2. This author's book also contains charges I 215 satisfaction of friends and foes, (if foes I have,, Let it now be distinctly understood, for the that the charges contained in the book in questien, against the writer of this article, have no foundation in TRUTH. I hope such as have busied themselves about other men's matters, will not call on me for any proof of my asser tion, other than what is contained in the controversy between myself and the gentleman above named, or until they shall be furnished with some evidence of the correctness of my statements. ter religious enemies, and one too, had he been And straw," for persons who have sufficient confi- | least, they surely are unenvied. This class of dence in their own strength of the cause they charges, being indirect, requires nothing of a bave espoused, to meet their opponents and re- direct nature on the part of the accused, with fate them fairly and honorably, will seldom, if which to meet them, for this good and obvious ever, resort to the low and contemptible trick reason, there is nothing direct or definite in of trying to asperse private character. But them to be met. Charges of this character when such unjustifiable measures are resorted have amounted to nothing, except, perhaps, to to, and this appears to be the chief object and rid the person who made them of his spleen,weapon of an enemy of my faith, or rather the in the estimation of the candid and impartial faith which I profess, is it not morally certain they never will amount to more than their orithat such an individual feels sensibly his own ginal value-which is just NOTHING. imbecility, as well as his cause? Is it not leasonable to conclude, that better weapons would be brought into the field were they possessed by against me of a direct nature, which were it inter at present has another and better foundation Fortunately indeed for me, that my characthe lurking combattant, but rather than relin- the power of the person who made them, or any than the mere assertion of one of my most bitquish the darling tenet of endless torment, re- other individual in existence to prove true, buputation, however unblemished, must be assail-sy-bodies, remote from the spot whence these believed by the enlightened part of the commued by the pestiferous breath of slander, and the charges issued, and ignorant of most if not all nity in one half which he has written against bigot, from whom it issues, half believes him- the circumstances connected therewith, would Universalists, the banishment of the individual self, and feign would make all others believe, have a new and better foundation for the dis- against whom he has inveighed, from the pale were it in his power, that truth and virtue un-play of their noble powers, and for their well, of decent and virtuous society, must long before eonnected with his peculiar dogmas, are scarce or ill-meant endeavors. An instance of a di- this time have been the consequence. But the worth the possessing. In numerous instances, rect charge against me may be found on page objects of his animadversions still maintain their the gall and wormwood of bigotry, ever opera- 40, of that book, and of an indirect one also on former reputable standing in society. tive, have rendered it necessary for preachers the same page; for, on opening the book to al- what ought to excite surprise in the minds of of liberal principles to vindicate their characters most any page, it is not difficult to find char-such as have mantled themselves in the cobin a public manner, and those too whose good ges against some one, especially if he be a Uni-webs of self-righteousness, those very stigmamoral standing in society had never (tili aiter versalist. The language of the direct charge tised individuals share with their accuser, or their attempts to defend an unpopular faith, on page 40, is as follows:-" in the same pa- accusers, in the common blessings of rain and even for once) been called in question. But tor per," (alluding to the Democratic Press,) and sunshine! Should it be asked by any one, the encouragement of such, it should be recol- in the Franklin Gazette, there was a controver why the formality of contradicting the erronelected that censure was a tax which the early sy between Mr. Magoffin and Mr. Morse, in promulgators of the gospel were obliged to pay, which the former convicted the latter of false-der consideration, has not before this late ous statements contained in the book unand that even the great founder of Christianity hood in repeated instances." Here, the author himself, though sustaining a spotless character, in question has charged me directly with false- that I am conscious the delay on my part is an day been attended to? I would say in reply, was a mark at which his enemies burled their hood" in repeated instances." Candid reader, poisoned darts of calumny; but hurled in vain. nas he given you any proof in a single instance? error, though I have never felt the effects of The foregoing observations suggested them-Divested of prejudice, your answer must be, have all along supposed that if any informathat delay until since my residence in this town. selves to my mind, from having heard at differ- he surely has not. It is true he has introduced tion were desired in this place, respecting my ent times, since my residence on this island, a certificate on page 35 of his work, (after as- moral character, it might easily be obtained by that certain restless mortals, whom I know to serting that I "knew" what he was ignorant, sending only about 150 miles to the place of be destitute of the proper means of judging, whether I knew or not,) from the epistle of my have called in question, though