New-York daily tribune., 1843-02-02
Early Religions History.

We have received from Mr. Thomas Robbins,
of Rochester, Mass, letter ct considerable III
terest, concerning the origin of Sabbath Schools
in this country and the general attention given 10
religion BY our Fathers. Its principal purpose is
TO controvert the statement of G. P. Disosway,
Esq, OF this city. that the first Sabbath School in
this country was ossanized by Bishop Asbury.
1885, in Hanover, Va MIR. Robbins finds notices
OF similar Schools, held early as 1869, in Ply
meath and at various subsequent times. We have
not room for the extracts which be gives 10 sap
port his position; bet only present the follow
ing passage concerning the early Ecclesiastical
history of our country
The Ecclesiastical history of our country is very
imperfec,y known. The statements OF books,
made in hurry, are TO be received With caution
The records Of Churche. and Ecclesiastical Bodies
have been indiserently kept; many OF them are
lost; and there were no religious periodicals to
preserve Important facts. A weekly paper of eight
octave pages, called The Christian Histsry, was
published in Boston in I7s3 and A. by MIR. Tho
mas Prince, and is work of great value. have
not foAnd tha, any other religious periodical was
published in this country previous to The Tbee-
| logical Magazine, in NewYork, by Cornelius Da-
Wis, which commenced in July, l795. Others fol-
| lowed few years after.
But we know enough, and with Sufficient labor
| ample documents could be obtained, to satisfy Us
that our athers and predecessors were not inatten
tive to the great objects that now 80 highly
and Justly esteemed. They encouraged and enjoyed
religious Revivals; they promoted Pagan aRd Do
mestc Missions, the circulation ct the Scriptures,
Sabbath Schools, and The edacation OF pious young
men for the Gospel Ministry. In the Proclamation
for the annual Fast in l7l7, the Governor OF Con
necticut called on the people to pray to God to
favor all endeavors for the conversion OF the hca-
then" The Governor of Massachusetts, in his
speech 10 the General Court in 1882, recommene-
ed to them 10 make provision fer the support OF
|. Missionaries among the Eastern Indians of that
Province The Monthly Concert OF Prayer, so far
as am informed, was first proposed by President
Edwards, in his Humble Attempt published in
| 17i6 A Billie was printed in Philadelphia, with
ou, note or comment" in l7Sl, pa,ronizcd and re-
commended by the Continental Congress-0ar
| only national act tn behalf Of the Bible. The
gratuous distribution Of religious tracts, and the
temperance reformation on the principle of Total
Abstinence-two MEASURES worthy fall commend
etion-are essentially the privilege and the homer
| Of our own times.
A DEAR AND DEER FleHr.-The Illinois Free
Trader gives the following account OF oattie on
the praries:
large deer was discovered from the window
of neat little cottage On the prairie, lew days
since by two young ladies', as it was passing from
Bureau Timber to Lost Grove. They Immediately
| pursued the noble animal with Two small dogs,
and soon caught it. The compassion of the ladies,
however was so much awakened on seeing the blood
trickling from its ears, from wounds inflicted by
the dogs, that they drove them OFT. But the ami
1 NAL being crazcd with pain and fear, very ungai-
aDtly recprocated this act of kindness BY pitching
at the ladies with all the fury Of huated tiger
| The crust on the snow, however, being strong
enough to bear The ladies, but not strong enough
70 bear the deer they succeeded in safely reaching
the fence, from which they threw rope over his
horns and, with not stle difficulty, tied il in the
form in which ladies usually tie their head bands.
| One of them went ahead and led the deer, while
the other followed, aud whipped it alsng, until
thew got 10 the house. where they fastened il to the
fence, and were in the act of knocking it on the
head " with an axe, when their brother came 10
their assistance.
INDIAN Bones IN CHELszA.--ln excavating
bank in Winnissmmet-s,reet, Chelsea, on Iues
day, saws the Boston Mail, abeat three feet from
the surface, a large number of human bones were
found, undoubtedly these of Indians. They were
thrown in rather promiscuously, and consisted oil
the remains of persons of both and all ages
Probably these are the bones of Indians who per-
ished by the awful epidemic which existed among
the Indians of New England just before the land
ing of tae Pilgrims at Plymsuth. The bones are
in the possession of DR.. Toomy, OF Chelsea,
where the cuIieus may see them.
CoLoREp PASSENGERS gY RAuLRoAD.-Ihs
Massachusetts Senate has passed bill proyidas
that railroad corporations shall not make any rule
discriminating between the accommodations oil
passengers on account OF color, and making 1t
penal ofcnce in agents vine exclude or assault
persons on that account.
A SuIcrDE.-The Hon. Charles w. Ewing,
formerly member of Congress, in temporary
fit of insanity, shot himself az Fort Wayne, lnai-
ana, on the 9th inst.
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