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noticing that his religions principles AMI
doctrines were not held practically bv
the Church in which he had learned
them. He discovered that among Papists
alone his theory existed in "a perfect and
harmonious scheme He bad lutte OF
nothing to change: he merely transferred
his allegiance, and became Papist that
ne might remain consistent high-church-
manl
1.-The question between Nonconform-
lists and Popery is very simple; but Pa
pal finesse has entangled it with avariety
of topics. By steady adherence to our
maxim-'the Bible, the whole Bible. and
nothing but the Bible as the rule Of
aith-we shall vanquish the adversary"
The preceding paragraphs exclusive
of the quotations from the Oxford Tracts,
which are specimens of the very rankest
Popery, contIin in an abridged form the
latest and most authentic view of the pres
ent situation of ecclesiastical affdirs in
Britain, in their relation TO "church and
state
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-02-12
FOREIGN MISSIONS.

We rejoice that the Telegraph is permit
led to lifl up It's voice in behalf of the long
neglected cause of Foreign Missions. We
hope it will continue TO speak in thunder
tones, il need be, TO its large audience, un-
Ill our hearts bleed for the poor heather,
and our consciences giveus no rest day nor
nighl-until we habitually and earnestly
pray, "Thy kingdom come" and contrib
Vie of our substance according to our ability
mot according TO our covetousness--for
the support Of this heaven.born cause.
We are not without our fears that some
Of the readers Of this paper may be dispos-
ed 10 scold little that this theme is so
often commended to their notice. Our fears
however are not for the paper. God will
protect it in its duty. If il could be silent,
especially at The present time, we should
expect i, and all concerned, to wither and
die under his curse. Our fears are for those
who may have such feelings. 1t distresses
us--it causes US TO lremble fer our brethren,
when we reflect that so many are so little
interested in this work which the Savior has
committed TO them. Can he look with
appreciation upon those who regard not his
command to SEQ into all the world and
preach the Gospel 10 every creature ?"-
When he gave his life for the salvation Of
the heather, {" for be is the Precipitation 70,
our sins, and not for ours only, but for the
sins OF the whole world,") what must be
his feeling toward those, who care not for
Toe COG, 100000 Of heather, who are going
into their graves, at the rate of 100000 per
year. without one ray of true light as to the
iuiure7
Brethren and friends, be entreated to ex.
press your objections TO information and
exortations upon this subject, only in prayer
by way Of confession and duplication, tha
your hearts may be right in the sight o
God. H.
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VOL. XII. 10. 81

remedy to be had. The diSemoer.
meanwhile, increased upon himself and
oegaa 10 seize The vilals. The .doc,er
Was again sent for, aud knowing his ma
tient 10 se a remarkably absen: man.
Fray SIR, said he, give me leave 10 as
you one q1es,inn2 Have vod t,ifen. the
incidence Nothing could have aston
ished my friend more than this Question
he awosse as one out of a dream. and
very hOnestl y owned he had been So or-
lcupled in talking AMI writing about !,
and recommending it to others. thu, h.
had really quite forgotten thut par, 81 tbp
prescription. He did indeed lecollect "a
have once tasted the draueht. but finding
It rather bitter. favor alive rs disagreed.
bic to him, be had sci it by again. trusting,
It seems for his cure. 10 thevigues which
might escape the cork. as 1t stood npon
the man.ei-piece You see how easy il
IS Tor him who possesses the medicine. 10
be like him who has il not the medicine
continuing all the while prrcepnbly ire
proachable.-BisHop Horne.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-02-12
The Philosophy OF reform.