rather clandes- opponent, which certificate leaves untouched, my nativity. What I have written, has been tinely, my moral character; and have been, if the point in dispute, as may be seen from anoth-prompted by a sense of justice to myself and my information be correct, quite free to decide er certificate published in the Gazette of Sept. family, and is now fearlessly submitted to the and condemn, in other words, they have been 29, 1824. Reader, why did not our author in- scrutiny of a candid and impartial public. laboring to convince themselves, and I fear to sert both of the certificates in his book? Let Nantucket, Nov. 1, 1827. convince others also, that the character of the the candid furnish the answer. Again, had he WILLIAM MORSE. Universalist preacher in this town is not good. been in possession of the proof of his threadNoone to my knowledge has ever pledged himself bare assertion, think you that he would have Extract of a letter to one of the Editors of the to prove the truth of reports unfavorable to my withheld that proof from the public? Can any character, and no prudent person, I apprehend, other reasonable answer be given, than that of Olive Branch, dated · will attempt to do this on the strength of the mere saying, he certainly would not. Now, in order ipse dixit of a distant individual, concerning to try the strength of his assertion, suppose I in whom it is probable very little, if any thing, is turn, assert that his assertion is false; in this known in this place, except it be by the writer case, my friends will probably believe me, and of this communication. As the foundation of his friends will, most likely, believe him. But such reports, my friends have been referred to I am not yet driven to this extremity; for, luck-persecution that is carried on against you had a certain book, which book, Mr. W. L. M'Ca!-ily, that very "controversy between Mr. Ma-been confined to the orthodox, it would have la claims, as author, and which was published goffin and myself, wherein it has been said, that at Philadelphia in the year 1825. The follow-I have been "convicted of falsehood in repeating is the title ofthe book alluded to: "A dis- ed instances," is now, the whole of it on both cussion of Universalism; or a Defence of Or- sides, in my possession, and can be seen by any thodoxy against the Heresy of Universalism, as respectable inhabitant of this town, by calling advocated by Mr. Abner Kneeland, in the debate on me at my residence. That controversy in the Universalist church in Lombard-street, speaks for itself, if that convicts me of" falseJuly, 1824, and in his various publications, as hood in repeated instances," so be it, but till also, in those of Mr. Ballou and others." The that is seen and examined, persons unacquaint-it.-Is it so that men calling themselves Unibook in question contains charges against meed with the circumstances, in relation to it, of two kinds. 1. charges of an indirect nature, would do well, who wish to escape the lash of consisting of insinuations, guessing, and conjecture. Now be the advantages what they may, which the author of these charges has hitherto experienced, or may in future experience, in consequence of these idle freaks of his imagination, he and all others possessed of a spirit like his, are entirely welcome to all the happiness derivable from such a source, and by one, at the civil law, to suspend their judgments, so far PHILADELPHIA, November 7th, 1827. Rev'd. Sir-I was pleased to learn by our mutual Friend, Rev. S. R. Smith, that you were well, but pained to hear that your enemies are still on the alert to hunt you down? If the been all in order: but for Universalists who boast of their liberality, and contend so strepnously for the right of opinion, to engage in open and secret warfare against a brother who has the misfortune to differ with them in their speculative notions is not only against all order, but a violation of every principle of the doctrine they profess and propagate; at least as I have learnt versalists? who boast themselves the humble followers of their Master (Jesus Christ), and who contend for the liberty of conscience, and who are ever ready to cry out against their orthodox brethren, persecution! persecution! have raised the war hatchet to cut down and kill a brother of like faith with themselves? "Tell it not in Gath!"—and while this spirit is abroad let us, for heaven's sake, hear no more of the liberality of Universalists-Give us De which is tenfold worse than devilism! ism or any other ism-save persecutingism to preach, many of the clergy were banish- that nine-tenths of those who pretend to coned out of the country, and the mercantile tribute, put in the sum of one penny. Now, it part of the colony sent to the island of De- is this shameful, mean, contemptible penny sima. Almost immediately after the execu- system that I wish to reprobate. I am averse to this begging system altogether, except on the I could wish that mankind were better instructed in the principle of doing as they would wish to be done by. Were they to study this more, and their cursed selfsh religion less, there tion of this comparatively lenient sentence, particular occasions, or, if you please, periodiwould be less cause of complaint, and not quite a conspiracy was detected amongst the Por-cal; but I have sometimes thought, the Trusso great a demand for attornies and prisons; tuguese, having for its aim the murder of the tees must be men possessed of a great deal of but the mischief of it is that religion has be- emperor. This led to an immediate decree patience and forbearance in receiving the pencome fashionable and consists in certain pro- of banishment to all who refused to abjure nies, Sunday after Sunday, and saying nothing fessions and beliefs. Faith is the order of the the Catholic religion, and of death to all against so pitiful a system. I am an advocate day, and good works is kicked out of company. who disobeyed. A most violent persecution for the doctrine taught by Mr. KNEELAND; I You must shape your opinions to mine or you now commenced, which ended in the utter feel zealous in the promulgation of truth and are damned to a dead certainty, both as to tem- extinction of all who adhered to the faith of suppression of error, bigotry and superstition; poral and spiritual interests.