Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1845-01-09

sianced the facts Of the early abandon
ment Of priestly celibacy 10 The north,
and Of the overIhsow olother similar c on
venlionalities, as the austerities Of the
Stylltes, SC. lie next referred to The
Influence OF the Bible, in the formation
of the Pilgrim characler,--the Zone
book, which was found in the humblest
cabin, a. furnishing the best lesson OF
life, and the hes, guide to heaven. II
had been remarked that tho efforts of
those men who had studied but one book
were generally the most efficient. II
SO, what might not be expected from The
study ofMGt lone book ~ What shall
he fear who fights with the naked fall
chlon drawn from the armory on high !
lie then went on to argue that it was TO
the early and constant use OF the Bible,
that the intellectual power OF the Purltans
Of the l7ih century wa3 attributable, and
this was the case with reference TO their
American descendants. Religion is a
divine science, and can only be under
stood where it il freely studied, without
he control of clerical diciators, and with
oJt the fear of priestly analhemas, -
Their philosophy was eminenlly reli-
.gIous, yet not that harsh and Grabbed
thing which dull fools call it. 1t was
not adverse to the cultivation or admira'
tion Of art, bat found loitier beauty, n
loilier cloqucnce, n loliier poetry, ii iae
Scriptures, than in The inflated homllies
of The churchmen, who would vainly die
tate TO their lclow-man what he should
and should not believe. The orator re-
lerred 10 the character Of John Nlilton,
and his writings, ,as drawing their inspira-
ton from the Holy Book ; and he said
of the works Of this great poet, that, with
out acquaintance with the Scriptures,
they could neither have been produced,
nor now be comprehended lie then
spoke of the Influence Of climate, as af-
fecting the formation Of the New Eng
land character tending as it did, by lis
rioidity, To narrow down the domestic
CIRCLE, and restricting .he social relations
within limited space. Thus the SYM
pathies became those Of the house ehold
freside, and men brought up under their
influence were independent in character,
aad imprlled to sympathizc, in time,
with iaeir lelluw-meu. lie then de-
scrlbed them as ever victorious in the
contest which they waged with a sterile
soil, as being ever full Of hope, and un-
firing in industry. They are Of that or
der OF men described by plutarch, waen
writing Of Coriolanus whose motto was
''t is not for The victor to tire OF the bat
tie" They were not the Ten 10 be de-
tered by temporary checks. And 1t
was in such race as this that the Re-
formers Of the i7th century found prepar-
ed hearts. Their altar was the domes-
tic 6rcside, without "bell book, or can
dle," with no priest dressed in the bor-
rowed robes Of the Old idola!yy. And
here the orator launched forth into an
elegant description of the rude aad mag
nifcent scenery OF the north, rs exerilng
an influence ovei the character Of its
people. So long as the broad streams, the
nctie Mountains and far-rcaching vallies
81 New England existed, so long would
her children be true to their aDccsiry.
\ The speaker then referred to the great
achievements of art and science, within
the last century, and of the more recent
notifications oi national relations 6y the
results of wars, by the discoveries oi
new Iards, by the gradual ramiliarizat,o ion
Of languages, by the TRANSACTIONS OF the
| Bible into a thousand dialects, and It's
distribution among n thousand nations,
by the throwing open Of hitherto in
/ imi,able end impeneirab,c China, and
7. the access now afforded other nations Ia
/ her myriads of people. Bat all these,
he avcrred were tame, compared with
| the influence of the 10Th century. Aud
he alluded to them in detail the art oI
/ Printing, scattering the Cimmerau dark.
ness which overspread the world, the
discovery, under Spanish auspices, of tho
old and long lost Caihay,-the South
American provinces, the development
with the lapse of every day, Of new
promises and new suggestions 20 Chlval'
crrant OF the time the deeds Of Corte2
md Of Albuquerque, the application oI
the long discovered art of making gun
/ powder TO the matchbox aud the cannon
/ and by the use of which the knight NJ
/ longer relied on his own skill and silcng,l
/ as Of yorc.
\ BY the Nloslem power, on the o,he
I haad, christianity was threatened will
extinction for colossal Russia had no
vet intcrposed her banner. The Pope
still trembled lest his voice should b,
succeeded 10y that of a Turkish lmaGm
even in Rome. But John Sobicsky 500;
taught Europe TO believe, what she hac
scarcely dared, that the Mahomedar
/ was not to give laws to the Christian.
I. But there was one influence, one 9th
/ or cause, the most important d all. Tn,
Glorious RejorWaiion begun by Luihc
set the world free from the ic;tcrs II
which it had lain bound for fifteen hun
: dred years. The Reformation gave
Europe the spirit Of progress whicl
formed the great feature ofthe sixteenth
century. Owing 20 various influences
\ Great Britain received it late, and ,he,
ia form modified by several influences
! which had acted upon 1t on the continent
and having blended them Into one body
It was fully established there IN the time
of Elizabeth. This was the dawn o
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