Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-02-20

evidence of power but of wisdom. In the
creatures of God there is manifest con-
triVance, consummate skill, exceeding all
our highest Thoughts. We see it in the
wonderful structure and wise adaptation
OF the eye. We see 1t in the apparatus of
hearlng-in the suseeptibilities of the
heart, The wonderful powers Of the ston,-
ach-in the hands and fingers, the joints,
muscles, the bones-especialiy the spine.
We see il in The mouth, the larvnx, the
lungs, the skin, and in all The secreiiCns.
Truly the structure of the human body IS
Wonderful Its mechanism cannot b full
! y searched out. Ii exceeds all thought
The same skill is conspicuous III aLitHals
OF every species, aud of every element
The same is evident in the vegetable ere
alton. Every seed, every flower, eve.y
! leaf, every root, every spire of grass, eve
ry fruit contains a thousand wonders
The structure of every plant, and ofevery
minute part OF plant, is a clear demon
stratlon that the power which brought all
these things into existence was guided
and governed by wisdom-by infinite
wisdom.
1t is also manifest, from a consideration
OF the creation, that the Maker oil all these
things is good, that is. benevolent. For
1t is TACT, that all the contrivances OBJ.
servable IN nature are adapted TO give
pleasure and not pain. Pleasure is con-
nected with the exercise of all our senses
and all our faculties. The light is pleas
Ant TO the eyes. The objects which by
The eye we perceive, are beautiful The
blue Ky, the verdant meadows and fruits
the starry heavens, the lofty mountains,
the majestic river and boundless ocean,
the variegated scenery of the garden and
held, are calculated 10 give pleasure. The
ear is SO formed that it receives exquisite
pleasure from sounds, both natural and
artificial. The food which is necessary
to nonrlsh US is eaten with pleasure. Man
tlnds pleasure In activity and rest. The
exercise OF the intellect is also accompan-
led with refined pleasure. Conscience,
to an uncorruoted mind, would be source
OF the most exalted pleasure.
WITH THE NAME OF HEATHENs and |
idolatels we are accustomed to associate |
the idea. of barbarism; and perhaps it con.
tributes not little TO moderate the inter-
est OF many Christians in the employmenls
OF missionaries, TO suppose that the sub
Jects OF their regard are savage races, ori
nations in the infancy of civilization
That whole country or large empire
should be not onl Y civilized, but far ad- |
vanced In the arts, and possess large bod |
les of educated men and national litera-
ture, and yet worship images for gods !
seems too inconsistent and monstrous to
be admitted.
There is spacious hall in Philadel- |
phla which should be visited by every
one who has inbibed such notions of pa
ganlsm. Ii is repository of specimens /
of the arts, manufactures, habits and pur-
SUITS OF the empire which is believed 10 |
contain nearl y one-third of the population
Of the earth. This great collection proves
that the Chinese are in advance of all 9TH |
er people in some o: the most delicate and |
pleasing arts; that they possess the luxur-
les and magnifcence, as we'll as the COM
mon comforts OF life, in their dwellings. !
of some of which they are the only source
OF supply to the rest OF the world; that
they have books and literati; cities, tenn
pies, towers, canals, government laws,
and social refinement YET this is ma
ton of pagans; the idol, and the appurie
nances Of his worship, are seen on every
hand. These merchants, officers OF state,
and learned men, who are so accurately |
represented in their wealth and splendor. |
burn incense TO Fo and Buddh, and have
inches for the household idol in their shops
and dwellings. Can walls, or edicts, or
The prejudices of centuries be regarded as
impossible barriers between truth and the
minds Of such nation2 Must the con-
version of China be considered too i'm
probable an event for faith, prayer and ex-
ertlon ? Can il be believed that thou
sands Of young men shall annually ie-
celve the excitement Of their strict literary
examinations, and none Of those minds be
drawn 10 reflection upon more rational
system OF religion and philosophy than
they have been taught Has not Chris
tan unbelief thrown higher wall around
the empire than was ever erected against
Tartar lnvasion.-S. S. Journal
The New Year.
| The new year has commenced. | have
seen It's beginning, but who will live to
see lis enl2 1t is computed that one per-
son in thirty dies every year; and that,
somewhere or other, one dies every mo.
menf. What immense multitudes then
must die this year According to this
calculation there are this day living IN
the U. States about 100000 persons. to
each of whom it may be said with truth.
This year thou shalt diel" So many
commonly die in year in this country.
and the same, no doubt, will be the case
this year. Eve hundred thnnsar,I