--This is religion the church of Rome. I would aid in support to the extent of my History informs us, with a vengeance from which I pray God to deabilities this society; for I know that money is liver us.--Oh Universalism! how art thou fall-that 37,000 Christians who had taken refuge absolutely necessary to its support, and "the in and about the castle of Simahara were labourer is worthy of his hire;" but I am very ing! J. W. K. routed and put to death in one day. The confident of one thing, and that is, that the FATE OF CHRISTIANITY IN JAPAN. Japanese argued from the immoralities Trustees would regret very much of building There is an interesting account of the of the Portuguese to the badness of their up and supporting the same on the widow's spread, and finally of the extinction, of religion, and concluded, that a faith which mite or the penny of him who has but two, and Christianity in Japan, in the pages of the did not restrain its believers from the gros-divides with the Church, acting from scruples celebrated Swedish traveller, Chas. Peter sest excesses and crimes, could not be of di- of conscience, considering it obligatory on Thumberg, M. D. The Portuguese first in-vine origin, and ought not to be tolerated in thein to assist in support of the cause to the extent of their little means. It is not to such as troduced the new religion immediately after the empire. Many laws were passed to pre- those we should look to for support!-During their discovery of the country. Missiona- vent the future re-establishment of Chris- the collection my eyes have been directed to ries were sent by the Jesuits in the year tianity in Japan; among the rest a day was men of respectability and wealth; who should 1549. They succeeded in spreading their ordered to be set apart in every year, for be the staff and support of the society; but doctrines over the whole of the empire. the purpose of expressing the national ab- who, when the plate is passing, have nodded The Portuguese enjoyed the most ample horrence of the exterminated faith; and on assent to the little group of pennies already in, privileges-travelling-preaching-and car- this occasion, the images of the saints are or have condescended (or rather descended) to rying on commerce in every part of Japan. thrown down, trampled on, and subjected to put another to the heap. In this only it may be said we resemble the self-styled orthodox. Many of the native princes were converted; other indignities.-Christian Enquirer. and in the course of forty years, so firmly From the Christian Enquirer we copy Those penny beggars, and penny givers, for missionary and other purposes, extend throughwas the Catholic religion established, that an foregoing account of the rise and fall of out Christendom, and are perfectly in unison embassy was sent to Rome to Pope Gregory Christianity in Japan. It affords a striking with their selfish narrow contracted views and XIII. with letters and valuable presents. example of the arrogance which too often illiberal feelings.-But I trust the 2d UniverThe wealth and dignities which flowed so characterizes the professors and teachers of salist Society in the City of N. York is compocopiously to the Portuguese settlers, inflated the Christian Religion-a demeanor which sed of better, and different materials. Their them with pride, and called into action all cannot fail to excite enmity to Christianity doctrine is charity to all mankind. The sentitheir bad qualities and propensities. The itself, and often produces that virulence and ments they inculcate are disinterested benevonatives quickly changed their feelings to- hatred in its opponents which appear to lence, doing to others as you would have othward them, and henceforth viewed them as have instigated the Japanese, in their en- doctrine correspond; and let us rise above ers do to you. Let, then, our actions and our avaricious and haughty intruders, rather deavors to root out from among them every those little views, and stand forth in support of than useful and generous benefactors. In trace of Christianity. The Portuguese, in- the great and good cause in which we are enthe year 1586, the hatred of the insulated stead of conducting themselves with gentle-gaged; to the extent of the abilities and the Japanese broke out in a decree for the ex-ness and moderation, did not abstain from means with which we are blessed. termination of the Christians. This was the perpetration of even the blackest of partially carried into effect, and upwards of crimes, and the Japanese arguing from the 20,000 individuals were massacred. Once immoralities of the Christians to the badmore, however, it was destined that the newness of their religion, concluded that a faith religion should raise its head, and in the which did not restrain its believers from the short space of two years after the execution grossest excesses and crimes could not be of of the above-mentioned bloody decree, not divine origin. Reader! confess that thou The Editors forbear, at present, any remarks less than 12,000 persons were