No system Of tactics can be devised for
carrying On the warfare against sin by
Uniform rules Of moral acton. Every
man must speak as the spirit giveth him
uuerance, without censuring his brother
for spraking another language, or in
different tone, from himself liz the spir-
u De the same, let no one be- grieved thar
The gifts are different. Peter, Paul and
The beloved disciple, all preached the
same gospel-but how dife:eatly each
from the other! Aud so il is in every
reform, |. e. in every application of the
gospel to the removal of specific sins
minds OF every description are called 10
the work, because there are minds of ey-
cry kind TO be- acted upon. Let pyery
one see 10 il that he procIaims the truths
he has received in the manner and with
The tone with which God has gifted him,
and lei him not Judge his brother for MS
diiiiiereni style, or the fnodplaiion of bis
voice. We have heard Of persons who
have refused TO loin in reforms, which
they confessed 10 be righteous, because
they liked not The taste or the manner in
WHICH they were advocated. Every such
person is guilty of known sin. Ii he
say that he loves the cause Of humanity.
OF justice or of peace, and is deferred
from promoting II by such a reason, he is
q liar and the truth is not In him His
heart is hard-he has no true sense of the
misery and degradation which the viola
tIon OF Gods laws works 10 the soul of
man. HIS understanding is clear-ii re-
cognizes his duty, and supplies him with
this apology for negleciiug it. Such a
man is without excuse. go
But some of the most faithful asserters
of truth, are grieved to see it urged bv
some of their brethren in manner from
which their refined and gentle natures
shrink. They can hardly bell, We that a
spirit so different from their own can be
: of God. They sigh for time when eli
their brethren shall see with their eyes,
:, feel with their hearts, and use only their
=. weapons. But that time can never come
because the Almighty has not so made
his creatures. 1t accords not with that
infinite variety with which it has been
His pleasuse 10 diversity His moral a:
j. well as His material universe. IL is no
: wise to mourn or despondsin view of ihe
: arrangements Of Infuite Wisdom. We
5 may be assured that if His kingdom
5 would have been fastened by diferen
appointment OF our natures, they would
Y have been so ordered. Let US do toe
$ work we find 10 do, with all our hearts
: in the way and by the means which Prov
idence points OUT to each OF US. Let moi
q the man of calm aud mild spirit Judge
t bis ardent and imprisoned brother; .eI
l. NOT him of the earnest and iervent soul de-
Y spise the great Office Of gen.lepess and
s neeLness. Bearing each others burdens
lie and bearing with each others inffmf,ies
of NAV we in all love t.. God and to one an,
in other, do what in US lies TO promote In
* triumphs Of that kingdom which comsti
IL not with obsetvaiion-N Non Rssistant
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From the London Congregational Magazine.
POpery-.and the Episcopal Establishment,
OF England.

"Poperv for ever,' has been the ex
preston of the English Establishment.
in its principles and practice. 1t was the
opinion of the Purtans. that the Reform
alton did not 90 far enough; while it was
the opinion of Laud that it had gone too
far. From the time of its 6nal settlement
under Charles IL, to the present, the
Church Of England has remained identi-
fed with Popery more than the Puritans
dpsired-less than Laud wished.
/. Episcopal Prolestlntisn and Popery
recognize the scriptures as rule OF faith
and practice; but both agree in setting up
anolhefco ordinate authority. Rome says,
interpret the divine text according to the
tradition o. the G ,tholic church" The
Church of England says, the church
hath power to decree rites and ceremo-
MES, and authority in controversies o.
faith" art 2O) The church can MOI
here mean the people, for they have nc
power; nor the clergy, for they are equal
, ~ poweress; but the monarch IN waom
: that power is vested. Thus that article
r binds all persons to submit to whatevel
: interpretations the monarch may impose
7 Rome elevates tradition; and the Chlrcl
r of England raises the royal decision t
e the same unholv eminence-a co-ordinat
S fauthority with the scriptures. Both brIn
!. the temporal power 10 adjudicalef on Ialt
: and practice; AMI deluge of saperstltlo
i may enter. The high-chufch party, EN-
: bracing an overwhelming majority OF to
ii clergy, have always insisted upon ID
It right of temporal power TO ordain VII;
l. TIE people should believe and practice
b What was the ofense of the Puritan
n Covenanters, and Nonconformists, 81
to their presuning to derive their religion
S. opinions direct from the sculptures, ar
st refusing to take the Interpretation OF q
= King and Parliament
i'd When John Scott wrote his book again
s. sBaptismal Regeneration" ne appeal
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-02-12
Religious Miscellany.
EVIDENCES OF CHRISTIANITY.
Chapter VII.
REMARKS ON THE sCEPTTCISM OF
BIOLOGISTS. aNfl C

