Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-08-02
ABNER ENEELAND.


This notorious individual has at length
been compelled by povety to leave Boston.
.The way Of the transgressor is hard" !!
The 7 rumpet and Magazine, a Uniycrsalist
paper, thus notices the departure Of its CO.
laborer in the cause ofinfdelity!
Poo. Abner Kneeland 1--WE pity him from
our soul) has been obliged TO leave Boston
and seek a home somewhere else. He
left Boston week before last, on his way 10
the far west. Many who countenanced
and supported him when he removed to
this city wen. away and left him to his fate.
His congregation at Summer.street dwin-
died to nothing. In assigning his reasons
for leaving the city, he says, in the lnves'i.
gator:
81 found by remaining longer that I
should not only consume what little / had,
bu, should be under the necessity of eonsu-
ming that which properly belongs to others.
Hence thought ifl must 60, ! had better
90 while had something to 60 with, and
should be able TO do something for my
family when away, thant 10 wait TIL all was
expended so as to have nothing to 60 with,
and at the same time be too old to help
either myself or family any where else" "
Since writing the above, we have seen
the Vale dictory Address of Abner Knee
land to the First Society OF t'sr ,,.r SSs,s ?
in Boston, published in a handbII. we
give the last two paragraphs ofthe Address.
It seems Mr.. Kneeland recommends his
scep,ical followers, if they can not main'
tain a meeting of their own, to disperse
themselves among the Unitarian congrega-
tons ofthe city, who he declares, care nolh:
ing more than fashionable kind ofDcis,s." "
"Bu, it may be said, we must have some
meeting for our families TO 60 10, or else our
children will run wild. Well, if you must,
your lectures can be kept up as cheap as
you can attend any other meeting. Orif you
cannot do this, why, then, just 60 10 some
Unitarian meeting, for the sake of being
in the fashion. The Unitarians are moth
ing moro than fashionable kind of DeIsis
believing perhaps more in ",ho god Of the
statute" than in any other God, distlnc,
from nature; but they have very little 10
say in their preaching about heaven or he'll
God or Devil, in any way that any body
can tell what they mean BY the terms
while they deliver many, as am told
very goud moral lectures. Should they
advance any speculative notions a. any
time, this you can point out TO your
Children on your return, so as to prevent
any deleterious effects. And let your
children understand, and let the world as
we'll as the minister know, that you do no
believe in such dogmas that you 60 with
your children to meeting only for the sake
Of the exercise, and to teach them gooe
manners, as well as 10 hear good morals
and not for the sake Of any doctrine that is
taught. To teach your children doctrine
go with them into the country; take then
into the fields and gardens; show them the
growth ofvegetaton, and let them see the
little lambs frolic and play.
"Brethren and friends, farewell! Accep
this as my valedictory address. Improve
upon all the truth ! have taught you, and
profit by all the good advice ! have slver
you. And whatever Of imperfection may
be discovered, either in word or deed, tha
is submitted to your better judgment witt
view TO further improvement.-Again
say farewell. ABNER KNEELAND."