cope has inveiglied against the proceedings of but indistinctly remember, I may not quote 175 When I asked the Delegates a reason, you have. from that Society, whether, in case they "Now, brethren, I am about to give you were received into fellowship, they were some wholesome advice, and I hope you willing, on their part, that their Pastor should will profit by it. You must perceive, by exchange with yours, they answered, 'Yes,' this time, that you cannot injure brother K., without the least hesitation. A writer calling himself "Justice," nor his Society, by any thing which you can ed and put the same question to you; you When I turnsays, "We have only to say, we hope Mr. say about him, or them; they are perfectly answered, 'No' and gave as Kneeland, for his own sake, will not be so im-independent of you, and he is entirely out that you considered their Pastor No Chris prudent in his publications as to compel an ex- of your reach; of course, every thing which tian!' and that there was such an intimate posure of all the facts that appeared upon his you attempt to do, as well as every thing connexion between him and them, and as trial. He must let the matter rest; or tell the you say, to injure either him, or them, is on-they were organized into a Society by him, whole truth; Or "This mis- ly injuring yourselves. named “Justice,” is informed that "Mr. Knee- upon you, and you never will be able to un-ceived in sin, and brought forth in iniquity.' He has his hand you considered them as having been 'conland” dɔes not fear either the falsehoods or "the clench it, unless you sever it from his body. All this you said and much more, while you facts" that appeared upon his trial. Let them advise you, therefore, to be still, perfectly professed to be actuated and governed, by all out! No mincing the matter! This wouldbe-"justice" had better ascertain facts before still, now, and do not send any more of your that wisdom which is from above, which is he talks about the "illegal voters of Philadel-communications off into another state to be 'first pure, then peaceable,' &c. Now if you phia." What is stated respecting them is to-published. You see, he is in fellowship, his will persist in complaining, after you have tally incorrect; and it is with extreme regrer Society is in fellowship, and you are in fel- had such a long, patient, and tedious hearthat we notice so many incorrect statements lowship; and how will it appear, now, foring, in which I have done every thing to coming from that source. We hope, however, that they are nothing more than innocent mistakes. K. For the Olive Branch. I you to be contending about what took place "But," says one, "What do you mean conciliate that I possibly could, consistently with duty, you will compel brother K., in self defence, to come out and publish these things to the world." Messrs. Editors. Ruminating on the vicissitudes of human resolutions, in which you have said every "Why he holds you fast by your own life, and the various trials we are sometimes thing in his favor, that words could well excalled to experience when actuated by the press; and all of which, according to your best of motives, which, all together, produ-own ced some little degree of solicitude; I smo-mously at a joint-meeting of the members and acknowledgement, passed unaniked a good Spanish cigar, as a composer of pcw-holders, after every thing took place of the mind, and then flinging myself into an which you now complain, excepting the sepaeasy chair, I fell asleep. The reveries of ration!" Morpheus, however, did not hold my mind so closely but that it still ruminated, with this difference only, imaginations now seemed like realities. I seemed to be walking or improperly, they have the same effect, as "No matter for that: whether properly, down the Bowery, and saw the venerable they respect both you and him. I do not B. who was Moderator of the late meeting of know that they were improperly obtained; the Hudson River Association, just returned, neither do the public know it, nor is it posas I supposed, from Philadelphia. He tur-sible for you to make people believe it. ned into the house of one of the Trustees, Whatever you may think, others will judge of the First Universalist Society, and feel- of the resolutions by the resolutions theming a little desirous to hear the conversation, selves; and you cannot prevent it. I followed. [You know persons will some- find fault now about the resolutions, only try to injure brother K. and his Society, and times dream of doing what they never would makes yourselves appear more ridiculous, find that you have been completely defeateven think of doing when awake.] There in the eyes of the world, without injuring ed, now you begin to beg-not for mercyseemed to be a number of persons