VII. The late s2eculalions in geology
form another example Of a distant and an
connected circumstance. being suffered to
cast an unmeriled disgrace over the whole
Of the argument. They give higher an
tlquity TO the world than most of those
who read the Bible had any conception
Of Admit this antiquity, and in what
possible way does it touch upon the his
lorcal evidence Of the New Testament
The ctedibility Of the Gospel miracles
sands upon It's own appropriate founda-
lion, the recorded testimony of numerous
and unexceptionable witnesses. The on
~ way in which we can overthrow that
credibilhy is by attacking the testimony,
or disproving the authenticity of the rec
ord. Every other science is tried upon
lis own peculiar evidence; and all we
contend for is, that the same Justice be
done to theology. When mathemaii.
eiansoft1rs to apply his reasoning 10 the
phenomena of mind, the votares Of NOR
al science resent it as an invasion, and
make their appeal to the evidence of con-
sclousness. When an amateur Of bota-
ny, upon some vague analogies, offers
his confident afirmations as to the struct.
ure and parts of the human body, there
would be an instantaneous appeal TO the
knife and demonstrations ofthe anatomist
Should mineralogist, upon the exhibi
uon OF az Ingenious or well supported
theory, pronounce upon the history of 90
Savior and his miracles; we would cal
nanother example OF an arbitrary ant
uaphilosophical extension OF principle
beyond the field Of their legitimate appli
cation. We would appeal to the kin
and the quantity OF testimony npon whic
that history is Supported. We would su
lerOurselves to be delighted by the bri
iancy, or even convinced by the evidenc
o. his speculations; but we would fee
mat the history Of those facts, whic
iioFm the ground work of our faith. is q
little affected by them, as the history
any storm or battle, or warrior, whic
uas come down TO US 10 the most genuir
and approved records Of past ages. !.
but whatever be the external evident
o. testimony. or however strong NAV
Us visible characters Of truth and hone
", is not the falsehood or the contradi
aon which we may detect in the Smile
o. that testimony sufficient TO discredi
Had we been original spectators of O
Savior's miracles, we must have had
arong conviction Of their reality. as
s'n the power of.les,imony TO give
Had we been the eyewitness Of his CHI
ssier and history. and caught from act,
observation the impression of his wol
ne Internal proofs that no iuggiery
@lshood could have been intended. wo
nave been certainly as strong as the
sfnal proofs which are now exhibited
vs. and which consist in the simplicity
1e narrative, and thar tone OF perfect b
which pervades, in manner so
a9cs and ineligible, every compost,
'he apostIess Yet, with all these
sniages, il Jesus Christ had ASSERTED
uuth. what we confidently knew /.
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DANeER.-Raxter's serious remarks
are equally applicable to our own dsy. as
10 his" Consider. beseech you bre,h.
ZEN, consider wha. baits there are ia the
work OF the ministry to entice man TO
De selfish, that is, to be carnal and impi.
Gus, even 10 the highest works of pietv.
The fame of cody man is as great a
snare as he fame of learned man. AMI
wo to him that takes up with The fame of
goodness instead of goodness. aVerily
| say unto you. they have their reward
When the times were all for learning and
empty formalities. then the temptation Of
the proud did lie that way. But now.
through the unsprahable mercy of God,
the most lively practical preaching is in
credit; and goodness Itself is in credit;
and now the temptation to proud men is
here. even to pretend 10 be jealous preach.
ers and godly men. o what fine thing
doth 1t seen 10 have the people crowd to
hear US, and to be affected with what we
say, and that we can. command their
Judgments and affections.''
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From de obsr.in Esanreli.t.

When we. consider the moltiforIn and
almost endless procession of beings teloz0
Us in creation. from the huge elephant
whose tread shakes ih- ground, 10 the in
visible aGilnalcule whose world IS an at
ON, or whose oeean-is.a drop. we ate Tea-
DIV 10 exelaiui with a,ot lntie seif-compis-
cency, what a splendid scale Of being IS
that OF which are are the hesdIs Bun
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DANDRUFF AND Badness.

nLDRIDGE'S BALM OF COLUMBIA-The arti-
" Gle named above is a chemical combination Of such
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ing all obstacles to its perfect development In
mending this article the particular notice Of discern
ing public, the proprietor is but rccapitulatng the oft
have successfully tested It's efficacy and wonderful quail
testhis compound having acquired for itself charac
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gentlemen generally to keep the Hair moist and beautiful
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CAUTION.-Obs that each bottle Of the genuine
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For sale, wholesale or retail, by COMST0CK g. co,
Q Fletcher street. near Maiden lane, door from Pearl
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Also for sale by Robert S. Patterson. VIM Fischer, E.
II. " G. H. James J. Young & Co, Washington City
dec som
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laoNSIlMPTIoNl CONsuMPTIoNl that feIl de.

~ stroyer which Stays thousands and tens Of thou
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HIGHLY IMPORTANT TO THE AFFLICTED.

HIGHLY IMPORTANT TO THE AFFLICTED.
lA-Toi the agent for the sale Of Dr. Hahch's Medl-
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years past, with that uncharabe among The long
catalogue OF Diseases called Dyspepsa and after resort
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ITO THE sIcK.-As many neglect their health on
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w WIN LINDERMAN,
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IVER COMPLAINT-Ths disease is discovered
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about the pit of the stomachhere is in the right side
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nYSPEPSIA.-We have frequently witnessed the
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MORE PROOFS Of the efficacy Of Doctor Harlichs
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TT is ESTIMATED by Physicians generally, that
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