converted and wouldst condemn every religion, except, perbaptised. Even the emperor himself pro- chance, thine own, against which thou on the above, other than to say that our coceeded to embrace Christianity, as did his couldst adduce arguments similar to those lumns shall be open to the Trustees, or any one court and family, and had the Portuguese which induced the Japanese to denounce else, to express their views on this subject. It learned by experience, and conducted them- and for ever to renounce the tenets and is presumed that there will be no difference of selves with gentleness and moderation, or ceremonies of the Christian Religion. Eds. opinion in relation to the object in view; and even abstained from the perpetration of the the only question is, What is the best mode to blackest crimes, there is every reason to becarry that object into effect? lieve that they would have been unmolested. But each day increased their haughtiPersons calculating to attend meeting ness; some of their ecclesiastics publicly Messrs. Editors.-I an am a regular attendant at the new Masonic Hall to-morrow, (Sunday,) insulted a prince of the empire; and the on the preaching of Mr. KNEELAND; and pre-are requested to furnish themselves with tickets, consequence was, the extermination of the suining that most of his hearers are subscribers otherwise their seats cannot be guaranteed, parto the Olive Branch, I wouid solicit the privi- ticularly in the evening, as those who have Christian religion, and the utter ruin of the lege, through the medium of the same, of ad-tickets will have the preference. Services will Portuguese commerce with Japan. The dressing them on the propriety of the collec- commence at half past ten o'clock in the mo!final stroke jook place in the year 1596. In tions that are taken up every Sunday. And ning, and at half past two, and half past six the first instance, the priests were forbidden here I would remark that it is a notorious fact o'clock in the afternoon and evening. For the Olive Branch. A FRIEND TO THE SOCIETY. N. B. It would be gratifying if the Editors would give their opinion of the above, and as soon as convenient to the Trustees to have them also express their opinion relative to the same. F. S. REMARKS. VOL. I. || 66 PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE NEW-YORK UNIVERSALIST BOOK SOCIETY. BEHOLD HOW GOOD AND HOW PLEASANT IT IS FOR BRETHREN ΤΟ DWELL TOGETHER IN UN1ti. NEW-YORK, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1827. It I No 28. EXTRACTS FROM BALFOUR'S 2D INQUIRY. the defect thereof." But, we shall notice is evil." Prideaux, considers it a great abON THE TERM SATAN. some of the articles of Zoroaster's creed, surdity in the ancient Magian religion, that more immediately connected with our pre-"light and darkness, or good and evil were (Continued from page 210.) sent subject, and compare them with the ar- the supreme beings, without acknowledging The opinion, that the Devil or Satan is a ticles found in Christian creeds of the pre- the great good God who is superior to both." real being, with other connected opinions, sent day. But is the absurdity much less among Chrisshown to have their origin in heathenism. 1st. Zoroaster taught, that under the su- tians in holding to one Supreme God, and a On these extracts, and other things stated preme God "there were two angels, one devil whom they make but little inferior to in the pages referred to, I shall make a few the angel of light, who is the author and di- him? It is true, they have not two gods in general remarks. Zoroaster being a Jew, rector of all good, and the other the angel of name, for they do not believe in the devil as well acquainted with the Jewish scriptures, darkness, who is the author and director of a god. But what signifies a mere name, and skilled in all the learning of the East all evil." It is very evident that his "an- when in fact they ascribe to him all the charwas pre-eminently qualified for the game of gel of darkness," answers to the devil of actoristics of a God, yea the very same as imposture which he played. He did not in- Christians, for they believe their devil to be the ancient Magians ascribed to their evil vent a new religion, but only revived and the author and director of all evil. They god, and Zoroaster to his angel of darkness? improved the ancient Magian religion. As believe he was its author at first in deceiv Their devil struggles with the true God, and Prideaux says-" He grafted all his new ing Eve, and has been its author and direc-it is in a continual struggle with him, and is scions on this old stock and they grew" tor ever since. Both moral and physical not to give it up until the end of the world. The Magian religion" had been for many evil are ascribed to him. The resemblance In all past ages, they say that their devil has ages past the ancient national religion of then, is not only evident as it respects the had the ascendancy in this struggle, for evil the Medes as well as of the Persians." powers and qualities both are said to pos- hitherto has most prevailed. See Mr. EmZoroaster's improved system soon became sess, but the very name given to them. erson's treatise on the Millenium. popular, national, and generally universal in is well known, that Christians call their de- I would suggest it for consideration, the East. Though at first, it met with great vil, "the angel of darkness." Between whether Zoroaster's "angel of light," is not opposition from the Sabians, yet he soon Zoroaster's "angel of darkness," and the a corruption of the Scripture doctrine condrew over to it Darius, whose example was devil of Christians, I can perceive little or cerning the Messiah. He