The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-08-05

is that when tho rau.e OF this outbreak shall come
10 be fully understood, will be found 70 ha'ep o
ceeded from lack Of zsol ard rant q q r~,t"I
oredrdnes On the part Of tho British authorizes
Ia 1ndla. The truth IL, that :Tdi, whether mp
tuous temperate, for the conversion OF t''I y"
lives, il the very last quality with when inc hnh
fish government in India stands charged us ~
iect, Influenced. ] presume, by the Fast nuns
Company, seems rather 90 have been 10 hr'P 'ne
pail Of Heathen darkness spread as long rs posi-
ole that benighted land. FOR cohSlIVtapie
neriod the more fact that native Ilindoo became
convert To Christianity. die1rdi!ted hh tnot nom
inally, but really,) for h,@d,ng ece IN conheAion
with the British Rule. And 1t Is wlthn the memo
nv Of some of us that tie celebrated Morrison was
Obliged to come to this country in order to take
passage. A Missionary, to India-his way from
England being authortatiyely obstructed.
II i. true that within tho last twenty years a
great deal has been done toward the diffusion of the
Christian faith throughout Ilindoostan and doubt
less, more than one Governor General has contrbu-
.ed 10 it. Many OF the civil aud military officers
too, have been christian men, apparently sensible
Of their responsibilities and have given their cou-
tenanccs and cooperation to every effort for the s
Enlistment OF true religion But alas this can
not be said of all aud no man can read the occa-
slohal accounts Of East Indian affairs which al-
pear IN the newspapers, without being struck hy
the reckless conduct of of the subordinates of
the service. These men, far from having zeal for
the conversion Of the Hindoos" appear TO have no
conception Of the nature Of christianity and can
hardly be suspected of being under its influence by
any one who knows what christianity is. Their
authority the natives is made use of only to
Cypress them; and, in the most unfceng and I'M
christian manner, they trife with national preu-
dices, which however absurd, made sacred by
their antiquity in the eyes ofthosc who hold them
Long before the present disturbances noticed that
much dissatisfaction existed among certain native
regiments, because their officers obliged them to
use annual Jot for cooking purposes instead Of ree
,Hbtr o'ts or it may be flor quote from memory
instead Of Cher (the clarified butter made from the
milk Of bufaloes) which is widely used in Oriei
tai countries. thought, at the time, that the stu
pidity and intolerance of these nominal christians
IN running directly counter to an innocent preu-
dice would bring trouble and fear that this is but
the beginning OF the end | speak of these officers
as nominal christians, because every rial christian
must be acquainted with the scriptural rule, Let
not him that eateth. despise him that eateth not :
aud let not him which eateth not, judge him that
eateth" The prejudices against certain articles Of
food may be carried to the extreme of stern fanat
cism, but that cannot be really anxious for the
conversion of the Heather. who forces them
rules of dieteics, and forgets himself the princi-
plies Of christian love. This NAV to be a small
matter; and so it is TO Europeans and Americans
but it is not small matter TO the Iiindoos The
subsistence of the Sspoy regiments has always been
| a subject Of interest and in a country where the
animals, which kill for food are worshpped as
deities, the office at Commissary General is even
| more important than that of Governor General.
About four years ago friend of mind. now re-
siding in this State, made the voyage from the
Island Of Ceylon to Suez in a vessel the crew of
which WAS composed of about sixty Hindooa The
mate, seeing some Of them one day rather diatory
about their work. snatched up piece Of fat pork
from a barrel, and threw it among them. can
non ball would not have produced greater COM
motion. 1t might have injured, but it would not
have contaminated them. Their fanaticism was
aroused to fury and it only by the Conciliatu-
ry conduct Of the Captain that mutiny was uu.l-
led which might have required all tho European
lives on board, as an atonement for the insult
The mate, however, wos reprimanded or punished
and the f.li0H who had hpaD str by Ia.
piece Of pork, was looked upon by his fellows with
horror, for long period and shut out from their
society. unclean.
