The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-09-25
TIE Power of the Stars AMI stripes--A
Thrill ny Accident,

We recently saw an iteHY bsonght lhy,r q
late foreign arrival, which affected US very
deeply. After reading tive put the paper
aside for future use, but have not been able
to fipd it since The fact stated was that
the Rev. Mr.. King an American Missionary
at Athens, who-after having been inlpris-
oned and much annoyed by the Patriarchs
and members of the Greek church, had to-
fee for his life, as is well known by those
who read missionary iHtelligence-since, his
return to that city has continued his meet
Iings Of enquiry in small house contiguous
to his own. For some time he has been I'M
m9lestcd.
Recently, however, several youths have
lgcsorted to him for evangical instruction.
While engaged in this laudible office, sever
al, to the amount fifty, came in on one &C.
casinn, and while Mr. K. was explaining
some portion of the Bible, one Of the visi-
tors interruptingly asked a very irrelevant
and rather inpudcnt question. Dir. K. en-
deavored to put him off by Informing him
that that question was not then under dis
cussion, but if he would wait until they
were through with what was then before
them, he would attend to him The inter-
rogator insisted upon having an immediate
answer The regular students, as well as
Mr.. King, protested against such treatment.
This was the signal for a general row on the
part of the intruders, when they abused Mr..
*. aud his disciples so outrageously as to
compel him to fee to his own house Even
lherc he would not have been safe, probably,
had it not been for one thing. Reader, can
you imagine what that Nas It was not the
red mouthed cannon or the death dealing
rife, that kept his pursuers at bay. 1t was
not prayer alone even, although he was a man
!. of prayer. It was the 4n,erican flag. As
soon Is he reached his house he hoisted ths
American Flag, and the sight Of that led hi:
prosecutors to fall back.
: This was the circumstance that engraved
itself on our memory and made US wish t
: transcribe it. What fruitful theme foi
/, the poet or the painter. The hsre reading
of it causually for future use, sent thrill
tof Joy through our frame which led US u
the time to thank God that our flag was TIL
insignia of tour own, native land, and tina
we were living under the free and full pre-
lection of its ample folds, without any fen
of molestation q harm from lesiastica
bigetry or fana6cism. Inolden lime ii WIS
!, the practice to fee tosone of thc cities ORC
fuge to escape the fury of an excited popu
lace. Subsequently those pursued resorie
8 TO the Sanctuary and took hold Of the horn
( of the Alter for the security Of their persons
z These were ordained Of heaven But to GU
mind there IS not whit less sublimIfy i
witnessing scene ike this, where Is sec
an Anaerfean citizen, il foreign land UNI
9 bic to protect himself from TIE violence {
an Infatuated mob, thFpWing hilnsef wit
Y confdence and success uuder the pfotoctio
of simple piece Of bunting with nothin
Z, Il but few stars and striI The SD
. pHcity of e act coupled With It's eife
tltutes is snblimity hIs vas done
iat ancient seat Of learning anu FefineI el
here eighteen hundred Pau 4
minded the Antienians 81 ppers tot
TOT lido lie PED seour proclaim
q ling himself b be Ropg hm
b Is engaged 81 le Itae esntarles al.'
and "a lhe anne place 6d ssnll;
igl or worse 9y pre- ine ,lssit g I
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