is called the ansoon followed by the courtiers, nobility, no difference. If there be any, we should gel of the Lord, and the angel of the coveand all the great men of kingdom." The be glad to see it pointed out. The Magians nant. Between him and the seed of the sertime in which he flourished" was while first deified the principle of evil, then Zoro-pent there is a continual struggle, and this Darius Hystaspis was king of Persia." The aster changed this god into an angel of dark- struggle is to continue to the end of the sect flourished from his time, which, to "the ness, and Christians have adopted him for world, when all things shall be subdued to death of Yazdejard, the last Persian king of their devil; and lest his origin should be lost him. But, though he was manifested to dethe Magian religion, was about eleven hun- in the lapse of ages, have called him by the stroy the works of the devil, yea, through dred years. But after the Mahometans had same name. But the resemblance is further death to destroy the devil, this devil was overrun Persia, in the seventeenth century manifest, by considering, that the angel of not a fallen angel," or 66 an angel of darkafter Christ, the Archimagus was forced to light and the angel of darkness" are in a ness," or "an evil god," as we shall see Secremove from thence into Kerman, which is perpetual struggle with each other; and that tion 6. Paul, 2 Cor. xi. 14. seems to allude a province in Persia lying upon the Southern where the angel of light prevails, there the to this tenet of Zoroaster's creed, in saying, Ocean, towards India and there it hath con- most is good, and that where the angel of satan is transformed into "angel of light." tinued even to this day. But for these and darkness prevails, there the most is evil; It is implied, that before this transformation other important statements I must generally and that this struggle shall continue to the he was "an angel of darknese,” which are refer to Prideaux's account. Malte Brun end of the world." I ask all candid Chris- the very expressions used by Zoroaster. See says this sect exists in Africa, and that in tians, if this is not what they believe con- on this text, Section 5. Congo "The good principle is named cerning their devil? Is it not their faith 2d. Let us now consider, what Zoroaster Zamba M'Poonga; and the evil principle and their phraseology, that God and the de- says shall take place at the end of the which is opposed to him, Cadee M'Peemba." vil are in perpetual struggle? That this world, and compare it with the creeds of Geog. B. 68. pp. 274, 328. Impostor as Zo- struggle shall continue between them unto most Christians. He says "then there roaster was, he did not choose to make the end of the world, and that God finally "God the author of evil." His conscience shall overcome the devil? Who can deny appears to have been more scrupulous than all this? And what Christian man can have that of some Christians, who say, God posi- the face to deny that Christians have made tively hardened Pharaoh's heart, and that he devil out of Zoroaster's angel of darkness, influences men to sin. To avoid this absur for it was impossible he could make his andity he held that God originally and di- gel of darkness out of their devil. It is also rectly created only light or good, and that apparent, that Christians believe as Zoroasdarkness or evil followed it by consequence, ter has taught them, "that where the angel as the shadow doth the person that light or of light or the good God prevails, there the good had only a real production from God, most is good, and where the angel of darkand the other afterwards resulted from it as ness, or their devil prevails, there the most a shall be a general resurrection." This article Zoroaster no doubt learned from his acquaintance with the Jewish Scriptures, for the resurrection from the dead, was the ultimate hope of believers in Christ, who was promised to the fathers. At this resurrection, he says there shall be "a day of judgment." This, Zoroaster could not learn from the Old Testament, for it does not teach such a doctrine, and when he made his creed, the New was not in existence. The phrase "day of judgment," used by (To be continued n our next.) AN ADDRESS. flames, still hopes must be entertained, that some good was then effected, and that a few at least of the New Testaments were kept and read." To the Missionary Preachers assembled at Lav-acters as their own scriptures, and owing to (Continued from page 210.) : him, is that now used by Christians, and in the more about it than the inspired writers. Acsame sense as he used it. In my answer to Mr. cording to Jahn's account of Zoroaster's creed, Sabine, I examined every text in which this he did not believe in endless punishment. At phrase is found, and showed, that it is not once "the resurrection, all the bad would be purged used in the Bible, in the sense which Zoroaster by fire, and associated with the good" was Zo- The above is a clear acknowledgment of the and Christians have attached to it. To it I beg | roaster's belief, and this accords with the opin- mistakes which the great demand for your leave to refer the reader, who inclines to ex-ions of some Christians in the present day. books, (even if true,) may lead you into. Curiamine this subject. Christians must have horosity may induce a few foreign Jews, to read rowed the sense they attach to the phrase "day your New Testament and other tracts translaof judgment" from his creed, for he could not ted into Hebrew, appearing in the same charborrow from theirs, as the chronology of the cases show. But let us hear Zoroaster, about which they may at first sight assume an appearwhat