in the brother K. in the least. You are brethren; for that would be granted-but that he room, as well as two or three of the Trus- you are neighbors; why not be friends? would be still-that he would not even vintees. In the course of conversation, the By sending your grievances off into another dicate himself from these slanderous reports labors of the Association and their difficul- state to be published, looks too much like of yours. Neither Br. K., nor his Society, ties with brother K. and the Second Society, two men going into another state to fight a wishes to injure you in the least. were brought up. In the sequel of which, duel, on account of a quarrel at home. Br. wishes to turn back upon yourselves the He only brother B. undertook to give them some se- K.'s Society, by their application for fel- venom of your own poisoned arrows; and rious advice, accompanied with wholesome lowship, and by the conduct of their dele- that he will do, and you cannot avoid it. admonition. He spoke, in effect, as fol- gates, have certainly manifested more of the If, therefore, you do not wish to be poisonlows: (it being a dream, however, which I Christian spirit, than what it appears to me ed with them; keep them in your own qui If this address did not convince, it silenced them; they hung down their heads and moments; and as you know DREAMS are looked very solemn. I lost myself for a few not always very connected, I next seemed to be walking in the street, and pretty soon Society, come in contact with B***, one of saw H*****, one of the trustees of the first the trustees of the second Society, when listening again, (which can be excused only "Ah! But we think those resolutions were the following: viz. rather improperly obtained." in consequence of my being asleep,) I heard H. Well, will not Mr. K. stop saying any Society: the thing is settled now, and we thing more about the Trustees of the First have concluded to let it all drop-and-and do-do-I hope you will-as you have influence with him-prevail on him to say no more in the Olive Branch, or in any other of the public prints, about it. After B. Now this is very fine, indeed. 176 ver. They are perfectly harmless there. But rest assured that every one you let fly, will be found a thorn in your own side," If could before you are aware of it. you have destroyed the character of Br. K. you would have done it: you have done your best, and you worst, and now you want he should be still! had "enjoyed the advantage of a Christian edu, | scarlet coloured beast, spoken of in Revelacation," yet, by reading some French books tion, full of names of blasphemy, that was ❝he imbibed the principles of infidelity." He and is not, and yet is, and shall ascend out at length, however, "became inclined to the of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition! R. T. flattering hypothesis of the Universalists; and REMARKS. after some months attendance at their place of The opinion of "Universalist" may be worship, declared himself fully established in it." But some time after this, during the correct; but it will be perceived, that it is all mere assertion: and assertions without height of a burning fever he met with a most exH. Ho! ho! ho!-bow-wow-well, Itraordinary change of mind; in so much that he proof, however true they may be, will have but little weight with judicious readers.-EDs wish every thing for the best-I am sure I is made to use the following language. do not wish to injure Mr. K.-no man like to hear better, when he preaches the gospel-he is certainly a man of talents -but I B. Well, I am in a hurry, I cannot stop to talk with you now. H. Oh!-I-I should like to talk with you an hour-come-come B. I cannot. I am engaged, and have other concerns to which I must attend. a mere "Yes, I know that I wrong in believing in it," (univer The Second Universalist Society sal salvation.) "Yes, I certainly know that give notice, that they have hired the spathere is such a place, (as an eternal hell) and cious room in the new MASONIC HALL, Broadthat I deserve to have my portion in it," &c. &c. way, for two years, with the privilege of These were answers to questions that were pro-keeping it five years, at the same rent, if posed to him. The work went hopefully on, wanted, to be appropriated to divine worship til at length the recovery of his body and the every Sabbath, as soon as finished, which conversion of his mind were completed. And is expected to be, in the early part of November. The room being 50 by 90 feet, the writer adds, "He looks upon his rescue from or 4,500 square feet, will in all proUniversalism, as a deliverance from going bability accommodate with seats, comfortably, about 1200 persons. down to the eternal pit," All this is said to This abrupt separation had the effect