The native American., 1839-06-01
PROPOSALS
! ~ 4. PKUPUSALS tNfT
For publishing IN the city of Washington weekly news
paper, sbe devoted to the interests Of RELIGION
and LITERATURE, to be called
THE METROPOLITAN CHURCHMAg


REV. PHILIP SLAUGHTER, EpIrox
WHEN Minister of the Lord Jesus Christ ceases 70
preach the Gospel decent respect for the opinions Of
the Church and the world requires that he should declare
the causes which mpsl him to take this STEP In the
present the Editor arrested in hs ministerial
Functions by the hand of disease and his voice husneo
by the peceptof the physician He is driven therefore
by an imperous necessity do something for the sup
port Of his family Shall he go back TO the world and re-
sumo his secular pursuits? Most secular occupations
would be incompatible with the state of his health
as revealing to his feelings and principles
The only alternative, then, to adopt that mode
life which is most kindred to his profession and whicns
next to the living voice of the preacher seems Be the
most fitting instrument to promote the glory OF Cod ana
the happiness of his creatures In his Judgment reii
gious press is that nsumenhe press being confessed
one the mghtes levers that moye his moral Word
He has chosen Washington the locally OF this press
for various reasons 1t is centre from whence roade
and canals radate to every point in our extensive terri
tory, aording opportunities Of easy am speedy comma
nication with every diocese in the Union. 2diy' as
political metropolis Of this great Nation it is the sourof
mehty moral influences for evil for yooa. Every lbs
terest in the country is beginning to appreciate the I'M
postanse of this fact Newspapers, nasazines ana a@
pdetss expressing every VARSITY Of erlnios n Pc
morals and religion daily going fora as missionaries
to- every State, town. county and family OF TINS great
nation, fixing the principles and ling the manners
Of its citizens Under these circumstances he has thonsn
that the Episcopaians of the United States would Ike TO
see press established at this great GENRE of moral iniia
ences displaying the engns of the Gospel and lnscroeo
with the motto Of that Church which built upon the
foundations of the Apostles and Prophets cemented
with the blood of glorious army of martyrs and which
to the angry surges Terror which beating against
he buwark and batteng down the walls Of other So
lcieties, 'here shall thy proud srares be stayed
The general design of this paper will be the advance
ment Of society in knowledge and religion; and to this
end the aid Of various gentlemen distinguished IN the
walks Of literature in the walls ofthe Church. has been
secured. -.
AS to the peculiar of the Editor in Religion,
enough to say that he is Minister the Episcopal
Church. and that will be his continual aim to MAINTAIN
that Church in her integrity to exhibit illustrate and
defend her distinctive features and to hand her down to
our children nviolate, as we received her from our
fathers. PHILLIP oLh UPff En-
| P.S-This paper will contain weely summary 81
such acts of Congress and other facts are OF pubhc
Interest and such notices and reviews of the current
Literature ofthe day. will not be unbeconng its reii
| gous professions.
TERms.-Three dollars per annun payable on delivery
lof the first number. i'll. =
All Episcopal Clergynen who approve the design OF
this paper desired to act its agents. or to procure
agents for it in their respective parishes desiring them
to forward the Of subscribers to the eaer az
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Publishers throughout the country will confer favor
]bycopying the above.