shall take place at the judgment? He ance of sanctity-at one time the Hebrew lansays "just retribution shall be rendered to all guage was exclnsively their own, and they may according to their works." It cannot be deni- In England Mr. Wolf is as quiet as a lamb, wonder by what magic charm you can dress ed, that this is the very sentiment and language he fears to approach his brethren; in Jerusalem your opinions in those robes, in which their of Christian creeds. But I ask, how Zoroaster he is quite at home; there he lifts up his voice most valuable writings have constantly appearcould learn either this sentiment or its phrase-in grand disputations with Rabbi Mendel and ed in then they may feel curious to know ology from the Old Testament? If he did, in- Rabbi Ezekiel ! there he prays aloud with them how such doctriues as that of the Trinity, the telligent and orthodox men have erred greatly there (according to his own report) he preach- miraculous conception, transubstantiation, &c. in admitting that this doctrine is not taught at es Christianity to crowds of admiring Jews! will sound in Hebrew; and when stumbling all, or at least very doubtfully in the Old Tes- there he reconciles many parts of the gospel of over the errors of your translation, over new tament. John, in his Archaeology, thus writes, St. Mark, which they never read, and explains coined terms and murdered syntax, so grating p. 398.-"We have not authority, therefore, away the contradictions of St. Matthew, whom to the ear of the Jewish scholar, it must create decidedly to say, that any other motives were they never heard of. Palestine is the field for a formidable contrast between those beautiful held out to the ancient Hebrews to pursue the his talents, on Mount Zion he wings his holy compositions which they possess, and those good and avoid the evil, than those, which were flight, soaring aloft in apostolic rapture, and you offer for their acceptance. But granting derived from the rewards and punishments of sounding the trumpet of salvation to Jew, Turk, the fullest scope to curiosity among my breththis life. That these were the motives which Syrian, and Catholic! Admirable missionary!ren to read your works, I am firmly persuaded were presented to their minds in order to influ- unequalled apostate! ready to fight the good that such curiosity must only be quenched by ence them o pursue a right course of conduct, fight against Jews, Infidels, and Heretics; no your liberality in a gratuitous distribution of is expressly asserted, Isai. xxvi. 9, 10. and may wealth surely can repay such exertions, nor a them, and which may serve to kindle the flame, be learnt also from the imprecations which are union with the sweetest daughter of the noblest as Mr. Lewis has hinted, but which renders vemet with in many parts of the Old Testament. Earl be considered an equivolent for such ry questionable the assertion contained in your "The Mehestani, who were disciples of Zo- Christian heroism! reports, that you can effect sales of such comroaster, believed in the immortality of the soul, modities as tracks & Testaments, either among in rewards and punishments after death, and in the Jews of Jerusalem, Aleppo, Constantinople, the resurrection of the body; at the time of Russia, Prussia, Great Britain, or any other which resurrection, all the bad would be purpart of the world. ged by fire, and associated with the good. Zend. Avesta, P. I. p. 107, 108, P. II. p. 211, 227, 229. 124, 125. 173, 245, 246. Comp. Ezek. xxxvii. 1-14." | How can men born of Jewish parents and educated in Jewish principles, become so soon identified with the Christian community? How can they at one blow sever those truths which must have accumulated strength by reflection, and the philosophy of the jewish system rendered superior by contrast and investigation? You tell us that the New Testament is the only According to this writer, "the ancient He-treasure of salvation and faith the magic charm brews" were not taught the doctrine of future by which doubt is to be leveled and inquiry rewards and punishments. But he honestly checked, that this is the spiritual instrument tells us that the "disciples of Zoroaster believed in the immortality of the soul, in rewards and punishments after death." It is true, the Andover translator of Jahn's work, in the paragraph preceding, inserts the following words in correction of his author. ["And although he (Solomon) no where in express terms holds up his doctrine of future rewards and punishments, informs us in chap. xii. 14. of something very much like it, viz. “That God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.'"] Such is the proof adduced in opposition to Jahn, of future rewards and punishments. Our readers can judge for themselves as to its conclusiveness. It leaves one serious difficulty unrelieved. How came Zoroaster and his disciples to speak so explicitly about this doctrine, if it was not clearly revealed in the Old Testament? No Christian can speak of it with more plainness than they did, if Prideaux and Jahn in the above quotations speak truth concerning them. Christians now, use their very language, in expressing their ideas on the subject. With pleasure we acknowledge our obligations to Mr. Upham, for his translation of Jahn's valuable work, and this obligation would have been much in- "Although it is to be acknowledged that the creased, had he referred us to the parts of the novelty of the thing, as was the case in Jerusa- But what inducement is there to argue with Old Testament from which Zoroaster could solem at first, must have attracted at that time a you? Have you ever settled even one of the clearly learn his doctrine and language