to This man is represented as living when this awake me; when I found that the whole of letter was written. We would ask, Is he still this supposed conversation was living? If he is, let him show himself. He dream, which I have endeavored to relate is represented as having a "pious Christian as well as I could; though perhaps I have mother," who was very anxious concerning stated some words that were not actually him while he was a Universalist. Is she still dreamed; while, on the other hand, I am living? and where may she be seen? A "prayconfident that I dreamed of hearing a gooding sister" is also inentioned. Where may she many which I have not related; but I am be found? "Several pious individuals--beinclined to think, that there are living wit-come acquainted with the circumstances,” &c. nesses who can testify to a great part of it, to say the least, as being a true vision. It is a query now in my mind, whether the piece signed " JUSTICE," as published in the "Christian Telescope," was written before this advice was given by Br. B. of Boston, or in consequence of it. For, that such advice was given, in substance, I have not even the shadow of a doubt. But what Can any of these be seen? Information on For the Olive Branch. A Universalist's opinion of Modern Orthodoxy. 1. It is totally corrupt-full of wounds would B., the other Trustee, have thought if bruises and putrifying sores;" that all the sophistry, far fetched and deep layed arguhe had known, at the time of the last converof its ablest Doctors and supporters, ments, sation with H., that a bag of wind had al- cannot bind up or plaster over, one of its deready been sent off to load the great SNAP-formities, so as to have the least appearance PING POP-GUN at Providence, which, in a of soundness to a rational mind. few days, was to make its report in this city? And still urging-BE STILL BE STILL!! Oh, what swelling words of vanity!! CASTIGATOR. LYING FOR CHRIST'S SAKE. 2. It is a chimera, unscriptural, and wholly irrational. 3. It is a monster without the natural supports; inasmuch as it has nothing to go upon, except the bewildered and disordered imaginations of its superstitious and deluded votaries. 5. The dark ages of benighted and vain imaginations, of savage barbarity and cruel was true. "How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation.” As God so loved mankind in ages past, 4th. It is the offspring of heathenish; suA Tract" No. 38 of the series of tracts issued by the Baptist General Tract Society," enti-perstition, ignorance, bigotry and idolatry. tled "Conversion of a Universalist." This Tract purports to be "A Letter to the Editor of the New-York Christian Herald,"ty, is its father; oppression, priest-craft, con-he Bowery Hotel, corner of Bowery and Pell-street. sequent abominations, sin and misery, is its mother. Bigotry and fanaticism are its version of a "Mr. A.- a gentleman of re-blood relations. spectable connexions, good natural judgment 6. It is an imposter, in every sense of the and disposition, and of more than ordinary taste for mental improvement." But although he and contains an account of the wonderful con word. 7. It is in character, if not in reality, the 18 Published every Saturday morning in the rear of IF TERMS.-City Subscribers, $2 50, payable in advance. Mail Subscribers, $2 a year payable on the receipt of the first number. No subscription will be re ceived for less than a year, which includes one volume. Ten dollars from any individual will be received in full for six subscribers for one year, to be sent agreeable to direction. C. NICHOLS, Printer. 1 OLIVE BRANCH. VOL. I. || PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE NEW-YORK UNIVERSALIST BOOK SOCIETY. 66 BEHOLD HOW GOOD AND HOW PLEASANT IT IS FOR BRETHREN TO DWELL TOGETHER SERMON NEW-YORK, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1827. Compendium of a Sermon delivered at Tammany Hall, Sunday, September 30th, 1827. By Rev. A KNEELAND. (Concluded from page 163) Text. Rom. iii. 3, "What if some did not believe? Shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?" IN UNITY." || No. 25. They do works of righteousness, it is true, and which are on earth, even in him." Eph. for the sake of their own immediate comfort i. 9, 10. "For God sent not his Son into and enjoyment, which they esteem both as the world to condemn the world-but to a duty and a privilege; but they have not the save the world." John iii. 17; xii. 47. least expectation of immortality as a reward" For this is good and acceptable in the for the same. That rests solely on the pur-sight of God our Saviour; who will have all poses of God; "not of works, lest any man men to be saved, and to come unto the should boast." But faith in Universalism knowledge of the truth." 