Incidents like this, show the extreme ignorance
man when destitute of revelation, and prove that
although the existence of the CLASSIC duties NAV
have been fable, the existence of Internal sp-
rit, who seeks and obtains some sort Of control
over mankind, is a Fad reality
These remarks are offered. lest the disturbances
in India should be attributed Ia the wrong cause
and thus increase the prejudices against Missions
to the Heather. These disturbances did not grorr
Oatof Missionary operations. They might have been
prevented by Missionary operations. 1t is no part
of christianity either to eat meat or to abstain
from it. The Master whom We all profess to fol
low insists upon love TO Cod and love TO man. In
relation to other points of duty. He leaves us to n
Iully persuaded in our own minds. In His system
principles are above rules; wheat is better than
bread since il may be adapted to great variety Of
tastes; and be nutritious in any shape, provided
the Substance Of the grain be there. And so final
ly, questions of social and political economy ar.
left to regulate themselves. Thus it is that tn.
Christian church is Catholic-Comprehrnsye
versal-adapteS to the wants of all tribes and ma
tions Of men--aiapted at this very moment to tn.
inhabtant of the frigid zone. who lives exclusively
on fiesh-to the inhabitant Of the torrd zone, VIII
abhors itnot less than to those, who under milder
skies and better influences, believe that God hath
given them richly 0HttngS to enjoy j. Z.
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TIKI L. s FRIGArB NIAGARA AT LIvERPooL-The
appearance Of the Niagara at Liverpool. England has
created as much excitement her first arrival ia
the Thames did Capt Hudson gave pcrmissi, y t,
f6rry company to steamer between tn.
Thames and the vessel to bring visitors and thu,
company has put up great printed posters abont
the city, by which the public are notified tina,
'the Leviathan United States frigste Niagara is t.
be seen from nine o'clock A. VI. to eight p. NJ anu
further knowing that no visitors are permitted t.
come aboard on Sunday. they endeayor to attrac
passengers by announcing that such and such bout
pass the Leviathan American ship on their way t.,
such place, and that they will go around her fpr
the purpose of letting them have full view of this
monster Of the deep. For the privilege of visiting
the ship, the ferry company charge one shilling
sterling head. which Is about TWENTY-FIVE cents
NEW SCIo0L PREsBYTEEI lNs-The strength of THU
denomination in the United States may be gail
cred from the following facts: Synods %; Presby-
terles, ia; candidates for ministry, 2fS; liceu
tiates, los; ministers sos; churches 679; who'll
number of members, 1915; adults baptiscd
1868 infants, $3.50; contributions (aLout) $3.50
600. The total communicates Of the Synod of Vii
ginia is 4,l73, and its contributions for the last
year amounted to 1889 So. The next meeting Of
the Synod is to be held in the Asoembly's church,
Washington, IN October.
The RAINS At TIE SoUTH.-The Columbia, e C.
Times of Monday, notices heavy rains there Friday
and Sunday. On Friday, at Macon, Ca, heavy
rain occurred. Several small dwelling houses and
stables washed away, and the culverts on the
streets, and the railroad tracks seriously damaged
The South Western Road was considerably injured
about six miles below Macon.
The SPRISGs.-Thero are about 200 visitors at the
Old Sweet-l30 at the Salt--l20 at the Red-and ~
or SO at the Blue. The Salt and Sweet are rapidly
filling up.
B,RN BUR Nr.-On Saturday morning last tn
barn of Lee Wells Esq. near Chesterfield c. H.
was burned by an incendiary, with his oat crop
and some harness. The tracks of horse wer.
traced 10 the house of Jno. BrttOn, who was ar
rested AS the perpetrator of the deed.
VIM. Taylor, of Spriug Garden, Prince Georn,
county, Va. lost his ice houses Sunday morning
by fire.
Andrew Banks was stabbed and killed at Ashc.
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