of fu- great number of the Jews, to ask for books, and many thousand points in debate among you for ture rewards and punishments. Or, if he could notwithstanding the reports in the convent that 1800 years? After all the councils and synods not, account for this impostor's knowing much the same were afterwards committed to the ' that have been held, have you come to an ami I now beg to call your attention to the wide difference there exists between disputes carried on among christian dissenters, and those you wish to hold with the Jews; the first mercifully attack only detached parts of each other's creed and even then acrimony and contempt too often influence their feelings, and direct their by which christian doctrines are to be grafted pens, but remember that Jews have no alternain our minds, while every whisper of incompre-tive, but either to remain silent, or to strike at hensibility is to be hushed by the accommoda- the very root of your belief-If possessed with ting reply of mystery, and man's reason pro- the same phrenzy as you are, they were inclinnounced frail in rebelling against absurdity.ed to wrangle with you, secured by permission Do we call in question the miraculous concep- from the higher authorities to which they have tion, you answer "it is a mystery;" the doctrine of the Trinity, the corner stone of christianity is also a mystery; from first to last your new covenant is mysterious, to which we are called upon to give our assent, or, in other words, to believe and not to comprehend. How then are we to credit your report of thousands of Jews abroad soliciting your works that have lately been translated into Hebrew, or that you can sell them your tracks and New Testaments, thereby stirring up as you call it, a spirit of enquiry amongst them, which you tell us is sure to end in conviction, and manifest itself hy the usual claim for baptism! The Rev. W. B. Lewis, in one of his letters, dated Palestine, May, 1824, speaking of his success in Damascus, and the eagerness with which the Jews demanded christian books, and with what apparent gladness of heart they received them, makes the following remark: always shown a loyal submission, they would have to attack you, not upon matters of little importance, not whether Baptism was intended to be observed by sprinkling or dipping, not whether transubstantiation or consubstantiation is meant by the words of Christ, "This is my body, &c."; not upon the many thousand minor points that have been protested against by those who rebelled against the mother church of christianity, and who out of compliment, now give her the appellation of the "mother of harlots and abomination of the earth," who have split into a hundred different sects, and will in time by dint of argument be further subdivided. I say, the Jews, if obedient to your challenges, will not have to stir up these quibbling points, but will have to dissect the very stamina of your faith according to reason and scripture; and whom would you then have to thank for the havoc they would make among you? cable understanding as to any of those doctrines The expense attending an education at both dents, and may pursue professions a part of that have in ages past, caused the followers of Universities is very great; and the most esteem- their time, but are not to reside within the walls, Christ to forget that they were men, in perse-ed colleges are so crowded, that it is necessary or to be subject to the discipline of the Univercuting their fellow men, for putting a different to make application for admission several years sity. construction upon those mysterious subjects? before hand. No professional course of stu- The hospitals of London present the most Have you not rent the skies with bulls and dies, either in law or medicine, is taught at ei-invaluable advantages to medical and surgical proclamations, and ransacked the earth for pro-ther place; and it is said that only about 100 students; and this institution may be expected selytes, while contention reigned in the camp? | physicians, now practizing in England, have to collect the most scientific and skilful profesCan numbers then add solidity to doctrines, or been instructed there; while, out of 600 mem-sors now scattered over the city into its halls. the mere profession of them prove their truth? bers of the college of Surgeons, hardly six have about 700 medical students are annually educaThe sword may effect the one, hypocrisy the passed the universities. The contrary is the ted in London. other, and you may triumph in error, though case with those who have been educated in the The building to be erected for the Universipropped up by both. higher branches of law; but among the attor-ty of London is to be 430 feet long, with two nies, probably not one in a thousand has been wings, forming three sides of a quadrangle. It at either Oxford or Cambridge. is to occupy the eastern side of an area of above The following is a list of the various branch-seven acres of freehold ground, between Upper es of knowledge which are to be taught in the Gower-st. and the New Road. At present onUniversity of London. ly the central part is to be erected; and as many professors as possible will be accommodated. It is to contain four theatres for lectures, each large enough for 440 students; two lecture rooms, (each 270 students,) five do. (170 each,) Library and Museum, each 118 feet long, 50 feet wide and 28 high; a public hall, 90 by 45 feet; an anatomical museum; a suite of rooms for the professors and students of anatomy and Surgery; a chemical laboratory and apparatus rooms for mechanical philosophy, &c. And even after all your challenges, or rather police invitations to the