Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-02-26
MISCELLANY. .
Atheism.


most lcgiblc characters on the whole econ
omy Of naturc--is written on the face of
day, in characters Of radiant light, by every
sunbeam which comes down to earth, and
is reflected by every orb which glitters in
the canopy ofnight LA inspiration new
cr revealed this truth to man, had the lips
of the prophets never been touched with
holy fire, still we had not been without cvi-
dence of the existence, the power, the
goodness, and providence of God, "stromg
as proofs Of holy writ" I4ct the gloomy
atheist open his eyes that he may see, and
unstop his cars that he may hear, and let
linn 90 forth and stand beneath the ccru-
lean arch of heavens, surrounded by all
the wonders of creation and his proud phi-
losophy will be rcbukcd " [ AM" is in
scribcd ON the scroll of nature spread be-
fore and around him-thero is an admoni-
tlon which comes from the solitude of tic
torcst-thcre is a voice in the breath from
the lnils--therc is Il language in the rust
ling leat-thorc is handwriting on the
rockS-thcrc is an expression in the silence
OF lnanlnatc creation, to confutc his false
reasoning and rcprovc his errors and
there is stamped on evcry object above and
around, some attribute OF the Creator, to
inspire his admiration and command his
reverence.
And not only is the existence of God re-
rcalcd in his works, but he is made mani
fest as " the high and lofty One that in
habitcth eternity" IIc who creates all
things, himself must be uncrcatcd, exist
ING in infinite majesty, living in the ctcrni-
~ OF his own nature, reigning in the plcn-
titudc of his own omnipotcucc, for ever
sending forth the word which creates sup
ports, and governs all things.
y SINGULAR REMGioUs KINGDOM IN ArRI-
cA.-ln the highlands of Ethiopia. Major
Harris found II SO called Christian kingdom
~ national establishment, dnting from the
earliest ages. BY this church saints and
angels are invoked, the Virgin and ST. Mich
ac are made scarcely subordinate dcities; IL
crowned calender of saints received honors
and hafyear is composed of tilsts and ies-
tivals 1t cnjoins also confession to the
priest, whose curse is dreaded by the people
as the last calamity, while they confidently
rely ON the almsgiving and pcnanccs he i'm
poses rs an cNpatlon of sim Its most extra
ordinary pcculiaritioS are certain usages and
ceremonies, either borrowed from the Jews
cbnrhcs wbirh ~cnnraII,!p I ,'',.n, o,, "|' 'II
moan ro,or,IJos, ,.o,.;sol'. :, ','"'' an"
tho Loliost'nfI,' I;,, WV ''' ven. t i''o
Iv the nrioSt. oInM" III, rto '"ay W o"Nctc"
dcod lanrnogc and donn;nm ~ ~" ', 20 g ;" ~, "
ro mnnics ,rhoy lm"r, - n" y, VIC
NO. onJ with on,,:I sti;nt,, .hn''.i 81 ''".,
ami thn Grst ~ s,,I',tI' :. ''I ao'o''' :, y
thc Lnrd's G.vnf tho Ihr;,t,;nS T%o, "','' Wv
serve the Lcyiticol nrobihi,;nm ne 70 NY, ,onn
animals thnv wo i, tbn;r crrs n,,J -
.os n rrl;rinrs ,lnt,.. thnr viii r't ',.;,i,
tho PnoGn or No:lnm mn. tn s,c ~ gnsI, n,.'t
has not been slun in tho nomr of Tmri,r ,Y'
Tbcv nr,c,cc rircuncis;nn r;,,,,ra,iI,, ~,
posin% il ON every pogan c3nynrt 10 ihr;.
tninity. They ALLOW cnncuh;n.,.c rhar n,o
all pabtiscd once wear. c,m,ncmorot;;c nf
fine h,htism or Clr;st. NJ ,Io E,,;nL.,,, H., -
procession to the river, into which, mon, wo-
men ana children enter III a promiScuous
ana shameless crowd. FastS cXtraordlna-
ry frequency are observed with uncXampcd
strlctncss-to every week on Wednesday
ana FRIDAY While reckoning all the holy
DAYS 'oSetncr' one entire hait OF the year is
thnS occupIcd.-Je'ctSh Chroh'ctc.
The Doovoy THE Wop1n rho North Rr;t;sI
Koyiow discoursinn IN the dnnm orthn worIJ
has tho flllowinr rcmorks
"What this chance is to he wo doro NOT
even conjecture, but We see in the heavens
themselves some TRACES ci destructive Gle
nchts ana some INDICATIONS OF their power
tho fragments OF broken ptAnets-tho de-