07-25

Rostnv,. nn Fridav Iast, in the ship Arno. tor SinpaDore and BankoE. Rev. MessIs: N1."a'. U.. S Henham and ladv, of Hudson, Ono StsSs' sSs SsasweIl. ir.. and iady, of MiddletOwn, w.
 Henry s. e. French and I1dgs ot boscaWell' cs,
 N. H.: Asa Hemenway and tG9y, ol SnOte- ham. Vi: Lyman B. Pcet and Ioays oL NOttl- v
 wall. Vt. Misses Mary EtIzooss1m m rleICet '. -
 Butternuts, N. Y., and Judltn M. xaytOEs v,
 Madison. N. Y.; all destined 70 Sianls a.c
 semi out by the American Board ot ComIn'S' sioners for Foreign Missions.-JO@r. CoN.'
 It will be perceived that every mssSlonary
 has his lady not that the aid of women IS
 renuired to preach the Gospel to the he0then
 but each missionary studies his own colnlor'
 in this measure; he must have his comPan-
 ion with him, to soothe the dull journey 0ve5 the sands of the desert-to cool hls PoEcneu v
 lips. and watch over him in sickness. anu to
 Tighten the dull tedium of . strange country
 without friends or acquaInfanceS. rus -
 Eor h;s snecial comfort. He cannoss llke thc
 nnostles of old, 70 forth haccompauled ny taita
 alone. to preach the Gospel he cannot de-
 nend on his God and his Bible for that com nanionship which missionary service re- ouires; he cannot brave the terrors ot the African climate, or the sultry deserts-tnc dagger of the ferocious Pagan, or the ourn-
 ing stake of the Hind0o-but he must orag
 poor woman from our country witn hlnlL" ~.
 perish In wild and distant land. It was ous us n few days ago that we read the account .. m accomplished. amiable lady, tne WIG Wc c
 believe, of a MT. Savage, missionury " n.- rica, dying of the fatal fever ot that coun.Iy; a ewdays after her arrival. FOOT crea.Its n
 how she wept the friends and home she had
 ieff-how dreadfully painful her sufterings Consumed bv a deadly burning fever-sink. inc rapidly to her grave, far from that land where from infancy she had been reared ; from her parents, her kindred, her loving friends-the home so endeared to her and vet. in that fearful hour r-woman- -tlke-caim' religious, and resigned, chaunting hym
 with her last breath, and feeling pang only
 in leaving that husband to whose seltlsnness she owes the termination of her existence.
 We do not decry the missionary servlce: Those who feel it a duty to preach the mlld and benevolent principles of christianity to n sayare nation, let them go forth alone to the desert, and alone raise the Cross, and
 preach salvation to sinners: do not drag
 helpless women with them, to suffer ana to
 die. If inc missionary feels that he parts
 with great comfort in leaving hisswife at
 home. let him bear in mind that suffering IS fhe badge of the pilgrim and the missionary. {; he should 20 forth with staff and sandal, with the sky for his canopy, bread and olives for his food, and God as his protector and friend-not with his baggage arranged tcr a voyage of pleasure, and his fond, entnuslas- tic, and loved companion hangingon his arm' buoyant with hope, anxious to see the world, and finding only terrific climate, despaif and death. Weare tired ofreading pathetic accounts of the deaths of our country women in Africa and Asia-in some instances vio- | AStypsa kfs sFshAV
 mostly die in a barburous land, and among barbarous people-aiid for what That they may contribI. te to the comfort and happiness of the missionary by their soothing and kind attentions, and affectionatc services. When will Christians, devoted to the church, imi- tate the forbearance and self-denial ot the uuthor of christianity and his disciples The missionary service is very trying one, beyond doubt it requires eminent men, and they are very poorly paid. But they go vol know the danger, and they brave it: but let them go alone-let not our people be continually pained in reading ac- counts of poor helpless women. sinking un- der the rigors of cruel climate, and finding a grave in the sands of the desert. PROFESSIONAL aLIFE.-The ambition of adopting professional life,' of all kinds at the present day, is the source of countless instances ot misery. Every profession m England is overstocked not merely the pri-l zes are beyond the general reach, but the merest subsistence becomes difficult The three black graces, law. physic. aud divini- ty,' arc weary of their innumerable worship pers, and yearly, sentence crowds of them to perish of inc aching sense of failure. "A few glittering successes allure the multitude ;; ellorships, bishoprics, and regiments figure before the public eye, and every aspi- rant from the cottage, and the more foolish parents of every aspirant, set down the bau- ble asgained when they have once plunged their uniucky offspring in thatsea oftroubies which men call the world. But thousands have died of broken hearts in these pursuits, thousands who would have been happy be- hind the plough, or opulent behind the co,in- ter thousands, in the desperate struggles of thankless professions, look upon the simpli- city of life of manual labor with perpetu- al envy and thousands, by a worse fate still, are driven to necessities which degrade the principle of honor within them, accustom them to humiliating modes of obtaining sub- sistance, and make up, by administering to the vices of society, the livelihood which was refused to their legitimate exertions.- Blackspood, o. 4 The Congressional elections in Indiana, Tennessee, Kentucky, and North Carolina commence in the early part of August, and the canvass is progressing with great spirit.
 As far iaswe can judge the prospects tor the
 Wings are most cheering. In Indiana the Whigs have six out of tho seven districts in the present Congress, and the same men are candidates for reelection. It appears nigh. ly probably that eUery districs in the Siafe will be whig. In Tennessee the contest will be severe, but we have every reason to believe
 that the Whigs will come out of 1t triumphant
 iy. In Kentucky there will scarcely be
 struggle on the part of the administration
 forces Henry Clay takes care of that State.
 In North Carolina the Whigs are fighting
 the battle with zeal-but the result is more
 doubtful than either ofthe other States ahnve
 nauned We hnnH tn he ahla fc ro,,lren a,.Is. q