1 Tim. ii. 3, 4. Secondly. We shall now briefly state a rests entirely on the divine testimony. "All Now what if some men disbelieve all this, few of the many important testimonies on the ends of the world shall remember and and count it all as nought, shall their unbewhich the doctrine of Universal Salvation turn unto the Lord and all the kindreds of lief make the will, pleasure, and purpose of rests, which amount to as plain and positive the nations shall come and worship thee." God without effect? It is utterly impossiproofs as could rationally be expected on Ps. xxii. 27. But if there be an individual ble. Since these promises are all confirmed this subject. Demonstration we ought not to in all the human race who is a kindred of by an OATH, by two immutable things in expect; for that would leave no room for the no nation under heaven, then such individual which it was impossible for God to lie; exercise of faith. But, the apostle says, may be excluded from this universal wor- wherefore we have the strongest consola"We walk by faith, and not by sight." ship, and yet the divine testimony be true. tion to lay on the hope which is set before "Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are But this prophecy cannot be fulfilled till us. Thus, brethren and friends, we have the children of promise." Gal. v. 28. It" all the kindreds of the nations" come and endeavoured to lay before you a few passahas often been asserted, and by those who worship before God. But all must be akin: ges of the divine testimony, out of the many call themselves liberal and even rational for, "Have we not all one Father? Hath which might have been quoted, all tending Christiaus, that there is not a single promise not one God created us?" Mal. ii. 10. to prove the doctrine of universal grace. of God recorded in Scripture but what is Yes, God has "created of one blood all na- If these passages mean what they say, it is -conditional; so that where there is no con- tions of men, to dwell on all the face of the utterly impossible to reconcile them with the dition expressed, there is always a condition earth." Acts xvii. 26. Hence, as God is cruel and unmerciful doctrine of endless implied. We ask, on what condition was no "respecter of persons," whatever he has wo; and some of them go as directly to Isaac a child of promise? Was he not a done for one, in relation to his eternal state, prove the doctrine of universal salvation as child of promise as soon as he was born? he has done for all. "He that spared not words could possibly express. What strongand even before he was born? What did his own Son, but delivered him for us all; er language, and what more positive, can he do, then, as a condition, on the doing of how shall he not, with him, also freely give be used than the following. "I will ranwhich, this promise was fulfilled? All pos- us all things" Rom. viii. 32. He most som them from the power of wv hell; I sible conditions are here certainly excluded. assuredly will: for "this is the record, that will redeem them from death-O death! I Aud yet, on the same basis, the gospel prom- God hath given to us eternal life, and this will be thy plague; Os hell! I will be ise rests. For whatever may be said in re-life is in his Son." 1 John v. 11. The apos- thy destruction." Hos. xiii. 14. Here God gard to the promise made to Abraham, the tle saith," He that believeth not God maketh positively promises to destroy the only hell apostle was certainly speaking of the gos-him a liar." But how could any one make of which we read in all the Old Testament. pel promise; and we have quoted the words God a liar by not believing what is not What will become of the wicked when hell of the apostle, here, only to show that the true? It must be true, then, that God has is destroyed? But let it be remembered promises of the gospel, as well as all the given us eternal life in Christ, or else no one that hell is not only to be destroyed, but the promises of blessing to Abraham and his could make God a liar by not believing it. devil also. For "as the children are partaseed, are unconditional. The blessings If God, in his record, says it is true; and kers of flesh and blood, he (Christ) also promised, whether temporal or spiritual, are you, by your unbelief, say it is false; you, himself likewise took part of the same; that not yea and nay; but in him they are all by your unbelief make God a liar! But through death he might DESTROY him that "yea, and amen, to the glory of God the rather "Let God be true, and every (unbe- had the power of death, that is, the DEVIL; Father." Now what if some men do not lieving) man a liar." Compare Isa. xlv. 23, and deliver them who through fear of death believe all this, shall their unbelief make 24, with Phil. ii. 9-11. God hath highly were