Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1849-11-01

we viii yield the argHGcnt. Why, what Is
n rerorg' !, is doing an un, nst act, com
hitting an evil, or, in other words, SHINING
against some law, Divine or human. Does
the editor Of the Transcrip, contend iha, DR..
Judson did this by marrying Fanny Forester
II so le, him put his Gnger on the page and
chapter, and show us the clause he has VIC
lated -.-or else hold his peace in regard to
charging "a rrong" in this transaction.
II lie says,
II We have written more in favor Of m ssions
! in heather lands than the editor Of the News
| ever did, and much in praise Of The self-deyo-
! ,edness of missionaries II they are willing ito
! spend and be spent" like the apostle ready
! TO suffer mar,yrdOm in the cause of truth ;
| prepared To immOate themselves in order TO
| light mp a fame TO illuminate the benighted
nations Of the East we say amen
| with all our heart. But we must add :,
that it is unieellng and unreasonable in such
10 drag v i,h them females, 10 he victimised by
the climate, their privatons, their suflcrings,
and the feroclies OF barbarous tribes (; and we
enter our solemn protest against that proce
| dure rendering our thanks to The News for
eItending the protest.
II We do not question the first part of his as
sertion, because he was on the Stage of action
nearly a century in advance OF US, and he
| aught to have said something in all that time
in favor of Missions But hear him talk a.
bout dragging females 10 be rictimised, as il
all ladies', who had married Missionaries, had
Il kooU IoJ IN Jn nd off
/ ag ,inst their wisl es. He would have man
/ 60 alone. Are not his duties there sufficient
II ly arduous without having to attend to his
domestic arrangements must he be deprived
H Of woman's kind attentions in The hour of sick
ness attentions such as wonon only can rem
Il der Does he not there more than anywhere
else require partner of his joys and sorrows,
companion for his hours Of rest, friend, and
one dearer than friend, TO sympathise with
him IN all that he passes ,hrough2 And does
no, woman do all this cheerfuy for the man
she lovesl Is not her devotion, in sunshine.
| and in storm, the nobest element Of her feing
! the brightest gem in her character is a
wife the companion only of sunny hours, and
| prosperous scenes No. If this is the ground
! on which the editor Of the Transcript plants
| himself, he ISLANDERS woman's character, and
| in his pretended sympathy for her, .obs her
! of her most invaluable attribute, tho dis in
! gushing jewe Of her heart, Woman desires
of him no such sympathy, and she asks of him
/ for her sex no such pallry and insulting com.
miseratlon as he has displayed for Fanny For
! roster.
4 In conclusion, the Transcrp, says
\ To conclude we will cite our capous
friend who is a lawyer as well as a poet to
case IN point. In that interesting work of
| fiction, "Jane Eyre we arc shown young
man sangune in the cause of m ssons, and
! prepared TO enter on that arJuous field Of du-
/ " he sees the hero' Of the tale, ard be-
comes onamourcd with the peculiar features
| of her character and "almost persuaded her
II TO accompany him--not less as a companion
4 for himself than as a co-woIker in the cause,
believing that her energy of mind and i'm
II pulsyeness in action would be admirable
| auxlIarcs TO his efforts in dlspelllng the clouds
II of superstition, and introducing true religion
II-and for a time Jane hesitated Did any
| re1deT of that work hope that her decision
| would be affirmative Was not every one
| on the contrary, disturbed with doubt and ap-
| prchenson lest she might consent to accom-
|, pany the young missionary And had she
| gone with him to heather lands, though his
| devotion to the cause had been undoubicd
| this act alone might have caused cavers to
| question the entire dsuntcres,cdness Of his mo
! tiyCs.
\ Suppose 4he readers Of Jane Eyre werc
disturbed with doubt and apprehension lest
she might consent to become the wife of
| Missionary this argue that the position
\ of the Transcript is a sound one BY no
means. ], matters not an principle, whether
it be the imaginary Jane Eyre or the living
Fanny Forester, that our thoughts are alb
sorbed in, or our admiration enkindled for
buta does matter in the associations and ac-
tons of life, whether We denounco The con-
duct of the fictitious hero Of novel, who is.
the creation Of an authors fancy, or the illus
trious missionary Of salvation, tho creature
Of God, who is only fulfilling His command
mens, by bearing the Gospel to the heather
of the earth
Why doeo not the sympathising editor de-
nounce Rochester for marrying Jane Eyre,
when he afterwards became almost helpless
from a variety Of Affections Does he not
think it cruel tha, Jane should be thus mar.
tyred IN her devotion to him, by being called
from tho pleasures of the world Is not this
case in point, too, oh thou easy and peacea-
BILE Philan,hropiss
Notwithstanding the editors protcsta,ions
that he has written much in behalf Of the cause
OF Missions, and tina, he has said nothing a.
ganst the devoted character Of Dr. Judson -
he still perslsts in his bitter ,iraie against his
marriage, with an acrimony that would have
made him the worthy associate Of the Cava-
lers in their prosecutions Of the Roundhosds
and Crop-ears, in the time Of Cromwell.
We again rera,e that however much per.
sons may admire the genius and characters