Jews to discuss religious doctrines with you, to write against you, and to explain scripture for you, will you ever have the generosity to concede to any point they may advance, however convincing? Will you ever be satisfied with any one explanation they may give you, however true? No, you will hold up to ridicule the comments that you petition for; you will still boast of your superior knowledge of Scripture, to give you a right to decide and triumph in a plentiful supply of grace to give you the prerogative to couvert. These may be arranged under three heads. First, those subjects which constitute the essential parts of a liberal education : 2dly, those which may be considered more in the light of ornamental accomplishment: and Sdly, those which belong to Professional education. Of the subjects which may be comprehended under the first division, it is intended that there shall be a Professor in each of the following branches.- There are to be no professor's houses nor student's rooms in the precincts; but students will The Roman Language, Literature and Autiquities. The Greek Language, Literature and Anti-be permitted to remain in the intervals, and We are not destitute of men of talent, able to cope with you, but they may be too diffident to publish their opinions; those among us impressed with a love of literature, and with minds directed for a length of time to the study and cultivation of various branches of science, un-quities. fortunately meet with no other challenge but for religious controversy, no impulse to draw them into notice, but invitations from wrangling preachers; to accept which, they must at once plunge into the boundless ocean of theolcgy, perplex themselves with analysing obscure passages in scripture, and swell the list of commentators, by stretching their ingenuity to discover new interpretation, and furnish you with new explanations, which the difficult yet pliant texts may be made to bear. (To be concluded in our next.) The French Language and Literature. Moral and Political Philosophy. History, Ancient and Modern. Chemistry. German and Northern Literature. In the third division of subjects there will be English Law. Roman Law. Anatomy and Physiology. Surgery. will have a range of cloisters 113 feet long, be- From the Gospel Advocate. Mr. Editor :-Several Universalists with whom I am conversant often urge to me the doctrines of fate, or according to the old Westminister, that “God has foreordained whatso Midwifery and the Diseases of women and ever comes to pass ;" and at the same time urge children. THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON With all the advantages of the ancient and venerable institutions of learning at Cambridge and Oxford, complaints have been for some years made in England, that their influence was far less extensive than it should be, and that the benefits they conferred upon the country were limited to a small sphere. It is now several years since the plan of a great university for the metropolis was first laid before the public, and proposed to Parliament. The object was to afford to the inhabitants of the city, the power of giving their children an academical education which they could not obtain at either of the ancient universities. The course of instruction was to be of a more practical de-neers and the Application of Mechanical Phiscription, and the terms on a reduced scale. It might naturally be supposed that such an institution in so populous a vicinity, could not fail to be highly useful. We were however not aware of the degree in which the universities of Cambridge and Oxford were deficient; of the small proportion of the learned men of the country, who have partaken of their advantages, nor of the difficulty of obtaining admission. The council of the University of London have recently published a statement of their concerns, from which we derive a number of important facts. All, except those who belong to the established church, are excluded from Oxford; and at Cambridge, dissenters, altho' admitted, are not qualified to receive degrees. Materia Medica and Pharmacy. losophy to the Arts, and on the Application of the accountability of man to his Maker for what he does. Now, how to reconcile both these ideas, I am at no small loss.-Will you, or some of your correspondents try to relieve my mind? Universalists inform me that sin and misery are inseperably connected. By this I understand that man is punished for his sins; but, sir, admitting the doctrine of fate. As the University of London is to be open to why is he punished at all on the principle of all denominations of religion, it would be diffi-justice? and what constitutes sin? By giving cult to introduce a theological department, an answer to the above in your paper, you will which has therefore been omitted. Students of ASA. similar denominations are to be boarded in houses regulated on such principles as they It has long been a question with theologians have been brought up in; and the discipline in how far the pre-determination of God has an the institution is to be strictly inoral. influence upon the freedom of mankind. For The students will be divided into two divis-one, the writer of this article believes that God ions; those who intend to pass through a regu- controls all the events of the universe. Yet, lar course of study, and those who devote a part that man is free, in a certain sense, is quite eviof their time only to their improvement in dent from the fact that we feel condemned or learning. The former are denominated Mem-justified for every act we perform. The Calbers; and the latter are called Academical Stu-vinist, as well as the Arminian, believes that oblige REPLY. |