all their life time subject to bondage." the promise of God without effect? By no exalted his Son, "and given him a name Heb. ii. 14, 15. Now when the devil shall means. Let God be true, then, whatever which is above every name, that in the be destroyed, as well as hell, what will bewe may say of man. name of Jesus every knee should bow-and come of his subjects? Answer. They will The prophet saith, Mic. vii. 20, "Thou that every tongue should confess that Jesus be all reconciled to God through the blood wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Fa- of the cross, or the blood of the everlasting mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn ther." This is the mystery that was kept covenant. For God will give the true Mesunto our fathers in the days of old." But hid from generations that were past, but is siah a covenant to the people, "alight to the what if some men do not believe it, shall now made manifest to the saints; as the Gentiles," that he may be the salvation of their unbelief make the OATH of God with- apostle saith," Having made known unto us God to the ends of the earth. "For the out effect? "God forbid!" It is on such the mystery of his will, which according to Lord will not cast off for ever; but though testimony as this that thehope of the Univer- his good pleasure he purposed in himself, he cause grief, yet will he have compassion salists rests; and not on any present or past that in the dispensation of the fulness of according to the multitude of his mercies. experience; and much less on any works of times, he might gather together in one all For he doth not afflict willingly, nor grieve righteousness which they expect to perform. things in Christ, both which are in heaven, the children of men." Lam. iii. 31-83< to know more of the matter, he inquires, he in"I will not contend for ever-for the spirit chers have gone so far as to say, in the pulpit should fail before me, and the souls which I that I ought not to be suffered to remain in the vestigates, he determines, and finds himself a But all this tumult avails nothing; it Universalist. It is thus the contagion spreads: have made." Isa. lvii. 16. Now those who state. say that God will cast off, and contend for serves to concentrate the weakness of a defence-It is borne on the wings of slander and perseculess body. The great mass of the people, it is tion, and our enemies become, ignorantly, our ever, and be always wrath, &c. ought most true, follow their blinded leaders, and with few most useful helpers.-And such is the state of certainly to be able to give as good reasons exceptions, it may with propriety be said, as it the public mind and feeling at this time, that why he will, as he has given why he will respects ignorance, bigotry, superstition, and with the present race of Limitarian preachers, not. But what if some men believe that God fanaticism, it is "like priest like people." For, or others created in their likeness, and a mowill keep anger for ever, and that he does with the exception of the Presbyterians and derate share of Universalist preaching, our docnot delight in mercy, will their believing it Universalists, it is considered almost criminal trine will soon prevail to very great extent. make it so? No: no more than their unbe-in a preacher to study (and many of them lief will make the faithfulness of God with- would hardly know what such a thing meant) or to know inore than his hearets. All the sects out effect. are quite as inimical to each other, as they are Thus, brethren, you will perceive, that, as to the Universalists; and are in a continual lightly as it is thought, by some, we esteem quarrel. The weak mind supposes all these. the Scriptures, we can quote now and then proceedings, to be as they should be, and each a passage to prove what we believe to be one adheres to and follows his leader, as a blind true. If what we have quoted does not man conducted by a string. But the more inprove the doctrine we have espoused, more telligent and reflecting part of the community the same purpose, which might be quo- see through all this manoeuvring, and consider ted, would not prove it. In this discourse, it merely a strife for predominance.-They we have taken a future state of existence, look on all these things as a series of meati, which rests entirely on the doctrine of the pitiful artifice; they look on the whole work as Now it is a fact that our Heavenly Father is well as its agents, with the contempt they so richly merit. Hence, it happens, although ma salists, that they take the liberty to hear, judge For the Olive Branch. METAPHYSICS-NO. 4. Messrs. Editors--In prosecuting my subject, I must repeat an adage that will bear repeating; viz. "That facts are stubborn things;" and while we dwell on the character of the Great Creator, preserver, and Redeemer of man, or on the character of man; or on the ideal enemy of man; nothing but facts ought to govern our communications; and we ought to reason but from self-evident propositions, so far as they are attainable by finite capacities. Incomprehensible to man; nevertheless He resurrection, for granted, and admitting that fact, we contend that there is as good ny of these persons are not professed Univer- does exist, and as we believe, fills the immenevidence for the salvation of all mankind, as sity of space with all his adorable attributes: which though familiar to all are comprehended there is for one individual of the human by none. And though, as has been said, how race. Did Christ die for any one? He The opposers of our doctrine, have therefore justly I will not undertake to say, "His center tasted death for EVERY MAN. Did he give entirely overreached themselves, and as it hap-is every where, but His circumference no himself a ransom for any one? He gave pens in all persecutions, do the cause of the where, still we are constrained to subscribe himself a ransom for ALL. Is he the propi- persecuted more good than harm. Sensible to the justness of the idea, that all his perfectiation for the sins of any one? He is the men inquire of them if they are acquainted tions run parrilel with His Being, which is same thing for the sins of the WHOLE WORLD. with Universalism, and find they are not. They enough to shrink dependant man into humility. Does he reconcile any one? He reconciles wish to hear their reasons and arguments But while we ought to be humble on the one ALL THINGS unto himself. Is the free gift of against it; but can obtain nothing but wild, in-hand we have abundant occasion to be exalted God bestowed on any one? The free gift coherent, and unmeaning declarations, from came upon ALL MEN to justification of life. which no ideas can be gathered, more than that the speaker is a bigot and knows nothing Does the grace of God bring salvation to about the subject: He renews his inquiries, any one? The grace of God hath appeared and obtains for answer, some muttering about which bringeth salvation to ALL MEN. Will drunkenness, profanity, and licentiousness of God become all in any one? When the all sorts. This the inquirer can comment on Son gives up the kingdom, and becomes sub-himself; he looks around; he contemplates; ject to him who put all things under him, and it is but a short time before he forms the God will become ALL in ALL! AMEN. conclusion, from his own observations, that in Hallelujah! AMEN. all the vices his teacher has named, the church is not a whit behind the world. He therefore at once convicts his informant, in his own mind, in an attempt to deceive him. Determined to PROGRESS OF UNIVERSALISM IN S. CAROLINA. on the other, and to rejoice, and above all to be grateful; for wide as his vast dominion is, and vast as all his perfections are, we are his chifdren by creation as well as by providence; so far we ought to rejoice at our parentage and let a knowledge of the fact siimulate us to do His will, which is to love him supremely, hear him reverentially, and love our neighbour, (which is every son and daughter of Adamic Nature) in a spiritual sense, as ourselves.-These are the requirements of this incomprehensibly great and good Parent and to be Godlike, small in degree in man (as it must be) is certainly an would not have said forgive, "Seven times in a imperative command and duty, otherwise he But where is the command to Damn once a day did I say? Nay! till seventy time seven !! day, for an hour? much less Damn ninety nine This com (Continued from page 146.) The degree of bigotry and superstition, that clear up his doubts, he now resorts to the Bible, to intelligent Universalists, to their meetings, the preachers of opposite doctrines have enlisted in their service against Universalism in and their publications. Hence it results, that this country, is astonishing; and far surpasses works extensively read, and persons, in one our meetings are respectably attended, our any thing of the sort, I have ever seen. As my intention to visit this region was known, part or another, every day converted to a belief out of a hundred, world without end!!! Thus of the doctrine. And hence it happens also. far I cannot see, with my mental or bodily eyes, that persons professing a belief in the doctrine, why all Sectarians cannot agree, (if they are are men of independent and intelligent minds; only endowed with common honesty) that the men that believe from evidence duly examined, character given of God is correct. and not from traditiion:-Men of honesty and mand is peremptory, and our duty plain, reasincerity, and who become supporters and orna-sonable and Godlike. I am now about to take a ments to our cause. It is thus, with the aid of different view of man as emanating from the hands of his creator God, (as he create all preaching merely enough to stir up the sition from time to time, that Universalism has things). Man is acknowledged to be miracuspread itself into every District in the state. ious to man, and well he may be, as he came raculous being! Man is acknowledged to be composed of body, soal and spirit. The Body and my arrival sometime anticipated, there was sufficient time to ring the alarm through the country, and to summon every bigot to his post. I am informed that for weeks previous to my arrival, nothing was to he heard from these pions souls, either in public or private, but declamations against Universalism and its preachers, (respecting both of which, the amount of their knowledge is profound ignorance,) and zealous warnings to the people for hearing Its enemies have however done, and are still do- from the hands of an incomprehensible and mi oppo of the doctrine. Every meeting house was This word (created) might most be applicable in this place, with some few exceptions, in its proper sense We doubt the propriety of such an assertion. We can no more conceive of the centre of God, than we Can of his circumference; and, to our understanding, the Eds. expression is nonsense! 66 Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell, "Aspiring to be angels, men rebel." execution. Of the advantages of the proposed scheme for raising the funds necessary to its completion, we are not at this moment prepared to speak. It does however seem to hold forth the tempting prospect of a large profit, for a small venture. The names of the trustees guarantee the faithful application of the money subscribed. we behold with our naked organs of sight self gotry assumes the reigns of opinion, and arevidently. That the Spirit, whatever we may rogantly aspires to "teach eternal wisdom understadd by the term, is inexplicable by man,how to rule." And is it come to this? Is all agree. That man has a Soul, also, all Sec-frail and fallible man to be constituted the tarians agree. Each individual of the human family contends for, and wishes his soul to be ar biter of right and wrong, to direct the saved and made happy, increasingly so, through smiles, and hurl the thunder-bolts of Omthe wasteless ages of an incomprehensible eter- nipotence? nity. So far, we are self-evidently universal, in opinion; so far, we all agree; and so far, stubSpirit of Enterprise.--Every one who has born or acknowledged facts have conveyed us. In this mortal state, surrounded as every beatuiful fertile valley which extends across the visited Harlaem, has noticed and adinired a --I now ask any Theologian, Layman, or wise individual is by the cares of the world ex-island, from river to river, in the vicinity of man, to decipher the soul or what may be term-posed to the thousand temptations which be- Yorkville. This rich tract of meadow is, dued the rational faculty; to comprehend it.-It set his pride, his vanity and his cupidity, all ring the summer, carpetted with the freshest may be termed, the thinking faculty! The that man can do is to imitate angelic excel- verdure, and agreeably variegated with orchnever dying spirit; an accumulation of light. lence, equal it he cannot. You may call ards, fields, gardens, country seats and cottages. aerial, or etherial; but you He must follow with humility the bright The whole of this tract, including all the will find it inexplicable after the most indefati- example of the Redeemer of the world-houses and other improvements, has been purgable research.—If so, what reason or proof can be adduced that the inexpressible something, like him, he must be sincere and compas- have obtained a charter of incorporation from chased by a few enterprising individuals, (who denominated soul, is not a spark from the celes- sionate. He must "do as he would be done the state,) for the purpose of constructing a catial fountain of wisdom, power, love, justice, om- by" and, conscious of his own fallibility nal, which will open a fine communication niscience, &c.? Why may we not suppose that and imperfections, he must not judge, lest he from river to river, through this valley; which myriads of these have been and will be created," be judged." He must not throw "fire-from the growth of our population, will, at no in God's own mysterious way, and yet without brands and death" into the bosom of socie- distant period, be among the compact parts of diminishing himself essentially, (for he can do ty, and justify the act by proclaiming himself the city. all things, consistent with himself) and we, di-the Agent of the Lord. He who appoints minutive as we are, be to his declarative glory? For it has been promulgated, and agreed to by all denominations, (and justly so) that man was created for the declarative glory of God.-And himself keeper of the keys of paradise, must soon find it the most valuable of any in the marThe owners of stock, in this company, will ket; but this fact does not offer the only, or the greatest inducement to purchase shares, which are now offered for sale. The shares are only I cannot see why it is not rational to believe deal of severe scrutiny and incredulous sus- $50 each, and every person who subscribes and picion; and if he tread not on the burning pays for two shares, will receive a deed for a The lion called the sheep to ask her if his as it probably will be in about a year. The difLet us suppose now the canal is completed, ferent stockholders will own all the lots, on the two spacious streets, each side of the canal, and will not cost him a eent, will insure to every from the canal alone, the construction of which throughout the rest of the valley. The income one a liberal interest for his purchase money; while he finds himself a freeholder, in a flourishing and populous part of the city, with a steam-boat running every hour by his door, which will take him to the Battery, or any intermediate wharf, for 12 1-2 cents! When these advantages are taken into consideration, we wonder that a single share remains unsold; but we see, by the paper, that they can yet be obtained at No. 66 Liberty-street. that is the employment of Deity, to create an infinity of beings, susceptible of growth in knowledge and happiness through the wasteless ages of eternity, and have spiritual bread enough and to spare, to supply all his spiritual children, agreeably to his essentially glorious nature. In this, likewise, I hope we agree. I ask the prejudiced believer (or rather unbeliever) whether we can add to the essential glory of God by all the good that the inhabitants of the united planitory worlds (admitting them all to be inhabited) could perform? or whether they could diminish it by all the evil they could do? We must agree in this-we cannot-I ask again, for this is the question, Why then damn an individual? and that too even world without end? Has not she indiscreet offender the worst of it for his transgression while housed in clay? The most plausible answer that I can possibly conceive for my opponents, is, that the adversary would be out of employ, were it not for the work of damnation in a future world! I hope to be enaWe fully concur in all the sentiments expresbled to give you a succinct character of his Sa-sed by Amicus, whose notice of the Harlaem tanic Majesty in a future number; until then I Canal will be found in the Commercial Advermust subscribe myself, SECUNDUS. tiser of the 1st October, also with the judicious remarks and observations made by the editor of that paper on the subject. On this enterprise of our fellow citizens, we had intended to say to be placed in the hands of trustees, who will The money for which the shares are sold, is something; but, being anticipated by the ex-disburse them, as the work advances, in such cellent remarks of the editor and Amicus which The trustees are PROSCRIPTION. "Let not this weak and erring hand SPIRIT OF ENTERPRISE will be found below, we shall content ourselves readers. come independent of the adverse vicissitudes of sums as may be called for. Henry Post, Esq. of Harlaem, and Silvanus all of whom are gentlemen of the first standing Miller and William Lent, Esqs. of New-York, for character and responsibility. If the influence of Canals can cause populous villages to spring up in the western wilderness, what brilliant effects may not be anticipated from the one now in contemplation? A gentlemen in the west, who is at the head of the Senatorial Delegation in Seneca county, has thought fit to assert publicly, that the Masonic Institution is "rotten to its core. Indeed! It seems as if Harlaem Canal.-As friends of internal imthe age of proscription and intolerance were provement, generally, and taking as we do a again to be commenced-in one quarter of deep interest in the growth and prosperity of this free country, persecution rages against this city, we cannot but hope that the sanguine an institution whose leading principles are tion which follows, may be realized in their full expectations of the writer of the communicacharity, peace and good will towards man-extent. We know from the character of the kind-whose deeds are deeds of benefi-scientific men, by whom the surveys have been cence, and whose spirit is that of harmo-made, for the route of the proposed canal across ny and friendship. In another quarter bi-this island, that the plan is feasible and easy of ed on similar principles as the telescope, which AMICUS, From Dick's Christian Philosopher. |